Zoox, Inc.

Body Systems Usa, LLC

Everardo Hernandez

Timothy David Kentley-Klay

Michael Heidan

Christopher William Labadie

Brandon Loeb

Marius Marquart

Jürgen Josef Salewski

Santhosh Karumuri

Roberto Cabral

Anthony Earl

Balaji Ramanan

Narendra Somashekhar Rao

Patricia Josephine Malloy

A system for a multi-directional roof cover system includes a vehicle comprising an opening in the top of the vehicle and a cover movably coupled to selectively cover the opening. The cover has a first end proximate a first end of the vehicle, a second end proximate a second end of the vehicle, lateral edges connecting the first end and the second end, and linkages coupling the lateral edges to the vehicle. The cover is actuatable, based on one or more conditions, between a first position in which the cover is closed and covers the opening, a second position in which the cover is open and the first end of the cover is raised relative to the second end of the cover, and a third position in which the cover is open and the second end of the cover is raised relative to the first end of the cover.

Multi-directional vehicle roof cover system

A window drive mechanism is used to cover and uncover an opening formed in a first window panel. A second window panel is mounted for movement relative to the first window panel. The second window panel is moved by the window drive mechanism between an open position where the opening is uncovered and a closed position where the second window panel covers the opening. When the second window panel is in the closed position, the second window panel is flush with the first window panel. A guide member is mounted for movement with the second window panel and has a notch that defines a first path of movement where the second window panel is moved inwardly of the first window panel. When activated, the drive mechanism moves the second window panel inwardly to a non-flush position via the notch, and then moves the second window panel axially to uncover the opening.

Flush type window drive mechanism

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Shelby Township, MI, United States of America

Everardo Hernandez