Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.v.

Inalfa Roof Systems B.v.

Joseph Petrus Johannes Sanders

Peter Christiaan Leonardus Johannes Manders

Petrus Martinus Josephus Clephas

Pieter Antoon Peeters

Karim Dayoub

Paulus Johannes Wilhelminus Munsters

Martinus Wilhelminus Maria Nabuurs

A method of mounting a roof panel assembly to a vehicle having a roof opening in its fixed roof includes: mounting a frame of the roof panel assembly to the fixed roof from below with an operating mechanism and a ring frame in a position corresponding to a closed position of the movable panel, providing an amount of paste-like adhering material onto the ring frame distributed around the circumference thereof, positioning the movable panel onto the ring frame from above with the adhering material interpositioned and compressing the adhering material until a correct position with respect to the vehicle roof is reached, and keeping the movable panel in this position until the adhering material is sufficiently hardened to maintain the panel in its position.

Method of mounting a roof panel assembly

An assembly for covering an opening comprises a movable cover having a first flexible cover part that can be wound on or off a winding tube, a second rigid cover part attached to the first cover part at the end of latter remote from the winding tube and a third flexible cover part attached to the second cover part at the end of latter remote from the first cover part, wherein the free end of the third cover part extends around a reversing member which is movable by a first driving member, which free end is connected to a second driving member, and wherein the ratio between the winding velocity Vof the winding tube, and thus the first and second cover parts, the driving velocity Vof the first driving member and the driving velocity Vof the second driving member is such, that V+V=2 V, whereas V&#x3e;V&#x3e;V&#x3e;0.

Assembly for covering an opening

The invention relates to an open roof construction for a vehicle, as well as to a vehicle fitted with such an open roof construction, in particular a folding roof. More in particular, the invention relates to special features which make it possible to swing down the folding roof () into the boot () of the vehicle together with a rear window structure () so as to provide a convertible-like vehicle.

Open roof construction for a vehicle, as well as a vehicle having such open roof construction

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Cuijk, Netherlands

Joseph Petrus Johannes Sanders