Webasto Vehicle Systems International Gmbh

Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst Gmbh Co.kg

Michael Hanke

Martin Pollak

Bernd Schleicher

Robert Birndorfer

Helmut H&ouml;ckmayr

Philipp Laux

Dieter Häuser

Vehicle roof with at least one cover, which, by means of a lifting and closing mechanism, selectively closes a roof opening, or at least partly opens the same by lifting the rear edge of the cover, or by displacement along a guide rail, and a locking element () which locks the cover or a component connected thereto (cover support) relative to the guide rail () in the closed position, or in the lifted position. The locking element () is thus arranged on a locking lever (), arranged on the cover or a component connected thereto so as to pivot essentially in a vertical plane. The locking element () is taken out of engagement with a locking recess () on the guide rail (), by means of a carrier device, at the end of a dropping movement of the cover, preceding the displacement of the cover into an open position.

Opening vehicle roof

A guide arrangement for a roof element on an opening vehicle roof which includes a guide web connected to the roof element and a guide claw, having two opposing guide surfaces, which engages the guide web in such a manner that the guide surfaces lie on the guide web. The guide claw also includes an elastic element which provides adjustment for one of the two guide surfaces, such that the separation between the two opposing guide surfaces may be altered to provide tolerance adjustment.

Guide arrangement for a roof element on an opening vehicle roof

An openable motor vehicle roof with at least one cover which selectively closes the roof opening by means of a raising and displacement mechanism (crank path, crank pin, drive carriage) and at least partially clears it by raising or lowering its rear edge and by displacement along a guide rail, with a locking element which locks an element connected to the cover with the guide rail in the closed position and the raised position. For reliable and low-wear interlocking of the cover mechanism in the closed and raised position, with a simple structure, it is provided that, in a sliding and lifting roof with a cover which can be lowered and can be pushed under the fixed vehicle roof, there is a locking element on the locking lever which is pivotally located on a component (cover carrier) which is connected to the cover being disengaged from the guide rail toward the end of the lowering motion of the cover which precedes the displacement motion.

Openable motor vehicle roof

In a device for influencing the air flow in the area of the roof opening ( ) of an openable motor vehicle roof with a wind deflector ( ) which is located in the area of the front edge of the roof opening and which is pivotably mounted on a roof-mounted frame ( ) and can be raised into an operating position under the influence of a spring force ( ), there is at least one stop ( ) which is independent of the adjustment mechanism of other movable roof components ( ) in order to limit the raising motion of the wind deflector ( ). Furthermore, there is an adjustment device ( ) for changing the position of the stop and thus the degree of opening of the wind deflector,

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