Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc.

Aisin World Corp. of America

Mike Mixon

Tatsuya Matsui

Alex Wells

Jacob Grimaldo

Glover Kosch

An assembly for a sunroof of a vehicle includes a longitudinal rail defining a longitudinal cavity having an opening. A bracket supports a first sunroof panel for movement along the rail, between a closed position and a fully open position. A portion of the bracket extends into the cavity opening and is movable along the cavity from a first side of a plane extending through a forward-most edge of the second sunroof panel to a second side of the plane opposite the first side of the plane, during movement of the first sunroof panel to the fully open position. Enabling the support bracket to move to the second side of the plane aids in maximizing the size of the sunroof opening when the panel is in the fully open position.

Panel support structure for expanded sunroof opening

A wire-mounting device is provided for securing a portion of at least one wire to a piece of glass. The device includes a wire-engaging portion and a positioning portion extending from the wire-engaging portion. The positioning portion is structured to contact an edge of the piece of glass to position the wire-engaging portion at a predetermined distance from the edge of the piece of glass. An overmold is applied along the edge of the glass to encapsulate the wire-mounting device and the attached wire.

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Brighton, MI, United States of America

Mike Mixon