Inalfa Industries B.v.

Petrus Christiaan Martinus Lenkens

With a method for opening and closing an open roof construction of a vehicle having a roof opening (,) in its fixed roof (,), which comprises at least three movably supported louvres (,) for selectively closing or at least partially opening said roof opening, said louvres are moved between their closed position, in which they abut in a substantially flat manner against each other, and their open position, in which they are positioned close together, one behind the other, in an obliquely upwardly pivoted position. In order to open the roof from the front side or the rear side, the louvre (,) present at the rear end, seen in the opening direction, pivots upwards and slides to the open position first, and the adjacent louvres (,) are successively opened by being operated by the preceding louvre. The invention also comprises an open roof construction for use with such a method.

Method of opening and closing an open roof construction of a vehicle having an opening in the fixed roof; as well as such open roof construction

A vehicle having an opening bounded by an edge in its fixed roof is provided with an open roof construction comprising at least one rigid panel, which is movable between a closed position, in which it closes the opening in the fixed roof, and a ventilating position, in which it slopes upwards to the rear. A downwardly extending sealing flap is formed on the side edges of said panel, which sealing flap forms a seal against the edge of the roof, which comprises a downwardly extending flange, in the ventilating position of the panel. The sealing flap comprises an outwardly projecting part near its lower side, which substantially abuts against the underside of the flange in the ventilating position of the panel.

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Beugen, Netherlands

Petrus Christiaan Martinus Lenkens