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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Shintaro Katsura, Novi, MI (US);
Michael Mixon, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC., Northville, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/043 (2006.01); B60J 7/057 (2006.01); B60J 7/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/043 (2013.01); B60J 7/05 (2013.01); B60J 7/057 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a sunroof apparatus of an automotive vehicle. Specifically, the present disclosure describes a constraining portion of a guiding drive shoe and a constrained portion of a drive link to maintain a drive link angle during high-speed operation of the sunroof apparatus. Moreover, the present disclosure describes a guiding portion of a rear drive shoe and a guided portion of a bracket to guide a glass panel of the sunroof apparatus into a fully-closed position during high-speed operation.