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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd., Sayama-shi, Saitama, JP;
Sou Takakura, Sakura, JP;
Tsutomu Iwaya, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd., Sayama-shi, Saitama, JP;
Abstract
A lifting guide mechanism for a sunroof device that can be reduced in weight, thickness, and cost is provided. A second rear guide pin () is provided behind and above a first rear guide pin () which can be received in a guide groove (). A first upper wall () is formed with a rear opening part () to allow the first rear guide pin () to get in and out of the guide groove (). A first rear lifting guide member () is provided on the first upper wall () so as to project upward at rear of the rear opening part () to guide the second rear guide pin () when a movement of a movable panel () is switched between sliding and tilting. This eliminates the need for a member for guiding the first rear guide pin () in the guide groove (), and thus, the panel guide rail () may have a single-level structure.