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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2022
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Lopez de Salvi, Burbank, CA (US);
Keith E. Diven, Orion, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 (2006.01); B60J 7/043 (2006.01); E06B 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/0015 (2013.01); B60J 7/043 (2013.01); E06B 9/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sunshade system of vehicle roof includes a sunshade formed from a fabric material including a plurality of pleats arranged across a lateral sunshade width and extending along a sunshade length. At least one sunshade guide extends along a length of the sunshade and retains a lateral width edge of the fabric material, and guides the sunshade along a path between a stowed position and an extended position. The sunshade has a variable sunshade width along the sunshade length in the extended position by expansion and relaxation of the plurality of pleats.