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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1979
Lothar Pohl, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Wisco Corporation, Ferndale, MI (US);
Abstract
A sliding roof panel for selectively covering or uncovering an opening in a vehicle is disclosed. The panel is supported by a pair of spaced apart parallel tracks disposed longitudinally above the vehicle roof on each side of the opening. The panel is movable from a first position wherein it is biased against the vehicle roof over the opening to a second position wherein the panel is raised above the vehicle roof and the supporting tracks to a third position wherein the panel is moved along the tracks uncovering the opening. A linkage actuated by a pivoting handle moves the panel from the first position to the second position. A cam operated interlock allows the panel to be moved from its first to its second position or from its second position to its first position only when the panel is vertically over the roof opening. The panel can be moved by hand from its first, to its second, and to its third position; and from its third to its second to its first position. In a preferred embodiment, the panel is movable to the various positions by an electrically operated, longitudinally movable cable.