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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1982
Milton C Kaltz, Allen Park, MI (US);
Edward M Chojnowski, Northville, MI (US);
David C Garascia, Novi, MI (US);
Barney J Bauer, Howell, MI (US);
Richard D George, Brownstown, MI (US);
American Sunroof Corporation, Southgate, MI (US);
Abstract
A modular sliding roof panel assembly for a vehicle having an opening in the roof. The sliding roof panel assembly includes a movable roof panel having front and rear guide shoes engaging guide tracks mounted to an integrally formed plastic housing affixed to the interior side of the vehicle roof. Guide blocks secured to the longitudinal edges of the movable roof panel have cam tracks formed therein which are engaged by a cam follower mounted on the rear guide shoes to lower the rear edge of the movable roof panel below the stationary roof of the vehicle as the roof panel slides to the open position and to raise the rear edge of the roof panel above the stationary roof structure when the movable roof panel is pivoted about the front end. A water trough extending transversely across the rear edge of the housing is connected to the front guide shoes for sliding movement therewith. A detector for detecting the position of the movable roof panel is connected to a drive unit and actuator switches for controlling the movement of the movable roof panel between sliding and flip-up modes of operation.