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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1987
Filed:
May. 23, 1986
David L Draper, Whitemore Lake, MI (US);
Cars & Concepts, Inc., Brighton, MI (US);
Abstract
An externally retractable sunroof assembly (14) is mounted on a vehicle roof (12) between side doors (24) of the type having upper window frames (52) that continue the contour of the roof. A roof opening (60) in the outer roof panel (32) has forward and rearward edges and has side edges exposing the interior of the roof side rails (44) in which a pair of tracks (68) are respectively mounted. A sunroof (70) has side edges (72) respectively mounted by the pair of tracks within the side rails and is movable between a closed position closing the roof opening and an externally retracted position above the outer roof panel to the rear of the roof opening. The sunroof has the side edges (72) thereof in the closed position juxtaposed with respect to the upper window frames (52) of the side doors to provide a continuous door-to-door appearance. In the preferred construction, the sunroof (70) is made from metal or glass.