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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1994
Hironori Ochiai, Chiryu, JP;
Akitoshi Sometani, Okazaki, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
A sunroof device for a vehicle includes a guide rail fixed on a roof panel of the vehicle, a movable panel for opening and closing an opening disposed on the roof panel and which is mounted on the guide rail through a link mechanism, wherein the link mechanism includes a lift link connected with one of the guide rail and the movable panel and a guide link connected with the other one of the guide rail and the movable panel, and wherein the guide link includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove both of which are disposed on a side thereof which is opposite to the lift links and the first guide groove and the second guide groove are at different depths from each other in the guide link, and wherein the lift link includes a first guide pin and a second guide pin both of which are projected on a side thereof which is opposite to the guide link, and each of the first guide pin and the second guide pin is engaged with the first guide groove and the second guide groove respectively and the first guide pin and the second guide pin have different lengths corresponding to the difference in depth between the first guide groove and the second guide groove.