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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1995
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
A sunroof device includes a guide rail for a roof panel of a vehicle, a movable panel for opening and closing an opening in the roof panel, the movable panel being mounted on the guide rail through a link mechanism, a driving shoe slidably disposed between the guide rail and the link mechanism, a driven shoe slidably disposed between the guide rail and the movable panel, and a check mechanism for engaging and disengaging the guide rail and the driven shoe including a striker connected with the driving shoe, a check member for engaging and disengaging the guide rail connected with the driven shoe, and a latch member which is engaged by the striker so that the latch member disengages the check member from the guide rail.