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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Youji Nagashima, Toyota, JP;
Kenji Maeta, Kariya, JP;
Kenichi Fukura, Toyota, JP;
Akira Matsuura, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Yoshie, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yasuo Oyama, Nagoya, JP;
Masaji Ishikawa, Toyoake, JP;
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
Abstract
The invention improves a connection portion between a guide rail and a front rail in a sliding roof apparatus and make a mounting operation easy. In the sliding roof apparatus, a gutter is supported to a protruding portion of the guide rail, a side end portion of the front rail is overlapped with a front portion of the gutter from the above, an opening thereof is opposed to a bottom wall of the gutter, and a bracket of the side end portion is fixed to the protruding portion of the guide rail.