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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1999
Rolf Farmont, Dusseldorf, DE;
Meritor Automotive GmbH, Frankfurt, DE;
Abstract
In a guiding mechanism for a vehicle sunroof (,) consisting of at least two panels (,) with a roof-mounted frame (,) forming an essentially rectangular opening in the roof (,) of the vehicle, and with guiding rails (,) that are positioned along the edges of the frame (,) that are essentially parallel with the driving direction of the vehicle, and with guiding carriages (,) that can be moved back and forth in the guiding rails (,), whereas the panels (,) are connected at both ends with one guiding carriage (,) each, the problem of little space requirement of the guiding mechanism is solved. This is accomplished in that the guiding carriages (,) of two adjacent-positioned panels (,) can be moved into positions in which the guiding carriages (,) are at least partly positioned side-by-side with each other. Thus, a large maximal aperture of the vehicle sunroof is facilitated.