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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2000
Burkhard Reinsch, Kaufbeuren, DE;
Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH, Stockdorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a guide rail for movable accommodation of at least one openable roof part of a motor vehicle, the guide rail has at least a first and a second guide rail section ( ) which can be joined to one another via a joint ( ), the first and the second guide rail section ( ) can be brought into alignment at the joint ( ), and the openable roof part can be moved beyond the joint ( ) without complex adjustment efforts and which still can be universally used is devised by the first guide rail section ( ) having a centering element which interacts with a complementary opposite element on the second guide rail section ( ), the first and/or the second guide rail section ( ) being flexibly supported at least in the area of the joint ( ) on a roof part ( ) of the motor vehicle ( ).