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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1999
Manfred Färber, Wielenbach, DE;
Webasto Karosseriesysteme GmbH, Stockdorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a motor vehicle roof with a series of cover elements (louvers ) for selectively closing and at least partially exposing a roof opening ( ) in a fixed roof surface ( ), the cover elements bordering one another in the closed position to form a flat panel system, each louver on its narrow end being connected to a pivoting fastening element ( ) which is guided along a roof-mounted guideway ( ). The flat panel system is pushed together by pushing on the front and/or the back end to form a bundle of swung-out cover elements and it can also be moved as a bundle. At least some of all fully swung-out fastening elements ( ) are securely engaged to a common coupling element which can move along the roof-mounted guideway or can be fixed relative to it.