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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
May. 29, 2001
Tetsuya Hirata, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
To restrict the sliding movement of the movable panel having first and second ends during the up and down movement of the second end of the panel, a tilting and sliding roof device for a vehicle includes a pair of stopper blocks fixed to a pair of guide rails, with each stopper block being provided with a pair of first and second elongated grooves extending in the up and down moving direction of the movable panel. A pair of first engaging members is provided on the movable panel for engagement with and disengagement from the first elongated grooves of the stopper blocks, and a pair of second engaging members is provided on the movable panel for engagement with and disengagement from the second elongated grooves of the stopper blocks.