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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francois De Gaillard, Mouilleron en pareds, FR;
Martin Pollak, Puchheim, DE;
Wofgang Ettl, Graefelfing, DE;
Assignee:
Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH, Stockdorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/047 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/047 ;
Abstract
A guide device for guiding the raising and opening of a cover of a vehicle roof to be opened is provided. The guide device includes at least two guide profiles which can be moved against one another to move the cover over a roof surface adjoining behind a roof opening which can be closed by the cover. At least one of the guide profiles of the guide device, or at least a section of one of the guide profiles, having a curvature pointed toward the roof surface in order to lower the cover toward the roof surface as the cover is shifted to the rear by via the guide profiles.