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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2005
Wolfgang Seifert, Wielenbach, DE;
Johann Pihale, Oberbrunn, DE;
Dominik Hoelzel, Groebenzell, DE;
Andreas Sedlmeir, Utting, DE;
Wolfgang Seifert, Wielenbach, DE;
Johann Pihale, Oberbrunn, DE;
Dominik Hoelzel, Groebenzell, DE;
Andreas Sedlmeir, Utting, DE;
Webasto AG, Stockdorf, DE;
Abstract
A guide device for a movable roof element of an openable vehicle roof with a guide sliding block connected to the roof element and with a guide unit which has two guide surfaces which route the guide sliding block between themselves and which are pointed in opposite directions, one of the guide surfaces being held on the guide unit to be able to move relative to the guide sliding block and being pretensioned relative to the other guide surface by a spring mechanism, the spring mechanism having at least two spring elements which are located in a parallel connection on the guide unit. Preferably, the component which contains the slide surface is supported by the first spring element on the first support site of the guide unit and by the second spring element on the second support site of the guide unit.