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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 06, 2008
Dominik Hölzel, Gröbenzell, DE;
Dominik Hölzel, Gröbenzell, DE;
Webasto AG (Advotec), Stockdorf, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle roof is proposed having a roof opening system () which comprises a cover element () by means of which a roof opening () can be optionally closed or at least partially opened and which interacts, in the closed position, with a separating device which surrounds the roof opening () and separates a wet area from a dry area, wherein the cover element () comprises, on both sides with respect to a longitudinal central plane of the vehicle, a front, driven sliding element () which lies in the dry area and is guided in a first guide device (), and a rear sliding element () which lies in the wet area and is guided in a second guide device (). According to the invention, the rear sliding elements () are actively driven by means of a drive device () in a coupling-free fashion with respect to the front sliding elements (), so that said rear sliding elements () move in the second guide devices ().