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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Kevin Chauvin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yoji Nagashima, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Nobuhiro Mizoguchi, Northville, MI (US);
Kevin Chauvin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yoji Nagashima, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Nobuhiro Mizoguchi, Northville, MI (US);
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., Pymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
A dual panel sunroof is provided. The sunroof includes a front glass guide that supports a front glass panel and a rear glass guide that supports a rear glass panel. The rear glass panel is disposed rearward of the front glass panel when the dual panel sunroof is in a fully closed position. A front link is rotatably mounted to a front portion of the front glass guide such that the front link drives a front end of the front glass in an upward direction away from a vehicle body when the front link is driven in a rearward direction.