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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2011
Jun Maruyama, Nagoya, JP;
Youji Nagashima, Kariya, JP;
Noboru Iwanaga, Miyoshi, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A roof apparatus for a vehicle, includes a pair of guide rails, a movable panel, a housing, a casing, and a first spur tooth rack belt and a second spur tooth rack belt for transmitting a drive force of a drive mechanism to the movable panel. The first spur tooth rack belt includes plural first spur teeth and the second spur tooth rack belt includes plural second spur teeth, and a slope portion inclined upward toward a rear side of the vehicle is provided forward of each of the pair of guide rails. A pair of guide portions is provided at each of the guide rails for guiding the first spur tooth rack belt and the second spur tooth rack belt. A cutout portion is formed at a front end portion of each of the guide rails.