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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2014
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kazuki Sawada, Handa, JP;
Katsuyoshi Iwashita, Handa, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A sunroof apparatus includes: a movable panel mounted on a roof of a vehicle and adjusted to open and close an opening; a guide rail extending on the roof in the front-rear direction; a driving shoe driven to move along the guide rail; rear-side guide members provided side by side in the vehicle width direction and fixed to the guide rail; rear-side links disposed between both of the rear-side guide members and held by both of the rear-side guide members; a support bracket interposed between both of the rear-side links, held movably by at least one of both of the rear-side links in the vehicle front-rear direction, and supporting the movable panel; and a check member interposed between both of the rear-side links, linked rotatably to both of the rear-side links, engaging and disengaging with the driving shoe.