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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew P. Gruss, San Francisco, CA (US);
Marcus Christensen, Davisburg, MI (US);
Peter D. Rawlinson, Evesham, GB;
Vinay Kaley, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mitchell Stephens, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
TESLA MOTORS, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/057 (2005.12); B60J 7/043 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/043 (2012.12); B60J 7/0435 (2012.12);
Abstract
Continuous cross sectional profile guide tracks in an outer sliding sunroof/moonroof are provided where both the front and rear mechanism or mechanism links travel fore/aft in the same channels as each other and have fore/aft travel that is limited only by vehicle architecture. The guide track channel is partly or entirely outside/outboard of the primary water/wind sealing system of the sunroof.