Claims
- 1. An adjusting device for a sunroof that contains at least one cover part for selectively closing and at least partially opening an opening in a rigid roof surface of an automobile, wherein the roof opening is limited by a base part with side parts that lie opposite one another and define a longitudinal direction, and wherein said cover part can be tilted as well as slid along said longitudinal direction, said adjusting device comprising,
at least one cover carrying element that is connected to said cover part and that can be pivoted about a first cam pin which extends transverse to said longitudinal direction and can slide along said longitudinal direction, at least one guide element that extends along said longitudinal direction and that is provided on said base part, a single carriage element that is slidably guided along each of said guide element, wherein said carriage element moves said cover part and said cover carrying element, an adjusting means for tilting and sliding said cover part, wherein said adjusting means connects said cover part to the carriage element such that they can be moved relative to one another and can slide along said longitudinal direction, at least one engagement means for independently engaging said carriage element and said cover carrying element in said longitudinal direction for entrainment of said cover carrying element in said longitudinal direction while sliding said cover part only in said longitudinal direction towards its tilting position, said at least one guide element being provided with at least one control means, such that said carriage element and said cover carrying element are effectively engaged in said longitudinal direction preventing movement relative to one another, when said carriage element slides between positions between which said cover part only slides in said longitudinal direction in the tilted position, and, said carriage element and said cover carrying element being disengaged from one another so that each is able to move relative to the other in said longitudinal direction when said carriage element slides between positions in which said cover part is generally aligned with said roof opening and tilted.
Priority Claims (1)
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DE 298 11 016.4 |
Jun 1998 |
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Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/798,374 filed Mar. 2, 2001, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/336,620 filed Jun. 18, 1999, which in turn claims priority of German Application Serial No. DE 298 11 016.4 filed Jun. 19, 1998.
Continuations (2)
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09798374 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
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10026202 |
Dec 2001 |
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Parent |
09336620 |
Jun 1999 |
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09798374 |
Mar 2001 |
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