Panorama roof

Abstract

A sliding roof system includes a cover adapted to be moved rearwardly above a roof element, a guide rail, and a front raising mechanism that raises a front edge of the cover outwardly. A rear raising mechanism raises a rear edge of the cover outwardly, and is coupled with the front raising mechanism.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle roof comprising a sliding roof system with a cover in a partially open position.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the sliding roof system with the cover in a closed position.

FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to that of FIG. 2, with the cover being in a fully open position moved to the rear.

FIG. 4 shows a section along plane IV-IV of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 shows in a perspective view some components of the sliding roof system.

FIG. 6 shows in a perspective view some components of a rear raising mechanism.

FIG. 7 shows in a first perspective view a cover support with the components of the rear raising mechanism that are attached to the cover support.

FIG. 8 shows the components of FIG. 7 in a further perspective view.

FIG. 9 shows the rear raising mechanism in a further perspective view.

Claims

1. A sliding roof system comprising: a cover adapted to be moved rearwardly above a roof element;a guide rail;a front raising mechanism that raises a front edge of the cover outwardly; anda rear raising mechanism that raises a rear edge of the cover outwardly, and which is coupled with the front raising mechanism.

2. The sliding roof system according to claim 1, wherein the rear raising mechanism has a raising lever that is supported on the cover and rests upon the guide rail.

3. The sliding roof system according to claim 2, wherein the raising lever is coupled with a swiveling lever, which in turn is coupled with the front raising mechanism.

4. The sliding roof system according to claim 3, wherein the swiveling lever and the raising lever are non-rotatably attached to a shaft that is rotatably supported on the cover.

5. The sliding roof system according to claim 3, wherein the swiveling lever is coupled with a push bar supported on a cover support that is movable in the guide rail.

6. The sliding roof system according to claim 5, wherein the swiveling lever is coupled with the push bar with a swivel motion slot guide.

7. The sliding roof system according to claim 5, wherein the push bar is coupled in a region of the rear raising mechanism with the cover support with a conversion slot guide.

8. The sliding roof system according to claim 5, including a carriage that is movable in the guide rail, wherein the push bar is coupled with the carriage with a lever.

9. The sliding roof system according to claim 8, wherein the cover support is coupled with the carriage with a lifting slot guide.

10. The sliding roof system according to claim 5, wherein the push bar is connected at a front end with the cover support with a sliding guide.