Abstract:
A subassembly element in the form of an intermediate product for a multipart cover element for motor vehicles contains at least two subassembly parts, e.g., for a multipart sunroof or sliding roof cover or for a multipart loading zone or cargo space cover, containing edge regions on the adjacent edges of the subassembly parts which are correspondingly shaped such that they had least partially overlap in the closed position. All subassembly parts are present in the form of one connected-together part and are shaped in accordance with the predetermined contour of the cover element. A channel-shaped depression is arranged at least in the outer side of the subassembly element in the edge region in which two respective subassembly parts adjoin one another. The contour of the channel-shaped depression is comprised of the desired contours of the edge regions of adjacent subassembly parts of the respective cover element.
Abstract:
In a sliding lifting roof for motor vehicles a water trapping strip is resiliently fixed to a water deflector underpinning the rear marginal gap between a trailing edge of a sliding cover and the rear edge of the roof opening. The water trapping strip is biased by spring tension in the sense of an upward displacement, so that when the sliding cover is open it projects upwards over the rear edge of the roof opening with a splash guard. In the case of braking during forward travel and with the sliding cover open, splashed water from the surface of the rear, fixed vehicle roof is trapped by the splash guard and is passed by the water trapping strip to the underlying water deflector.
Abstract:
An openable vehicle roof including a shiftable cover has a central drive for the shiftable cover in an area of a central strut. Mounted to lateral edges of the shiftable cover are struts which reinforce the shiftable cover and form a continuation of vehicle roof struts.
Abstract:
A rigid cover assembly for a vehicle roof opening which includes a cover plate, a reinforcement frame supporting a lower peripheral edge of the cover plate, and a plastic frame surrounding the cover plate and enclosing the reinforcement frame. A sealing strip is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the plastic frame and includes a slot receiving a rib and fixing elements projecting from an outer edge of the plastic frame. A metal gap compensating element is embedded in the sealing strip outward of the plastic frame and is capable of being permanently deformed in a transverse direction. The sealing strip has a section between the metal gap compensating element and the slot and an outer edge section that is substantially more capable of deformation than the section between the metal gap compensating element and the slot.
Abstract:
In a sliding roof for automobiles, a sliding lid is secured against tearing out from the roof opening due to the high uplift forces acting on it at extremely high speeds of travel of the order of 300 km/h (186 m.p.h.), by a sealing profile strip, engaging beneath an edge flange of an automobile roof and secured against stripping off from the sliding lid by means of a holding frame. The sealing strip has two grooves, one engaging a downwardly-extending peripheral flange of the lid and the other engaging holding elements which extend substantially horizontally, spaced from, beneath and beyond the downwardly-extending flange. In addition, support levers can be mounted height-adjustably on the holding frame at the front on either side, which levers also engage beneath the fixed automobile roof and bear, with their outer ends, on guide tracks fixed to the automobile roof, which extend along the entire sliding travel of the sliding lid and are fitted at an appropriate slope to follow the movement direction of the lid.
Abstract:
In a pane guide for a sliding window capable of being lowered into the window shaft (8) of an automobile, the windowpane (1) is laterally guided on windowframe components (4,5), in which back-cut guide channels (18,18') are provided, in which slide elements (23,23') are displaceably guided. The slide elements are connected with the windowpane (1), covering the windowframe components on the outer side of the vehicle, by carrier elements (19 to 22). Due to the mounting of the windowpane outside the windowframe, a projectionless lateral glazing of an automobile is made possible. At the lower end of at least one of the lateral windowframe components (4,5), the guide tube (11, 11') of a cable/tube window winder is connected in alignment with the guide channel (18, 18'). The threaded cable (12, 12') of the window winder extends into the guide channel (18, 18') and is fixed at least to one of the slide elements (19 to 22) situated therein. In this manner a low overall height of the windowshaft is achieved, so that the windowpane and the window shaft can have approximately the same height. With the windowpane (1) is associated a seal (46) disposed on the windowframe (4 to 7), which seal is either continually in sealing contact with the windowpane or, by a movable mounting of the seal or of the windowpane, is arranged so that it can be pressed automatically onto the windowpane (1).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a cover for a sliding roof system having at least two guide elements, which are movably arranged on two opposite sides of the cover such that the distance between them is variable. The two guide elements are each attached in a sliding guide, which predefines a displacement direction for the guide elements that differs from the displacement direction of the cover, such that the cover is centered with regard to the two guide elements. The invention also relates to a sliding roof system having two guide tracks, which extend along a roof of a motor vehicle at a changing distance, and a cover.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an adjusting device for a sunroof (11) of a vehicle. Said sunroof (11) is provided with at least two lamellae (12A, 12B, 12C). The roof opening (14) which is to be closed is defined by a base component (13) that is fixedly mounted to the vehicle and that has opposing side parts (18). The adjusting device comprises lamellae support elements (20A, 20B, 20C), a lamellae carrier slide (30A, 30B, 30C) and control means (26A, 28A; 26B, 28B; 26C, 28C). A drive slide (29) is provided which is displaceably arranged in the guiding element (32) in front of the lamellae carrier slide (30A, 30B, 30C). Pivoting means and coupling means are provided for pivoting a lamella and for connecting and separating two slides.
Abstract:
In a rigid lid, associated with the roof opening of an automobile roof surface, in order to achieve low manufacturing tolerances at the lid external dimensions and to simplify manufacture of the lid, the lid plate and the reinforcing frame fitted below it have injection moulded around them a single-piece, peripheral plastics frame, which additionally constitutes an upper bordering frame and carries integrally formed fixing elements for an edge gap sealing member.
Abstract:
A roller blind system for a vehicle roof includes a rotatable coiling body and a roller blind that is attached at one end to the coiling body and at the other end to a vehicle portion in a stationary manner. The coiling body is shiftable in a translational motion, allowing the roller blind to uncoil and coil up while minimizing frictional forces on the roller blind.