IP Library Granted Patent US 12668107
Granted Patent B2
US 12668107 · App. 18/474,392 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Sunroof mechanical assembly and sunroof device

Inventors: Ryuta Fukada (Suzhou, CN); Jie Feng Zhang (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: AISIN (SUZHOU) TECHNICAL CENTER CO., LTD.
B60J7/0435B60J7/057
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Patent No.
US 12668107
App. No.
18/474,392
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sunroof assembly includes a panel supporting part to support a movable panel in a vehicle width direction; a slider supported on a guide rail; and a link. One end of the link is rotatably connected to the panel supporting part, and the other end has a first guided part. The first guided part movable in a first guide groove of the slider. The link includes a first rotating shaft part between one end and the other end, which is supported on the guide rail in a way that is movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The link rotating around the first rotating shaft part when the link rotates around the first rotating shaft part, and an end of the panel supporting part connected to the link is displaced in an up-down direction of the vehicle.

Claims (37)

1 . A sunroof mechanical assembly for moving a movable panel of a sunroof device, comprising:

a panel supporting part that extends in a front-rear direction of a vehicle to support an edge of the movable panel in a vehicle width direction;

a slider that is supported on a guide rail of the sunroof device movably along the front-rear direction of the vehicle; and

a link, one end of which in the front-rear direction is rotatably connected to the panel supporting part, and the other end of which in the front-rear direction of the vehicle has a first guided part, the first guided part being embedded in a first guide groove of the slider and being movable relatively in the first guide groove,

the link further has a first rotating shaft part between one end and the other end thereof, which is directly supported on the guide rail in a way that is movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the link can rotate around the first rotating shaft part,

when the link rotates around the first rotating shaft part, an end of the panel supporting part connected to the link is displaced in an up-down direction of the vehicle.

2 . The sunroof mechanical assembly according to claim 1 , wherein,

the link and the slider are a front link and a front slider located at the front of the panel supporting part in the front-rear direction of the vehicle,

the sunroof mechanical assembly further has a rear slider and a rear link located at the rear of the panel supporting part in the front-rear direction of the vehicle,

the rear link connects the rear slider and the panel supporting part.

3 . The sunroof mechanical assembly according to claim 2 , wherein,

a rear end of the rear link in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is rotatably connected to the panel supporting part, and a front end thereof in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is movably supported on the guide rail through a second rotating shaft part, and the rear link is configured to rotatable around the second rotating shaft part,

the rear link further has a second guided part embedded in a second guide groove of the rear slider and configured to be relatively movable in the second guide groove,

when the rear link rotates around the second rotating shaft part, as the second guided part moves relatively in the second guide groove, the rear end of the panel supporting part connected to the rear link is displaced in the up-down direction of the vehicle.

4 . The sunroof mechanical assembly according to claim 3 , wherein,

the second guide groove has a first portion and a second portion each extending horizontally, and a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion, the second portion being located above and in front of the first portion,

the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion are configured so that when the second guided part moves from the first portion to the second portion through the third portion, the rear link rotates around the second rotating shaft part to lift the rear end of the panel supporting part.

5 . A sunroof device, comprising:

a movable panel disposed on a roof and opening and closing an opening of the roof;

a pair of guide rails arranged at edges on both sides in a vehicle width direction of the opening and each extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and

the sunroof mechanical assembly according to claim 1 disposed respectively on each guide rail.

6 . A sunroof mechanical assembly for moving a movable panel of a sunroof device, comprising:

a panel supporting part that extends in a front-rear direction of a vehicle to support an edge of the movable panel in a vehicle width direction;

a slider that is supported on a guide rail of the sunroof device movably along the front-rear direction of the vehicle; and

a link, one end of which in the front-rear direction is rotatably connected to the panel supporting part, and the other end of which in the front-rear direction of the vehicle has a first guided part, the first guided part being embedded in a first guide groove of the slider and being movable relatively in the first guide groove,

the link further has a first rotating shaft part between one end and the other end thereof, which is supported on the guide rail in a way that is movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the link can rotate around the first rotating shaft part,

when the link rotates around the first rotating shaft part, an end of the panel supporting part connected to the link is displaced in an up-down direction of the vehicle, wherein,

the first guide groove has a horizontal portion extending along the front-rear direction of the vehicle and a descending portion extending downwards from the horizontal portion at one end of the slider near the link,

when the first guided part moves downwards in the descending portion, the link rotates around the first rotating shaft part to lift one end of the panel supporting part.

7 . A sunroof mechanical assembly for moving a movable panel of a sunroof device, comprising:

a panel supporting part that extends in a front-rear direction of a vehicle to support an edge of the movable panel in a vehicle width direction;

a slider that is supported on a guide rail of the sunroof device movably along the front-rear direction of the vehicle:

a link, one end of which in the front-rear direction is rotatably connected to the panel supporting part, and the other end of which in the front-rear direction of the vehicle has a first guided part, the first guided part being embedded in a first guide groove of the slider and being movable relatively in the first guide groove,

the link further has a first rotating shaft part between one end and the other end thereof, which is supported on the guide rail in a way that is movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the link can rotate around the first rotating shaft part,

when the link rotates around the first rotating shaft part, an end of the panel supporting part connected to the link is displaced in an up-down direction of the vehicle;

a fixed block, which is fixed to the guide rail and is located on an opposite side to the slider relative to the link in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a limiting part being disposed on the fixed block,

the link further has a limited part at one end thereof, which is configured to limit further movement of the link towards the fixed block by engaging with the limiting part.