Sliding roof system
A sliding roof system is described including a guide rail, an adjustable cover, a bearing block mounted to the guide rail, a side panel one end of which is mounted to the bearing block by means of a slotted guide, and a spring which urges the end of the side panel facing away from the bearing block against the cover. Further described is a method of controlling the lifting movement of a side panel of a sliding roof system, in which when the cover of the sliding roof system is adjusted to a ventilating position, the rear end of the side panel follows the opening movement of the cover while the front end performs a lift that is smaller than the lift of the cover, the side panel being shifted forward relative to the cover at the same time.
1. A sliding roof system, comprising:
a guide rail;
an adjustable cover;
a bearing block mounted to the guide rail;
a side panel one end of which is mounted to the bearing block by a slotted guide; and
a spring that urges an end of the side panel facing away from the bearing block against the cover, wherein the spring is embedded in the bearing block.
2. The sliding roof system according to claim 1 , wherein a pin is mounted to the side panel and the pin is configured to travel in the slotted guide.
3. The sliding roof system according to claim 1 , wherein the side panel is a solid plastic component.
4. The sliding roof system according to claim 1 , wherein the spring is a leaf spring.
5. The sliding roof system according to claim 1 , wherein the slotted guide is arranged at a front end of the side panel as viewed in an orientation of the sliding roof system.
6. A sliding roof system, comprising:
a guide rail;
an adjustable cover;
a bearing block mounted to the guide rail;
a side panel one end of which is mounted to the bearing block by a slot in the bearing block; and
a spring that urges an end of the side panel facing away from the bearing block against the cover, wherein as viewed in an orientation of the sliding roof system from front to rear, the slot first descends, then turns to the rear over a curved arcuate portion, and subsequently extends further to the rear in a straight line.
7. The sliding roof system according to claim 2 , wherein the side panel is a solid plastic component.
8. The sliding roof system according to claim 7 , wherein the spring is a leaf spring.
9. The sliding roof system according to claim 6 , wherein the spring is embedded in the bearing block.
10. The sliding roof system according to claim 9 , wherein the slot is arranged at a front end of the side panel as viewed in an orientation of the sliding roof system.
11. A sliding roof system, comprising:
guide rail;
an adjustable cover;
a bearing block mounted to the guide rail;
a side panel one end of which is mounted to the bearing block by a pin that travels in a slot of the bearing block; and
a spring that urges an end of the side panel facing away from the bearing block against the cover, wherein the spring is embedded in the bearing block.
12. The sliding roof system according to claim 11 , wherein the slot is arranged at a front end of the side panel as viewed in orientation of the sliding roof system.
13. The sliding roof system according to claim 12 , wherein the side panel located below the adjustable cover.
14. The sliding roof system according to claim 11 , wherein the side panel is a pair of side panels located below the cover on opposite sides thereof.
15. The sliding roof system according to claim 1 , wherein the slotted guide, as viewed in an orientation of the sliding roof system, from front to rear, first descends, then turns to the rear over a curved arcuate portion, and subsequently extends further to the rear in a straight line.