IP Library Granted Patent US 7,644,980
Granted Patent B2
US 7,644,980 · App. 11/994,901 · Granted Jan 12, 2010

Vehicle roof with a movable roof section

Assignee: Webasto AG
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Patent No.
US 7,644,980
App. No.
11/994,901
Granted
Jan 12, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle roof with a movable roof section which can be deployed into a ventilation position by means of a deploy and/or displacement mechanism and/or then displaced above or below the vehicle roof or an at least temporarily stationary roof section for at least partially releasing a roof opening in the vehicle roof. The deploy and/or displacement mechanism comprises at least one vertical gate ( 9 ) which has at least one guide web ( 10 ), disposed perpendicular to the gate ( 9 ) and having slide tracks ( 15, 16 ) that are at least partially encircled by a slide element of a slide ( 8 ) that can be displaced along a guide rail. The gate ( 9 ) is produced from metal and the guide web ( 10 ) at least partially from plastic. In order to provide a simple and stable gate ( 9 ) having good sliding properties, the gate ( 9 ) comprises a plurality of spaced-apart openings ( 11 ) for anchoring the plastic ( 14 ) of the guide webs ( 10 ).

Claims (18)

1. A vehicle roof having a movable roof part which can be deployed into a ventilation position by means of a deployment and/or displacement mechanism and/or which can be displaced above or below the vehicle roof and/or an at least partially fixed roof section to at least partially release a roof opening in the vehicle roof, such that the deployment and/or displacement mechanism comprises at least one vertical gate having at least one guide web with slide tracks arranged perpendicular to the gate, these slide tracks surrounded at least partially by a sliding element of a carriage movable along a guide rail, such that the gate is made of metal and the guide web is made at least partially of plastic material,

characterized in that the gate has several passages spaced a distance apart from one another for anchoring the plastic material of the guide webs, and

characterized in that the gate has bulged embossing that protrudes into the guide webs in the area of the passages.

2. A vehicle roof of claim 1 ;

characterized in that the gate is formed by two metal sections that are identical in mirror image.

3. A vehicle roof of claim 2 ;

characterized in that the metal sections form a flange on their top side for fastening onto the roof part.

4. A vehicle roof of claim 3 ;

characterized in that the flange is formed by a horizontal cross web on the upper edge of the metal sections.

5. A vehicle roof of claim 2 ;

characterized in that the metal sections form a vertical intermediate space for a bracket of the roof part at least near their upper edge.

6. A vehicle roof of claim 1 ;

characterized in that the guide webs are designed with the slide tracks as sheathings of plastic material.

7. A vehicle roof of claim 1 ;

characterized in that the passages are designed as elongated holes.

8. A vehicle roof of claim 1 ;

characterized in that the passages are formed as boreholes.

9. The vehicle roof of claim 1 , wherein the bulged embossing is a corrugation.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 047214 FRAME: 0792. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Mar 8, 2019
From: WEBASTO AG
To: WEBASTO SE
Reel/Frame 048961/0531 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 11, 2018
From: WEBASTO AG; WEBASTO SE
To: WEBASTO SE
Reel/Frame 047214/0792 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S CITY AND COUNTRY FROM STROCKDORF, GERMAN DEM REP TO STOCKDORF, GERMANY PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 021130 FRAME 0769. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNEE'S CITY AND COUNTRY IS STOCKDORF, GERMANY. Recorded Nov 23, 2009
From: HAGER, CHRISTIAN; BERTSCH, ROBERT
To: WEBASTO AG
Reel/Frame 023555/0086 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2008
From: HAGER, CHRISTIAN; BERTSCH, ROBERT
To: WEBASTO AG
Reel/Frame 021130/0769 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2005 032 437 · Jul 9, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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