GB2094723A - Sliding-raising roof for motor vehicles - Google Patents
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Abstract
In a sliding-raising roof for motor vehicles, of which the sliding cover (3) can, from its position of closure, be extended optionally in the fashion of hinged ventilation flaps by raising a rear edge above the fixed surface of the roof (1) or can be moved by lowering of its rear edge below the rear fixed surface of the roof, the underside of the sliding cover is masked by a cladding consisting of a bottom part (32) and a flap (33) which cooperates with a ventilating cut-out (34) in the bottom part. The flap automatically opens upwardly by spring force when the sliding cover is pushed out. To facilitate installation and maintenance, the cladding which is displaceably guided for this purpose is so constructed that a locking element (43) fixed on the cladding bottom part (32) locks the cladding flap (33) in the completely pivoted-in position automatically to prevent outwards pivoting movement when the cladding is displaced relatively to the closed sliding cover. The cladding consists of few parts and is of lightweight construction. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Sliding-raising roof for motor vehicles
The invention relates to a sliding-raising roof for motor vehicles and having a rigid sliding cover which is guided by front and rear slide blocks on guide rails fitted laterally in a roof cut-out in a sliding roof frame and which is driven by pressureresistantly guided cables which engage the rear slide blocks and which is, by means of pivot bearings, provided on the front slide blocks, pivotable about an axis extending transversely of the direction of slide and which is equipped with guide links fitted on it along its lateral edges and engaged by guide pins provided in the rear slide blocks and by reason of which the sliding cover can as desired be pushed from its closed position either outwardly in the manner of hinged ventilator flaps by having its rear edge raised above the fixed roof surface or downwardly once its rear edge has been lowered below the rear fixed roof surface, the sliding cover being masked on its underside by a cladding connected to it and consisting of two plate-like parts of which a bottom part does not participate in the pivoting movements of the sliding cover and is in the rear part of the roof cut-out provided with the ventilation cut-out which, in the closed and in the sliding positions of the sliding cover, is masked by the other part which is connected in flap-like fashion to the bottom part and is automatically upwardly and outwardly pivotable by spring force as soon as hold-down means coupled to the guide pins release this pivoting movement upon raising movements of the sliding cover.
In the case of a known sliding-raising roof of this type (German Offenlegungschrift No. 26 48 664), the point of view which is important for installation and also for maintenance, of easy and rapid accessibility to the functioning parts of the roof structure masked by the cladding provided on the underside of the cover has been completely disregarded. If in the case of the known roof construction the cladding becomes displaced in relation to the closed sliding cover, then by reason of their position, the hold-down means can no longer exercise their function, so that the existing springs automatically raise the flap-like cladding part. By reason of the raised flap, operation of the cladding is complicated during assembly and maintenance of the sliding-raising roof.Furthermore, this cladding consists of a plurality of individual parts such as hinge parts and springs, so that it is complicated to produce. Furthermore, the known cladding consists substantially of sheet metal plates so that it is undesirably heavy.
The present invention is based on the problem, in the case of a sliding-raising roof described at the outset, of so constructing the cladding that it can easily and rapidly be moved into and removed from its position in which it masks the underside of the cover.
The problem posed is resolved in that the cladding bottom part is, on its lateral edges, mounted for displacement in relation to the sliding cover and in that a locking element is fixed on the cladding bottom part and locks the flap-like cladding part in its completely pivoted-in position upon relative displacements of the cladding bottom part so that outwardly pivoting movements are automatically prevented.
The invention permits of a rapid and tool-free installation and removal of the cladding which, for this purpose, is mounted to be displaceable in relation to the closed sliding cover, the automatic locking element ensuring that the flap-like cladding part is pivoted in, i.e. is fixed in the flat position on the bottom part of the cladding, so long as the cladding is outside of its normal position of fitment.
The cladding can without further difficulty and without additional intervention be displaced under the rear fixed roof skin, i.e. into the receiving space in the sliding roof frame, while the sliding cover is closed, so that the underside of the sliding cover and all the functioning parts of the roof structure can be exposed and are readily accessible. Any necessary adjustment operations on the elements for adjusting the height of the cover, or on the drive parts, can therefore be easily and rapidly carried out both during initial installation of the roof and also in the event of any later maintenance operations. When the work is finished, the cladding is again displaced forwardly into its normal position, until it is in per se known manner secured in relation to the sliding cover, for example by ratchet action.In this position, the locking element has again automatically released the flap-like cladding part, the hold-down means ensuring, while the sliding cover is closed, that also the flap-like cladding part remains closed.
The flap-like cladding part is thus, according to the relative position of the cladding in relation to the sliding cover, closed either by the hold-down means or by the locking element.
Preferably, the arrangement is so contrived that the locking element is guided for displacement on and in the direction of movement of the cladding bottom part via a short locking and unlocking path and is slidingly actuable via a relatively stationarily mounted component. The automatic action of the locking element is achieved hereby in that upon displacement of the cladding in relation to the closed sliding cover, the locking element strikes a relatively fixed component so that, according to the direction of slide, the flap-like cladding part is either secured against or released for outwardly pivoting movements.If the cladding is displaced rearwardly, the cladding flap becomes secured whereas in the case of forwards displacements in the direction of the normal position of the cladding, the flap is again released as soon as a position is reached in which the hold-down means are again effective.
In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the locking element is constructed as a slide having a fixing projection which displaceably engages into an elongated hole provided in the cladding bottom part and which, when it strikes the relatively fixed component during relative displacement of the cladding bottom part, is displaceable over the length of the elongated hole and upon continued relative displacement, is elastically deformable by means of impact surfaces provided on it.These measures ensure that the locking element does not strike the relatively fixed component in any travel-limiting fashion but, after this component has resulted in unlocking or locking of the cladding plate, it can continue its travel together with the bottom part of the cladding in that elastic deformation, facilitated by the impact surfaces provided on it, allow it to move aside from a relatively stationery component.
The stability of shape of the locking element is, however, adequate to ensure the desired locking or unlocking of the cladding flap before elastic deformation takes place.
There is no need for any additional component to be provided for operation of the locking element.
The water guide plate articulated in per se known manner (German Patent 2532 187) on the guide blocks and guided for displacement on the guide rails and engaging beneath the gap between the rear edge of the closed sliding cover and the rear edge of the roof cut-out can be provided for the sliding operation of the locking element.
In orderto reduce the number of components in the cladding, it is advantageous if the cladding bottom part and the flap-like cladding part are connected to each other by leaf springs initially tensioned in the direction of outwards pivoting movement. This saves on addition hinge parts because the initially tensioned leaf springs at the same time take over the hinge function.
According to a further feature of the invention, it is envisaged that, at its rear end, the cladding bottom part be provided with at least one slide projection protruding downwardly beyond the underside of the bottom part of the cladding and which, during relative displacements of the cladding bottom part in relation to the sliding cover, rest on the sliding roof frame when the cladding is lifted. This avoids the cladding which is generally covered with a bright trim being damaged or dirtied when it is moved backwards into the receiving space in the sliding roof frame in order to expose the underside of the sliding cover.
It is expedient for the bottom part of the cladding to be provided on its top face with elastic ratchet projections by which the cladding can in per se known manner (German Patent 25 51 335) be coupled to the cross-member which connects the front slide blocks to one another.
According to the invention, it is envisaged that the two cladding parts be produced from a lightweight shape-stable material. Ideally, the cladding parts are moulded from synthetic plastics material with integral and simultaneous moulding or attachment of all projections, cut-outs and the like. As a result, manufacturing costs and also weight are comparatively reduced.
For mounting and displaceability of the cladding, it is expedientforthe cladding bottom part to be mounted for displacement on oppositely disposed flanges of the guide rails.
An example of embodiment of the invention is explained in greater detail hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a broken-away plan view of that side of the sliding-raising roof which is on the left when viewed in the direction of travel, the drawing showing it without the sliding roof frame;
Figure 2 shows a section taken on the line Il-Il in
Figure 1;
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Figures 9 and 13 are sections similar to that in
Figure 8 but showing a different position of the co-operating components of the roof structure, and
Figures 74to 16 are perspective views of the sliding-raising roof showing the components of the roof structure but in different positions.
The drawings show the fixed roof surface 1 of a motor vehicle, in which there is provided a roof cut-out 4 reinforced by an encircling sliding roof frame 2 and adapted to be closed by a sliding cover 3. To guide the sliding cover 3 there are fixed to the lateral frame parts of the sliding roof frame 2 guide rails 5 of which the drawings (Figures 1 to 3 and 5) show only the left-hand guide rail which is a mirror opposite of the right-hand guide rail. The sliding cover 3 has on each side a front slide block 6 and a rear slide block 7 by which it is guided for displacement on the guide rails 5.
As Figures 2,3 and 5 show, the guide rails 5 are provided with undercut receiving channel 8 designed to accommodate drive cables. The drive cables, of which Figure 3 shows only a crosssectional view of the drive cable 9 on the left-hand side, are in fixed driving connection with the rear slide blocks 7. The drive cables are in conventional manner provided with a thread winding so that they are displaceable by drive pinions which engage therein after the manner of an elastic rack. The drive device is regularly in the centre of the front sliding roof frame strip. Since the sliding roof drive situation is of no importance in explaining the invention, further details of the sliding roof drive are not shown in the drawings.
Parallel with the longitudinal sides of the sliding cover 3 there is on the cover in each case a guide link 10, the position and construction of which can be seen in Figures 1,3 and 14 to 16. The guide link 10 has two guide slots 11 and 12 by means of which the sliding cover 3 can in known manner be moved from its closed position either in the manner of fronthinged ventilation flaps, by having its rear edge lifted above the fixed roof surface 1, or lowered by lowering of its rear edge below the rearfixed roof surface, as desired. For this purpose, a guide pin 13 (Figure 3) associated with the rear guide slot 12 is rigidly connected to each of the rear guide blocks 7.
The guide pin 13 is engaged pivotally by a push-out lever 14 which has two further guide pins by which it is guided in the front guide slot 11 of the guide link 10, of which the front guide pin is extended to a hold-down means 15, the function of which will be explained in greater detail hereinafter.
As Figure 2 shows, the front slide blocks 6 are connected rigidly to each other by a cross-member 16. The shaped plate shown in greater detail in
Figures 1 and 2 and forming the front slide block 6 is extended forwardly into a hinged bottom part 17 which, together with a hinged top part 18 fixed on the sliding cover 3, forms a hinge joint 19. The hinge joints 19 provided on both sides of the sliding cover 3 form, extending transversely of the direction of slide, an axis 20 (Figure 4) at which the sliding cover 3 is pivotally mounted. Supported on the hinge top parts 18 there is in each case provided for cover height adjustment a setscrew 21 which engages a threaded part 23 provided on a cover reinforcement 22 (Figure 2).
Extending underneath the gap between the rear edge of the closed sliding cover 3 and the rear edge of the roof cut-out 4 is a water guide plate or gutter 24 so that any water which, in spite of the rear marginal gap seal 25 fitted on an angled-over edge of the cover and indicated by dash-dotted lines in
Figure 4, can be carried to the lateral rain gutters of the sliding roof frame 2, as illustrated in Figure 5.
The water guide plate 24 extends over guide blocks 27 (Figure 5) on the guide flange 28 of the guide rail 5 which also guides the front and rear slide blocks 6 and 7. Fixed to the water guide plate 24 but not explained in greater detail here is a ratchet mechanism generally designated 26 which is articulated on the guide link 10 at 29. The ratchet mechanism 26 provided on both sides of the sliding roof ensures that upon displacements of the sliding cover 3, the water guide plate 24 is entrained in the appropriate direction of slide. Furthermore, the ratchet mechanism 26 brings about a cancellable engagement with whichever is the associated guide rail 5 so that the push-out sliding cover is not simultaneously moved during pushing-out or swinging-in movements.This engagement is cancelled out only when the cover is moved out of its closed position and is lowered in order to initiate the sliding movement, its rear edge being dropped below the rear fixed roof surface. On each guide line 10 there is also a guide finger 30 (Figure 1)which during the aforesaid lowering of the rear edge of the cover passes through a cut-out 31 in the guide flange 28 of the guide rail 5, this cut-out being disposed opposite the guide finger 30 when the cover is in its closed position and, during subsequent sliding movements, the guide finger is disposed belowthe guide flange 28. During closure of the roof, the guide finger 30 ensures that the sliding cover cannot pivot upwardly so long as its rear edge is still below the rear fixed roof surface.
On its underside, the sliding cover 3 is masked by a cladding ortrim consisting of a plate-like bottom part 32 and a similarly plate-like cover 33 which is connected flap-like to the bottom part 32. As can be most clearly seen in Figure 4, in conjunction with
Figure 1, the bottom part 32 of the cladding has in its rear area a ventilation cut-out 34 which constitutes a considerable portion of the area of the bottom part so that the cladding bottom part takes the form of a frame. The claddin bottom part 32 is at its lateral edges mounted to be displaceable in relation to the sliding cover 3, in fact on oppositely disposed flanges 35 of the guide rails 5 (Figure 3).
At the front, the bottom part of the cladding is at two or more places on its upper side provided with hook-like flexible ratchet projections 36 (Figure 7), which, for connection of the cladding to the sliding cover 3, separably engage a matching projection 37 on the cross-member 16. In this way, the cladding 32,33 can follow the sliding movements of the sliding cover 3. The bottom part 32 of the cladding does not however participate in the pivoting movements of the sliding cover, as can be seen in Figure 4. The pivoting movements of the sliding cover 3 are followed only by the cladding panel 33 which thereby opens up (Figure 4) or closes the ventilation cut-out 34.In order to avoid unintended vertical movements of the bottom part 32 of the cladding and the consequent rattling noises, the bottom part 32 of the cladding has a projection 38 which bears on the underside of the cross-member 16, as can also be seen in Figure 4.
The cladding bottom part 2 and the cladding flap 33 which are trimmed on their under side with a soft roof lining material, are connected rigidly to each other by leaf springs 39 initially tensioned in the direction ofthe pivoting outwards movement. In the closed position and in any sliding position of the sliding cover 3, the hold-down means 15 rest on ramps 40 provided on the cladding flap 33 and ensure that the cladding flap- 33 bears flat on the bottom part 32 of the cladding in order to seal the ventilation cut-out 34. This situation is shown in
Figure 3, Figure 14 and in dash-dotted lines in Figure 14.Upon initiation of the roof raising movement which is brought about by the drive, not shown in detail, the hold-down means 15 are displaced forwardly so that the cladding flap 33, by reasons of the initial tension of the leaf springs 39, is pivoted upwardly to bear on a flexible buffer 41 fitted on the sliding cover 3 (Figure 4). The arrow 42 in Figure 4 shows the direction of ventilation created by the raising of the sliding cover 3.
In the case of the previously described roof construction, were the cladding 32, 33 to be moved to the rear while the sliding cover 3 is closed, undoing the ratchet connections which exist between the ratchet projections 36 and the lugs 37, would be moved away rearwardly under the holddown means 15 which would remain stationary, so that the cladding flap 33 would have to be pivoted upwardly by the leaf springs 39. It is obvious that installation and maintenance of the functional parts of the roof structure would be rendered very difficult in consequence. In order to avoid such an undesired pivoting of the cladding flap 33, there is disposed on the rear frame strip oftheframe-like cladding bottom part 32 and automatically co-operating with the rear edge of the flap in the manner to be described hereinafter a locking element 43. Construction and mode of operation of the locking element will be described hereinafter substantially with reference to Figures 8 to 13. The locking element 43 which is of small width compared with its length (Figures 14 to 16) consists of a baseplate 44 and adjacent to both ends and integral therewith a wall part 45 which together with the baseplate 44 defines a cavity 46 which is continuous over the width of the locking element 43. The wall part 45 is at the front end of the locking element 43 shaped to form a projection 47 having a front and rear impact surface 48,49. Moulded onto the underside of the baseplate 44 is a fixing projection 50 which engages displaceably into an elongated hole 51 disposed in the rear frame strip of the bottom part 32 of the cladding.The elongated hole 51 defines the short locking or unlocking path over which the locking element 43 is displaceable in the manner of a slide and parallel with the longitudinal central piane through the vehicle.
The locking element 43 is so dimensioned that in the event of relative displacements between the cladding 32, 33 and the sliding cover 3, it strikes the water guide plate 24. When the components are in the relative position shown in Figure 8, the sliding cover 3 is in its position in which it closes the roof cut-out 4, so that the hold down means 15 press the cladding flap 33 via the ramps 40 into the position shown, as also emerges from Figure 14. In this respect, the front edge of the water guide plate 24 rests on the impact face 49. If, now, out of this position, the cladding 32,33 is pushed rearwardly, i.e. rightwardly in respect of the drawing, then the relatively stationary water guide plate 24 causes a displacement of the locking element until its fixing projection 50 abuts the front end of the elongated hole 51.When this happens, the baseplate pushes over the rear edge of the cladding flap 33 until the position shown in Figure 9 is achieved. In this position, the cladding flap 33 is locked so that it cannot be pivoted upwards if the hold-down means 15 are no longer pressing on the ramps 40. If the relative displacement of the cladding, 3233 is continued beyond the short locking path described, then the wall part 45 of the locking element 43, by virtue of its thin gauge and the cavity 46 disposed underneath it, will be elastically deformed in a downwards direction due to the action of the striking surface 49. Therefore, the locking element 43 can now be propelled with a sliding movement under the underside of the water guide plate 24. Figure 10 shows a relative position of the participating components during this phase of movement.
With further continued relative displacement, since the locking element 43 would be pushed through under the water guide plate 24, the wall part 45 returns to the starting position shown in Figure 8 by virtue of its elasticity, the locking of the rear edge of the cladding flap 33 being maintained. The cladding 32,33 can now be displaced underneath the rear fixed roof skin, i.e. farther rig htwardly with reference to the drawing, to ensure complete clearance of the underside of the sliding cover 3. The cladding flap 33 remains thereby in its locked flat position againstthe bottom part 32.If after completion of installation or maintenance works, the cladding 32, 33 is displaced forwardly again, i.e. leftwards, then before the complete sliding travel is over, the front striking face 48 of the locking element 43 rests against the rear edge of the water guide plate 24, so that the locking element 43 is displaced rightwardly until its fixing projection 50 has arrived atthe rear end of the elongated hole (Figure 12).
During this displacement movement, the cladding plate 33 is unlocked so that it pivots firstly upwardly until it abuts the under side of the water guide plate 24. A further upwardly directed pivoting of the flap 33 is out of the question. With continued relative displacement forwardly, before the flap 33 can be released by the water guide plate 24, as is more or less shown in Figure 13, the ramps 40 are again pushed underthe hold-down means 15 so that the cladding flap 33 is pivoted downwardly and back into its position of complete closure shown in Figure 8. In this position, the ratchet projections 36 again engage the ratchet lugs 37 on the cross-member 16 so that the cladding 32, 33 is again fixed in relation to the sliding cover 3.As Figure 13 shows, also during forward displacement, the locking element 43 passes under the water guide plate 24 in an elastically deformed state due to the striking face 48.
At the time of initial assembly of the sliding-raising roof, the cladding 32,33 is simply pushed from the back in between the flanges 35 and 28 of the guide rails 5, the locking element 43 being pushed by hand into the locking position shown in Figure 9. After fitment of the functional part insert with pushed-in cladding which is initially in the rearward part of the insert, on the sliding roof frame, and after installation of the sliding cover 3, the cladding 32,33 is pushed into its final position as described in respect of Figures 11 to 13. Figure 16 shows the location of the components during forwards displacement of the cladding 32,33.
Instead of a single locking element 43 which is expediently disposed in the longitudinal central plane of the vehicle, it is possible for a plurality of locking elements to be spaced apart from one another on the rear frame strip of the cladding bottom part 32 in the manner described, for example two lateral locking elements may be provided. In this case, the frame strip of the cladding bottom part 32 which defines the rear of the ventilation cut-out 34 becomes unnecessary, so that the ventilation cut-out 34 opens rearwardly. The locking element 43 can be easily injection moulded from a suitable synthetic plastics material.
In orderto prevent the soft head lining material of the bottom part of the cladding 32 coming in contact with the rear part of the sliding roof frame 2 when the cladding 32,33 is moved rearwardly, the cladding bottom part is provided at its rear end with at least one sliding projection 52 (Figure 6) which protrudes downwardly beyond the underside of the bottom part of the cladding. This sliding projection brings about a very slight lifting of the cladding bottom part 32 without sacrificing lateral guidance of the bottom part 32.
The two cladding parts 32, 33 can easily be produced from a lightweight stable-form material, for example so-called double web panels of synthetic plastic, as shown at 53 in Figure 14. Thus, the cladding is not only of very light weight while exhibiting excellent stability of form, but also all
mouldings, projections and cut-outs can be pro
duced in one operation when the plastic material is
moulded.
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Claims (10)
1. Sliding-raising roof for motor vehicles and
having a rigid sliding cover which is guided by front
and rear slide blocks on guide rails fitted laterally in a
roof cut-out in a sliding roof frame and which is
driven by pressure-resistantly guided cables which
engage the rear slide blocks and which is, by means
of pivot bearings, provided on the front slide blocks,
pivotable about an axis extending transversely of the
direction of slide and which is equipped with guide
links fitted on it along its lateral edges and engaged
by guide pins provided in the rear slide blocks and
by reason of which the sliding cover can as desired
be pushed from its closed position either outwardly
in the manner of hinged ventilator flaps by having its
rear edge raised above the fixed roof surface or
downwardly once its rear edge has been lowered
below the rear fixed roof surface, the sliding cover
being masked on its underside by a cladding con
nected to it and consisting of two plate-like parts of
which a bottom part down not participate in the
pivoting movements of the sliding cover and is in the
rear part of the roof cut-out provided with the
ventilation cut-out which, in the closed and in the
sliding positions of the sliding cover, is masked by
the other part which is connected in flap-like fashion
to the bottom part and is automatically upwardly
and outwardly pivotable by spring force as soon as
hold-down means coupled to the guide pins release
this pivoting movement upon raising movements of
the sliding cover, characterised in that the cladding
bottom part (32) is, on its lateral edges, mounted for
displacement in relation to the sliding cover (3) and
in that a locking element (43) is fixed on the cladding
bottom part and locks the flap-like cladding part (33)
in its completely pivoted-in position upon relative
displacements of the cladding bottom part so that
outwardly pivoting movements are automatically
prevented.
2. Sliding-raising roof according to Claim 1,
characterised in that the locking element (43) is
guided for displacement on the bottom part (32) of
the cladding via a short locking and-unhocking path in the direction of displacement of the cladisig bottom part (32) and can be slidingly operated by a
relatively stationarily disposed component (24).
3. Siding raising roof according to Claim 1 or 2,
characterised in that the locking element (43) is
constructed as a slider which has a fixing projection (5) engaging displaceably into an elongated hole (51) provided in the cladding bottom part (32) and which, when it strikes the relatively stationare conded (51) (24) during relative displacement of the stading bottom part (32) is displaceable over the deregth of
the elongated bole (51) and up on continued relative
displacement is elastically deformab by means of
Impact surfaces (48,49) provided on it relative
4.Sliding raising roof according to Claims 2 for 3, characterised in that water guide plate (24) which engages in per se known manner underthe gap between the rear edge of the closed sliding cover (3) and the rear edge of the roof cut-out (4) and which is articulated at (29) on the guide blocks (10) and is displaceable on the guide rails (5) is provided for sliding operation of the locking element (43).
5. Sliding-raising roof according to Claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the cladding bottom part (32) and the flap-like cladding part (33) are connected to each other by leaf springs (39) which are initially tensioned in the direction of the outward pivoting movement.
6. Sliding-raising roof according to Claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the cladding bottom part (32) is at its rear end provided with at least one slide projection (52) projecting downwardly beyond the lower surface of the cladding bottom part and bearing in sliding manner thereon during relative displacements of the cladding bottom part in relation to the sliding cover (3), lifting the cladding (32, 33) and the sliding roof frame (2).
7. Sliding-raising roof according to Claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the cladding bottom part (32) is provided on its upper side with elastic projections (36) by which the cladding (32,33) can in per se known manner be coupled to the cross member (16) which connects the front slide blocks (6) to one another.
8. Sliding-raising roof according to Claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the two cladding parts (32,33) are produced from a lightweight stable-shape mate rial.
9. Sliding-raising roof according to Claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the cladding parts (32, 33) are moulded from plastics material, with one-piece and simultaneous integral moulding or attachment of all projections, cut-outs and the like.
10. Sliding-raising roof according to Claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the cladding bottom part (32) is displaceably mounted on oppositely disposed flanges (35) of the guide rails (5).
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| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 19930212 |