Sunroof window assembly for vehicle
First Claim
1. A sunroof assembly for a vehicle, said sunroof assembly comprising:
- a frame portion having a first side rail and a second side rail;
wherein said frame portion is disposed at a vehicle roof, wherein the vehicle roof comprises a glass roof;
wherein the glass roof has an aperture formed therethrough;
wherein said first and second side rails are adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of the glass roof;
a movable window panel that is movable along said first and second side rails via a plurality of support elements that engage and move along said first and second side rails, wherein said movable panel comprises a glass movable panel, and wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position;
wherein, with said movable panel in its closed position, said movable panel is disposed at the aperture and has its upper surface generally co-planar with the upper surface of the glass roof;
wherein, when said movable panel is moved from its closed position towards its opened position, said movable panel moves downward along said first and second side rails and along and below a portion of the glass roof;
wherein said movable window panel is moved along said first and second side rails via a helical drive system comprising a helical element disposed along said first side rail, and wherein rotation of said helical element imparts movement of a connecting element that connects to a respective portion of said movable window panel; and
wherein said connecting element has a receiving portion that receives said helical element at one side of said first side rail and a connecting portion that connects at one of said support elements at another side of said first side rail, and wherein a portion of said connecting element between said receiving portion and said connecting portion is guided along a slot formed through an outer wall of said first side rail.
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Abstract
A sunroof assembly for a vehicle includes first and second side rails adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of a vehicle glass roof, which has an aperture formed therethrough and between the side rails. A movable glass sunroof panel is movable along the side rails between a closed position and an opened position. When the movable panel is in its closed position, the movable panel is disposed at the aperture and has its upper surface generally co-planar with the upper surface of the vehicle glass roof. When the movable panel is moved from its closed position towards its opened position, the movable panel moves downward and rearward along the side rails and along and below a portion of the vehicle glass roof.
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Citations
13 Claims
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1. A sunroof assembly for a vehicle, said sunroof assembly comprising:
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a frame portion having a first side rail and a second side rail; wherein said frame portion is disposed at a vehicle roof, wherein the vehicle roof comprises a glass roof; wherein the glass roof has an aperture formed therethrough; wherein said first and second side rails are adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of the glass roof; a movable window panel that is movable along said first and second side rails via a plurality of support elements that engage and move along said first and second side rails, wherein said movable panel comprises a glass movable panel, and wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position; wherein, with said movable panel in its closed position, said movable panel is disposed at the aperture and has its upper surface generally co-planar with the upper surface of the glass roof; wherein, when said movable panel is moved from its closed position towards its opened position, said movable panel moves downward along said first and second side rails and along and below a portion of the glass roof; wherein said movable window panel is moved along said first and second side rails via a helical drive system comprising a helical element disposed along said first side rail, and wherein rotation of said helical element imparts movement of a connecting element that connects to a respective portion of said movable window panel; and wherein said connecting element has a receiving portion that receives said helical element at one side of said first side rail and a connecting portion that connects at one of said support elements at another side of said first side rail, and wherein a portion of said connecting element between said receiving portion and said connecting portion is guided along a slot formed through an outer wall of said first side rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sunroof assembly for a vehicle, said sunroof assembly comprising:
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a frame portion having a opposite side rails; wherein said side rails are adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of a vehicle glass roof; wherein the glass roof has an aperture formed therethrough and between said side rails; wherein each side rail comprises a front channel and a rear channel; a carrier adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of a movable glass sunroof panel; wherein said carrier includes front rollers protruding from opposite sides of a front region of said carrier and rear rollers protruding from opposite sides of a rear region of said carrier; wherein said front rollers movably engage the respective front channels of said side rails and said rear rollers movably engage the respective rear channels of said side rails to move said carrier and said movable glass sunroof panel along said side rails between a closed position and an opened position; wherein, with said movable glass sunroof panel in its closed position, said movable glass sunroof panel is disposed at the aperture and has its upper surface generally co-planar with the upper surface of the vehicle glass roof; wherein, when said movable panel is moved from its closed position towards its opened position, said front rollers move downward and rearward along said front channels and said rear rollers move downward and rearward along said rear channels and along and below a portion of the vehicle glass roof; wherein said movable glass sunroof panel is moved along said side rails via a helical drive system comprising a rotatable helical element disposed along a respective one of said rear channels of said side rails, and wherein rotation of said helical element imparts movement of a connecting element that connects at a respective rear roller of said carrier of said movable glass sunroof panel; and wherein said connecting element has a receiving portion that receives said helical element at one side of the respective side rail and a connecting portion that connects at the respective rear roller at said rear channel, and wherein a portion of said connecting element between said receiving portion and said connecting portion is guided along a slot formed through an outer wall of the respective side rail and along said rear channel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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