US 12,351,246 B2
Vehicle roof comprising a roof opening system having two kinematic units
Julian Knöpfle, Stockdorf (DE)
Assigned to WEBASTO SE, Stockdorf (DE)
Appl. No. 17/802,660
Filed by Webasto SE, Stockdorf (DE)
PCT Filed Mar. 9, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/055911
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/180718, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 106 644 (DE), filed on Mar. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0008758 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B60J 7/16 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 35/00 (2013.01) [B60J 7/1642 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle roof having a roof opening system comprising:
a cover element which is displaceable between a closed position, in which a roof opening is closed, and an open position, in which the roof opening is open;
displacement kinematics for displacing the cover element on either side of a vertical longitudinal center roof plane, each displacement kinematics comprising a guide rail, a first kinematic unit guided in the guide rail, and a second kinematic unit guided in the guide rail; and
a set of drive cables for the two kinematic units, the first kinematic unit comprising a first deploying lever which is adjustable between a raised position and a lowered position, and the second kinematic unit comprising a second deploying lever,
wherein the first kinematic unit comprises a securing slide which is guided in the guide rail and secures the first deploying lever in its lowered position,
wherein the securing slide has a securing protrusion at the front, the securing protrusion interacting with a mating securing element to secure the first deploying lever in its lowered position, the mating securing element being disposed on the first deploying lever or on a component fixed to the cover element, and
wherein the mating securing element has a groove on its underside, the groove engaging a stop element when the cover element is in the closed position, the stop element being disposed on the guide rail and holding the cover element in position in the longitudinal roof direction.