Automotive vehicle having moveable roof panel

Patent 6305740 Issued on October 23, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date:

August 24, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Patent References

Vehicle body sunroof
Patent #: 3981531
Issued on: 09/21/1976
Inventor: Koral , et al.

Station wagon with adjustable rear roof panel Patent #: 4272121
Issued on: 06/09/1981
Inventor: Kim

Inventors

Assignee

Delphi Technologies, Inc.

Application

No. 645744 filed on 08/24/2000

US Classes:

296/222, Panel slides with final closing motion having vertical component to attain closed and sealed condition296/216.05Movable to position above roof

Examiners

Primary: Pedder, Dennis H.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Griffin; Patrick M.

Foreign Patent References

0139429 JP 06/25/1991

International Class

B60J 007/053

Abstract

An automotive vehicle has a power operated moveable roof panel that moves between an open position above a fixed roof panel and a closed position behind the fixed roof panel. The moveable roof panel is guided by forward and rearward roller assemblies at each side that travel in respective forward and rearward tracks exclusively. The forward roller assemblies have forward rollers, rearward rollers and guide rollers that cooperate with drops in the forward tracks to push the moveable roof panel down in the closed position. The vehicle has an optional luggage rack and an optional interior partition between the passenger compartment and the cargo compartment that includes a moveable glass panel.