Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
  • B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
  • B60J7/02—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of sliding type, e.g. comprising guide shoes
  • B60J7/024—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of sliding type, e.g. comprising guide shoes characterised by the height regulating mechanism of the sliding panel
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
  • B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
  • B60J7/02—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of sliding type, e.g. comprising guide shoes
  • B60J7/04—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of sliding type, e.g. comprising guide shoes with rigid plate-like element or elements, e.g. open roofs with harmonica-type folding rigid panels
  • B60J7/05—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of sliding type, e.g. comprising guide shoes with rigid plate-like element or elements, e.g. open roofs with harmonica-type folding rigid panels pivoting upwardly to vent mode and moving downward before sliding to fully open mode

Definitions

• the invention relates to an adjusting mechanism for generating pivoting movements and displacements of a body component, in particular a sliding roof cover, with a control lever which is pivotally connected to the body component, and with a drive device which stores the Steuerhe- at and adjusted for moving the body component.
• the drive device has a displaceable drive slide, on which the control lever is adjustably mounted by means of at least two control units, and that the control lever is movable or adjustable in a sliding movement of the drive carriage.
• a simple storage and adjustment of the body component wherein the body member supporting the control lever is securely guided and stored for all movements and in all positions on the drive carriage on the at least two control units.
• the control lever In a sliding movement of the drive carriage, depending on the position of the body component, the control lever is pivoted, on the one hand, relative to the drive carriage, whereby a pivoting sliding mechanism is also used.
• Movement is understood as well as on the other hand moves together with the drive carriage, wherein it can be fixed relative to the drive carriage.
• the control lever also pivots on its articulation with respect to the body component.
• the support via two control units is sufficient, so that in particular can be dispensed with a further control of the control lever via an otherwise to be arranged on an adjacent component control part.
• the control lever for transmitting the pivoting movement and a longitudinal sliding movement is provided on the body component and pivotally connected to the body component, wherein the control lever is mounted on the body component by means of a stationary or displaceable pivot axis.
• an elongated backdrop guidance on the underside of the body component between the control lever and a remote therefrom pivot bearing of the body component can be omitted.
• the issuing of a sliding roof cover is controlled in known from the prior art bearing mechanics.
• a body component is in particular an adjustable cover of a vehicle such as a car or a bus which can be raised on the vehicle roof from a roof opening or swiveled at its rear edge as well as lowerable or at its rear edge down and in the lowered position in the longitudinal direction or in the transverse direction can be moved under the roof.
• a known sliding lifting roof has such a lid.
• such a body component can also be a movable side window or rear window or the like.
• the control unit is any combination of at least two engagement members, which can transmit in a mutual engagement control movements and forces between participating components or bearing components.
• the at least two engagement components can be engaged with each other via sliding guides or via pivot bearings or the like with optionally additional guide means.
• each control unit has a guide and a slider slidably received on the guide, wherein the guide is optionally provided on the drive carriage or on the control lever and the sliding member is arranged on the associated control lever or drive carriage.
• the guide is optionally provided on the drive carriage or on the control lever and the sliding member is arranged on the associated control lever or drive carriage.
• a control unit in an initial or closed position of the body component as well as in at least one pivot position, a control unit is disposed below an edge or rear edge of the body component and the sliding element of the control unit a cent Rale pivot axis of the control lever on the drive carriage forms.
• the control lever thus pivots in its movement during the raising movement and the lowering movement around the edge of an opening of an adjacent body component or around the edge of a roof opening and an optionally attached thereto seal.
• a first control unit adjacent to a arranged on the body component below the edge of its pivot bearing of the control lever is active.
• the mutual control engagement of the two associated engagement members of a control unit is designated, whereas the control unit is inactive when the two engagement members are without mutual control engagement, for example, when the sliding member has exited the associated guide.
• one or the central second control unit provides a central support of the control lever in the region below the edge and a third control unit is active on a particular arranged outside of the body component and with respect to the second control unit opposite end of the control lever.
• the first control unit is associated with the front portion of the control lever
• the second control unit is associated with the center portion
• the third control unit is associated with the rear portion of the control lever. Due to the active front and rear or first and third control unit of the control lever receives a large support base that holds the closed body component or the lid securely locked and can reliably support forces acting on the lid.
• the first front control unit is arranged close to the pivot bearing of the control lever on the body component or cover, the force introduction and force relief takes place directly over the drive carriage in the body-side or roof-side guide or support.
• the central or central control unit or its sliding element provides additional support, but could also be inactive in this position.
• the central second control unit and the third control unit which is under an adjacent component or roof part, active, whereas the first control unit is inactive.
• the control lever is raised in the area of the first control unit and the sliding element is disengaged from its guide.
• the control lever is securely supported by the center control unit and the rear control unit on the drive carriage.
• a third position of the body component in particular a pivoted lowered position, at least the first control unit and the central second control unit are active and the third control unit is inactive.
• the double support is also sufficient.
• the body component between its first position, in particular its initial or closed position, and its second position, in particular its Ausschwenkgna, or its third position, in particular its pivoted Absenkgna, and the associated transfer positions of the control lever relative to the drive carriage in the respective transition areas, the three control units between the drive carriage and the control lever are active. This ensures safe support even at unexpectedly high loads during this adjustment of the body component.
• the guide or guide slot of the first control unit and the third control unit in the pivoting direction of the body component or in the vertical or Z-direction of the lid each have a low overall height, which adapted to the respective required guide path with active first and third control unit is.
• the overall height can thereby be advantageously reduced compared to a design in which only one front or only one rear control unit is provided, the guide of which would have to have a correspondingly extended guide length and also guide height, in order to support the swung-out as well as the off-center. To ensure lowered position.
• the overall height is therefore according to the invention significantly reduced compared to the prior art, for example, approximately half the height, whereby the space requirement in the vertical or Z direction is significantly reduced.
• At least one of the control units is in this case formed such that it transmits the lock on the control lever and thus on the body component or the lid.
• the first control unit or its first sliding element keeps the control lever locked to the drive carriage in the direction of movement of the drive carriage or in the longitudinal direction.
• the longitudinal lock on the control lever is introduced near its pivotal mounting on the body component or cover. However, basically every control unit can take over this locking function.
• a locking slider of the control lever holds the control lever relative to a vehicle-fixed component containing a longitudinal guide of the drive carriage in each position of the body component except one or the third position of the body component, in particular a pivoted lowered position, locked. In this lowered position, the control lever can be displaced longitudinally with the body component and is consequently not blocked in the longitudinal displacement direction or X direction.
• the locking slide is adjacent to the third slider and, in particular, arranged opposite to this with respect to the control lever.
• the locking slide is disposed on the located under an adjacent bodywork or roof part end of the control lever. For a lid of a push-lift roof, this is the rear end of the control lever. A support of the locking slide can be done on a vehicle-mounted component under the roof.
• the locking slider is movably received in a vertical slide and fixed in the vertical direction in the vertical direction of the drive carriage and the vertical slide on the opposite end of its pivot bearing or rear end of the control lever and the body component or cover is arranged.
• the lowered body component by means of the drive carriage in a remote from its initial or closed position open position is displaced.
• the locking slide of the control lever is guided on a longitudinal guide which extends away from the body part arranged in the closed position via the displacement path, and in this longitudinal guide the locking slide is fixed perpendicular to the longitudinal direction or in the vertical or Z-direction.
• the locking slider prevents pivoting of the control lever.
• Longitudinal guide are accommodated in a component which protrudes from the position of the locking slide arranged in the initial or closed position body component up over the leadership of the drive carriage.
• the space required for this component or guide component is available in particular in a sliding-lifting roof under the roof or roof surface.
• An area laterally next to the body component or cover and above the longitudinal guide of the drive carriage thus remains free of this component or guide component.
• a gutter can be provided which firmly connects the two control levers of the two bearing devices of the adjusting mechanism which are located on the edge side of the body component and always engages under the edge of the body component or the rear edge of the cover.
• the Gully may preferably be integrally formed with the control levers, in particular made of plastic.
• the two control levers are given increased torsional rigidity, so that they always maintain their matching positions on both sides of the body component or cover.
• the gutter also provides lateral support of the two control levers or their support in the transverse direction on the vehicle roof.
• the gutter is always held by the control lever below the rear edge of the lid and moves during pivoting of the control lever during the pivoting up and down of the rear edge of the lid with this around the seal at the rear edge of the roof opening, which is virtually a virtual pivot axis.
• the gully retains its function for water collection and lateral water drainage.
• the body component has a pivot axis lying opposite the control lever, which is fixedly arranged on a sliding element, which is displaceably mounted on a longitudinal guide parallel to the longitudinal guide of the drive carriage.
• the pivot axis is arranged at the front edge of the lid and formed by a bearing axis which is pivotally received in or on a front slider.
• the body component is therefore preferably a cover of a sliding lifting roof, which is movably mounted on lateral frame legs of a frame assembly by means of opposing front bearing devices and rear bearing means of the adjustment and the drive carriage of the rear bearing device is longitudinally movable on a longitudinal guide on the frame legs.
• An advantage of this design is that the unit of drive carriage and control lever inwardly of the plastic profile, ie along the center of the lid or vehicle roof facing the inside of the plastic profile, is movable and in particular the control lever is adjacent to the plastic profile.
• the vehicle roof may have a transverse reinforcement, which is arranged under an edge of the closed body component or a rear edge of the lid and on the lateral connection to the body component or the lid overlapping frame assembly or on a roof frame, the rear bearing device in the closed position of the body component or of the lid is arranged.
• the weight of the body part or the lid weight can be derived with the lid closed, flared or lowered from the rear bearing means on a short path on the lateral attachment of the transverse reinforcement in a fixed roof structure in an advantageous manner.
• the adjusting mechanism according to the invention can be provided on both outer edges of a body component or the lid on both sides of the roof opening. In principle, only a central adjustment mechanism for adjusting the body component or the cover can be provided.
• Figure 1 is a perspective plan view of a vehicle with an openable vehicle roof in the form of a sliding-lifting roof with a lid arranged in the closed position. in a spatial view, a rear bearing mechanism of an adjustment mechanism of the lid with a gutter;
• Fig. 3a in a longitudinal sectional view of the sliding lifting roof with the issued at its rear edge cover;
• 3b in a longitudinal sectional view according to FIG. 3a the sliding lifting roof with the cover arranged in the closed position in the roof opening;
• 3c shows a longitudinal sectional view according to FIG. 3a of the sliding lifting roof with the cover lowered and partly moved under a rear roof surface; in a three-dimensional view of the vehicle roof with side frame legs of a frame assembly in the region of the Schuran of the lid; in a side elevation view in partial section, the rear bearing technology with flared lid of FIG. 3a; in a side elevation view in partial section, the rear bearing technology with the lid closed according to FIG. 3b; in a side outer view in partial section, the rear bearing mechanism with lowered and displaced to the rear cover according to FIG.
• FIG. 11b is a cross-sectional view of the left frame leg of FIG. 11a; FIG. in a three-dimensional view of the left front corner portion of the front gutter having a lid and the front portion of the left frame leg with a water channel;
• Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view along the section line B - B in Figure 12 the lid with its front bearing on the frame leg and the gutter, which extends to the water channel.
• a vehicle 1 such.
• a passenger car has a vehicle roof 2 with a roof opening 3, which is optionally closed by a cover 4 of a sliding-lifting roof 5 or at least partially exposed.
• the cover 4 is adjustable by means of an adjusting mechanism between a closed position, in which it is arranged flush in the roof opening 3 with the roof skin 6 or an adjacent roof component (FIGS. 1 and 3b), a ventilation position in which it adjoins its rear edge 7 is raised (see Fig. 3a), and an open position (see Fig. 3c) in which it is lowered at its rear edge 7 and at least partially rearwardly under the adjacent roof skin 6 or an adjacent Dachbau- part is displaced.
• the cover 4 generally represents an example of a body component that is adjustable by means of an adjusting mechanism or bearing device according to the invention.
• the drawn in Fig. 1 three-dimensional vehicle coordinate system provides the axis and direction designations used in the description such.
• B. "front” and “back” is.
• the sliding-lifting roof 5 is formed as a unit with a frame assembly 8, both sides of the roof opening 3 as frame longitudinal part a frame leg 9 and a front frame cross member 10 and a rear frame cross member 11 (see Fig. 4) for connecting the two frame legs 9.
• Other frame parts may be provided as needed, z.
• B. the reinforcement or stiffening of the frame assembly 8.
• the sliding-lifting roof 5 is fixedly mounted with its frame assembly 8 on the vehicle roof 2 and a roof or body structure in a conventional manner.
• a glass lid is in the region of its front edge 12 on both sides by means of a respective front lid mechanism or bearing device 13 slidably mounted on a front longitudinal guide 14, which is arranged on the frame legs 9 and z. B. as inward to the lid or roof center or the opposite right-side frame leg opening z. B. groove-shaped slide is formed (see, for example, Fig. 13).
• the lid 4 is displaceably mounted in the region of its rear edge 7 on both sides by means of a respective rear lid mechanism or bearing device 15 on a rear longitudinal guide 16, which is arranged on the frame legs 9 or formed thereon.
• the two frame legs 9 as well as the longitudinal guides 14 and 16 extend on the vehicle roof 2 on both sides of the roof opening 3 in the roof longitudinal direction along the side edges 17 of the roof opening 3 and in particular the rear longitudinal guides 16 in their extension to the rear under the roof skin 6 or another adjacent roof part.
• the longitudinal guides 14 and 16 may instead of groove-shaped slideways with differently shaped slideways such. B be formed with web-shaped guides or scenes.
• a drive device for the motorized adjustment of the cover 4 has a drive motor 18 mounted in particular on the front frame cross member 10 and a respective drive cable 19 (FIG. 12) which connects the drive motor 18 to the respective rear bearing device 15 and is guided along the frame member 9.
• the drive motor can also be mounted on a rear frame cross member or on the vehicle roof or another roof-side component and the drive cables can be connected via cable guides or Reachroh- re led to the frame legs 9.
• the front frame cross member 10 is not required for driving motor bearing in each case and can also be omitted.
• the lid 4 has a front gutter 20 (see Fig.
• Gasket 23 is attached, for example, to a vertical flange portion 25 at the edge 22 of the roof skin 6 (see Figs. 12 to 14), but may alternatively be secured to the lid rim, so that the gap 21 in this case between the seal 23 and the edge 22 of the roof skin 6 is located.
• the gully 20 is firmly connected to the lid 4 and in the region of the front edge 12 of the lid 4 z. B. glued to the underside 26 of the lid 4 or by means of a An or foam 27, which is formed only on or under the front edge 12 or on the edge of the lid, attached or integrated.
• the gutter 20 includes a side edge portion 28 which extends over a channel inner wall 29 into or over the water channel 24, so that water from the gutter 20 safely drains into the water channel 24 and can not get into the dry area outside of the water-bearing parts. At least this lateral edge section 28 of the gully 20 is at closed lid 4 (see FIG. 3b) as well as when the lid 4 (see FIG.
• the water channel 24 is arranged in particular on the upper side of the frame leg 9 or formed on this and extends over such a length that the gully 20 with the lid closed and flared 4 as well as with the lid open and pushed back 4 always over the Water channel 24 is positioned.
• the water channel 24 has a front end wall 30 and at least one z. B. tubular water outlet 31, on the z. B. by means of a hose water over a roof pillar such as the A-pillar of the vehicle can be derived.
• a water collecting channel is not required in this design, whereby the front corner region can be formed without spatial collision of a water drainage with the cable guide 40.
• the front bearing device 3 contains a support arm 32 with a slider 33 attached thereto, which is slidably received in the longitudinal guide 14.
• the support arm 32 is fixedly connected to support the lid 4 with the gutter 20, the AnMumung 27 or other cover part and allows in a simple manner a pure pivoting movement of the lid 4 when exhibiting or lowering relative to the slider 33, the rotationally fixed in the longitudinal guide 14 and is received longitudinally displaceable.
• the support arm 32 ends z. B. in a bearing axis 34 or includes such that is received in a bearing bore 35 of the slider 33 and as the slider 33 stationary pivot axis allows the pivotal movement of the lid 4 at its front bearing means 13.
• the slider 33 may also be integrally formed with the water channel 20 or the support arm 32 or fixedly attached thereto.
• the pivot axis forming slider 33 in the longitudinal guide 14 in a joint pivoting movement with the lid 4.
• the slider 33 may be cylindrical, trapezoidal or elongated in side view and therefore in line contact or preferably in surface contact supported on the longitudinal guide 14.
• the rear bearing device 15 of the lid 4 has a drive slide 36 (see FIG. 2 and in particular FIGS. 5 a to 5 c and 6 a to 6 c) which is connected to a guide track 37 of the rear longitudinal guide 16 by means of a front slide element 38 and a rear slide element 39 slidably received and connected to the flexible tensile drive cable 19, which is received on the frame legs 9 in a cable guide 40 and guided pressure resistant.
• the rear bearing device 15 comprises a raising or control lever 41, which is articulated at its front end by means of a side mounted on the underside of the lid 4 pivot bearing 42, which with his
• the control lever 41 extends from the pivot bearing 42 below the lid 4 to the rear beyond the rear edge 7 of the lid 4 also and is mounted on the drive carriage 36 depending on its position by means of two or three control units.
• the first or front control unit 43 includes a first slider 44 projecting inwardly from the drive carriage 36 against the control lever 41, and a first front guide slot 45 disposed on the control lever 41 and opened outwardly against the drive carriage 36 and in which the slider 44 is taken guided in dependence on the position of the lid 4 (see, for example, Fig. 5b and 5c).
• the slider 44 is disposed on the upper end of an upwardly directed front arm 46 of the drive carriage 36 and thus above the guide track 37.
• the second or middle control unit 47 includes a second slider 48 projecting inwardly of the control lever 41 against the drive carriage 36 and a second intermediate guide slot 49 disposed on the drive carriage 36 in the longitudinal direction and laterally open for engagement with the slider 48 and in FIG the slider 48 is accommodated guided in dependence on the position of the cover 4 (see, for example, FIGS. 5a to 5c).
• the slider 48 forms the central support of the control lever 41 on the drive carriage 36 at the level of the guide track 37 and is guided in the guide track 37 in abutment against the upper and lower guide wall 50 and 51, respectively.
• the third or rear control unit 52 (see FIGS. 6a to 6c) includes a third rear slider 53 projecting laterally inwardly against the drive carriage 36 from the control lever 41, and a third rear guide slot 54 disposed on the drive carriage 36 for engaging the driver Slider 53 is open and in which the slider 53 is added guided in dependence on the position of the lid 4 (see, for example, Figures 6a and 6b).
• the third rear guide slot 54 has a slotted profile, which extends from a front upper inlet portion 55 via an inclined downwardly extending central portion 56 to a lower rear end portion 57.
• the control lever 41 further includes an additional rear locking slide 58 (see Figs. 5a to 5c) projecting outwardly from the control lever 41 opposite to the position of the third slider 53 and engaged in an associated guide slot 59 engaging the rear longitudinal guide 16 - Is ordered and has a front substantially vertically and curved extending vertical slot 60 and a subsequent rear longitudinal horizontal link 61.
• the front frame cross member 10 of the frame assembly 8 of the sliding tilting roof 5 as well as the two frame legs 9 are made of plastic such. As polypropylene, which may also be glass fiber reinforced, and in particular produced as injection molded parts.
• Each frame leg 9 includes the longitudinal guide 14, in which the slider 33 of the front bearing device 13 is slidably received and which extends sufficiently far to the rear, z. B. until approximately at the level of the rear edge of the roof opening 3, so that the cover 4 can be moved in a maximum opening position under the fixed roof skin 6 to the rear.
• the rear longitudinal guide 16 for the drive carriage 36 of the rear bearing device 15 includes the guide track 37, which extends at least from the point to the rear, in which the front slider 38 of the Antriebsschlit- 36 with the lid 4 swung up assumes its foremost position (see FIG. 3a).
• the guide track 37 extends at least from the point to the rear, in which the front slider 38 of the Antriebsschlit- 36 with the lid 4 swung up assumes its foremost position (see FIG. 3a).
• the frame leg 9 contains in addition to these components made of plastic, a frame rail 62 as a reinforcement (Fig. 3a to 3c, 7 and 8), which consists of a relative to conventional plastic comparatively rigid material such.
• a lower support support for the rear longitudinal guide 16 forms and extends from a front joint 63 to the frame longitudinal part 9 to the rear end of the frame longitudinal part 9 and thus only over the travel of the drive carriage 36.
• the frame rail 62 is on the frame legs 9 on the underside by means of screws (not shown), which are screwed into screw holes formed in plastic 64 (see Fig. 11b) attached.
• the substantially flat frame rail 62 which may also be curved in the longitudinal direction corresponding to a roof curvature and the frame leg 9 adapted thereto, contains a cable channel 66 which is open via a slit 65 directed to the longitudinal guide 16 and in which the drive cable 19 is guided is in turn connected via the slot 65 with the drive carriage 36 which is slidably guided on the top of the frame rail 62 or can be.
• This cross-sectional configuration of the frame rail 62 allows a cost-effective production as an extruded part, since not to be formed on the frame rail 62 complicated to be formed and deviating from the longitudinal direction gate sections, but integrated into the plastic part of the rear longitudinal guide 16 of the right-side and the left-side rear storage facilities 15 are.
• a high strength plastic for the frame rail 62 has an E-modulus in the range of about 15,000 to 25,000 MPa, and more preferably about 20,000 MPa.
• a gutter 67 connects the two control parts 41 firmly together (see Fig. 2 and 4) and is formed with these two control parts 41 in particular integrally made of plastic.
• the gutter 67 is shaped and arranged on the respective control part 41 that they the rear edge 7 of the lid 4 as well as the roof opening 3 rear limiting front edge 68 of the roof skin 6, to which the seal 23 may be attached, and thus an intermediate therebetween Gap 69 engages in those positions of the lid 4, in which the lid 4 is closed ( Figures 5b and 6b), issued ( Figures 5a and 6a) and lowered ( Figures 5c and 6c). Penetrating water is collected in the gutter 67 and discharged to both sides.
• the gutter 67 ends laterally in a gutter drain 70, which extends over a drain bottom 71 on the frame legs 9, but is laterally limited such that upon an opening movement of the lid 4 under the rear roof skin 6, the water gutrinne 67 or the gutter drain 70 does not collide with the guide slot 59 containing and upstanding plastic profile 72, but can move past it on the inside (see Fig. 8). Water can therefore drain from the gutter 67 via the gutter outlet 70 to the drainage bottom 71 and from here into the water channel 24.
• a water collecting region 73 is thus delimited by the drainage bottom 71, an inner wall 74 and a rear discharge wall 75. Forward may optionally be provided 76 a front boundary wall.
• the gutter 67 is consequently assigned to the water collecting area 73 or opens to this when the lid 4 and its rear edge 7 is in the positions shown in FIGS. 5a to 5c and 6a to 6c. In these positions, in which the cover 4 has not yet been displaced to release the roof opening 3 in the longitudinal direction, the cover 4 assumes a cover basic position.
• the water collecting area 73 as well as the water channel 24, which are bounded at the rear by the discharge wall 75 and the plastic profile 72, are also provided only for these positions of the lid 4 and the lid base position as well as for an overlapping position of the lid 4 in an overlap region and provided or active, the overlap area z. B. may correspond approximately to the width of the gutter 67 in the X or longitudinal direction.
• the gutter 67 will not contain water, so that a lateral water collecting area in the rear portion of the Frame leg 9 and thus in the field of plastic profile 72 is not required.
• the lid 4 is formed trapezoidal in plan view, with its front edge 12 is shorter than its rear edge 7. Accordingly, the 23 of the seal limited roof opening 3 also trapezoidal shape.
• the front bearing device 13 only contains the slider 33 as part to be stored on the longitudinal guide 14. Other parts are not required for the pivoting movement and the longitudinal movement of the lid 4 in the region of the front bearing device 13, so that here the necessary space in the Y or transverse direction as well as in the X or longitudinal direction is comparatively low.
• the rear bearing device 15 which assumes the issuing of the cover 4, the locking in the closed position and the lowering and the movement in the longitudinal direction, is arranged in the rear corner region of the lid 4 and is thus in the region of the rear frame cross member 11, as a transverse reinforcement is mounted and the edge supported on the fixed roof longitudinal spar and in particular on a B-pillar (Fig. 4). Forces from the lid 4 due to its weight or driving z. B. by vibrations or wind forces in the region of its rear edge 7 via the pivot bearing 42 are introduced to the rear bearing means 15, of this on a short power path directly on the frame legs 9 and of this on the rear frame cross member 11 in the fixed roof or Derived body structure.
• the space of the rear bearing device 15 is limited in the X or longitudinal direction substantially to the moving from the drive carriage 36 and controlled control lever 41 and thus comparatively low.
• Ausstellkulissen known from the prior art which is on the underside of the lid, such. B. on a side cover carrier, over a relatively large length réellere-, or locking devices in this area for fixing the closed lid 4 in the X or longitudinal direction are not required.
• the locking of the cover 4 in the X- or longitudinal direction takes place rather in the vertical slot 60, in the plastic profile 72 clearly behind the closed cover 4 or the cross member or rear frame cross member 11 and at the level of the rear end of the rear bearing means 15 and the control lever 41st is arranged.
• the space of the rear bearing device 15 in the Y or transverse direction is therefore comparatively low.
• the control lever 41 of the rear bearing means 15 and the drive carriage 36 are arranged directly inwardly of the plastic profile 72 on the frame member 9 movable or longitudinally movable.
• the inner drive carriage 36 of the left-side and the right-side rear bearing devices 15 and the two sliders 33 of the left-side and the right-side front bearing devices 13 form a rectangle with a large width in the Y or transverse direction, since - as explained - the space of the rear bearing means 15 in Y or transverse direction is comparatively low.
• the see-through area on the glass cover 4 or on the exposed roof opening 3, which is bounded from below or from the vehicle interior by a headliner, is substantially larger in comparison with a see-through area in conventional storage facilities.
• the triangle spanned by this oblique line and the rectangle side line illustrates the narrow space for the front and the rear bearing device 13 and 15, respectively.
• the control lever 41 is held on the drive carriage 36 in a position to be designated as horizontal relative to its central bearing point formed by the second slider 48, a rotary and sliding slider and twice supported by the first control unit 43 and the third control unit 52.
• the first support is provided by the front first slider 44 or lowering slider of the drive carriage 36, which is received in the front portion of the first guide slot 45 or Absenkkulisse the control lever 41 for a vertical support or Z-support.
• the second support is made by the rear third slider 58 or Ausstellgleiter the control lever 4, which is held vertically in the third guide slot 54 or Ausstellkulisse at the front inlet portion 55.
• the second slider 48 as a central bearing point of the control lever 41 as well as the gutter 67 are located under the seal 23 and below the gap 69 between the front edge 68 of the roof skin 6 and the seal 23 and the rear edge 7 of the lid. 4
• the locking slider 58 or X-Z locking slider is received in the vertical slot 60 of the guide slot 59 in an X or longitudinal locking position and thus sets the control lever 41 in the X or longitudinal direction.
• the cover 4 is held securely locked in its closed position by means of the front and the rear control unit 43 and 52, wherein a locking force on the two control units 43 and 52 distributed.
• a locking force on the two control units 43 and 52 distributed.
• Particularly advantageous is the short largely vertical force path from the pivot bearing 42 on the cover 4 to the front first slider 44 and the immediate derivation via the arm 46 of the drive carriage 36 in the guide rail 37 on the frame leg 9 and the frame rail 62 and on the rear frame cross member 1 in the roof longitudinal beam or the B-pillar.
• the Control lever 41 Since at the beginning of this forward movement of the drive carriage 36, the front first slider 44 exits from the first guide slot 45, the Control lever 41 released at its front portion and can pivot with this upwards.
• the locking slider 58 at the rear end of the control lever 41 is lowered parallel to the third slider 53, wherein it remains out in the vertical axis 60 in the X or longitudinal direction and thus the position of the control lever 41 and thus also the cover 4 on the frame legs 9 and the vehicle roof 2 determines and determines.
• the first control unit 43 and the third control unit 52 are thus arranged relative to one another such that secure support via the two control units 43 and 52 is always ensured even during the initial pivotal movement of the control lever 41 and thus in this transfer position of the control lever 41 on the drive carriage.
• the second slider 48 as a central bearing point of the control lever 41 as well as the gutter 67 under the seal 23 and under the gap 69 remain in this deployment movement of the cover 4 and the control lever 41. Since the front edge 12 and thus the front pivot axis or Bearing axis 34 of the swinging lid 4 is to remain substantially fixed to the guide 14 together with the slider 33, the vertical slide 60 is curved towards the bottom more forward to compensate for the movement component of the lifting pivot bearing 42 in the longitudinal direction forward.
• the control lever 41 is simultaneously pivoted about its central second slider 48 so that its rear end with the locking slide 58 in the vertical guide 60 lifts up to the level of the horizontal slide 61 and abuts on its upper side.
• the lowermost position of the lid 4 is reached in the region of the pivot bearing 42 and held by the locking slide 58.
• the control lever 41 is held in this position in the longitudinal direction to the rear only via the front slider 44 of the drive carriage 36 in the first guide slot 45.
• this definition is sufficient since this lowered position of the cover 4 is merely an intermediate position before the subsequent rearward movement of the cover 4 under the roof skin 6 (see FIG. 3c).
• each guide slot 45 and 54 for their leadership function only about half the height of the total stroke of the vertical adjustment.
• a locking of the control lever 41 in the longitudinal direction is not substantially is provided in the area laterally adjacent to the control lever 41, but is limited to an area at the rear end of the control lever 41 and is thus arranged outside the water collecting area 73 required for the lateral water drainage.
• the cover 4 In order to expose the roof opening 3, the cover 4 is moved backwards from its lowered position (FIGS. 5c and 6c) by means of the drive carriage 36 of the rear bearing device 15.
• the control lever 41 is prevented by its locking slide 58, which is slidably guided in the horizontal guide 61 in the longitudinal direction, on a movement in the vertical direction or Z-direction, so that it maintains its pivotal position unchanged relative to the drive carriage 36.
• the entire rear bearing device 16 with the drive carriage 36 and the control lever 41 moves along the rear longitudinal guide 16 and inside or inwardly of the plastic profile 72nd
• the rear bearing device 16 thus has very favorable leverage ratios in the supporting and adjusting forces, which load the components evenly and as little as possible. While the Aushebhebelin, d. H. the distance from the central second slider 48 to the rear third slider 53 and the locking slider 58, is constant, the Abshebhebelin, d. H. the distance from the central second slider 48 to the front first slider 44, depending on the pivotal position of the control lever 41 variably.
• the sliders 44, 48, 52 and 58 are in particular plastic glides and may have any shape and shape that are suitable for guiding and supporting on guides or slide tracks, such. B. in cross-section round or trapezoidal sliders or generally guide or engagement elements.
• the sliders may also be sliding or rolling carriages.
• guides are scenes, bars and in general any type of guideways or guide components.
• the described movements of the storage facilities 13 and 15 and the lid 4 are also carried out in opposite movement.
• Front bearing device 43 first control unit

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