Vehicle having a slider for guiding a displaceable element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10023032-B2
Application number	US-201515028179-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2015
Priority date	Dec 12, 2014
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

A vehicle having a slider for guiding a displaceable element of the vehicle relative to a body of the vehicle, wherein the slider can be arranged so as to be movable along a guide element, and has a plastics region and a metal region. The slider may be embodied in one piece, wherein the metal region is at least partially overmolded with the plastics region. The slider may be configured such that at least one portion of the slider engages at least partially around the guide element.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle having a slider for guiding a displaceable element of the vehicle relative to a body of the vehicle, wherein the slider is arranged so as to be movable along a guide element, and has a plastics region and a metal region,
wherein the slider is embodied in one piece, and the metal region is at least partially overmolded with the plastics region, and the slider is configured such that at least one portion of the slider engages at least partially around the guide element; and
wherein the metal region is a spring-steel insert which is overmolded entirely with the plastics region.

2. The vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide element is oriented in a direction substantially parallel to the vehicle longitudinal axis and has a guide portion which has a cross section transversely to the vehicle longitudinal axis, wherein the slider has a through-opening which is configured to receive the cross section of the guide portion such that the slider is displaceable along the guide element in the direction parallel to the vehicle longitudinal axis and relative to the guide portion.

3. The vehicle as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the cross section of the guide portion is configured in an L-shaped or U-shaped manner, and the opening in the slider is configured in an L-shaped or U-shaped manner.

4. The vehicle as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the plastics region and also the metal region have an L-shaped or U-shaped through-opening.

5. The vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one portion encloses an opening transversely to the vehicle longitudinal axis except for a slot, wherein the opening and the slot are configured to receive a guide portion of the guide element in that the guide portion can engage in the opening through the slot, wherein the engagement is secured against releasing in that the guide portion is wider than the slot in the region of the opening such that the slider is displaceable along the guide element in the direction parallel to the vehicle longitudinal axis and relative to the guide portion.

6. The vehicle as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the slider has two such portions, which are arranged in succession in the direction of the vehicle longitudinal axis, and a fastening region arranged between these portions, a fastening pin being arranged at said fastening region in order to mount the slider in a pivotable manner about a first rotation axis which is oriented transversely to the vehicle longitudinal axis.

7. The vehicle as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the fastening pin is plugged through an opening in the fastening region and is secured against releasing of the fastening in that a securing means preferably in the form of a wobble-type securing means is arranged behind the opening on the plugged-through end of the fastening pin.

8. A vehicle having a slider for guiding a displaceable element of the vehicle relative to a body of the vehicle, wherein the slider is arranged so as to be movable along a guide element, and has a plastics region and a metal region,
wherein the slider is embodied in one piece, and the metal region is at least partially overmolded with the plastics region, and the slider is configured such that at least one portion of the slider engages at least partially around the guide element;
wherein the metal region is a spring-steel insert which is at least partially overmolded with the plastics region; and
wherein the displaceable element is a cover for optionally opening and closing an opening in a roof of the vehicle, the guide element is arranged on the cover, the slider is arranged on a tilt lever which can be pivoted about a second rotation axis that is oriented transversely to the vehicle longitudinal axis, and the cover is lifted in the region of a cover rear edge by deployment of the tilt lever during a movement of the cover toward the rear over a roof surface of the roof, wherein, during the movement of the cover relative to the roof opening, the guide element is moved relative to the slider and is guided by the latter.

9. A slider for guiding a displaceable element of a vehicle relative to a body of the vehicle, wherein the slider has a plastics region and a metal region,
wherein the slider is embodied in one piece, and the metal region is at least partially overmolded with the plastics region, and the slider is configured such that at least one portion of the slider can engage at least partially around a guide element of the vehicle;
wherein the metal region is configured as a spring-steel insert which is at least partially overmolded with the plastics region; and
wherein the at least one portion encloses an opening transversely to a longitudinal axis of the slider except for a slot, wherein the opening and the slot are configured to receive a guide portion of a guide element in that the guide portion can engage in the opening through the slot, wherein the engagement is secured against releasing in that the provided guide portion is wider than the slot in the region of the opening such that the slider is displaceable along the guide element and relative to the guide portion and guides the latter.

10. The vehicle as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a cross section of the guide portion is configured in an L-shaped or U-shaped manner, and the opening in the slider is configured in an L-shaped or U-shaped manner.

11. The slider as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the plastics region and also the metal region have the L-shaped or U-shaped through-opening.

12. The slider as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the slider has two such portions, which are arranged in succession in a longitudinal direction of the slider, and a fastening region arranged between these portions, a fastening pin being arranged at said fastening region in order to mount the slider in a pivotable manner about a first rotation axis.

13. The slider as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the plastics region has bulges in a contact region that is adapted to engagement with the guide element, said bulges expanding the opening, through which the guide portion is guided through the slider, in the region of a respective front end face and rear end faces in the direction of travel.

Assignees

• Webasto SE

Inventors

• Knoepfle Julian
• Reihl Peter

Classifications

• B60J7/02 Primary

  of sliding type {, e.g. comprising guide shoes} · CPC title

• B60J7/0435 Primary

  pivoting upwardly to vent mode and moving at the outside of the roof to fully open mode · CPC title

• B60J7/04 Primary

  with rigid plate-like element or elements {, e.g. open roofs with harmonica-type folding rigid panels (B60J7/061 takes precedence)} · CPC title