Sliding roof system of an automotive vehicle and guiding rail profile therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10065485-B2
Application number	US-201715660041-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 26, 2017
Priority date	Jul 27, 2016
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

A sliding roof system with a guiding rail profile, including a fastening section with a plurality of mounting domes for connecting the guiding rail profile to a vehicle-fixed roof portion. A water drainage section extending in parallel to the fastening section is provided, which water drainage section is adjoined by a guiding section to guide control kinematics for a movable roof part. The fastening section is provided with integrally formed stiffening reinforcements. The stiffening reinforcements are provided in the vicinity of the mounting domes and extend in the transverse direction of the guiding rail profile continuously into the water drainage section.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Sliding roof system of an automotive vehicle with a guiding rail profile, including a fastening section with a plurality of mounting domes for connecting the guiding rail profile to a vehicle-fixed roof portion and—as seen in the longitudinal direction of the guiding rail profile—a water drainage section extending in parallel to the fastening section, which water drainage section is adjoined—as seen in the transverse direction of the guiding rail profile—by a guiding section to guide control kinematics for a movable roof part, wherein the fastening section is provided with integrally formed stiffening reinforcements, wherein the stiffening reinforcements are provided on the mounting domes and extend in the transverse direction of the guiding rail profile continuously into the water drainage section.

2. Sliding roof system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one additional outward arcuate feature is formed in the water drainage section as a stiffening reinforcement which is provided in the longitudinal direction offset in relation to the mounting domes.

3. Sliding roof system according to claim 1 , wherein the stiffening reinforcements are designed as an outward embossing feature in a region of at least one of the mounting domes, which outward embossing feature is continuously drawn downwards in a side wall region of the water drainage section.

4. Sliding roof system according to claim 3 , wherein the outward embossing feature extends starting from the at least one of the mounting domes across the side wall region into a bottom region of the water drainage section.

5. Sliding roof system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one additional outward arcuate feature is formed in the water drainage section as a stiffening reinforcement which is provided in the longitudinal direction offset in relation to the mounting domes, wherein the stiffening reinforcements are designed as an outward embossing feature in a region of at least one of the mounting domes, which outward embossing feature is continuously drawn downwards in a side wall region of the water drainage section, and wherein the at least one additional outward arcuate feature and the outward embossing feature are shaped upwards relative to an upper side of the guiding rail profile.

6. Sliding roof system according to claim 3 , wherein the outward embossing feature extends across at least one longitudinal edge region of the guiding rail, profile.

7. Sliding roof system according to claim 1 , wherein the stiffening reinforcements are designed as an outward embossing feature in a region of at least one of the mounting domes, which outward embossing feature is continuously drawn downwards in a side wall region of the water drainage section, wherein the outward embossing feature extends starting from the at least one of the mounting domes across the side wall region into a bottom region of the water drainage section, and wherein the outward embossing feature tapers starting from the at least one of the mounting domes in the direction towards the bottom region of the water drainage section.

Assignees

• Heidan Michael
• Bos Gmbh

Inventors

• Heidan Michael

Classifications

• B60J7/0084 Primary

  Water draining for non-fixed roofs or roof panels (for fixed roofs not integral with roof structure B60R13/06, for fixed roofs integral with roof structure B62D25/07) · CPC title

• B60J7/02 Primary

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

• B60J7/04

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