Open roof assembly having a drive assembly for operating a sunshade member and a closure member sequentially

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11059358-B2
Application number	US-202016785261-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2020
Priority date	Feb 11, 2019
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

An open roof assembly comprises a drive assembly having a slider member. The slider member comprising a coupling member, a first lever member coupled to a sunshade member and a second lever member coupled to a closure member. Each lever member comprises a mating member for coupling with the slider member and a locking lever for releasably engaging a respective locking recess. The slider member is sequentially couplable to one of the lever members. When the slider member is coupled to the first lever member, the sunshade member may be opened or closed by moving the slider member. When the slider member is coupled to the second lever member, the closure member may be opened or closed by moving the slider member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An open roof assembly comprising a moveably arranged closure member for closing an opening, a moveably arranged sunshade member for covering the opening and a drive assembly for sequentially moving the closure member and the sunshade member, the drive assembly comprising:
a guide defining a slider track extending between a first track end and a second track end;
a slider member operatively coupled to the guide, the slider member comprising a coupling member;
a drive motor operatively coupled to the slider member for moving the slider member along the slider track between the first track end and the second track end and guided by the guide;
a first lever member coupled to the sunshade member and moveably arranged along the slider track for operating the sunshade member, the first lever member comprising
a first mating member for coupling to the coupling member and;
a first locking lever for releasably engaging a first locking recess arranged along the slider track;

a second lever member coupled to the closure member and moveably arranged along the slider track for operating the closure member, the second lever member comprising
a second mating member for coupling to the coupling member;
a second locking lever for releasably engaging a second locking recess arranged along the slider track;

wherein the second locking recess is arranged closer to the second track end than the first locking recess;
wherein the slider member is coupled to the first lever member, when the slider member is between the first track end and the first locking recess; and
wherein the slider member is coupled to the second lever member when the slider member is between the second locking recess and the second track end.

2. The open roof assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the guide comprises a guide channel, in which the slider track is arranged, and wherein the slider member is moveably arranged in the guide channel.

3. The open roof assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the first locking lever and the second locking lever are arranged in the guide channel and wherein the guide channel comprises a channel wall, the first locking recess and the second locking recess being provided in the channel wall.

4. The open roof assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling member comprises a cam protruding from a surface of the slider member;
wherein the first mating member comprises a first cam track for receiving the cam; and
wherein the second mating member comprises a second cam track for receiving the cam.

5. The open roof assembly according to claim 4 , wherein the first cam track extends in the first locking lever, the first cam track having a first curved cam track section, wherein the first curved cam track section is configured to operate the first locking lever to be released from the first locking recess when the cam engages the first curved cam track section; and
wherein the second cam track extends in the second locking lever, the second cam track having a second curved cam track section, wherein the second curved cam track section is configured to operate the second locking lever to be released from the second locking recess when the cam engages the second curved cam track section.

6. The open roof assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the first locking lever comprises a resilient section, the resilient section comprising two parallel arms, the first cam track extending between the two parallel arms; and
wherein the second locking lever comprises a resilient section, the resilient section comprising two parallel arms, the second cam track extending between the two parallel arms.

7. The open roof assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the open roof assembly comprises a closure member mechanism for holding and moving the closure member, wherein the closure member mechanism is arranged adjacent to and extends parallel to the slider track, the closure member mechanism comprising a mechanism slider for operating the closure member mechanism; and
wherein the mechanism slider is coupled to the second lever member.

8. The open roof assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the slider track and the closure member mechanism extend in a first direction and wherein a first track part of the slider track extending between the first track end and the first locking recess is at least partly arranged adjacent to the closure member mechanism.

9. The open roof assembly according to claim 8 , wherein wherein a second track part of the slider track extending between the second track end and the second locking recess is shifted in the first direction relative to the closure member mechanism to the extent that the second track part and the closure member mechanism do not overlap in the first direction.

10. The open roof assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the slider track is arranged adjacent to a first side of the closure member mechanism and wherein the mechanism slider is arranged on a second side of the closure member mechanism, the second side being opposite to the first side, and wherein an elongated coupling element extends from the mechanism slider in parallel to and on the second side of the closure member mechanism to a bridging element and wherein the bridging element couples the elongated coupling element and the second lever member.

Assignees

• Inalfa Roof Sys Group Bv

Inventors

• Sun Sunny
• Shen Hardy
• Shi Yi

Classifications

• B60J7/0007

  moveable head-liners, screens, curtains or blinds for ceilings · CPC title

• B60J7/0015 Primary

  roller blind · CPC title

• B60J7/0573

  power driven arrangements, e.g. electrical · CPC title

• B60J7/043 Primary

  Sunroofs (B60J7/047 - B60J7/053 take precedence){e.g. sliding above the roof} · CPC title

• B60J7/057

  Driving or actuating arrangements (B60J7/047 - B60J7/053 take precedence){e.g. manually operated levers or knobs} · CPC title