Sliding cover assembly for a vehicle, in particular for a waterborne vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12320175-B2
Application number	US-202017617823-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2020
Priority date	Jun 28, 2019
Publication date	Jun 3, 2025
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025

Abstract

A sliding cover assembly for a vehicle, in particular a waterborne vehicle, the sliding cover assembly having a cover element displaceable between a closed position, in which a roof opening is closed, and an open position, in which the roof opening is at least partially open, and a displacement mechanism for the cover element, the displacement mechanism having a slider on either side of a longitudinal center plane of the cover element, each slider being guided in a sliding manner in a respective guide rail attached to the roof, and a raising lever connected to the cover element being hinged to each slider. The sliders each have a slider body and a control element which is mounted on the slider body in such a manner that it can rotate about an axis of rotation and to which the respective raising lever is hinged eccentrically relative to the axis of rotation.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sliding cover assembly for a waterborne vehicle, the sliding cover assembly comprising:
a cover element configured to be displaced between a closed position, in which a roof opening is closed, and an open position, in which the roof opening is at least partially open, and
a displacement mechanism for the cover element,
the displacement mechanism having a slider on either side of a longitudinal center plane of the cover element, each slider being guided in a sliding manner in a respective guide rail attached to the roof, and a raising lever connected to the cover element being hinged to each slider,
wherein the sliders each comprise a slider body and a control element which is mounted on the slider body in such a manner that it can rotate about an axis of rotation and to which the respective raising lever is hinged eccentrically relative to the axis of rotation and
wherein a brake is disposed on each slider body, each brake being operable by the respective control element and fixing the respective slider in the longitudinal guide rail direction when in the operated state.

2. The sliding cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the control elements disposed on either side are connected to each other for co-rotation via an operating bar.

3. The sliding cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the brakes each comprise a brake tab which is configured to be elastically pushed against the respective guide rail by the respective control element.

4. The sliding cover assembly according to claim 3 , wherein a braking element, is disposed on each brake tab.

5. The sliding cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein at least one control projection interacting with a ramp of the brake is disposed on each control element.

6. The sliding cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the control elements are configured to be adjusted between a closed position, in which the cover element is lowered, a sliding position, in which the cover element is raised and displaceable in the longitudinal rail direction, and a locked position, in which the cover element is raised and secured against being moved in the longitudinal rail direction.

7. A sliding cover assembly for a waterborne vehicle, the sliding cover assembly comprising:
a cover element configured to be displaced between a closed position, in which a roof opening is closed, and an open position, in which the roof opening is at least partially open, and
a displacement mechanism for the cover element,
the displacement mechanism having a slider on either side of a longitudinal center plane of the cover element, each slider being guided in a sliding manner in a respective guide rail attached to the roof, and a raising lever connected to the cover element being hinged to each slider,
wherein the sliders each comprise a slider body and a control element which is mounted on the slider body in such a manner that it can rotate about an axis of rotation and to which the respective raising lever is hinged eccentrically relative to the axis of rotation,
wherein the control elements are configured to be adjusted between a closed position, in which the cover element is lowered, a sliding position, in which the cover element is raised and displaceable in the longitudinal rail direction, and a locked position, in which the cover element is raised and secured against being moved in the longitudinal rail direction, and
wherein a latch member defines the closed position, the sliding position and the locked position.

8. The sliding cover assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the latch member comprises a spring-loaded ball interacting with corresponding recesses.

9. The sliding cover assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the spring-loaded ball is mounted on the slider body and the recesses are disposed on the control element.

10. The sliding cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the cover element is pushed against a frame, which is attached to the roof, via a circumferential weatherstrip and is held in position when in the closed position.

11. The sliding cover assembly according to claim 1 , wherein two other sliding elements, which are each guided in a guide rail, are disposed on the cover element.

12. A waterborne vehicle comprising a sliding cover assembly according to claim 1 .

13. The sliding cover assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the cover element is pushed against a frame, which is attached to the roof, via a circumferential weatherstrip and is held in position when in the closed position.

14. The sliding cover assembly according to claim 7 , wherein two other sliding elements, which are each guided in a guide rail, are disposed on the cover element.

15. A waterborne vehicle comprising a sliding cover assembly according to claim 7 .

Assignees

• Webasto SE

Inventors

• Sterkenburgh Sybrand
• Hesselink Jan

Classifications

• B60J7/043

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

• E05Y2900/514

  for ships · CPC title

• E05Y2201/708

  Sliders · CPC title

• E05Y2201/684

  Rails; Tracks · CPC title

• E05Y2201/26

  Mechanical friction · CPC title