Sunroof window assembly for vehicle

摘要

A sunroof assembly for a vehicle includes first and second side rails adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of a vehicle glass roof, which has an aperture formed therethrough and between the side rails. A movable glass sunroof panel is movable along the side rails between a closed position and an opened position. When the movable panel is in its closed position, the movable panel is disposed at the aperture and has its upper surface generally co-planar with the upper surface of the vehicle glass roof. When the movable panel is moved from its closed position towards its opened position, the movable panel moves downward and rearward along the side rails and along and below a portion of the vehicle glass roof.

主权项

1. A sunroof assembly for a vehicle, said sunroof assembly comprising:
a frame portion having a first side rail and a second side rail; wherein said frame portion is disposed at a vehicle roof, wherein the vehicle roof comprises a glass roof; wherein the glass roof has an aperture formed therethrough; wherein said first and second side rails are adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of the glass roof; a movable window panel that is movable along said first and second side rails via a plurality of support elements that engage and move along said first and second side rails, wherein said movable panel comprises a glass movable panel, and wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position; wherein, with said movable panel in its closed position, said movable panel is disposed at the aperture and has its upper surface generally co-planar with the upper surface of the glass roof; wherein, when said movable panel is moved from its closed position towards its opened position, said movable panel moves downward along said first and second side rails and along and below a portion of the glass roof; wherein said movable window panel is moved along said first and second side rails via a helical drive system comprising a helical element disposed along said first side rail, and wherein rotation of said helical element imparts movement of a connecting element that connects to a respective portion of said movable window panel; and wherein said connecting element has a receiving portion that receives said helical element at one side of said first side rail and a connecting portion that connects at one of said support elements at another side of said first side rail, and wherein a portion of said connecting element between said receiving portion and said connecting portion is guided along a slot formed through an outer wall of said first side rail.