| 摘要 |
A sunroof apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle having a roof with an opening portion includes a movable panel, a supporting mechanism supporting the movable panel, an actuating device generating an actuating force for actuating the movable panel, a transmitting mechanism transmitting the actuating force, the transmitting mechanism having a rack belt made of resin and engaging with an actuating gear of the actuating device and a guiding member guiding the rack belt so as to be slidable, wherein the rack belt includes a plurality of longitudinally disposed and alternately spaced rack teeth and grooves, each of the grooves being provided with a protruding portion bridging two adjacent rack teeth at a mid portion of each groove, and a core wire embedded within the protruding portion of the rack belt so as to extend in a longitudinal direction of the rack belt.
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