Vehicle roof with at least two cover elements

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle roof with two cover elements, a front one of which can be deployed and a rear one of which serves as the sliding cover can be lowered under the stationary vehicle roof and displaced. An embodiment of the invention relates to an actuating mechanism of a drive slide which interacts with a deployment lever in order to swivel the front cover element, said lever being hinged to a support of the front cover element. The deployment movement of the deployment lever is supported by a spring. According to another aspect of the invention, the actuating mechanism comprises a slide unit which comprises one control track each for the front cover element and for the rear cover element. The control tracks are configured in such a manner that the displacement of the slide unit in the direction of the vehicle roof, starting from a closed position of both cover elements, first results in both cover elements being deployed, a continuous displacement of the slide unit in the same direction results in the rear cover element being swung back and lowered and in the rear cover element being retracted.

1 . A vehicle roof with at least two cover elements which optionally close or at least partially open up a roof opening, of which a front cover element can be deployed with its rear edge above a fixed vehicle roof region and of which a rear cover element serves as a sliding cover, can be lowered under the fixed vehicle roof region and can be displaced along guide rails which are arranged on both sides of the roof opening and are fixed on the roof, and with an actuating mechanism for the two cover elements, characterized in that the actuating mechanism for each guide rail comprises a driving slide which is provided with a control track which, for the pivoting of the front cover element, interacts with a deployment lever for the front cover element, the deployment lever being pivotably coupled to a pivotable support of the front cover element, and in that a deployment movement of the deployment lever is assisted by means of a spring 
     
     
         2 . The vehicle roof of  claim 1 , characterized in that the spring acts on the support with one leg and on the deployment lever with another leg. 
     
     
         3 . The vehicle roof of  claim 1 , characterized in that the spring is a spiral spring. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle roof of  claim 1 , characterized in that the deployment lever is guided during its deployment movement via at least one guide peg in a guide track fixed on the guide rails. 
     
     
         5 . The vehicle roof of  claim 1 , characterized in that the deployment lever has a securing peg which, for securing the closed position of the front cover element, engages in a recess of the driving slide and bears against an upper wall of the driving slide. 
     
     
         6 . The vehicle roof of  claim 1 , characterized in that the support is provided with a rotary bearing tongue which is preferably provided with a plastic encapsulation by injection molding. 
     
     
         7 . The vehicle roof of  claim 1 , characterized in that the deployment lever is of essentially inverted U-shaped design and the driving slide can be displaced between two limbs of the deployment lever. 
     
     
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