A vehicle includes a plurality of individually controllable vehicle roof modules. Each of these modules includes: a frame, an adjustable wind deflector carried at a fore end portion of the frame, a window panel carried on the frame, and a first motor structured to selectively open the window panel by moving the window panel away from the fore end portion and over its aft end portion when electrically energized. Each module also includes a shade and a second motor structured to selectively adjust the shade over a range from an undeployed state to a deployed state when electrically energized. The modules each carry a locking mechanism with a locked state to fix the frame in a respective roof opening and establish an electrical power circuit to energize the motors; and an unlocked state to remove the frame from the roof opening, and open the electrical power circuit.

A vehicle includes a roof panel assembly and a sunroof glass panel. The roof panel assembly defines an opening. The sunroof glass panel has an arm extending from a side thereof. The sunroof glass panel is configured to cover the opening in the roof panel assembly and operable between a closed position, an open position, and a tilted position. The arm extends outwardly past a periphery of the opening in the roof panel assembly. The arm is configured to engage the roof panel assembly to restrict movement of the sunroof glass panel relative to the roof panel assembly.

An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in the fixed roof includes an operating mechanism for a closure element and comprises a driving slide, slidably guided in the guide rail, a front support attached to the closure element, a support lever having a front end and a rear end and which is slidably connected to a panel track of the closure element by a rear sliding member. The support lever is in engagement with said rear guide track by a middle sliding member. The driving slide is configured to drive the support lever at least along part of path of movement of the closure element. The support lever is constructed such that, in an open position of the closure element, the rear sliding member at the rear end of the support lever extends above the fixed roof behind the roof opening.

An arrangement having a cover for a vehicle roof which is raisable for opening using deployment means in the rear region and is displaceable toward the rear over the vehicle. The deployment means has a sliding member displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in a guide rail by means of a drive and a deployment rod having a coupling element. The deployment rod is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by means of the sliding member, which deployment rod in the closed position of the cover is coupled to the sliding member. The deployment means has a pocket in relation to the guide rail configured to be stationary and in terms of the shaping is adapted to the coupling element of the deployment rod. The deployment means has a coupling element and a locking slotted link.

An open roof construction for a vehicle includes a closure element supported by an operating mechanism. The operating mechanism comprises a driving slide, slidably guided in a guide rail, a front support attached to the closure element and guided by the guide rail, a support member which is slidably connected to the closure element, and a curve part on the stationary part including a guide track having a vertical component and extending rearwardly beyond a rear edge of the roof opening. The guide rail, driving slide, connecting element, support member and curve part on the stationary part are positioned outside the seal between the closure element and the stationary part. The connecting element is connected to the driving slide and support member in a manner such that it is movable at least partly in substantially vertical direction with respect to the guide rail.

A roof assembly for a vehicle comprises a stationary part for attaching the roof assembly to the vehicle's fixed roof. At least one closing element is movably supported by the stationary part and is capable of moving between a closed position within the roof opening and an open position in which the rear of the closing element is raised and the closing element is moved rearwardly. The closing element is provided with at least a retaining hook configured to hook behind a locking device on the stationary part in the closed position of the closing element to provide a mechanical lock for the closing element in upward direction. The locking device is movable between a locking position and an unlocking position. The closing element is configured to actuate the locking device to move from the unlocked to the locked position when the closing element is moved to the closed position.

An assembly for moving a cover for a vehicle roof has a guide rail which extends in a longitudinal direction, a slotted-guide housing which has a slotted-guide portion that extends in an elongate manner in the longitudinal direction, wherein a locking slotted guide is formed in the slotted-guide portion, wherein the locking slotted guide has a helical shape, a deployment element having a radially protruding locking protrusion which cooperates with the locking slotted guide in order to rotate the locking protrusion about the longitudinal direction during operation, whereinthe slotted-guide housing has a radially protruding region and the guide rail has a recess, and the protruding region is arranged in the recess in an assembled state.

A roof system for a vehicle has a fixed roof with a roof opening that may be closed by roof panel. The roof system including a pair of parallel guide rails and an operating mechanisms for each of the guide rails. Each operating mechanism includes a front mechanism, a tilting mechanism, and a locking mechanism for locking the tilting mechanism. Wherein the locking mechanism is slidably guided in the guide rail and is rearward of and remote from the tilting mechanism seen in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An effect thereof is that the package of the front mechanism may be reduced and along therewith the space required therefor inside the guide rail, allowing for a smaller cross-section of the guide rail.

An assembly for moving a vehicle roof cover having a deployment element having a twistable spring steel element that extends in an elongate manner along a longitudinal axis, wherein the spring steel element is coupleable, at a first end to a mechanical component, wherein the mechanical component is coupleable to the cover, a radially protruding locking protrusion is arranged at a second end of the spring steel element, the locking protrusion is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the spring steel element, by the spring steel element being twisted, to be moved between a first state and a second state, wherein the spring steel element is displaceable in the longitudinal direction relative to a guide rail of the assembly in the first state and is locked so as to be unable to move in the longitudinal direction relative to the guide rail in the second state.

A non-motorized panoramic retractable hard panel roof, desirable for most sport vehicle owners is disclosed. A manually operated, rear retractable hard panel roof assembly is capable of being manually opened and closed without a need to leave the driver compartment. The present design is a semi-permanent driver compartment enclosure, easy to install and remove by the driver without requiring any outside assistance, and one that can easily be modified from the factory roof panels to the configuration of the present invention, as well as being easily changed back to the original configuration from the factory. Because it is semi-permanent, the roof panel does not need to be removed, thereby alleviating any need to store the panel away from the vehicle. The present retractable assembly can easily be attached to the vehicle without interrupting any of the original functionality of the vehicle, and without the need for any special tools. By relatively simple attachments, the roof panel assembly may be used to attach it to the vehicle without any need to modify the original factory vehicle roof.