Sliding roof for an automobile

Abstract From the Canadian patent

In a sliding roof for an automobile, a rigid sliding lid is slidably guided on lateral guide rails a, movable lid liner participating in the lid displacements being connected to the sliding lid which liner is likewise displaceable on the guide rails. In order to achieve a step-free flush joint, of the lid liner, when the sliding lid is closed with, a surrounding fixed roof liner, and to avoid damage to the movable lid liner during sliding, the sliding lid and lid liner are connected to each other by guide elements, positively controlled by the lifting movements of the sliding lid, which guide elements during lowering movements of the sliding lid simultaneously raise the lid liner and during …