Sliding roof for automobiles

Abstract From the Canadian patent

In a sliding roof for automobiles, comprising a sliding lid guided on guide rails in a roof opening a lid, liner, which participates in the lid displacements is, connected with the sliding lid by guide elements which, during lowering movements of the sliding lid simultaneously raise the lid liner and during raising, of the sliding lid into its closed position simultaneously lower the lid liner until it lies flush with the fixed liner without any step. To prevent a gap from remaining in the closed position between the peripheral edges of the lid liner and fixed liner opening, which would make possible penetration of noise into the vehicle interior, it is provided that the peripheral edge of …