Robert J Castonguay

US Patent:

6428088, Aug 6, 2002

Filed:

May 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/567300

Inventors:

Robert L. Castonguay - Fenton MI
Douglas R. Hare - Rochester Hills MI

Assignee:

Meritor Light Vehicle Technology, LLC - Troy MI

International Classification:

B60J 700

US Classification:

296214

Abstract:

In a disclosed embodiment, the interior sliding sunshade portion of a âmoon roofâ of a vehicle is provided with an improved system for locking an overhead sunshade in an open or closed position while allowing it to slide relatively freely during sliding movement. The sunshade is provided with a spring-biased cam locking system that reduces frictional contact between the edges of the sunshade and the side tracks within which it slides when the vehicle operator manually slides the sunshade to an open or closed position. The improved system further includes a mechanism for engaging and opening the overhead sunshade automatically when the corresponding overhead window is opened.