MUMBAI, India, March 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617012719 A) filed by Inalfa Roof Systems Group B. V., Oostrum, Netherlands, on Feb. 5, for 'roof assembly for a vehicle.'
Inventor(s) include Nellen, Marcel Johan Christiaan; and Jungling, Rainer Gerhard.
The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a roof system for a vehicle (1) having a fixed roof with a roof opening (3a) that may be closed by roof panel (2a). The roof system including a set of parallel guide rails (9) and an operating mechanism (10) for each of the parallel guide rails (9). Each operating mechanism (10) including a front mechanism (20), a tilting mechanism (30), and a locking mechanism (40). Wherein the locking mechanism (40) is capable of locking the tilting mechanism (30) to the front mechanism (20) in order to keep the tilting mechanism (30) stationary with regard to the front mechanism (20) to enable the first panel (2a) to slide jointly with the tilting mechanism (30) and the front mechanism (20). And wherein at least part of the locking mechanism (40) is slidably guided in the respective guide rail (9) and is completely rearward of and remote from the tilting mechanism (30) seen in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle (1)."
The patent application was internationally filed on Aug. 23, 2024, under International application No.PCT/EP2024/073680.
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