US 6,981,739 B2
Control for a roof assembly of a vehicle, roof assembly and method of controlling a roof assembly
Paul Theodora Maria Plettenberg, MS Helmond (Netherlands)
Assigned to Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V., Venray (Netherlands)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/607,762.
Claims priority of application No. 102 29 160 (DE), filed on Jun. 28, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2004/0000801 A1, Jan. 01, 2004
Int. Cl. B60J 7/057 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 296—223 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control for a roof assembly of a vehicle having several roof members which are individually drivable by drive motors, said control comprising:
a control unit programmed to control said drive motors; and
a control element having a range of adjustment for a first operation thereof with at least three pre-selected positions each corresponding to pre-selected positions of the roof members, wherein said control element is provided with a push-button adapted to be actuated in a direction substantially perpendicular to the range of adjustment of the control element for a second operation separate from the first operation for activating the control unit to energize at least one of said drive motors to move at least one of said roof members to the position corresponding to one of said pre-selected positions of said control element, wherein the control unit is programmed such that it is deactivated when the push-button is depressed during movement of said at least one of said roof members to said one of said pre-selected position.