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A drainage structure for use in a sunroof apparatus is provided including a pair of drain drips (7) respectively attached to one ends of a pair of longitudinally extending opposite guide rails (3) of the sunroof apparatus mounted on a vehicle roof (2), the pair of drain drips (7) each having a drain

A drainage structure for use in a sunroof apparatus is provided including a pair of drain drips (7) respectively attached to one ends of a pair of longitudinally extending opposite guide rails (3) of the sunroof apparatus mounted on a vehicle roof (2), the pair of drain drips (7) each having a drain path portion (9) and a communication path portion (11), the respective communication path portions (11) of the pair of drain drips (7) being interconnected through a communication tube (10) and oriented toward a transversely central side of the vehicle roof (2). With this drainage structure, even when water flows from an upper one of the drain drips (7) to a lower one of the drain drips (7) due to tilting of the vehicle to the right and left, the water is less likely to flow into a lower one of the guide rails (3) and hence is prevented from leaking into the inside of the vehicle.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A drainage structure for use in a sunroof apparatus in which a pair of longitudinally extending opposite guide rails are secured to a vehicle roof for supporting and guiding corresponding drive sliders adapted to operate a panel so as to open/close an opening portion defi

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A drainage structure for use in a sunroof apparatus in which a pair of longitudinally extending opposite guide rails are secured to a vehicle roof for supporting and guiding corresponding drive sliders adapted to operate a panel so as to open/close an opening portion defined in the vehicle roof,the drainage structure comprising drain groove portions respectively formed in the pair of guide rails, a pair of drain drips respectively attached to one end of each of the guide rails and each including a drain path connector portion, a communication path connector portion, and a water receiving portion, the water receiving portion being connected to the drain groove portions and communicating with the drain path connector portion, the drain path connector portion being connected to a drain tube, and a communication tube interconnecting the respective communication path connector portions of the pair of drain drips,the communication path connector portions of the pair of drain drips being oriented toward a transversely central area of the vehicle roof so that open ends of the communication path connector portions substantially face each other, anda flow path directly connecting each of the communication path connector portions to a corresponding drain path connector portion in a bypassing relationship relative to said drain groove portions so as to allow water in the communication tube to flow directly from the communication path connector portion to the corresponding drain path connector portion without entering the drain groove portions.