Patent ID: 6030023
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A device for causing movement of a rear crossmember of a convertible vehicle having a foldable hard top to enable said hard top to be moved into a trunk of said vehicle and removed therefrom wherein said trunk lid opens by rotation about a hinge axis so that during opening a front part of said trunk lid moves upwardly and rearwardly from a trunk closed position to a trunk open position, said device comprising:rotation means for rotating said rear cross member from a first closed position to a second open position forward and downward of said first closed position during movement of said trunk lid to said trunk open position and for rotating said rear crossmember upwardly and rearwardly from said second open position to said first closed position during movement of said trunk lid from said trunk open position to said trunk closed position;said trunk having a front and a back; andsaid rear crossmember being supported by a first member attached thereto and said first member being joined by an articulation to a second member fixed to a plate at the back of said trunk.