Patent ID: 6142555
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A convertible motor vehicle, comprising:a body having a B-pillar and defining a passenger compartment and a trunk;a trunk lid secured to the vehicle body at least in a region of the B-pillar; anda collapsible hard top having:a rigid top panel including rear posts;means for securing the top panel to the vehicle body and for pivoting the top panel between a closed position in which the top panel overlaps the passenger compartment entirely, and an open rearward position, anda rear window a position of which is independent of the position of the top panel and which pivots between an upright position in which the rear window is located above the vehicle body, and a lowered position in which the rear window extends into the passenger compartment,wherein in the closed position of the top panel, a distance between a back side of the rear posts of the top panel and the B-pillar corresponds at least to a height of the hard top, and the trunk lid encompasses a rear region of the top panel.