Patent ID: 6811206
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A rear trunk lid for a convertible vehicle supported on a vehicle body so as to be selectively pivotable about a front pivot joint (6) disposed at a front end of said trunk lid (5) adjacent an interior vehicle space and a rear pivot joint (22) disposed at a rear end of the trunk lid (5), including lifting means (24) for applying a lifting force to said trunk lid (5), releasable locking means (9), (17), (22â€²) at both, the front and rear ends of said trunk lid (5) for locking the trunk lid (5) to the vehicle body, said releasable locking means including a control element (15) for operating said releasable locking means, a locking member (11) associated with said front pivot joint (6) and connected to said control element for moving said locking member (11) between a locking and a release position, said control element (15) being also operatively connected to a rear actuator (18) releasably connected between said trunk lid and said vehicle body for moving said rear actuator (18) between a functional position, in which it is in engagement with said vehicle body and non-functional position in which it is disengaged from said vehicle body.