Patent ID: 6619720
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A boot lid mechanism for a lid of a boot of a convertible motor car, comprising means for enabling said lid to pivot about an axis situated near a forward portion of the lid and substantially orthoganol to the longitudinal center line of the car, this pivoting motion being accompanied by a movement towards or away from said axis, wherein said means includes at least one, and preferably two units arranged one on each side of said boot, each of said units includes a main lever pivoted about said axis and supporting a parallelogram linkage to which said lid is fixed and further means enabling said lid to move selectively relative to the main lever, and wherein said parallelogram linkage includes a first lever pivotally attached to the main lever by a median portion and a second lever pivotally attached to the main lever by an end portion, the free ends of the first and second levers being pivotally attached to an arm connected to the lid.