Patent ID: 6073988
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A collapsible hard top for a convertible, comprising:A top panel;two side longitudinal top carriers;two rear top posts adjoining the two side top carriers from behind, respectively;support and guide rails forming displacement guide means for displacing the top panel, together with the real top posts, in a longitudinal direction of the convertible and relative to a rear window of the convertible, the support and guide rails being arranged in drop-down position relative to a rear panel of the convertible and located inside a trunk of the convertible,wherein the top panel is formed of at least two longitudinal sections at least one of which is supported for displacement in a longitudinal direction of the convertible on the side top carriers, andwherein the two side top carriers and the top posts adjoining the respective side top carriers are interconnected by a rigid section of the top panel having a length corresponding at least to a width of a luggage rack of the convertible, and wherein the rigid section of the top panel overlaps, in an open position of the hard top, a region between a front edge of a trunk lid and a backrest of a rear seat bench.