Patent ID: 8079630
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. An assembly for a vehicle having a body, the assembly comprising: a roof part; a support element pivotally mountable to the vehicle body; a roof part kinematic system having a front connecting rod and a rear connecting rod relative to the direction of forward vehicle travel, wherein the front connecting rod is pivotally connected at a first end to the roof part via a first roof part pivot joint, the rear connecting rod is pivotally connected at a first end to the roof part via a second roof part pivot joint, the front connecting rod is pivotally connected at a second end to the support element via a first vehicle body pivot joint, and the rear connecting rod is pivotally connected at a second end to the support element via a second vehicle body pivot joint such that the roof part kinematic system can move the roof part between a closed position and a storage position; and a spring-loaded kinematic system having a spring, a coupling rod, and a spring lever having a triangular shape with first, second, and third corners, wherein the spring is connected at a first end to the rear connecting rod and is connected at a second end to the first corner of the spring lever, the coupling rod is connected at a first end to the front connecting rod and is connected at a second end to the second corner of the spring lever, and the spring lever is pivotally connected at the third corner to the support element via a third vehicle body pivot joint such that the spring produces a first torque on the connecting rods to move the roof part away from the closed position when the roof part is in the closed position and such that the spring produces an opposite second torque on the connecting rods to move the roof part away from the storage position when the roof part is in the storage position.