Patent ID: 6217104
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B60J,B62D

Abstract:
A retractable vehicle top system for a vehicle having a body and a passenger compartment comprising:a roof formed in at least two sections that are pivotally connected to each other and moveable between the top up position and the stowed position by a roof linkage to the vehicle body, the roof linkage including right and left roof pivot brackets, each having first and second portions pivotally connected respectively to the roof sections and a third portion slidably connected respectively to right and left roof guide tracks;wherein the top up position the roof covers the passenger compartment and a stowed position wherein the passenger compartment is uncovered, the two sections of the roof being adjoined in the top up position and being folded together in the stowed position, the roof pivot brackets being moved along the roof guide tracks as the roof is moved between the top up position and the stowed position.