Patent ID: 6419295
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A retractable vehicle top and a rear quarter window combination for a vehicle having a vehicle body and a passenger compartment comprising:a roof formed by a front roof section having right and left sides and a rear roof section that are pivotally connected to each other; a top stack drive linkage for moving the roof between a top up position wherein the roof covers the passenger compartment and a stowed position wherein the passenger compartment is uncovered; right and left roof mounting brackets attached, respectively, to right and left sides of the vehicle body, and pivotally connected to the rear roof section; right and left balance links connected to the top stack drive linkage, each right and left balance link pivotally connecting one of the right and left sides of the front roof section to one of the right and left roof mounting brackets; right and left rear quarter windows; right and left window pivot brackets attached to the right and left rear quarter windows, respectively, and pivotally connecting each of the rear quarter window to the balance links; and right and left quarter window control links operatively connected to the right and left pivot brackets to cause the rear quarter windows to rotate inwardly as the top is moved between the top up position and the stowed position by the top stack drive linkage, the quarter window control links acting on the rear quarter windows to pivot the rear quarter windows on the balance links to a generally horizontal orientation between the front roof section and rear roof section in the stowed position.