Patent ID: 6578899
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A convertible vehicle including a vehicle body with a vehicle roof, which is movable between a closed position, in which said vehicle roof covers an interior vehicle space, and an open position, in which said vehicle roof is deposited in a storage compartment disposed behind the interior vehicle space, a rear lid supported on said vehicle body to cover said storage compartment and an operating mechanism for opening and closing said rear lid, said operating mechanism including a front and a rear pivot arm each being pivotally supported with one end by front and, respectively, rear end pivot joints on said vehicle body, a coupling arm, which has front, rear and intermediate pivot joints, with said front and rear pivot arms being pivotally connected respectively to said front and intermediate pivot joints of said coupling arm, and a first link having opposite ends and being pivotally connected with one end to said rear lid at a first location and with the other end to said rear pivot joint of said coupling arm and a second link having one end pivotally connected to said rear lid at a second location spaced from said first location and being an integral part of said rear pivot arm and connected to said coupling arm by said intermediate pivot joint disposed between the front and rear pivot joints of the coupling arm with the distance between the front pivot joint of the coupling arm, which is linked to the vehicle body, and the intermediate pivot joint being larger than the distance between the rear pivot joint, which is linked to the rear lid, and the intermediate pivot joint.