Patent ID: 8511737
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: B60J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking apparatus for a folding top of a vehicle, the locking apparatus comprising: a housing; a locking hook having a gripping end and a bearing end; a coupling device movably mounted in the housing to be horizontally adjustable in a longitudinal direction of the locking hook; wherein the bearing end is movably mounted to the coupling device to be horizontally adjustable with the coupling device in the longitudinal direction of the locking hook between closed and opened positions; a driving apparatus having a driving arm and a crank mechanism, wherein the crank mechanism has a crank that is arranged eccentric to an axis of rotation and is rotationally adjustable around the axis of rotation, wherein the crank is connected with the driving arm such that the crank actuates the driving arm while rotating around the axis of rotation, wherein the driving arm is configured to drive the locking hook to move the locking hook between the closed and opened positions upon the driving arm being actuated by the crank; and a sensor configured to cooperate with the crank mechanism to sense when the locking hook is in the closed and opened positions.