Patent ID: 6666494
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
Folding convertible top of a motor vehicle, comprising:a convertible top frame which laterally at each side has a front, a middle and a rear frame part, of which the middle frame part has a main bearing means for supporting the middle frame part for movement on a body of the motor vehicle, and of which the front frame part is movable relative to the middle frame part via a connecting rod arrangement which has a front connecting rod, a rear connecting rod and a middle connecting rod, wherein the front connecting rod is pivotally coupled to the front frame part and to a front section of the middle connecting rod, wherein the rear connecting rod is pivotally coupled to the front frame part and to the middle frame part, and wherein the middle connecting rod is pivotally connected to the rear connecting rod by means of a joint and is connected to one of main bearing means and the rear frame part at a rear section of the middle connecting rod.