Patent ID: 6460913
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
An adjustable vehicle roof having a canopy cover material and an adjustable folding top movable between a closed position and a folded position, comprising a cover material retainer bracket which, in the closed position, rests on a rear component at a vehicle body side and introduces stretch into the canopy cover material through an adjustable linkage that is lowerable into a stowing compartment of the vehicle body, the material retainer bracket at a link to the adjustable linkage being pivot-mounted and, during transport into the stowing compartment, having a pitch circle movement, wherein the adjustable linkage is a four-bar linkage with a strap-down swivelling axle swivel-mounted at a base plate, the cover material retainer bracket is connected to the base plate, and two articulated levers act upon the base plate and pass through a top dead center position during transport between the closed position and the folded position.