Patent ID: 6601906
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B60J,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A closing device for a folding top of a convertible, comprising:a one-handed swiveling handle supported in a longitudinal median plane of the vehicle at a roof peak part; a connecting rod extending symmetrically to the longitudinal median plane of the vehicle and having end parts having locking mechanisms adapted to engage abutments at the windshield frame when the folding top is in a closed position, the locking mechanisms being guided pivotably by a holding body; and a drag bearing, the connecting rod being constructed as a torsion bar and arranged to be shifted jointly with the swiveling handle about the drag bearing at the roof peak part and the end parts of the torsion bar being rotatably mounted at said roof peak part in a region of the locking mechanisms, the torsion bar being structured and arranged to form a restricted guidance to the roof peak part when the folding top is in the open position in order to guide the respective locking mechanism in the region of the holding body and the central swiveling handle automatically into a storage position.