Patent ID: 6572145
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A protective rollbar for a convertible vehicle with a folding roof, said rollbar being integral with a body of the vehicle and moveable between a retracted position compatible with said folding roof set on the vehicle and a deployed position in which, when the roof is open, the rollbar projects above a vehicle back shelf to protect passengers in case the vehicle overturns, the rollbar having two rollbar elements mutually articulated at a top of the rollbar, each said rollbar element having a lower end which slides along a straight line parallel to the vehicle back shelf and which is located beneath said shelf, said rollbar being moveable between a first position where the two lower ends of both said rollbar elements are mutually moved away while the articulation is close to said straight line, and a second position where the two lower ends of both said rollbar elements are mutually brought closer while the articulation is moved away from said straight line.