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Patent US6764127 - Top for a convertible vehicle - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA top for a convertible vehicle includes a lateral roof frame having at least one front roof frame (1) and one rear roof frame part (2), a front bow (3) held in a longitudinally displaceable manner on the front roof frame part (1), a bow element (3) held on the front roof frame part (1), and a front...http://www.google.com/patents/US6764127?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6764127 - Top for a convertible vehicleAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6764127 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/391,082Publication dateJul 20, 2004Filing dateMar 17, 2003Priority dateMar 18, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20040108747Publication number10391082, 391082, US 6764127 B2, US 6764127B2, US-B2-6764127, US6764127 B2, US6764127B2InventorsKlaus ObendiekOriginal AssigneeEdscha Cabrio-Dachsysteme GmbhExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (30), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (5), Classifications (12), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTop for a convertible vehicle
US 6764127 B2Abstract
What is claimed is: 1. A top for a convertible vehicle, comprising
a lateral roof frame (10) having at least one front roof frame part (1) and one rear roof frame part (2); a front bow (3) held in a longitudinally displaceable manner on the front roof frame part (1), a bow element (3) held on the front roof frame part (1), and a front frame (8) of the convertible vehicle, to which the front roof frame part (1) can be releasably locked, wherein a movement of the front bow (3) from a first opening position into a second opening position and unlocking of the front roof frame part (1) from the front frame (8) are coupled by a positive control. 2. The top as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positive control comprises a hoop element (20) connected to the front bow (3) and a catch element (21) which is held displaceably on the front roof frame part (1) and has a rocking lever (22).
An article from the journal �Motor-Rundschau�, 1961., issue number 13, describes a convertible developed by Reutter Company based on the �Citroen DS-19� vehicle. A convertible top which is known per se is extended here by a solution for a sliding roof, in which a front part of the top canvas can be displaced by means of a bow guided in lateral roof frame parts and can therefore be opened.
FIG. 4 shows an intermediate position of an opening movement of the top in order to obtain a complete opening of the convertible. In particular, the previously described construction of the positively controlled linkage can be seen particularly well in FIG. 4. In the course of the opening of the top, the front roof frame parts 1 are pivoted parallel over the rear roof frame parts 2 by means of the four-bar linkage 1 c. FIG. 5 shows a completely opened top stored in a rear region 42 of the vehicle. This position is also illustrated perspectively in FIG. 19. It can be seen, in particular, that the rearward displacement of the front roof frame parts 1 by means of the previously described pivoting of the four-bar linkage and the displacement of the front bow 3 on the rear side on the front roof frame parts 1 have the effect that the rear passengers, whose seat position can be seen by rear seats 50, are not obstructed by the stored top, but rather are seated in a position in which they have the pushed-back front bow 3 behind them and the stored, front roof frame parts 1 laterally next to them.
FIG. 8 to FIG. 10 show the process of unlocking the front roof frame part 1, which is driven by the driven cable 24 moved at the same time, in a detailed illustration. The driven cable 24 is fixedly connected on the end side to a sliding element 24 a. The sliding element 24 a belongs to a locking element 25 which furthermore comprises a hook 25 a articulated pivotably on the front roof frame part 1 and a hook link 25 b, which is articulated at one end on the hook 25 a and at the other end on the sliding element 24 a. In a locked state, the hook 25 a interacts with a hoop roller 8 a fixed on the front frame 8. Firstly, an advantageous deflection of force can be obtained by the articulation of the hook 25 a by means of the hook link 25 b and, secondly, in a locked state (see FIG. 8), the hook 25 a can advantageously be arranged in a secured position beyond the dead center with regard to the hook link 25 b. 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