Patent ID: 8424952

Claim:
An apparatus for locking and unlocking a folding-top compartment lid for a rear folding-top compartment for holding a lowered folding top of a convertible, the folding-top compartment lid being movable between open and closed positions by four-bar hinges on each side of the rear folding-top compartment, the four-bar hinges being formed by front and rear opening levers, each of the front and rear opening levers having a lower articulated connection to a bearing bracket on a body of the convertible and an upper articulated connection to a mounting support for the folding-top compartment lid, the apparatus comprising: an activatable actuating device having a lever segment with an integrated actuating element; and a locking and unlocking device disposed between the bearing bracket and the folding-top compartment lid, said locking and unlocking device having a first pivotable locking hook engageable with said mounting support at a position rearward of the articulated connection of the front opening lever with the mounting support, a second pivotable locking hook engageable with the articulated connection of the front opening lever to the mounting support, and a coupler rod connecting said first and second locking hooks to one another to achieve synchronous movement therebetween, said first locking hook having a downwardly disposed control cam which, in a locking position, is in engagement with said integrated actuating element on said lever segment of said activatable actuating device and, in an unlocking position, is pivoted free and disposed out of engagement with said integrated actuating element.