Patent ID: 8376447

Claim:
An actuating device for opening and closing a cover of a folding top compartment of a convertible vehicle, the actuating device comprising: a drive unit; a folding top compartment linkage, an actuating lever, a first coupling lever, a support lever, a first control lever, a second control lever, and a second coupling lever which are interconnected to form a seven-bar linkage system; wherein the folding top compartment linkage is pivotably connectable to a main bearing of a vehicle body and the support lever is mountable to the cover of the folding top compartment; wherein the first control lever is pivotally connected to the support lever and the second control lever is pivotally connected to the support lever; wherein the drive unit actuates the linkage system to move the linkage system between a retracted position corresponding to the cover being in a lowered closed position and an extended position corresponding to the cover being in a raised opened position; wherein in order to actuate the linkage system, the drive unit acts on the actuating lever which via the first coupling lever drives the first control lever which is pivotably connected to the support lever and thereby drives the second control lever which is pivotably connected to the support lever and which cooperates with the folding top compartment linkage via the second coupling lever.