Patent ID: 7128361

Claim:
An assembly for pivoting, on a bodywork of a convertible vehicle having front and rear ends and a roof which is foldable into a rear trunk of said vehicle, a lid adapted for selectively covering said rear trunk, the assembly comprising front pivot assemblies adapted to cause the lid to pivot forwards relatively to said bodywork, and rear pivot assemblies adapted to cause said lid to pivot rearwards relatively to said bodywork, each of the pivot assemblies comprising: a body connected to the lid by a hinge-forming member, said body comprising a first engaging element; a base adapted to be secured to the bodywork, said base comprising a second, complementary engaging element, said first and second, complementary engaging elements being adapted to be releasably engaged with each other; and locking means comprising hook-forming means pivotally mounted on the base and adapted for engaging a complementary bearing shape provided on the corresponding first engaging element to bear against said bearing shape and for locking the corresponding body in a locking position in which said body is locked relative to said base, each hook-forming means being shaped and arranged on the corresponding base in such a manner that: it becomes engaged with said complementary bearing shape of the first engaging element when said first engaging element is in a final approach position that is close to its locking position; and thus it guides the end of the pivoting movement of the lid into the corresponding locked position.