Patent ID: 7004529

Claim:
A device for opening and closing a hood of a trunk provided on a folding-top convertible vehicle comprising a bodywork, a foldable roof, the trunk, and said hood thereof, the trunk having a bottom, the device including: controlling means for controlling a first opening of the hood in a forward direction to store luggage in the trunk and a second opening of said hood in an opposite backward direction to pass and store a folded roof in the trunk, a main jack operated for controlling said first and second openings, said main jack having a base which is articulated on a part of the bodywork adjacent to the bottom of the trunk, and a rod having an end fixed to said hood, a balancing jack adapted to facilitate a manually-operated opening of the hood in the forward direction and a manually-operated closing of the hood in the opposite backward direction, the balancing jack having a base connected to the main jack and a rod having an end articulated on the hood, the balancing jack being arranged to prevent interference with operation of the main jack for automatically opening and closing the hood, balancing jack inactivation means for making the balancing jack inactive so as to authorize automatic opening or closing of the hood, and balancing jack activation means for making the balancing jack active so as to authorize manual opening or closing of the hood.