Motor vehicle, especially passenger motor vehicle with slidable upper vehicle section

US4168859A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Daimler-Benz AG · DE

Inventors

• Werner Breitschwerdt · Stuttgart, DE
• Stefan Heiliger · Offenbach am Main, DE
• Hermann Renner · Worms, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 6, 1977
• Grant date: Sep 25, 1979
• Expiry date: Oct 6, 1997

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J7/026
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle, especially a passenger motor vehicle which includes a windshield frame and a rigid section of the vehicle body upper part that can be displaced rearwardly in the vehicle longitudinal direction and is guided inside of the fixed side walls of the vehicle body lower part; the guide means for the displaceable section of the vehicle body upper part are thereby arranged laterally to the rear of the side doors while the displaceable section is adapted to be placed sealingly against the windshield frame when pushed forwardly into its closed position.