Patent · US Expired

Convertible vehicle body structure having a rear seat

US4796943A · kind A · utility

26Cited by
8References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 20, 1986
Grant dateJan 10, 1989
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J7/146
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A convertible vehicle body has front rear retractable roof panels which fit behind a rear seat back and a power system for retracting the roof panels, the power system also providing a mechanism for forwardly inclining the rear seat when the roof panels are to be retracted. The vehicle body may also include a power-operated rear quarter window and the power system for retracting the same in sequence with the roof panels.

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