Folding roof for an automobile
US5203605A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S292/05
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a folding roof for an automobile, a front hood bar is moved by entraining elements driven by cables, which entraining elements can travel in curved transitions of lateral guide rails and simultaneously in curved control slits of control plates, slidable transversely on the front hood bar. The control slits run partly ascending towards the closure position, in order to create a downward displacement of the front hood bar as the roof is closed and an upward displacement of the hood bar as the roof is opened. The closing of the roof takes place with a continually decreasing speed of movement and continually increasing closure force, without any noticeable feedback effect upon the actuating force to be applied.
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