Single-button actuated self-correcting automatic convertible top
US5225747A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 6, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J7/1265
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for lowering and raising an automotive convertible top includes a motor for moving the convertible top, a potentiometer for sensing the position of the convertible top throughout its range of movement, and a controller for actuating the motor in response to the sensed position of the potentiometer.
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