Retractable folding top for motor vehicles

US5295722A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Mercedes-Benz Group AG · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Bonne · Grünenbach, DE
• Martin Guckel · Bad Liebenzell, DE
• Jurgen Schrader · Stuttgart, DE
• Klaus Claar · Sindelfingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 1992
• Grant date: Mar 22, 1994
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2012

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J7/202
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A retractable folding top for motor vehicles, having a top frame which comprises a material retaining hoop forming the lower termination of the top, and a top storage box for accommodating the folded top. The top storage box can be closed by a top storage box lid, following which it is held shut by a closure. The top has a position of rest of the material retaining hoop on the top storage box lid when the top is closed, in which the material retaining hoop is noncontinuously connected to the top storage box lid via a closure arrangement. To simplify operation, the closure arrangement between the material retaining hoop and the top storage box lid has only a single closure which is arranged in the central region of the overlap zone between the top storage box lid and the material retaining hoop.