Patent · US Expired

Collapsible hard top for a convertible motor vehicle

US6142555A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
5References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 1999
Grant dateNov 7, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 17, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J7/1692
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collapsible hard top for convertible motor vehicle and including a rigid top panel displaceable between a closed position in which it overlaps an entire passenger compartment of the vehicle, and an open rearward position, and a rear window a position of which is independent of a position of the hard top and which pivots between an upright position, in which the rear window extends upward of motor vehicle body contour, and lowered position in which the rear window projects in to the passenger compartment, with a distance between a back side of rear posts of the top panel and a B-pillar of the vehicle body corresponding at least to a height of the hard top.

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