Convertible top for a motor vehicle, especially a passenger vehicle
US6257649A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J7/1204
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A soft top for a vehicle, in particular a passenger vehicle, comprises a soft-top linkage which is mounted pivotably on soft-top supports on the body, the soft top being movable, by means of an actuating device, forwards from a rear storage position into a locking position situated above the windscreen frame. In order to provide a soft top in which, during the closing process, sufficient spring deflection is available, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the forces for closing are kept low, provision is made that, during the closing process, the soft top is stopped, by the actuating device, in a premounted position above the locking position and is supported in this position by at least one spring-loaded stop.
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