Operating mechanism for a folding top of a convertible

US6273492A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Mannesmann VDO AG · DE

Inventors

• Hans-Joachim Schroder · Wiesbaden, DE
• Jochen Baumert · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 2, 1999
• Grant date: Aug 14, 2001
• Expiry date: Sep 2, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F15B2211/75
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An operating mechanism for a folding top (1) of a convertible has an electric motor (10) with a rotational speed that can be regulated for driving a hydraulic gear mechanism (11). A control unit (7) for actuating the electric motor (10) has a memory (18) for rotational speeds intended according to the positions of the folding top (1). As a result, the rotational speeds are stored as software that is easy to change.