Patent · US Expired

Hard-top vehicle roof

US6312042A · kind A · utility

33Cited by

13References

14Claims

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Assignees

CTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH · DE
Adam Opel AG · DE

Inventors

Thomas Halbweiss · Erbach, DE
Berthold Klein · Rutesheim, DE
Wojciech Wezyk · Sindelfingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 3, 2000
Grant date	Nov 6, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60J7/146
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hardtop vehicle roof has a forward roof section, a rearward roof section and a kinematic adjusting system for adjusting the roof sections between a closed position and a deposited position. The kinematic adjusting system includes a vehicle-fixed first guide link and a guiding element which is guided in the guide link and is connected with one of the roof sections. In order to provide a space-saving, flexibly constructed vehicle roof, a second guide link is swivellable about a vehicle-fixed rotation axis. The guiding element of the roof section is slidingly guided in the first as well as the second guide link.

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