Patent · US Expired

Vehicle convertible roof

US6695385B1 · kind B1 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 2003
Grant dateFeb 24, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 31, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J7/1204
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A convertible roof system for an automotive vehicle include a roof bow that is operable between extended and retracted positions to vary tension of the roof cover and is actuated by a link that travels along a camming surface when the folding mechanism supporting the cover moves between the raised and stowed position.

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