Convertible with a roof, which can be stowed in the rear region of the vehicle below a lid

US6824194B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Wilhelm Karmann GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Olaf Weissmueller · Bramsche, DE
• Udo Heselhaus · Ibbenbüren, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 18, 2001
• Grant date: Nov 30, 2004
• Expiry date: Oct 18, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J7/205
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A convertible (1) with a roof (2), which can be stowed in the rear region (3) of the vehicle beneath a lid part (4), it being possible to open and close the lid part (4), on the one hand, for unblocking an opening (7) for the passage of the roof (2) adjacent to the front region (4a) of the lid part (4) and, on the other, for unblocking an opening (8) for luggage, adjacent to the rear end region (9), an auxiliary frame (11) being disposed beneath the lid part (4a) and connected in the, in the driving direction (F), pre-disposed area over a multiple joint (14) with the lid part (4) and mounted moveably with respect to the vehicle body in its rear region (12), wherein the multiple joint (14), while the opening (7) for the passage of the roof (2) is unblocked, is held in stood-up position which enlarges the distance between the lid part (4) and the auxiliary frame (11) relative to that of the closed position.