Patent · US Expired

System for opening and closing a folding top or displaceable vehicle roof on a convertible vehicle

US6863334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

37Claims

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Wolfgang Dangl · Munich, DE
Reinhold Kluge · Hallbergmoos, DE
Klaus Stolle · Schongau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2003
Grant date	Mar 8, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF15B15/2861
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for opening and closing a folding top or moveable vehicle roof of a convertible car is provided, with at least one drive to operate the top or roof, at least one linear position sensor that senses continuously the position of an element of the top or roof and, a controller that receives a signal from the at least one position sensor and generates, a signal to actuate at least one drive. The linear sensor is arranged to determine the position of any element of the folding top or moveable vehicle roof relative to another moveable element of the top or roof or to a fixed element relative to the vehicle.

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