Cabriolet vehicle with a check device for checking a given convertible top stowage volume

US7066518B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Thomas Dintner · Fürstenfeldbruck, DE
• Peter Reihl · Starnberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 25, 2003
• Grant date: Jun 27, 2006
• Expiry date: Mar 25, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J7/207
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A cabriolet vehicle with a combined convertible top-luggage stowage space (16), of which one partial volume constitutes a the convertible top stowage volume (14) and another partial volume constitutes a luggage stowage volume which borders the convertible top stowage volume (14), has a checking device (24, 30, 34) for checking the convertible top stowage volume (14). The checking device has a movement element (24) that can be moved along a boundary (22) which separates the convertible top stowage volume (14) from the luggage stowage volume and which can be remotely controlled. The movement element is driven by a drive device (30) and is provided with sensors (34, 36) such that, during the motion of the movement element (24) preparatory to stowage of a hard top convertible roof, the presence of articles which project from the luggage stowage volume into the convertible top stowage volume (14) can be detected.