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Convertible motor vehicle with active rollover protection

US8096581B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Daimler AG · DE

Inventors

Jan Gaertner · Stuttgart, DE
Thomas Meier · Ingolstadt, DE
Juergen Schrader · Holzgerlingen, DE
Andreas Zygan · Malsch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 18, 2007
Grant date	Jan 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 30, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/135
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A convertible motor vehicle with at least two vehicle seating rows and with at least two side doors is provided. A respectively associated door column is arranged in between the doors, and an active rollover protection system is provided in the region thereof. The door columns end upwards in the region of an associated waistline of the motor vehicle, and the rollover protection system is at least substantially arranged below the waistline of the motor vehicle in a retracted position.

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