Top for a convertible

US8167354B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Edscha Cabrio-Dachsysteme GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Franz Haberl · Stockdorf, DE
• Georg Kopp · Uhwiesen, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 24, 2008
• Grant date: May 1, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 23, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J7/146
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a top for a convertible, comprising a front bow, a first surface bow, a second surface bow, and a main link mechanism being adapted to displace the front bow, the first surface bow and the second surface bow with respect to a body-mounted main bearing unit in order to open or to close the top, wherein the main link mechanism comprises a main pillar and a main link, wherein, when the top is closed, the front bow, the first surface bow and the second surface bow cover an interior space of the convertible, wherein the first surface bow is arranged between the front bow and the second surface bow, wherein a first supporting link connects the second surface bow in an articulated manner to the main pillar, and wherein a second supporting link connects the second surface bow in an articulated manner to the main link.