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Motor vehicle having a roof opening

US9050877B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

19Claims

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Assignee

MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH & Co KG · AT

Inventors

Christoph Aschaber · Graz, AT
Claus Careni · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Berthold Klein · Rutesheim, DE
Wolfgang-Dieter Richter · Stockdorf, DE
Martin Rodler · Velden am Wörther See, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 2013
Grant date	Jun 9, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60J7/061
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle with a roof opening in a fixed roof surface of the motor vehicle and a roof mechanism configured to close and at least partially open the roof opening. The roof mechanism includes a front folding roof system having a front folding-top configured to close and at least partially open a front region of the roof opening, a rear folding roof system having a rear folding-top configured to close and at least partially open a rear region of the roof opening; guide rails configured to permit displacement of the front and rear folding top, respectively, to close and at least partially open the frontad rear regions of the roof opening.

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