Convertible top with frame locking mechanism
US9409469B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J7/1856
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A convertible top of a cabriolet vehicle includes a convertible top rod assembly, which can be adjusted between a closed position spanning the vehicle interior and a storage position. The top trod assembly includes a link arrangement on both sides of a vertical longitudinal center plane of the convertible top. The link arrangement includes a main link and a main column, which are pivotably mounted on a vehicle-fixed main bearing, and a front-side first link element and a second link element, which is arranged rearward of the first link element in the closed position and is connected to the first link element by a joint arrangement. The first link element can be pivoted relative to the second link element by an actuating link extending along the second link element and can be secured against pivoting relative to the second link element in the closed position by a locking element. The locking element is mounted to rotate and interacts with a closing bolt and is adjustable between a locked position and an open position. The closing bolt is arranged on the actuating link.
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