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US 11,858,323 B2Granted
Convertible top element and convertible top for a convertible vehicle and convertible vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsSteffen Borchert, Peter Holler, Ralf Mehling, Thomas Schnaufer, Daniel Seiboth, Christian Spickermann
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Abstract
A convertible top element for a convertible vehicle has, in sequence: an outer cover layer, a coupling layer, a convertible top bow, an absorber layer and an inner cover layer.
Claims23
A first convertible top element for a convertible vehicle, comprising in sequence:
- an external convertible top tier;
- a coupling layer;
- a planar bow;
- an absorbent layer;
- and
- an internal convertible top tier;
- wherein the coupling layer has a layer thickness of 4 to 8 mm and an area weight of 130 to 270 g/m2;
- wherein the planar bow is a steel-sheet component, a deep-drawn metal-sheet component, a die-cast aluminum component, a die-cast magnesium component, or a honeycomb sandwich structure;
- and
- wherein the absorbent layer has a layer thickness of 8 to 15 mm and an area weight in a range from 300 to 600 g/m2.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.