Convertible Vehicle Having at Least Two Rigid Roof Parts
AssigneeWilhelm Karmann GmbH
InventorsStefan Eichholz, Thorsten Budzinski
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Abstract
A convertible vehicle has a carbody having a rear area and a roof connected to the carbody. The roof has a first rigid roof part arranged rearwardly and provided with a rear window. The roof further has at least one second rigid roof part. The first and second roof parts can be nested into one another when opening the roof and stowed in the stowed position in the rear area of the carbody. The first roof part is positioned in a stowed position of the roof above the at least one second roof part in a substantially horizontal position. The rear window has an exterior side in a closed position of the roof, and the exterior side of the rear window in the stowed position faces upwardly.
Claims10
A convertible vehicle (1) comprising:
- a carbody (2) having a rear area;
- a roof (4) connected to the carbody (2);
- the roof (4) comprising a first rigid roof part (5) arranged rearwardly and comprising a rear window (6);
- the roof (4) further comprising at least one second rigid roof part (7, 8), wherein the first and second roof parts (5, 7, 8) are configured to be nested into one another when opening the roof (4) and to be stowed in a stowed position in the rear area of the carbody (2);
- wherein the first roof part (5) is positioned in the stowed position of the roof (4) above the at least one second roof part (7, 8) in a substantially horizontal position;
- wherein the rear window (6) has an exterior side in a closed position of the roof (4), wherein the exterior side of the rear window (6) in the stowed position of the roof (4) faces upwardly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.