Adjustable cover element and adjustable vehicle roof for a convertible vehicle
AssigneeCTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH
InventorsGernot Bruder, Jan Hesse
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Abstract
An adjustable cover element in a vehicle is mounted to a vehicle component via a multiple linkage kinematic system comprising two guide rods. Each guide rod on one end is coupled in an articulated manner to the vehicle component and on the other end is coupled in an articulated manner to the cover element. One guide rod for the multiple linkage kinematic system has a two-part design and comprises two guide rod sections connected by an articulated joint. A stop is provided which during a relative motion between the cover element and the stop acts on a guide rod section in such a way that the angular position between the two guide rod sections changes.
Claims21
An adjustable cover element in a vehicle, in particular a convertible vehicle, which is mounted to a vehicle component by means of a multiple linkage kinematic system comprising:
- two guide rods each of which on one end is coupled in an articulated manner to the vehicle component and on the other end is coupled in an articulated manner to the cover element;
- one of the guide rods for the multiple linkage kinematic system having a two-part design further comprising two guide rod sections connected by an articulated joint, the rotational motion of the articulated joint between the two guide rod sections being limited in one rotational direction by an articulated stop;
- wherein the relative angular position of the two guide rod sections with respect to one another is unchanged in a first phase of motion, and that a stop is provided which is located in the path of motion of the two-part guide rod, and which during a relative motion between the cover element and the stop acts on a guide rod section of the two-part guide rod in such a way that the angular position between the two guide rod sections changes in a second phase of motion.
An adjustable vehicle roof which is to be adjusted between a closed position and a stored position, in which the vehicle roof is stored in a rear storage compartment, having a roof kinematic system by which the vehicle roof is supported on the vehicle body, and having a cover element which is situated adjacent to the storage compartment when the vehicle roof is stored, wherein during a control motion of the vehicle roof a first guide rod section of a two-part guide rod for the cover element cooperates with a stop in such a way that the angle between the first guide rod section and a second guide rod section changes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.