Boot lid for a convertible vehicle
AssigneeCTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH
InventorTobias Wagner
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Abstract
A rear hood assembly system is proposed for vehicles. The rear hood assembly includes a multi-joint link assembly. The multi-joint link assembly couples the rear hood to a vehicle body. The multi-joint link assembly includes a locking link. The locking link can move between a locked position and an unlocked position. When the locking link is in the locked position, a rotary joint pivotably couples the locking link to the vehicle body to raise the rear edge of the rear hood. When the locking link is in the unlocked position, the rotary joint is unlocked.
Claims15
A rear hood assembly for a convertible comprising:
- a hood having a front edge facing an interior of a vehicle that is raised by pivoting about a rear pivot for storing the convertible top, the hood having a rear edge adjacent to a rear portion of the vehicle that is raised for loading and unloading a trunk of the vehicle;
- a multi-joint link assembly that connects a body portion of the vehicle and the hood;
- a driving element acts on a driving link of the multi-joint link assembly for moving the hood between a closed position and a raised position;
- a first lifting link is articulately coupled on one end to the driving link and is articulately connected on another end to the hood;
- a locking link is articulately coupled at a first end to the vehicle body and at a second end to a second lifting link, the locking link also being coupled by a central rotary joint to the first lifting link;
- the second lifting link that is connected on one end to the locking link and is connected on a second end to the hood;
- wherein the locking link is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locking link in the locked position being pivotably coupled to the vehicle body by a rotary joint for raising the rear edge of the hood and in the unlocked position the rotary joint is unlocked.
A rear hood assembly for a vehicle having a convertible top, the hood assembly comprising:
- a hood;
- an extensible linkage connecting the hood to the vehicle;
- a selectively locked rear pivot that may be locked to pivotally secure a rear edge of the hood to the vehicle and may be unlocked to permit the front edge of the hood to be raised by the linkage;
- a selectively locked front pivot that may be locked to pivotally secure a front edge of the hood to the vehicle and may be unlocked to permit the rear edge of the hood to be raised by the linkage;
- a drive operatively connected to the linkage that selectively raises and lowers the front edge of the hood when the rear pivot is locked and the front pivot is unlocked, wherein the drive also selectively raises and lowers the rear edge of the hood when the front pivot is locked and the rear pivot is unlocked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.