Motor vehicle with a retractable roof
AssigneeWilhelm Karmann GmbH
InventorFrank Neubrand
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Abstract
A motor vehicle with a retractable roof includes front and rear rigid roof parts that are movable between a closed position covering the passenger compartment and an open position stored in a rear receiver space. An articulated connector interconnects the front and rear roof parts. The articulated connector includes two control levers, which form a four-bar linkage, and a support plate. The control levers each having one end rotatably connected to the rear roof part and another end rotatably connected to the support plate. The support plate is movably connected to the front roof part. In the open position, the front roof part is arranged below the rear roof part and the outer surfaces of the roof parts face upwardly.
Claims10
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A motor vehicle with a retractable roof, comprising:
- at least two roof parts movable between a closed position covering the passenger compartment and an open position stored in a rear receiver space, the roof parts each being a rigid shell, the at least two roof parts including at least a front roof part and a rear roof part, the roof parts each having an outer surface that faces upwardly when the top is in the closed position;
- an articulated connector interconnecting the front and rear roof parts, articulated connector including two control levers, which form a four-bar linkage, and a support plate, the control levers each having one end rotatably connected to the rear roof part and another end rotatably connected to the support plate, the support plate being movably connected to the front roof part;
- wherein in the open position the front roof part is arranged below the rear roof part and the outer surfaces of the roof parts face upwardly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.