Softtop vehicle roof with a sealing element
AssigneeCTS Fahrzeng-Dachsysteme GmbH
InventorsFrank Haltermann, Holger Zach
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Abstract
In a soft top vehicle roof which is movable between a closed position and an open storage position and comprises a vehicle roof cover material which is supported by a roof linkage, at least one linkage element of the roof linkage is provided with a reception space in which a seal element and a material web connected to an end portion of the roof cover material are firmly engaged and form-fittingly locked by clamping hooks extending from the inner walls of the reception space through openings in the material web and into recesses in the seal element.
Claims7
A soft top vehicle roof (1) movable between a closed position and an open storage position, comprising a vehicle roof cover material (3) supported by a roof linkage (2, 4), said roof linkage (2, 4) including at least one linkage element (4) provided with a reception space (8) extending along one side thereof, a seal element (11) supported in said reception space (8) together with an edge portion of said roof cover material (3), said linkage element (4) being provided with clamping hooks (13, 14) projecting into said reception space and said roof cover material (3) being provided with a material web (12) extending along said edge of said roof cover material (3) and having openings (16) and said seal element (11) having recesses and steps (17), said seal element (11) and said material web (12) being received in said reception space (8) with said clamping hooks (13, 14) extending through said openings (16) in said material web (12) and into said recesses (17) and behind said steps for firmly engaging said seal element (11) and said material web (12) in said reception space (8) in a form-locking manner.
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