Open roof construction for a vehicle, as well as a vehicle having such open roof construction
AssigneeInalfa Roof Systems Group B.V.
InventorsPeter Christiaan Leonardus Johannes Manders, Martinus Wilhelminus Maria Nabuurs, Paulus Johannes Wilhelminus Munsters, Joseph Petrus Johannes Sanders, Petrus Matinus Josephus Clephas
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Abstract
The invention relates to an open roof construction for a vehicle, as well as to a vehicle fitted with such an open roof construction, in particular a folding roof. More in particular, the invention relates to special features which make it possible to swing down the folding roof (1) into the boot (5) of the vehicle together with a rear window structure (2) so as to provide a convertible-like vehicle.
Claims18
A vehicle comprising a movable closing part as well as a part of the vehicle that co-operates therewith, which closing part and which co-operating part can be disconnected from each other and be connected to each other again, said parts including a locking element and a mating counter element, wherein said locking element includes a self-locating fitting means, which can mate with a counter element, wherein the counter element is present on a swing-down rear window frame and the locking element is present on detachable roof part, in particular side beams of the roof.
A folding roof for a vehicle having a roof opening, comprising stationary guide rails on either side of the roof opening, a flexible liner, a drivable operating beam on the opening side of said liner, which operating beam is guided in said guide rails for selectively opening and closing the roof opening, a number of folding elements, which support said liner and which define a folding movement thereof upon opening of the folding roof, which folding elements are mounted on slides which are guided in said guide rails, wherein said slides are provided with locking elements and in that the guide rails are provided with counter elements at such locations that the locking elements can come into engagement with the counter elements in an extreme closed position of the slides in question, whereas the slides include unlocking elements for unlocking the locking elements of the next slide, seen in the opening direction, when the folding roof is being opened.
A folding roof for a vehicle having a roof opening in its fixed roof, comprising stationary guide rails on either side of the roof opening, a flexible liner, a drivable operating beam on the opening side of said liner, which operating beam is guided in said guide rails for selectively opening and closing the roof opening, a number of folding elements, which support said liner and which define a folding movement thereof upon opening of the folding roof, which folding elements are mounted on slides which are guided in said guide rails, as well as a as well as a cover plate on the side of the liner remote from the opening side, which provides a seal against the fixed roof, wherein the slides and the cover plate of the open roof construction are interlocked to form one unit in an entirely open position, after which they can be moved further as a unit, wherein said cover plate is mounted on slides capable of sliding movement in said guide rails, which each comprise a height adjusting mechanism to be actuated by an adjacent rear slide for moving the cover plate upwards before further movement the aforesaid unit is possible.
A vehicle comprising a swing-down rear closing part, which closing part includes a frame with a rear window, wherein the frame is supported by arms, which are pivotally connected to the vehicle, in such a manner that the closing part is movable between a closed position at the location of the rear window and a swung-down position in the vehicle, wherein the arms each include two arm members, which are movable relative to each other, and first and second locking means, wherein the first locking means lock the arm members in a position which corresponds with the closed position of the frame, whereas the second locking means lock the arm members in an intermediate position of the arm members and the frame which is different from the closed position, in which position the arms and the frame can be jointly pivoted to the swung-down position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.