Support arm assembly for a folding top of a vehicle
AssigneeMagna Car Top Systems GmbH
InventorsGunnar Wilke, Holger Roder
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Abstract
A folding top apparatus for a vehicle includes a movable folding top and a support arm assembly. The folding top has front and rear roof parts and a corner bow. The support arm assembly includes a drive arm pivotably connected to the front roof part and pivotably connected to a main bearing, a coupling arm connected to the corner bow and pivotably connected to the drive arm, and a control arm pivotably connected to the main bearing and displaceably connected to the coupling arm whereby swivel motion of the corner bow is influenced by the coupling arm and the control arm.
Claims20
A folding top apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a movable folding top having front and rear roof parts and a corner bow;
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- a support arm assembly including a drive arm pivotably connected to the front roof part and pivotably connected to a main bearing, a coupling arm connected to the corner bow and pivotably connected to the drive arm, and a control arm pivotably connected to the main bearing and displaceably connected to the coupling arm whereby swivel motion of the corner bow is influenced by the coupling arm and the control arm.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body having a passenger compartment;
- a folding top having front and rear roof parts movable between a closed position in which the folding top covers a passenger compartment and an opened position in which the folding top is moved away from covering the passenger compartment, the folding top further having a corner bow;
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- a support arm assembly including a drive arm pivotably connected to the front roof part and pivotably connected to the vehicle body, a coupling arm connected to the corner bow and pivotably connected to the drive arm, and a control arm pivotably connected to the vehicle body and displaceably connected to the coupling arm whereby swivel motion of the corner bow is influenced by the coupling arm and the control arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.