Convertible top

A convertible top assembly for a vehicle that is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position in a storage compartment of the vehicle, the assembly comprising:

• a deck lid pivotable to provide access to the storage compartment;
• a front panel member;
• a rear panel member;
• a main pivot bracket having a front link pivotally connected to a rear edge of the front panel member and a rear link pivotally attached to a rear edge of the rear panel member, such that an outer surface of the front panel member is adjacent an inner surface of the rear panel member and an inner surface of the deck lid is adjacent an outer surface of the rear panel member when the convertible top assembly is in the refracted position in the storage compartment.

A method of retracting a convertible top for a vehicle, comprising:

• pivoting a front edge of a deck lid upwardly along a deck lid pivot axis while pivoting a front edge of a rear panel upwardly about a rear panel pivot axis until the deck lid and rear panel attain a predetermined opening angle;
• pivoting a front panel rearwardly along an arcuate path and about a front panel pivot axis, so that the front panel passes underneath the rear panel and is stowed in a storage compartment of the vehicle;
• lowering the rear panel to stow the rear panel in the storage compartment to be adjacent the front panel;
• and
• closing the deck lid over the storage compartment.

A convertible top assembly for a vehicle that is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position in a storage compartment of the vehicle, the assembly comprising:

• a deck lid pivotable to provide access to the storage compartment;
• a front panel member;
• a rear panel member;
• a main pivot bracket having a forward link pivotally connected to a rear edge of the front panel member and a rearward link pivotally attached at a first end to the rear panel member and pivotally attached at a second end to the forward link, such that an outer surface of the front panel member is adjacent an inner surface of the rear panel member and an inner surface of the deck lid is adjacent an outer surface of the rear panel member when the convertible top assembly is in the retracted position in the storage compartment.