Pushing and/or pulling device for a vehicle top and top for an openable vehicle roof
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorAndreas Dillinger
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Abstract
A pushing and/or pulling device for a vehicle top, with two link chains, which are respectively provided with a plurality of link elements and extend at a predetermined distance to each other. The link chains are respectively guided at one end in a guide, which defines a movement direction and a distance of the link chains to each other, which are connected at the other end via a transverse connection to each other, so that the link chains extend upon exiting the guide in a joint plane. Two adjacent link elements of the link chains are movably connected to each other via a joint, so that at least one part of the link elements is upon entering the link chains put away in the respective guide in a corresponding storage area.
Claims18
1-17. (canceled)
A Pushing and pulling device for a vehicle foldable top comprising:
- two link chains, which are respectively provided with a plurality of link elements, and which extend at a predetermined distance to one another, wherein the link chains are respectively guided at one end in a guide, which predetermines a movement direction, and the mutual distance of the link chains to each other, and at the other end are connected to each other via a transverse connection, so that the link chains upon exiting the guide extend in a joint plane, wherein two adjacent link elements of the link chains are movably connected to each other via a joint, so that at least when the link chains enter into the respective guide, they are stored in a corresponding storage area, and wherein the adjacent link elements are upon exiting the respective guide lying against each other and support each other, wherein the pivot axes have between two adjacent link element of the respective link chain a predetermined inclination angle to the joint plane E, wherein the pivot axes of both link chains extend inclined to each other or parallel relative to each other, so that the link chains extend in a self-supporting manner in the predetermined movement direction and mutually block each other against other movement directions.
A folding top for an openable vehicle roof, comprising:
- a plurality of folding top sections and with a pushing and pulling device, wherein the folding top sections are moved from a non-usage position to a usage position, wherein the pushing and pulling device includes:
- two link chains, which are respectively provided with a plurality of link elements, and which extend at a predetermined distance to one another, wherein the link chains are respectively guided at one end in a guide, which predetermines a movement direction, and the mutual distance of the link chains to each other, and at the other end are connected to each other via a transverse connection, so that the link chains upon exiting the guide extend in a joint plane, wherein two adjacent link elements of the link chains are movably connected to each other via a joint, so that at least when the link chains enter into the respective guide, they are stored in a corresponding storage area, and wherein the adjacent link elements are upon exiting the respective guide lying against each other and support each other, wherein the pivot axes have between two adjacent link element of the respective link chain a predetermined inclination angle to the joint plane E, wherein the pivot axes of both link chains extend inclined to each other or parallel relative to each other, so that the link chains extend in a self-supporting manner in the predetermined movement direction and mutually block each other against other movement directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.