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AssigneesAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kanto Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasayuki Hayashi, Hideki Nakashima, Hiroshi Ootsuka
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A convertible car body structure which includes a pair of side structures, a front windshield structure and a rear structure, the body structure having a top opening and a back window opening. A roof panel and a back window panel are provided for covering the top opening and the back window opening of the car body structure, respectively. The roof panel is connected at the rear end portion swingably with the front end portion of the back window panel so that the roof panel can be folded on the back window panel. The back window panel is connected at the rear end portion swingably with the rear body structure. The rear body structure is formed with a concave space for receiving the roof panel and the back window panel after the roof panel has been folded on the back window panel. A concealing cover panel is provided on the rear body structure for covering the concave space. The cover panel is swingably connected at a rear end portion with the rear body structure adjacent to a rear end portion of the concave space in the rear body structure. A locking mechanism is provided for retaining the concave cover panel on the rear structure so that fluttering of the cover panel is prevented. The locking mechanism includes a striker provided on the cover panel, a latch member provided on the rear structure for engagement with the striker and a driving mechanism for the latch member.
A convertible car body structure including a pair of side structures, a front windshield structure and a rear structure, said body structure having a top opening and a back window opening, a roof panel for covering said top opening of the car body structure, a back window panel for covering said back window opening of the car body structure, said roof panel having a rear end portion swingably connected with a front end portion of said back window panel so that said roof panel can be folded on said back window panel, said back window panel having a rear end portion swingably connected with said rear structure, said rear structure being formed with a concave space for receiving said roof panel and said back window panel after said roof panel has been folded on said back window panel, a concealing cover panel provided on said rear structure for covering said concave space, said cover panel being swingably connected at a rear end portion with said rear structure adjacent to a rear end portion of said concave space in said rear structure, locking means for retaining said concave cover panel on said rear structure, said locking means including a striker provided on said cover panel, a latch member provided on said rear structure for engagement with said striker, driving means for said latch member including motor means and gear means for transmitting rotation of said motor means to said latch member.
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