Convertible passenger car
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorUwe Henn
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Abstract
A motor vehicle, particularly a convertible, has a folding top and a rollover protection device which is arranged behind the seats and which comprises at least one prefabricated cassette. The cassette contains a protective bow and an actuator, and a rollover sensor, the prefabricated cassette being fixable on a receiving device. For reducing the mounting time on the vehicle belt as well as for making it possible to test the rollover protection device outside the vehicle, it is provided that the receiving device and at least the components of the rollover protection device are combined to form a precabled operative module which is produced outside the vehicle.
Claims40
A convertible motor vehicle, having a folding top and a rollover protection device arranged behind the seats which comprises at least one prefabricated cassette containing a protective bow and an actuator, and a rollover sensor, the prefabricated cassette being fixable on a receiving device, wherein the receiving device and at least the components of the rollover protection device are combined to form a precabled, operative module which is produced outside the vehicle,
- wherein the receiving device is formed by a separate supporting frame which extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle and which can be fixed on the adjoining vehicle body, the supporting frame extending along a significant portion of the interior width of the vehicle,
- wherein the supporting frame is essentially composed of:
- a large-surface, transversely extending hollow profile,
- two laterally exterior upright column sections, and
- two rear-side supporting elements, and
- wherein the upright column sections are fixedly connected on both sides to the transversely extending hollow profile, the column sections being constructed to be open toward the top and the bottom.
A convertible motor vehicle, having a folding top and a rollover protection device arranged behind the seats which comprises at least one prefabricated cassette containing a protective bow and an actuator, and a rollover sensor, the prefabricated cassette being fixable on a receiving device, wherein the receiving device and at least the components of the rollover protection device are combined to form a precabled, operative module which is produced outside the vehicle,
- wherein the receiving device is formed by a separate supporting frame which extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle and which can be fixed on the adjoining vehicle body, the supporting frame extending along a significant portion of the interior width of the vehicle,
- wherein the supporting frame is essentially composed of:
- a large-surface, transversely extending hollow profile,
- two laterally exterior upright column sections, and
- two rear-side supporting elements, and
- wherein the two cassettes of the rollover protection device are diagonally mounted on the transversely extending hollow profile of the supporting frame in such a manner that upper edges of the cassettes facing a longitudinal center plane of the vehicle are situated higher than upper exterior edges of the cassettes.
A convertible motor vehicle, having a folding top and a rollover protection device arranged behind the seats which comprises at least one prefabricated cassette containing a protective bow and an actuator, and a rollover sensor, the prefabricated cassette being fixable on a receiving device, wherein the receiving device and at least the components of the rollover protection device are combined to form a precabled, operative module which is produced outside the vehicle,
- comprising additional assemblies mounted on the prefabricated module, and
- wherein said additional assemblies include drive assemblies of the folding top drive held in position on the prefabricated module.
A convertible motor vehicle, having a folding top and a rollover protection device arranged behind the seats which comprises at least one prefabricated cassette containing a protective bow and an actuator, and a rollover sensor, the prefabricated cassette being fixable on a receiving device, wherein the receiving device and at least the components of the rollover protection device are combined to form a precabled, operative module which is produced outside the vehicle,
- comprising additional assemblies mounted on the prefabricated module, and
- wherein said additional assemblies include individual components of a seat belt system integrated in the prefabricated module.
A convertible motor vehicle, having a folding top and a rollover protection device arranged behind the seats which comprises at least one prefabricated cassette containing a protective bow and an actuator, and a rollover sensor, the prefabricated cassette being fixable on a receiving device, wherein the receiving device and at least the components of the rollover protection device are combined to form a precabled, operative module which is produced outside the vehicle,
- wherein the receiving device is formed by a separate supporting frame which extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle and which can be fixed on the adjoining vehicle body, the supporting frame extending along a significant portion of the interior width of the vehicle, and
- wherein a transversely extending, approximately horizontally aligned panelling is provided above the supporting frame, which panelling forms a transverse connection to longitudinally extending rear side panellings and which, in sections, is supported on the supporting frame situated underneath the horizontally aligned panelling.
A convertible motor vehicle, having a folding top and a rollover protection device arranged behind the seats which comprises at least one prefabricated cassette containing a protective bow and an actuator, and a rollover sensor, the prefabricated cassette being fixable on a receiving device, wherein the receiving device and at least the components of the rollover protection device are combined to form a precabled, operative module which is produced outside the vehicle,
- wherein the receiving device is formed by a separate supporting frame which extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle and which can be fixed on the adjoining vehicle body, the supporting frame extending along a significant portion of the interior width of the vehicle, and
- wherein stops are provided locally on the supporting frame, a forward, form-rigid folding-top section of the folded-back folding top resting on these stops in its deposited position.
A method of making a convertible motor vehicle of the type having a folding top and a rollover protection device arranged behind the seats which comprises at least one prefabricated cassette containing a protective bow and an actuator, and a rollover sensor, the prefabricated cassette being fixable on a receiving device, said method comprising:
- producing a precabled, operative module outside of said vehicle, said module including said receiving device and components of the rollover protection device including electrical wiring and control units sufficient to be operable to selectively actuate movement of the protective bow to a rollover protection position,
- testing said rollover protection device by mounting said module on a tiltable rollover testing table unit,
- and subsequently attaching said module onto fixed vehicle frame structure of the vehicle.
A rollover protection assembly for a convertible vehicle comprising:
- a support frame forming a receiving device, and
- a cassette mounted in said receiving device and containing a protective rollover bar,
- a rollover sensor, and
- an actuator responsive to the rollover sensor to actuate movement of the rollover bar to a rollover protective position,
- wherein said support frame, cassette, rollover sensor and actuator are combined with electrical cabling to form a prewired functional module which can be operably tested separate from a vehicle and be subsequently fixed to the vehicle support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.