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US 5,816,644 AGranted
Folding top for a convertible
AssigneeWilhelm Karmann GmbH
InventorsKarl Rothe, Joachim Maass
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AssigneeWilhelm Karmann GmbH
InventorsKarl Rothe, Joachim Maass
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A foldable top for a convertible includes a vehicle body, a windshield frame on the vehicle body, a rear region on the vehicle body disposed rearwardly of the windshield frame, a foldable-rod linkage supportable on the windshield frame, a main power operated device mounted on the vehicle body for moving the foldable-rod linkage between closed and open positions, and a rear roof clamping member at the rear region of the vehicle body. Rail members are pivotably connected to each other and are also pivotably connected to the foldable-rod linkage and to the clamping member. A tensioning linkage is pivotably connected to one of the rail members and pivotably connected to the vehicle body. A drive mechanism mounted on the vehicle body is pivotably connected to the tensioning linkage and is operable to pivot the tensioning linkage which in turn pivots the rail members.
In a foldable top for a convertible vehicle body in which the convertible vehicle body includes a windshield frame and a rear region and wherein the foldable top includes folding-rod linkage which is supportable on the windshield frame and which also includes a main power operated device mounted on a main support fixed to said vehicle body for moving the foldable top between closed and open positions, the foldable top further having a rear clamping member at the rear region of the vehicle body, comprising rail members pivotably connected to each other and pivotably connected to said folding-rod linkage and to said clamping member, a tensioning linkage pivotably connected to one of said rail members and pivotably connected to said main support, and drive means mounted on said main support and pivotably connected to said tensioning linkage to pivot said tensioning linkage which in turn pivots said rail members.
A foldable top for a convertible comprising a vehicle body, a windshield frame on said vehicle body, a rear region on said vehicle body disposed rearwardly of said windshield frame, a foldable-rod linkage which is supportable on the windshield frame, a main power operated device mounted on said vehicle body for moving the foldable-rod linkage between closed and open positions, a rear roof clamping member at the rear region of the vehicle body, rail members pivotably connected to each other and pivotably connected to said foldable-rod linkage and to said clamping member, a tensioning linkage pivotably connected to one of said rail members and pivotably connected to said vehicle body, and drive means mounted on said vehicle body and pivotably connected to said tensioning linkage for pivoting said tensioning linkage which in turn pivots said rail members, whereby said pivoting of said rail members pivots said clamping member between a substantially horizontally disposed closed position and a substantially vertically disposed open position independently of said main power operated device.
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