Convertible vehicle top
AssigneeCTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH
InventorsThomas Halbweiss, Harald Bergerhoff, Christian Holst
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Abstract
In a convertible vehicle top which is movable between a closed position in which it covers an interior vehicle space and an open position in which it is contained in a storage compartment, the vehicle includes rear side windows which are pivotally connected to the vehicle top and the edges of the rear side window remote from the vehicle top are held in sealing engagement with the vehicle body when the top is closed but are pivoted inwardly during movement of the top from the closed to the open position.
Claims8
A convertible vehicle top which is movable between a closed position in which the top covers an interior space of a vehicle and an open position in which the top is disposed in a storage compartment, said vehicle having a vehicle body with front and rear side windows, with said rear side window being pivotally connected along one edge thereof to said top by a pivot joint, said rear side window having another edge remote from said vehicle top which is spring-biased outwardly into sealing engagement with said vehicle body when said top is in the closed position and said rear side window is pivoted outwardly, said rear side window being pivoted inwardly during movement of said top from said closed position to said open position in which said vehicle is disposed in said storage compartment.
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