Device for determining an angular position
AssigneeWilhelm Karmann GmbH
InventorsPeter Gutendorf, Dieter Rethschulte, Guntram Knobloch
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Abstract
A device for determining an angular position of parts of a convertible roof, which can be swiveled relative one another has an electrical or electronic determining instrument with a housing connected to a first part of the folding top, and a controller member, which can be rotated to relative to the first part of the folding top, connected to a second part of the folding top, which can be swiveled relative to the first part. A connection of the housing to the first part of the folding top of and/or a connection the controller member to the second part is constructed as a movable connection.
Claims15
An arrangement for determining a relative angular position of first and second parts of a folding top of a convertible roof which are pivotable relative one another about a common axis, comprising:
- a detection device including a housing and a controller rotatable relative to said housing whereby the angle between the first and second parts is related to the degree of rotation of said controller relative to said housing;
- first coupling means for coupling said housing to the first part;
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- second coupling means for coupling said controller to the second part;
- at least one of said first and second coupling means comprising a movable coupling and a coupling arm connected to said detection device;
- the movable coupling permitting relative movement of said coupling arm and a respective one of said first and second parts in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of said one of said first and second parts and perpendicular to said common axis;
- the movable coupling permitting relative movement of said coupling arm and said respective one of said first and second parts in a direction transverse to a plane of rotation of the first and second parts;
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- said coupling arm extending parallel to said respective one of said first and second parts.
A device for determining a relative angular position of first and second parts of a folding top of a convertible roof which are pivotable about a common axis, comprising:
- a detection device including a first component and a second component rotatable relative to one another whereby the angle between the first and second parts is related to the degree of relative rotation of said first and second components;
- a first arm connected to said first component and movably coupled to the first part by a movable coupling;
- the movable coupling permitting relative movement of said first arm and said first part in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of said first part and perpendicular to said common axis;
- the movable coupling permitting relative movement of said first arm and said first part in a direction transverse to a plane of rotation of the first and second parts;
- said first arm extending parallel to said first part;
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- a second arm connected to said second component and fixedly connected to the second part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.