Cross folding convertible top with one piece one bow
AssigneeCTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH
InventorsJan Just, Berthold Klein
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Abstract
A convertible top having right and left side rails that fold toward each other as the convertible top is retracted. A segmented one bow is connected by a linkage to the side rails. The side rails being shiftable from an extended position wherein they extend longitudinally relative to the vehicle to a retracted position wherein the side rails extend transversely relative to the vehicle. A one piece one bow is latched to the windshield header in the extended position and is stored in a storage compartment when the convertible top is retracted.
Claims13
A convertible top for a vehicle having a passenger compartment and a storage area comprising:
- a top stack linkage moveable between an extended position and a retracted position, the top stack linkage having a right side rail and a left side rail, the side rails extending longitudinally relative to the vehicle when the top stack linkage is in the extended position, the side rails each having a forward end and a rearward end, a one bow being formed in one piece and being received by the windshield header when the top stack linkage is in the extended position, the forward ends of the side rails being contiguous with the one bow in the extended position and the side rails being pivoted about a pivot axis near the rearward end of the side rails to extend transversely relative to the vehicle in the retracted position;
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- a flexible cover secured to the top stack linkage encloses the passenger compartment when the top stack linkage is extended and is stored in the storage area when the top stack linkage is retracted.
A convertible top for a vehicle, comprising:
- right and left side rails each having a back end that is pivotally connected by a linkage to one of a right main pivot bracket and a left main pivot bracket on right and left sides of the vehicle, the right and left side rails each having distal ends on the opposite ends thereof from the back ends, the distal ends being moved between a first position wherein the side rails extend longitudinally relative to the vehicle and a second position wherein the side rails extend transversely relative to the vehicle;
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- a first bow formed in a single piece that extends the length of the windshield header and is connected to the side rails near their distal ends by a linkage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.