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US 7,401,839 B2Granted
Retractable roof and vehicle therewith
AssigneesWebasto SE, Mazda Motor Corporation
InventorsShigeki Hiyama, Kozo Odoi, Tomoaki Matsunobu
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Abstract
A retractable roof includes a front roof panel, a back roof panel formed by joining outer and inner panel layers to each other, a lower link pivotally connected to a vehicle body member, an upper link pivotally connected to the front roof panel, and an intermediate link rigidly connected to each of the lower link and the upper link. The intermediate link is placed in between the outer and inner panel layers of the back roof panel.
Claims6
A retractable roof comprising:
- a front roof panel for covering a passenger compartment of a vehicle from above;
- a back roof panel, disposed on the rear side of the front roof panel, for covering the passenger compartment from the rear, the back roof panel being formed by joining an outer panel layer and an inner panel layer to each other;
- a lower link pivotally connected to a vehicle body member;
- an upper link pivotally connected to the front roof panel;
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- an intermediate link rigidly connected to the lower link and the upper link and placed in between the outer and inner panel layers of the back roof panel.
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A vehicle with a retractable roof, the retractable roof comprising:
- a front roof panel for covering a passenger compartment of the vehicle from above;
- a back roof panel, disposed on the rear side of the front roof panel, for covering the passenger compartment from the rear, the back roof panel being formed by joining an outer panel layer and an inner panel layer to each other;
- a lower link pivotally connected to a vehicle body member;
- an upper link pivotally connected to the front roof panel;
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- an intermediate link rigidly connected to the lower link and the upper link and placed in between the outer and inner panel layers of the back roof panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.