Cabriolet
AssigneeWilhelm Karmann GmbH
InventorsFranz Ulrich Brockhoff, Stefan Meinert
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Abstract
A convertible vehicle with a roof can be folded down under a cover part in a rear section of the vehicle. The cover part can be opened in a first direction to release an opening for luggage and in a second direction to release an opening for the roof. The vehicle includes a movement mechanism to hold the cover part and further includes at least one multi-link chain. The multi-link chain includes a plurality of hinges for the movement of the cover part. At least one of the plurality of hinges is held in an idle state when the cover part is opened in the first direction and the second direction.
Claims8
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicular body having a front section and a rear section and at least two longitudinal sides;
- a retractable roof;
- a cover panel in the rear section of the vehicular body, the cover panel capable of moving in a first direction to allow the roof to be stored in the vehicular body and capable of moving in a second direction to allow luggage to be stored in the vehicular body;
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- a multi-link movement device provided on the longitudinal sides of the vehicular body and capable of moving the cover part in the first direction and the second direction, said multi-link movement device including a plurality of hinges which are movable to allow movement of the cover part in the first direction and the second direction,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of hinges is held in an idle state when the cover part is moved in the first direction and at least another of the plurality of hinges is held in an idle state when the cover part is moved in the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.