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US 7,677,633 B2Granted
Convertible vehicle and hinge device
AssigneeWilhelm Karmann GmbH
InventorsFranz-Ulrich Brockhoff, Winfried Bunsmann, Siegfried Licher
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Abstract
In a convertible vehicle having a folding convertible top (16), whose rear side is affixed to a tensioning bow (20) laterally supported relative to the vehicle, and a rear trunk lid (14) laterally supported relative to the vehicle, wherein its front side is arranged in the vicinity of the tensioning bow in its closed state, the tensioning bow (20) can be brought into an upwardly pivoted position during the opening of the rear trunk lid (14) or when the rear trunk lid is opened, so that an opening for loading of a luggage compartment, which is arranged underneath the rear trunk lid and underneath the tensioning bow at least when the folding convertible top is closed, is enlarged.
Claims24
A convertible vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body having a pair of lateral sides,
- a folding convertible top,
- a tensioning bow coupled to a rear side of the folding convertible top and pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body by tensioning bow pivots, and
- a rear trunk lid pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body by trunk lid pivots, the trunk lid pivots being separate from the tensioning bow pivots, wherein a front side of the rear trunk lid is disposed in the vicinity of the tensioning bow when the rear trunk lid is in a closed position and a loading opening of a luggage compartment is disposed underneath the rear trunk lid and underneath the tensioning bow at least when the folding convertible top is closed, and
- wherein the tensioning bow is movable into an upwardly pivoted position during opening of the rear trunk lid or when the rear trunk lid is opened, so that the loading opening is enlarged.
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A convertible vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body having a pair of lateral sides,
- a folding convertible top,
- a tensioning bow coupled to a rear side of the folding convertible top and pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body, and
- a rear trunk lid pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body, wherein a front side of the rear trunk lid is disposed in the vicinity of the tensioning bow when the rear trunk lid is in a closed position and a loading opening of a luggage compartment is disposed underneath the rear trunk lid and underneath the tensioning bow at least when the folding convertible top is closed, and
- wherein the tensioning bow is movable into an upwardly pivoted position during opening of the rear trunk lid or when the rear trunk lid is opened, so that the loading opening is enlarged,
- wherein the tensioning bow is pivotable independent of a pivoting of the rear trunk lid when the rear trunk lid is being opened.
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A convertible vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body having a pair of lateral sides,
- a folding convertible top,
- a tensioning bow coupled to a rear side of the folding convertible top and pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body, and
- a rear trunk lid pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body, wherein a front side of the rear trunk lid is disposed in the vicinity of the tensioning bow when the rear trunk lid is in a closed position and a loading opening of a luggage compartment is disposed underneath the rear trunk lid and underneath the tensioning bow at least when the folding convertible top is closed, and
- wherein the tensioning bow is movable into an upwardly pivoted position during opening of the rear trunk lid or when the rear trunk lid is opened, so that the loading opening is enlarged,
- further comprising an engagement device that is operative between the front side of the rear trunk lid and the tensioning bow, wherein the engagement device is arranged and constructed to pivot upwardly into a position that tensions the folding convertible top when the rear trunk lid is closed.
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A convertible vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body having a pair of lateral sides,
- a folding convertible top,
- a tensioning bow coupled to a rear side of the folding convertible top and pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body, and
- a rear trunk lid pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body, wherein a front side of the rear trunk lid is disposed in the vicinity of the tensioning bow when the rear trunk lid is in a closed position and a loading opening of a luggage compartment is disposed underneath the rear trunk lid and underneath the tensioning bow at least when the folding convertible top is closed, and
- wherein the tensioning bow is movable into an upwardly pivoted position during opening of the rear trunk lid or when the rear trunk lid is opened, so that the loading opening is enlarged,
- further comprising a hinge device arranged between the rear trunk lid and the tensioning bow, wherein the hinge device is arranged and constructed to upwardly pivot the tensioning bow when the rear trunk lid is being opened,
- wherein the hinge device is arranged and constructed such that, when the rear trunk lid is being opened, the rear side of the tensioning bow is first raised only slightly and then is raised more considerably as the rear trunk lid is further opened.
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A convertible vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body having a pair of lateral sides,
- a folding convertible top,
- a tensioning bow coupled to a rear side of the folding convertible top and pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body, and
- a rear trunk lid pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body, wherein a front side of the rear trunk lid is disposed in the vicinity of the tensioning bow when the rear trunk lid is in a closed position and a loading opening of a luggage compartment is disposed underneath the rear trunk lid and underneath the tensioning bow at least when the folding convertible top is closed, and
- wherein the tensioning bow is movable into an upwardly pivoted position during opening of the rear trunk lid or when the rear trunk lid is opened, so that the loading opening is enlarged,
- further comprising a hinge device arranged between the rear trunk lid and the tensioning bow, wherein the hinge device is arranged and constructed to upwardly pivot the tensioning bow when the rear trunk lid is being opened,
- wherein the tensioning bow is supported on the vehicle body via a lever supported on the vehicle body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.