# US 7,744,144 B2 · Rear window control > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,744,144 B2 - Document ID: US7744144B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/653,046 - Filed: 2007-01-12 - Published: 2007-08-16 - Granted: 2010-06-29 - Earliest claimed: 2006-01-13 - Assignees: Edscha Cabrio-Dachsysteme GmbH - Inventors: Franz Haberl; Klaus Obendiek - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7744144B2 ## CPC - B60J 1/1823: {adjustable relative to hard- or soft-top, e.g. pivotable} - B60J 1/1884: {about a horizontal axis} - B60J 7/146: {all elements being folded in same orientation and stacked fashion} - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) ## Abstract A device for activating a rear window of a motor vehicle is provided that includes a control lever designed as a 3-point link, which is pin-jointed at one end with the rear window. The device further includes a driving link, which can be driven rotatably about a first fixed bearing, and a coupling link, which is guided pivotably about a second fixed bearing. At least the first fixed bearing is arranged on a roof element of the motor vehicle, while the control lever is coupled to the driving link and the coupling link in a restricted guidance, such that a rotation of the driving link about the first fixed bearing shifts the linking point of the control lever to the rear window substantially vertically. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for activating a rear window of a motor vehicle, comprising a control lever designed as a 3-point link, which is pin-jointed at one end with the rear window, a driving link, which can be driven rotatably about a first bearing, and a coupling link, which is guided pivotably about a second bearing, wherein at least the first bearing is arranged on a roof element of the motor vehicle, wherein the roof element is displaceable with respect to a body work of the motor vehicle, and wherein the control lever is coupled to the driving link and the coupling link in a restricted guidance, such that a rotation of the driving link about the first bearing shifts the linking point of the control lever to the rear window substantially vertically. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the driving link is pin-jointed with the other end of the control lever, and the coupling link is pin-jointed with the central articulation point of the control lever. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein, in the closed position of the rear window, the driving link is in a position beyond the dead center. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein a displacement of the rear window is coupled to a displacement of the roof element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the second bearing is attached to the roof element and the pivotal guiding of the coupling link about the second bearing is eccentric about the second bearing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the coupling link and the driving link are operable independently from each other. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the substantially vertical shifting of the linking point of the control lever to the rear window is achieved by a pivotal movement of the driving link while the coupling link substantially remains in place. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein after the substantially vertically shifting of the linking point of the control lever to the rear window, the linking point is substantially shifted in a direction forwards with respect to the motor vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the substantially forward shifting of the linking point of the control lever to the rear window is achieved by a pivotal movement of the coupling link while the driving link substantially remains in place. ### Claim 10 A device for displacing a rear window of a motor vehicle comprising: a control lever designed as a 3-point link having a first end pin-jointed in a linking point with the rear window, a driving link, which can be driven rotatably about a first bearing, a coupling link, which is guided pivotably about a second bearing, and a first auxiliary link designed as a 3-point link, wherein at least the first bearing is arranged on a roof element of the motor vehicle, and wherein the control lever is coupled to the driving link and the coupling link in a restricted guidance, such that a rotation of the driving link about the first bearing shifts the linking point of the control lever and of the rear window substantially vertically, wherein a second end of the control lever is mounted rotatably about a third bearing attached to the roof element, wherein the first auxiliary link is linked at one end to the coupling link, wherein the first auxiliary link is coupled at an end to the control lever, wherein the driving link is linked to a central articulation point of the first auxiliary link. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device according to claim 10, wherein the rear window can be moved out of a rear window frame of the vehicle roof from a closed position into a ventilation position by a rotation of the driving link about the first bearing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The device according to claim 10, wherein the second bearing is arranged on the roof element. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The device according to claim 10, wherein the control lever is of angled design at its central articulation point. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The device according to claim 10, wherein the end of the first auxiliary link being opposite to the coupling link and a central articulation point of the control lever are pin-jointed via a second auxiliary link. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The device according to claim 10, wherein the first auxiliary link is of angled design at its central articulation point. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The device according to claim 10, wherein the driving link is motor-driven via one of a worm gear mechanism and a pull-push linkage. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The device according to claim 10, further comprising a first bearing limb which is attached to the rear window adjacent to its upper transverse side edge, the control lever and the bearing limb being pin-jointed. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The device according to claim 17, further comprising a second bearing limb which is attached to the rear window adjacent to its lower transverse side edge, the second bearing limb being mounted rotatably about a fourth bearing attached to the roof element. ### Claim 19 (depends on 10) The device according to claim 10, wherein the roof element is part of a convertible top, with an end of the coupling link which is opposite to one of the first auxiliary link and the control lever being pin-jointed with a roof shell link linked to the second bearing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The device according to claim 19, wherein the roof element is a rear, fixed, first roof shell, with the roof shell link being linked at its end opposite the second bearing to a second roof shell situated in front of the first roof shell in the direction of travel, so that, when opening the cabriolet top, the rear window can be deposited with the first roof shell in an intermediate position on the second roof shell by means of actuating the roof shell link. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The device according to claim 20, wherein the rear window is lifted out of the rear window frame in the intermediate position.