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US 8,132,842 B2Granted
Folding roof arrangement
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMathias Froschle
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Abstract
A folding roof arrangement has a folding top covering (12) and a folding top structure (14). The folding top structure (14) has at least one roof frame (20) with a front area and at least one elastically deformable tensioning element (31-34). The folding top structure (14) can be folded or collapsed with or without the folding top covering (12), so that the tensioning element (31-34) is elastically deformed when folded.
Claims38
A folding roof arrangement comprising:
- a folding top covering;
- a folding top structure having at least one roof frame with a roof frame front part and opposite left and right roof frame side parts each of which has a front end articulated to the roof frame front part and a rear end articulated to a lateral support structure, the folding top structure being foldable or collapsible with or without the folding top covering;
- and elastically deformable tensioning elements defined by elastically deformable bending rods, each elastically deformable bending rod having a front end articulated on the roof frame front part and a rear end articulated to a bending rod support structure.
A motor vehicle comprising a folding roof arrangement, the folding roof arrangement comprising:
- a folding top covering;
- a folding top structure having at least one roof frame with a roof frame front part and opposite left and right roof frame side parts, each of which has a front end articulated to the roof frame front part and a rear end articulated to a lateral support structure and elastically deformable tensioning elements defined by elastically deformable bending rods, the folding top structure being foldable or collapsible with or without the folding top covering, each of the elastically deformable bending rods having a front end articulated on the roof frame front part and a rear end articulated to a bending rod support structure and the tensioning elements being deformed elastically when folded or collapsed, the folding roof arrangement being detachably or permanently fit to a support structure of the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.