Roof arrangement, and method for mounting a roof arrangement for a cabriolet vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMarkus Schulzki
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Abstract
A roof arrangement for a cabriolet vehicle has a rear window arrangement (10) with a rear (15) that surrounds a front edge (14A) of the rear window (14), a lower frame element (16) that surrounds a lower edge (14B) of the rear window (14), and connecting elements (18) that connect respective ends (15A, 15B, 16A, 16B) of the front and the lower frame element (15, 16). The roof arrangement also has a lower roof element (20) that is connected to the rear window arrangement (10) and can be moved between open and closed positions.
Claims13
A roof arrangement for a cabriolet vehicle, the roof arrangement being movable from a closed position into an open position, comprising:
- a rear window arrangement with a non-planar rear window having a front edge defining a downwardly concave U-shape and a lower edge defining a forwardly concave U-shape, the front edge and the lower edge meeting at a lower front corners and an enclosing frame, the enclosing frame including a front frame element that surrounds and fixedly engages the front edge of the rear window, a lower frame element that surrounds and fixedly engages the lower edge of the rear window, and connecting elements that connect respective ends of the front and the lower frame elements at the lower front corners of the rear window;
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- a lower roof element connected to the lower frame element of the rear window arrangement.
A method for mounting a roof arrangement for a cabriolet vehicle, comprising:
- providing a non-planer rear window with a front edge defining a downwardly concave U-shape and a lower edge defining a forwardly concave U-shape, the front edge and the lower edge meeting at lower corners;
- connecting the front edge of the rear window to a U-shape extruded metal front frame element that surrounds and engages the front edge of the rear window and to a U-shaped lower frame element that surrounds and engages the lower edge of the rear window, and connecting respective ends of the front and lower frame elements by connecting elements to form a rear window arrangement;
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- connecting the lower frame element of the rear window arrangement to a lower roof element that can be moved from a closed position into an open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.