A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A STOWABLE ROOF

A motor vehicle (5) is disclosed having front and rear roof panels (6 and 7) which can be moved from in use to stowed positions to change the style of the motor vehicle from a two box style to a convertible or pick-up style. A stowage mechanism (30) for the rear roof panel (7) having two interlinked...

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Main Authors HARDING, JOHN, CONDON, ALAN, GERHARDT, TORSTEN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 04.01.2007
Subjects
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORVEHICLES
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILARDEVICES FOR VEHICLES
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Summary:A motor vehicle (5) is disclosed having front and rear roof panels (6 and 7) which can be moved from in use to stowed positions to change the style of the motor vehicle from a two box style to a convertible or pick-up style. A stowage mechanism (30) for the rear roof panel (7) having two interlinked four bar linkages is disclosed which allows a small linear actuator (33) to produce the range of displacement required to stow the rear roof panel (7). Véhicule motorisé (5) ayant des panneaux de toit avant et arrière (6) et (7) qui peuvent être déplacés d'une position en utilisation à une position rangée pour changer le style du véhicule motorisé d'un style à double caisse à une décapotable ou un pick-up. L'invention concerne un mécanisme de rangement (30) pour le panneau de toit arrière (7) ayant deux liaisons de quatre barres interconnectées qui permet à un petit actionneur linéaire (33) de produire la plage de déplacement requise pour ranger le panneau de toit arrière (7).
Bibliography:Application Number: WO2006GB02244