Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
296107160 | Pivoted top | 15 |
20100148533 | Cabriolet - A cabriolet vehicle ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100156136 | CONVERTIBLE TOP WITH IN-FOLDING SIDE RAILS - A convertible soft top for a motor vehicle is provided. The convertible soft top has a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion has a header element that can attach to a frame around a front window of the motor vehicle and a pair of in-folding side rails. The in-folding side rails afford for the length of the front portion to be reduced and allow for the front portion to be stored on top of the rear portion in a clam shell configuration. | 06-24-2010 |
20100276965 | TOP FOR A CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE - A top for a convertible motor vehicle includes a top linkage operable to move the top between a closed position and an open position. The top linkage includes at least one functional component having a first position and a second position. The functional component is generally in the first position at a start of the opening movement and at the start of the closing movement, and also at an end of an opening movement and at the end of the closing movement. The functional component is moved from the first position to the second position for at least a portion of the opening movement and of the closing movement when the top linkage is between the open and closed positions. The movement of the functional component from the first position to the second position provides clearance for at least one element that moves during movement of the top linkage. | 11-04-2010 |
20100295333 | TOP RAIL FOR A FOLDING TOP OF A PASSENGER VEHICLE - A folding top includes a roof cap extending transversely to a longitudinal direction and a top rail extending on one side of the roof cap in the longitudinal direction. The top rail has front and rear rail guides arranged end to end in the longitudinal direction with a rear end of the front rail guide facing a front end of the rear rail guide. The front rail guide is connected to the roof cap by screws. The front lever is connected to the rear end of the front rail guide. The rear lever is connected to the front end of the rear rail guide. The levers are connected together via a rotating bearing such that the rail guides are connected together and are movable relative to one another as the levers rotate about the bearing. The levers and the bearing are fabricated separately from the rail guides. | 11-25-2010 |
20120086230 | LOCKING APPARATUS WITH SENSOR FOR A FOLDING TOP - A locking apparatus for a folding top of a vehicle includes a housing, a locking hook, a driving apparatus, and a sensor. The locking hook has a gripping end and a bearing end. The bearing end is movably mounted in the housing to be horizontally adjustable in a longitudinal direction of the locking hook such that the locking hook is movable between closed and opened positions. The driving apparatus has a driving arm and a crank mechanism. The crank mechanism has a crank that is arranged eccentric to an axis of rotation and is rotationally adjustable around the rotation axis. The crank is connected with the driving arm such that the crank actuates the driving arm while rotating around the rotation axis. The driving arm drives the locking hook to move the locking hook between the closed and opened positions upon the driving arm being actuated by the crank. The sensor cooperates with the crank mechanism to sense when the locking hook is in the closed and opened positions. | 04-12-2012 |
296107170 | Rigid | 10 |
20080197667 | Hardtop For a Cabriolet Vehicle - A hardtop a convertible vehicle has at least two roof parts which can be displaced between a closed position and a stowed position. In the stowed position, the roof parts are stowed in a vehicle trunk, and can be brought into a loading position which is elevated relative to the stowed position. Furthermore, the hardtop has a folding-top actuation assembly which has at least one folding-top linkage, at least one drive device and at least one bearing device. The roof parts are coupled to the bearing device via at least one link of the folding-top linkage and can be displaced by the drive device. The bearing device has a main bearing and an intermediate bearing which is movable relative to the main bearing. The drive device has a translatory drive element and a rotatory drive elements, which are engaged with each other. The link of the folding-top linkage is connected to the rotatory drive element and is mounted such that it can rotate together with the intermediate bearing about a common pivot. A control lever is articulated on the translatory drive elements, and is guided in a guide track between the main bearing and the intermediate bearing in such a manner that it brings the roof parts into the loading position when the translatory drive element is acted upon. | 08-21-2008 |
20080224496 | Folding top for a cabriolet vehicle - A folding top for a cabriolet vehicle, that includes a first roof part which is embodied as a rigid shell element, a second roof part which is embodied as a rigid shell element, and a forced control unit. The first roof part and the second roof part are pivotable relative to a body of the vehicle, are driven by a common force-introducing unit, and are movable by means of the forced control unit. The forced control unit includes a mechanical control device, by means of which movement of the second roof part can be delayed from movement of the first roof part. | 09-18-2008 |
20080246302 | CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE COMPRISING A ROOF FIXED IN THE BODY VIA MAIN SUPPORT UNITS - A convertible vehicle having a roof moveable between a stored position to a closed position, and method of manufacturing said convertible vehicle. The roof is supported by a pair of lateral main support units fixed to opposite sides of the vehicle body. Each lateral main support unit has a fastening flange movable along a portion thereof for securing the roof to pins disposed on the vehicle body. The convertible roof is manufactured such that the main support units and the linkage parts are assembled upside down on a fixture replicating the vehicle body. Thus alignment of the roof to the vehicle body is ensured. Furthermore manufacturing tolerances are accommodated by moving the fastening flanges along a portion of the lateral main support units such that the fastening flanges are registered to the pins. | 10-09-2008 |
20080258490 | CONVERTIBLE ROOF FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE - An assembly includes a roof having front and rear roof parts, a motion system, and a coupling rod. The motion system includes front and rear guide rods, a spring, and a guide rod mechanism to move the roof between closed and opened positions. The front guide rod is fixed to the front roof part and is pivotably supportable on a bearing. The rear guide rod is fixed to the rear roof part and is pivotably supportable on a bearing. The coupling rod is articulately connected to the front guide rod and to the rear roof part. The spring is articulately connected to the front guide rod and to the guide rod mechanism which is articulately connected to the rear guide rod such that the spring is biased to open the roof when the roof is closed and is biased to close the roof when the roof is opened. | 10-23-2008 |
20090174218 | HARDTOP FOLDING ROOF FOR AN OPEN MOTOR VEHICLE - A hardtop folding roof for an open motor vehicle includes an upper roof part and a rear roof part having a rear window. The roof parts can be transferred from a closed position into a storage position via respective lateral link mechanisms. Each link mechanism includes two main links. A first main link is assigned to an associated roof pillar of the rear roof part, and a second main link is coupled at least indirectly to the upper roof part at a distance in front of the associated first main link. A rear window holder of the rear window can be moved relative to the roof pillars during the transfer of the folding roof, and the second main links of each link mechanism are assigned to the rear window holder of the rear window. | 07-09-2009 |
20100237651 | CABRIOLET TOP FOR A CABRIOLET, AND CABRIOLET WITH A CABRIOLET TOP - A cabriolet top ( | 09-23-2010 |
20130033063 | CAR WITH A SUN ROOF PROVIDED WITH SEALING GASKETS - A car having: a frame provided with two external vertical posts, which are arranged facing each other on opposite sides of the car, and two internal vertical posts, which are arranged between the two external vertical posts and at a given distance from the external vertical posts; a passenger compartment; a sun roof, which is supported by the frame and can be set in an open position or a closed position with respect to the passenger compartment; a housing for containing the sun roof when the sun roof itself is set in the open position; a movable cover for closing the housing; and a rear window, which is mounted in a sliding manner so as to move between an extracted position, in which the rear window projects from the car body, and a withdrawn position, in which the rear window is housed inside the car body. | 02-07-2013 |
20130038084 | CONVERTIBLE TOP - The convertible top assembly includes a front panel member and a rear panel member. The convertible top assembly also includes a main pivot bracket attached to the vehicle. The main pivot bracket includes a forwardly located arm pivotally connected to a rear edge of the front panel member and a rearwardly located arm pivotally attached to a rear edge of the rear panel member, such that an inner surface of the front panel member is adjacent an outer surface of the rear panel member when the convertible top is in a retracted position. To retract the convertible top, the deck lid pivots on a rearward edge along a first pivot axis while a rear edge of the rear panel pivots upwardly about a third pivot axis. | 02-14-2013 |
20150076855 | Split Hard Top Convertible for Motorized Passenger Vehicle - A two part electronically actuated moveable and removable rigid covering of the passenger compartment of a motorized vehicle which is split longitudinally, has a left and right surface, capable of independently assuming a plurality of positions relative to the body of the vehicle. This covering pivots laterally near the rear edge behind the occupant(s) riding position with the forward edge opening, closing and locking. It is designed in such a manor as to permit its entire assembly or parts of its subassembly to be readily physically disassociated from the body of the motorized vehicle. It is fabricated from advanced composite materials or polycarbonate which is formed or molded to the desired shape. Movement of each covering is provided by an electrical linear actuator which, through mechanical linkage, provides locking or unlocking and rotational movement of the covering surface in one linear actuator motion. | 03-19-2015 |
20150145278 | Car roof conversion device - FIELD: transport | 05-28-2015 |