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EP0482681B1
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Convertible automobile
Assignee: Fiat Auto SpA
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Filing: 1991-08-23
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Granted: 1994-11-02
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Expires: 2011-08-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Carmelo Benedetto
- 👤 Alberto Bertelli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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2026-11-08 15:57
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J7/00; B60J7/02; B60J7/026; B60J7/028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
226 words
A convertible automobile (11) in which the body (12) is provided with a housing (15) having a cover element (16,19) located to the rear of a pair of seats (14) in proximity to the rear axle (40), and with a roof panel (18) connecting the windscreen (17) to the cover element (16,19), said roof panel (18), said windscreen (17), said cover element (16,19) and said body (12) defining the passenger compartment (20) of said automobile, wherein said roof panel (18) and said cover element (16,19) are two separate elements and are movable between a position in which they define the passenger compartment roof and a position in which said passenger compartment is uncovered, said cover element (16,19) or said housing (15) being movable to enable said roof panel (18) to disappear into said housing (15) by successive rotary and translational movements, characterised in that said cover element comprises a rear window (19) and an end cover element (16), in that said end cover element (16) is slidingly movable between a rear position on a rear portion (13) of said body and a forward position within said passenger compartment (20) by a pair of internal guides (21) engaged with inner walls of said rear portion (13) of the body, and in that said rear window (19) is movable into said housing by independent rotary and translational movements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A convertible automobile as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that said rear window (19) is hinged on at least one side to a pair of levers (22) connected together by a crosspiece (23), one of said levers having a hinge point (30) positioned approximately within a middle portion of the side of said body, said hinge point (30) enabling said rear window (19) to enter said open housing (15) in a position close to said rear axle (40) by undergoing an upward translational movement and a downward rotary movement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
97 words
A convertible automobile as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said roof panel (18) is fixed to a system of levers (26,27), at least one (26) of which is essentially of L-shape and which have a hinge point (28) positioned within a portion of said body close to its upper edge (29), said system of levers (26,27) being able to move said roof panel (18) with translational movement towards said housing (15) and to rotate said roof panel (18) so that it positions itself to the front of said rear window (19) within said housing (15).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A convertible automobile as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that an electro-hydraulic drive is provided for the translational movement and rotation of said rear window (19) and said roof panel (18).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A convertible automobile as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that an electro-mechanical drive is provided for the translational movement and rotation of said rear window (19 and said roof panel (18).
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