Roof housing structure of opencar

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To enhance usability by covering a housed roof member with a cover member by starting a second driving means, after the roof member has been stored in the rear part of a vehicle body by the operation of a first driving means, when the roof open operation command and the cover close operation command have been given. CONSTITUTION:A roof member 3 for covering the upper part of the vehicle room 2 of an opencar 1 is interlockedly connected to a first driving member 5 provided on the vehicle body 4 side via a link mechanism 6. When the roof open operation command is given by means of a switch or the like provided in a driver's seat 7, a first driving means 5 is driven in the normal direction, and the roof member 3 is automatically and collapsedly housed in the roof housing position 9 which has been provided in the front part of the trunk room 8 in the rear part of the vehicle body 4. When the cover close operation command is given after the housing of the roof member 3 has been completed, a second driving means 14 is started, so that the cover member 10 is automatically moved from the cover housing position 12 to the cover closing position 13 so as to cover the roof member 3 from above.

Inventors

• 👤 Akiyoshi Okada
• 👤 岡田　昭芳

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