Control device for controlling a lockable movable closing panel and in particular a top of a convertible vehicle

Claim 2

A control device for shifting a movable closing panel movable between two extreme positions, said device comprising an electric motor for shifting the panel between said extreme positions, manually controlled locking means for locking the panel in one of said extreme positions, a supply circuit for the motor, a first switch in said supply circuit, a relay having a moving element connected to said first switch for actuating said first switch, and a relay supply circuit, a second switch having a moving contact and a fixed contact in said relay supply circuit, said locking means comprising a hook, a base, a lever pivoted to the base and capable of pivoting through an overcenter, a yoke connected to the lever and capable of hooking the hook for locking said panel in said one extreme position, the hook and the base constituting respectively said contacts of said second switch, the arrangement being such that said first switch is opened by said moving element when the relay is energized by the closure of said second switch and said first switch is closed by said moving element when said second switch is opened by separation of the hook from the base.

Claim 3

A control device as claimed in claim 1, comprising a plurality of said locking means constituting a plurality of second switches connected in parallel in said relay supply circuit.

Claim 4

A control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the motor is reversible and a third switch is in said supply circuit for the motor and associated with the motor for selecting the direction of rotation of the motor, said first switch being connected in series with said third switch.

Claim 5

A control device for shifting a movable closing panel movable between an open position and a closed position, said device comprising an electric motor for shifting the panel between said open and closed positions, manually controlled locking means for locking the panel in said closed position, a supply circuit for the motor, a first switch in said supply circuit, a relay having a moving element connected to said first switch for actuating said first switch, and a relay supply circuit, a second switch having a moving contact and a fixed contact in said relay supply circuit, said locking means comprising a hook, a base, a lever pivoted to the base and capable of pivoting through an overcenter, a yoke connected to the lever and capable of hooking the hook for locking said panel in said closed position, the hook and the base constituting respectively said contacts of said second switch, the arrangement being such that said first switch is opened by said moving element when the relay is energized by the closure of said second switch and said first switch is closed by said moving element when said second switch is opened by separation of the hook from the base, the motor being reversible, a third switch being associated with the motor for selecting the direction of rotation of the mOtor, said third switch having a first fixed contact corresponding to operation of the motor in a direction for shifting the panel to said open position and a second fixed contact corresponding to operation of the motor in a direction for shifting the panel to said closed position, said first switch being connected between said first contact and the motor.

Claim 6

A control device for shifting a movable closing panel movable between an open position and a closed position, said device comprising an electric motor for shifting the panel between said open and closed positions, manually controlled locking means for locking the panel in said closed position, a supply circuit for the motor, a first switch in said supply circuit, a relay having a moving element connected to said first switch for actuating said first switch, and a relay supply circuit, a second switch having a moving contact and a fixed contact in said relay supply circuit, said locking means comprising a hook, a base, a lever pivoted to the base and capable of pivoting through an overcenter, a yoke connected to the lever and capable of hooking the hook for locking said panel in said closed position, the hook and the base constituting respectively said contacts of said second switch, the arrangement being such that said first switch is opened by said moving element when the relay is energized by the closure of said second switch and said first switch is closed by said moving element when said second switch is opened by separation of the hook from the base, the motor being reversible, a third switch being associated with the motor for selecting the direction of rotation of the mOtor, said third switch having a first fixed contact corresponding to operation of the motor in a direction for shifting the panel to said open position and a second fixed contact corresponding to operation of the motor in a direction for shifting the panel to said closed position, said first switch being connected between said first contact and the motor.

Claim 7

A control device for shifting a movable closing top of a convertible vehicle movable between two extreme positions, said device comprising an electric motor for shifting the top between said extreme positions, manually controlled locking means for locking the top in one of said extreme positions, a supply circuit for the motor, a first switch in said supply circuit, a relay having a moving element connected to said first switch for actuating said first switch and a relay supply circuit, a second switch having a moving contact and a fixed contact in said relay supply circuit, said locking means comprising a hook, a base, a lever pivoted to the base and capable of pivoting through an overcenter, a yoke connected to the lever and capable of hooking the hook for locking said panel in said one extreme position, the hook and the base constituting respectively said contacts of said second switch, the arrangement being such that said first switch is opened by said moving element when the relay is energized by the closure of said second switch and said first switch is closed by said moving element when said second switch is opened by separation of the hook from the base.

Claim 8

A control device for shifting a movable closing top of a convertible vehicle movable between two extreme positions, said device comprising an electric motor for shifting the top between said extreme positions, manually controlled locking means for locking the top in one of said extreme positions, a supply circuit for the motor, a first switch in said supply circuit, a relay having a moving element connected to said first switch for actuating said first switch and a relay supply circuit, a second switch having a moving contact and a fixed contact in said relay supply circuit, said locking means comprising a hook, a base, a lever pivoted to the base and capable of pivoting through an overcenter, a yoke connected to the lever and capable of hooking the hook for locking said panel in said one extreme position, the hook and the base constituting respectively said contacts of said second switch, the arrangement being such that said first switch is opened by said moving element when the relay is energized by the closure of said second switch and said first switch is closed by said moving element when said second switch is opened by separation of the hook from the base.