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Hard-top vehicle

Assignee: Mercedes Benz Group AG
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Filing: 1995-12-20
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Granted: 1998-05-05
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Expires: 2015-12-20
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Abstract

Abstract A hard-top vehicle is provided with a roof structure which includes a roof part and a rear-window part connected pivotably thereto. The roof structure is lowered from a closed position, in which it bears in the region of a front windscreen frame and covers the rear-passenger-compartment region, into an open position, towards the tail-end region of the vehicle, via a positive-control device. The positive control device is supported in the tail-end region of the vehicle bodywork and can be pivoted about a tail-end pivot pin fixed to the vehicle, into a folding-top compartment. The positive-control device includes at least one control element which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the roof part in the region of a roof pivot pin. In this arrangement, the control element is designed as a linkage which acts on a guide part, in the region of the roof pivot pin, with a guide rod and a main guide rod.

Inventors

  • 👤 Holger Seel
  • 👤 Kurt Schaible
  • 👤 Bernhard Schenk

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 16:02
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J7/00; B60J7/08; B60J7/12; B60J7/14; B60J7/143; B60J7/145

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 141 words
A hard-top vehicle having a roof structure which bears against a front windscreen frame and covers a rear-passenger-compartment region in a closed position and which is pivoted into a folding-top compartment for an open position of the roof structure, comprising: a roof part; a rear-window part connected pivotably to said roof part about a roof pivot pin to form said roof structure; and a linkage control element forming a substantially parallelogram configuration, moving both the roof part and rear-window part and comprising: a) a guide part rotationally fixed to the roof part; b) a guide rod and a main guide rod both pivotally connected to the guide part; c) an intermediate link pivotally connected to both the guide rod and to a tail-end pivot pin; d) a pivot link pivotally connected to both the intermediate link and the main guide rod.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 141 words
A hard-top vehicle having a roof structure which bears against a front windscreen frame and covers a rear-passenger-compartment region in a closed position and which is pivoted into a folding-top compartment for an open position of the roof structure, comprising: a roof part; a rear-window part connected pivotably to said roof part about a roof pivot pin to form said roof structure; and a linkage control element forming a substantially parallelogram configuration, moving both the roof part and rear-window part and comprising: a) a guide part rotationally fixed to the roof part; b) a guide rod and a main guide rod both pivotally connected to the guide part; c) an intermediate link pivotally connected to both the guide rod and to a tail-end pivot pin; d) a pivot link pivotally connected to both the intermediate link and the main guide rod.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 46 words
A hard-top vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a hydraulic cylinder drive member which is supported on the bearing block, a piston rod of said hydraulic cylinder acting via an angle lever on a bearing plate located at an end of the main guide rod.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 41 words
A hard-top vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising a rocker articulated in a common connection region of the angle lever and the piston rod, said rocker at one end being pivoted about a supporting bearing supported on the bearing block.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
A hard-top vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the rocker includes a pushing extension at its free end.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 35 words
A hard-top vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a pivot bearing provided in the region of a bearing plate, said main guide rod being connected directly to a main supporting plate bearing the linkage.

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