Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1983-01-18
1989-01-31
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
296224, 296219, 292106, 292126, 292302, 292DIG5, B60J 712, B60J 7185
Patent
active
048011738
ABSTRACT:
A removable folding roof for a motor vehicle, especially for a passenger motor vehicle, which extends between a windshield frame and a roll bar and which includes laterally disposed longitudinally extending girders, several struts extending parallel to the girders and a roof covering. The folding roof is detachably retained at the windshield frame and at the roll bar by means of locking mechanisms. To achieve an effective support of the folding roof and a simple assembly operation for latching and tensioning the folding roof to the vehicle body, the longitudinally extending girders are placed on the upwardly extending tensioning levers of the locking mechanisms which are then pivoted downwardly along with the edges of the top to a latched position. An automatic tensioning of the folding roof in the vehicle transverse direction and simultaneous latching of the roof to the vehicle body is achieved by the pivoting of the tensioning lever to a lowered position. Additionally, the folding roof is connected with the windshield frame and the roll bar intermediate the locking mechanisms by way of several support members.
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Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
Pedder Dennis H.
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