Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Structural member making
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-31
2010-12-14
Chang, Rick K (Department: 3726)
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Structural member making
C029S281100, C029S281400, C029S430000, C029S525010, C029S525020, C296S107010, C296S107090
Reexamination Certificate
active
07849602
ABSTRACT:
A convertible vehicle having a roof moveable between a stored position to a closed position, and method of manufacturing said convertible vehicle. The roof is supported by a pair of lateral main support units fixed to opposite sides of the vehicle body. Each lateral main support unit has a fastening flange movable along a portion thereof for securing the roof to pins disposed on the vehicle body. The convertible roof is manufactured such that the main support units and the linkage parts are assembled upside down on a fixture replicating the vehicle body. Thus alignment of the roof to the vehicle body is ensured. Furthermore manufacturing tolerances are accommodated by moving the fastening flanges along a portion of the lateral main support units such that the fastening flanges are registered to the pins.
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Chang Rick K
Gifford Krass Sprinkle Anderson & Citkowski P.C.
Wathen Douglas L.
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
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