Motor vehicle stowable roof assembly

Details Motor vehicle stowable roof assembly Motor vehicle stowable roof assembly

2011-06-28

2011-06-28

Pape, Joseph D (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Let-down type top

C296S117000, C280S756000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07967365

ABSTRACT:
An actuation mechanism for a stowable front roof panel includes a first support assembly to provide vertical movement of the roof panel and a second sliding support structure to provide horizontal movement of the front roof panel. The first support assembly includes first and second upwardly extending supports and a transverse tubular cross member that in combination form an inverted U-shaped roll over protection member. The roll over protection member is used to provide roll over protection to the occupants of the motor vehicle in the event of a vehicle roll over.

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