Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Let-down type top
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-28
2010-11-23
Pedder, Dennis H (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Let-down type top
C296S121000, C296S107170
Reexamination Certificate
active
07837250
ABSTRACT:
To reliably prevent lifting of a roof panel when the roof panel is fully closed. To provide a roof panel (12) to a vehicle body (1) capable of opening/closing a vehicle cabin space (11), a link mechanism (3) for supporting the roof panel (12) at the vehicle body (1) having a front connecting link (33) rotatably connected to both of the vehicle body (1) and the roof panel (12), and a rear connecting link (34) rotatably connected to both of the vehicle body (1) and the roof panel (12) at rear side of a vehicle relative to front connecting link (33), and link restricting mechanism (500) for restricting the rear connecting link (34) to the vehicle body (1) when the roof panel (12) is in fully closed state over the vehicle cabin space (11).
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Matsui Shinya
Odoi Kozo
Sawahata Koji
Pedder Dennis H
Studebaker Donald R.
Studebaker & Brackett PC
Webasto AG
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