Upper body structure for a convertible vehicle

Details Upper body structure for a convertible vehicle Upper body structure for a convertible vehicle

1987-09-30

1989-08-08

Pedder, Dennis H.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Let-down type top

296117, 296122, B60J 714

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048546348

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle body structure having a passenger compartment and a roof structure covering the passenger compartment, the roof structure including a rigid front roof panel and a rigid rear roof panel which are connected together through a hinge mechanism. The rear roof panel is pivotably mounted on the rear body for swinging movement about a swinging axis. A linkage is provided so that when the rear roof panel is moved from an extended position where the roof structure covers the top portion of the passenger compartment to a retracted position wherein the roof panels are retracted into the rear body section, the front roof panel is folded over the rear roof panel with the inside of the front roof panel faced to the inside of the rear roof panel.

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