Retractable roof and vehicle including the same

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2011-06-21

2011-06-21

Patel, Kiran B. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Let-down type top

Reexamination Certificate

active

07963584

ABSTRACT:
A retractable roof includes a roof member2including a front roof panel21, a back roof panel22, and a linkage mechanism4for alternately chaining the position of the roof member2between an in-use position and a storage position. The retractable roof further includes an adjusting mechanism51, 52for adjusting the geometry in the in-use state of the linkage mechanism4by changing the angle of the turning direction of one of links44included in the linkage mechanism4in the in-use state.

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