Title:
ルーフの硬さを向上するロック装置を備えた格納式ルーフ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4171655
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The retractable roof for a vehicle comprises several rigid roof elements (1, 2, 3), able to move between a position in which they cover the passenger compartment (4) of the vehicle and a position in which they are stored inside the rear boot of the vehicle, the roof elements (1, 2, 3) being, when they cover the passenger compartment (4), connected to each other and to the front and rear parts of the bodywork by locks controlled by rods (7) extending inside the roof elements, driven in rotation by an electric motor (8) housed in a rear roof element. The locks comprise, for each roof element (1, 2, 3), at least one pivoting hooked locking finger cooperating with a fixed finger (11) secured to an adjacent roof element or with a complementary fixed locking member (12, 13) secured to the front (5) or rear (6) part of the bodywork, the pivoting of each pivoting hooked locking finger being controlled by the translational movement of a nut mounted on a threaded part of one (16) of the rods driven in rotation by an electric motor (8).
Inventors:
Kvou, Gerard
Gilet, Jean-Marc
Gilet, Jean-Marc
Application Number:
JP2002564146A
Publication Date:
October 22, 2008
Filing Date:
December 03, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SOCIETE EUROPEENNE DE BREVETS AUTOMOBILES-SEBA
International Classes:
B60J7/12; B60J7/14; B60J7/185; B60J7/20
Domestic Patent References:
| JP8034243A | ||||
| JP2002539024A |
Foreign References:
| EP0884208A1 | ||||
| EP0835780A1 | ||||
| DE19539085A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Mamoru Kuwagaki