| US 7,497,499 B2 | ||
| Convertible vehicle having a roof storable in a storage compartment | ||
| Thomas Halbweiss, Remseck (Germany); Kristian Franz, Stuttgart (Germany); and Horst Meier, Filderstadt (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Magna Car Top Systems GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 12, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/531,195. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10 2005 043 511 (DE), filed on Sep. 12, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0057529 A1, Mar. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60J 7/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—128 [296/107.08; 296/107.17; 296/136.06] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A convertible vehicle comprising:
a rear compartment;
a lid movable between a closed position in which the lid covers the compartment and an opened position in which the lid exposes
the compartment;
a roof movable between a closed position covering the vehicle interior and a stored position in which the roof is lowered
into the compartment for storage therein;
a roof kinematic system connected to the roof for moving the roof between its closed and stored positions;
a first locking device having a first closing part movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
a second locking device having a second closing part movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
a shared kinematic closing system connects the first and second closing parts to synchronously move the first and second closing
parts together between their locked and unlocked positions;
wherein when the roof is in its stored position within the compartment and the lid is in its closed position over the compartment,
the shared kinematic closing system moves the first and second closing parts to their locked position such that the first
closing part interacts with the roof and locks the roof within the compartment and such that the second closing part interacts
with the lid and locks the lid over the compartment.
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