| US 7,464,980 B2 | ||
| Vehicle with movable convertible top | ||
| Peter Gutendorf, Osnabruck (Germany); Reiner Hinrichs, Osnabruck (Germany); and Jorg Jahn, Bünde (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, Osnabruck (Germany) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/531,825 PCT Filed Oct. 17, 2003, PCT No. PCT/DE03/03442 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Oct. 17, 2005, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/037580, PCT Pub. Date May 06, 2004. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 102 48 762 (DE), filed on Oct. 18, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0255618 A1, Nov. 16, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60J 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—107.01 [318/466] | 27 Claims |
| 1. A motor vehicle with a movable convertible top, comprising:
control equipment for controlling movement of the convertible top; and
a detection device for recognizing an intervention into the range of motion of the convertible top, the detection device including
a sensor system having a plurality of sensors operating according to different measurement principles;
the control equipment being operable, when a problem is recognized with the detection device or in the event of an intervention
situation, to control the convertible top in a safety mode selected from the group consisting of continuing to move the convertible
top with reduced speed and power, stopping movement of the convertible top, and reversing movement of the convertible top,
the particular safety mode being selected dependent on the particular operating situation and the detected intervention situation.
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