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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152217 | Roof operating device A roof operating device includes a roof member operated so as to be extended from and stored in vehicle body, a lid operated to be opened and closed when the roof member is operated, an operation switch, actuators driving the roof member and the lid, a first and sec... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8052197 | Cabriolet vehicle A cabriolet vehicle has a body structure and a roof structure that can be attached to the body structure (14). The roof structure has a top with a top material. The top material has a main section, which forms the actual roof of the roof structure in the clos... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7980620 | Hardtop folding roof for an open motor vehicle A hardtop folding roof for an open motor vehicle includes an upper roof part and a rear roof part having a rear window. The roof parts can be transferred from a closed position into a storage position via respective lateral link mechanisms. Each link mechanism inclu... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7896423 | Retractable hardtop with two-piece rear section and removable front roof panels A top for a vehicle that has a stationary support disposed between removable panels forward of the support and a multiple section retractable hardtop rearward of the support. The detachable roof panels are provided in front of the stationary support and extend acros... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7883138 | Cabriolet vehicle A convertible includes an automobile body and a movable roof having at least a rear roof part and an upper roof part, wherein the rear roof part extends at least between a belt line and the upper roof part. The upper roof part is located above a passenger compartmen... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7815240 | Motor vehicle having a stowable roof A motor vehicle is provided having front and rear roof panels and which can be moved from in use to stowed positions to change the style of the motor vehicle from a two box style to a convertible or pick-up style. A stowage mechanism for the rear roof panel having t... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7784849 | Convertible vehicle with a roof comprising several roof sections A convertible vehicle with at least two successive roof sections that are separated on their exterior surface at a groove when the roof is closed, with a rear roof section being displaceable rearwards and downwards for the opening of the roof and a roof section arra... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780218 | Locking device for a convertible top A locking device (10) for locking a convertible top (18) in its opened position comprises a catch element (14) and an opposing element (16) bringable into engagement therewith for locking, wherein the catch element or the opposing element... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7766412 | Movable vehicle roof A movable vehicle roof has a plurality of segments which are movable relative to one another, in particular are displaceable and/or pivotable, and of which at least one has a core containing a filling structure forming cavities. The filling structure core is provide... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762611 | Convertible roof for a passenger vehicle An assembly includes a roof having front and rear roof parts, a motion system, and a coupling rod. The motion system includes front and rear guide rods, a spring, and a guide rod mechanism to move the roof between closed and opened positions. The front guide rod is ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7500710 | Hardtop vehicle roof with external roof kinematic system A hardtop vehicle roof having at least two rigid roof parts, at least one of which can be adjusted, by a roof part kinematic system, between a closed position in which the vehicle interior is covered and in which the roof parts are arranged one behind the other in t... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7455347 | Vehicle roof structure for motor vehicle A vehicle roof structure (10), which has at least one rear-side convertible top compartment lid (16) and a rigid roof part (12) movable between an opened- and a closed position, which roof part (12) extends in the closed position between ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7441825 | Retractable roof for a vehicle comprising a transmitting movement device A retractable roof for a vehicle comprising at least one front roof element (4) and one rear roof element (3), these at least two elements being mobile between a covering position in which they cover the passenger compartment of the vehicle and a stora... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7404587 | Motor vehicle A motor vehicle includes a roof having at least one part which can be moved as a whole between an opened position and a closed position and which, in the closed position, extends between an area near a wind shield frame and a rear rigid roof part. The rear rigid roo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7377574 | Retracting mechanism for use with both hard and hybrid retractable tops for vehicles A retractable top for a vehicle includes a front section, a middle section and a rear section. A first embodiment includes rigid front, middle and rear sections. A second embodiment includes rigid front and rear sections and a membranous middle section. A single ret... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374226 | Folding top for a cabriolet vehicle A folding top for a cabriolet vehicle, that includes a first roof part which is embodied as a rigid shell element, a second roof part which is embodied as a rigid shell element, and a forced control unit. The first roof part and the second roof part are pivotable re... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367247 | Change-speed control system for utility vehicle having stepless change-speed apparatus for speed-changing engine output and transmitting the speed-changed output to traveling unit A change-speed control system is provided for a utility vehicle having a stepless change-speed apparatus for speed-changing an engine output and transmitting the speed-changed output to a traveling unit. The system includes an engine speed governor for adjusting spe... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364217 | Top for a convertible vehicle A convertible vehicle top includes a first roof part, a second roof part adjoining the first roof part in a closed position of the top, and an outer link pivotably connected to the first roof part and to the second roof part. The outer link is connected to the first... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354098 | Steep-back vehicle having an open body For a steep-back vehicle having an open body, a rear closure is connected to the vehicle body by a supporting frame in such a way that the rear closure when designed as a rear door may be swivelled with respect to the supporting frame about a vertical axis, and when... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347481 | Vehicle roof of a convertible with a movable rear window A vehicle roof of a convertible with at least one front roof part, a rear roof part that is movable between a closed position over the vehicle interior and an open position in which it is stowed in a rear stowage space, and a rear window which is pivotably supported... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344180 | Convertible vehicle having a hardtop roof A convertible vehicle includes a roof having roof parts including a rear roof part. The roof is movable between a closed position in which the parts cover the vehicle and a stored position in which the parts are stacked within a storage compartment of the vehicle. A... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344179 | Retractable hardtop for a vehicle Linkages of a vehicle hardtop having two main links. The two main links have link attachments to a main bearing. The link attachments are offset with respect to each other in the vehicle's longitudinal direction. The first main link is connected to the front link at... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334832 | Roof retractable into the rear deck of a motor vehicle The invention concerns a retractable roof consisting of at least two elements (1, 2) for a vehicle comprising a passenger compartment (7) and a rear deck (6), said roof including a front element (2) and a rear element (1) mobile be... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331624 | Folding top for a cabriolet vehicle A folding top for a cabriolet vehicle, that includes a first roof part which rests on a rear element of the vehicle, which can be opened, in the closed covering position, a second roof part which is pivotably mounted on the vehicle and is disposed in front of the fi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325857 | Retractable vehicle-roof The invention relates to a retractable car roof, comprising several rigid roof elements that can be moved between a position in which they cover the passenger compartment of the vehicle and a position in which they are stored in the vehicle's rear luggage compartmen... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316438 | Retractable package shelf system for convertible vehicle with folding roof Close to its front inner corner, each side plate is provided with an extension extending transversely inwards under the central plate and carrying a pivot member adapted to co-operate with a coaxial complementary pivot member fixed under the central plate, and in th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309099 | Roof assembly for vehicles having an open body A roof assembly for a vehicle includes a roof having roof parts. A rod kinematic system is connected to the roof parts to move the roof parts between a closed position of the roof in which the roof parts adjoin one another along a planar level to thereby cover the v... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309098 | Motor vehicle with a retractable roof A motor vehicle with a retractable roof includes front and rear rigid roof parts that are movable between a closed position covering the passenger compartment and an open position stored in a rear receiver space. An articulated connector interconnects the front and ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303225 | Targa roof system for vehicle and associated vehicle A Targa roof system for a vehicle includes a roof part (10) for spanning a compartment between a cross member (4), including the upper side of a windshield, and a traverse cross beam (8), which traversely spans a vehicle inner compartment and is... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300094 | Hardtop convertible vehicle A hardtop convertible vehicle has a front roof part, a central roof part and a rear roof part that includes C-pillars and a rear window. The roof parts are connected to one another in an articulated manner and are movable between a closed roof position and an open r... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296843 | Vehicle comprising a vertically folding sun roof Disclosed is a vehicle with a removable top, comprising a stowable rigid roof that is provided with a forward roof element (15) and a rear roof element (17), a stowing space for the roof, which is located between the seats and the rear hood of the vehi... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287801 | Convertible top mechanism with inwardly articulating rearmost lateral rails A three-dimensional four bar linkage mechanism is described which provides in and out movement of the rear corners of a convertible top as the top is being lowered or extended which allows the storage space for the retracted top to be smaller in width than the width... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275783 | Convertible roof system with dampening device A convertible roof includes a segmented pair of front roof rails that in-fold when being retracted, thereby reducing the packaging space required to stow the convertible roof. The in-folding of the segmented front roof rails is controlled by linkages between the seg... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258388 | Convertible top assembly for vehicle Disclosed is a convertible top assembly for a vehicle, which comprises a pair of reinforcing plate members 20 each attached to an inner surface of a lower region in a corresponding one of right and left lateral edges of a convertible top 3, and connect... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255121 | Portable vehicle canopy A universal portable vehicle canopy unit is provided for a front engine riding lawn mower style vehicle and includes suction cup affixing to the rear fender for easy assembly and disassembly of unit to vehicle. The portable vehicle canopy is supported by two vertica... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246841 | In-folding convertible roof A convertible roof includes a segmented pair of front roof rails that in-fold when being retracted, thereby reducing the packaging space required to stow the convertible roof. The in-folding of the segmented front roof rails is controlled by linkages between the seg... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232177 | Arrangement for swiveling the parts of a convertible top of a vehicle The invention relates to an arrangement for swiveling the parts of a convertible vehicle top, which consists at least of two cinematically linked parts, between a locked position and a put-down position and vice versa. To simplify the arrangement and to make it more... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216920 | Single convertible top mechanism architecture which will accept multiple roof configurations A convertible top architecture for a series of vehicles of a common platform is disclosed, the vehicles having roof styles of different shapes or passenger spaces of different lengths, the top designed to cover the different length passenger spaces, the top characte... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216921 | Cabriolet vehicle comprising a retractable soft-top A convertible vehicle has a carbody and a retractable top connected to the carbody. A top compartment is provided in the carbody, wherein the retractable top in a folded-down position of the retractable top is stowed in the top compartment. A top compartment lid for... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198318 | Retractable roof structural system The retractable roof structural system utilizes a structural member that is coupled to opposing quarter panel sections of the vehicle to enhance the torsional rigidity and stiffness of the vehicle. The structural member can be selectively uncoupled from the vehicle ... | 04/03/2007 |
