Webasto Ag

Webasto Se

Frank Hinrichs

Tomoaki Matsunobu

Minoru Okamura

To get out a roof () retracted in a storage space () therefrom, a link mechanism carries out pushing-out operation of push-pull cable () so that a grip member with the roof () gripped thereby is moved by an elastic force of a main spring () along a rail () from a retracted position to a gripping position, where the roof () is then released from gripped condition by the grip member.

Roof locking apparatus for a vehicle

A roof locking apparatus for a vehicle () is provided in a vehicle body and operable to hold a middle portion with respect to a vehicle width direction of a front edge of the roof () within a storage space ().

A retractable roof system for a vehicle is provided with a roof locking apparatus () provided in a vehicle body and retaining a retractable roof in a storage space () which is different from a trunk space, and a link mechanism () provided in the vehicle body and capable of changing a position of a lid () covering the storage space () so as to open and close to an open position and a closed position. The roof locking apparatus () is structured such as to work with the link mechanism ().

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Hiroshima, Japan

Frank Hinrichs