Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Magna Car Top Systems Gmbh

Markus Schulzki

Kurt Pfertner

Mathias Froeschle

Gernot Bruder

Metodi Kostadinov

Mathias Fröschle

Christian Soergel

A roof arrangement () of a motor vehicle is stowable and, in a closed position, extends between an upper windshield cowl and a fixed rollover hoop (). The roof arrangement () has a roof frame () which is articulated, via a linkage (), in a mount () that is fixed with respect to a bodyshell. Seals () run on both sides of the roof frame () and form seal strands in the closed position of the roof arrangement. Each seal () is divided into three over its length. A front portion () of the seal () is fastened to the roof frame (), a middle portion () of the seal () is fastened to a link () of the linkage () and a rear portion () of the seal () is fastened to a rear surface bow ().

Stowable roof arrangement in a motor vehicle

A roof arrangement for a cabriolet vehicle has a rear window arrangement () with a rear () that surrounds a front edge (A) of the rear window (), a lower frame element () that surrounds a lower edge (B) of the rear window (), and connecting elements () that connect respective ends (A,B,A,B) of the front and the lower frame element (). The roof arrangement also has a lower roof element () that is connected to the rear window arrangement () and can be moved between open and closed positions.

Roof arrangement, and method for mounting a roof arrangement for a cabriolet vehicle

A roof construction of a motor vehicle has a fixed roll bar, and a roof element which, in the closed position, is accommodated between the roll bar and a windshield and, in the open position, is accommodated behind the roll bar in a convertible-top compartment. The roof element can be shifted from the open position into the closed position and vice versa beyond the roll bar via an opening and closing mechanism. With the roof element in the closed position, the mechanism penetrates lateral offsets of the roll bar and, in the open position, opens up the lateral offsets. The lateral offsets of the roll bar are each assigned, on the front side of the roll bar, a covering which, in the closed position of the roof element, opens up the lateral offset for the passage of the mechanism and which, in the open position, covers the lateral offsets.

Roof construction of a motor vehicle

A roof construction for a motor vehicle has a roll bar and a roof element which, in a closed position, is accommodated between the roll bar and a windshield and, in an open position, is accommodated behind the roll bar and can be shifted from the open position into the closed position and vice versa beyond the roll bar via an opening and closing mechanism. The roof constructing further has a covering which covers the roll bar on the outside in the open position of the roof element and in the closed position of the roof element. Vertical extending side parts of the covering can be shifted relative to the roll bar during the shifting of the roof element. A transverse part of the covering extends substantially in a horizontal direction and is fastened to the roll bar so as not to be able to be shifted relative thereto.

A rear lid closes a rear compartment of a passenger vehicle. The rear lid, when fitted, is attached to the vehicle and is composed of an inner part and an outer part. The rear lid contains a spoiler device which can be displaced between an inoperative position and an operative position and interacts with an adjustment device. In order to simplify producibility of the rear lid, the inner part is formed by an assembly carrier which forms the supporting structure of the rear lid and to which at least the adjustment device of the spoiler device is fastened. The outer part is formed by the spoiler device and a panel device.

Rear lid

An air guiding system for a vehicle, particularly for a passenger car, is arranged in a rear area of the vehicle and has a main air guiding element that can be displaced from a moved-in inoperative position into a moved-out operative position. Viewed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the main air guiding element, while forming at least two main air guiding element sections, is divided such that, when the main air guiding element is displaced from the inoperative position into the operative position, at least lateral main air guiding element sections can be moved transversely to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

Air guiding system for a vehicle

An air guiding system for a vehicle, particularly for a passenger car, is arranged in a rear area of the vehicle and has at least one central main air guiding element that can be displaced between a moved-in inoperative position into a moved-out operative position. Lateral auxiliary air guiding elements are displaceable together with the at least one central main air guiding element. The lateral auxiliary air guiding elements can be displaced while enlarging the transverse dimension and while simultaneously enlarging the longitudinal dimension of the main air guiding element or the air guiding system from an also moved-in inoperative position into an also moved-out operative position.

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Ludwigsburg, Germany

Markus Schulzki