Wilhelm Karmann Gmbh

Petra Liedmeyer

Sven Hollenbeck

Norbert Bahlmann

Uwe Willenborg

Mark Wesselmann

A convertible vehicle with a roof, which includes, in the closed state, a section of a laterally running roof strut on an area directly or indirectly adjacent to the windshield frame that protrudes farther into the passenger compartment than roof areas lying behind it. The section, on a surface facing the passenger compartment, has at least one large-area recess, coverable by at least one deformable covering.

Cabriolet vehicle

The invention relates to a convertible vehicle () comprising a roof () provided with a flexible roof covering () in at least certain areas, said roof covering being gripped from below by one or several bows () which are arranged in a transversal manner in relation to the direction of travel (F). At least one bow () is made of several pieces and comprises a central area () which is connected to lateral fittings () and is configured in such a manner that securing means are provided () in order to connect the central part () and the fittings (). When the roof is closed, said securing means are arranged in the region of the respective bow () and are at least approximately parallel to the extension plane () of the external roof covering ().

Bow for a convertible vehicle

The invention relates to a cabriolet car () comprising a roof provided with a flexible cover () at least in the rear part thereof, wherein the cover () being in a closed position can be tensionally supported with respect to a body () with the aid of a tension bow (). In order to open the roof (), the tension bow () is displaced to the closed position thereof, wherein said bow is arranged on a closed support element (A) of the body (), first upward (AS) and, when the support element is open, backward (RS) and subsequently to the open position, wherein said tension bow is arranged under the plan of the closed support element (A) being displaced downwards (AV). Said invention provides for a first displacement center () for displacing the tension bow () upwards and backwards (AS, RS) and a separate second displacement center for displacing said tension bow downward (AV). When the tension bow is displaced downwards rotating around the second displacement center, the displacement thereof around the first displacement center () is inhibited.

Cabriolet car

The invention relates to a cabriolet vehicle (), with a roof (), comprising a flexible cover (), at least in the rear part thereof, whereby the cover () may be held in tension against the chassis (), by means of a tension stay () and the tension stay () rests on one or several supports () in the open position, embodied such that the support(s) () are fixed on one or more bracket(s) (), connected to a roof frame (), attached below the cover (), before assembly thereof on the chassis ().

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