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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2019
Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart, DE;
Kai Geißenhöner, Vaihingen, DE;
Markus Alexander Bauer, Heusenstamm, DE;
Abstract
A folding top for a vehicle includes a folding top fabric for covering a vehicle interior in a closed position and opening up the vehicle interior in an open position. The folding top has an A pillar portion for mechanical connection to an A pillar of the vehicle, a C pillar portion for mechanical connection to a C pillar of the vehicle, a B pillar portion between the A pillar portion and the C pillar portion for lateral connection to a B pillar of the vehicle. A tensioning cable extends from the A pillar portion via the B pillar portion into the C pillar portion on each side of the folding top fabric in order to tension the folding top fabric in the closed position.