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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Horst Bienert, Gauting, DT;
Walter Schatzler, Starnberg, DT;
Assignee:
Webasto-Werk W. Baier KG, Stockdorf near Munich, DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2961 / ;
Abstract
A crank and drive mechanism for a raisable sliding top such as of a motor vehicle is provided with a crank arm, with a mechanism to permit a plurality of rotations to said crank arm for a complete extension and retraction of the top, including an end stop. Means are provided to permit, with a single operating member, the actuation of the top into sliding movements, closing movements, opening movements, locking it in a position established, maintaining the top in a locked position releasably without the necessity for additional parts and automatically indicating the closed and the open positions of the top.