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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1986
Hisao Fukutomi, Hiroshima, JP;
Takeshi Konishi, Hiroshima, JP;
Koji Kuraoka, Hiroshima, JP;
Morio Umeda, Hiroshima, JP;
Takanori Tuchiya, Hiroshima, JP;
Yutaka Imura, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An open-top vehicle body structure including a foldable hood and a linkage for extending and folding the hood. At each side, a reversible motor is provided for actuating the linkage. In order to synchronize the operation of the motors at the respective sides, a connecting rod or flexible shaft is provided and connects together the output shafts of the motor. The linkage includes a swingable pillar of an inverted U-shape having opposite leg portions mounted on the body section for swinging movement about a transverse extending horizontal axis. The hood is connected at a front edge portion to the swingable pillar and at a rear edge portion to a part of the body located rearwardly of the swingable pillar. A rigid roof panel is removably mounted between a swingable pillar and a front windshield. The rotation of the motors produces a swingable movement of the pillar. The linkage includes a first link having one end pivotably connected with the leg portion of the swingable pillar and a second link having one end pivotably connected with the other end of the first link. The other end of the second link is connected with an upward shaft of the motor.