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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hisao Fukutomi, Hiroshima, JP;
Takanori Tuchiya, Hiroshima, JP;
Takeshi Yamamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Takeshi Konishi, Hiroshima, JP;
Iseo Hamasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Yutaka Imura, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296107 ; 296117 ;
Abstract
A convertible vehicle body structure having a rigid front roof panel covering the front top portion of the passenger compartment and a rear roof panel covering the rear portion of the passenger compartment. The front roof panel is supported by an inverted U-shaped swingable pillar and the rear roof panel is mounted on the rear body structure through mounting arms. The front and rear roof panels are retracted in the rear body section in a fore-and-aft jaxtaposed relationship.