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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jochen Baumert, Frankfurt, DE;
Eckhart Kern, Hofheim, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann VDO AG, Frankfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/102 ;
Abstract
A hydraulic system for a motor vehicle having a convertible top ( ) which can be folded back has a convertible-top control system ( ) and further hydraulic control devices ( ) which can be activated by a common hydraulic pump ( ). In hydraulic lines ( ) leading to the convertible-top control system ( ) there are arranged hydraulic valves ( ) which enable optional operation of the convertible-top control system ( ) or of the further control devices ( ). Because of this, the hydraulic system turns out to be particularly simple structurally.