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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
Thomas Dintner, Fürstenfeldbruck, DE;
Peter Reihl, Starnberg, DE;
Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH, Stockdorf, DE;
Abstract
In a roof arrangement for a convertible with a fixed roof part ( ), a rigid rear part ( ), and a storage compartment ( ) for the folding top located in the rear area of the body ( ) for holding the roof arrangement ( ) and with a forced control mechanism ( ) for opening and closing the roof arrangement ( ) such that to open the roof arrangement ( ), first the rear part ( ) is swung over the roof part ( ) and then the roof part ( ) together with the rear part ( ) stacked over it is swung into the storage compartment ( ) for the folding roof, the forced control mechanism ( ) has a single lever ( ) which is located between the rear part ( ) and the rear body ( ) and which is connected by one end side via the first pivot joint ( ) to the rear part ( ) and is coupled by the other end side to the body ( ).