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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2000
Holger Conradt, Markgröningen, DE;
Carsten Eidmann, Hemmingen, DE;
Jan Just, Tübingen, DE;
Frank Rose, Kirchhardt-Berwang, DE;
CTS Fahrzeug Dachsysteme GmbH, Korntal-Muenchingen, DE;
Abstract
A flap in the covering of a vehicle can be adjusted by flap kinematics between a closed position, in which the flap is situated essentially in the plane of the vehicle covering, and an opening position. In an operationally reliable construction, a vehicle-fixed link path for the passive guidance of a first guiding lever, which connects the flap with the vehicle, is provided in the lateral area of the flap. In the opposite lateral area of the flap, a second, actively guided guiding lever is arranged which is acted upon by a motor-driven actuator.