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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2001
Thomas Halbweiss, Marbach, DE;
Berthold Klein, Rutesheim, DE;
Frank Neubrand, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Wojciech Wezyk, Sindelfingen, DE;
CTS Fahrzeug Dachsysteme GmbH, Korntal-Munchingen, DE;
Abstract
An automobile convertible top for an automobile which can be adjusted between a closed position and a folded-down position has a convertible-top mechanism and a convertible-top fabric which is supported by the convertible-top mechanism. A side bar, is comprised of two limbs arranged at an angle and, in the side region of the convertible-top mechanism, is held by a joint having a first axis and a second axis which runs at an angle to the first axis. The side bar is arranged on the convertible-top mechanism such that, in the folded-down position, one limb of the side bar is with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The end side of the limb which is remote from the joint faces toward the side region lying opposite the joint. To improve the seal for a convertible top in the region of the side windows, the pivotable side bar is configured as a single-part component and one limb of the pivotable side bar, in the closed position of the convertible top, extends as far as a window frame of the windshield.