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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Ulrich Bauer, Aidlingen, DE;
Thomas Baessler, Holzgerlingen, DE;
Michael Koch, Sindelfingen, DE;
Stefan Orth, Althengstett, DE;
Juergen Schrader, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle having a fixed roof is provided which can be opened and has a front and a rear roof part which are connected to each other in an articulated manner and, controlled by a main link arrangement, can be shifted between a closing position and a storage position in a rear storage space, having a fixed rear window which is mounted pivotably on lateral roof pillars and the pivot axis of which runs in the central region of the rear window in the transverse direction of the vehicle. The rear window is driven in a rotational manner relative to the roof pillars during the opening and closing movement of the fixed roof, and the rear window, after reaching the closing position of the fixed roof, is pressed via the rotational drive against a sealing seat interacting with the rear window. A supporting arrangement is provided, the arrangement comprising at least one supporting element which, when pushed forward, enables the rear window to be acted upon by a rotational force ensuring the sealing seat of the rear window.