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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Reiner Hess, Balingen-Ostdorf, DE;
Sébastien Kabache, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Artur Mangold, Sulz-Mühlheim, DE;
Assignee:
CTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 ;
Abstract
In a vehicle roof support and operating arrangement by which a vehicle roof top can be moved between closed and open positions while supported on a component carrier which also supports a roof top operating mechanism and which is connected to the vehicle body, the component carrier includes a front transverse frame member, a rear transverse frame member and two side frame members extending between, and interconnecting, the front and rear transverse frame members so as to form a closed rigid support frame reinforcing the vehicle body.