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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2003
Tobias Wagner, Hamburg, DE;
CTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
In a support arrangement for a rear trunk lid of a convertable vehicle supported on a vehicle body so as to be selectively pivotable about a front pivot joint and a rear pivot joint, releasable trunk lid locking structures are provided at both ends of the trunk lid for selectively locking the front or rear end to the respective pivot joint and a control element is provided for operating the releasable locking structures in such a way that, upon locking of the front pivot joint, a rear actuator connected between the trunk lid and the vehicle body is moved into a non-functional position in which it is disengaged from the vehicle body and, upon unlocking of the front pivot joint, the rear actuator is moved to a functional position, in which it is engaged with the vehicle body.