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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2002
Peter Biecker, Oberhaching, DE;
Marco Lauterbach, Kasendorf, DE;
Gerhard Schwarz, Planegg, DE;
Fritz Wegener, Gilching, DE;
Burkhard Reinsch, Kaufbeuren, DE;
Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH, Stockdorf, DE;
Abstract
A convertible motor vehicle roof with a roof part ( ), with a rear part ( ) which adjoins the roof part, and with side roof members ( ) which are pivotally coupled on both sides to the roof part ( ). To open the motor vehicle roof, the rear part ( ) together with the roof part ( ) and the side roof members ( ) can be lowered into a stowage space ( ) located in the rear and the side roof members ( ) can be swung to the outside before or during lowering into the storage space ( ), the swivel bearing means ( ) which supports the respective side roof member ( ) on the roof part ( ) having at least two connecting rods or a connecting rod and a crank guide and being formed especially as a planar four-joint linkage.