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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Jan Hesse, Gechingen, DE;
Jan Hesse, Gechingen, DE;
CTS Fahrzeng-Dachsysteme GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
In a hardtop vehicle roof including two rigid roof parts which are movable between a closed position in which they cover an interior vehicle space and an open position in which the roof parts are deposited in a storage compartment, an operating mechanism is provided which comprises a main pivot arm, which is pivotally supported on the vehicle body and a common carrier, which is supported on the main pivot arm by an operating structure which permits the common carrier to move relative to the main pivot arm and the rigid roof parts are supported on the common carrier such that they are movable together with the common carrier relative to the main pivot arm.