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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2004
Thomas Rudolph, Hechendorf, DE;
Michael Kölbl, Neuried, DE;
Peter Oberhaus, Inning, DE;
Francois DE Gaillard, Paris, FR;
Manfred Färber, Wielenbach, DE;
Thomas Rudolph, Hechendorf, DE;
Michael Kölbl, Neuried, DE;
Peter Oberhaus, Inning, DE;
Francois De Gaillard, Paris, FR;
Manfred Färber, Wielenbach, DE;
Webasto AG, Stockdorf, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle is provided which includes a passenger compartment, a vehicle roof which in its closed position closes the passenger compartment, and a cargo bed open to the top and located behind the passenger compartment. The vehicle roof can be swiveled from its closed position into an open position in which its rear edge is located behind the passenger compartment near the cargo bed. A multiple-joint arrangement is provided for swiveling the motor vehicle roof out of the closed position into the open position and thus allowing the vehicle to be easily converted from a pick-up into a convertible. The multiple-joint arrangement includes a first part attached to the roof at or near the rear edge of the roof and a second part attached to a middle area of the roof.