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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Jean-marc Guillez, Cirieres, FR;
Paul Queveau, Montravers, FR;
Gérard Queveau, Le Pin, FR;
Societe Europeenne de Brevets Automobiles, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a protective device () comprising a panel () forming the vertical limit between a protected zone () of the rear boot () used to receive the objects () and accessible when the rear boot () is open from the rear forward, and a second zone () of the rear boot () used to receive the roof () in a folded, stored position and located above the protected zone (), the panel () being moveable between a low protecting position and a high protecting position. The invention is characterised in that the panel () co-operates with a first sensor () to prevent the roof () from being folded when the panel () is above the low protecting position, and with a second sensor () to prevent the boot () from being closed when the panel () is above the high protecting position.