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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2004
Udo Heselhaus, Ibbenbüren, DE;
Winfried Bunsmann, Bissendorf, DE;
Udo Heselhaus, Ibbenbüren, DE;
Winfried Bunsmann, Bissendorf, DE;
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, Osnabrueck, DE;
Abstract
A Targa roof system for a vehicle includes a roof part () for spanning a compartment between a cross member (), including the upper side of a windshield, and a traverse cross beam (), which traversely spans a vehicle inner compartment and is spaced from the cross member (). Guide elements () are affixed in the rear area of the roof part () on both sides thereof, the guide elements being spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the roof part. The roof part () is pivotable from its closed position about the two guide elements (), which oppose each other with reference to the vehicle width, and subsequently is lowerable downwardly guided along the guide rails () into a stowed position by the forward guide element () and the rear guide element () without pivoting.