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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2003
Applicant:
Klaus Obendiek, Passau, DE;
Inventor:
Klaus Obendiek, Passau, DE;
Assignee:
Edscha Cabrio-Dachsysteme GmbH, Hengersberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A folding top for a cabriolet vehicle, that includes a first roof part which is embodied as a rigid shell element, a second roof part which is embodied as a rigid shell element, and a forced control unit. The first roof part and the second roof part are pivotable relative to a body of the vehicle, are driven by a common force-introducing unit, and are movable by means of the forced control unit. The forced control unit includes a mechanical control device, by means of which movement of the second roof part can be delayed from movement of the first roof part.