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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2007
Applicants:
Shigeki Hiyama, Hiroshima, JP;
Kozo Odoi, Hiroshima, JP;
Tomoaki Matsunobu, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Webasto AG, Stockdorf, DE;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A retractable roof includes a front roof panel, a back roof panel formed by joining outer and inner panel layers to each other, a lower link pivotally connected to a vehicle body member, an upper link pivotally connected to the front roof panel, and an intermediate link rigidly connected to each of the lower link and the upper link. The intermediate link is placed in between the outer and inner panel layers of the back roof panel.