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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
May. 03, 2007
Gernot Bruder, Karlsruhe, DE;
Gernot Bruder, Karlsruhe, DE;
Magna Car Top Systems GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle includes a roof, a roof part kinematic system (RPKS), and a transmission kinematic system (TKS). The roof includes roof parts movably connected together to be movable between a closed position in which the parts cover the vehicle interior and a stored position in which the roof parts expose the vehicle interior. The RPKS includes a guide rod pivotably supported at one end about a vehicle body-side rotary joint and pivotably supported at another end to one of the parts to movably connect the part to the vehicle such that upon RPKS actuation the RPKS moves the roof part between the positions. The TKS has a spring connected at one end to the guide rod. The spring acts on the guide rod with a swivel torque about the first rotary joint during the part transfer. The spring orientation traverses the first rotary joint during the part transfer.