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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Lars Schulz, Schöneiche, DE;
Felix Hermann, Leonberg, DE;
Dominik Beierl, Korntal-Münchingen, DE;
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A top drive for a flexible vehicle roof which can be transferred from a closed position into a storage position and vice versa. At least one roof link is movable via a linear drive, the roof link and a fixed end of the linear drive being fastened to a main bearing of the top, wherein an actuating end of the linear drive is fastened pivotably to a throw-over lever which is fastened to the main bearing of the top and at the free end of which there is arranged a drive connecting rod which is fastened at a first end in an articulated manner to the free end of the throw-over lever and at a second end in an articulated manner to a section of the roof link, which section is spaced apart from the pivot point on the main bearing of the top, as a result of which a driving movement of the linear drive can be transmitted to the roof link.