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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Torsten Gerhardt, London, GB;
Alan Condon, Chelmsford, GB;
John Harding, Southend, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuation mechanism for a stowable front roof panel includes a first support assembly to provide vertical movement of the roof panel and a second sliding support structure to provide horizontal movement of the front roof panel. The first support assembly includes first and second upwardly extending supports and a transverse tubular cross member that in combination form an inverted U-shaped roll over protection member. The roll over protection member is used to provide roll over protection to the occupants of the motor vehicle in the event of a vehicle roll over.