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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Kozo Odoi, Hiroshima, JP;
Shigeki Hiyama, Hiroshima, JP;
Tomoaki Matsunobu, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Webasto AG, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A retractable roof includes a roof memberincluding a front roof panel, a back roof panel, and a linkage mechanismfor alternately chaining the position of the roof memberbetween an in-use position and a storage position. The back roof panelis pivotally connected to the front roof paneland a car body side memberto function as a first link of a four-bar link constituted by the first link and a second link.