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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Gunnar Wilke, Lotte, DE;
Holger Röder, Eislingen, DE;
Inventors:
Gunnar Wilke, Lotte, DE;
Holger Röder, Eislingen, DE;
Assignee:
Magna Car Top Systems GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A folding top apparatus for a vehicle includes a movable folding top and a support arm assembly. The folding top has front and rear roof parts and a corner bow. The support arm assembly includes a drive arm pivotably connected to the front roof part and pivotably connected to a main bearing, a coupling arm connected to the corner bow and pivotably connected to the drive arm, and a control arm pivotably connected to the main bearing and displaceably connected to the coupling arm whereby swivel motion of the corner bow is influenced by the coupling arm and the control arm.