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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Jan Just, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Thomas G. Fischer, Tubingen, DE;
Inventors:
Jan Just, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Thomas G. Fischer, Tubingen, DE;
Assignee:
Magna Car Top Systems GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A convertible top having a pivot link is provided that supports two bows. A main spring is secured to a pivot pin and connected to a main pivot bracket on the vehicle to provide a counterbalancing force on the balance link that assists in lifting the top stack linkage as the convertible top is retracted and extended. A five bow extends between and is attached to right and left pivot links by right and left pressure links, respectively.