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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2011
Lars Schulz, Schoeneiche, DE;
Reiner Armbruster, Muehlacker, DE;
Lars Schulz, Schoeneiche, DE;
Reiner Armbruster, Muehlacker, DE;
Abstract
A convertible has a roof () that can be adjusted between an opened and covered positions and a wind deflector () that can be adjusted between a retracted position (RS) and a deployed position (WS). The wind deflector () is mounted movably on longitudinal sides () of the convertible () adjacent to interior paneling () and has a section underneath the interior paneling (). Openings () for a soft top linkage of the convertible can be closed or opened by flaps () on the longitudinal sides () of the convertible () adjacent to the wind deflector (). The convertible () also has a control device () for the roof arrangement () and a position-detection device () for the flap (). The control device () permits adjustment of the roof () only if the position-detection device () detects an open position (P) of the flap ().