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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2015
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Kouichi Matsumoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Eisuke Kuramoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Tomohiro Komaji, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Motonori Horii, Aki-gun, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An openable roof includes an expandable and retractable awning frame, and an awning cloth for covering the outside of the awning frame. The awning frame is provided with an awning bow which supports the awning cloth when the awning frame is expanded. The awning bow includes a pair of left and right leg portions extending in up and down directions, and an upper side portion which connects between upper ends of the leg portions in a vehicle width direction. Each of the leg portions of the awning bow is formed with two or more bent parts. At least one pair of the bent parts on each of the leg portions are configured such that moments generated in the awning bow due to a tensile force exerted from the awning cloth when the openable roof is in an expanded state act in such directions as to cancel out each other.