Top of a convertible vehicle comprising panel bows

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10189341-B2
Application number	US-201715440805-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2017
Priority date	Mar 9, 2016
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

A convertible top having a top cover and a cover linkage adjustable between a closed position and a storage position and which has a linkage arrangement on each of its two sides linkage arrangement pivotably mounted on a respective main bearing, which is fixed to the vehicle, via a main multi-joint arrangement comprising two main links, a rear bow realized as a panel bow mounted on each of the bilaterally arranged linkage arrangements via a rear link arrangement. The two bilaterally arranged rear link arrangements can each be actuated by a drive lever, which drives the respective rear link arrangement starting from the closed position in a first opening phase while the main multi-joint arrangement is static and drives the respective rear link arrangement in the opposite direction of the respective main multi-joint arrangement in a second opening phase.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A top of a convertible vehicle, comprising a top cover and a top linkage which is adjustable between a closed position covering a vehicle interior and a storage position uncovering the vehicle interior toward the top and which has a linkage arrangement on each of its two sides with respect to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the top, each linkage arrangement being pivotably mounted on a respective main bearing, which is fixed to the vehicle, via a main multi-joint arrangement comprising two main links, a rear bow realized as a panel bow being mounted on each of the bilaterally arranged linkage arrangements via a rear link arrangement, said rear bow being arranged at the rear when the top linkage is in the closed position and extending in the transverse direction of the top, wherein the two bilaterally arranged rear link arrangements are each actuable by a drive lever which drives the respective rear link arrangement in a first opening phase starting from the closed position while the main multi-joint arrangement is static and which drives the respective rear link arrangement in the opposite direction of the respective main multi-joint arrangement in a second opening phase, and wherein the top linkage comprises at least four panel bows.

2. The top according to claim 1 , wherein the drive lever is connected to a drive link unit which is driven by a drive motor in the first opening phase and is static in relation to the respective main bearing in the second opening phase so that the drive lever undergoes a pivoting motion due to the actuation of the main multi-joint arrangement.

3. The top according to claim 2 , wherein the drive link unit takes up a past dead center position when the top linkage is in the closed position.

4. The top according to claim 1 , wherein the drive lever drives a coupling link unit on which the rear link arrangement is mounted.

5. The top according to claim 4 , wherein the coupling link unit comprises two intermediate links which are articulated to a center roof link which is articulated to the two main links of the main multi-joint arrangement.

6. The top according to claim 5 , wherein the two intermediate links form a four-joint arrangement together with the center roof link and a support link, the support link interconnecting two rear links of the rear link arrangement.

7. The top according to claim 6 , wherein one of the intermediate links is connected to one of the rear links via a support lever.

8. The top according to claim 7 , wherein the drive lever is articulated to the support lever.

9. A top of a convertible vehicle, comprising a top cover and a top linkage which are adjustable between a closed position covering a vehicle interior and a storage position uncovering the vehicle interior toward the top and which has a linkage arrangement on each of its two sides with respect to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the top, each linkage arrangement being pivotably mounted on a respective main bearing, which is fixed to the vehicle, via a main multi-joint arrangement comprising two main links, the two main links of the main multi-joint arrangement being articulated to a center roof link to which two front links are articulated on which a front bow is mounted, wherein a center bow realized as a panel bow is mounted on the two front links, and wherein the top linkage comprises at least four panel bows.

10. The top according to claim 9 , wherein a control lever is arranged on both sides with respect to the vertical longitudinal center plane of the top between the center bow and one of the two front links, the length of the control lever defining the position of the center bow during pivoting of the front links.

11. A top of a convertible vehicle, comprising a top cover and a top linkage which are adjustable between a closed position covering a vehicle interior and a storage position uncovering the vehicle interior toward the top and which has a linkage arrangement on each of its two sides with respect to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the top, each linkage arrangement being pivotably mounted on a respective main bearing, which is fixed to the vehicle, via a main multi-joint arrangement comprising two main links, the two main links of the main multi-joint arrangement being articulated to a center roof link to which two front links are articulated on which a front bow is mounted, and a coupling rod being articulated to one of the main links the front links are pivotable in relation to the center roof link, wherein a transverse bow realized as a panel bow is articulated to the coupling rod on each of its two sides via two joint arrangements, and wherein the top linkage comprises at least four panel bows.

12. The top according to claim 11 , wherein one of the two joint arrangements comprises a guide link which is articulated to the coupling rod on one side and to the transverse bow on the other side.

13. The top according to claim 11 , wherein one of the two joint arrangements comprises a coupling link which is articulated to the coupling rod via a first revolute joint, to one of the front links via a second revolute joint and to the transverse bow via a third revolute joint.

14. The top according to claim 9 , wherein the panel bows are arranged one on top of the other when the top linkage is in the storage position, the front bow, the forward center bow and the rear center bow being arranged below the rear bow.

15. The top of a convertible vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least four panel bows comprises four panel bows, of which two are mounted on two front links on both sides with respect to the vertical longitudinal center plane of the top, one is mounted on a coupling rod and one is mounted on a center roof link and which are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the top when the top linkage is in the closed position, one of the panel bows being a front bow, one of the panel bows being a forward center bow, one of the panel bows being a rear center bow and one of the panel bows being the rear bow.

Assignees

• Webasto SE

Inventors

• Wüllrich Heinrich
• Sviberg Magnus

Classifications

• B60J7/1204

  Control devices, e.g. for compensating tolerances, for defining movement or end position of top, for tensioning the top or for switching to an emergency mode · CPC title

• B60J7/146 Primary

  all elements being folded in same orientation and stacked fashion · CPC title

• B60J7/1269

  with remote power control · CPC title

• B60J7/1265 Primary

  characterised by kinematic movements, e.g. using parallelogram linkages (B60J7/126 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60Y2400/411

  Bowden cables or linkages · CPC title