Vehicle convertible roof
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1. A convertible roof for a vehicle, said convertible roof comprising:
- a first substantially rigid roof section moveable from a raised position to a stowed position;
a second substantially rigid roof section pivotally coupled to said first roof section;
at least a third roof section; and
a retracting mechanism moveably interconnecting said first roof section, said second roof section and said third roof section, wherein said first, second and third roof sections are substantially horizontally positioned when in said stowed position.
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Abstract
A convertible roof for an automotive vehicle is provided. In one aspect of the present invention, a retraction mechanism couples first, second and third roof sections to a vehicle. Another aspect of the present invention employs a flexible cable interconnecting a rear linkage with a forward pivot assembly to pivot the first roof section relative to the second roof section. Another aspect of the present invention provides that the three roof sections are substantially horizontally oriented in a stowed position.
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32 Claims
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1. A convertible roof for a vehicle, said convertible roof comprising:
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a first substantially rigid roof section moveable from a raised position to a stowed position;
a second substantially rigid roof section pivotally coupled to said first roof section;
at least a third roof section; and
a retracting mechanism moveably interconnecting said first roof section, said second roof section and said third roof section, wherein said first, second and third roof sections are substantially horizontally positioned when in said stowed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A convertible roof for a vehicle, said convertible roof comprising:
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a first roof section moveable from a raised position to a stowed position;
a second roof section pivotally coupled to said first roof section;
a third roof section moveably coupled to said second roof section; and
a retracting mechanism operable to move said first, second and third roof sections from said raised position to said stowed position, wherein said retracting mechanism includes a flexible member coupled to said first roof section and wherein said flexible member operably drives said first roof section to rotate relative to said second roof section. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An automotive vehicle apparatus comprising:
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a convertible roof moveable in at least a fore-and-aft direction between a raised position and a stowed position, wherein said convertible roof includes first, second and third substantially rigid roof sections positioned substantially horizontally when in said stowed position; and
a retraction mechanism coupled to the convertible roof to operably drive the roof between said raised and stowed positions. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of operating a convertible roof comprising:
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moving at least first, second and third substantially rigid roof sections from a raised position to a stowed position by rotating said first section relative to said second section; and
retracting said first and second sections to stack said first, second and third sections substantially horizontally in said stowed position. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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