Cabriolet vehicle
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a cabriolet vehicle ( 1 ) with a roof ( 2; 102 ), comprising at least two moving units ( 6, 14; 106, 114 ) each mounted on main bearings ( 7, 8; 15, 16; 107, 108; 115 ) fixed to the chassis such as to move and each of which is provided with a rigid roof section ( 3, 4; 103, 104 ). At least one rear rigid roof section ( 4; 104 ), comprising a rear window ( 5; 105 ), is connected to a main bearing ( 15, 16; 115 ) by means of a multi-part articulated chain ( 17; 117 ), whereby a part ( 18; 118 ) of the articulated chain ( 17; 117 ) brings about at least one movement of the rigid roof section ( 4; 104 ) relative to the main bearing ( 15, 16; 115 ) and a part ( 19; 119 ) of the articulated chain ( 17; 117 ) brings about at least one change in the angular position of the rigid roof section ( 4; 104 ).
1. A cabriolet motor vehicle, comprising:
a chassis;
a plurality of main bearings; and
a roof having at least a first moving unit and a second moving unit being simultaneously movable, the first moving unit including a rigid portion and being connected to the chassis through at least a first portion of the plurality of main bearings, the second moving unit including a rigid portion and a rear window portion and being separately connected to the chassis through at least a second portion of the plurality of main bearings by a multi-link chain,
wherein the second moving unit is movable by at least one part of the multi-link chain.
2. The cabriolet vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the multi-link chain includes a first and second part, the first and second part being movable by at least one coupling rod being movable by a movement of at least one of the first and second moving units.
3. The cabriolet vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the multi-link chain includes two four-bar linkages connectable to each other.
4. The cabriolet vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the multi-link chain includes a seven-bar linkage.
5. The cabriolet vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first moving unit includes a four-bar linkage with two guide bars, the four-bar linkage being configured to form a parallelogram.
6. The cabriolet vehicle as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first moving unit includes a four-bar linkage with two guide bars, the four-bar linkage being configured to form a parallelogram.
7. The cabriolet vehicle as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the at least one coupling rod is engageable with at least one of the two guide bars.
8. The cabriolet vehicle as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rear window of the second moving unit is configured to point up on an outside when the roof is in an open position.
9. The cabriolet vehicle in one of claims 8 , wherein the first and second moving units are capable of being positioned in the same direction when the roof is in the open position.
10. The cabriolet vehicle in one of claims 1 , wherein the first and second moving units are capable of being positioned in the same direction when the roof is in the open position.