EP2029380A1 - Openable vehicle roof comprising a soft top provided with flying buttresses and method for the operation thereof - Google Patents
Openable vehicle roof comprising a soft top provided with flying buttresses and method for the operation thereofInfo
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- EP2029380A1 EP2029380A1 EP07764390A EP07764390A EP2029380A1 EP 2029380 A1 EP2029380 A1 EP 2029380A1 EP 07764390 A EP07764390 A EP 07764390A EP 07764390 A EP07764390 A EP 07764390A EP 2029380 A1 EP2029380 A1 EP 2029380A1
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- Prior art keywords
- lid
- cover
- width
- hood
- vehicle roof
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
- B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
- B60J7/20—Vehicle storage compartments for roof parts or for collapsible flexible tops
- B60J7/202—Vehicle storage compartments for roof parts or for collapsible flexible tops being characterised by moveable cover parts for closing the gap between boot lid and rearmost seats
- B60J7/203—Vehicle storage compartments for roof parts or for collapsible flexible tops being characterised by moveable cover parts for closing the gap between boot lid and rearmost seats the cover part comprising cover side flaps
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- the present invention relates to an openable vehicle roof with a top, which covers a vehicle interior in its closed position and stowed in its open position in a rear side and covered by a movable lid top mount, wherein in the closed position of the top on the two lateral Verdeckrand Schemeen finelnartig expiring to the rear Cover sections, hereinafter referred to as roof fins, are formed, whose lower portions are connected to each other by the cover.
- Such a vehicle roof is known for a convertible vehicle, for example from DE 199 63 149 A1 and comprises a foldable textile hood, which covers the passenger compartment in its closed position and can be stored in its open position below a rear side arranged lid. In the closed position of the folding top this runs out in fin-like lateral triangular end portions to the rear.
- These hood fins are each supported by a clamping bracket, with which the cover part in question relative to the rear-side cover can be tensioned. When the hood is closed, the clamps rest on the rear lid.
- the top opening operation is relatively complicated in the known construction, since for this purpose first the clamping bracket must be lifted together with the hood fins from the lid to then lift the cover of the vehicle body and spend the folded top in the top view can.
- the top closing operation (in reverse sequence of movements) is therefore also relatively cumbersome.
- the width of the lid is variable. During the opening process of the top, only the clear distance between the top fins is essentially bridged with this width, whereas in the open position of the top, the top width is increased in contrast.
- An essential advantage of the invention is that at the beginning of a top opening operation, the top fins do not have to be lifted off the rear lid. This can be significantly simpler opening operations realize. The same applies to the top closing process.
- the top opening operation and in particular at the beginning of the top opening operation, it is possible, for example, to sink the hood fins down into the top view, without wegzuverlagem before the cover. It is also possible here wegzuverlagem the lid without first raise the hood fins up. Finally, it is z. B. even possible to perform the sinking of the hood fins and Wegverlagern the lid substantially simultaneously. This is because in the design according to the invention during the opening process no mutual spatial obstruction of these movements is present.
- openable vehicle roof is to be understood in the context of the invention very broad, including fall z. B. all types of top constructions that have a cover of flexible material (“soft top”), which z. B. over transverse stiffening members (bow) is tensioned in the closed state, as well as several roof parts existing structures that can be folded to release the vehicle interior in an open position and / or folded and / or pushed together ("Retractable Hardtop” or “Klapptop”) , Accordingly, the invention is suitable for virtually any type of top such as in particular z. As a folding top with a flexible fabric top fabric, which is clamped on a hood frame, or z. B. one of several mutually movable roof panels formed openable vehicle roof.
- a rear window on the hood can be used on known constructions. Accordingly, such a rear window can for example be a component of the top (for example, connected as a plastic area to a flexible top material). Alternatively, a rear window, in particular a downwardly lowerable rear window, and be formed independently of the actual top and z. B. mounted on the body side or be guided movably.
- the width of the lid in the closed position of the top essentially bridges only the clear distance between the hood fins. In this case, no change in the lid width is required at the beginning of the top opening operation. Notwithstanding this embodiment, however, it could be provided that the width of the lid in the closed position of the top projects beyond the clear distance between the hood fins.
- Such a "side projection" of the lid under the hood fins can z. B. can be used to form so-called hat racks in the lower (inner) area of the hood fins with the hood closed.
- the width of the lid in the open position of the top is dimensioned such that the top view is covered over its entire width. This measure is particularly advantageous in terms of the aesthetic appearance in the open top condition.
- the top view can be covered in an appealing way completely through the lid.
- the lid is preferably a panel-like structure which is extensively extended both in the top closed position and the top opening position.
- the provided in the invention for this cover variability of the lid width can be accomplished in many ways.
- the variability of the lid width z. B. be realized by folding lid extension parts and / or extendable lid extension parts and / or swing-lid extension parts.
- Foldable cover extension parts can z. B. may be formed as extension plates, which are hinged in each case with a straight, substantially extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction edge on a corresponding edge of a cover body plate hinged.
- a minimum lid width is then defined in the folded state of the extension plates by the width of the lid body plate.
- a maximum lid width results after unfolding the extension plates and corresponds to the sum of the widths of the two extension plates and the body plate.
- the contour of each extension plate is substantially triangular to the rear tapering, especially if the hood fins in the plan view are designed approximately triangular tapering backwards.
- Extendable lid extension parts can, for. B. may be formed as extension plates, which are each arranged in a plane parallel to a Deckelkorpusebene and sideways extendable at a lateral edge of the body panel by a linear guide.
- One or more extension plates on each side of the lid body panel may also be telescopically linearly guided in the vehicle transverse direction.
- Swiveling lid extension parts can z. B. of extension plates, which are arranged in a plane parallel to a body plate plane and about an orthogonal to the body plate plane extending axis of rotation with respect to the body plate are swung out.
- cover extension plates could be supported by a so-called four-bar assembly on the body plate, wherein the extension plates z. B. are each firmly connected to the so-called coupling of a four-bar linkage.
- the top is designed as a folding top with a flexible top material, which is firmly connected to the vehicle body at the laterally outer edges of the top fins.
- the connection of the hood on the body can z. B. be provided approximately at the level or above the so-called parapet line of the vehicle. It then results in the benefits of a "soft-top fin top" at the same time simplified movements when opening and closing the hood.
- the tail cloth edges attached to the body in this case remain substantially stationary, so that z. B.
- the invention enables a folding top, which is connected to the vehicle body in the manner described above, with a cover which, in the open position of the top, is completely covered by the top mount, in which the folded top is accommodated.
- the above-described in the above-described prior art in a clamping bow cover provided additional process for moving the hood fins, especially a necessary at the beginning of the top opening operation rotational movement of the clamping bracket upwards, and the ultimately associated loss of time can be avoided.
- an automatic operating method in which the cover is moved upwards for opening the top, the top is folded and stowed in the top mount and the cover for covering the top mount is moved back again, during the top opening operation, in particular During the lid opening process and / or during the lid closing process, the lid width is increased.
- the displacement of the cover upwards can z.
- the top closing operation corresponds to a kinematic reversal of the movements provided for top opening.
- Fig. 3 shows a second intermediate stage when opening the hood
- top fins 14 illustrates an openable vehicle roof 10 with a folding top 12 which, in its closed position shown in FIG. 1, covers a vehicle interior 13 (see FIG. 4), wherein top sections terminating in a fin-like manner at the two lateral top edge regions, referred to below as top fins 14 , are formed.
- the hood fins 14 are tapered in the plan view approximately triangular shape towards the rear and to a certain extent form the known from solid vehicle roofs stable C-pillars.
- the roof structure which is thus to some extent recessed in the rear area, is also particularly suitable for integrating a substantially vertical rear window, such as the illustrated rear window 16, which allows the vehicle occupants a particularly good rear view.
- the rear window z. B made of transparent plastic and be framed by a non-transparent flexible top fabric (eg., Textile).
- the rear window 16 could also be stored separately from the top 12 on the vehicle and possibly guided vertically movable.
- hood fins 14 adjacent rear body portion 18 of the vehicle is located.
- a tonneau cover 20 which extends substantially horizontally and in alignment with the rear body region 18.
- the cover 20 comprises a cover body panel 22 whose length corresponds to the length of the hood fins 14 and whose width corresponds to the clear distance between the hood fins 14 and whose side edges follow the inner edge of the hood fins 14 running rectilinearly in the exemplary embodiment.
- the cover 20 further comprises hinged at the lateral edges of the body panel 22 hinged lid extension plates 24, which are in the top closed position shown in FIG.
- the cover 20 is waterproof connected to the adjoining hood areas (such as by means of suitable sealing lips on the corresponding edge regions of the lid 20 and / or the top 12).
- measures for "water management" can be taken, by the way, as they are in themselves z. B. from the field of motor vehicle sliding roofs are known and serve to lead out at one point penetrated water elsewhere again out of the vehicle.
- the cover 20 which is hinged to the body region 18 at its rear edge, is first displaced upwardly into an open lid position by pivoting about a cover pivot axis 26 extending in the vehicle transverse direction, which is shown in FIG. It is noteworthy that (due to the comparatively small width of the cover 20), no prior displacement of the hood fins 14 is required in order to open the cover 20 (cf., for example, DE 199 63 149 A1).
- the lid 20 is also given a changed lateral edge contour due to the approximately triangular contoured extension plates 24 in the extended lid state. As shown, the cover widening on the front cover edge in FIG. 1 (or upper cover edge in FIG. 3) is particularly large.
- the top 12 is folded by this spanning hood frame in a conventional manner or folded and stowed in a rear-side, designed as a top compartment top mount and the cover 20 is moved back by pivoting about the pivot axis 26 in the plane of the body portion 18.
- the vehicle interior 13 is exposed.
- the location of vehicle seats 30 can be seen, in which it is z. B. to the only seats of the vehicle in question or z. B. may be a rear seat.
- the extension plates 24 cover those lateral roof storage areas in which the hood fins are stowed.
- the open state of the hood results in an undisturbed design line course of the vehicle body.
- the lid 20 is provided as a "Tonneaucover" separately from a so-called trunk lid of the vehicle in question. Deviating from the lid 20 could also form the trunk lid or on such a trunk lid stored, in particular articulated, be. In this case, the trunk or a front portion of the trunk can simultaneously form the top storage compartment.
- the process of folding and stowing the top 12 for the transition of the stage of FIG. 3 to the stage of FIG. 4 has been explained.
- the canopy merging begins at the latest already when the lid 20 has been completely shifted away from the top of the top view and possibly even into the phase of the backward displacement of Lids 20 lasts.
- the lid widening process already begins before the lid is completely displaced away and, if appropriate, continues into the phase of the return displacement of the lid.
- the operations of the cover shift, the cover width variation and the top assembly or installation are driven by a motor to adjust the top between its closed position and its open position or storage position.
- a motor e.g electric motor, hydraulic, pneumatic, etc.
- a motor drive of the top can here z. B. be controlled by a user by means of an arranged in the passenger compartment control switch.
- the top adjustment process can run programmatically in a conventional manner, wherein current positions of individual top parts are detected by a conventional sensor to coordinate total displacement of the top.
- the z. B. can be integrated on or in a cover body and preferably drives all lid extension parts.
- the cover widening is mechanically coupled to the cover displacement and / or the top adjustment.
- a drive which is present anyway for the cover displacement or top adjustment for example actuators which are arranged on both sides of the vehicle, such as hydraulic cylinders
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DE200610028078 DE102006028078B4 (en) | 2006-06-19 | 2006-06-19 | Openable vehicle roof with fin top and operating method for this |
PCT/DE2007/001089 WO2007147398A1 (en) | 2006-06-19 | 2007-06-18 | Openable vehicle roof comprising a soft top provided with flying buttresses and method for the operation thereof |
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DE102010009469A1 (en) * | 2010-02-26 | 2011-09-01 | Wilhelm Karmann Gmbh | Cabriolet car, has movable roof lowered in tray position into receiving chamber within body of car, and fins that move opposite to transverse frame part during transition of fins from closing position into releasing position |
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DE102004023056A1 (en) * | 2004-05-11 | 2005-12-01 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag | Collapsible roof for motor vehicle, has roof part and rear part that is pivoted through motor adjustment unit around real or virtual stationary or portable transverse axis at coupling unit |
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