FI120727B - Open car - Google Patents

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a convertible as defined in the preamble of claim 1.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Convertible vehicles with a sliding roof and protection against by-pass are known in the prior art with separate protective devices, which are usually guardrails, which can be so-called in the event of danger by the control of the tilt sensors. pop up barrels. Further, fixed and swiveling guardrails are known. The problem is that the guardrails take up the ti-15 ceiling and make it difficult to store the roof in the open position. A fixed safety bar, for example if it is to be located immediately behind the front seats, is not advantageous in appearance. On the other hand, if the roof is kept open at the top of the luggage compartment in a storage space or partially in the passenger compartment, it requires space which is then unavailable for its actual use or reduces the useful space of the luggage compartment.

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* "'·· 25 PURPOSE OF THE INVENTION

The object of the invention is to eliminate the above mentioned drawbacks.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide 30 open-planes, the perimeter protection of which is automatically provided when the roof is moved into the open position. When the roof is in a closed position, its structures, together with the windshield circumference, must then ensure • · · sufficient circumferential safety without separate safety • ♦ * ·; · 35 curves.

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It is a further object of the invention to provide a convertible with a roof space in the open position which requires as little space as possible and whose circumferential protection device in the closed position of the roof 5 does not take up space in the passenger compartment or the luggage compartment.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The convertible car according to the invention is characterized in what is set forth in claim 1.

According to the invention, the front roof member is arranged in the open position of the roof to form a circumferential protection device.

15 There are many advantages to integrating an environmental protection device with the front roof section of the roof. The environmental protection device is immediately operable when the roof is opened to the open position and the front roof member is inclined to a substantially vertical position where it extends above the passenger compartment space, i.e. above the seat head restraints. There is no need to provide storage space in the luggage compartment or in the passenger compartment for the front roof section, and the roof can be packed into a smaller space because the rear compartment or cabin compartment consists of • · | '· Μ 25 only the central roof section and / or rear roof section. place the component in an upright position with the • •· # ·. si. The invention is equally applicable to a sliding • 4 *** hardtop with front, middle and rear ceilings • »·; ** consisting of hard and rigid ceilings, or • • ***** 30 to soft in a ceiling where a flexible fabric or the like is stretched over the roof frame. A further advantage is that, when the front roof member is in a · · 1 ϊ., .Ϊ position, it also acts as a windscreen, · 1 ·. na which reduces the car driver and passengers • 1 · 35 turbulent turbulence and discomfort • 4 · •

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* 1 · • 4 4 4 4 4 4 • · 3 airflow in the passenger compartment when driving the convertible with the roof in the open position.

In one embodiment of the convertible, the convertible comprises 5 front seats and a rear seat. The front roof member is arranged in the open position of the roof to form a circumferential protection device on the rear of the front seat. The front canopy may then be a protective device in the immediate vicinity of the front seat if the vehicle is intended to be a roadster-type two-seater convertible with open front seats or, if the protective device is directly behind the front seat, that you can also sit in the back seat. The front roof portion 15 can also be moved immediately to the rear of the rear seat if the car is a four-seat or multi-seat convertible with both front and rear seats available in the open roof position.

In one embodiment of the convertible vehicle, the front roof member includes a substantially rigid frame having at least one first opening, a panel of transparent or translucent material attached to the frame to cover said at least one opening. The support protrudes • f · 1 · „25 from the ceiling and in the closed position of the roof is parallel to the front and center of the roof. In open position roof support «· ·, 1 ··. is substantially vertical for supporting the body to the body.

30 1 In one embodiment of the convertible, the convertible includes first, first locking means for locking the front part of the roof • »» * ;;; ' to the central roof section in the closed position of the roof.

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In one embodiment of the convertible car, the convertible car includes second locking means for locking the front roof member into the open position of the roof.

4 5 In one embodiment of the convertible vehicle, in the closed position of the roof, the frame is the front part of the front roof member which can be locked by a conventional locking device to the upper edge of the windscreen and the support is rearwardly directed.

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In one embodiment of the Convertible Vehicle, in the closed position of the roof, the support legs are forward facing and lockable by the locking device to the upper edge of the windscreen, and the frame is rearwardly directed 15 rearward from the pivot axis between the front

In one embodiment of the convertible vehicle, the center roof member is substantially U-shaped with its roof in a closed position facing the U-branches and the frame in one opening between the U-arms1 In the roof open position, the center roof member is arranged the rear edge of the opening is · 1 · 1 · behind the rear seat backrest. The second opening is provided so that, when the roof is open, the rear seat • 1 ··· space is substantially free for travel or luggage storage.

· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · The front roof section has a blanket third. to cover the gap.

»1» • · · »· ··· * · * '1 In one embodiment of the convertible, the cover includes *. · .1 a curtain of flexible material and a coil · · · · · 1 .1 35 for winding / rolling like a roller curtain .

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In one embodiment of the convertible vehicle, the front underrun protection device is a wind shield in the open position of the roof.

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LIST OF FIGURES

In the following, the invention will be described in detail by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which: FIG. Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view of a convertible car of Fig. 1 with the roof in an open position; Fig. 4 is a schematic plan view of a convertible car of Fig. 2 with the roof in an open position. ... another embodiment of the convertible car according to the invention • 1 · 2 with the roof in the closed position, Fig. 6 schematically shows the convertible of Fig. 5 from the side, seen in section along line vi- vi, • 1 1 • · 1 ::: 30 • · • ·

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.1. Figure 7 shows the convertible car of Figure 5 with the roof open

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Figures 1-4 show a convertible of relatively long type, with a space in the rear of the car behind the passenger compartment in the upper part of the load compartment where the roof can be packed in the open position II so that the passenger compartment remains nelipaikkaisena.

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! 1 · ,, 25 The sliding roof 3 is movable in the closed position I shown in Figures 1 and 2 · 2 '· and ·· «,. between open position II. In the closed position I * - · t ···, Thu 3 extends over the passenger compartment 2. In the open position * 1 ***, the ceiling II is moved out of the passenger compartment 2, 30. Roof 3 is the so-called. an openable roof and comprising «1 hour * · | · 1 comprising a front roof portion 4 which can be locked at its front end \ .. 5 by a locking device 16 in a beam 17 at the upper edge of the windscreen;» V; which is an integral part of the body. Further, the fall involves the • ·. ···. the roof ~ part 5 pivotally pivoted by the body through the levers and joints (not shown). Further, the roof has a central roof part 6 which is pivotally hinged to the front roof part 4 to pivot about the pivot axis 18 and which in the closed position I of the roof 3 is 5 between the front roof part 4 and the rear roof part 5.

As shown in Figure 4, the front roof portion 4 is arranged in the open position II of the roof 3 to form an environmental protection device 7 on the rear side 10 of the backrest 22 of the rear seat 9. At the same time, the protective device 7 acts as a windscreen.

The front ceiling member 4 includes a substantially rigid frame 10 having first openings 11. A panel 12 is provided with a panel 12 of transparent or translucent material, such as glass, polycarbonate or other suitable material, covering the first openings 11 and allowing visibility of the openings 11. and through panel 12 upwards with roof in closed position 20 in Figures 1 and 2 and rearwardly with roof in open position II in Figures 3 and 4.

In the closed position I of the roof, the frame 10 is the foremost part of the front roof section 4, which is lockable by the locking device 16 25 to the upper edge of the windscreen beam 17. The frame 10 includes integral support legs 13 in the closed position I of Figures 1 and 2. protruding from the frame • · 10 in the rearward direction and can be locked into the central window • * '··· * to the part 6 by the first locking means 14.

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In the open position II of Figures 3 and 4, in which the front roof section 4 is pivoted about the pivot axis 18 with respect to the central roof section 6, the support legs 13 are substantially stationary. 2 and 4 /. 35 shows that the convertible car has a body section, commonly referred to as a torso box, behind the backrest 22 22 · · * *; * · * to provide% • M • · 8 racks with 1 torsional stiffness. The torsion drawer has openings in which the support legs 13 are inserted, and with the other locking means 15 in the torsion drawer, the front-to-front part 4 can be locked openly to the basket 5 1.

Figures 5 to 8 show a convertible of relatively short type, with only a small space at the rear of the car behind the passenger compartment 2 in which the roof 10 does not fit in the opened position IX. Therefore, make use of the rear seat space. However, the rear seat space is utilized for packing the roof 3 into the open position II so that the rear seat 9 can still be used after the roof has been brought into the open position 15 as illustrated in Figure 8.

The front ceiling member 4 includes a substantially rigid frame 10 having first openings 11. A panel 12 is provided with a panel 12 of transparent or translucent material, such as glass, polycarbonate or other suitable material, covering the first openings 11 and allowing visibility of the openings 11 and panel. 1 through 2 with the roof in the closed position in Figures 1 and 2 and rearward with the roof in the open position II in Figures 3 and 4.

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Figures 5 and 6 show that in the closed position I of the roof, the support legs 13 are foremost in the front roof section 4 and can be locked by a locking device 16 on the upper edge of the windscreen ·.! *. 30 in beams 17, ··· la facing rearwardly at a distance from the pivot axis between the front roof section 4 and the central roof section 6. . * · 18.

Figures 7 and 8 show that the front roof part 4 in the position II opening the roof forms a protective device 7 *. ·. to the back of the front seat 8 in the immediate vicinity of the front seat 8 * * · • · · · · · · · · 9. At the same time, the front roof part 4 in the open position II of the roof provides wind protection.

The central ceiling part 6 is substantially U-shaped so that, when the roof is in closed position I, the U-arms 19 of the central roof member 6 are facing forward and the frame 10 is in the second opening 20 between the U-arms. lock the central ceiling member 6 in the closed position I of the roof with the first locking means 10 14 which here are arranged to lock the frame 10 to the U-arms 19 (Fig. 5).

Figures 7 and 8 show that, in the open position II of the roof, the center roof part 6 is arranged at position 15 of the rear seat 9 so that the rear edge 21 of the second opening 20 is behind the backrest 22 of the rear seat 9. The second opening 20 is dimensioned such that, in the open position II of the roof, the rearward-facing space is substantially free for travel or use as a luggage compartment.

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There is a third opening 23 between the support legs 13. The front roof portion 4 has a cover 24 to cover the third opening 23. The blanket 24 includes a flexible material such as a fabric curtain 25 and a winder 26 for winding the roll 25 on a roll / roll in the same manner as # · · 1. blind. In Figures 5 and 6, the curtain 25 is drawn to cover the opening of the coaxial opening 23, and in Figures 7 and 8, the curtain is • ♦♦ wound onto a roll allowing the foot space to form in the third opening 23 between the legs 13. *.!. 1 30 conditionally, the front of the roof section 4 can be formed as a ··· solid panel without a third opening 23 and a flip-top cover 24 unless the rear seat 9 is intended to be seated in the roof open position. ··. nossa II.

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As shown in Fig. 8, in the open position II of the roof, the front roof portion 4 can be locked to the basket 1 by other locking means 15, for example at B-pillars.

Figures 9 to 12 show a substantially similar convertible vehicle as described in connection with Figures 5 to 8, in which the rear seat space is utilized in the open position II of packing the roof 3. In this example, however, the rear seat 9 is not used for travel when the roof 10 is in the open position, as shown in Figure 12.

The front ceiling member 4 includes a substantially rigid frame 10 having first openings 11. A frame 12 is provided with a panel 12 of transparent or translucent material, such as glass, polycarbonate or other suitable material, covering the first openings 11 and allowing visibility of the openings 11 and panel. 1 through 2 with the roof in the closed position in Figures 1 and 2 and back with the roof in the open position II in Figures 3 and 4. A pair of roller curtains 27 or the like are provided in connection with the frame 10 in the vicinity of the pivot axis 18, or similar, by which the openings 11 can be covered from the inside.

: Y: 25 Figures 9 and 10 show that in the closed position of the roof • · I in the front part of the roof 4 in the forward part of the frame 10 the beam members form the supports • 1 · · · · ·, 13. The supports 13 are lockable by conventional locking device 16 to the upper edge of the windscreen beam 17. The frame * · · * "1 30 10 is rearward of the supports 13 facing backward · · * ··· 'from the pivot axis 18 between the front roof section 4 and the central roof section 6, as in the example 5-8. .

• · 1 • · • • • · · .V. Figures 11 and 12 show that the front roof portion 4 in the roof open position II provides a protective device 7 * 11 on the rear of the front seat 8 for the immediate seat 8 of the front seat 8. 11, while the upright front part acts as a windscreen. It also allows rearward visibility through aperture 11 and transparent panel 12 with roller curtain 27 open.

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The front ceiling part 4 can be locked to the center roof part 6 in the closed position I of the roof by first locking means 14 here arranged to lock the frame 10 to the center roof part 6 (Fig. 9).

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As shown in Figs. 11 and 12, in the open position II of the roof, the support structure 13 of the front roof section 4 may be locked to the basket 1 by other locking means 15a at the floor and / or door sill structure. Further, the support structure 13 is preferably locked by locking means 15b at the B-pillars near the window line to provide a very strong and sturdy structure.

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The invention is not limited to the above embodiments only, but many modifications are possible within the scope of the inventive idea defined by the claims.

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Claims (13)

Convertible vehicle comprising: - bodywork (1) 5. passenger compartment (2), - movable roof (3) movable in a closed position (I) with the roof extending over the passenger compartment and an open position (II) with the roof being at least partially out of the passenger compartment between, and comprising a front roof section (4) which is lockable at the front end to a car body, a rear roof section (5) hinged to a car body and a central roof section (6). which is pivotally hinged to the front roof member (4) and which, in the closed position (I) of the roof, is between the front member 15 (4) and the rear roof member (5), characterized in that the front member (4) is fitted in the open position (II) of the roof to form an environmental protection device (7). Convertible vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the convertible vehicle comprises a front seat (8) and a rear seat (9); and that the front ceiling part (4) is arranged in the open position (II) of the roof to form an envelope. , a rear protective device (7) on the rear of the front seat (8). • · · ♦ · · X • · 25 • · · ί 41 Convertible vehicle according to claim 2, characterized in that the front roof part (4) is arranged to form a circumferential protection device (7) in the immediate vicinity of the front seat (8) i. ·· «.2 ·. 30 • · • · Convertible vehicle according to Claim 2, characterized in that the front roof part (4) is arranged to form a circumferential protection device (7) on the rear side of the rear seat (9), 35 · · ·. Open-air opening according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the front roof part (4) is provided with a substantially rigid frame (4). 10) having at least one first opening (11); a panel (12) of transparent or translucent material attached to the frame (10) to cover said at least one opening (11), and a support (13) projecting from the frame (10) and in the closed position (I) of the roof parallel to the front and center roof members (4, 6) and which, in the open position (II) of the roof, is substantially vertical for supporting the body (1). 10 Convertible vehicle according to Claim 5, characterized in that the convertible vehicle comprises first locking means (14) for locking the front roof part (4) to the central roof part (6) in the closed position (I) of the roof. 15 Convertible vehicle according to Claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the convertible vehicle comprises second locking means (15; 15a, 15b) for locking the front roof part (4) in the body (1) in the open position (II) of the roof. 20 Convertible vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, in the closed position (I) of the roof, the frame (10) is the front part of the front roof section (4) which can be locked by windscreen locking device (16). the top beam (17) and the support legs (13) are · * · ,. rearward of the frame. ··· · · ·, ·· *, open-air according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, in the closed position of the roof, the support (13) is in the front roof section (4) foremost • · * ··· 'and locking device (16) lockable to the upper edge of the windscreen (17) and the frame (10) rearward of the support (13) for a distance backwards • · * Swivel axle between the front and center roof sections. List 35 (18). · · · · · · «« * * * * * * * * * Convertible vehicle according to Claim 9, characterized in that the central roof part (6) is substantially U-shaped with its U-arms (19) facing forward and, when the roof is in the closed position 5 (I), the frame (10) is U a second opening (20) between the branches; in the open position (II) of the roof, the central roof part (6) is arranged in relation to the rear seat (9) so that the rear edge (21) of the second opening (20) is behind the back (22) of the rear seat (9); and that the second opening (20) is sized such that, in the open position (II) of the roof, the rear seat space is substantially free for travel or use as a luggage compartment. Convertible vehicle according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the supports (13) are support legs with a third opening (23) and that the front roof section (4) has a cover (24) for covering the third opening (23). Convertible vehicle according to claim 11, characterized in that the cover (24) comprises a curtain (25) of flexible material and a winding device (26) for winding the curtain on / from the roll as a roll curtain. Open-air car according to one of Claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the front protection device (7) formed by the front roof part (4) is in the open position of the roof. • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·ico · · · · to · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Bil ♦ ♦ ♦ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1.. ett öppningsbart tak (3), lightning kan för- skjutas mellan ett Stängt slage (I), där taket sträcker sig ut over passagerarutrymmet, och et learning slope (II), där taket ätminstone delvis är borta fran ovanpä passagerarutrymmet, och account flashes hör en främre 10 packs (4), I am a blue fraternity of kan koras-gen, en bakre takdel (5), I am looking at svängbart ledad vid korgen, och en mittakdel (6), I am looking at svängbart ledad vid den främre takdelen (4) och vilken i takets stängdaläge (I) and belägen mellan den främre takdelen 15 (4) och den bakre takdelen (5), entry tecknad därav, att den främre takdelen (4) är anpassad att i takets öppna parent (II) bilda en vurpskyddsanordning (7). 20 2. 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