GB518801A - Improvements in motor-vehicle bodies of the folding-head type - Google Patents

Improvements in motor-vehicle bodies of the folding-head type

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Publication number
GB518801A
GB518801A GB2936138A GB2936138A GB518801A GB 518801 A GB518801 A GB 518801A GB 2936138 A GB2936138 A GB 2936138A GB 2936138 A GB2936138 A GB 2936138A GB 518801 A GB518801 A GB 518801A
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folding
inwardly
pivoted
pillar
head
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GB2936138A
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JOHN WILLIAM HIGTON
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JOHN WILLIAM HIGTON
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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
    • B60J7/08—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position
    • B60J7/12—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position foldable; Tensioning mechanisms therefor, e.g. struts
    • B60J7/1226—Soft tops for convertible vehicles
    • B60J7/1265—Soft tops for convertible vehicles characterised by kinematic movements, e.g. using parallelogram linkages

Abstract

518,801. Motor vehicles with folding heads. ABBOTT. Ltd., E. D., and HIGTON, J. W. Oct. 10, 1938, No. 29361. [Class 108 (i)] To enable the folding head to collapse below the 'level of the waist line of the body, the folding pillars at the rear of the door are displaced inwardly of the vehicle when they are folded rearwardly. The lower portion 2 of the folding pillar is secured to the side of the body by a plate 4, bent inwardly and then rearwardly and finally inwardly, the first two 'bends forming a channel having a transverse pin 13 on which is pivoted a sheet metal extension of the upper foldable part of the pillar. Cams 8, 12 ensure that, on folding, the upper part moves inwardly to clear the side of the body and enable the whole folding top to be concealed behind the waist of the body. The rear bracket 33 is pivoted to a bell-crank lever 34 linked to the fixed portion of the pillar, and an intermediate bracket 38 pivoted to a lever 39 the other end of which is fixed; this construction causing the brackets 33, 38 to move forwards and downwards as the head is folded.
GB2936138A 1938-10-10 1938-10-10 Improvements in motor-vehicle bodies of the folding-head type Expired GB518801A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2529458A (en) * 1946-09-28 1950-11-07 Carbodies Ltd Collapsible top structure for motor vehicles
US6270143B1 (en) * 1999-11-18 2001-08-07 Wilhelm Karmann Gmbh Folding roof for a convertible

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2529458A (en) * 1946-09-28 1950-11-07 Carbodies Ltd Collapsible top structure for motor vehicles
US6270143B1 (en) * 1999-11-18 2001-08-07 Wilhelm Karmann Gmbh Folding roof for a convertible

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