Abstract: In a sliding roof for automobiles, a sliding lid is secured against tearing out from the roof opening due to the high uplift forces acting on it at extremely high speeds of travel of the order of 300 km/h (186 m.p.h.), by a sealing profile strip, engaging beneath an edge flange of an automobile roof and secured against stripping off from the sliding lid by means of a holding frame. The sealing strip has two grooves, one engaging a downwardly-extending peripheral flange of the lid and the other engaging holding elements which extend substantially horizontally, spaced from, beneath and beyond the downwardly-extending flange.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 8, 1986
Date of Patent:
January 19, 1988
Assignee:
Rockwell-Golde G.m.b.H.
Inventors:
Albert Schlapp, Horst Bohm, Rainer Grimm
Abstract: An open-top vehicle including a foldable hood supported by a U-shaped pillar and a linkage for extending and folding the hood and pillar. At each side, a reversible motor is provided for actuating the linkage. There is provided a motor control circuit which prohibits motor operation when the vehicle speed is above a predetermined value.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 25, 1986
Date of Patent:
October 20, 1987
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation
Inventors:
Koji Kuraoka, Morio Umeda, Takeshi Konishi, Takanori Tuchiya