US Patent 7963584 Retractable roof and vehicle including the same

Patent 7963584 was granted and assigned to Webasto on June, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Webasto

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

79635840

Patent Inventor Names

Kozo Odoi0

Date of Patent

June 21, 2011

Patent Application Number

122950020

Date Filed

March 28, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kiran B Patel

Patent abstract

A retractable roof includes a roof member 2 including a front roof panel 21, a back roof panel 22, and a linkage mechanism 4 for alternately chaining the position of the roof member 2 between an in-use position and a storage position. The retractable roof further includes an adjusting mechanism 51, 52 for adjusting the geometry in the in-use state of the linkage mechanism 4 by changing the angle of the turning direction of one of links 44 included in the linkage mechanism 4 in the in-use state.