Convertible top bow and cover attachment

B - Operations – Transporting – 60 – J

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B60J 7/12 (2006.01)

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CA 2172814

A convertible top (22) comprises a frame having a header (28) and three transverse bows (30, 32, 34), a fabric cover (36) for the frame, side stay pads (118, 120), a panel (122) containing a backlite (24), and an interior headliner (38). The header (28) and the #2, #3 and #4 bows (30, 32, 34) have elongated extrusions (58, 30, 32, 34) with transverse channels (76, 80, 60, 64, 68, 70, 84, 90, 94) extending along their surfaces. The #4 bow includes an extra transverse channel (86). The fabric cover (36) is initially attached to the header (28), The fabric cover (34), the headliner (38) and the stay pads (118, 120) all have transverse resilient attachment strips (124, 126) adjacent the header (58) and/or each bow (30, 32, 34) which are inserted into the bow channels (76, 80, 60, 64, 68, 70, 84, 90, 94) to mount them on the top frame. The upper edge of the backlite (24) also has a mounting strip (124) received in the extra channel (86) of the #4 bow. The attachment strips (124, 126) each have an arrow-shaped cross section including a wide arrow head (132, 138) that is compressible for insertion through a narrow entry slot (e.g. 60a) into a channel (e.g. 60). Locating stops (158) are provided in each channel to positively locate the attachment strips on the bows.

La présente invention concerne une capote (22) de cabriolet. Elle se compose d'une armature constituée d'une visière (28) et de trois arceaux transversaux (30, 32, 34), d'un entoilage de capote (36) adapté à l'armature, de coussins de contact latéraux (118, 120), d'un panneau (122) muni d'une lunette de custode (24), et d'une moulure de tête (38) intérieure. La visière (28) et les arceaux N?os¿ 2, 3 et 4 (30, 32, 34) comportent des extrusions de forme allongée (58, 30, 32, 34) formant des rainures transversales (76, 80, 60, 64, 68, 70, 84, 90, 94) disposées le long de leurs surfaces. L'arceau N~ 4 porte une rainure transversale (86) supplémentaire. L'entoilage de capote (36) est fixé initialement à la visière. L'entoilage de capote (36), la visière (38) ainsi que les coussins de contact latéraux (18, 120) sont tous munis de bandes (124, 126) de fixation transversales élastiques se présentant au niveau de la visière (28) et /ou de chacun des arceaux (30, 32, 34). Ces bandes de fixation se fixent sur l'armature de la capote par insertion dans les rainures transversales des arceaux (76, 80, 60, 64, 68, 70, 84, 90, 94). Le bord supérieur de la lunette de custode (24) dispose également d'une bande de fixation (124) qui s'engage dans la rainure supplémentaire (86) de l'arceau N~ 4. La section en coupe des bandes de fixation (124, 126) est en forme de flèche à large pointe (132, 138) qui se comprime lors de l'insertion dans l'étroite fente d'introduction (par exemple 60a) d'une rainure (par exemple 60). Des butées de repérage (158) équipant chaque rainure permettent de positionner exactement les bandes de fixation sur les arceaux.

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