Invention Application
- Patent Title: LINK STRUCTURE OF STORING-TYPE ROOF OF AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
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Application No.: US15459505Application Date: 2017-03-15
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Publication No.: US20170267079A1Publication Date: 2017-09-21
- Inventor: Kouichi MATSUMOTO , Koji SAWAHATA , Takeshi MIZOGUCHI
- Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION , Webasto Japan Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Hiroshima JP Hiroshima
- Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION,Webasto Japan Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION,Webasto Japan Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hiroshima JP Hiroshima
- Priority: JP2016-054754 20160318
- Main IPC: B60J7/12
- IPC: B60J7/12

Abstract:
There provided an openable roof, a link mechanism foldably supporting the openable roof, and a drive device to drive a drive link of a link mechanism. The drive device comprises a drive unit including a drive gear connected to a drive motor, a driven gear provided at the drive link, and an intermediate gear engaging with the drive gear and the driven gear. The drive unit is located at a lower level than a beltline of the vehicle body, the driven-gear pivotal portion is located at a higher level than the beltline, and the intermediate gear is located at a specified level such that the intermediate gear overlaps the beltline in a side view.
Public/Granted literature
- US10035409B2 Link structure of storing-type roof of automotive vehicle Public/Granted day:2018-07-31
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