A second step of opening a closed openable/closable roof starts before a first step of opening a closed storage compartment cover finishes, so that a distance between portions of the storage compartment cover and the openable/closable roof facing each other is shorter at a point in time when the storage compartment cover is fully opened in the first step than at any other point in time. A fifth step of closing the open openable/closable roof starts before a fourth step of opening the closed storage compartment cover finishes, so that a distance between portions of the storage compartment cover and the openable/closable roof facing each other is shorter at a point in time when the storage compartment cover is fully opened in the fourth step than at any other point in time.

A vehicle rear structure is applied to a vehicle, in which at least one of a roof and a rear window is capable of being accommodated in a vehicle body. The structure includes a deflection plate standing upright between a pair of seats on the rear side of the seats, and a light source provided on the lower front side of the deflection plate. When it is assumed that an imaginary straight line connecting between the light source and a reflection surface of the deflection plate is a first imaginary line, an imaginary straight line connecting between a middle portion of a rear view mirror and the reflection surface of the deflection plate is a second imaginary line, and an imaginary straight line orthogonal to the reflection surface of the deflection plate is a reference imaginary line, the reflection surface of the deflection plate is inclined at a predetermined angle in such a manner that the angle defined by the reference imaginary line and the first imaginary line, and the angle defined by the reference imaginary line and the second imaginary line are different from each other in a side view.

A top of a convertible vehicle is proposed, comprising a top cover and a top linkage which can be displaced between a closed position, in which a vehicle interior is covered, and a storage position, in which the vehicle interior is open toward the top, and which has a linkage arrangement on both sides with respect to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the top, each linkage arrangement comprising two main links, which are pivotably mounted on a main bearing fixed to the vehicle and one of which is driven by means of a main drive. Panel bows extend between the bilaterally arranged linkage arrangements, a first one of said panel bows being a front bow, a second one being a front center bow, a third one being a rear center bow and a fourth one being a rear window bow. In the storage position, the rear center bow is arranged below the rear window bow.

A rain and sun shield for a covered golf cart semi-permanently attached to the roof of a golf cart. The idevice is easy to install; will retrofit to any standard golf cart roof; does not interfere with the parking and storing profile of a fleet of golf carts. The device is easily opened and closed to provide the golf cart user with added sun and rain protection when in use.

A convertible top, having a linkage for displacing the top, a roof tip fixed to a front vehicle cowl in a closed position, a top lock which displacable between a locked and released position and secures the roof tip to the front cowl when the top is in the closed position and has a locking support having a pivotable locking hook and a locking counterpart which can be engaged with the locking hook, and a position detector which detects a relative position between the roof tip and the front cowl. The position detector has a sensor unit having at least two Hall-effect sensor elements, one of which switches at a first distance between the sensor unit and a magnetic element and the other one of which switches at a second distance between the sensor unit and the magnetic element, the second distance being different from the first distance.

A portable, light weight sun and rain shield for golfers that fits in the umbrella pocket of a golf bag and is positioned on top of a golf cart which when opened extends beyond the width of the golf cart roof to protect the golfer from sun and rain. A nylon or fabric cover provides a shield extending from approximately 2 to 10 feet on each side of the golf cart's roof. A device that is easily opened and closed.

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.

The invention relates to a convertible vehicle having a top linkage which can be displaced between a closed position and a storage position, and a linkage arrangement on both of its two sides relative to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the top. The linkage arrangement includes a main multi-joint arrangement pivotally mounted on a corresponding main bearing permanently mounted to the vehicle. The main multi-joint arrangement includes two main links, at least one of which rests against an abutment arrangement of the corresponding main bearing when in the closed position of the top so that the main bearing is in its a normal position. The abutment arrangement includes a displaceable abutment element which can be displaced between a rest position and an active position, in which the main link resting against the abutment arrangement is pivoted from the normal position to a deviated position.

There are provided a pillar attached to a vehicle-body side separately from a roof, a pillar-side weather strip provided at the pillar, a vehicle-body-side weather strip provided at a vehicle-body side of a lower portion of the pillar, and an engagement portion provided at a lower end portion of the pillar-side weather strip, the engagement portion being configured to engage from an inward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the vehicle-body-side weather strip. The vehicle-body-side weather strip comprises a guide portion which guides the engagement portion of the pillar-side weather strip inward and downward, an engaged portion positioned at a lower portion of the guide portion, and a wall portion which contacts a hanging piece provided at the lower end portion of the pillar-side weather strip from an outward side in the vehicle width direction.

A pushing and/or pulling device for a vehicle top, with two link chains, which are respectively provided with a plurality of link elements and extend at a predetermined distance to each other. The link chains are respectively guided at one end in a guide, which defines a movement direction and a distance of the link chains to each other, which are connected at the other end via a transverse connection to each other, so that the link chains extend upon exiting the guide in a joint plane. Two adjacent link elements of the link chains are movably connected to each other via a joint, so that at least one part of the link elements is upon entering the link chains put away in the respective guide in a corresponding storage area.