A vehicle enclosure includes a roof element that rotates upward from the occupant space to increase the passenger opening and increase ease of entry. The roof element is secured to and rotates about a horizontal vehicle frame element. The roof element also supports a windshield at the upper edge of the windshield during travel. The horizontal frame element is formed of a rigid tubular cross-section member including tubular hinge elements to which the roof element is secured to enable the rotating action of the roof element.

A motor vehicle has an interior which is accessible via a door opening which can be closed by a door and which can be enlarged from a driving position into a parking position by displacing a vehicle roof region delimiting the door opening. The vehicle roof region can be moved along as part of the at least substantially entire vehicle roof which can be displaced between the driving position and the parking position relative to a lower vehicle body part. The door is mounted on the displaceable vehicle roof.

Methods and systems for conformality modulation of metal oxide films in atomic layer deposition (ALD) are provided. Some example methods use chemical inhibition. An example system for performing such a method comprises a chamber; a source of precursor gas; a source of inhibiting precursor gas; one or more injectors having respective gas flow paths, each having an inlet connectable to the source of the precursor or the inhibiting precursor gas, and being adapted to deliver into the chamber, separately or in conjunction with another injector, precursor gas at a first gaseous flow rate in a first region of the plurality of regions to form a first film at a first deposition rate, and being adapted to deliver inhibiting precursor gas at a second gaseous flow rate in the same or a second region of the plurality of regions to inhibit growth of the first film.

A pop-up camper on a vehicle is disclosed. The pop-up camper may include a plurality of walls. The plurality of walls may include at least one sidewall, a lid hinged to the at least one sidewall, and a door attached to the at least one sidewall. The pop-up camper may also include a tent configured to be disposed between the lid and the at least one sidewall. Furthermore, at least one actuating mechanism may be attached to the lid and the at least one sidewall. The lid may be configured to rotate between an open lid position and a closed lid position. In addition, the actuating mechanism is configured to assist the lid rotation to the open lid position.

The present disclosure is directed toward simplifying the structure of a door opening and closing mechanism including a plurality of door latches. A body of a vehicle includes a remote control mechanism that operates a left door latch and a right door latch in response to an operation of a left door operation unit or a right door operation unit. The left door operation unit and the right door operation unit are mechanically connected to the remote control mechanism by cables. Similarly, the left door latch and the right door latch are also mechanically connected to the remote control mechanism by plurality of latch cables. The remote control mechanism transmits a force for operating the door latches from one of the left door operation unit and the right door operation unit to all of the door latches via the cables.

A vehicle arrangement is provided including a vehicle body having at least a partially open top and transverse window with a ferromagnetic frame, a flexible membrane sunscreen cover for at least a portion of the vehicle. A magnetic member connected with the sunscreen cover holds an end of the cover with the window frame.

An opening structure of a tail gate and a roof may include a cross member mounted at the roof of a vehicle, a hinge mounted at the cross member and a tail gate body in white (BIW), a hinge drive motor operating the hinge, and a spindle drive expandably and contractibly mounted to move the roof. The tail gate is opened by the hinge drive motor, or a rear of the roof is moved upward by the expansion of the spindle drive after the tail gate is opened.

A pop-up camper shell is provided, comprising: slide rails; a bed platform slideable along the slide rails; a pop-up top hingedly secured to a front of the bed platform; and a tent secured between the top of the tray and bed platform and the bottom of the pop-up top. The slides of the camper shell are securable to the roof of a vehicle. Alternatively, the camper shell may also include a tray, secured to the top of a shell body and having an opening to which the slides are secured. The tray is securable within the bed of a pickup truck. When the bed platform is in its forward position and the pop-up top in a raised or tilted position, the tent deploys to define an enclosed space accessible through an opening in the roof of the vehicle or from the truck bed through the opening in the tray.

A set of hinges (1) that allow a user to open and close a set of removable rigid rooftop panels (5, 6) for a vehicle having a hardtop cover, such as a Jeep or sport utility vehicle, without being required to fully remove and store the rigid roof panels. The hinges may be locked in an open position using one or more hasps (24) integrated into the hinges.

A roof assembly for attachment to reinforcement beams in a fixed roof of a vehicle comprises a frame surrounding at least a part of an opening and configured to be attached to at least the reinforcement beams of the vehicle. The frame is made primarily of plastic material. At least a first stationary panel is at least partly semi-transparent and is at least partly fixed to the frame. At least one movable panel is arranged adjacent the stationary panel. A reinforcement is integrated in the frame. The reinforcement extends at least around an area covered by the movable panel, and along at least a portion of the frame configured to be attached to the reinforcement beams of the vehicle.