SOFT FRONT COCKPIT COVER

摘要

A soft panel top assembly for a vehicle in sealing engagement with a hard top portion of a roof. The soft panel top assembly has a fixed portion attached to the vehicle and a lightweight pivotal portion that folds back to provide a quick and easy open air effect. Two door rails of the soft panel top assembly are connected to the vehicle. Two side rail linkage assemblies are attached to the header, which is secured to a windshield frame when in a closed position, and are connected at pivot points created with a bracket attached to the door rails to allow the pivotal portion to pivot to an open position. The soft panel top assembly includes a rear header that is lightweight and has a sealing arrangement that engages with the hard top roof portion and existing seal of the hard top roof portion to provide a weatherproof seal.

主权项

1. A soft panel top assembly for a vehicle having a windshield frame with side members extending therefrom and a cross member operably connecting the side members adjacent to the rear of a front cockpit of the vehicle, the soft panel top assembly comprising:
at least two door rails attached to the side members of the vehicle; a pivotable portion pivotally connected to the at least two door rails; a header connected to the pivotable portion and adapted to selectively connect to the windshield frame; a rear header assembly operably coupled to the side members and the cross member, said rear header assembly including a sealing system in sealing engagement with at least one hard top seal of a hardtop roof portion to provide a weather tight seal; and a cover that is a soft skin roof top cover, said cover operably connected to the header and rear header, where pivoting the pivotable portion allows the cover to move between a closed position and an open position.