REAR DECK HOOD WITH CONSTANT BEARING FORCE LOCKING, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED THEREWITH

摘要

The invention concerns a rear deck (3) hood (4) for a convertible vehicle (1) pivoting relative to the body, via a first assembly element (13) adapted to engage removably a second assembly element (14) linked to the body. First and second guiding surfaces (13a, 14a, 16c, 17a) mutually co-operate at the end of the displacement of the hood. Locking/unlocking means comprising first and second engagement means (16, 17) lock the hood relative to the body. The invention is characterized in that the first and second engagement means (16, 17) include respectively between them first and second contact surfaces having co-operating shapes, such that at least over the major part of its travel, said first engagement means (16) exerts on the corresponding second engagement means (17) a substantially constant bearing force.