Convertible Top Latch Actuator: Description and Operation
LOCKING MOTORSAn electric motor is arranged on each side at the front of the top-frame. The closing cranks are actuated by a worm gear.
The locking motors are bolted to a tapped plate and are capable of adjustment.
locking motor with mounting plate:
A microswitch on each side generates the signal to cut out the drive motors and start the locking motors as soon as the top frame comes to rest on the windshield frame.
The closing cranks lock the top by engaging the sliding block guides on each side, establishing a fastening between the root and windshield frame.
A control disk inside the gear signals the control unit when the respective end position is reached.
If a mechanical fault arises, preventing the locking motors from being correctly positioned relative to the windshield frame when the top closes, the steering arm of the right-hand gear comes into contact with the dead center switch and the drive motors are stopped.
If the opening sequence is interrupted immediately after unlocking and while the top limit switches are still closed, it is only possible to resume operation of the system in the closing direction.
Once the switch has been released, the fact that the limit switches are still closed means that any further operation is restricted by the control unit to the locking sequence