Patent ID: 9493060
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B60J

Claim Text:
1. A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, comprising: an openable roof provided at an upper portion of the vehicle; a fixing device provided at a front portion of the openable roof, the fixing device comprising a hook to be engaged with or disengaged from an engaged portion provided on a vehicle-body side and an operational lever to operate the hook, the fixing device being configured such that the hook is selectable among a lock position, an open position, and a pre-lock position thereof according to an operation of the operational lever, the lock position being a position where the hook is completely engaged with the engaged portion, the open position being a position where the hook is disengaged from the engaged portion by being rotated rearward from the lock position, the pre-lock position being a position where the hook is located between the lock position and the open position so as to be engaged with the engaged portion; a storage partition provided at a rear portion of the vehicle and storing the openable roof therein; a holding device provided at a front portion of the storage partition and holding the openable roof when the openable roof is stored in the storage partition; and a hook-position changing member to change the position of the hook from the open position to the pre-lock position by being pressed down by the hook taking the open position when the openable roof is operated for storage in the storage partition, the hook-position changing member being provided adjacently to said holding device, wherein said hook-position changing member is a protruding piece which is integrally formed with said holding device.