Patent ID: 6866326
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. Lowerable motor vehicle roof, comprising: a rigid front roof element, a rigid rear roof element, a driving connecting rod mechanism which is located on each lateral side of the roof, said driving connecting rod mechanism being connected to the front roof element for moving it between a closed position and a stowed position which is lowered in a convertible top compartment of a motor vehicle along a path which at least partially overlaps rear roof element and entrains the rear roof element into the stowed position, wherein the connecting rod mechanism, at each of said lateral sides, engages the front roof element, comprises a double rocker with two successive mechanism connecting rods which are couplable at one end to a vehicle body at body-side coupling points and an opposite end to the front roof element and comprises a connecting rod which is coupled at one end to one of the mechanism connecting rods and at a second end to the rear roof element, and wherein a sliding guide is provided for movably guiding the front roof element and the rear roof element in a lengthwise direction relative to one another.