Patent ID: 6565149
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A motor vehicle roof comprising:a fixed roof structure having a front roof opening and a rear roof opening, an intermediate section of said fixed roof structure being disposed between said front roof opening and said rear roof opening; and a front cover and a rear cover for respectively covering said front roof opening and said rear roof opening in a closed position, said front cover and said rear cover each being selectively movable in a longitudinal direction with respect to said fixed roof structure from said closed position into a position underneath said intermediate roof section so as to at least partially expose a respective one of said front and rear roof openings; wherein said front cover and said rear cover are each selectively pivotable about at least one of front and rear edges thereof from said closed position into a ventilation position such that said at least one of the front and rear edges thereof protrudes out of a plane of said fixed roof structures; wherein said front cover is selectively pivotable about the rear edge thereof from said closed position into said ventilation position such that the front edge of said front cover protrudes downward out of said plane of said roof structure, and wherein said rear cover is selectively pivotable about the front edge thereof from said closed position into said ventilation position such that the rear edge thereof protrudes upward and out of a plane of said fixed roof structure.