Patent ID: 6796598
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A retractable roof for a vehicle, comprising a front roof element, an intermediate roof element and a rear roof element, these three elements being able to move between a configuration in which they cover the vehicle cabin and a configuration in which they are superimposed substantially horizontally in a rear boot of the vehicle, characterised in that the movement of the rear element towards the boot is controlled by at least one arm articulated on the chassis of the vehicle and on the rear element, in that the rear element is connected to the intermediate element by a lever articulated close to a front edge of the rear element and articulated on the intermediate element, said intermediate element being connected to the chassis by a second arm articulated on the chassis and on the intermediate element, in that the front of the intermediate element is connected to the front element by two articulated levers forming a deformable quadrilateral, said second arm articulated on the chassis being connected to one of the two levers forming a deformable quadrilateral by a link articulated on said second arm and on said one of the two levers, and in that connection means are provided between the first arm and the second arm or between the first arm and the lever connecting the rear element to the intermediate element or between the lever connecting the rear element to the intermediate element and a fixed articulation point on the chassis.