Patent ID: 6830283
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A retractable roof for a vehicle, comprising a front rigid roof element (1), an intermediate rigid roof element (2) and a rear rigid roof element (3), the latter being situated close to a rear top edge (4) of a rear boot (5) at the rear of the vehicle, the roof elements (1, 2, 3) being able to be moved between a position in which they cover a cabin (6) of the vehicle and a position in which they are stored in the rear boot (5), characterized a) in that the rear roof element (3) is connected in an articulated fashion close to the rear top edge (4) of the rear boot (5) so as to be able to tilt forwards inside the rear boot (5), b) in that the intermediate roof element (2) is connected in an articulated fashion to a pivoting arm (7) articulated on the bodywork, at a point (8) situated close to a front top edge (9) of the rear boot (5), and to a lever (10) articulated on the intermediate roof element (2) and on the rear roof element (3), and c) in that the intermediate roof element (2) is connected to the front roof element (1) by a plurality of articulated levers (11, 12), first connection means being provided for controlling the pivoting of the articulated levers (11, 12) in order to make the front roof element (1) pass over the intermediate roof element (2), when the pivoting arm (7) pivots towards the rear, and second connection means being provided for controlling the tilting of the rear roof element (3) forwards and towards the rear boot (5), when the pivoting arm (7) pivots towards the rear of the vehicle.