Patent ID: 6033012
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A roof assembly for a motor vehicle having a vehicle body with side frames comprising a paneled roof having at least two roof panels, said roof panels having a closed position in which the roof panels are contiguous to one another, a guide mechanism mounted on the vehicle body for moving said roof panels from said closed position to a stored position in which the roof panels are displaced from the closed position and are disposed in the vehicle body substantially vertical and parallel to one another, said guide mechanism including generally vertical guides mounted on said vehicle body, a main bearing movably vertically along said vertical guides, a first pivot means pivotably connecting one of said roof panels to said main bearing, said main bearing having a lowered position, said main bearing when in said lowered position positioning said roof panels in said stored position, and a second pivot means pivotably connecting another of said roof panels to said main bearing.