Patent ID: 7455346
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A roof assembly for a vehicle having a compartment and a cover movable between a closed position in which the cover covers the compartment and an opened position in which the cover is raised from the compartment, the roof assembly comprising: a roof having a plurality of roof parts, the roof being movable between a closed position in which the roof parts extend over the vehicle interior and a storage position in which the roof parts are stored within the compartment; a roof kinematic system having a main link movably coupled to the vehicle body via a vehicle body-side joint and connected to at least one of the roof parts to move the roof between the closed and storage roof positions; a cover link movably coupled to the vehicle body via a vehicle body-side joint and connected to the cover to move the cover between the closed and opened cover positions; and a coupling kinematic system having a connecting link coupling the main link of the roof kinematic system to the cover link such that the cover is coupled to the roof kinematic system to move about the vehicle body-side joint of the cover link as the roof moves between the closed and storage roof positions, wherein the connecting link passes through a lined-up position in which the connecting link and the vehicle body-side joints of the main link and the cover link run along a straight line during movement of the roof between the closed and storage roof positions.