Patent ID: 6419296
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
Roof arrangement for a convertible with a rigid front roof part, a rigid rear roof part, a storage compartment for the roof parts located in a rear area of a vehicle body, and with a forced control mechanism for opening and closing the roof arrangement such that, to open the roof arrangement, first the rear roof part is swung over the front roof part and then the front roof part together with the rear roof part stacked over it is swung into the storage compartment; wherein the forced control mechanism has a single lever which is located between the rear roof part and the rear body and which is connected at a first end to the rear roof part via a first pivot joint and is coupled at a second end to the vehicle body wherein the second end of the lever is connected to the body selectively either via a second pivot joint or a third pivot joint spaced from the second pivot joint, the third pivot joint being located behind and underneath the second pivot joint.