Patent ID: 6767044
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A roof construction for a convertible roof of a vehicle that variably covers and uncovers a roof space above a passenger compartment of said vehicle body, said roof construction comprising:a roof assembly operative to cover and uncover said roof space, said roof assembly being movable relative to said vehicle body in a longitudinal direction of said vehicle body from the front to the back so as to selectively shift between three positions, namely a closed position where said convertible roof covers a roof space above a passenger compartment of a vehicle body, a partly open position where said convertible roof partly uncovers said roof space and a fully open position where said convertible roof fully uncovers said roof space; and prop link means for shifting said roof assembly into a selected one of said three positions and to fixedly supporting said roof assembly in said selected positions; wherein said roof assembly comprises a front roof panel positioned horizontally in said closed position, an intermediate roof panel positioned horizontally in said closed position, and a rear roof panel provided with a rear windshield therein, each of said three roof panels being movable in said longitudinal direction and continuing into another roof panel adjacent to said each roof panel in said closed position so as to form a continuous smooth outer surface of said roof assembly, said front roof panel being moved rearward so as to be put in a superposed state with said intermediate roof panel in said partly open position, and said rear roof panel being laid down and stacked with said front roof panel and said intermediate roof panel in a superposed state in said fully open position.