Patent ID: 8042857
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A roof opening and closing apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a cover member opening and closing mechanism adapted to be supported by a vehicle body and moving a cover member adapted to cover a roof when the roof is stored within a storage compartment provided at the vehicle body; the cover member opening and closing mechanism including a front side opening and closing mechanical unit adapted to be connected to the vehicle body and moving a front portion of the cover member to a greater extent in a vertical direction of the vehicle than a rear portion of the cover member, a rear side opening and closing mechanical unit adapted to support the cover member and moving the rear portion of the cover member to a greater extent in the vertical direction of the vehicle than the front portion of the cover member, and an intermediate support unit connecting the front side opening and closing mechanical unit and the rear side opening and closing mechanical unit to each other; a panel moving mechanism including a panel member and a panel movement mechanical unit; the panel member covering a portion of the vehicle body in a case where the roof is in a stored state where the roof is stored in the storage compartment, the portion of the vehicle body being positioned at a lower end of a rear corner portion of the roof when the roof is in a developed state where the roof covers a vehicle interior space of the vehicle; and the panel movement mechanical unit supported by the intermediate support unit and supporting the panel member to be moved to the storage compartment in a case where the roof is in the deployed state.