Patent ID: 7762611
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. An assembly comprising: a roof having a front roof part and a rear roof part as viewed in a forward direction of vehicle travel; a motion system for enabling the roof to be moved between a closed position in which the roof parts are in contact with one another and extend from one another along a roof line and an opened position in which the roof parts are away from and folded over one another beneath the roof line; the motion system including a front guide rod having first and second sections which are at an approximate right angle relative to one another, wherein the first section of the front guide rod is fixed to the front roof part and the second section of the front guide rod is pivotably supportable on a first rotary bearing; the motion system including a rear guide rod having first and second sections which are at an approximate right angle relative to one another, wherein the first section of the rear guide rod is fixed to the rear roof part and the second section of the rear guide rod is pivotably supportable on a second rotary bearing; and a coupling rod articulately connected at one end to the first section of the front guide rod and articulately connected at an opposite end to the rear roof part; the motion system including a spring and a guide rod mechanism, wherein the spring is articulately connected at one end to the second section of the front guide rod and is articulately connected at an opposite end to the guide rod mechanism and the guide rod mechanism is articulately connected to the second section of the rear guide rod such that the spring is biased to move the roof towards the opened position when the roof is in the closed position and is biased to move the roof towards the closed position when the roof is in the opened position.