Patent ID: 7438343
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A roof for a motor vehicle, comprising: a substantially flexible roof part that is collapsible in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a first transverse hoop and a second transverse hoop for supporting the substantially flexible roof part, the first transverse hoop positioned substantially at a first end of the roof and the second transverse hoop positioned substantially at a second end of the roof; at least one transverse hoop positioned between the first and second transverse hoops and providing at least some support for the substantially flexible roof part, the first and second transverse hoops and the at least one transverse hoop each lying in succession over a longitudinal center plane of the vehicle; at least one longitudinal guiding projection connectable to the at least one transverse hoop; and at least one longitudinal guiding aid connectable to the at least one transverse hoop, wherein the longitudinal guiding aid of one transverse hoop connects to the longitudinal guiding projection of another transverse hoop, and the at least one longitudinal guiding aid and the at least one longitudinal guiding projection connectable to the at least one transverse hoop lie parallel and adjacent to each other along a horizontal plane in the vehicle longitudinal direction.