Patent ID: 7455347

Claim:
A roof structure for a vehicle having a windshield frame, at least one rear-side convertible top compartment lid and a vehicle body, the roof structure comprising: a rigid roof part arranged and constructed to be movable between an opened position and a closed position, wherein in the closed position, the roof part is arranged and constructed to extend between the windshield frame and the convertible top compartment lid and in the opened position, the roof part is arranged and constructed to be stored in a space underneath the convertible top compartment lid, a linkage mechanism arranged and constructed to move the roof part between the closed position and the opened position, and at least one guide device arranged and constructed to contact the roof part during one segment of the movement path between the opened position and the closed position, wherein the guide device includes at least one guide element arranged and constructed to be supported on the convertible top compartment lid or the vehicle body, the at least one guide element being arranged and constructed to contact and then move along a guide path defined on the roof part when the roof part is moving from its closed position to its opened position and thereby effect a directional change of the movement path of the roof part when the guide device arrives in contact with the roof part.