Patent ID: 6877790

Claim:
A retractable roof for a vehicle, comprising a front roof element ( 1 ) and a rear roof element ( 2 ) able to be moved between a first position in which they cover the passenger compartment of the vehicle, a second position in which the front roof element ( 1 ) is situated above the rear roof element ( 2 ), a third position in which the two roof elements ( 1 , 2 ) are stored in the rear boot of the vehicle, the means for moving the roof element ( 1 ) to the second position comprising a mechanism for raising the front roof element ( 1 ) and a telescopic slide ( 4 ) for moving the front roof element ( 1 ) over the rear roof element ( 2 ), the telescopic slide ( 4 ) comprising a front telescopic element ( 5 ) fixed to the front roof element ( 1 ), a rear telescopic element ( 6 ) fixed to the rear roof element ( 2 ), these two telescopic elements ( 5 , 6 ) being connected together by an intermediate telescopic element ( 7 ), characterised in that the mechanism ( 3 ) for raising the front roof element ( 1 ) comprises two crossed levers ( 8 , 9 ) articulated at their crossing point ( 10 ), one of the ends of these levers ( 8 , 9 ) being articulated on the front telescopic element ( 5 ), the other end of the said levers ( 8 , 9 ) being connected to means for moving each of these ends in opposite directions oriented in a direction parallel to the front telescopic element ( 5 ).