Patent ID: 6874841

Claim:
A vehicle folding roof, comprising at least three rigid roof elements, comprising a front element ( 1 ), an intermediate element ( 2 ) and a rear element ( 3 ) movable between a position in which the roof elements ( 1 - 3 ) cover a passenger compartment ( 4 ) of the vehicle and a position in which the roof elements ( 1 - 3 ) are stored superposed substantially horizontally below the boot lid ( 28 ) over the rear boot ( 5 ) of the vehicle, characterised in that the front element ( 1 ) is linked to the intermediate element ( 2 ), in that the rear element ( 3 ) is not linked to the intermediate element ( 2 ) and can be moved towards the rear boot ( 5 ) by driving means independent of those controlling the movement of the intermediate element ( 2 ) and the front element ( 1 ) towards the rear boot ( 5 ), in that the intermediate element ( 2 ) is linked to the vehicle body by two arms ( 6 , 7 ) articulated to said body and to said intermediate element ( 2 ), one of said two arms ( 6 , 7 ) being associated with means controlling the pivoting of said one of said two arms ( 6 , 7 ), the front of the intermediate element ( 2 ) being linked to the front element ( 1 ) by two levers ( 13 , 14 ) articulated to said intermediate element ( 2 ) and to said front element ( 1 ), one ( 6 ) of said arms being linked to one ( 14 ) of said levers by a link rod ( 19 ) articulated to said arm ( 6 ) and to said lever ( 14 ).