Patent ID: 7686376

Claim:
Motor vehicle ( 1 ) with a roof ( 2 ) that is at least partially movable and can be stowed in the body ( 4 ) beneath a cover section ( 5 ; 105 ), wherein said cover section ( 5 ; 105 ) can be moved upward in a pivoting motion, opening up toward the rear to reveal a stowage opening ( 3 ) for sections of the roof or for the entire roof ( 2 ) and can be moved downward in a pivoting motion to cover the stowage opening ( 3 ), characterized in that for the opening and closing movement, a drive element ( 10 ) is provided that lies essentially in a longitudinal vertical plane of the vehicle, and a movable power pull-down device ( 15 ; 115 ) is rotatably connected to said drive element ( 10 ) at a joint ( 10 a ), wherein when said drive element is in close proximity to its retracted position said drive element ( 10 ) actuates said movable power pull-down device ( 15 ; 115 ) for the cover section ( 5 ; 105 ), which comprises at least one pivoting control arm ( 16 ; 116 ) directly and pivotally connected to the body ( 4 ) about a stationary transverse axis ( 17 ) on the body, by pivoting the cover section ( 5 ; 105 ) into contact with the pivoting control arm ( 16 ; 116 ) to act on the pivoting control arm ( 16 ; 116 ) to pivot the pivoting control arm ( 16 ; 116 ) about the stationary transverse axis ( 17 ) such that the cover section ( 5 ; 105 ) is closed over the stowage opening ( 3 ).