Patent ID: 8020915

Claim:
Openable roof system (R) for a motor car ( 1 ), comprising: a covering element or roof ( 3 ) which in the vicinity of its rear end ( 3 b ) is mounted rotatably about a single, horizontal axis ( 4 ) which is fixed with respect to the motor car, between two parallel side pillars ( 5 ) fixed to and extending upwards from the bodywork of the motor car ( 1 ), close to the rear of the passenger compartment ( 2 ), said axis ( 4 ) extending between said pillars ( 5 ); and an essentially vertical stowage compartment ( 6 ) open towards the top, formed in the motor car ( 1 ) between and below said pillars ( 5 ), wherein the covering element or roof ( 3 ) is pivotable about said axis ( 4 ) between a closed position, where it is arranged so as to lie at least approximately horizontally, and a midway open position, where it is arranged so as to lie substantially vertically; said covering element or roof ( 3 ) then being displaceable downwards from said midway open position into a final concealed position where it is contained so as to lie substantially vertically inside said stowage compartment ( 6 ) and wherein a rear window ( 9 ) is mounted between said pillars ( 5 ) movably between a raised operative position and a lowered rest position where it is housed concealingly inside a receiving recess provided in the bodywork of the motor car ( 1 ) between and below said pillars ( 5 ), said covering element or roof ( 3 ) being movable to said final position separately from the rear window ( 9 ).