Patent ID: 7377581

Claim:
A roof structure for a vehicle, comprises a roof panel, side wall panels, and front and rear roof frames, wherein the roof panel has a front side, a rear side and longitudinal sides; the front roof frame is assigned to the front side of the roof panel and the rear roof frame is assigned to the rear side; the roof panel is connected at least indirectly at its longitudinal sides to the side wall panels; the roof panel is connected to at least one of the side wall panels, the front roof frame and the rear roof frame via at least one angled bar; an essentially vertical limb of the at least one angled bar projects upward to the roof panel; an essentially horizontal limb of the at least one angled bar, projects away from the side wall panel; the roof panel is angled downward at the longitudinal sides thereof with an edge strip connected to the vertical limb of the angled bar and the horizontal limb of the angled bar connected to a flange of the side wall panel; and the edge strip is angled away from the roof panel by at least 90°, so as to project under the roof panel.