Patent ID: 7815253

Claim:
A cover member storage structure in a roof structure for covering an opening section of a roof by a cover member so that the opening section can be opened and closed, the roof structure including: first rails that are provided at the opening section and that guide the movement of the cover member on the roof; a tray on which the folded cover member is placed, a lower face of the tray constituting a part of a ceiling in a vehicle interior at folding position of the cover member; a box that is provided on a deck in a vehicle interior and that stores the tray; second rails for guiding the tray from the roof to the box, the second rails being provided at inner wall faces at rear part of the vehicle and inclined so that lower ends of the second rails are closer to front part of the vehicle than upper ends of the second rails, and biasing means for biasing the tray toward the roof when the tray is moved along the second rails, wherein the tray has storage rails to permit the movement of the cover member from the first rail to the tray.