Patent ID: 7517000

Claim:
Convertible vehicle ( 1 ) with a roof ( 2 ) that has a flexible roof covering ( 3 ) at least in the rear area, wherein, in the closed state, the roof covering ( 3 ) can be held under tension relative to the automobile body ( 7 ) by at least one tension bow ( 11 ), and wherein, to open the roof ( 2 ), the tension bow ( 11 ) can first be displaced upward (AS) from a closed position in which the tension bow lies on a closed supporting structure (A) of the automobile body ( 7 ), then rotated back (RS) with the supporting structure open, and then displaced downward (AV) into an open position located below the level of the closed supporting structure (A), wherein for the upward movement (AS) and return movement (RS) of the tension bow ( 11 ), a first center of motion ( 25 ) is provided, and for the downward displacement (AV) of the tension bow, a second center of motion that is separate from the first center of motion is provided, and during the downward displacement (AV) of the tension bow ( 11 ) about the second center of motion, the motion of the tension bow about the first center of motion ( 25 ) is stopped, wherein during the downward displacement (AV) of the tension bow about the second center of motion, the tension bow ( 11 ) rests on a stop ( 26 ) and does not move relative to the stop ( 26 ) during the entire downward displacement (AV).