Patent ID: 6921124

Claim:
A retractable roof for a vehicle, comprising a front roof element ( 1 ), an intermediate roof element ( 2 ) and a rear roof element ( 3 ), these three elements being able to move between a position in which they cover the vehicle cabin ( 4 ) and a position in which they are superimposed substantially horizontally in the rear boot ( 5 ) of the vehicle, characterized in that the movement of the rear element ( 3 ) towards the boot is controlled by at least one arm ( 6 ) articulated on the chassis of the vehicle, in that the front of the rear element ( 3 ) is connected in an articulated fashion to the intermediate element ( 2 ) by a first lever ( 10 ), a second lever ( 11 ) connecting the intermediate element ( 2 ) in an articulated fashion to a fixed articulation point ( 13 ) on the chassis, in that the intermediate element ( 2 ) comprises a slide ( 14 ) extending between its front and rear edges, a finger ( 15 ) fixed to the rear of the front element ( 1 ) being engaged in said slide ( 14 ) so that the front element ( 1 ) can slide on the intermediate element ( 2 ), in that the front part of the intermediate element ( 2 ) is connected in an articulated fashion to the front element ( 1 ) by a lever ( 16 ), the lever ( 16 ) itself being connected in an articulated fashion to said second lever ( 11 ) by a link ( 17 ), and in that connection means are provided between the arm ( 6 ) and the second lever ( 11 ) or between the arm ( 6 ) and first lever ( 10 ) connecting the rear element ( 3 ) to the intermediate element ( 2 ) or between the first lever ( 10 ) and a fixed articulation point ( 18 ) on the chassis.