Patent ID: 7284783

Claim:
A storable vehicle roof structure, comprising: an upper roof component for covering an area above seats in a vehicle interior compartment, a rear roof component coupled to the upper roof component to be located at a rear side thereof so as to cover a rear portion of the vehicle interior compartment, and a package tray, wherein the upper roof component and the rear roof component are operatively configured to be movable between a closed position in which the components cover the vehicle interior compartment and an open position where the components are stored in a storage space arranged in an area behind seats of the vehicle interior compartment for exposing the vehicle interior compartment, wherein the package tray is arranged to cover a top side of the storage space when the upper roof component and the rear roof component are in the closed position, wherein the package tray is operatively coupled at a rear side with the rear roof component so as to be stored in the storage space by a storing motion of the rear roof component; wherein the package tray is provided with a rotary mechanism for rotating at least a front portion of the package tray relative to the rear roof component about an axis extending in a width direction of the vehicle; and wherein a fixed guide member is provided for rotating and guiding at least a front side of the package tray about the axis of the rotary mechanism, the front side of the package tray being guided along a downwardly extending curved path by said fixed guide member, so as to prevent the package tray from interfering with the movement of the upper roof component and the rear roof component when they are moved from the closed position to the open position.