Patent ID: 7309098

Claim:
A motor vehicle with a retractable roof, comprising: at least two roof parts movable between a closed position covering the passenger compartment and an open position stored in a rear receiver space, the roof parts each being a rigid shell, the at least two roof parts including at least a first roof part and a second roof part which is positioned behind the first roof part when the roof parts are in the closed position, the roof parts each having an outer surface that faces upwardly when the roof parts are in the closed position; an articulated connector interconnecting the first and second roof parts, the articulated connector including two control levers, which form a four-bar linkage, and a support plate, the control levers each having one end rotatably connected to the second roof part and another end rotatably connected to the support plate, the support plate being movably connected to the first roof part; wherein in the open position the first roof part is arranged below the second roof part and the outer surfaces of the roof parts face upwardly.