Inalfa Industries B.v.

Renatus Arnoldus Teunissen

Joseph Petrus Johannes Sanders

Edwin Johannes Richardus Wilhelmus Thijssen

A folding roof for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a frame to be mounted in the opening, which frame comprises a passage opening and a flexible cover for selectively closing or releasing the opening. A control beam which is attached to the opening side of the cover, is guided in guide rails at its lateral ends. A driving mechanism is connected to the control beam and selectively moves the control beam for opening or closing the folding roof. A push-off element can come into engagement with the frame when the control beam approaches the closed position. A transmission mechanism positioned between the push-off element and the drive mechanism pulls the control beam to the closed position with increased driving force during the last part of the closing movement. The push-off element is provided laterally of the control beam and co-operates with the stationary guide rails.

Folding roof for a vehicle

A folding roof for a vehicle having an opening (,) in its fixed roof (,) comprises a stationary part (,) to be fixed to the roof, an adjustable cover (,) supported by said stationary part, which functions as the closure element. The cover is adjustable between a closed position, in which it closes the roof opening, and an open position, in which it releases the roof opening on the opening side. An operating beam (,) is provided on the opening side of the cover, on which cables (,) engage for adjusting the operating beam. A tensioning device (,) is mounted between said operating beam and said stationary part for tensioning the cover during the last part of the closing movement. The tensioning device can be operated by the cables and cooperates with a counter-element (,), which is adjustable in the direction of the movement of the operating beam. The counter-element, which is in the form of a block which is movable along said stationary part, is for example provided with a locking cavity (,) or the like for the tensioning device.

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