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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1989
Mazda Motor Corporation, Shinchi, JP;
Abstract
In a roof panel connected to a vehicle body through at least a pair of left-hand and right-hand front pillars and a pair of left-hand and right-hand rear pillars, there is formed a roof opening large in size in such a manner as leaving a front header, a pair of left-hand and right-hand roof side rails, and a rear header and being surrounded by said four members. A foldable flexible top having a size as substantially large as the roof opening is provided. The flexible top is disposed to selectively take a first posture in which the roof opening is closed and a second posture in which it is contracted in a longitudinal direction of the body and placed in a contracted state, i.e., in a folded state, at a position nearby said rear header. Underneath the flexible top in the second posture, a board member supporting the flexible top is disposed, and the board member is movable between the second posture and a third posture rearward of the second posture by means of a guiding device consisting of a link mechanism and so on while the board member supports the flexible top. The third posture is set at a position in a vicinity of a lower end portion of the rear window glass panel.