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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2002
Burkhard Reinsch, Kaufbeuren, DE;
Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH, Stockdorf, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle roof with a front roof part ( ), a middle roof part ( ) and a rear roof part ( ), which can be moved between a closed position which covers the motor vehicle interior and a lowered position in a rear convertible top compartment ( ) which exposes the motor vehicle interior, the middle roof part ( ) being pivotally supported via a first connecting rod arrangement ( ) on the body and the front roof part ( ) being movably supported by a second connecting rod arrangement ( ) on the middle roof part ( ) and being displaced over the middle roof part ( ) during lowering. For space-saving lowering of the roof parts, it is provided that the rear roof part ( ) is pivotally supported by a third connecting rod arrangement ( ) on the middle roof part ( ), and when the roof ( ) is lowered, is displaced over the middle roof part ( or ) so that the three roof parts ( ) are deposited on top of one another in an identically cambered orientation. Feasibly, when the roof ( ) is closed, the rear edge ( ) of the rear roof part ( ) rests on the closed lid ( ) of the convertible top compartment, forming a seal.