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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2004
Tobias Wagner, Hamburg, DE;
Tobias Wagner, Hamburg, DE;
CTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
In a motor vehicle with an upright rear end, such as a station wagon, a van or an SUV, having a rear loading space with a roof extending over the rear loading space to the upright rear end of the vehicle and a loading opening at the rear end extending from the vehicle floor up to the vehicle roof, the roof includes a rear roof part with a pivotal support at the front end thereof so that it can be tilted upwardly to facilitate access to the loading space and a drive mechanism is provided for operating the rear roof part including a releasable coupling permitting uncoupling of the rear roof part from the pivotal support for transferring the rear roof part into an upright position in the interior of the vehicle.