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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Satoru Hashimoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Shigeyuki Mori, Hiroshima, JP;
Yukio Nakamura, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A roof is split into plural parts, a front roof and a rear roof. A roof-storage space is formed between a passenger's seat and a rear bulkhead which forms a rear end of a vehicle compartment, in which the roof is stored when the roof is open. There is provided a support mechanism which substantially horizontally supports the roof which is stored in the roof-storage space so that an upper space of the roof-storage space between the passenger's seat and the bulkhead is covered with only one of the plural parts of the roof.