Hardtop vehicle roof with three rigid roof parts
AssigneeCTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH
InventorsMarcus Papendorf, Gerald Hahn
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AssigneeCTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH
InventorsMarcus Papendorf, Gerald Hahn
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In a hardtop vehicle roof including rigid front intermediate and rear roof parts, which are movable between a closed position, in which the roof parts are arranged, in the longitudinal vehicle direction, one after the other so as to cover an interior of a vehicle body, and a storage position, in which the roof parts are disposed in a rear roof storage compartment which is provided with a compartment lid pivotally supported on the vehicle body, so that it can be raised for the transfer of the rigid roof parts between their closed positions and their positions in the roof storage compartment, the rear roof part is supported on the roof storage compartment lid, the intermediate roof part is supported directly on the vehicle body and the front part is supported on the intermediate roof part in such a way that in the storage compartment all the roof parts are disposed in the same orientation on top of one another.
A hardtop vehicle roof with three rigid parts which are movable between a closed position, in which the roof parts are arranged, in the longitudinal vehicle direction, one after the other to cover an interior vehicle space and a storage position, in which the roof parts are deposited in a rear roof storage compartment, said vehicle including a body, a roof storage compartment lid pivotally supported on said vehicle body so as to cover said roof storage compartment but being pivotable to a raised position in which access is provided for transferring the rigid roof parts between their closed positions and their storage positions in the roof storage compartment, said rigid roof parts including a rear roof part, an intermediate roof part and a front roof part, said rear roof part being supported on said roof storage compartment lid, said intermediate roof part being supported directly on said vehicle body and said front roof part being supported on said intermediate roof part in such a way that, in said storage compartment, all the roof parts are disposed in the same orientation on top of one another.
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