Roof construction for motor vehicles

A roof structure for motor vehicles, the roof structure comprising:

• at least one roof panel attached to the body of the motor vehicle,
• a headliner,
• linkage means for shifting the roof panel from a out-of-service position into a use position, and
• at least one first support element carrying a portion of the headliner for displacement between an out-of-service end position and a working end position, the headliner portion in the respective out-of-service end position covering a motor-vehicle portion and the headliner portion in the working position freeing the motor-vehicle portion, the first support element being pivotal about a pivot axis to displace the portion between an extended position in which the portion along with an adjacent section of the interior headliner presents a large surface aligned essentially along a plane and a folded-up position in which the portion is folded onto the adjacent section.

A roof structure for motor vehicles, the roof structure comprising

• at least one roof panel attached to the body of the motor vehicle,
• an interior headliner,
• linkage means for shifting the roof panel from an out-of-service position into a use position, the linkage means including a link and a control element shiftable relative to the link,
• tension means for shifting a portion of the roof panel between an out-of-service position and a working position, the tension means engaging the link of the linkage so that a movement of the link is associated with a displacement of the roof-panel portion, the control element cooperating with the tension means and having a control surface, the control element being displaceable relative to the link on movement of the link by contact of a control cam with the control surface.