The invention relates to a vehicle roof, which comprises at least two rigid roof sections, which can be displaced between a closed position that covers the vehicle interior and a storage position that exposes the vehicle interior and which are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction in the closed position and are stowed in a concealed storage compartment in the stored position. The roof is equipped with a sliding roof cover element that runs over the exterior and that is guid...

An openable motor vehicle roof with a movable roof element which at least partially clears a roof opening bounded by a body-mounted frame component in the area of which a seal element is located and against which the roof element rests when the roof opening is closed. An electric motor drive for moving the roof element is monitored and which is turned off and optionally reversed, when a interfering body is detected between the roof element and the edge area of the roof opening. A stop surface is...

A motor vehicle roof with a roof plate which has a transparent plastic area to which a peripheral plastic edge is molded which is used especially as a cover visor and which extends downward. Furthermore, the roof plate has a nontransparent area with a holding frame for a functional element molded onto a bottom thereof.

An openable motor vehicle rear with a rear window which can be moved to clear a first cargo space opening, and with a rear hatch located below the rear window that can be moved to the rear beyond the contour of the vehicle, to thereby clear a second cargo space opening. In one embodiment of the present invention, a rear part is provided between the rear window and the rear hatch which covers the transition between the rear window and the rear hatch.

A motor vehicle roof with a roof plate which has a transparent plastic area to which a peripheral plastic edge is molded which is used especially as a cover visor and which extends downward. Furthermore, the roof plate has a nontransparent area with a holding frame for a functional element molded onto a bottom thereof.

A process for producing an arched pane arrangement for a motor vehicle, using a flexible die (24), a plastic film (22) being pressed onto the arched glass pane (18) in order to form a film combination (26) and the film combination being subjected to heat treatment at an pressure which is below atmospheric pressure in order to laminate the plastic film onto the pane. The die (24) is thin glass or a metal foil with a layer thickness of less than 1 mm each.

A storable vehicle roof structure having an upper roof component for covering an area above seats in a vehicle interior compartment, a rear roof component coupled to the upper roof component at a rear side thereof so as to cover a rear portion of the vehicle interior compartment, and a package tray which covers the top of a rear storage space in the closed position of the roof. The rear side of the package tray is fitted on the rear roof component via a rotary mechanism for rotating at least the...

A motor vehicle roof with a roof plate which has a transparent plastic area to which a peripheral plastic edge is molded which is used especially as a cover visor and which extends downward. Furthermore, the roof plate has a nontransparent area with a holding frame for a functional element molded onto a bottom thereof

A motor vehicle roof with two openable covers (18, 20) in which the rear cover (20) can be lowered at its front edge (20V) and the front cover (18) can be moved at least partially over the rear cover (20) in its lowered position. The front cover (18) can be raised at its rear edge (18H) and by means of support devices (24) which are located near its rear edge (18H) can be moved on guides (26) which are located laterally outward alongside of the rear cover (20), which is made as a spoiler cover.

A roof module (10) of a motor vehicle roof (2), especially of a passenger car (1), which is mounted on a fixed body structure and which forms the top of the motor vehicle roof (2), to increase utility, the roof module is provided with guide rails (18) for movable attachment of at least one roof module component (17, 23, 26).