Vehicle roof having removable rigid roof panels
First Claim
1. A vehicle roof, comprisingtwo lateral longitudinal roof beams that laterally define a roof opening and are connected to each other via a transverse roof beam that comprises a base support,wherein the transverse roof beam is selectively secured to and detached from the longitudinal roof beams by a latching device and comprisesa fixing device for at least one rigid roof panel, the fixing device being displaceable between a locked position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel is secured, and a release position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel can be removed from the vehicle roof,wherein the latching device comprises one latching element for each longitudinal roof beam, each latching element interacting with a respective latching counterpart;
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Abstract
A vehicle roof is provided having, according to one embodiment, two lateral longitudinal roof beams that laterally define a roof opening and are connected to each other via a transverse roof beam that has a base support. The transverse roof beam can be selectively secured to and detached from the longitudinal roof beams by a latching device and has a fixing device for at least one rigid roof panel, the fixing device being displaceable between a locked position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel is secured, and a release position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel can be removed from the vehicle roof.
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1. A vehicle roof, comprising
two lateral longitudinal roof beams that laterally define a roof opening and are connected to each other via a transverse roof beam that comprises a base support, wherein the transverse roof beam is selectively secured to and detached from the longitudinal roof beams by a latching device and comprises a fixing device for at least one rigid roof panel, the fixing device being displaceable between a locked position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel is secured, and a release position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel can be removed from the vehicle roof, wherein the latching device comprises one latching element for each longitudinal roof beam, each latching element interacting with a respective latching counterpart; - and
wherein the latching elements are latching hooks each pivotably mounted on the base support, the latching counterparts each being disposed on one of the longitudinal roof beams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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11. A vehicle roof, comprising two lateral longitudinal roof beams that laterally define a roof opening and are connected to each other via a transverse roof beam that comprises a base support, wherein the transverse roof beam is selectively secured to and detached from the longitudinal roof beams by a latching device and comprises a fixing device for at least one rigid roof panel, the fixing device being displaceable between a locked position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel is secured, and a release position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel can be removed from the vehicle roof;
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wherein an operating device for the latching device is provided; and wherein the operating device comprises a manually operable lever that is disposed on the underside of the base support.
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