Patent ID: 11926202
Assignee: INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP B.V.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A roof system for a vehicle having a roof opening in a fixed roof, comprising:
a stationary part configured to be attached to the fixed roof, the stationary part including guide rails extending in longitudinal direction substantially parallel to opposite sides of the roof opening, each guide rail having guide grooves bordered by upright guide flanges;
a panel movably supported on the stationary part and configured to close the roof opening in its closed position and to be moved at least rearwardly to an opened position in which the roof opening is at least partly opened, the panel including a panel bracket guide of a panel bracket extending in a longitudinal direction alongside a corresponding edge of the panel;
an operating mechanism for each side of opposite sides of the panel, each operating mechanism slidably supported by grooves of one of the guide rails and, each operating mechanism comprising:
a panel front support;
a driving slide drivingly coupled to the panel front support; and
a panel rear support, the panel rear support being connected to the panel bracket guide, said panel bracket guide slidably engaging the panel rear support so as to enable the panel to slide with respect to the panel rear support when the front support is driven by the driving slide, wherein upwardly movable parts of the panel rear support are positioned more inwardly towards a longitudinal centerline of the roof system than the panel front support.