Patent ID: 6631944
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in a fixed roof, comprising a stationary part to be fixed to the roof, which stationary part includes a guide rail present on at least one side of the roof opening, at least one adjustable panel supported by said stationary part, which is adjustable between a closed position, in which it closes the roof opening, and an open position, in which it has been moved to a position above the fixed roof, as well as an operating mechanism arranged between the panel and the guide rail, said operating mechanism including a supporting part, which supports said panel, and a first slide which is capable of sliding movement along said guide rail, and a second slide, which is capable of slidably moving the panel with respect to said supporting part by a connecting part, wherein said first slide can move forwards as well as rearwards from a position corresponding to the closed position of the panel so as to pivot the panel upwards, while the panel can also be moved in a rearward direction in one of said two directions of the first slide, and wherein the operating mechanism is so arranged that when said first slide is moved so as to cause said panel to move in the rearward direction, said panel is pivoted upward less high than when said first slide is moved in the opposite direction.