Patent ID: 7753438

Claim:
A roof assembly for an open roof construction of a vehicle having a roof opening defined in a stationary roof part having a stationary slide guide, the roof assembly comprising: a movable panel configured for opening and closing said roof opening and having a panel curve; a slide which is movable along the stationary slide guide and which is provided with panel engagement device cooperating with the panel curve of the movable panel, wherein a movement of the slide is capable of generating a tilting and/or sliding movement of the panel, and wherein the slide includes a slide curve; a locking lever connected to the panel with a hinge and defining a hinge point, wherein the locking lever includes a slide engagement device cooperating with the slide curve of the slide; and a guide member cooperating with a stationary lever guide and a locking member cooperating with a stationary locking guide, such that in a first position of the slide the locking member is housed in a first stationary locking guide part preventing a translational movement of the locking lever and the panel connected therewith and in a second position of the slide the locking member is housed in a second stationary locking guide part allowing a translational movement of the locking lever, and thus of the panel connected therewith at the hinge point.