Patent ID: 7374236

Claim:
A vehicle roof comprising: a roof opening in a fixed outer roof skin; first and second roof parts movable between a closed roof position, in which the roof parts are arranged flush behind one another within the roof opening and lie flush with the fixed outer roof skin to thereby close off the roof opening, and in an opened roof position, in which a first edge of the second roof part is lowered with respect to the fixed outer roof skin, an opposite second edge of the second roof part lies flush with the fixed outer roof skin, and the first roof part extends over the first edge of the second roof part to thereby expose the roof opening; and a kinematic support mechanism having an upper knee lever pivotably coupled to both a lower knee lever and the second roof part such that the kinematic support mechanism is movable between an extended support position in which the kinematic support mechanism fixes the second roof part in the closed roof position and a retracted support position in which the kinematic support mechanism pivotably lowers the first edge of the second roof part in the opened roof position; wherein the first roof part and the kinematic support mechanism are connected to one another such that the first roof part actuates the kinematic support mechanism between the extended and retracted support positions in response to the first roof part moving between the closed and opened roof positions.