Patent ID: 7878581

Claim:
A vehicle roof with a covering element that can be raised and displaced above a fixed roof section for selective closing or at least partial opening of a roof opening, comprising a respective control mechanism for the covering element on each side thereof, each control mechanism cooperating with a respective guide rail, wherein the control mechanism comprises a drive carriage connected to a drive cable, a rear release lever that is articulated to the covering element in the region of the rear edge thereof, a front release lever that is articulated to the covering element in the region of the front edge thereof, and a coupling lever that is rotatably connected to the front release lever, wherein the coupling lever cooperates with the drive carriage and wherein, starting from a front end position, a rearward displacement of the drive carriage in a control track of the coupling lever causes an outward swiveling of the rear release lever controlled by a rear guide track and, upon the drive carriage attaining an abutment in the control track of the coupling lever, further rearward displacement of the drive carriage causes a displacement of the covering element and an outward swiveling of the front release lever controlled by a front guide track.