Patent ID: 7780219

Claim:
A vehicle roof assembly comprising: a roof having rear and front roof elements relative to the direction of forward vehicle travel, wherein the roof elements are movable between closed and opened positions of the roof; and a roof kinematic system having first and second guide rod systems located on opposite sides of the roof for movably connecting the roof to a vehicle body to move the roof between its closed and opened positions; wherein the first guide rod system includes a single first guide rod and the second guide rod system includes a single second guide rod, wherein the first and second guide rods each include an upper end and a lower end, wherein the first guide rod is articulately connected at its upper end to the front roof element and is articulately connectable at its lower end to the vehicle body, wherein the second guide rod is articulately connected to the front roof element and is articulately connectable at its lower end to the vehicle body, wherein the second guide rod is situated farther to the front relative to the direction of forward vehicle travel than the first guide rod.