Patent ID: 7044539

Claim:
A motor vehicle roof, comprising: a cover having a rear edge and movable into a raised position at said rear edge; a carriage for moving the cover into the raised position; a cover carrier connected to the cover, and the carriage being connected to the cover carrier via a guide arrangement, said carriage being moveable along a guide rail in interaction with the cover carrier, said guide arrangement having at least two guide paths and first and second sliding elements which fit into respective guide paths, said at least two guide paths being shaped and arranged to cause said first sliding element to support the cover in the direction of the height of the vehicle roof (Z-direction) upon movement of the carriage, while also causing the second sliding element to apply support to the cover in the lengthwise direction of the vehicle (X-direction), wherein the direction of the support provided by said first and said second sliding elements is substantially reversed upon further displacement of the carriage by a substantial reversal of the orientation of the first and second sliding elements with respect to each other.