Patent ID: 7552965

Claim:
Openable motor vehicle roof, comprising: a roof opening having a front edge and a rear edge, a movable roof element mounted within the roof opening for selectively closing and at least partially clearing the roof opening, the movable roof element having a front edge and a closing motion of the roof element being directed obliquely downwardly and forwardly with reference to the roof opening, an angled projection extending from the front edge of the movable roof element, a body-mounted frame component which extends over the front edge of the roof opening, and a seal element affixed to the frame component, and against which the movable roof element rests from obliquely overhead when the roof opening is closed, wherein the projection extends from the front edge in the closing motion of the movable roof element, a recessed area defined by the movable roof element and the projection receives at least a portion of the seal rearwardly of the projection while the closing motion brings the movable roof element toward the closed position such that the projection contacts an interfering body before the roof element engages the seal element, if the interfering body is present between the frame component and the movable roof element, and the projection contacts a portion of the interfering body that is level with or below an upper surface of the seal.