Patent ID: 7475936

Claim:
Roof element for closing an opening in a roof of a motor vehicle, comprising: a translucent pane for permanent connection to a contact surface which borders an opening of a roof of a motor vehicle; at least one transition element joined permanently to an inner peripheral surface of the pane and having a support surface, the transition element having a complex shape that varies as a function of a distance between the inner peripheral surface and the contact surface on which the support surface is to be superimposed for connection of the pane to the motor vehicle such that the support surface is substantially parallel to the contact surface; a first cement bead disposed between the pane and the transition element; and, a beveled part forming a transition for the first cement bead between the pane and the transition element, the beveled part being formed of one of: (a) a glass/transition element provided between the translucent pane and the transition element; and (b) a molded cement element provided between the translucent pane and the transition element.