Patent ID: 7950732

Claim:
A roof assembly for a vehicle having a roof opening in its fixed roof, the roof assembly comprising a stationary part including longitudinal guide sections positionable on either side of the roof opening, a closure moveable at least between a closed position closing the roof opening and an open position in which the closure is slid under the fixed roof and at least partially opening the roof opening, a closure operating mechanism coupled to the closure, the closure operating mechanism being manipulatable to open and close said closure, a drain channel positionable under the rear edge of the roof opening at least in a closed position of the closure, and a drain channel operating mechanism connected to the drain channel to cause a vertical movement of the drain channel and to move said drain channel in the opening direction of the closure, said drain channel operating mechanism allowing a relative movement between the drain channel and the closure during at least during a part of the sliding movement of the closure, wherein the drain channel operating mechanism includes a spring that acts upon the drain channel to keep the drain channel in engagement with a rear part of the closure in a vertical direction at least when the closure is in the open position, and in that the drain channel and the closure are in sliding engagement during relative movement between the drain channel and the closure, wherein the closure operating mechanism is connected to the closure to move the closure from the closed position in the roof opening to a venting position with the rear end of the closure above the rear edge of the roof opening, and wherein the drain channel operating mechanism moves the drain channel such that the drain channel is pivoted about a transverse axis and is in tilted engagement with the rear edge of the roof opening when the closure is in the venting position.