Patent ID: 8182029

Claim:
An open roof construction for a vehicle, comprising: a panel movable relative to a roof opening of the vehicle; a moving mechanism configured to move a rear end of the panel between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the roof opening, the moving mechanism comprising at least a tilting lever having a first end slideably and rotatably engaging a stationary roof part and a second opposite end rotatably engaging the panel; a drive mechanism operably coupled to the first end of the tilting lever to slideably move the tilting lever relative to the stationary roof part and wherein the tilting lever comprises a follower positioned between its first and second ends cooperating with a guide curve, wherein the guide curve has an open end at which the follower can leave the guide curve when the rear end of the panel has moved upward a certain distance; and an auxiliary lever having a first end rotationally coupled to the stationary roof part and an opposite second end engaged with the tilting lever at least when the follower leaves the guide curve wherein the drive mechanism moves along a guide rail to impart rotation to the auxiliary lever about its first end to rotate the auxiliary lever from a horizontal orientation to another orientation located at an angle relative to the horizontal orientation to apply lift to the panel through the engagement of the auxiliary lever with the tilting lever.