Patent ID: 7828376

Claim:
An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening defined in a roof part of the vehicle, comprising: at least a panel which is movable between a closed position in which it closes the roof opening and an open position in which it opens the roof opening and is positioned at least partially above an adjoining roof part, a guiding slide adapted to slide relative to the roof part, a first device adapted to move a rear edge of the panel towards a raised position relative to the closed position and above the adjoining roof part, a second device including a lever adapted to move a front edge of the panel in a vertical direction, said lever having a lower pivoting axis, an upper pivotal connection to the panel and an intermediate guide connection connecting the lever to the guiding slide, wherein the lever of the second device is arranged such that the intermediate guide connection is closer to the upper pivotal connection than to the lower pivoting axis, and a guide mechanism adapted to guide the panel towards the open position when the rear edge thereof is in the raised position, wherein the guide mechanism includes a stationary guide curve fixedly secured to the roof part, the stationary guide curve having a rear portion extending substantially parallel to the panel when the panel is in the closed position, and a front portion extending substantially perpendicularly to the rear portion; a guide member connected to the panel and slidably engaging the front portion and the rear portion of the stationary guide curve, wherein the guide member is arranged on the lever of the second device so as to be closer to the intermediate connection than to the upper pivotal connection.