Drive mechanism for a panel of a tilt-sliding roof

The mechanism has at least one guide crank (16) for at least indirect coupling to the cover (10) for causing vertical movement of the cover that can be moved between a deployed, a base and a recessed position and at least one profile rail (14), along which the crank and cover can move horizontally. The guide crank is locked to the profile rail by shape-locking in its deployed position so that horizontal displacement of the crank is inhibited.