AN OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR A VEHICLE

An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening (1) in the fixed roof (2), comprises at least one guide rail (7) on a side of the roof opening. A closure element (4) is supported by an operating mechanism and adjustable between a closed position, in which it closes the roof opening, and an open position in which the panel is moved rearwardly above a roof portion behind the roof opening. The operating mechanism comprises a driving slide (8), slidably guided in the guide rail (7), a front support (23) attached to the closure element and guided by the guide rail, a support lever (9) having a front end and a rear end and which is slidably connected to a panel track (15) of the closure element by means of a rear sliding member (14) at the rear end of the support lever, and a curve part (16) on the stationary part including a rear guide track (12) having a vertical component. The support lever (9) is in engagement with said rear guide track (12) by means of a middle sliding member (13). The driving slide (8) is adapted to drive the support lever (9) at least along part of path of movement of the closure element (4) between the open and closed positions. The support lever (9) is constructed such that, in the open position of the closure element (4), the rear sliding member (14) at the rear end of the support lever (9) extends above the fixed roof (2) behind the roof opening (1).