Vehicle roof

Abstract

A vehicle roof, comprising an opening roof panel, which can be moved from a first, closed roof position into a second, fully opened roof position, the roof panel being held essentially parallel to the rest of the vehicle roof and at a distance from the rest of the vehicle roof in the second roof position; a lateral guide, the roof panel being guided at least during a part of an opening movement on the guide; a third, partially opened roof position in which the roof panel is held in a position that is essentially inclined with respect to the rest of the vehicle roof, rising counter to the direction of travel; and an elevating means for elevating a front edge area of the roof panel.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A vehicle roof, comprising 
 an opening roof panel, which can be moved from a first, closed roof position into a second, fully opened roof position, the roof panel being held essentially parallel to the rest of the vehicle roof and at a distance from the rest of the vehicle roof in the second roof position;    a lateral guide, the roof panel being guided at least during a part of an opening movement on the guide;    a third, partially opened roof position in which the roof panel is held in a position that is essentially inclined with respect to the rest of the vehicle roof, rising counter to the direction of travel; and    an elevating means for elevating a front edge area of the roof panel.    
     
     
         2 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a fourth, partially opened roof position is provided, in which the roof panel is held in a position essentially parallel to the rest of the vehicle roof and at a distance from the rest of the vehicle roof.  
     
     
         3 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the lateral guide is formed on a rail element, which stands proud of a surface of the vehicle roof.  
     
     
         4 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a guide element supporting the roof panel on the -guide and moveable in the guide is provided, the guide element being moveable in relation to the roof panel.  
     
     
         5 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the elevating means comprises a telescopic guide.  
     
     
         6 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the roof panel is connected to a first slide element which is accommodated so that it can move in a guide rail.  
     
     
         7 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the elevating means ( 5 ,  6 ,  8 ) comprises a control lever.  
     
     
         8 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the control lever is pivotally connected to a second slide element and has a slotted link.  
     
     
         9 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the second slide element is releasably held by means of a catch lever and can be releasably fixed to the first slide element by means of a coupling element.  
     
     
         10 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the first slide element is connected by means of a push rod to a guide element assigned to the lateral guide, the guide element being moveable in relation to the roof panel.  
     
     
         11 . The vehicle roof as claimed in claims  7 , wherein the movement of the first slide element can be driven.  
     
     
         12 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the first slide. element can be driven by means of a driving cable that is capable of transmitting both push and pull forces.  
     
     
         13 . The vehicle roof as claimed in claims  1 , wherein a non-opening, transparent roof element is arranged behind the roof panel in the direction of travel.  
     
     
         14 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a driveable, opening anti-glare device ( 15 ,  16 ) is provided on the vehicle roof.  
     
     
         15 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the anti-glare device comprises a first driveable reel and a second driveable reel.  
     
     
         16 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle roof comprises a holder which can be pre-assembled, which can be inserted into an opening in the vehicle roof corresponding to the holder.  
     
     
         17 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a pivotable wind deflector is provided on the vehicle roof.  
     
     
         18 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the wind deflector can be raised by an opening movement of the roof panel in a positively controlled manner.  
     
     
         19 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the wind deflector is operatively connected to a control lever, the control lever at the same time driving the roof panel when raising it.  
     
     
         20 . The vehicle roof as claimed in  claim 20 , wherein the control lever can be disengaged from the wind deflector when opeinng the roof panel.