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1. A roof assembly for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof, comprising:
a stationary part configured to be attached to the vehicle roof, wherein said stationary part is fitted with at least one front longitudinal guide track extending at least along the roof opening, and a rear longitudinal guide track mounted at least substantially rearward of the roof opening; and at least one closure element which is movably supported by said stationary part, wherein said closure element is movable between a closed position for closing the roof opening, and an open, rearward position for being at least partially above a roof area behind the roof opening, in which the roof opening is at least partially released, the closure element being supported near its front side by a front support which is movably guided by said front longitudinal guide track, and which is supported rearwards thereof by a rear support including a lifting device configured to move the closure element in a vertical direction to and fro the closed position and a guiding device configured to engage in said rear longitudinal guide track upon rearward movement of the closure element, the guiding device including a lever which supports the closure element at least in the open position, the lever being rotatable around a pivoting axis and being provided with a loading member to load the lever at a distance from the pivoting axis at least when the closure element is in its closed position; wherein the loading member loads the lever in at least one of lateral and longitudinal directions; and wherein the lever is provided with two sliding shoes, which are in engagement with the rear longitudinal guide track when the lever acts as the guiding device, one of the sliding shoes being out of engagement with the rear longitudinal guide track when the loading member loads the lever. |
