Open roof construction for a vehicle

An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof, comprising:

• a stationary part configured to attach to the vehicle roof and having at least one front longitudinal guide track and a rear longitudinal guide track configured to be disposed behind the roof opening;
• a closure element is movably supported by said stationary part;
• a driving unit including a driving slide coupled to said closure element and configured to move the closure element between a closed position for closing the roof opening, and an open, rearward position being at least partially above a roof area behind the roof opening;
• a front support coupled to the closure element and movably guided by said front longitudinal guide track;
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• a rear support coupled to the closure element including a lifting device and a guiding device for engagement in said rear longitudinal guide track upon rearward movement of the closure element, the lifting device and the guiding device being integrated as a height-adjustable movable element which has a forcing mechanism determining whether the movable element acts either as the lifting device or the guiding device, the forcing mechanism including a guiding slide having a guide curve to be engaged by a guide member connected to the movable element, wherein the movable element is adjustable in a vertical direction with respect to and independently of the rear longitudinal guide track when the movable element is active as the lifting device, the guide curve of the guiding slide being at least partly inclined with vertical and longitudinal components so as to move the movable element in vertical direction upon a relative longitudinal movement between the guiding slide and the movable element during which the guide member of the movable element is moved along the guide curve.