Roof system for a vehicle

A roof system for a vehicle having a roof opening in a roof part thereof, comprising:

• at least a closure panel which is movable between a closed position in which the closure panel closes the roof opening and an open position in which the closure panel opens the roof opening and in which the closure panel is positioned at least partially above an adjoining portion of the roof part, the closure panel being provided with an operating mechanism allowing the closure panel to pivot and slide;
• a stationary guide rail at each longitudinal side of said roof opening, suitable for slidably guiding an operating mechanism that operates the closure panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, said operating mechanism comprising:
• a front device is configured to support and move a front edge of the closure panel in a vertical direction
• a rear device is configured to move a rear edge of the closure panel towards a raised position relative to the closed position and above the adjoining portion of the roof part;
• and
• a driving slide which is slidably accommodated in each guide rail and is drivable in order to move the closure panel both in vertical and in horizontal directions via the front device and rear device;
• wherein at least one of the front and rear devices comprises a lever which is pivotally in engagement with the closure panel by a first pivot pin on one end, and is pivotally and slidably connected to the driving slide or the stationary guide rail through a second pivot pin near an opposite end, and is provided with at least a first guide cam, which is at least partly in engagement with either a stationary guide curve and/or a curve in the driving slide,
• wherein the driving slide is provided with a first driving slide part and a second driving slide part, which are movably connected to each other, wherein at least one of the first and second driving slide parts, that is pivotally and slidably connected to said lever, is provided with a guide cam engaging a guide curve in the stationary guide rail in order to force said at least one of the first and second driving slide parts to pivot with respect to the other driving slide part during at least a part of the sliding movement of the driving slide.