Roof system for a vehicle

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

• a closure panel which is movable between a closed position in which it closes the roof opening and an open position in which it opens the roof opening and is positioned at least partially above an adjoining portion of the roof part;
• a stationary guide rail at each longitudinal side of said roof opening;
• an operating mechanism slidably coupled to each stationary guide rail, the operating mechanisms being joined to the closure panel to operate the closure panel in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, said operating mechanism comprising:
• a rear device 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;
• a front device including a lever configured to move a front edge of the closure panel in a vertical direction;
• and
• a driving slide which is slidably accommodated in each guide rail and is drivable by a drive member to move the closure panel both in a vertical and in a horizontal direction through the front device and the rear device;
• wherein a pin-curve assembly connects the lever of the front device to the driving slide;
• wherein the lever is provided with a slide-shoe which is in engagement with a stationary guide curve and is pivotally in engagement with the closure panel;
• and
• wherein a curve of the pin-curve assembly is provided with a first curve section extending mainly in horizontal direction and allowing a corresponding pin to slide along and thereby allowing the driving slide to move at least the rear side of the closure panel at least in vertical direction, and is provided with a locking curve section extending mainly in vertical direction when the pin is positioned in the locking curve section in order to allow the driving slide to rotate the lever due to a displacement of the slide-shoe of the lever through a curved front portion of the stationary guide curve and to slide the closure panel in longitudinal direction.