Roof system for a vehicle

A roof system for a vehicle having a fixed roof with a roof opening, comprising:

• a stationary part configured to be attached to the fixed roof;
• at least a first panel movably supported on the stationary part and configured to close the roof opening in a closed position and to be moved at least rearwardly to an opened position in which the roof opening is at least partly opened, the first panel having a front edge and a rear edge;
• a pair of parallel guide rails supported by the stationary part and extending in longitudinal direction substantially parallel to opposite lateral sides of the roof opening;
• at least one transverse guide rail extending in a direction at an angle to the pair of parallel guide rails;
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• at least one operating mechanism for each one of the parallel guide rails for operating the first panel, wherein each respective operating mechanism comprises:
• a front mechanism, capable of moving in the guide rail in a longitudinal direction, and capable of moving the front edge of the first panel in a vertical direction, the front mechanism including a panel bracket attached to the first panel;
• a tilting mechanism, capable of moving the rear edge of the first panel in a vertical direction, the tilting mechanism including a slide claw in slidable contact with the panel bracket;
• a locking mechanism configured to lock the tilting mechanism to the guide rail in order to keep the tilting mechanism stationary to the guide rail to enable the first panel to slide with respect to the kept stationary tilting mechanism;
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• the parallel guide rails each slidably supporting the front mechanism and the tilting mechanism of the respective operating mechanism;
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• the at least one transverse guide rail slidably supporting the locking mechanism of each respective operating mechanism.