Sunroof device

A sunroof device for at least partially opening and closing an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle with a movable panel, the sunroof device comprising:

• a frame-shaped frame configured to be disposed below the roof to be aligned with the opening;
• a slider provided on the frame to be slidable in a front-rear direction;
• a coupling member coupling the movable panel to the slider;
• and
• an elevating mechanism provided between the slider and the coupling member and configured to raise and lower a rear end of the movable panel to tilt the movable panel between a closed position where the movable panel closes the opening and a tilt up position where a rear portion of the movable panel is positioned above the opening,
• wherein the elevating mechanism comprises:
• a cam groove provided in one of the slider and the coupling member, the cam groove being a bottomed cam groove that is open to one side over an entire length thereof;
• and
• an at least one guide pin provided on an other of the slider and the coupling member to protrude into the cam groove from a side, and
• at least one slot is formed in a bottom wall of the one of the slider and the coupling member defining the cam groove, the at least one slot penetrating the bottom wall and extending in an extension direction of the cam groove to have a length shorter than a length of the cam groove, and the at least one slot being provided in a part of the bottom wall where the at least one guide pin is positioned when the movable panel is in the tilt up position.