Rigid cover for the roof of a vehicle

A rigid cover assembly for a vehicle roof opening which can be at least partly displaced out of the roof and which fills the roof opening when in a closed position comprising:

• a cover plate,
• a reinforcement frame supporting a lower peripheral edge of the cover plate,
• a plastic frame circumferentially surrounding the cover plate, said plastic frame covering an upper peripheral edge of the cover plate and enclosing said reinforcement frame,
• a rib projecting from an outer peripheral edge of said plastic frame and including fixing elements projecting from said rib,
• a sealing strip provided on said outer peripheral edge of said plastic frame, said sealing strip having a fixing slot receiving said rib and fixing elements,
• a metal gap compensating element embedded in said sealing strip outward of said plastic frame, said metal gap compensating element being capable of being permanently deformed in a transverse direction, and
• said sealing strip having a section between said metal gap compensating element and said fixing slot and an outer edge section and said outer edge section is substantially more capable of deformation than said section between said metal gap compensating element and said fixing slot.