Device for operating a cover

An openable roof for a motor vehicle comprising a motor vehicle roof having a surface with an opening, a movable cover within the opening, and a device for actuating the cover for selectively closing, in a first position, the opening in the surface, and in a second position, for at least partially clearing the cover from the opening, wherein the device comprises,

• a swiveling arm which extends from a front end of the opening to a back end opening and is attached to the cover;
• a lifting means to produce a swiveling motion on the swiveling arm relative to the surface, and
• drive means to apply force to the lifting means so as to move the cover between the first and the second position,
• wherein, the swiveling arm comprises a first element and a second element connected to one another so as to be able to move relative to each other, such that an end of the first element is hinged to a fulcrum on a stationary part of the surface, and the swiveling arm further comprises an intermediate element which is movably connected at one end thereof to the first element and is movably connected at an opposite end thereof to the second element.