SUNROOF SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH ROTATING DRIVE SLIDE

A roof system for a vehicle having a roof opening (1) in a roof part (2) thereof comprises a closure panel (3) which is movable between a closed position and an open position. The closure panel is provided with an operating mechanism (7, 8) allowing the closure panel to pivot and slide. An operating mechanism comprises a front device (7) and a rear device (8). A driving slide (15) is drivable in order to move the closure panel both in vertical and in horizontal direction via the front device (7) and rear device (8). At least one of the front and rear devices (7, 8) comprises a lever (9; 21) which is pivotally and slidably connected to the driving slide (15) or the stationary guide rail (6) through a second pivot pin (11; 23) near the lower end. It is also provided with a first guide cam (12, 13; 24), which is at least partly in engagement with either a stationary guide curve (14) and/or a curve (16; 25) in the driving slide (15). The driving slide (15) is provided with a first driving slide part (15') and a second driving slide part (15"), which are pivotally connected to each other. One (15') of the driving slide parts (15', 15"), that is pivotally and slidably connected to said lever (9; 21), is provided with a guide cam (18) engaging a guide curve (19) in the stationary guide rail (6) in order to force said one driving slide part (15') to pivot with respect to the other driving slide part (15") during at least a part of the sliding movement of the driving slide (15).