Sliding roof for vehicles

Claim 1

Sliding roof for automotive vehicles comprising a fixed roof section with an aperture, a sliding top for sealing off the roof aperture in its closed position, said sliding top being connected by swing-out levers to slide shoes guided in lateral guide rails in a manner enabling said sliding top to be selectively lowered from its closed position and pushed underneath a fixed, rearward roof section by shifting of said slide shoes, or swung out in an upward direction to a position wherein a rear end of the top is above the fixed roof section; a mounting plate attached to each of the lateral guide rails and carrying a guide pin that cooperates with a slotted guide in a respective one of the swing-out levers; a guide plate mounted to each lateral guide rail so as to be adjustable longitudinally relative to the lateral guide rail and which causes said guide plate, during closing of the sliding top, to be contacted by a guide member that is fixedly connected to the sliding top for guiding the sliding top into its closed position, and disengageable securing means securing guide plates against movement relative to lateral guide rails when engaged characterized in that the guide pin carrying mounting plates and the guide plates have detent elements which cooperate with each other for at least temporarily retaining said guide plates in a relative position to which they have been adjusted without said securing means being engaged.