Abstract: A hatch in a fixed roof surface of a motor vehicle with a frame (1) which is located in the roof cutout in the roof surface, with a cover (2) which can be opened and closed relative to the frame (1) via a raising mechanism, and with an actuating mechanism for the raising mechanism, the raising mechanism having a first pair of toggle joints (3 and 4) which are supported on the frame (1) to raise one edge of the cover (2) and a second pair of toggle joints (5 and 6) which are supported on the frame (1) to raise the opposite edge of the cover (2), and the actuating mechanism having a transmission mechanism (24) which can be moved along the frame (1), which is guided on the frame (1), and to which actuating elements (28, 29 and 30, 28′, 29′, 30′) are attached for simultaneous actuation of the toggle joints of a respective one of the first and second pairs of toggle joints (3, 4 and 5, 6).