Abstract: A reversible roof of a motor vehicle includes an elongate hollow body fixed to the frame of the roof, in which there are slidable towards and away from one another the ends of a highly elastic lamina whose central section protrudes from an opening of the hollow body and which is rigidly connected to the roof. A manually pivotable knob, disposed outside the hollow body, is connected to mechanical members which determine the approaching or the moving away of the ends of the lamina within the body depending on the direction of rotation of the knob, thus giving rise to the exit or re-entry of the central section of the lamina from or into the body, respectively, and therefore to the opening or the closure of the roof.

Abstract: A universal tiltable and slidable sunroof apparatus for motor vehicles having a first guide shoe driven slidably within a channel by a bowden cable and a second guide shoe restrained from sliding within the channel by a first lock mechanism while the first guide shoe traverses a first section of the channel whereby the sunroof tilts open. After the first guide shoe traverses the first section of channel, the first lock is released by a first release mechanism and a second lock mechanism releasably connects the first guide shoe and the second guide shoe together with both guide shoes being driven along a second section of the channel whereby the sunroof traverses a predetermined distance. A second release mechanism disconnects the first guide shoe from the second guide shoe at a position along the channel upon closing the sunroof.