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Apparatus for inhibiting foreign material from being deposited on rear window of a motorcar

US4603898A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 1984
Grant dateAug 5, 1986
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/82
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for inhibiting foreign material from being deposited on a rear window of a motorcar essentially comprising a first inclined air introduction surface extending in a rearward and downward direction from a rear laterally middle part of an upper surface of a body roof, a second inclined air introduction surface formed on a laterally middle part of a rear window frame of a rear gate or the like fitted to the car body and extending rearwardly from the first inclined air introduction surface in a continuous and flush manner and an air flow control plate fixedly mounted on the second inclined air introduction surface on the rear window frame so as to allow air introduced into both the first and second inclined air introduction surfaces to flow along an upper surface of a rear windshield fitted to the rear window frame, wherein the upper surface of the air flow control plate is located flush with the upper surface of the body roof and an upper surface of the rear window frame.

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