Wind deflector including an operating element for a sliding roof system
US6626486B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J7/22
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wind deflector includes an operating element for a sliding roof system. The wind deflector is movable by means of the operating element between a raised position and a lowered position. The operating element consists of a shape memory alloy so that as a function of its temperature it can assume one of a first and second states.
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