Wind deflector for a vehicle roof

US6834914B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ArvinMeritor GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Horst Bohm · Frankfurt, DE
• Rainer Grimm · Frankfurt, DE
• Karl Hormann
• Hubert Bachmann · Dannstadt, DE
• Christoph Boss · Frankfurt, DE
• Carmelo Mondello · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 6, 2003
• Grant date: Dec 28, 2004
• Expiry date: Mar 6, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J7/22
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wind deflector for a vehicle roof comprises a flexible deflecting element attached between a base element and a raising device. The base element is mountable on a vehicle roof, and the raising device is pivotably connected to the base element to raise and lower the deflecting element. The deflecting element is air-permeable to allow air to flow through it and is flexible enough to be folded when the raising device is lowered. A resilient member biases the raising device in the raised position, stabilizing the flexible deflecting element and holding it taut enough to counteract pressure variations in a vehicle interior near a roof opening.