Deflector apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10124657-B2
Application number	US-201715704397-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2017
Priority date	Dec 21, 2016
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

A deflector apparatus includes a first locking portion for attaching a mesh type deflector, which reduces noise due to wind at an opening portion, to a drain member for suppressing infiltration of a fluid from the opening portion opened by a movable panel into a room; and a second locking portion formed in the deflector, in which the deflector is attached to the drain member by locking the second locking portion to the first locking portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A deflector apparatus comprising:
a first locking portion for attaching a mesh type deflector, which reduces noise due to wind at an opening portion, to a drain member for suppressing infiltration of a fluid from the opening portion opened by a movable panel into a room; and
a second locking portion formed in the deflector,
wherein the deflector is attached to the drain member by locking the second locking portion to the first locking portion, and
wherein in the drain member, a body portion of the drain member is disposed below a lower surface of a base panel in an apparatus and the first locking portion is disposed so as to protrude upward relative to an upper surface of the base panel.

2. The deflector apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of sets of the first locking portion and the second locking portion are provided.

3. The deflector apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein each of the sets of the first locking portion and the second locking portion is disposed at both ends of the deflector in a width direction.

4. The deflector apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the deflector includes a mesh member, an upper deflector on a movable side for supporting the mesh member, and a lower deflector on a fixed side for supporting the mesh member, and
a position between both ends of the lower deflector is fixed by a positioning portion formed separately from the drain member.

5. The deflector apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a driving source for opening and closing the movable panel is disposed in rear of the opening portion in which the movable panel is accommodated.

6. The deflector apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a front panel disposed in front of the movable panel is a fixed panel configured to be attached and fixed to a vehicle body.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki Kabushisiki Kaisha
• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Kobayashi Yuki

Classifications

• B60J7/057

  Driving or actuating arrangements (B60J7/047 - B60J7/053 take precedence){e.g. manually operated levers or knobs} · CPC title

• B60J7/0084

  Water draining for non-fixed roofs or roof panels (for fixed roofs not integral with roof structure B60R13/06, for fixed roofs integral with roof structure B62D25/07) · CPC title

• B60J7/22 Primary

  Wind deflectors for open roofs · CPC title

• B60J7/04

  with rigid plate-like element or elements {, e.g. open roofs with harmonica-type folding rigid panels (B60J7/061 takes precedence)} · CPC title