Vented windshield

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10493828-B2
Application number	US-201715651973-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2017
Priority date	Feb 24, 2017
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A windshield for a utility or off-road all terrain vehicle includes a plurality of slits through a bottom center of the windshield body. A slide plate with corresponding slits is slidably attached to the windshield body. The slide plate is formed of the same transparent or translucent material as the windshield body, but is not as thick and the windshield body and is not hardened. Fasteners are fixed to the windshield body and extend through slide slots in the slide plate, enabling a throw of the slide plate of at least the width of the slits. A spacer or seal strip is positioned between the windshield body and the slide plate.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vented windshield for a utility or off-road all terrain vehicle, comprising:
a windshield body which is transparent or translucent;
a plurality of slits defined through the windshield body;
a slide plate slidably attached to the windshield body, the slide plate having a plurality of slits defined therethrough that correspond to the slits defined through the windshield body, the slide plate being moveable between a closed position wherein the slide plate slits are staggered relative to the windshield slits and an opened position wherein the slide plate slits are aligned relative to the windshield slits, wherein in the closed position the slide plate restricts or prevents air from flowing through the windshield slits and in the opened position the slide plate allows air flow linearly through the windshield slits.

2. The vented windshield of claim 1 , wherein the slide plate comprises a handle for hand sliding of the slide plate.

3. The vented windshield of claim 2 , wherein the slide plate is formed of a sheet of transparent or translucent material, and wherein the handle is formed as a curved section of the sheet of transparent or translucent material along a vertical side of the slide plate.

4. The vented windshield of claim 1 , further comprising a locking bolt which is hand tightenable for preventing the slide plate from sliding relative to the windshield body.

5. The vented windshield of claim 1 , further comprising a spacer positioned between the slide plate and the windshield body.

6. The vented windshield of claim 1 , wherein the slide plate includes a plurality of slide slots, and further comprising slide pegs fixed to the windshield and extending through the slide slots.

7. The vented windshield of claim 1 , wherein the slide pegs are provided by fasteners which are tool tightenable extending through the slide slots.

8. The vented windshield of claim 1 , wherein the windshield body comprises a plurality of fastener holes positioned adjacent the plurality of slits in the windshield body, and comprising fasteners extending through the fastener holes to slidably secure the slide plate to the windshield body.

9. The vented windshield of claim 1 , wherein the slide plate is formed of the same material as the windshield body.

10. The vented windshield of claim 9 , wherein the windshield body and the slide plate are each formed of a sheet of transparent or translucent material, and wherein the slide plate has a thickness which is less than a thickness of the windshield body.

11. The vented windshield of claim 9 , wherein the windshield body is hardened and the slide plate is not hardened.

12. The vented windshield of claim 1 , wherein each of the slits has a width which is greater than a thickness of the windshield body, and wherein a throw of the slide plate is at least as long as the width of the slits.

13. The vented windshield of claim 1 , wherein the slits through the windshield are collectively define a ventilation area which is wider than it is tall, and wherein the ventilation area is centered in the windshield body and positioned along a bottom of the windshield body.

14. The vented windshield of claim 1 , wherein the slits are in a center of a windward surface of the windshield body, so as to not focus airflow directly at either a driver or a passenger.

15. The vented windshield of claim 1 , wherein the slits combine for an open area of at least 15 cm 2 .

16. The vented windshield of claim 1 , wherein the slits are oriented vertically, and wherein a throw of the slide plate is horizontal.

17. A vented windshield for a utility or off-road all terrain vehicle, comprising:
a windshield body which is formed of a sheet of transparent or translucent material, the windshield body having a windshield body thickness;
at least one ventilation opening defined through the windshield body, the at least one ventilation opening providing a ventilation area that is centered in the windshield body and positioned along a bottom of the windshield body so as to not focus airflow directly at either a driver or a passenger;
a slide plate slidably attached to the windshield body, the slide plate being formed of a sheet of transparent or translucent material, the slide plate being moveable between a closed position wherein the slide plate restricts or prevents air from flowing through the ventilation opening and an opened position wherein the slide plate allows air flow linearly through the ventilation opening.

18. The vented windshield of claim 17 , wherein the slide plate comprises a handle for hand sliding of the slide plate, wherein the slide plate is formed of a sheet of transparent or translucent material, and wherein the handle is formed as a curved section of the sheet of transparent or translucent material along a vertical side of the slide plate.

19. The vented windshield of claim 17 , wherein the slide plate is formed of the same material as the windshield body, wherein the windshield body is hardened and the slide plate is not hardened, and wherein the slide plate has a thickness which is less than a thickness of the windshield body.

20. A method of forming a vented windshield for a utility or off-road all terrain vehicle, comprising:
forming a windshield body out of a sheet of transparent or translucent material, the windshield body having a windshield body thickness;
opening a plurality of slits through the windshield body and a plurality of fastener openings through the windshield body;
hardening the windshield body;
forming a slide plate out of a sheet of the same transparent or translucent material as the windshield body, the slide plate having a slide plate thickness which is less than the windshield body thickness, the slide plate having a plurality of slits defined therethrough that correspond to the slits defined through the windshield body; and
using the plurality of fastener openings to slidably attach the slide plate to the windshield body, the slide plate being moveable between a closed position wherein the slide plate slits are staggered relative to the windshield slits and an opened position wherein the slide plate slits are aligned relative to the windshield slits, wherein in the closed position the slide plate restricts or prevents air from flowing through the windshield slits and in the opened position the slide plate allows air flow linearly through the windshield slits.

Assignees

• Zhejiang Cfmoto Power Co Ltd

Inventors

• Luo Longping

Classifications

• B60J1/02

  arranged at the vehicle front {, e.g. structure of the glazing, mounting of the glazing (on windscreen mounted antenna wire H01Q1/1271)} · CPC title

• B60J1/20 Primary

  Accessories, e.g. wind deflectors, blinds (antiglare provisions B60J3/00; wind deflectors associated with roof openings B60J7/22; removable external protective coverings for windows or windscreens B60J11/08 {; aerodynamical spoiler for vehicles B62D35/00;} heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas H05B3/84) · CPC title

• B60H1/267

  Openings in or near to vehicle windows · CPC title

• B60H1/28

  the openings being situated directly in front of vehicle front window · CPC title