Deflector device for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9834077-B2
Application number	US-201515320480-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 17, 2015
Priority date	Jun 27, 2014
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

A deflector apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower frame fixed to a roof of a vehicle and a fitting recess. A facing is held by the lower frame and an upper frame, the facing protrudes above a surface of the roof in association with an upward movement of the upper frame, the facing is folded and retracted towards a rear side in association with a downward movement of the upper frame. A guide member includes a fitting protrusion fitted in the fitting recess and elastically recovering to guide the facing to be folded at a retracting movement of the facing. A restriction wall restricts the guide member from moving such that a movable distance of the guide member in a counter-insertion direction of the fitting protrusion is a distance that is shorter than an insertion amount of the fitting protrusion relative to the fitting recess.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A deflector apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a lower frame fixed to a roof of a vehicle to be extended in a vehicle width direction along a front edge portion of an opening formed at the roof, the lower frame including a fitting recess;
an upper frame extended in the vehicle width direction along the front edge portion of the opening;
a facing extended along the front edge portion of the opening and including both end portions in a short-side direction, both the end portions being held by the lower frame and the upper frame, respectively, the facing being configured to protrude above a surface of the roof in association with an upward movement of the upper frame relative to the lower frame, the facing being configured to be folded and retracted towards a rear side of the vehicle in association with a downward movement of the upper frame relative to the lower frame;
a guide member including a fitting protrusion fitted in the fitting recess along an insertion direction, the guide member elastically recovering to guide the facing to be folded towards the rear side of the vehicle at a retracting movement of the facing; and
a restriction wall restricting the guide member from moving in a counter-insertion direction of the fitting protrusion such that a movable distance of the guide member in the counter-insertion direction is a distance that is shorter than an insertion amount of the fitting protrusion relative to the fitting recess.

2. The deflector apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein at completion of the retracting movement, the guide member releases the facing in a non-sandwiched state.

3. The deflector apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the guide member is provided at each of both sides of the facing relative to a central portion of the facing in the vehicle width direction as a pair.

4. The deflector apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the guide member is positioned at a lower side relative to the surface of the roof in an expanded state in which the facing protrudes above the surface of the roof.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Konishi Katsumi
• Sawada Kazuki

Classifications

• B60J7/047

  movable to overlapping or nested relationship {(B60J7/041 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60J7/22 Primary

  Wind deflectors for open roofs · CPC title

• B60J7/043

  Sunroofs (B60J7/047 - B60J7/053 take precedence){e.g. sliding above the roof} · CPC title