Patent ID: 9004584
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening in its fixed roof, the roof opening having a front side and two lateral sides providing edges of the roof opening, comprising: a stationary part, at least a closure member supported by the stationary part and configured to close the roof opening in the fixed roof and to selectively open the roof opening by being moved at least rearwardly, and a wind deflector positioned near the front of the roof opening, said wind deflector being configured to be movable between an ineffective position below the fixed roof and an effective position projecting above the fixed roof, the wind deflector including flexible wind deflecting material attached at an upper end to an upper elongate element which is movably connected to the stationary part and configured to extend at least along the front of the roof opening and the wind deflecting material being connected at a lower end to the stationary part, the wind deflecting material being provided with an intermediate elongate element attached to the wind deflecting material between the upper and lower ends and extending along substantially the width of the wind deflecting material, wherein at least a part of the intermediate elongate element is configured so as to be biased toward a position spaced from at least one edge of the roof opening and is displaced in a direction toward the at least one edge of the roof opening when the wind deflector is moved from the ineffective position to the effective position; wherein the upper and intermediate elongate elements have a central part extending substantially parallel to the front side of the roof opening and end parts extending, in plan view, substantially parallel to the lateral sides of the roof opening, the flexible wind deflecting material being attached both to the central part and to the end parts of the elongate elements; wherein the intermediate elongate element is flexible and at least side portions of the intermediate elongate element are biased away from adjacent edges of the roof opening.