Patent ID: 7766415
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. Windbreak device for cabriolet motor vehicles having on-board electrical systems, comprising: a windbreak base which is disposed level with a beltline of a vehicle body, a wind deflector which is connected to the windbreak base in an articulated manner and can be pivoted from an inactive position, which extends approximately level with the beltline of the vehicle body, into an active position which rises above the beltline and runs approximately transverse with respect to said beltline, an electric drive unit by which the wind deflector can be moved between the inactive and the active position relative to the windbreak base, an electrical energy storage means which is separate from the on-board electrical system of the vehicle and provides electrical energy for operating the electric drive unit, and solar cells by which the electrical energy storage means can be charged, said solar cells being disposed in a support housing fixed to a frame of the windbreak base.