Patent ID: 7699381
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. Windbreak device for cabriolet motor vehicles, comprising: a windbreak base adapted to be fixed to a body of a motor vehicle by a fixing device, said fixing device comprising a first fixing element disposed on the windbreak base and a second fixing element arranged on a sidewall of the body of the motor vehicle, the first and the second fixing elements adapted to be connected in order to fix the windbreak device to the body of the motor vehicle, a wind deflector which extends in a wind deflector surface mounted on the windbreak base and adapted to move between an active position and an inactive position, and a drive device disposed on the windbreak base for moving the wind deflector between the inactive and the active position and vice versa, the drive device being adapted to be supplied with power from an on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle by means of a power transmission device, the power transmission device comprising a first power transmission element which is disposed on the windbreak base, and a second power transmission element which is disposed on the side wall of the body of the motor vehicle, the first power transmission element being arranged on the first fixing element and the second power transmission element being arranged on the second fixing element, the first and second power transmission elements transferring power from the on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle to the drive device when the windbreak device is fixed to the motor vehicle in a functional position with the first fixing element connected to the second fixing element.