Patent ID: 8403406

Claim:
A deflector apparatus for a vehicle for arrangement along a front-inner periphery of an opening formed in a roof portion of the vehicle, the deflector apparatus comprising: a fixed frame provided at the roof portion; a movable frame positioned at an upper side of the fixed frame and being rotatable between a raised position and a retracted position; a mesh member connected to the fixed frame and the movable frame and brought to a raised state and a retracted state by a rotation of the movable frame, the mesh member extending above a surface of the roof portion in the raised state; and a spring member biasing the movable frame to the raised position; the fixed frame including a connecting portion connected to the mesh member and provided at an upper side of a drain portion that is formed along the front-inner periphery of the opening, the connecting portion being arranged to have a clearance relative to the drain portion; wherein the deflector apparatus further comprises a holder member holding the connecting portion of the fixed frame and being arranged between the drain portion and the connecting portion; and wherein the holder member supports the spring member.