Patent ID: 7404599

Claim:
A sunroof apparatus, comprising: a pair of arms being arranged along respective sides in a vehicle width direction of an opening portion formed on a roof of a vehicle, a rear portion of each arm being pivotally connected to the roof, a front portion of each arm being biased by a first spring in a rising direction; a pair of arm holding members configured to follow a movement of a sunroof panel that opens or closes the opening portion, each arm holding member being in contact with a respective arm when the sunroof panel is closed; a wind deflector pivotally connected to a front end of each arm; and a second spring for biasing a front edge of the wind deflector in a direction opposite to the rising direction; wherein a rotation of the wind deflector by means of the second spring is restricted by the arms; and wherein the wind deflector includes a connector by means of which the respective arm and a deflector panel are connected to each other, and with which a stopper face formed on a front end of the respective arm makes contact for restricting a rotation of the wind deflector relative to the respective arm; and wherein the connector includes a roller which slides on a tapered face to a flat face of a housing when the wind deflector moves to a stored position.