Wind deflector for roof openings of automotive vehicles
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October 3, 2012
A deflector apparatus for a vehicle (12) including a fixed frame (21) provided at a roof portion (10a), a movable frame (22) positioned at an upper side of the fixed frame and being rotatable between a raised position and a retracted position, a mesh member (23) 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 (25) biasing the movable frame to the raised position. The fixed frame includes a connecting portion (21a) connected to the mesh member and provided at an upper side of a drain portion (16) that is formed along a front-inner periphery of the opening. The connecting portion is arranged to have a clearance relative to the drain portion.
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