Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-07
2008-07-29
Pedder, Dennis H (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
Reexamination Certificate
active
07404599
ABSTRACT:
A sunroof apparatus includes 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 the arm being pivotally connected to the roof, a front portion of the arm being biased by a first spring in a rising direction, a pair of arm holding members operating so as to follow a movement of a sunroof panel that opens or closes the opening portion, the arm holding member being in contact with the arm when the sunroof panel is closed, a wind deflector being pivotally connected to a front end of the arm, and a second spring for biasing a front edge of the wind deflector in a direction opposite to the rising direction. A rotation of the wind deflector by means of the second spring is restricted by the arm.
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patent: 6695399 (2004-02-01), Pfertner et al.
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Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP
Pedder Dennis H
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