Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Valance
Patent
1977-01-19
1978-09-12
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Valance
98 214, B60J 722
Patent
active
041133021
ABSTRACT:
A wind deflector for vehicles provided with a sun-roof of the kind having a generally rectangular opening and a shutter therefor, the wind deflector extending along the leading transverse edge of said opening. The wind deflector is relatively inexpensive to construct and comprises the outer metal sheet of the vehicle roof and forms an integral part therewith. The deflector has a rearwardly and upwardly inclined section, and includes a reinforcing plate fixed to the deflector and extending along the leading transverse edge of the roof opening. Preferably the highest point of the rearwardly and upwardly inclined portion lies substantially at the same height as the rear transverse edge of the roof opening. Also, the inclined portion preferably has a slope of between 5.degree. and 35.degree. relative to the forwardly lying portion of the roof. To ensure rigidity of the wind deflector, the upper edge of its rearwardly and outwardly inclined portion is folded around an end edge of the reinforcing plate.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3843195 (1974-10-01), Lidington
patent: 3904239 (1975-09-01), Jardin
patent: 3955848 (1976-05-01), Lutz
Carroll John A.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Saab-Scania AB
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