(19)
(11) EP 2 505 401 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
26.12.2012 Bulletin 2012/52

(43) Date of publication:
03.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/40

(21) Application number: 11175278.8

(22) Date of filing: 26.07.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B60J 7/22(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 29.03.2011 JP 2011073131

(71) Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448-8650 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Fukami, Kiyozumi
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, 448-8650 (JP)
  • Ida, Hiroyuki
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, 448-0027 (JP)
  • Isobe, Satoshi
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, 448-0027 (JP)

(74) Representative: Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte - Partnerschaft 
Bavariaring 10
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Wind deflector for roof openings of automotive vehicles


(57) 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.