Wisco Corporation

Lothar Pohl

Norman L Sorensen

An air deflector for a vehicle having a roof opening and a sliding panel to open and close the opening. The sunroof includes a frame around the opening with a pair of opposed longitudinal edges having inward projecting recessed ledges to support the panel flush with the roof. A front transverse edge includes an inward projecting front ledge recessed below the panel. A pair of spaced apart hinges are hinged at a lower end to the front ledge, and the hinges are movable from a retracted position abutting the front ledge to a deployed position with the hinges extending forward and upward. An upper end of the hinge extends above the roof in the deployed position and is attached to the air deflector which extends across the roof opening. A biasing spring urges the air deflector to the deployed position when the panel is open. A forward sliding of the panel urges the air deflector into a recess formed in the front inward projecting ledge allowing the panel to pass over the air deflector and close the opening.

Sunroof air deflector

A sliding roof panel for selectively covering or uncovering an opening in a vehicle is disclosed. The panel is supported by a pair of spaced apart parallel tracks disposed longitudinally above the vehicle roof on each side of the opening. The panel is movable from a first position wherein it is biased against the vehicle roof over the opening to a second position wherein the panel is raised above the vehicle roof and the supporting tracks to a third position wherein the panel is moved along the tracks uncovering the opening. A linkage actuated by a pivoting handle moves the panel from the first position to the second position. A cam operated interlock allows the panel to be moved from its first to its second position or from its second position to its first position only when the panel is vertically over the roof opening. The panel can be moved by hand from its first, to its second, and to its third position; and from its third to its second to its first position. In a preferred embodiment, the panel is movable to the various positions by an electrically operated, longitudinally movable cable.

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Sterling Heights, MI, United States of America

Lothar Pohl