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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ronald M. Lovasz, Allen Park, MI (US);
Spencer M. Hicks, Pinckney, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/22 (2006.01); B60J 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/223 (2013.01); B60J 7/1291 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a header extending laterally between A-pillars, and a soft top, including a movable frame defining a roof of the vehicle and having a header bow that is selectively securable to the header, the frame movable between a forward closed position and a rearward retracted position. A wind deflector is mounted to the frame adjacent to the header bow and movable with the frame between the closed position and the retracted position, with the wind deflector positioned in front of the header bow when not in the closed position.