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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
May. 04, 1999
Edwin Johannes Richardus Wilhelmus Thijssen, Haps, NL;
Inalfa Industries B.V., , NL;
Abstract
An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof, which comprises a frame part to be secured to the roof and an adjustable closing element supported by said frame part, which is adjustable between a closed position and an open position. The closing element comprises at least one rigid plate, which is capable of pivoting movement about a first pivot pin with respect to a part disposed before said rigid plate, which part remains stationary during said pivoting movement. The plate and the part disposed before said plate are fixedly interconnected by means of a flexible sealing element. The plate may make up a wind deflector or part of the closing element.