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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2000
Engelbert Hirschvogel, Hofstetten, DE;
Thomas Staltmayer, Gauting, DE;
Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH, Stockdrof, DE;
Abstract
A wind deflector for a motor vehicle roof having a roof opening and a cover for closing and exposing the roof opening, has a body with a wind-deflecting surface and which is movable between a rest position and a raised operating position and is formed of at least two body elements which are movable relative to one another between a compact configuration in said rest position and a raised and expanded configuration in the operating position. The body elements are coupled to one another and are pre-tensioned towards their expanded configuration and include at least one base body element and an auxiliary body element. The auxiliary body is connected to a displacement element for raising and lowering both the at least one base body element and the auxiliary body element to and from their operating position, the at least one base body element being displaced downward relative to the auxiliary body element as the auxiliary body is raised.