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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stefano Frascaroli, Waterford, MI (US);
Partha Datta, Novi, MI (US);
Steve Klotz, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Eugenia Popescu, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/22 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for reducing buffeting in a vehicle caused by airflow over a removable or retractable roof-opening includes a rail that is mounted adjacently to the leading edge of the roof-opening. Attached to the rail is an angled deflector that diverts the airflow away from the roof-opening. Extending from the top edge of the deflector is a trip segment that causes the airflow to stabilize and reattach at a point beyond the roof-opening of the vehicle.