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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2009
Shigehito Horiuchi, Tochigi, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsukamoto, Tochigi, JP;
Shigehito Horiuchi, Tochigi, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsukamoto, Tochigi, JP;
Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a deflector including a blade along a front edge of an opening of a fixed roof, movable upward and downward when the opening is opened and closed; a deflector arm whose one end is coupled to a frame on a vehicle body and whose other end is rotatably coupled to the blade via a first coupling shaft; a link arm whose one end is coupled to the frame on the vehicle body and whose other end is rotatably coupled to the blade via a second coupling shaft; and urging means for permanently urging a force to displace the blade upward. A cam member including first and second cam slots is provided on the frame on the vehicle body, a middle portion of the link arm is slidably engaged via a first pin with the first cam slot and one end of the link arm is slidably engaged via a second pin with the second cam slot, and the blade is housed in a laid down state with its upper portion displaced backward, and gradually stands up as displaced upward from a position where the blade is housed.