Sliding roof device with a deflector

Claim 2

A sliding roof device for a vehicle, the device comprising a frame for fixing to a fixed part of a roof of the vehicle, a roof part movable with respect to the frame between a roof-closing position and a roof-opening position, a support mounted to be pivotable relative to the frame, a retractable deflector pivotally connected to the support and disposed in a front part of the frame relative to the usual direction of movement of the vehicle, elastically yieldable means for opening the angle made between the interconnected deflector and support, abutment means interposed between the deflector and the support for determining a maximum value of said angle, an actuating lever mounted to be movable relative to the frame and connected to the support to move the support between a first position corresponding to a retracted position of the deflector and a second position corresponding to an operative projecting position of the deflector, second elastically yieldable means for biasing the lever in a direction to put the support in said second position, the lever being cooperative with the movable roof part to be shifted by the second elastically yieldable means to the position of the lever corresponding to said second position of the support when the movable roof part is moved to said roofopening position and to be shifted by the movable roof part to the position of the lever corresponding to said first position of the support when the movable roof part is moved to said roof-closing position, and deflector shifting means combined with the movable roof part to reduce said angle between the deflector and the support when the movable roof part is moved to said roof-closing position.

Claim 3

A sliding roof device for a vehicle, the device comprising a frame for fixing to a fixed part of a roof of the vehicle, a roof part movable with respect to the frame between a roof-closing position and a roof-opening position, a support mounted to be pivotable relative to the frame, a retractable deflector pivotally connected to the support and disposed in a front part of the frame relative to the usual direction of movement of the vehicle, elastically yieldable means for opening the angle made between the interconnected deflector and support, abutment means interposed between the deflector and the support for determining a maximum value of said angle, an actuating lever mounted to be movable relative to the frame and connected to the support to move the support between a first position corresponding to a retracted position of the deflEctor and a second position corresponding to an operative projecting position of the deflector, second elastically yieldable means for biasing the lever in a direction to put the support in said second position, a shoe integral with the movable roof part and cooperative with the lever to shift the lever to the position of the lever corresponding to said first position of the support when the movable roof part is moved to said roof-closing position and to allow the lever to be shifted by the second elastically yieldable means to the position of the lever corresponding to said second position of the support, when the movable roof part is moved to said roof-opening position, the movable roof part having means defining a front edge relative to the normal direction of movement of the vehicle which front edge is capable of engaging and shifting the deflector to reduce said angle in opposition to the action of the first elastically yieldable means when the movable roof part is moved to said roof-closing position.

Claim 4

A sliding roof device for a vehicle, the device comprising a frame for fixing to a fixed part of a roof of the vehicle, a roof part movable with respect to the frame between a roof-closing position and a roof-opening position, a support mounted to be pivotable relative to the frame, a retractable deflector pivotally connected to the support and disposed in a front part of the frame relative to the usual direction of movement of the vehicle, elastically yieldable means for opening the angle made between the interconnected deflector and support, abutment means interposed between the deflector and the support for determining a maximum value of said angle, an actuating lever mounted to be movable relative to the frame and connected to the support to move the support between a first position corresponding to a retracted position of the deflEctor and a second position corresponding to an operative projecting position of the deflector, second elastically yieldable means for biasing the lever in a direction to put the support in said second position, a shoe integral with the movable roof part and cooperative with the lever to shift the lever to the position of the lever corresponding to said first position of the support when the movable roof part is moved to said roof-closing position and to allow the lever to be shifted by the second elastically yieldable means to the position of the lever corresponding to said second position of the support, when the movable roof part is moved to said roof-opening position, the movable roof part having means defining a front edge relative to the normal direction of movement of the vehicle which front edge is capable of engaging and shifting the deflector to reduce said angle in opposition to the action of the first elastically yieldable means when the movable roof part is moved to said roof-closing position.

Claim 5

A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support is pivotally mounted along a front edge of the fixed frame relative to the normal direction of movement of the vehicle and carries in the vicinity of a free edge of the support the pivotal connection of the deflector, the first elastically yieldable means, the abutment means and means defining an opening in which the lever is pivotally mounted.

Claim 6

A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the movable roof part comprises a lower panel and an upper panel, and the device comprises means for guiding the upper panel in the fixed frame and links connecting the upper panel to the lower panel, the lower panel and the upper panel respectively comprising means for engaging the lever and the deflector in the course of the displacement of the movable roof part to said roof-closing position.