US 7,467,822 B2
Open roof construction for a vehicle and wind deflector
Peter Christiaan Leonardus Johannes Manders, Horst (Netherlands)
Assigned to Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V., Venray (Netherlands)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/589,670.
Claims priority of application No. 05110182 (EP), filed on Oct. 31, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0096509 A1, May 03, 2007
Int. Cl. B60J 7/22 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 296—217 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An open roof construction for a vehicle, comprising a roof opening which is provided in a stationary roof part of the vehicle, a movable panel for selectively opening and closing said roof opening, and a wind deflector positioned at the frontal edge of the roof opening, which wind deflector is provided with an upper frame member and a flexible member attached with one edge to said upper frame member, wherein the upper frame member is substantially rigid and the flexible member is attached to said upper frame member through a tensioning device configured for keeping the flexible member taut over its entire width.