REMOVABLE ROOF ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED WIND DEFLECTOR

摘要

REMOVABLE ROOF ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED WIND DEFLECTOR A removable roof assembly including a wind deflector structure of a size and shape to be mounted with respect to a passenger vehicle roof opening when a removable roof structure of the assembly is in its removed condition in an operative position extending above and along the forward end of the vehicle roof opening and above and rearwardly along the sides thereof such that interengagement of the forward tongues of the removable roof structure within the receiving grooves of the peripheral housing is prevented. A first mechanism is provided for retaining the wind deflector structure in its operative position and for enabling the wind deflector structure to be moved out of its operative position in response to a manual movement. A mounting mechanism serves to mount the wind deflector structure on the housing (1) for movement out of its operative position into a storage position beneath the vehicle roof opening wherein interengagement of the tongues with the grooves is no longer prevented thereby and (2) for movement from its storage position into its operative position which is prevented when the removable roof structure is in its closed position. A second mechanism is provided for (1) retaining the wind deflector structure in the storage position when moved therein to enable the tongues to be interengaged with the grooves while the wind deflector structure is retained in its storage position and the removable roof structure to be moved into its closed position and (2) enabling the wind deflector structure to be moved into said operative position when the removable roof structure is in its removed condition.