Wind deflector having an integrated drive
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsPeter Neumann, Klaus Seibt
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Abstract
A wind deflector for a convertible vehicle includes a lower frame, which can be fixedly mounted to the vehicle, and an upper frame, on which a wind deflector is formed. The upper frame can be pivoted relative to the lower frame about a deployment axis, between a laid-down position and a wind protection position, by use of a drive. The upper frame and the lower frame are pivotably interconnected via at least two bearing points. The upper frame is operatively connected to the lower frame by a drive thread, and the drive thread is operatively connected to the drive. One of the bearing points has at least one preloading device.
Claims11
A wind deflector for a convertible, comprising:
- a lower frame which is mountable fixed to a vehicle;
- an upper frame which is pivotable with respect to the lower frame about a deployment axis between a storage position and a wind protection position;
- at least two bearing points, wherein the upper frame and the lower frame are pivotably connected to one another by way of the at least two bearing points;
- a drive thread by which the upper frame is operatively connected to the lower frame;
- a drive, wherein the drive thread is operatively connected to the drive;
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- wherein at least one of the at least two bearing points has a pretensioning device which pretensions the upper frame into the wind protection position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.