Sun roof apparatus

A sun roof apparatus comprising:

• an opening defined in a vehicle roof;
• a sliding panel operated for opening and closing the opening by an operation of an electric motor;
• a deflector disposed along a front edge portion of the opening and movable in response to an operation of the sliding panel;
• the deflector including a wind deflecting portion projected from the vehicle roof while the sliding panel is being opened and moved down to an inoperative position while the sliding panel is being closed;
• the deflector further including an arm portion extending from an edge of the wind deflecting portion in a vehicle rearward direction;
• a control device for adjusting a projecting amount of the wind deflecting portion from the vehicle roof;
• a cam means disposed at a rear end portion of the arm portion and operatively connected with the arm portion, being slidably movable in a vehicle longitudinal direction for moving the rear end portion of the arm portion in a vehicle vertical direction;
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• a link means mounted on an approximately central portion of the arm so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle relative to the arm portion.