Collapsible wind deflector for a vehicle roof

A vehicle sunroof system, comprising:

• first and second guide rails;
• a panel movable along the first and second guide rails between an open position and a closed position;
• first and second rams attached to the panel;
• a first arm that is rotatable about a first pivot axis and a second arm that is rotatable about a second pivot axis;
• a web suspended between the first arm and the second arm;
• first and second resilient members, each having a biasing force that biases the first and second arms, respectively, to rotate to one of a collapsed position and an upright position wherein the first and second arms are rotatable directly toward each other and are substantially perpendicular to the first and second guide rails;
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• a first cam feature coupled to the first arm and having a first contact surface, and a second cam feature coupled to the second arm and having a second contact surface, wherein the first ram pushes against the first contact surface and the second ram pushes against the second contact surface to rotate the first and second arms, respectively, about the first and second pivot axes to the other of the collapsed position and the upright position when the panel is moved.

A wind deflector component for a vehicle roof, comprising:

• a first arm that is rotatable about a first pivot axis and a second arm that is rotatable about a second pivot axis wherein the first and second arms extend transversely relative to guide rails that support a roof panel for movement between an open and closed position;
• first and second resilient members, each having a biasing force that biases the first and second arms, respectively, to rotate to one of a collapsed position and an upright position;
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• a first cam feature coupled to the first arm and having a first contact surface, and a second cam feature coupled to the second arm and having a second contact surface,
• wherein the first and second arms rotate about the first and second pivot axes, respectively, to the other of the collapsed position and the upright position when a force is applied against the first and second contact surfaces with the first and second arms being rotatable directly toward each other.

A wind deflector for a vehicle roof, comprising:

• a first arm that is rotatable about a first pivot axis and a second arm that is rotatable about a second pivot axis;
• a web suspended between the first arm and the second arm;
• first and second resilient members, each providing a biasing force that biases the first and second arms, respectively, to rotate to one of a collapsed position and an upright position;
• a first cam feature coupled to the first arm and having a first contact surface, and a second cam feature coupled to the second arm and having a second contact surface;
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• first and second rams that are each movable to a position where the first ram pushes against the first contact surface and the second ram pushes against the second contact surface to rotate the first and second arms, respectively, about the first and second pivot axes to the other of the collapsed position and the upright position wherein the first and second pivot axes extend in a generally longitudinal direction and are laterally spaced apart from each other.

A wind deflector for a vehicle roof, comprising:

• a first arm that is rotatable about a first pivot axis and a second arm that is rotatable about a second pivot axis, the first and second arms being pivotable between an upright position and a collapsed position;
• a web having a substantial portion extending along a lateral direction between the first arm and the second arm;
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• a resilient member providing a biasing force that biases the first and second arms to rotate about the first and second pivot axes to one of the collapsed position and the upright position wherein the first and second pivot axes extend in a generally longitudinal direction transverse to the lateral direction.