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US 7,097,233 B2Granted
Wind deflector of open car
AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsKatsumasa Sogame, Isao Tohda, Hiroki Ohira, Takaki Nakamura, Yoko Kyubun, Haruo Ohe
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AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsKatsumasa Sogame, Isao Tohda, Hiroki Ohira, Takaki Nakamura, Yoko Kyubun, Haruo Ohe
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A roll bar is provided behind seats of an open car, and there is provided a wind deflector to deflect air flow coming from the vehicle rear during the open-state driving on the roll bar. The wind deflector is configured so as to have air permeability in such a manner that an air permeability rate of its upper section is greater than that of its lower section. Part of air flow passes through the wind deflector. Since the amount of the air flow passing through the lower section of the deflector directed to the neck portion is suppressed compared to the air flow passing through the upper section, both the reducing of the air flow beyond the wind deflector and the suppressing of the passenger feeling displeasure with the air flow (against the neck portion) can be attained, and thereby the passenger can be prevented effectively from feeling displeasure.
A wind deflector of an open car, in which an upper portion of the open car above a belt line except a windshield is detachable or foldable so as to be stored, the wind deflector being provided fixedly or detachably at a roll bar disposed behind a driver seat and an assistant seat and operative to substantially prevent an air flow from coming into a cabin from a vehicle rear behind the driver seat and the assistant seat and above the belt line, wherein said wind deflector is configured so as to allow part of the air flow coming from the vehicle rear to pass through the deflector in a forward direction, and to have air permeability in such a manner that an air permeability rate of an upper section of the wind deflector is greater than that of a lower section of the wind deflector.
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