Open roof construction for a vehicle

A wind deflector assembly for an open roof construction of a vehicle having a roof opening, the wind deflector assembly comprising:

• a frame part movable between a retracted position and an extended position above the retracted position;
• a flexible member having a first end attached to said frame part and an opposite second end configured to be attached to a stationary part of the vehicle;
• a guide rod configured to engage the flexible member, the guide rod extending in a first direction substantially parallel to the frame part and configured to move in a second direction transverse to the first direction;
• wherein the flexible member, starting from its second end, successively extends in a first sense in the second direction towards the guide rod, partially around said guide rod and in an opposite sense away from the guide rod and towards the frame part, and wherein the guide rod is movable in such a manner that the flexible member is maintained in a taut state in from the retracted position to the extended position of the frame part.

A method of positioning a wind deflector with respect to a roof opening in a fixed roof of a vehicle, the vehicle having a movable panel for opening and closing the roof opening and the wind deflector having a frame part extending substantially in a transverse direction with respect to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and movable from a retracted position below the fixed roof to an extended position above the fixed roof, and a flexible member having a first end attached to said frame part and which with an opposite second end attached to a stationary part of the vehicle, a guide rod configured to engage the flexible member extending in the transverse direction and movable in the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the guide rod contacts the flexible member to maintain it taut in at least intermediate positions between the retracted position and the extended position, the method comprising:

• moving the frame part from a retracted position below the fixed roof to an extended position of the fixed roof;
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• moving the guide rod in such a manner that the flexible member is maintained in a taut state in intermediate positions from the retracted position to the extended position and wherein at least a portion of the flexible member from the guide rod to the frame part extends at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal direction for at least some positions of the guide rod, and wherein the flexible member, starting from its second end, successively extends in a first sense substantially along said longitudinal direction towards the guide rod, partially around said guide rod and in an opposite sense substantially along said longitudinal direction, past a stationary guide therefor and from there extends towards the frame part.