Abstract: A vehicle passenger compartment having a first side and a second side, separated by a longitudinal plane, and having a front row and a back row, separated by a transverse plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal plane. The passenger compartment has an element extending in the transverse plane and movable between a first position in which the element extends from the first side and a second position in which the element extends from the second side.

Abstract: A two-piece front windshield for a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) has a lower section of the windshield having a forward lip at its upper edge. The lower windshield is attached to the front of the vehicle roll cage frame. A removable upper section of the windshield is attached to the front of the vehicle roll cage frame above the lower windshield supported by the forward lip and held in place by a quick disconnect clamp system with the ability to be quickly removed and repositioned into a rear storage channel behind the vehicle seats to be used as a rear window. The upper section of the windshield can be placed back into the front windshield position at anytime.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated glass panel, which includes at least two glass substrates and at least one intermediate layer made of a polymeric material arranged between the substrates, the method including in the following order: the bending of the substrates; the controlled cooling of the substrates; and the formation of a laminated assembly that includes the substrates and the intermediate layer; the cutting of the laminated assembly straight through the entire thickness thereof along a line on one of the main surfaces thereof, the controlled cooling including general controlled cooling and local controlled cooling of an area that includes the cutting line, the local controlled cooling being faster than the general controlled cooling.

Abstract: A wind deflector for a convertible vehicle is connected to a vehicle seat in the region of a headrest. The wind deflector is attached removably to the vehicle seat by connecting elements. A rear wall of the wind deflector extends around the headrest of the vehicle seat and is adjoined by, in each case, lateral air guiding elements with upright protective faces arranged running in the direction of travel and form between them, in a region in front of the headrest, a space that reduces a draft of air. In a further embodiment, the wind deflector can also be provided with a roof-shaped air guiding element.

Abstract: The present invention provides an outer panel for a back door that includes a glass-fitted opening and a plurality of guide grooves provided on an outer peripheral edge of the glass-fitted opening. Each of the guide grooves is arranged on opposing left and right sides on the outer peripheral edge and has a shallow groove and either a deep groove or a through hole.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind blocker arrangement (1) for a personal vehicle embodied as a cabriolet, having a roller device (5) comprising a shaft (12) and a material web (7) that may be rolled onto the shaft (12), having a bow (8) to which the material web (7) is attached and by means of which the material web (7) may be unwound from the shaft (12), and having two lateral arms (9) that, when the material web (7) is extended, are disposed in the region of the lateral edges (14) of the material web (7) and that are pivotable transversely to the rotational axis (13) of the shaft (12). A particularly compact and comfortable construction may be achieved if the arms (9) are drive-coupled to the bow (8) such that the arms (9) pivoting open causes the bow (8) to pull out the material web (7).

Abstract: A vehicle rear windshield structure includes a first rear windshield, a second rear windshield, and a light shielding wall. The first rear windshield is to secure rearward visibility from an inside of a vehicle body. The second rear windshield is provided below the first rear windshield to secure rearward visibility from the inside of the vehicle body. The light shielding wall is provided between the first rear windshield and the second rear windshield to reduce light coming from an outside of the vehicle body through the second rear windshield to the first rear windshield.

Abstract: Externally deployed airbag system for a vehicle including one or more inflatable airbags deployable outside of the vehicle, an anticipatory sensor system for assessing the probable severity of an impact involving the vehicle based on data obtained prior to the impact and initiating inflation of the airbag(s) in the event an impact above a threshold severity is assessed, and an inflator coupled to the anticipatory sensor system and the airbag for inflating the airbag when initiated by the anticipatory sensor system. The airbag may be housed in a module mounted along a side of the vehicle, in a side door of the vehicle (both for side impact protection), at a front of the vehicle (for frontal impact protection) or at a rear of the vehicle (for rear impact protection). Also, the externally deployed airbag can be deployed to cushion a pedestrian's impact against the vehicle.

Abstract: In order to design a protection device for motor vehicles, comprising a protection element protecting again draft and/or radiation, wherein for the mounting on a motor vehicle body the protection device has two fixing devices which are arranged on oppositely located sides and in which at least one locking element movable back and forth between an operative position and an inoperative position is mounted, so that it is easier to mount it is suggested that the fixing devices be coupled by means of a coupling device in such a manner that the at least one locking element of the one fixing device and the at least one locking element of the other, oppositely located fixing device can be transferred together from the operative into the inoperative position.

Abstract: In order to improve a windbreak device for motor vehicles, in particular for cabriolet vehicles, comprising a windbreak base which can be mounted such that it is fixed to the vehicle and on which a wind deflector which extends in a wind deflector surface can be mounted so as to move between an active position and an inactive position, and a drive device for moving the wind deflector between the inactive and the active position and vice versa, in such a way that the said windbreak device can be operated in as optimum a manner as possible, it is proposed that the drive device can be supplied with power from an on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle by means of a power transmission device, and that the power transmission device comprises a first element which is disposed on the windbreak base, and a second element which is disposed on a side wall of the body of the motor vehicle, the said elements transferring power from the on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle to the drive device which is di

Abstract: In order, in the case of a wind stop device for motor vehicles, in particular, convertible vehicles, comprising a cover for a section of a passenger compartment opening of a vehicle body, this cover being arranged at the level of a belt line of the vehicle body, and a wind blocker which is connected to the cover via joints and which is pivotable from an inactive position resting on the cover into an active position raised above the belt line of the vehicle body, in which the wind blocker extends transversely to the cover, to increase the ease, with which a wind blocker of this type can be handled, it is suggested that a drive be provided, with which the wind blocker is movable at least from the inactive position into the active position.

Abstract: In order to improve a wind stop device, in particular, for convertible vehicles, comprising a wind blocker rising above a belt line of a body, and a cover connected to the wind blocker for an area, located behind the wind blocker in relation to a direction of travel, of a passenger compartment opening of the body, with respect to its optimum effect, i.e., the prevention of draft in a passenger compartment area located in front of the wind blocker, it is proposed that the wind blocker have an air permeability which is greater than an air permeability of the cover.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A separating device for a vehicle interior, with at least one dimensionally stable flat structure, is positioned upright in a protection position. At least one transparent disk element is associated with the flat structure and is mounted so as to move in translatory manner parallel to the flat structure. In a protection position, it extends the flat structure in the vehicle height direction.

Abstract: A wind-deflecting device for a convertible includes a center part of the wind-deflecting device, which in its upright operating position is arranged between spaced-apart bar sections of a rollover bar and is held in place on the rollover bar via releasable locking connections. Each releasable locking connection includes a receiver fixed to the rollover bar and interlocking with a laterally supported holding element of the center part. The locking connection further has a pivotably supported spring-loaded notch lever to release the locking connection. To enable the releasable locking connection to be released from a sitting position and to increase ease of operation, the notch lever is arranged on the fixed receiver and a pushbutton interacting with the notch lever is provided on the receiver to pivot the notch lever.

Abstract: A convertible in which at least one vehicle seat is assigned a windbreak. In this case, the at least one windbreak is adapted in shape and position to occupants who are on the vehicle seats, an aerodynamic air-guiding device being provided at least in one part of the region bounding the windbreak.

Abstract: A method of preventing at least one front seat of a vehicle from collapsing into a rear seat area during rear impact collisions with a vehicle occupant safety net thereby mitigating whiplash injuries to front seat occupants and reducing potential injuries to rear seat occupants. The method provides for positioning the vehicle occupant safety net between the at least one front seat and the rear seat area of the vehicle. The safety net is then secured to the vehicle. Moreover, the safety net is sized and configured to prevent the at least one front seat from collapsing rearwardly into the rear seat area during rear impact collisions thereof to mitigate whiplash injuries to the front seat occupants and reduce potential injuries to the rear seat occupants.

Abstract: In a convertible vehicle with a hardtop vehicle roof comprising at least two roof parts, which are movable between a closed position in which to roof parts cover the interior space of the vehicle and an open position in which the roof parts are in storage compartment behind the interior vehicle space, and wherein the roof includes a rear window which is removable from the roof and utilized, in a raised upright position, as a wind deflector, the roof parts and the window are separated from each other and fitted when the roof is open, into the storage compartment behind the interior space in an upright position one behind the other transverse to the longitudinal vehicle direction.

Abstract: In order to improve a wind stop device for convertible vehicles, comprising a wind blocker consisting of two wind blocker parts which, for their part, can be brought about a wind blocker folding axis from an extended position, in which the wind blocker extends with a maximum extension in a direction of extension, into a folded position, in which the two wind blocker parts are essentially located on top of one another, and further comprising a cover with two cover parts for a section of a passenger compartment opening, in such a manner that this is more easily manageable during folding it is suggested that the cover parts be mounted on one another so as to be pivotable about a cover folding axis and be adapted to be brought from an extended position, in which the cover extends with a maximum extension in the direction of extension, into a folded position, in which the two cover parts are essentially located on top of one another, and that in a functional position the wind blocker and the cover be connected to

Abstract: A windbreak device for a motor vehicle, in particular for an open passenger vehicle, has a lower frame which can be attached to the vehicle, an upper frame which is mounted on the lower frame so as to be capable of pivoting about a pivot axis, and at least one flexible, planar windbreak element which is mounted on the frames. In order to simplify the design of such a windbreak device, it is proposed that both frames be of C-shaped construction, with open sides facing the pivot axis, and to provide a common windbreak element, for both frames, attached to both frames.

Abstract: A vehicle glass includes an outer surface and an inner surface opposing the outer surface. A circumferential edge joins the inner and outer surfaces. The edge has at least, in part, a generally planar portion connected to the outer surface by an outer corner and connected to the inner surface by an inner corner. The planar portion is disposed at an acute angle with respect to the outer surface. Furthermore, the outer corner also has a radius less than one half the thickness of the vehicle glass.

Abstract: In a convertible vehicle with a hardtop vehicle roof comprising at least two roof parts, which are movable between a closed position in which to roof parts cover the interior space of the vehicle and an open position in which the roof parts are in storage compartment behind the interior vehicle space, and wherein the roof includes a rear window which is removable from the roof and utilized, in a raised upright position, as a wind deflector, the roof parts and the window are separated from each other and fitted when the roof is open, into the storage compartment behind the interior space in an upright position one behind the other transverse to the longitudinal vehicle direction.

Abstract: In order to improve a wind stop device for convertible vehicles, comprising a wind blocker consisting of two wind blocker parts which, for their part, can be brought about a wind blocker folding axis from an extended position, in which the wind blocker extends with a maximum extension in a direction of extension, into a folded position, in which the two wind blocker parts are essentially located on top of one another, and further comprising a cover with two cover parts for a section of a passenger compartment opening, in such a manner that this is more easily manageable during folding it is suggested that the cover parts be mounted on one another so as to be pivotable about a cover folding axis and be adapted to be brought from an extended position, in which the cover extends with a maximum extension in the direction of extension, into a folded position, in which the two cover parts are essentially located on top of one another, and that in a functional position the wind blocker and the cover be connected to

Abstract: A windbreak device for a motor vehicle, in particular for an open passenger vehicle, has a lower frame which can be attached to the vehicle, an upper frame which is mounted on the lower frame so as to be capable of pivoting about a pivot axis, and at least one flexible, planar windbreak element which is mounted on the frames. In order to simplify the design of such a windbreak device, it is proposed that both frames be of C-shaped construction, with open sides facing the pivot axis, and to provide a common windbreak element, for both frames, attached to both frames.

Abstract: In a wind deflector operating mechanism for a convertible with an adjustable top, wherein the wind deflector is supported by vertical guide rails so as to be movable between lowered and raised positions and the vehicle top is movable between a closed position and a storage position, a drive mechanism for opening and closing the vehicle top is adapted to engage an operating linkage for raising and lowering the wind deflector in such a way that movement of the wind deflector occurs only during certain movement phases of the drive mechanism.

Abstract: In a wind deflector operating mechanism for a convertible with an adjustable top, wherein the wind deflector is supported by vertical guide rails so as to be movable between lowered and raised positions and the vehicle top is movable between a closed position and a storage position, a drive mechanism for opening and closing the vehicle top is adapted to engage an operating linkage for raising and lowering the wind deflector in such a way that movement of the wind deflector occurs only during certain movement phases of the drive mechanism.

Abstract: A convertible in which at least one vehicle seat is assigned a windbreak. In this case, the at least one windbreak is adapted in shape and position to occupants who are on the vehicle seats, an aerodynamic air-guiding device being provided at least in one part of the region bounding the windbreak.

Abstract: A windscreen assembly for a Corvette Convertible automobile that comprises a wind breaking mesh net configured to be fastened in the rear of the passenger cockpit of the vehicle and of equivalent height as the windshield. The wind breaking mesh net is to be positioned in an upright manner and attached to the vehicle with an adapter apparatus using adapters located on opposing sides of the vehicle. The adapters positioned in such a way as to allow for their temporary attachment to the vehicle sides when the top of the Corvette Convertible is down. The completed assembly gives a method for securing a removable wind breaking mesh net to the vehicle thereby reducing interior wind noise while driving and does not require any permanent alterations to the existing vehicle design.

Abstract: A wind deflecting device for use with a convertible automobile or jeep type vehicle with side windows and a front seat and/or a rear seat area. This new design wind deflecting device has cloth plus either vinyl plastic (for a windshield) or see-through netting (for a windscreen) spread in back of both front seats extending horizontally from the left inner car wall to the right inner car wall and vertically from the top edge of side windows to the seat interface of the rear seating area. The completed wind deflector will be universally adjustable for use in any motor vehicle. This simplicity of design, with a reduced number of components, makes this device uniquely simple and cheap to produce while at the same time being completely adjustable for use in any convertible vehicle. The device will deflect wind that comes from the rear of the vehicle when traveling.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods related to a windblocker sized to fit under a convertible roof of the convertible automobile when the convertible roof is up. The windblocker comprises a substantially transparent, substantially planar main pane sized to extend substantially across the cockpit behind at least two seats of the cockpit and at least two retractable winglets disposed on either side of the main pane that are movably attached to project from the side of the main pane when in an extended position and to extend inwardly from the side of the main pane when in a retracted position. Also, at least two opposing brackets comprising an attachment portion able to securely attach the opposing brackets to the cockpit behind the seats and a receiving portion, such as two opposing slots, sized to releasably and securely receive the main pane.

Abstract: A wind baffle for convertible automobiles including a baffle sheet and straps for affixing the baffle sheet to the front seats of the convertible automobile. Support legs provide further stability to the baffle sheet so that it is held in place behind the front seat compartment. The support legs angle the baffle sheet to reduce glare and reflections off the sheet. The wind baffle prevents wind currents from passing from the rear of the convertible automobile to the front seat compartment.

Abstract: A wind baffle for convertible automobiles including a baffle sheet, straps for affixing the baffle sheet to a pair of opposed regions in the interior of the automobile such that the baffle sheet can be held in place behind the front seat compartment of the convertible automobile to prevent wind currents from passing from the rear of the convertible automobile to the front seat compartment, the opposed regions situated on an axis, and a device for adjustably affixing the baffle sheet to a third region in the automobile interior situated outside of the axis for preventing movement of the baffle sheet about the axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to an encapsulated window comprising a monolithic or laminated glass and/or plastic substrate (4; 14) provided with a frame (5; 16) made of a plastic material which is overmoulded around the periphery of the substrate. The frame includes, along at least part of its periphery, an essentially U-shaped groove which grips the border (6) of the substrate. The plastic material consists of a thermoplastic polymer or a blend of thermoplastic polymers having a flexural modulus of at least 1200 MPa. The frame grips the edge of the substrate with sufficient rigidity so that the edge of the substrate need not be coated with an adhesive primer.

Abstract: An windbreak aero-board apparatus disposed behind a passenger seat of an open-top vehicle for protecting a passenger on the seat from a swirling wind blast is comprised of a lower shield member transversely extending and secured to opposite sides of the vehicle body and an upper shield member transversely extending in the vehicle body which is connected to the lower shield member so as to turn up and down between an upright position in which the upper shield member stands up on top of the lower shield member and a retracted position in which the upper shield member is placed below the top of the lower shield member.

Abstract: A hardtop for a convertible includes a front roof part and a rear roof part with a fixed rear window. The front and rear roof parts are operated by a lateral folding mechanism to be moved between a raised position and a retracted position in which the roof parts are contained in a roof box. The roof box is made variable in size via a foldable portion of the rear seat. When the roof is in the raised position, the foldable portion of the rear seat forms the rear seat. When the roof is retracted, the foldable portion of the rear seat is folded forward to enlarge the roof box. A shelf is attached to the foldable portion of the rear seat, which is an upper part of a backrest and is foldable about a horizontal axis of rotation to form a floor part of the roof box. The shelf forms a front wall of the roof box when the upper part of the backrest is folded. A roll bar is movable between a raised position and a lowered position. A roller shade box is disposed at a rear area of the shelf.

Abstract: A wind protection arrangement for an open passenger car is disclosed which has flexible flat type structure which is arranged so it can be rolled up and unrolled between an inoperative position and a protective position on a roll-up device. The roll-up device extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle and is fixed to the vehicle. A swivellable mounting frame which is fixed to the motor vehicle supports a forward edge of the flat shaped structure. This mounting frame can be swivelled between a folded-over basic position and an erected operative position about a swivel axis extending in parallel to a bearing axis of the roll-up device.

Abstract: A rear passenger motorcycle windshield is provided including a transparent shield plate. Also included is a bracket assembly connected to the shield plate and adapted to be mounted to a motorcycle for being positioned between a front end of a seat thereof and a rear thereof thus being positioned behind a first rider and in front of a second rider.

Abstract: A central part of an anti-buffet screen formed by a vertical pane is held in its operating position on a roll bar by at least one lower plug connection and by upper latch connections spaced apart from one another. The central part cannot be released from the roll bar until the spring-loaded latch levers of the latch connections are pivoted free.

Abstract: A two-seat convertible has wind deflecting bodies which are disposed behind the headrests of the vehicle seats and rest on the vehicle body top rear side and project upwards to approximately the height of the upper edge of the respective headrest. The headrests are constructed in the shape of a hood which tapers toward the rear and is approximately parabolic with respect to the outer contour, in which case the contour of a headrest is situated within the flow-around area of the surface of the assigned wind deflecting body which projects upwards in the front. Each wind deflecting body can be detachably fastened on the vehicle body.

Abstract: The convertible has a wind deflecting device which is arranged on a folding-top compartment lid swivellably about a transverse axis. In the inoperative position, the wind deflecting device is situated on the top side of the folding-top compartment lid and can be swivelled from there into an operative position which is directed upward beyond the elbow line of the convertible. In the inoperative position, the wind deflecting device is integrated largely into the contour of the folding-top compartment lid. On the one hand, the wind deflecting device can therefore be handled in an easy manner and, on the other hand, can also be integrated well into the vehicle from an aesthetic point of view.

Abstract: A wind baffle for convertible automobiles including a baffle sheet, first means for affixing the baffle sheet to a pair of opposed regions in the interior of the automobile such that the baffle sheet can be held in place behind the front seat compartment of the convertible automobile to prevent wind currents from passing from the rear of the convertible automobile to the front seat compartment, the opposed regions situated on an axis, and second means for adjustably affixing the baffle sheet to a third region in the automobile interior situated outside of the axis for preventing movement of the baffle sheet about the axis.

Abstract: A convertible has a stationary rollover bar on which a wind deflecting device can be fixed. In order to ensure, on the one hand, a good operation of the rollover bar and the wind deflecting device and, on the other hand, to not negatively influence the stylistic overall appearance of an open vehicle as a result of the rollover bar and the wind deflecting device, it is provided that the rollover bar comprises a tube section which extends approximately at the level of the belt line and in the transverse direction of the vehicle, bar sections which project upwards in laterally exterior areas leading away from the tube section. The wind deflecting device is composed of a center part and two lateral parts, the lateral part being inserted into the openings of the bar sections and the center part being inserted into the cutout of the rollover bar bounded by the bar sections and the transversely extending tube section.

Abstract: A wind protection structure for a cabriolet extends across the entire width of the vehicle behind a row of seats, and is capable of being put in a position in which it covers a rear section of the opening of the vehicle body in the rear seat area, like a roof, as well as a position directly rear of the front seats of a cabriolet.

Abstract: A convertible wind protection device which is arranged behind a row of seats projects upward over the row of seats and extends along the entire width of the vehicle interior. The wind protection device can be displaced from an inoperative into an operative position. In order to provide a wind protection device with easy operability and in a space-saving housing in its inoperative position when the top is closed, it is provided that the swivellable wind protection device is disposed on the folding top of the convertible.

Abstract: A wind protector for a passenger vehicle with a rearwardly folding top can be displaced from an inoperative position to an operative position and vice versa. For increasing the operating comfort, it is provided that the wind protector is coupled with the top via a control device in such a manner that, when the top is folded rearward into the rearward-side deposited position, the wind protector is automatically moved into its operative position.

Abstract: A rigidly constructed tonneau cover, hatch and seat assembly is disclosed for converting the truck bed of a standard pickup truck into an expanded seating capacity outside of the truck cab. The assembly is comprised of a generally rectangular tonneau cover for covering the bed portion of the pickup truck. This cover includes a hingably openable back portion that functions like a trunk to allow easy access to the truck bed. This portion can be locked so the contents of the truck bed are secured. The tonneau cover also has a removable hatch that provides access and protection for a rotatably mounted windshield, and for persons in one or more seats slidably mounted on the truck bed. In the closed position, the hatch protects the truck bed, seats, and added cargo, etc., from damage and undesired access. When the hatch is detached from the tonneau cover, it may be positioned vertically behind the seats and projects above the surface of the tonneau cover.

Abstract: The application relates to a convertible automobile with a windscreen which is arranged behind a row of seats and which extends vertically upwards and beyond the top of the seats and which extends for the entire interior width of the vehicle. In order to develop a windscreen of this type in such a way that annoying draft phenomena are prevented while the typical "convertible feel" is maintained, the windscreen is formed by a stretched elastically deformable net which causes a deceleration of the air flow impinging from the rear of the vehicle towards the front.

Abstract: The application relates to a windscreen for a convertible with an approximately U-shaped roll bar pivotable about a transverse axis of the vehicle into an approximately horizontal position of rest. The windscreen has a first part pivotable upwards behind a front seat row and a second part horizontally covering the space behind the seat row approximately level with the belt line of the vehicle. The two windscreen parts are connected pivotably to one another with the first part resting on the second part in its position of rest. In order to ensure especially simple actuation the roll bar, movable by means of a convenient drive mechanism, is utilized to shift the first part of the windscreen into its directed operating position.

Abstract: A wind deflector for shielding the occupants of a convertible vehicle from backdraughts, has a rigid board mounted on a substantially flat surface behind the seats of the vehicle, the board being mounted on the flat surface by means of a linkage mechanism by which it may be moved between a retracted position, in which it lies flat against the flat surface, to an operative position in which it extends upwardly behind the seats to a height sufficient to shield the occupants of the vehicle from backdraughts, the lower edge of the rigid board being spaced above the flat surface when the rigid board is in its operative position and an extension of the deflector being attached to the rigid board and the flat surface, to fill the gap therebetween.

Abstract: The application relates to a convertible automobile with a windscreen which is arranged behind a row of seats and which extends vertically upwards and beyond the top of the seats and which extends for the entire interior width of the vehicle. In order to develop a windscreen of this type in such a way that annoying draft phenomena are prevented while the typical "convertible feel" is maintained, the windscreen is formed by a stretched elastically deformable net which causes a deceleration of the air flow impinging from the rear of the vehicle towards the front.