Wind Protection System For Convertibles
A wind protection system for a convertible vehicle comprises a textured perforated plate which is embossed with a regular honeycomb structure and has a sufficient degree of inherent rigidity so as not to require a frame. In addition, the perforated plate preferably has the greatest possible number of holes of identical shape and size which afford good transparency is achieved.
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14 . A wind protection system for a vehicle having a roof member that can be opened, said wind protection system comprising:
a partition provided with air passage openings therein; wherein:
the partition is textured;
the partition has a frameless configuration and comprises a perforated-plate-like structure; and
texturing of the partition is convex.
15 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the texturing is a regular honeycomb structure.
16 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the texturing of the perforated-plate-like structure is formed by embossing.
17 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the texturing of the perforated-plate-like structure is formed by beading.
18 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the texturing of the perforated plate-like structure comprises one of cups, rectangles and polyhedrons.
19 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the texturing of the perforated-sheet-like structure comprises a honeycomb structure of regular hexagons.
20 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the texturing of the perforated-sheet-like structure comprises a honeycomb structure of modified hexagons.
21 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the perforated-plate-like structure is made of at least one of steel, aluminum and magnesium.
22 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the perforated-plate-like structure is made from one of plastics, fiber-reinforced plastics, and a sandwich construction made of plastic-metal composites.
23 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the visible surface of the partition is painted and is matched in appearance to one of the surface and interior fittings of the vehicle.
24 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the greatest possible number of air passage openings is formed.
25 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the air passage openings have the same shape and size.
26 . The wind protection system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the partition is arranged behind one of front seats and shaped seats of the vehicle.
27 . A wind protection system for a convertible vehicle, comprising:
a frameless partition having air passage openings therein; wherein
the partition is formed by a textured sheet of material; and
the sheet of material is embossed to form a convexly textured perforated plate structure according to a pattern of geometric shapes.
28 . The wind protection system according to claim 27 , wherein said pattern comprises a matrix of contiguous convex pattern portions formed in said sheet of material.
29 . The wind protection system according to claim 28 , wherein said convex pattern portions comprise one of cup shaped portions, rectangular portions and polyhedron portions.
30 . The wind protection system according to claim 27 , wherein texturing of said perforated plate structure is formed by one of embossing and beading.