US 11,851,106 B2
Roof module with sensor system for a motor vehicle which travels autonomously or partially autonomously, comprising a roof opening system and/or a fixed roof element
Michael Huelsen, Stockdorf (DE); Johannes Thannheimer, Stockdorf (DE); Dirk Legler, Stockdorf (DE); Max Huber, Stockdorf (DE); Thomas Lindner, Stockdorf (DE); Michael Deppe, Stockdorf (DE); Thomas Rudolph, Stockdorf (DE); Cedric Langlais, Stockdorf (DE); Michael Mailhamer, Stockdorf (DE); Juraj Lehotsky, Stockdorf (DE); Achim Holzwarth, Stockdorf (DE); Michael Respondek, Stockdorf (DE); and Alexander Kilias, Stockdorf (DE)
Assigned to WEBASTO SE, Stockdorf (DE)
Appl. No. 17/433,449
Filed by Webasto SE, Stockdorf (DE)
PCT Filed Dec. 4, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/083672
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 24, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/032312, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 122 193.5 (DE), filed on Aug. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0169314 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 25/06 (2006.01); B60J 7/04 (2006.01); B62D 29/04 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/62 (2006.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/06 (2013.01) [B60J 7/04 (2013.01); B62D 29/043 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60Q 5/00 (2013.01); B60S 1/62 (2013.01); H01Q 1/3275 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A roof module for a motor vehicle, the roof module comprising:
a roof skin,
a roof frame configured to be installed on a vehicle body and comprising at least one transverse frame part extending in the transverse roof direction and a longitudinal frame part extending in the longitudinal roof direction on either side of a longitudinal center roof plane, and
the roof skin comprising a transparent see-through portion configured to allow light to enter a vehicle passenger compartment and being rigidly connected to the roof frame having a sensor system comprising at least one sensor module which has at least one environmental sensor and is located outside of the transparent see-through portion and is covered by a cover element which is a portion of the roof skin and covers at least a portion of the roof frame.
 
16. A roof module for a motor vehicle, the roof module comprising:
a roof skin,
a roof frame configured to be installed on a vehicle body and comprising at least one transverse frame part extending in the transverse roof direction and a longitudinal frame part extending in the longitudinal roof direction on either side of a longitudinal center roof plane, and
a roof opening system to open a roof opening leading to a vehicle passenger compartment comprising a lid element configured to be displaced on guide rails, which are part of the longitudinal frame parts of the roof frame, relative to the roof frane in the longitudinal roof direction in order to selectively open or close a roof opening,
having a sensor system comprising at least one senor module which has a least one environmental sensor and is located outside of the roof opening and is covered by a cover element which is part of the roof skin and covers at least part of the roof frame.