US 11,951,913 B2
Roof module for forming a vehicle roof comprising an environment sensor
Michael Huelsen, Stockdorf (DE); Cèdric Langlais, Stockdorf (DE); Michael Mailhamer, Stockdorf (DE); Juraj Lehotsky, Stockdorf (DE); Dirk Legler, Stockdorf (DE); Michael Deppe, Stockdorf (DE); and Max Huber, Stockdorf (DE)
Assigned to WEBASTO SE, Stockdorf (DE)
Appl. No. 17/635,445
Filed by Webasto SE, Stockdorf (DE)
PCT Filed Aug. 13, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/072786
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/032597, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 122 206.0 (DE), filed on Aug. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0289301 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 11/0258 (2013.01) [B60R 11/00 (2013.01); B60R 11/0264 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0028 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A roof module for forming a vehicle roof on a motor vehicle, the roof module comprising:
a panel component whose outer surface at least partially forms the roof skin of the vehicle roof,
the roof module comprising at least one environment sensor, and
the environment sensor configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals for detecting the vehicle environment,
wherein the panel component has at least one cutout through which the electromagnetic signals of the environment sensor can pass,
wherein the panel component is composed of multiple segments between which expansion joint elements are provided.