Moon roof assembly with integral hybrid solar trim panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10461683-B2
Application number	US-201815876671-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2018
Priority date	Nov 14, 2016
Publication date	Oct 29, 2019
Grant date	Oct 29, 2019

Abstract

A moon roof assembly includes a moon roof housing, a sliding moon roof panel and a hybrid solar trim panel. The hybrid solar trim panel is carried on the moon roof housing and extends at least partially around the sliding moon roof panel.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A hybrid solar trim panel, comprising:
a solar cell support including a downturned perimeter flange and a corner seal element attached to said downturned perimeter flange;
a solar cell array supported on said solar cell support;
a mounting element mounting said solar cell support to a surface; and
a heat management passageway sandwiched between said solar cell support and said mounting element.

2. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 1 , wherein said solar cell support includes a plurality of ribs underlying and centered on solar cells of said solar cell array.

3. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 2 , wherein said solar cell array is laminated within a protective film.

4. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 3 , wherein said solar cell array is also laminated with an electrical discharge protection film.

5. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 4 , wherein said electrical discharge protective film is selected from a group of protective films consisting of a polyurethane resin film, an ethylene vinyl acetate film and combinations thereof.

6. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 5 , wherein said electrical discharge protection film is a polyvinyl fluoride film.

7. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 1 , wherein said solar cell support is a transparent panel overlying said solar cell array.

8. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 1 , wherein said solar cell array is laminated within a protective film.

9. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 8 , wherein said solar cell array is also laminated with an electrical discharge protection film.

10. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 9 , wherein said electrical discharge protective film is selected from a group of protective films consisting of a polyurethane resin film, an ethylene vinyl acetate film and combinations thereof.

11. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 10 , wherein said electrical discharge protection film is a polyvinyl fluoride film.

12. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 1 , wherein said solar cell array is laminated with an electrical discharge protection film.

13. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 12 , wherein said electrical discharge protective film is selected from a group of protective films consisting of a polyurethane resin film, an ethylene vinyl acetate film and combinations thereof.

14. The hybrid solar trim panel of claim 13 , wherein said electrical discharge protection film is a polyvinyl fluoride film.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Nania Adrian

Classifications

• H02S40/425

  using a gaseous or a liquid coolant, e.g. air flow ventilation, water circulation · CPC title

• H02S20/23 Primary

  specially adapted for roof structures · CPC title

• Y02T10/90

  Energy harvesting concepts as power supply for auxiliaries' energy consumption, e.g. photovoltaic sun-roof · CPC title

• H02S20/00 Primary

  Supporting structures for PV modules · CPC title

• B60J7/04 Primary

  with rigid plate-like element or elements {, e.g. open roofs with harmonica-type folding rigid panels (B60J7/061 takes precedence)} · CPC title