Vehicle roof cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10737562-B2
Application number	US-201716077923-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2017
Priority date	Feb 15, 2016
Publication date	Aug 11, 2020
Grant date	Aug 11, 2020

Abstract

A cover of a vehicle roof, which has a glass panel, a cover frame arranged on the inside of the cover or glass panel and components arranged on the inside of the cover, in particular functional components and/or lighting components of a cover lighting device, wherein, according to one approach, the cover frame or blind forms an assembly unit that bears the components and that is fastened to the inside of the cover by a plastic foaming, by an adhesive or by mechanical connections and with correct positioning of the components on the cover.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle roof cover comprising:
a glass panel,
a cover frame arranged on an inside of the cover or glass panel, and
lighting components of a cover lighting device arranged on the inside of the cover or glass panel,
wherein the cover frame forms an assembly unit carrying the lighting components, which is attached to the inside of the cover, and
wherein the cover frame, as an assembly unit carrying the lighting components, is attached to the inside of the vehicle roof cover by foaming or foam coating and is completely covered by the foaming or foam coating, that the lighting components comprise at least one light guide, which irradiates light into a cover or glass panel, and that the foaming and foam coating covers the light guide in the manner of a blind.

2. The vehicle roof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle roof cover has an outer glass panel and an inner glass panel connected to the outer glass panel, that the cover frame is attached to the inside of the outer glass panel with a foam or foam coating and the light guide for irradiating light is arranged in a peripheral end face of the inner glass panel.

3. The vehicle roof cover according to claim 2 , wherein the inner glass panel has a structure, which emerges optically, when the light is irradiated into the inner glass panel.

4. The vehicle roof cover according to claim 2 , wherein the outer glass panel and the inner glass panel are connected a hot-melt adhesive film.

5. The vehicle roof cover according to claim 1 , wherein the cover frame is a reinforcing cover frame.

Assignees

• Webasto SE

Inventors

• Hammer Jan

Classifications

• B60Q3/64

  for a single lighting device · CPC title

• B60Q3/208

  Sun roofs; Windows · CPC title

• B60J7/022 Primary

  Sliding roof trays or assemblies · CPC title

• B62D65/06

  the sub-units or components being doors, windows, openable roofs, lids, bonnets, or weather strips or seals therefor {(assembling sealing arrangements with vehicle parts, e.g. doors, windows B60J10/45)} · CPC title