Roof panel assembly for a vehicle and a projector device for use in such roof panel assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11518301-B2
Application number	US-202017031545-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2020
Priority date	Oct 8, 2019
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

A roof panel assembly for use in a roof of a vehicle comprises at least one roof panel, providing a first interior surface configured to be directed to an interior space of the vehicle and a second interior surface configured to be directed to the interior space of the vehicle. The roof panel assembly further comprises a support beam arranged between the first interior surface and the second interior surface and a projector device arranged on the support beam. The projector device is configured to project a light image on at least one of the first interior surface and the second interior surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A roof panel assembly for use in a roof of a vehicle, the roof panel assembly comprising:
at least one roof panel, including:
a first interior surface configured to be directed to an interior space of the vehicle; and
a second interior surface configured to be directed to the interior space of the vehicle;

a support beam arranged between the first interior surface and the second interior surface; and
a projector device arranged on the support beam, wherein the projector device is configured to project at least one light image from the projector device onto the first interior surface and from the projector device onto the second interior surface.

2. The roof panel assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one roof panel comprises a glass panel having a reflective pattern configured to reflect the light image into the interior space of the vehicle.

3. The roof panel assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the roof panel assembly comprises a winding shaft for holding a flexible sunshade web, wherein, in an open position, the flexible sunshade web is arranged on the winding shaft and wherein, in a closed position, the flexible sunshade web is arranged in a plane between the interior space of the vehicle and the first interior surface and the second interior surface.

4. The roof panel assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the winding shaft is arranged between the support beam and the projector device.

5. The roof panel assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the projector device projects the light image on the first interior surface and the second interior surface when the flexible sunshade web is in the open position and wherein the projector device projects the light image on the flexible sunshade web when the flexible sunshade web is in the closed position.

6. The roof panel assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the projector device is configured to adapt to projecting the light image on the flexible sunshade web or the first interior surface and the second interior surface.

7. The roof panel assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the projector device is provided with a storage medium storing a predetermined light image for projecting the predetermined light image for illuminating the interior space of the vehicle and wherein the projector device is provided with an input port for receiving a light image from an external device.

8. The roof panel assembly of claim 1 and further comprising
a mounting device arranged on the support beam for mounting the projector device.

9. The roof panel assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the mounting device comprises an electrical socket for supplying electrical power to the projector device.

10. The roof panel assembly of claim 8 , wherein the projector device comprises a coupling device, the coupling device being configured to couple to the mounting device such that the projector device is arranged to project onto the first interior surface and the second interior surface.

11. The roof panel assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the mounting device comprises an electrical socket for supplying electrical power to the projector device, wherein the coupling device comprises an electrical plug, and wherein the electrical plug is configured to mate with the electrical socket of the roof panel assembly for receiving electrical power.

12. The roof panel assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the projector device is provided with a wireless data input port for receiving light image data representing the light image to be projected.

Assignees

• Inalfa Roof Sys Group Bv

Inventors

• Lojko Sergej Sergeevic

Classifications

• B60R11/02

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