Vehicle roof having a roof opening
First Claim
1. A vehicle roof, comprisinga roof opening, which is closable or at least partially released by a panel element or which is closed by a glass hardtop element or a plastic hardtop element,as well as an emergency retaining device, which is deactivated during standard operation of the corresponding vehicle and which at least partially covers the roof opening during an accident, in particular when the vehicle is overturning, and which comprises at least one fabric, which is able to be folded or wound up,said fabric taking up a folded and/or wound-up storage position during standard operation of the vehicle and being pulled out by a driving device during the accident and being brought into a covering position so that the roof opening is at least partially covered by the fabric, said driving device working dependently of a signal from a sensor which detects the accident;
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Abstract
A vehicle roof having an opening, which can be closed or at least partially released by a roof element or which is closed by means of a glass hardtop element or a plastic hardtop element, as well as an emergency retaining device, which is deactivated during standard operation of the corresponding vehicle and which at least partially covers the roof opening during an accident, in particular when the vehicle is overturning, and which comprises at least one fabric, which can be folded and/or wound up, said fabric taking up a folded and/or wound-up storage position during standard operation of the vehicle and being pulled out by means of a driving device and being brought into a covering position during an accident so that the roof opening is at least partially covered by the fabric said driving device working independently of a signal from a sensor which detects the accident.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle roof, comprising
a roof opening, which is closable or at least partially released by a panel element or which is closed by a glass hardtop element or a plastic hardtop element, as well as an emergency retaining device, which is deactivated during standard operation of the corresponding vehicle and which at least partially covers the roof opening during an accident, in particular when the vehicle is overturning, and which comprises at least one fabric, which is able to be folded or wound up, said fabric taking up a folded and/or wound-up storage position during standard operation of the vehicle and being pulled out by a driving device during the accident and being brought into a covering position so that the roof opening is at least partially covered by the fabric, said driving device working dependently of a signal from a sensor which detects the accident; - and
wherein the driving device comprises a gas pressure vessel, said fabric being displaced into the covering position upon release of the gas pressure vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle roof, comprising
a roof opening, which is closable or at least partially released by a panel element or which is closed by a glass hardtop element or a plastic hardtop element, as well as an emergency retaining device, which is deactivated during standard operation of the corresponding vehicle and which at least partially covers the roof opening during an accident, in particular when the vehicle is overturning, and which comprises at least one fabric, which is able to be folded or wound up, said fabric taking up a folded and/or wound-up storage position during standard operation of the vehicle and being pulled out by a driving device during the accident and being brought into a covering position so that the roof opening is at least partially covered by the fabric, said driving device working dependently of a signal from a sensor which detects the accident, and wherein the driving device comprises at least one mechanical spring, which is pre-tensioned in the storage position and released when the vehicle is overturning so that the mechanical spring displaces the fabric into the covering position.
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14. A vehicle roof, comprising
a roof opening, which is closable or at least partially released by a panel element or which is closed by a glass hardtop element or a plastic hardtop element, as well as an emergency retaining device, which is deactivated during standard operation of the corresponding vehicle and which at least partially covers the roof opening during an accident, in particular when the vehicle is overturning, and which comprises at least one fabric, which is able to be folded or wound up, said fabric taking up a folded and/or wound-up storage position during standard operation of the vehicle and being pulled out by a driving device during the accident and being brought into a covering position so that the roof opening is at least partially covered by the fabric, said driving device working dependently of a signal from a sensor which detects the accident, wherein the fabric is part of a wind deflector of a roof opening system and is mounted to a pivotable wind deflector bracket with an edge extending in the transverse direction of the roof.
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18. A vehicle roof, comprising
a roof opening, which is closable or at least partially released by a panel element or which is closed by a glass hardtop element or a plastic hardtop element, as well as an emergency retaining device, which is deactivated during standard operation of the corresponding vehicle and which at least partially covers the roof opening during an accident, in particular when the vehicle is overturning, and which comprises at least one fabric, which is able to be folded or wound up, said fabric taking up a folded and/or wound-up storage position during standard operation of the vehicle and being pulled out by a driving device during the accident and being brought into a covering position so that the roof opening is at least partially covered by the fabric, said driving device working dependently of a signal from a sensor which detects the accident, wherein the fabric is arranged at the front-side edge of the roof opening when in the storage position and is pulled out toward the back of the vehicle during an accident.
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19. A vehicle roof, comprising
a roof opening, which is closable or at least partially released by a panel element or which is closed by a glass hardtop element or a plastic hardtop element, as well as an emergency retaining device, which is deactivated during standard operation of the corresponding vehicle and which at least partially covers the roof opening during an accident, in particular when the vehicle is overturning, and which comprises at least one fabric, which is able to be folded or wound up, said fabric taking up a folded and/or wound-up storage position during standard operation of the vehicle and being pulled out by a driving device during the accident and being brought into a covering position so that the roof opening is at least partially covered by the fabric, said driving device working dependently of a signal from a sensor which detects the accident, wherein the fabric is arranged at a lateral edge of the roof opening when in the storage position and is pulled out in the transverse direction of the roof during an accident.
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