Sunroof apparatus

• US 20050046241A1
• Filed: 08/26/2004
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Sasaki, Toshiyuki, Yabuoshi, Masahito, Hayashi, Kenichiroh
• Application Number:
  US10/926,311
• Publication Number:
  US 20050046241A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/216.10
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 7/003 one or more sliding rigid plate or lammellae
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/52 PV systems with concentrators
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/90 Energy harvesting concepts as power supply for auxiliaries' energy consumption, e.g. photovoltaic sun-roof

Abstract

A sunroof apparatus includes a sunroof panel mounted on an first opening of a roof, a sun shade provided at an inner room side of the sunroof panel, a solar cell provided to the sunroof panel and attached at one surface which is facing the sun shade for converting light energy incident from the one side surface side and the other side surface side of the sunroof panel into electric energy and a reflecting member provided to the sun shade and attached at one surface which is facing the sunroof panel.

Claims

1. A sunroof apparatus comprising:

a sunroof panel adapted to be providing at an first opening of a roof;

a sun shade provided at an inner room side of the sunroof panel;

a solar cell attached at one surface of the sunroof panel, the one surface facing the sun shade, for converting light energy incident from the one side surface side and the other side surface side of the sunroof panel into electric energy; and

a reflecting member attached at one side surface of the sun shade, the one side surface facing the sunroof panel.

2. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the sun shade adapted to be slidably provided at a second opening of a ceiling so as to be opening and closing the second opening of the ceiling.

3. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the solar cell is structured to transmit light into the room via a plurality of through holes provided at the solar cell.

4. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the solar cell is structured to transmit light into the room via a plurality of through holes provided at the solar cell.

5. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the solar cell includes a solar cell portion at which the plurality of through holes are provided, and a protective sheet for protecting the solar cell portion.

6. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the solar cell includes a solar cell portion at which the plurality of through holes are provided, and a protective sheet for protecting the solar cell portion.

7. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

the solar cell portion and the protective sheet are layered sequentially in thickness direction.

8. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

the solar cell portion and the protective sheet are layered sequentially in thickness direction.

9. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the solar cell is made by material which transmits light into the room.

10. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the solar cell is made by material which transmits light into the room.

11. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the solar cell is dye-sensitized solar cell.

12. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the solar cell is dye-sensitized solar cell.

13. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 9, wherein

the solar cell is dye-sensitized solar cell.

14. The sunroof apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

the solar cell is dye-sensitized solar cell.