MOTOR VEHICLE WITH WINDSCREEN, SEPARATE ROOF SCREEN AND PULL-OUT ROLLER BLIND

• US 20110042996A1
• Filed: 08/20/2010
• Published: 02/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations Incorporated (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: DEMMA, Dino
• Granted Patent: US 8,231,165 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/98
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/2063 Mounting arrangements for roller blind or its storage box, e.g. integration into beltline or window frame
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/2077 for windshields
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0243 sliding out from ceiling
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 7/0015 roller blind

Abstract

A motor vehicle is provided with a windscreen, a pull-out roller blind, more preferably sun roller blind, for covering this windscreen and a roof screen separate from the windscreen in the roof of the motor vehicle. The pull-out roller blind is also provided for covering the roof screen.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle having a roof, comprising:

a windscreen;

a roof screen that is separate from the windscreen and located in the roof of the motor vehicle; and

a pull-out roller blind that is adapted to at least partially cover the windscreen and at least partially cover the roof screen.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind is a sun roller blind.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind is adapted for an optional substantially complete covering of the windscreen.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind is adapted for an optional substantially complete covering of the roof screen.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a roller blind that is located on a side of the roof screen facing away from the windscreen.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the pull-out roller blind is integrated in a roof headlining cover.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the pull-out roller blind is accommodated behind a roof headlining cover.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a guiding device adapted to guide the pull-out roller blind.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the guiding device is formed in a region of the roof screen of the motor vehicle.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the guiding device is formed in a region of the windscreen of the motor vehicle.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the guiding device is formed in a region of the roof of the motor vehicle.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a support member adapted to support the pull-out roller blind, wherein the support member is moveably guided relative to the pull-out roller blind.

13. The motor vehicle according to claim 12, wherein a length the support member is variable in a vehicle transverse direction.

14. The motor vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the support member is coupled with the pull-out roller blind with a drag mechanism.

15. The motor vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the drag mechanism is adapted to decouple.

16. The motor vehicle according to claims 12, wherein a position of the support member is adjustable.

17. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind is adapted to lock in a position.

18. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind is adapted to extend at least over a substantially entire width of the roof screen.

19. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind has a predetermined opacity of at least 25% opacity.

20. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind has a predetermined opacity of at least 50% opacity.

21. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind has a predetermined opacity of substantially 100% opacity.

22. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind is flexible.

23. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind is unitary.

24. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a visual system with a camera and a monitor adapted to display an image of a rear space behind the motor vehicle captured by the camera.