Arrangement Comprising a Cover for a Vehicle Roof

• US 20170158125A1
• Filed: 06/09/2015
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Webasto SE (Webasto Beteiligungs Verwaltung Gbr)
• Original Assignee: Webasto SE (Webasto Beteiligungs Verwaltung Gbr)
• Inventors: SCHUETT, Thomas, ROCKELMANN, Andreas, BOEHM, Hubert, RICHTHOFEN, Thorsten, THANNHEIMER, Johannes, LORENZ, Steffen
• Granted Patent: US 10,202,073 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 7/0007 moveable head-liners, screens, curtains or blinds for ceilings
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 7/0015 roller blind
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/208 Sun roofs; Windows
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/54 Lighting devices embedded in interior trim, e.g. in roof liners
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/60 characterised by optical aspects

Abstract

A shading arrangement of a transparent roof section of a passenger car, having a flat shading element displaceable between a shading position and an uncovering position and having a lower side facing towards a vehicle interior and an upper side facing towards a vehicle environment. An indirect illuminating device can be provided which illuminates the shading element from the upper side and/or the lower side. The shading element can have a lighting effect material that interacts with the illuminating device.

Claims

1-14. -14. (canceled)

15. A shading arrangement of a transparent roof section of a passenger car, comprising:

an areal shading element which is displaceable between a shading position and an uncovering position and comprises a lower side facing towards a vehicle interior and an upper side facing towards a vehicle environment,

wherein an indirect illuminating device is provided, and the shading element comprises a light effect material which interacts with the illuminating device, the indirect illuminating device illuminating the shading element from the upper side and/or the lower side,

wherein the lighting effect material is made of a phosphorescent and/or fluorescent material which is arranged at the lower side and/or the upper side of the shading element or the lighting effect material is formed by phosphorescent and/or fluorescent thread or the lighting effect material is made of a reflective material or the lighting effect material comprises a diffusor material.

25. The shading arrangement according to claim 15, wherein the shading element is guided in lateral guide tracks and the illuminating device is arranged at the guide tracks.

26. The shading arrangement according to claim 15, wherein the illuminating device comprises LEDs.

27. The shading arrangement according to claim 15, wherein the illuminating device comprises a light conductor and that preferably at least one LED is arranged at at least one end of the light conductor.

21. A shading arrangement of a transparent roof section of a passenger car, comprising:

an areal shading element which is a sliding headliner and which can be displaced between a shading position and an uncovering position and which comprises a lower side facing a vehicle interior and an upper side facing a vehicle environment,

wherein an indirect illuminating device is provided which is integrated into a rigid and areal carrier body of the sliding headliner, and in that a lighting effect material is arranged on the carrier body and interacts with the illuminating device,

wherein the lighting effect material is made of a phosphorescent and/or fluorescent material which is arranged at the lower side and/or the upper side of the shading element or the lighting effect material is made of phosphorescent and/or fluorescent thread, or the lighting effect material is made of a reflective material.

22. The shading arrangement according to claim 21, wherein the phosphorescent and/or fluorescent material is an imprinted paste.

23. The shading arrangement according to claim 21, wherein the reflective material is made of reflective thread.

24. The shading arrangement according to claim 21, wherein the shading element comprises a textile web.