Equipment module for a motor vehicle opening panel

• US 6,854,785 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2001
• Issued: 02/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Valeo Systemes D Essuyage (Valeo SE)
• Original Assignee: Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage (Valeo SE)
• Inventors: Simon, Laurent, Eustache, Jean-Pierre
• Primary Examiner(s): LYJAK, LORI LYNN
• Application Number:
  US10/275,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20040041438A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,383 Days
• Field of Search: 296/146.7, 296/146.8, 495/02, 495/03, 495/14
• US Class Current: 296/146.7
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/0416 Assembly panels to be installed in doors as a module with components, e.g. lock or window lifter, attached thereto

Abstract

The invention concerns an equipment module (22) for a motor vehicle opening panel (12) comprising in particular an interior door trim element (42) and an outer cladding (14) comprising a structural element (20) whereon are directly mounted accessories internal to the opening panel (12), characterized in that the structural element (20) consists of the inner door trim (42).

Claims

1. An equipment module for a motor vehicle opening panel formed of an interior door trim element and an outer cladding including a structural element whereon are directly mounted accessories internal to the opening panel, characterized in that the structural element is the inner door trim, and further characterized in that the interior door trim element is formed of an electrical insulating material and mounted around of at least one lead in an electrically conductive material for an electric power supply, at least one accessory borne by the interior door trim element, and for the exchange of signals with the door trim element.

2. The equipment module according to claim 1, characterized in at least one electric power supply connector of the module, a connector body of which is molded with the interior door trim element and which is electrically linked to a first end of at least one electric power supply lead.

3. The equipment module according to claim 2, characterized in only one power supply connect exists for all the electric power supply leads of the module.

4. An equipment module for a motor vehicle opening panel formed of an interior door trim element and an outer cladding including a structural element whereon are directly mounted accessories internal to the opening panel, characterized in that the structural element is the inner door trim, and further characterized in that at least one electric power supply connection exists for at least one accessory, a connector body of which is molded with the interior door trim element and which is electrically linked to a second end of at least one electric power supply lead of the at least one accessory.

5. The equipment module according to claim 4, characterized in that at least one mounting element of at least one accessory is molded with the interior door trim element.

6. An equipment module for a motor vehicle opening panel formed of an interior door trim element and an outer cladding including a structural element whereon are directly mounted accessories internal to the opening panel, characterized in that the structural element is the inner door trim, and further characterized in that one of the accessories comprises a light source.

7. The equipment module according to claim 6, characterized in that the light source comprises a light block for the interior of one of a cabin and a trunk of the vehicle.

8. The equipment module according to claim 6, characterized in that the light source comprises a rear signal light, in particular a brake light, a turn signal, a reverse light or an anti-fog light, or part of such a light.

9. The equipment module according to claim 8, characterized in that the rear signal light is pushed against the interior face of a rear window borne by a rear opening panel of a motor vehicle.

10. The equipment module according to claim 8, characterized in that the interior door trim element comprises regulating means for the position of the rear signal light in relation to one of the interior face of the rear window and of an opening in the outer cladding of an opening panel.

11. The equipment module according to claim 6, characterized in that the light source comprises a light block for the exterior of the vehicle.

23. The equipment module of claim 9, characterized in that the rear signal light is pushed against one of the interior face of the rear window and the contour of the opening of an outer cladding by interposition of a joint.

12. An equipment module for a motor vehicle opening panel formed of an interior door trim element and an outer cladding including a structural element whereon are directly mounted accessories internal to the opening panel, characterized in that the structural element is the inner door trim, and further characterized in that an accessory comprises a drive motor for a wiper device.

13. The equipment module according to claim 12, characterized in that an accessory comprises a control element for the opening of the opening panel.

14. The equipment module according to claim 12, characterized in that an accessory comprises a locking element for the opening of the panel.

15. The equipment module according to claim 12, characterized in that at least one of the accessories is accessible from the exterior of the vehicle across from an opening formed in the outer cladding of the opening panel of the vehicle across from a window.

16. An equipment module for a motor vehicle opening panel formed of an interior door trim element and an outer cladding including a structural element whereon are directly mounted accessories internal to the opening panel, characterized in that the structural element is the inner door trim, and further characterized in that an accessory comprises an electronic vision system, which is oriented towards the exterior of the vehicle and which furnishes representative information of the exterior environment situated opposite from the electronic vision system.

17. The equipment module according to claim 16, characterized in that the representative information of the exterior environment is treated by a treating system and transmitted to a display device in the vehicle which furnishes a representative image of the exterior environment opposite from the electronic vision system.

18. The equipment module according to claim 16, characterized in that the representative information of the exterior environment is furnished to a treating system which determines at least one parameter relative to an object in the exterior environment.

19. The equipment module according to claim 18, characterized in that the object is another vehicle.

20. The equipment module according to claim 16, characterized in that the electronic vision system is disposed in the interior of a cabin of the vehicle opposite from a transparent opening carried by the opening panel.

21. The equipment module according to claim 16, characterized in that the electronic vision system is disposed in the interior of the opening panel structure, and in that an opening is formed in the outer cladding of the opening panel in order to view the electronic vision system.

22. An equipment module for a motor vehicle opening panel formed of an interior door trim element and an outer cladding including a structural element whereon are directly mounted accessories internal to the opening panel, characterized in that the structural element is the inner door trim, and further characterized in that the interior door trim element is in the shape of a rectangular plate, a central part of which comprises a mounting zone of at least one accessory which comprises at least one partition demarcating at least one chamber designed to receive the at least one accessory.