Motor vehicle with windscreen, separate roof screen and pull-out roller blind

• US 8,231,165 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2010
• Issued: 07/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Demma, Dino
• Primary Examiner(s): Pape, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US12/860,241
• Publication Number:
  US 20110042996A1
• Time in Patent Office: 711 Days
• Field of Search: 296/214, 296/97.8
• US Class Current: 296/97.8
• 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 located in the roof of the motor vehicle, the roof screen separated from the windscreen by a roof part in the roof of the motor vehicle; and

a roller blind assembly for the roof screen and the windscreen, the roller blind assembly comprising;

a continuous and unitary pull-out roller blind;

a pull member connected to a front part of the pull-out roller blind;

a rear support member for the pull-out roller blind, the rear support member adapted to be coupled to and decoupled from the pull-out roller blind in response to movement of the pull-out roller blind; and

a front support member for the pull-out roller blind, the front support member adapted to be coupled to and decoupled from the pull-out roller blind in response to movement of the pull-out roller blind;

wherein movement of the pull-out roller blind from a completely wound position to a roof darkening position covering the roof screen is associated with movement of the rear support member toward the windscreen and to a predetermined position where the rear support member is decoupled from the pull-out roller blind and where further movement of the rear support member is prevented, and is associated with movement of the front support member and the pull member toward the windscreen;

wherein movement of the pull-out roller blind, from the roof darkening position past the roof part to an anti-glare position covering the roof screen and the roof part, is associated with movement of the front support member toward the windscreen and to a region of the roof part where the front support member is decoupled from the pull-out roller blind and where continued onward movement of the front support member is prevented, and is associated with movement of the pull member toward the windscreen; and

wherein movement of the pull-out roller blind, from the anti-glare position to a darkening position covering the roof screen, the roof part, and the windscreen, is associated with movement of the pull member past the windscreen.

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, further comprising a roof headlining cover, wherein the pull-out roller blind is integrated in the roof headlining cover.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind is accommodated behind a roof headlining cover.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind is adapted to lock in the anti-glare position, and is adapted to lock in the roof darkening position.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the pull-out roller blind extends over substantially the entire width of the roof screen.

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

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

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

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

11. 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.