Vehicles and vehicle roof structures for concealing one or more sensors
First Claim
1. A vehicle roof structure for concealing one or more sensors comprising:
- a roof panel comprising a window receiving portion;
a front header supporting the roof panel;
a window extending toward the roof panel and supported on the window receiving portion of the roof panel;
a headliner extending along an interior portion of the roof panel to the window and at least partially spaced from the roof panel in a direction of an interior of the vehicle to provide a sensor mounting volume therebetween, wherein the window extends along at least a portion of the sensor mounting volume; and
one or more sensors coupled to the window receiving portion of the roof panel at a position forward of the front header in a vehicle longitudinal direction and positioned behind the window within the sensor mounting volume to provide a signal indicative of a characteristic of an environment of the vehicle detected by the one or more sensors through the window.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to vehicles and vehicle roof structures for concealing one or more sensors. Vehicle roof structures according to the present disclosure include a roof panel and a window extending at least up to the roof panel. A headliner extends along an interior portion of the roof panel to the window and is at least partially spaced from the roof panel in a direction of an interior of the vehicle to provide a sensor mounting volume therebetween, wherein the window extends along at least a portion of the sensor mounting volume. One or more sensors are positioned behind the window within the sensor mounting volume to provide a signal indicative of a characteristic of an environment of the vehicle detected by the one or more sensors through the window.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle roof structure for concealing one or more sensors comprising:
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a roof panel comprising a window receiving portion; a front header supporting the roof panel; a window extending toward the roof panel and supported on the window receiving portion of the roof panel; a headliner extending along an interior portion of the roof panel to the window and at least partially spaced from the roof panel in a direction of an interior of the vehicle to provide a sensor mounting volume therebetween, wherein the window extends along at least a portion of the sensor mounting volume; and one or more sensors coupled to the window receiving portion of the roof panel at a position forward of the front header in a vehicle longitudinal direction and positioned behind the window within the sensor mounting volume to provide a signal indicative of a characteristic of an environment of the vehicle detected by the one or more sensors through the window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle roof structure for concealing one or more sensors comprising:
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a roof panel comprising one or more sensor cavities formed therein; a window extending by the one or more sensor cavities and supported on the roof panel at a position forward of the one or more sensor cavities in a vehicle longitudinal direction; and one or more sensors positioned within the one or more sensor cavities of the roof panel to provide a signal indicative of a characteristic of an environment of the vehicle detected by the one or more sensors through the window. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle for concealing one or more sensors comprising:
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a roof structure comprising; a roof panel comprising a window receiving portion; a front header supporting the roof panel; a window extending toward the roof panel and supported on the window receiving portion of the roof panel; a headliner extending along an interior portion of the roof panel to the window and at least partially spaced from the roof panel in a direction of an interior of the vehicle to provide a sensor mounting volume therebetween, wherein the window extends along at least a portion of the sensor mounting volume; and one or more sensors coupled to the window receiving portion of the roof panel at a position forward of the front header in a vehicle longitudinal direction and positioned behind the window and within the sensor mounting volume to provide a signal indicative of a characteristic of an environment of the vehicle detected by the one or more sensors through the window; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors to receive from the one or more sensors the signal indicative of the characteristic of the environment and execute logic to cause the vehicle to respond to the signal indicative of the characteristic of the environment received from the one or more sensors. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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