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Juraj Lehotsky

Michael Huelsen

Cédric Langlais

Thomas Podolski

Michael Mailhamer

Dirk Legler

Nikolaus Linner

Achim Holzwarth

Max Huber

Michael Deppe

Magnus Sviberg

Thomas Lindner

Johannes Thannheimer

Harald Bachmann

Maximilian Ehrmann

Alexander Kilias

Bernhard Schieder

Fabian Will

Michael Respondek

Cèdric Langlais

Michael Hülsen

Maximilian Ehrman

Grzegorz Wolyniak

Alexander Schaule

A motor vehicle roof module having a panel component whose outer surface at least partially forms the roof skin of the vehicle roof and serves as an outer sealing surface of the roof module, and at least one environmental sensor by means of which a vehicle environment can be detected during autonomous or semi-autonomous driving of the motor vehicle. The roof module has a kinematic system having a drive and configured to move the at least one environmental sensor from a retracted position into a deployed position, in which the at least one environmental sensor protrudes beyond the roof skin to detect the vehicle environment, and to fix the at least one environmental sensor at least in the deployed position in such a manner that the at least one environmental sensor cannot be moved by an external force.

Roof module for forming a vehicle roof

A vehicle roof, in particular for a passenger car, the vehicle roof having a one-part or multi-part roof skin, at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment, the environment sensor being disposed below the roof skin and being able to detect the vehicle environment through a sensor see-through area of the roof skin, and a cooling feature for cooling the environment sensor, at least part of the cooling feature being disposed in a wet area, and the environment sensor being disposed in the wet area.

Vehicle roof comprising an environment sensor and a cooling feature

A vehicle roof, having a roof skin, which forms an visible exterior surface of the vehicle roof, and a sensor unit having at least two environment sensors for detecting a vehicle environment, the sensor unit being disposed below the roof skin and attached to a support and having a mount for the at least two environment sensors. Thermal decoupling members are disposed between the support and the mount.

Vehicle roof comprising a mount for at least two environment sensors, the mount being attached to a support

Hardtop for a vehicle

A vehicle roof, in particular for a passenger car, the vehicle roof having a roof skin which forms a visible outer surface of the vehicle roof, and a sensor unit having at least two environment sensors for detecting a vehicle environment, the sensor unit being disposed below the roof skin and attached to a carrier and may have a support for the at least two environment sensors, the support being connected to a thermal management system. An electrical insulation element is disposed between each of the environment sensors and the support, the electrical insulation elements thermally coupling the respective environment sensors and the support.

Vehicle roof comprising a support for at least two environment sensors

A roof module for forming a motor vehicle roof, the roof module having a panel component whose outer surface at least partially forms a roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof module having at least one environment sensor configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals for detecting the vehicle environment. The environment sensor is disposed below the roof skin formed by the panel component, the roof module having a cooler configured to discharge exhaust heat emitted by the environment sensor and/or heat introduced from outside from the environment sensor.

Roof module for forming a vehicle roof comprising a cooler

A roof module for forming a vehicle roof on a motor vehicle has a panel component whose outer surface at least partially forms the roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof module has at least one environment sensor, and the environment sensor being configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals for detecting the vehicle environment, and the panel component being made of a material which is impermeable to the electromagnetic signals of the environment sensor. The panel component has at least one cutout through which the electromagnetic signals of the environment sensor can pass.

Roof module for forming a vehicle roof comprising an environment sensor

A roof module for a motor vehicle may have a roof skin, a roof frame on a vehicle body and have at least one transverse frame part extending in the transverse roof direction and a longitudinal frame part extending in the longitudinal roof direction on either side of a longitudinal center roof plane, and a roof opening system having a lid element configured to be displaced on guide rails, which are part of the longitudinal frame parts of the roof frame, in the longitudinal roof direction relative to the roof frame, and/or a solid roof element having a transparent see-through portion and being rigidly connected to the roof frame, having a sensor system comprising at least one sensor module which has at least one environmental sensor and is located outside of the roof opening and/or outside of the transparent see-through portions and is covered by a cover element.

Roof module with sensor system for a motor vehicle which travels autonomously or partially autonomously, comprising a roof opening system and/or a fixed roof element

A roof module for forming a vehicle roof on a motor vehicle, the roof module having a panel component whose outer surface at least partially forms the roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof module having at least one environment sensor configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals for detecting the vehicle surroundings. The environment sensor can be disposed below the roof skin formed by the panel component, the roof module having at least one support module, and at least two environment sensors being jointly mounted on the support module.

Roof module for forming a vehicle roof comprising a support module

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Juraj Lehotsky