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Nikolaus Linner

Cédric Langlais

Juraj Lehotsky

Thomas Podolski

Heinrich Wüllrich

Magnus Sviberg

Michael Huelsen

Maximilian Ehrmann

Bernhard Schieder

Fabian Will

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 roof module for a motor vehicle roof 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, at least one environment sensor configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals through a see-through area for detecting a vehicle environment around an optical axis of the environment sensor, and at least one cleaning nozzle configured to clean the see-through area. Viewed in the direction in which the optical axis of the environment sensor points, the at least one cleaning nozzle is disposed in such a manner in an area of the panel component in front of the see-through area that the at least one cleaning nozzle can be adjusted between a retracted position and a deployed position by means of at least one drive kinematics unit.

Roof module for forming a vehicle roof comprising an adjustable cleaning nozzle

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 top of a convertible vehicle having a top linkage which can be displaced between a closed position, in which the top covers a vehicle interior, and a storage position, in which the vehicle interior is uncovered, and which has a linkage arrangement on either side of a vertical longitudinal center plane of the top, each linkage arrangement having a link and a cable guide disposed on the link and serving to guide a tensioning cable. The cable guide may have two shells defining a passage opening and being in contact with the link from opposite sides.

Top comprising a cable guide

A top of a convertible vehicle, including a top linkage which can be displaced between a closed and a storage position has a linkage assembly on either side of a vertical longitudinal center plane. Each linkage assembly includes a main multi-bar assembly, which is pivotably mounted on a respective vehicle-attached main bearing, and a front roof link, which pivots relative to the main multi-bar assembly when the linkage assembly is actuated, and is covered with a headliner assembly when the top linkage is in the closed position. The headliner assemblies comprise a front headliner flap which is articulated to the respective front roof link via a link assembly and which can be pivoted between a covering and an uncovering position, in which the front headliner flap is located when the top linkage is in the storage position and in which the respective front roof link is accessible from above.

Top of a convertible vehicle, comprising a headliner assembly

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Nikolaus Linner