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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2024
Applicant:
Magna Exteriors Gmbh, Sailauf, DE;
Inventor:
Tobias Weyer, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Magna Exteriors GmbH, Sailauf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 19/80 (2025.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 19/80 (2025.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60L 1/00 (2013.01); B60K 2360/332 (2024.01);
Abstract
A vehicle exterior structure comprising a solar panel, wherein either the vehicle exterior structure or a base sheet separate therefrom forms a base sheet which supports a layer of monocrystalline solar cells or a thin-film photovoltaic material which is/are covered towards the vehicle outer surface, and wherein illumination elements are installed in one of the layers in the layer structure of the solar panel.