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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2006
David Woodhouse, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Tyler Blake, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Freeman Thomas, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
David Woodhouse, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Tyler Blake, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Freeman Thomas, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle sunroof including a sunroof frame mounted to a vehicle roof opening and having opposing lateral sides. The sunroof frame has an outer edge adjacent to the outer surface of the vehicle roof and an inner edge located within the vehicle cabin. The vehicle sunroof also includes a number of solar panels. Each solar panel includes a solar collection surface for collecting sunlight for producing solar energy. The solar panels extend between and are connected to the opposing lateral sides of the sunroof frame.