System for occupants to individually control light and air penetration through a vehicle roof
US9908392B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05F15/60
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes a plurality of individually controllable vehicle roof modules. Each of these modules includes: a frame, an adjustable wind deflector carried at a fore end portion of the frame, a window panel carried on the frame, and a first motor structured to selectively open the window panel by moving the window panel away from the fore end portion and over its aft end portion when electrically energized. Each module also includes a shade and a second motor structured to selectively adjust the shade over a range from an undeployed state to a deployed state when electrically energized. The modules each carry a locking mechanism with a locked state to fix the frame in a respective roof opening and establish an electrical power circuit to energize the motors; and an unlocked state to remove the frame from the roof opening, and open the electrical power circuit.
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