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US 12,173,534 B2Granted
Motor vehicle panel, in particular motor vehicle door
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorThorsten Bendel
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Abstract
A motor vehicle panel, in particular motor vehicle door which comprises a lighting unit and an energy accumulator unit arranged in the door leaf for supplying energy to at least the lighting unit. According to the invention, the energy accumulator unit is coupled to the lighting unit via at least one detachable electric connection.
Claims15
A motor vehicle panel comprising:
- a door leaf, wherein the door leaf includes a housing having a first electrical connection that is connected to a vehicle electrical system, and wherein the housing further includes a second electrical connection that is connected to the first electrical connection to provide electrical power to one or more components in the housing,
- a lighting unit, and
- an energy accumulator unit arranged in the door leaf for supplying energy to the lighting unit,
- wherein the energy accumulator unit is coupled to the lighting unit via at least one detachable electrical connection,
- wherein the energy accumulator unit further is detachably electrically connected to at least one other electrical component in addition to the lighting unit,
- wherein the energy accumulator unit comprises at least one energy source and a housing configured as a detachable module configured for detachable connection to the at least one detachable electrical connection,
- wherein the energy accumulator unit is detachably attached to the second electrical connection in the housing of the door leaf to receive power from the vehicle electrical system,
- wherein attachment of the energy accumulator unit to the second electrical connection closes the at least one detachable electrical connection to provide energy to the lighting unit, and
- wherein the lighting unit is electrically separated from the vehicle electrical system when the energy accumulator is detached from the second electrical connection.
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