Roof-mounted solar panel assembly for vehicles
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsAmitkumar B. Patil, Stephen D. Rosenkrantz, Cassandra Hodges De La Rosa, Robert Reames
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Abstract
A roof-mounted solar panel assembly is provided. The roof-mounted solar panel assembly includes a slider component disposed at a roof molding recess area of a vehicle. The slider component has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion located at a first height from the roof molding recess area and the second portion located at a second height from the roof molding recess area. The roof-mounted solar panel assembly further includes a solar panel removably coupled to the second portion of the slider component at a third height, which is less than the second height of the second portion.
Claims20
A roof-mounted solar panel assembly, comprising:
- a slider component disposed at a roof molding recess area of a vehicle, the slider component has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is located at a first height from the roof molding recess area and the second portion is located at a second height from the roof molding recess area;
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- a solar panel is removably coupled to the second portion of the slider component at a third height, which is less than the second height of the second portion.
A roof-mounted solar panel assembly, comprising:
- a slider component disposed at a roof molding recess area of a vehicle, the slider component has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is located at a first height from the roof molding recess area and the second portion is located at a second height from the roof molding recess area;
- and
- a solar panel is removably coupled to the second portion of the slider component and located within the second height.
A method, comprising:
- disposing a slider component at a roof molding recess area of a vehicle, the slider component has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is located at a first height from the roof molding recess area and the second portion is located at a second height from the roof molding recess area;
- and
- coupling a solar panel to the second portion of the slider component at a third height, which is less than the second height of the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.