Vehicle roof module for a sensor

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle roof module for a sensor, configured to be mounted on a roof of a vehicle. The roof module including a roof skin having an opening and defining an exterior side and an interior side of the roof module. Further including a sensor mounting location, arranged at the interior side, having a visor providing a field of view through the opening; a cover panel movable along a sliding path; and a kinematic mechanism for moving the cover panel along the sliding path between: a closed position wherein the cover panel covers the opening and blocks the field of view of the visor and a retracted position wherein the cover panel uncovers the opening and clears the field of view of the visor.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.