Roof module for vehicles
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsPeter Steuer, Siegfried Reichmann
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Abstract
A roof module for accommodation in a hollow space of a roof area of a vehicle. Both manually operable, movable areas and movable areas operable by an actuating drive may be integrated into the roof area. The roof module may be assigned to a drive of movable area or to frame elements in which the movable area is guided. In the roof module, electronic components and sensors are accommodated, which form functional groups for operating the movable roof area, for monitoring and air conditioning the vehicle's passenger compartment, for communications with external information systems and for activating vehicle security systems.
Claims15
A roof module for a vehicle, comprising:
- electronic components;
- and
- sensors;
- wherein the electronic components and sensors are accommodated in the roof module, and represent functional groups for operating a movable area by an actuating drive, for monitoring and air conditioning a passenger compartment of the vehicle, for providing communications with an external telecommunication system and for activating a vehicle security system, and
- wherein the roof module is for accommodation in a hollow space in a roof area of the vehicle, the movable area being a manually operable, movable area or a movable area operable by the actuating drive which is integrated into the roof area of the vehicle, the roof module being accommodated at the actuating drive or at frame elements of the movable area, the functional groups include output channels for an information display in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, communication interfaces to information systems that are external to the vehicle, a reception part as an interface for a mobile telephone and transmission/reception devices adapted to provide data exchange for a navigation system.
A method for operating a roof module of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- generating signals with functional groups of the roof module;
- processing the signals with an evaluation unit;
- and
- transmitting at least one of the signals and the processed signals, according to specifiable evaluation criteria, via a communications interface to an external telecommunications system;
- wherein the roof module includes:
- electronic components, and
- sensors,
- the electronic components and sensors forming functional groups, and including the integrated communications interface to the external telecommunications system,
- the electronic components and sensors being accommodated in the roof module, and representing the functional groups for operating a movable area by an actuating drive, for monitoring and air conditioning a passenger compartment of the vehicle, for providing communications with the external telecommunication system and for activating a vehicle security system, and
- the roof module is for accommodation in a hollow space in a roof area of the vehicle, the movable area being a manually operable, movable area or a movable area operable by the actuating drive which is integrated into the roof area of the vehicle, the roof module being accommodated at the actuating drive or at frame elements of the movable area, the functional groups include output channels for an information display in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, communication interfaces to information systems that are external to the vehicle, a reception part as an interface for a mobile telephone and transmission/reception devices adapted to provide data exchanae for a navigation system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.