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US 8,944,464 B2Granted
Arrangement for a motor vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMathias Froeschle
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Abstract
A motor vehicle has a cover module (4) formed from a brittle material and a rollover hoop (10) in a passive position below the cover module (4). The rollover hoop (10) moves to an active position in a rollover and breaks through at least the cover module (4).
Claims12
An arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a body panel having an opening therein;
- a cover module formed from a brittle material and having an outer periphery connected and sealed to the body panel around a periphery of the opening;
- and a rollover hoop disposed in the opening in the body panel and movable from a passive position below the cover module to an active position sufficiently above the passive position to shatter the cover module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.