IP Library Granted Patent US 12673607
Granted Patent B2
US 12673607 · App. 18/709,079 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Glass roof assembly for a motor vehicle

Inventor: Peter Biecker (Deisenhofen bei Muenchen, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
B60Q3/208B60Q3/64
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12673607
App. No.
18/709,079
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A glass roof assembly for a motor vehicle includes roof glazing, a roofliner, a light-source receptacle, a latching element and a latching counter-element. The light-source receptacle is fixed to the roof glazing. The latching element is formed on the roofliner. The latching counter-element is formed on the light-source receptacle and is in engagement with the latching element. The light-source receptacle has a cutout in which a light source can be arranged.

Claims (29)

1 . A glass roof arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a roof glazing;

a roof lining;

a light source holder;

a latch element; and

a mating latch element, wherein

the light source holder is fixed to the roof glazing,

the latch element is formed on the roof lining,

the mating latch element is formed on the light source holder,

the latch element is engaged with the mating latch element, and

the light source holder comprises a recess in which a light source is arrangeable.

2 . The glass roof arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein

the recess is bounded upward in a height direction of the glass roof arrangement by the roof glazing.

3 . The glass roof arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein

the light source holder is fixed to the roof glazing in a first attachment region by an adhesive bond.

4 . The glass roof arrangement according to claim 3 , further comprising:

the light source, which is arranged in the recess of the light source holder;

a light-guiding glass pane and a light shield,

wherein the light source holder, the light shield and/or the adhesive bond trap light of the light source such that light of the light source reaches an interior of the motor vehicle and/or a rear side of the roof lining only via the light-guiding glass pane.

5 . The glass roof arrangement according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a light shield and a spacer element, which connect the light source holder to the roof glazing in a second attachment region when the light source holder is free from the light source.

6 . The glass roof arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein

the spacer element is a component of the light shield,

the spacer element is an injection-molded plastic part, which is adhesively bonded to the roof glazing, or

the glass roof arrangement comprises a foam surround which circumferentially encloses the roof glazing, and the spacer element is produced from a same material and by a same method as the foam surround.

7 . The glass roof arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein

the light source holder extends in a longitudinal direction of the glass roof arrangement and/or in a transverse direction of the glass roof arrangement.

8 . The glass roof arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the recess has a rectangular profile.

9 . The glass roof arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the roof glazing is fixed to a body of the motor vehicle.