Roof rack assembly and hood light-blocking fabric assembly that are capable of photovoltaic generation

1. A hood light-blocking fabric assembly capable of photovoltaic generation comprising:

a lower photovoltaic generation plate fixedly installed to cover the hood of a vehicle and configured to prevent inflow of heat energy of sunlight into the vehicle, to absorb sunlight, and to produce electricity accordingly;

an upper photovoltaic generation plate installed on an upper portion of the lower photovoltaic generation plate and moveable between a first position at which the upper photovoltaic generation plate overlaps the upper portion of the lower photovoltaic generation plate and a second position at which the upper photovoltaic generation plate covers a front glass of the vehicle;

a transfer/tilting unit for moving the upper photovoltaic generation plate forward/backward with regard to the lower photovoltaic generation plate and rotating the same upward/downward by a predetermined angle such that the upper photovoltaic generation plate can be positioned at the first location or at the second location;

a first driving portion for providing a driving force such that the upper photovoltaic generation plate is moved forward/backward with regard to the lower photovoltaic generation plate; and

a second driving portion for providing a driving force such that the upper photovoltaic generation plate is tilted with regard to the lower photovoltaic generation plate by a predetermined angle.

2. The hood light-blocking fabric assembly capable of photovoltaic generation of claim 1 , wherein the transfer/tilting unit comprising:

a rail unit installed on the lower photovoltaic generation plate in a forward/backward direction;

a forward/backward moving member to be moved along the rail unit; and

an upward/downward pivot member installed to be rotatable by a predetermined angle with respect to the forward/backward moving member and having the upper photovoltaic generation plate installed at an upper end thereof.

3. The hood light-blocking fabric assembly capable of photovoltaic generation of claim 2 , wherein the first driving portion comprising:

a rotation bar rotatably installed on the lower photovoltaic generation plate and including a thread formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof;

an electric motor that rotates the rotation bar; and

an activating member, one end of which is fixed to the forward/backward moving member and the other end of which is coupled to the rotation bar in a ball-screw form, to move the forward/backward moving member in the forward/backward direction while moving along the rotation bar in accordance with rotation of the rotation bar.

4. The hood light-blocking fabric assembly capable of photovoltaic generation of claim 2 , wherein the second driving portion includes an electric cylinder unit installed to connect the forward/backward moving member to the upward/downward pivot member, to pivot the upward/downward movable member with respect to the forward/backward moving member by a predetermined angle in accordance with a stretching operation.

5. The hood light-blocking fabric assembly capable of photovoltaic generation of claim 2 , further comprising a third driving portion installed to connect the upward/downward moving member to the upper photovoltaic generation plate to rotate the upper photovoltaic generation plate with respect to the upper moving member.

6. The hood light-blocking fabric assembly capable of photovoltaic generation of claim 1 , further comprising an air guide plate installed at a front portion of the lower photovoltaic generation plate to prevent air resistance of the upper photovoltaic generation plate when the vehicle is traveling.

7. A hood light-blocking fabric assembly capable of photovoltaic generation comprising:

a lower photovoltaic generation plate fixedly installed to cover the hood of a vehicle;

an upper photovoltaic generation plate installed on an upper portion of the lower photovoltaic generation plate and moveable between a first position at which the upper photovoltaic generation plate overlaps the upper portion of the lower photovoltaic generation plate and a second position at which the upper photovoltaic generation plate covers a front glass of the vehicle;

an air guide plate installed at a front portion of the lower photovoltaic generation plate;

a transfer/tilting unit for moving the upper photovoltaic generation plate forward/backward with regard to the lower photovoltaic generation plate and rotating the same upward/downward by a predetermined angle such that the upper photovoltaic generation plate can be positioned at the first location or at the second location;

a first driving portion for providing a driving force such that the upper photovoltaic generation plate is moved forward/backward with regard to the lower photovoltaic generation plate; and

a second driving portion for providing a driving force such that the upper photovoltaic generation plate is tilted with regard to the lower photovoltaic generation plate by a predetermined angle.

8. The hood light-blocking fabric assembly capable of photovoltaic generation of claim 7 , wherein the transfer/tilting unit comprising:

a rail unit installed on the lower photovoltaic generation plate in a forward/backward direction;

a forward/backward moving member to be moved along the rail unit; and

an upward/downward pivot member installed to be rotatable by a predetermined angle with respect to the forward/backward moving member and having the upper photovoltaic generation plate installed at an upper end thereof.

9. The hood light-blocking fabric assembly capable of photovoltaic generation of claim 8 , wherein the first driving portion comprising:

a rotation bar rotatably installed on the lower photovoltaic generation plate and including a thread formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof;

an electric motor that rotates the rotation bar; and

an activating member, one end of which is fixed to the forward/backward moving member and the other end of which is coupled to the rotation bar in a ball-screw form, to move the forward/backward moving member in the forward/backward direction while moving along the rotation bar in accordance with rotation of the rotation bar.

10. The hood light-blocking fabric assembly capable of photovoltaic generation of claim 8 , wherein the second driving portion includes an electric cylinder unit installed to connect the forward/backward moving member to the upward/downward pivot member, to pivot the upward/downward movable member with respect to the forward/backward moving member by a predetermined angle in accordance with a stretching operation.

11. The hood light-blocking fabric assembly capable of photovoltaic generation of claim 8 , further comprising a third driving portion installed to connect the upward/downward moving member to the upper photovoltaic generation plate to rotate the upper photovoltaic generation plate with respect to the upper moving member.