Granted Patent B2

US 12,509,159 · App. 18/246,427 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Inventors: Michael Huelsen (Stockdorf, DE); Michael Respondek (Stockdorf, DE); Dirk Legler (Stockdorf, DE); Sascha Dietrich (Stockdorf, DE); Johannes Thannheimer (Stockdorf, DE); Thomas Columbus (Stockdorf, DE); Andrea Kramer (Stockdorf, DE); Michael Deppe (Stockdorf, DE)

Assignee: WEBASTO SE

B62D25/06B60W30/10B60W2420/403B60W2420/408

Abstract

Claims (28)

1 . A vehicle roof comprising;

a roof skin assembly,

a roof substructure, which is disposed below the roof skin assembly, and

at least one sensor module having at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment,

the environment sensor being disposed in a sensor housing having a sensor window,

wherein the roof skin assembly has a sensor cutout accommodating the sensor housing in a circumferentially sealing manner with the result that the sensor window forms a visible outer roof surface.

2 . The vehicle roof according to claim 1 , wherein a sealing assembly is disposed between the sensor housing and the roof skin assembly, the sealing assembly circumferentially following an edge of the sensor cutout.

3 . The vehicle roof according to claim 2 , wherein the sealing assembly is attached to the roof skin assembly and/or the sensor housing and/or a connecting element between the roof skin assembly and the sensor housing.

4 . The vehicle roof according to claim 2 , wherein the sealing assembly comprises an H-shape seal straddling an edge of the roof skin assembly defining the sensor cutout.

5 . The vehicle roof according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor housing is attached to the roof skin assembly via a connecting element.

6 . A vehicle roof comprising;

a roof skin assembly,

a roof substructure, which is disposed below the roof skin assembly, and

at least one sensor module having at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment,

the environment sensor being disposed in a sensor housing having a sensor window,

wherein the roof skin assembly has a sensor cutout accommodating the sensor housing in a circumferentially sealing manner with the result that the sensor window forms a visible outer roof surface, and

wherein the roof skin assembly has a collar defining the sensor cutout.

7 . The vehicle roof according to claim 5 , wherein the roof skin assembly has a collar defining the sensor cutout, and wherein the connecting element is attached to the collar.

8 . The vehicle roof according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor module is mounted on the roof substructure, which comprises a roof frame.

9 . A vehicle roof comprising;

a roof skin assembly,

a roof substructure, which is disposed below the roof skin assembly, and

at least one sensor module having at least one environment sensor for detecting a vehicle environment,

the environment sensor being disposed in a sensor housing having a sensor window,

wherein the roof skin assembly has a sensor cutout accommodating the sensor housing in a circumferentially sealing manner with the result that the sensor window forms a visible outer roof surface, and

wherein the sensor module comprises an adjusting feature for adjusting it relative to the roof substructure.

10 . The vehicle roof according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle roof is a roof module.

11 . A motor vehicle comprising a vehicle roof according to claim 1 .

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