Patent ID: 11922920
Assignee: WEBASTO SE
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 12:
13. A roof module for a motor vehicle, the roof module comprising:
the roof module configured to be placed on vehicle roof side beams, the side beams being part of a vehicle body,
the roof module, the vehicle side beams and vehicle body forming a vehicle body shell,
the roof module having a roof skin with a smooth continuous surface and a roof substructure
as well as a means for autonomous driving or semi-autonomous driving of the motor vehicle,
said means comprising at least one sensor module having at least one environmental sensor for detecting a vehicle environment,
the sensor module being covered by the roof skin, and
means for generating sound which are covered by the roof skin and
means for recording sound which are covered by the roof skin,
wherein the environmental sensor and the means for generating sound and the means for recording sound are connected to a controller which is part of the means for autonomous driving or semi-autonomous driving of the motor vehicle,
wherein the means for generating sound and the means for recording sound are part of the means for autonomous driving or semi-autonomous driving of the motor vehicle,
wherein the means for generating sound are configured to provide audible sound to other road users, wherein the audible sound is selected from the group consisting of speech, standard driving sound, motor sound, warning signals, and combinations thereof,
wherein the means for recording sound is configured to detect traffic situations in cooperation with the controller of the means for autonomous driving or semi-autonomous driving and other vehicles based on their noise behavior;
wherein the means for generating sound comprise a vibration generator; and
wherein the vibration generator which is bonded to the roof skin and configured to cause the roof skin to vibrate in such a manner that the roof skin vibration emits audible sounds.