Patent ID: 7063379
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A roof module for a vehicle, comprising: electronic components; and sensors; wherein the electronic components and sensors are accommodated in the roof module, and represent functional groups for operating a movable area by an actuating drive, for monitoring and air conditioning a passenger compartment of the vehicle, for providing communications with an external telecommunication system and for activating a vehicle security system, and wherein the roof module is for accommodation in a hollow space in a roof area of the vehicle, the movable area being a manually operable, movable area or a movable area operable by the actuating drive which is integrated into the roof area of the vehicle, the roof module being accommodated at the actuating drive or at frame elements of the movable area, the functional groups include output channels for an information display in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, communication interfaces to information systems that are external to the vehicle, a reception part as an interface for a mobile telephone and transmission/reception devices adapted to provide data exchange for a navigation system.