MOTOR VEHICLE

Abstract

A motor vehicle, which is equipped with at least one motor vehicle panel that can be moved with respect to the motor vehicle body. An adjusting unit which comprises an adjusting element with an associated drive is also provided. The adjusting element can be moved relative to the motor vehicle body and/or the motor vehicle panel into at least one retracted and extended position with the aid of the drive. According to the invention, the adjusting element comprises a lighting unit.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle comprising: a motor vehicle panel and a motor vehicle body, wherein the motor vehicle panel is movable with respect to the motor vehicle body, and comprising an adjusting unit comprising an adjusting element with an associated drive, wherein the adjusting element is movable with respect to at least one of the motor vehicle body and/of the motor vehicle panel into a retracted position and an extended position with the aid of the drive, wherein the adjusting element has a lighting unit.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting element is positioned in a recess in the retracted state.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting element is linearly movable with respect to the recess.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lighting unit extends along a linear travel direction of the adjusting element.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lighting unit has at least one LED which radiates into a rear region of the motor vehicle.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lighting unit has at least one LED directed toward a pivoting region of the motor vehicle panel.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lighting unit has at least one LED directed toward an interior of the motor vehicle body.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting element including the drive is part of a motor vehicle locking device including a motor vehicle latch.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising an energy storage unit for supplying energy to the lighting unit.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the adjusting element is part of a motor vehicle locking device, and the energy storage unit is integrated into the motor vehicle locking device.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the recess is located in the motor vehicle panel such that the lighting unit moves together with the motor vehicle panel.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 3, wherein a travel direction of the adjusting element is perpendicular to a surface region of the motor vehicle panel.

13. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting element is located on a side edge of the motor vehicle panel adjacent to a B-pillar of the motor vehicle body.

14. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting element is movable with respect to at least one of the motor vehicle body and the motor vehicle panel into an intermediate position between the retracted position and the extended position with the aid of the drive.

15. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting element has a cuboid configuration.

Description

[0027] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the motor vehicle according to the invention having the adjusting unit,

[0028] FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal section of the object from FIG. 1, and

[0029] FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the adjusting unit.

[0030] A motor vehicle is shown in the figures. The motor vehicle is not restricted to a passenger car. In principle, a truck can also be implemented at this point. Either way, the motor vehicle has a motor vehicle body 1 and a motor vehicle panel 2 that can be moved with respect to the motor vehicle body 1. The motor vehicle panel 2 is specifically a motor vehicle door and in particular a front motor vehicle side door 2. The motor vehicle panel or motor vehicle side door 2 can be pivoted open about an axis A with respect to the motor vehicle body 1. This is usually done manually after the motor vehicle side door 2 has been opened with respect to the motor vehicle body 1.

[0031] In order to be able to open the motor vehicle side door 2, an adjusting unit 3, 4 is implemented. The adjusting unit 3, 4 consists essentially of an adjusting element 3 and an associated drive 4. It can be seen that the adjusting element 3 can be moved linearly with the aid of the drive 4, which of course is not restrictive.

[0032] In the course of the adjusting process, the adjusting element 3 performs a movement, which can be seen in particular in FIG. 2, specifically along a travel direction R which is predominantly oriented perpendicular to the surface extension of the motor vehicle panel or motor vehicle side door 2 in the specific example. The adjusting element 3 in question changes from a retracted position shown in dashed lines in FIG. 2 to an extended position shown in solid lines (and vice versa).

[0033] Due to the movement process of the adjusting element 3, said adjusting element moves against the motor vehicle body 1 or a B-pillar 5 located there in the example. This is because the adjusting unit 3, 4 is arranged on a side edge of the motor vehicle panel or motor vehicle side door 2 according to the exemplary embodiment and as shown in FIG. 2. The side edge of the motor vehicle panel 2 in question is that which is oriented adjacent to the B-pillar 5 in the example.

[0034] As soon as the adjusting element 3 has assumed its extended position shown as a solid line in FIG. 2, a gap is set, between the motor vehicle body 1 and the motor vehicle panel or motor vehicle side door 2, through which a user can grasp the motor vehicle panel or motor vehicle side door 2 and manually swing said door fully open about its axis A with respect to the motor vehicle body 1. This is particularly the case with handleless motor vehicle panels 2, i.e., those that do without an outside door handle for aerodynamic reasons.

[0035] The adjusting element 3 can remain in its extended position, shown as a solid line in FIG. 2, when the motor vehicle panel or motor vehicle side door 2 equipped herewith is opened in comparison to the motor vehicle body 1. As soon as the motor vehicle panel or motor vehicle side door 2 is closed, the drive 4 is controlled in such a way that the adjusting element 3 is transferred to its retracted position. Of course, this retracted position can also be assumed independently of this, as soon as another signal ensures that the drive 4 is acted upon and the adjusting element 3 is transferred to the retracted position. This signal may come from a switch, a handle, etc. on the motor vehicle panel 2 or inside the motor vehicle body 1.

[0036] According to the invention, the adjusting element 3 is now equipped with a lighting unit 6. This lighting unit 6 is usually arranged along the linear travel direction R of the adjusting element 3 or extends along the travel direction R in question. In addition, the lighting unit 6 is usually not located on a front or top surface of the adjusting element 3 which is cuboid in the exemplary embodiment. This means that the lighting unit 6 generally radiates into a rear region of the motor vehicle panel or motor vehicle side door 2. Radiation downward and in the direction of the interior of the motor vehicle body 1 is usually also implemented.

[0037] For this purpose, the lighting unit 6 according to the exemplary embodiment has a total of three LEDs 6a, 6b, and 6c. The LED 6a radiates into the rear region of the motor vehicle and is typically designed to glow red in order to be able to assume a warning function. This is because the red light of the LED 6a radiating in the rear region is advantageously picked up and registered by other motor vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, etc. approaching the motor vehicle from behind. The fact that the adjusting element 3, together with the lighting unit 6 and the motor vehicle panel 2, is particularly taken into account when pivoting about the axis A due to the movement also contributes to this.

[0038] The lighting unit 6 is also equipped with a further LED 6b. This LED 6b is directed toward a pivoting region S of the motor vehicle panel or motor vehicle side door 2 indicated in FIG. 2. In this way, a user willing to enter is informed in particular about the condition of the ground in the pivoting region S and any obstacles located there. For this purpose, the LED 6b is usually a white light LED.

[0039] According to the exemplary embodiment, the lighting unit 6 is then also equipped with a further, third LED 6c. According to the exemplary embodiment, this third LED 6c is located on an end face of the cuboid adjusting element 3. In contrast, the LED 6a is arranged on the back and the LED 6b is arranged on the underside of the cuboid adjusting element 3.

[0040] By attaching the LED 6c to the front side of the adjusting element 3 and due to the fact that this LED 6c usually emits white light, the lighting unit 6 ensures that the LED 6c in question is directed toward the interior of the motor vehicle body 1. As a result, the interior is particularly advantageously illuminated for any loading processes or for getting in.

[0041] It is clear from FIG. 1 that, in addition to the adjusting unit 3, 4, a motor vehicle locking device 7 is also implemented. In the example, the motor vehicle locking device 7 is a motor vehicle latch 7. In the exemplary embodiment, the motor vehicle latch 7 is designed as a so-called electric latch, i.e., it has an electric motor drive, with the aid of which a locking mechanism (not expressly shown), consisting of a pawl and catch, can be opened. The motor vehicle latch 7 on the motor vehicle panel or motor vehicle side door 2 interacts with a latch holder 8 attached to the B-pillar 5 of the motor vehicle body 1.

[0042] Within the scope of the exemplary embodiment, the adjusting element 3 including the drive 4, i.e., the entire adjusting unit 3, 4, is a component of the motor vehicle locking device and, according to the exemplary embodiment, the motor vehicle latch 7. This means that the adjusting unit 3, 4 is integrated into the motor vehicle latch 7. Of course, this only applies in the specific example case and is not to be understood as limiting. In addition, an energy storage unit 9 is also implemented, with the help of which the lighting unit 6 can be supplied with the required electrical energy.

[0043] It can be seen from the illustration in particular in FIG. 1 that the energy storage unit 9 is integrated into the motor vehicle locking device or the motor vehicle latch 7. In this way, not only can the energy storage unit 9 supply the lighting unit 6 with the required electrical energy, but it is in principle also available for an emergency opening of the motor vehicle latch 7, namely in the event that a main power source arranged inside the motor vehicle body 1 should fail. In addition, due to this design, the adjusting unit 3, 4 can also be supplied with the required electrical energy by the energy storage unit 9 during emergency operation.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0044] 1 Motor vehicle body [0045] 2 Motor vehicle side door [0046] 3 Adjusting element [0047] 4 Drive [0048] 5 B-pillar [0049] 6 Lighting unit [0050] 6a, 6b, 6c LED [0051] 7 Motor vehicle locking device [0052] 8 Latch switch [0053] 9 Energy storage unit