Outer covering assembly for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having same

Abstract

The invention relates to an outer cover assembly (12) for a motor vehicle, comprising: a cover component (10) having a front side (16); and a decorative portion having a plurality of decorative elements (22). The decorative element (22) is arranged within a groove (24) formed in the cover member (10). The decorative elements (22) are connected to each other by a plurality of connecting elements (26) of the decorative portion. The outer cover assembly (12) comprises a movement device (48) by means of which at least one of the decorative elements (22) can be moved from a first position into a second position in which the visible side (34) of the decorative element (22) protrudes beyond the front side (16) of the cover member (10). In the first position, the visible side (34) of the decorative element (22) is displaced further towards the rear side (32) of the cover member (10) than in the second position. The visible side (34) of the at least one decorative element (22) is light-tight, and a base body (42) of the at least one decorative element (22) is at least partially transparent to light from the lighting device (44) of the outer cover assembly (12), said base body protruding at least partially beyond the front side (16) of the cover component (10) in the second position.

Description

Field of the Invention

[0001] The present invention relates to an outer covering assembly for a motor vehicle according to the preamble of claim 1. The present invention also relates to a motor vehicle having at least one outer covering assembly. Background Art

[0002] DE 20 2020 104 697 U1 describes a covering assembly for a vehicle, in which a molded member made of plastic has an interruption area. A light-transmissive decorative member arranged behind the molded member has a plurality of decorative sections. The decorative sections are respectively exposed in the visible area through one of the interruption areas. The decorative member has a light-transmissive metal layer, and a lighting device is provided for illuminating the decorative member. The disadvantage here is that in order to illuminate the metal layer, the lighting device must provide a correspondingly high luminous intensity. Therefore, for the illumination of the decorative member (including the metal layer of the decorative member), a correspondingly high energy consumption is generated. Such a high energy consumption is disadvantageous. Summary of the Invention

[0003] It is an object of the present invention to provide an outer covering assembly of the type described at the beginning, in which an improvement in the visibility of the decorative element can be achieved, and to provide a motor vehicle having such an outer covering assembly.

[0004] This object is achieved by an outer covering assembly having the features of claim 1 and a motor vehicle having the features of claim 8. Advantageous designs with advantageous improvement solutions of the present invention are given in the dependent patent claims and the following description.

[0005] The outer covering assembly for a motor vehicle according to the present invention includes a covering member having a front side. When the covering member is mounted on a motor vehicle, the front side faces the surrounding environment of the motor vehicle. The outer covering assembly includes a decorative portion arranged on the covering member, the decorative portion having a plurality of decorative elements. The decorative elements are arranged in grooves formed in the covering member. The decorative elements are interconnected by a plurality of connecting elements of the decorative portion, wherein the connecting elements are arranged on the rear side of the covering member opposite to the front side. The outer covering assembly includes a moving device by which at least one of the decorative elements can be moved from a first position to a second position. In the second position, the visible side of at least one decorative element protrudes beyond the front side of the covering member. In the first position, the visible side of at least one decorative element is more displaced towards the rear side of the covering member than in the second position.

[0006] Thus, with the aid of the mobile device, at least one decorative element can be extended out of the covering member. When the decorative element moves and thus extends outwards to the second position, the visible side of at least one decorative element is offset relative to the front side of the covering member, i.e., towards the surroundings of the covering member. Thus, in the second position, the visible side of at least one decorative element protrudes beyond the front side of the covering member. This means that the visibility of at least one decorative element is higher compared to when at least one decorative element is in the first position. Thus, in the outer covering assembly including the mobile device, the visibility of the decorative element can be improved.

[0007] The increased visibility of at least one decorative element moved to the second position by the mobile device also ensures that an observer looking at the front side of the covering member from the surroundings can see the outer covering assembly particularly clearly. This is advantageous because the visibility of a motor vehicle having an outer covering assembly including the covering member can also be improved in a simple manner.

[0008] The mobile device can in particular be designed as an electromechanical and / or pneumatic and / or hydraulic actuator or include at least one such actuator.

[0009] According to the invention, it is also proposed that the visible side of at least one decorative element is designed to be light-impermeable, wherein the base body of at least one decorative element can at least partially transmit light from the lighting device of the outer covering assembly. In the second position, the base body of at least one decorative element at least partially protrudes beyond the front side of the covering member. Thus, by moving at least one decorative element to the second position, it can be achieved that the light provided when the lighting device is operating can be emitted into the surroundings via the base body which is at least partially designed to be light-transmissive.

[0010] However, the light does not need to penetrate the light-impermeable visible side of the decorative element. More precisely, the light can reach the surroundings unhindered via at least one side edge of the base body, wherein the at least one side edge abuts the visible side. The advantage of this is that the energy consumption required to provide light by the lighting device is kept particularly low.

[0011] In addition, the light entering the surroundings via at least one side surface or side edge of the base body adjacent to the visible side is conducive to improving the visibility of at least one decorative element moved to the second position. This is because, especially in the dark or at dusk, by operating the lighting device and moving at least one decorative element to the second position, it can be ensured that the light emitted into the surroundings from the at least partially light-transmissive base body of the decorative element is visible.

[0012] Since the visible side of at least one decorative element is designed to be light - impermeable, the lighting device operates only when at least one decorative element is moved to the second position by a moving device, at which time the base body projects at least partially or at least in sections beyond the front side of the covering element, which is conducive to improving the visibility of the decorative element. This is because when the decorative element is moved to the second position, the light from the lighting device can be emitted into the surrounding environment in a particularly cost - effective and energy - saving manner. This is advantageous, especially when a motor vehicle with an outer covering assembly is an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle, where the power supply for operating the lighting device is naturally limited in these vehicles.

[0013] The base body can be made of, for example, a transparent or translucent material, such as polycarbonate (PC) and / or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and / or polypropylene (PP). The visible side of the decorative element can be formed by an opaque component / constituent part of the decorative element, such as formed by a paint film and / or a hot stamping film and / or paint, etc. Thus, the decorative element can be provided by insert - molding / back - injection molding of such a component or by applying the component to the base body afterwards (for example, by hot stamping and / or painting, etc.).

[0014] In particular, if all the sides or edges of the base body adjacent to the visible side are permeable to the light from the lighting device and are thus designed to be transparent or translucent, the light of the lighting device can be well perceived when at least one decorative element is moved to the second position. This is advantageous.

[0015] Preferably, the lighting device includes a plurality of light sources, and a respective light source is assigned to each base body of the decorative element. This also helps to reduce the energy consumption when the lighting device is operating. This is because the individual light sources are arranged very directly at the positions where the light emitted by the light sources during operation enters the base body of the decorative element.

[0016] Preferably, the outer covering assembly includes a control device designed to control the moving device. Thus, the movement of at least one decorative element from the first position to the second position and back can be performed very precisely as needed or according to the situation.

[0017] Additionally or alternatively, it can be proposed that the control device is designed to control the lighting device. In this way, the emission of light through the lighting device, which reaches the surrounding environment via the base body of the decorative element, can be realized particularly advantageously according to the corresponding situation.

[0018] In particular, it can be proposed that the control device activates the lighting device during the movement of at least one decorative element from a first position to a second position by the mobile device. Additionally or alternatively, it can be proposed that the control device activates the lighting device when at least one decorative element has been moved to or placed in the second position by the mobile device. This enables the light emitted from the substrate into the surrounding environment to be seen particularly well.

[0019] The mobile device can be designed to move the decorative element individually / singly from the first position to the second position. This can very individually enhance the visibility of the decorative element.

[0020] It is particularly cost-effective if the lighting device is designed to move at least one group of decorative elements together from the first position to the second position. This is because it makes it particularly easy to move a plurality of decorative elements together from the first position to the second position and back again, where this movement can be achieved by the mobile device.

[0021] Preferably, the at least one group of decorative elements consists of decorative elements arranged in a row. In this way, it can be ensured that the decorative elements arranged adjacent to each other in a preferably straight row are moved together or jointly from the first position to the second position. This helps to enhance the visibility of the decorative elements arranged in the row when the decorative elements are in the second position.

[0022] It can also be proposed that the mobile device can move the groups of decorative elements arranged in the respective rows successively from the first position to the second position and back again. This is also beneficial for enhancing the visibility of the decorative elements moved to the second position.

[0023] Furthermore, it can be proposed that the decorative elements belonging to a group are successively moved from the first position to the second position along the row, where the decorative elements separately moved to the second position are at least temporarily held in the second position. In particular, the decorative elements separately moved to the second position can be held in the second position until the remaining decorative elements in the same row have also been moved to the second position.

[0024] By successively extending the covering element along the row with the decorative elements, the movement along the row can be well presented. This is conducive to achieving good visual accessibility to such movement. The movement modeled on extending out row by row is particularly obvious, so if the lighting device is operated at this time and light is injected into the respective substrates of the decorative elements, it is very easy for the observer to perceive.

[0025] It has been proven to be more advantageous if the mobile device is designed to move all the decorative elements of the decorative part together from a first position to a second position. In this way, it becomes particularly easy to drive the decorative elements out of the covering member. In particular, for this purpose, the decorative part can have a sufficiently high inherent stiffness so that all the decorative elements can be moved together with the decorative part from the first position to the second position by the mobile device.

[0026] Preferably, in the first position, the visible side of at least one decorative element is flush with the front side of the covering member. In this way, the decorative elements in the first position can be almost invisibly integrated into the vehicle outer surface, which in a motor vehicle is provided by the covering member of the outer covering assembly and the decorative part.

[0027] However, it is also possible that in the first position, the visible side of at least one decorative element is displaced relative to the front side of the covering member, in particular slightly towards the rear side of the covering member.

[0028] If the color of the visible side of at least one decorative element is the same as the color of the front side of the covering member, the inconspicuousness of at least one decorative element in the first position of the decorative element is further enhanced.

[0029] In particular, if the decorative element is well hidden in the first position or is invisible or almost invisible to an observer looking at the covering member from the surrounding environment, it is advantageous to increase the visibility of the decorative element by moving the decorative element from the first position to the second position, which is conducive to increasing the visibility of the decorative element.

[0030] However, even if the color of the visible side of at least one decorative element is different from the color of the front side of the covering member, protruding the decorative element from the covering member, that is, moving the decorative element from the first position to the second position, also helps to increase the visibility of the decorative element in an advantageous manner.

[0031] A motor vehicle according to the invention has at least one outer covering assembly according to the invention. Among them, it is conceivable that at least one outer covering assembly is used for different regions on the motor vehicle.

[0032] In particular, the covering member of at least one outer covering assembly can be designed as a bumper covering of the motor vehicle. In the region of at least one bumper of the motor vehicle, it is particularly advantageous to increase the perceptibility of the decorative element, which can be achieved by moving the decorative element from the first position to the second position, wherein the mobile device performs this outward protrusion of the decorative element. Additionally or alternatively, the covering member of at least one outer covering assembly can be designed as a fender and / or a hood of the motor vehicle. In these application regions of the outer covering assembly, it is also advantageous to increase the visibility of the decorative element by protruding the decorative element from the covering member.

[0033] The advantages and preferred embodiments described for the outer covering assembly according to the present invention similarly apply to a motor vehicle according to the present invention, and vice versa.

[0034] Other advantages, features, and details of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments and with reference to the drawings. Without departing from the scope of the present invention, the above-mentioned features and combinations of features mentioned in the description, as well as the features and combinations of features mentioned in the description of the drawings and / or shown separately in the drawings, can be used not only in their respective combinations but also in other combinations or individually. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] Wherein:

[0036] Figure 1 The covering member and the decorative part of the outer covering assembly for a motor vehicle are schematically shown;

[0037] Figure 2 The state when the decorative part is in the installed position is shown, at this time the decorative elements of the decorative part are arranged in the grooves formed in the covering member;

[0038] Figure 3 A schematic side view of two decorative elements in the first position is shown, at this time the visible sides of the decorative elements are flush with the front side of the covering member;

[0039] Figure 4 It shows according to Figure 3 A schematic side view of the decorative element in the second position is shown, at this time the decorative element protrudes from the groove, and the visible sides of the respective decorative elements protrude beyond the front side of the covering member;

[0040] Figure 5 The situation where light enters the surrounding environment through the side edges of the base of the decorative element is schematically shown; and

[0041] Figure 6 A motor vehicle using or that can use the outer covering assembly including the covering member and the decorative member is schematically shown.

[0042] In the drawings, the same or functionally identical elements are respectively labeled with the same reference numerals. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0043] In Figure 1 , a covering member 10 is shown in a schematic perspective view, which is of a motor vehicle 14 (see Figure 6 ) in Figure 3A part of the outer covering assembly 12 schematically shown therein. The covering member 10 has a front side 16 which, when the covering member 10 or the outer covering assembly 12 is installed in a motor vehicle 14, faces the surroundings 18 of the motor vehicle 14 (see Figure 6 ), and thus also faces the surroundings 18 of the outer covering assembly 12 (see Figure 3 ).

[0044] The outer covering assembly 12 further includes Figure 1 the decorative part 20 shown, which has a plurality of decorative elements 22. Figure 1 The three-pointed star shown in Figure 1 is an example of a decorative element 22, where, for the sake of clarity, Figure 1 only some of the decorative elements 22 are labeled with reference numerals. Grooves 24 formed in the covering member 10 correspond to the decorative elements 22. In other words, the outer contour of each decorative element 22 preferably corresponds to the inner contour of each groove 24. In this way, a decorative element 22 can be arranged in each groove 24 formed in the covering member 10 respectively.

[0045] Here, the inherently rigid decorative part 20 has a plurality of connecting elements 26 through which the decorative elements 22 are interconnected. Thus, the decorative part 20 is designed in the form of an inherently rigid decorative grille which ensures that when the decorative elements 22 are inserted into the corresponding grooves 24, the decorative elements 22 are held in an arrangement corresponding to the respective grooves 24. Among them, the connecting elements 26 provide the inherent rigidity for the decorative part 20 to position the decorative elements 22 in the region of the grooves 24.

[0046] In particular, if the decorative element 22 is designed as a filigree structure as currently exemplified, for example, in the shape of a three-pointed star, it is advantageous that the connecting element 26 includes a support region 28 which, according to Figure 1 the schematic diagram in, is designed in the form of a plate, and in this example is a circular support part for the decorative element 22. In addition, according to Figure 1 the connecting elements 26 of the decorative part 20 include a plurality of connecting plates 30, and in this example the support regions 28 are interconnected by these connecting plates.

[0047] Through the connecting element 26 which includes the support region 28 and the connecting plates 30 in this example, a grille structure for the inherent rigidity of the decorative part 20 designed as a decorative grille is provided, through which the decorative elements 22 are held in positions corresponding to the positions of the grooves 24 formed in the covering member 10.

[0048] The groove 24 can be manufactured directly together when manufacturing the covering element 10. This is particularly easy to achieve if the covering element 10 is made of plastic (for example, by injection molding). This is because the groove 24 can be directly formed during the injection molding process of the covering element 10.

[0049] Alternatively, the groove 24 can be formed in the covering element 10 afterwards by machining (for example, by stamping and / or laser cutting and / or water jet cutting, etc.). If the covering element 10 is made of metal, the corresponding separation process can also be used.

[0050] In Figure 2 , details of the arrangement structure of the decorative part 20 on the covering element 10 are shown, where the decorative element 22 is introduced into the groove 24 formed in the covering element 10. Therefore, the connecting element 26 (only the support area 28 is visible in Figure 2 is arranged on the rear side 32 of the covering element 10 opposite to the front side 16.

[0051] Figure 3 Schematically shows how each decorative element 22 is arranged relative to the covering element 10. Accordingly, in Figure 3 it is shown that the decorative element 22 is placed or moved to a first position, where the visible side 34 of each decorative element 22 is flush with the front side 16 of the covering element 10.

[0052] The front side 16 of the covering element 10 can be formed by at least one paint layer 36, which is applied to the carrier 38 of the covering element 10. In Figure 1 and Figure 2 for the sake of clarity, the paint layer 36 or similar coating of the carrier 38 is not shown in more detail.

[0053] In a similar manner, the visible side 34 of the decorative element 22 can be provided by a film 40 and / or paint or similar material. For example, the film 40 can be applied to the substrate 42 of each decorative element 22. The decorative element 22 can also be provided in the following way: the film 40 (which is designed as a paint film, for example) is insert-molded / back-injection molded using the material for providing the substrate 42 of the decorative element 22. Similarly, the visible side 34 of the decorative element 22 can be provided by applying at least one paint layer to the substrate 42 (that is, by painting).

[0054] In this example, the visible side 34 of the decorative element 22 is light-tight. This can be achieved, for example, by forming the film 40 or similar coating of the substrate 42 from a light-tight material. On the contrary, the substrate 42 of each decorative element 22 is formed from a light-transmissive material, such as polycarbonate (PC), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or polypropylene (PP).

[0055] According toFigure 3 , the outer covering assembly 12 has a lighting device 44, according to Figure 3 , the lighting device includes a plurality of light sources 46. In this example, each base body 42 is respectively assigned a light source 46. For example, the light source 46 of the lighting device 44 can be designed as a light-emitting diode.

[0056] In Figure 3 In the first position of the decorative element 22 shown, operating the lighting device 44 or activating the light source 46 has no effect. This is because, in the first position of the decorative element 22, the opaque visible side 34 of the decorative element 22 prevents the light emitted by the light source 46 from reaching the surrounding environment 18 of the outer covering assembly 12 or the motor vehicle 14 (see Figure 6 ). Therefore, when the decorative element 22 is in Figure 3 the first position shown, the lighting device 44 is preferably not operating.

[0057] In particular, if the color of the visible side 34 is the same as the color of the front side 16, the decorative element 22 is almost invisibly integrated into the outer surface of the motor vehicle 14 in Figure 3 the first position shown.

[0058] However, for example, by using a suitable film 40 and / or paint, etc., the decorative element 22 can have a color different from the color of the covering member 10 on its visible side 34. For example, the decorative element 22 can have a chrome-plated appearance, etc. on the visible side 34. However, even in this case, the visible side 34 of the decorative element 22 is preferably designed to be opaque.

[0059] According to Figure 3 , the outer covering assembly 12 includes a moving device 48, which is only schematically shown in Figure 4 . The moving device 48 is designed to move the decorative element 22 from Figure 3 the first position shown to Figure 4 the second position shown. In Figure 4 the second position of the decorative element 22 shown, the visible side 34 protrudes beyond the front side 16 of the covering member 10.

[0060] Therefore, the side edges 50 of the base body 42 of the decorative element 22, which are formed of a light-transmitting material in this example, are partially exposed. This is because in the regions of these light-transmitting side edges 50, the base body 42 protrudes beyond the front side 16 of the covering member 10. Therefore, the light emitted by the light source 46 or incident on the corresponding base body 42 can be emitted into the surrounding environment 18 through these side edges 50 of the base body 42 or the lateral outer walls or similar sides adjacent to the visible side 34. Figure 4 The corresponding light rays 52 are schematically shown in

[0061] Thus, by moving the decorative element 22 to the first position (see Figure 3 ), the decorative element 22, which is designed to emit light in this example, can be well hidden. By Figure 3 and Figure 4 the moving device 48 schematically shown in, the decorative element 22 can be moved from the first position to the second position (see Figure 4 ) and back again.

[0062] When the light source 46 is turned off and the decorative element 22 is moved to the first position (see Figure 3 ), the decorative element 22 blends almost invisibly into the outer surface of the motor vehicle 14, which is provided by the outer covering assembly 12. In contrast, if the light source 46 is turned on while the decorative element 22 is extended so that the visible side 34 of the decorative element 22 protrudes beyond the front side 16 of the covering member 10, the light emitted from each base body 42 of the decorative element 22 can be well seen.

[0063] Furthermore, the visibility of the decorative element 22 can be ensured without backlighting the visible side 34 of the decorative element 22. And, by extending the decorative element 22 so that the base body 42 partially protrudes from the respective groove 24 towards the front side 16 of the covering member 10, particularly good visibility of the decorative element 22 is provided. This ensures that the motor vehicle 14 (see Figure 6 ) is also clearly visible. For safety reasons, this is very advantageous, especially at night or at dusk.

[0064] In Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the control device 54 of the outer covering assembly 12 is schematically shown, which is preferably designed to control the moving device 48 and the lighting device 44. Thus, during the process of moving the decorative element 22 from the Figure 3 shown first position to the Figure 4 shown second position and / or when the decorative element 22 is in the Figure 4 shown second position, the control device 54 can very easily turn on the light source 46.

[0065] In Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the moving element 56 of the moving device 48 is highly schematically shown. The moving element 56 can be attached, for example, to the respective support areas 28 of the connecting element 26 (see Figure 1 ). In particular, in this way, the extension of a single decorative element 22 can be achieved, i.e., it can be moved individually from the Figure 3 shown first position to the Figure 4 shown second position.

[0066] However, it can also be arranged that, by means of a suitable movement element 56 of the mobile device 48, the groups of decorative elements 22 are moved together from a first position to a second position. For example, the decorative elements 22 in the decorative grille can be arranged in rows vertically and / or horizontally, as Figure 1 shown in the schematic illustration. Thus, by means of the mobile device 48, for example, a row of decorative elements 22 arranged adjacent to each other can be moved as a group from Figure 3 the first position shown to Figure 4 the second position shown and back again.

[0067] In this example, the decorative elements 22 of the decorative part 20 are arranged flush with the front side 16 of the covering member 10 in the first position where the decorative elements 22 are hidden as much as possible (see Figure 3 ). For light scenification (see Figure 4 ), the decorative elements 22 can be extended by means of the mobile device 48, and light can enter the surrounding environment 18 through the side edges 50 of the base body 42 of the decorative elements 22 (see Figure 4 ).

[0068] Figure 5 Schematically shows how the light of the lighting device 44 enters the surrounding environment 18 through the side edges 50 of the respective base bodies 42 of the decorative elements 22. For the sake of clarity, Figure 5 the covering member 10 is not shown separately in

[0069] According to Figure 6 , the covering member 10 of the outer covering assembly 12 can be designed, for example, as a bumper covering of the motor vehicle 14, such as a front bumper covering or a rear bumper covering. However, it is also possible to arrange the outer covering assembly 12 in the region of the fenders 58 and / or the hood 60 and / or the trunk lid 62 of the motor vehicle 14.

[0070] In summary, these examples show how the outer covering assembly 12 provides a hidden lighting function, in which the light emitted from the decorative elements 22 as well as the decorative elements 22 themselves can be clearly seen by the observer in an advantageous manner.

Claims

1. An outer covering assembly for a motor vehicle (14), the outer covering assembly having a covering member (10), the covering member having a front side (16), wherein when the covering member (10) is mounted on the motor vehicle (14), the front side (16) faces the surroundings (18) of the motor vehicle (14), wherein the outer covering assembly (12) includes a decorative part (20) arranged on the covering member (10), the decorative part having a plurality of decorative elements (22), wherein the decorative elements (22) are arranged within recesses (24) formed in the covering member (10), wherein the decorative elements (22) are interconnected by a plurality of connecting elements (26) of the decorative part (20), and wherein, the connecting elements (26) are arranged on a rear side (32) of the covering member (10) opposite the front side (16), characterized in that, the outer covering assembly (12) includes a moving device (48) by which at least one of the decorative elements (22) can be moved from a first position to a second position, wherein in the second position, a visible side (34) of the at least one decorative element (22) protrudes beyond the front side (16) of the covering member (10), and wherein, in the first position, the visible side (34) of the at least one decorative element (22) is displaced more towards the rear side (32) of the covering member (10) than in the second position, and the visible side (34) of the at least one decorative element (22) is designed to be light-impermeable, wherein a base body (42) of the at least one decorative element (22) is at least partially capable of transmitting light from a lighting device (44) of the outer covering assembly (12), the base body protruding at least partially beyond the front side (16) of the covering member (10) in the second position.

2. The outer covering assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, the lighting device (44) includes a plurality of light sources (46), wherein each base body (42) of the decorative element (22) is assigned a respective light source (46).

3. The outer covering assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, the outer covering assembly (12) includes a control device (54) designed to control the moving device (48) and / or the lighting device (44).

4. The outer covering assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, the moving device (48) is designed to move at least a group of the decorative elements (22) together from the first position to the second position, wherein the at least one group of decorative elements consists of the decorative elements (22) arranged in a row.

5. The outer covering assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, the moving device (48) is designed to move all the decorative elements (22) of the decorative part (20) together from the first position to the second position.

6. The outer covering assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the first position, the visible side (34) of the at least one decorative element (22) is flush with the front side (16) of the covering member (10).

7. The outer covering assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, the color of the visible side (34) of the at least one decorative element (22) is the same as the color of the front side (16) of the covering member (10).

8. A motor vehicle having at least one outer covering assembly (12) according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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