CN1047831A

CN1047831A - Luggage carrier support stanchion

Info

Publication number: CN1047831A
Application number: CN90104172A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 克雷格·埃·斯特普尔顿
Original assignee: HURON/ST CLAIR Inc
Current assignee: HURON/ST CLAIR Inc; Huron St Clair Inc
Priority date: 1989-06-07
Filing date: 1990-06-07
Publication date: 1990-12-19
Anticipated expiration: 2005-06-07
Also published as: DE4018178A1; AU632817B2; CA2018357A1; IT220785Z2; CN1025601C; KR910000431A; DE4018178C2; KR920009124B1; AU5591190A; SE9001923L; GB2232943B; IT9035803U1; CA2018357C; GB2232943A; JPH03164342A; SE9001923D0; GB9011393D0; FR2648093B1; FR2648093A1; JP2564032B2

Abstract

A kind of pillar of vehicle baggage rack can provide smooth aerodynamic profile, makes simultaneously outside the fastener of pillar avoids being exposed to.Pillar is used for the baggage rack frame support in the surface of vehicle top.And pillar is fixed in surface of vehicle with at least one fastener.Each pillar has direct mount and covers fastener and pillar in-to-in lid in the base of surface of vehicle on the base with being contained in.Base has the hole, is suitable for engaging the key that covers formation, also has to engage the elongated slot that covers flange.After lid installed, pillar promptly had smooth complete profile.

Description

Luggage carrier support stanchion

The baggage rack that the present invention relates to use on the vehicle specifically, relates to the pillar of baggage rack, and it has smooth aerodynamic profile, and this is that lid by a quick interlock forms, and this lid covers securing device and constitutes the upper surface of pillar.

Be installed in typical baggage rack on the vehicle end face and have a pack support side direction railing and end rail are supported on the surface of vehicle top, spaced apart.Pillar is to be fixed on the surface of vehicle by one group of fastener that passes Body of pillar.Therefore, outside fastener is exposed to, and through hole has also influenced the attractive in appearance and aerodynamic characteristics of baggage rack.Because aesthstic and aerodynamics becomes the Consideration that becomes more and more important in vehicle design, do not decrease in these Considerations so have as higher profile annexes such as baggage racks.

Once thereby the someone proposed to protect fastener with access door or lid as the part of Zhi Zhubi.But this structure has been sacrificed the manufacturing factor, particularly when adopting moulding.This in addition access door or lid may flick or lose.

The objective of the invention is to overcome the defective of existing baggage rack, a kind of pillar that is positioned at the bight is provided, this pillar in the surface of vehicle top, is fixed on end rail and side direction balustrade support on the surface of vehicle with pillar with hidden fastener.The baggage rack that the present invention was suitable for is the traditional type baggage rack preferably, and it has the four piece corner posts of frame support in the surface of vehicle top.Framework can comprise the side direction railing that extends intercolumniation and the end rail that can slide and adjust along the side direction railing.Each pillar all has smooth aerodynamic profile and is made of rigidity plastics base and flexible plastic lid, and base is connected with the side direction railing, and lid then is engaged on the base fast.Base is fixed on the surface of vehicle earlier, again lid is contained on the base, toppedly substantially live whole base with fastener; Therefore smooth strut shape is provided.Base has a series of holes along the one edge, is used to be bonded on the cooresponding quick interlock key that covers formation.A convex ridge on the base has the elongated slot of the respective flanges that is suitable for engaging lid.In a single day key is bonded in the hole, and the pliable and tough inner flange that covers can be engaged in the elongated slot on the convex ridge fast, thereby will cover fixing.

From the detailed description of following contrast accompanying drawing, can recognize other purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage.

The contrast accompanying drawing is read following detailed description to preferred embodiment of the present invention, can have more fully the present invention to understand, the identical in the accompanying drawings identical part of label representative.

Fig. 1 is equipped with the vehicle block diagram that adopts baggage rack of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view of pillar of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the lateral plan that is contained in the pillar on the surface of vehicle;

Fig. 4 is the top view of pillar of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the end elevation of pillar;

Fig. 6 is the pillar cutaway view along 6-6 line among Fig. 4.

Figure 1 shows that a vehicle baggage rack 10 of the present invention.Baggage rack 10 is contained on the surface 12 of a vehicle 14, generally has the perimeter frame 16 of blocking Loaded goods and one group of long and narrow lath 18 depositing Loaded goods.Though as shown in the figure, baggage rack 10 is to be contained on the top of vehicle 14, also can be installed on the surface of any basic horizontal and be used for transporting luggage or similar articles.In the illustrated embodiment, the shape of framework 16 is rectangular substantially, is fixed on the surface 12 by the four basic pillars of inventing 20.Pillar 20 bearer frames 16, away from surface of vehicle 12 1 segment distances, surface 12 has a pair of side direction railing 22 to be fixed between pillar 20 and the front rail 24.Front rail 24 can be regularly or is connected in side direction railing 22 movably.Pillar 20 is fixed on the surface of vehicle 12, but the device that will be used for fastening pillar 20 covers up to increase aerodynamic characteristics and aesthetic property.

Contrast Fig. 2 to 6 now.Corbeling of the present invention generally has and is directly installed on base 26 on the surface of vehicle 12 and removable jew by fastener 28 and is fixed on lid 30 on the base 26, lid 30 provides whole profiles of pillar 20, and inner structure and the fastener 28 with base 26 covers up simultaneously.In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, base 26 and lid 30 all have tongue piece 32, extend so that pack side direction railing 22 ordinatedly into, so that be fixed on the side direction railing 22 from an end of pillar 20.

Base 26 is thin-and-long substantially, and its periphery comprises first lateral margin 34, the 2 lateral margins, 36, the first ora terminalis 38 and second ora terminalis 40, and tongue piece 32 extends out from second ora terminalis 40.Along at least one surrounding edge, on base 26, form one group of groove 42 spaced apart from each other.In a preferred embodiment, groove 42 distributes along first lateral margin 34 of base 26 and second ora terminalis 38 with being spaced from each other.Base 26 also comprises at least one, best three convex ridges that extend along base 26 length substantially.First convex ridge 44 preferably forms along second lateral margin 36 along at least one periphery of base 26, and a central convex ridge 46 forms in the middle of base 26, and the 3rd convex ridge 48 forms in groove 42 inboards along first lateral margin 34.These convex ridges provide supporting for covering 30, just are placed on the top of these convex ridges when being contained on the base 26 when covering 30.

One elongated slot that extends along its length is substantially arranged on first convex ridge of periphery.Central authorities' convex ridge 46 is fluted 52, and the hole 54 of accepting fastener 28 is arranged in groove 52.The height of the 3rd convex ridge 48 covers 30 wedge shape less than the height of other convex ridge to adapt to.

Lid 30 also matches with base 26 shapes for thin-and-long substantially.In a preferred embodiment, lid 30 is made by flexiplast, therefore, covers 30 pliable and tough as to be enough to be engaged on the base 26.Similar to base 26, lid 30 has first lateral margin 56, the second lateral margins, 58, the first ora terminalis 60 and second ora terminalis 62, and tongue piece 32 extends from second ora terminalis 62.Lid 30 comprises one group of at least one periphery along lid 30, the locking key 64 that forms along first lateral margin 56 and first ora terminalis 60 preferably, the number of locking key 64 is corresponding to the number of groove 42 on the base 26, key 64 extends downwards so that be combined together with groove 42 from covering 34, will describe below this point.Each key 64 all has a shoulder 66 to be withdrawed from from groove 42 to stop key 64.The cavity structure of key 64 helps key 64 locking type insertion grooves 42.

Article one, flange 68 is used for being positioned in the groove 50 of base 26 along forming at least one of the lid 30 different edge.In a preferred embodiment, flange 68 be form along second lateral margin 58 and extend internally from second lateral margin 58, the flange 68 basic length of second lateral margins 58 of extending are so that be fixed on the edge of base 26.

Be contained on the base 26 in order to cover 30,, key 64 aimed at corresponding groove 42 in case after using fastener 28 to be fixed on base 26 on the surface of vehicle 12, promptly lid 30 is placed on the base 26.Because lid 30 elasticity, can easily depress and cover 30 and, and make and be arranged in convex ridge 44 top flanges 68 and be engaged in elongated slot 50 key 64 insertion grooves 42.Perhaps earlier key 64 is bonded in the groove 42, then flange 68 was prized convex ridge 44 and entered in the groove 50.Therefore fastener 28 can be covered up, for pillar 20 provides a smooth integral type profile.

Preceding detailed description is just for ease of understanding the present invention, and is not limitation of the invention, the scope of the present invention and the essence that do not deviate from claims because those skilled in the art can do some variation and limited.

Claims

1, be suitable for being fixed on the vehicle luggage carrier support stanchion of surface of vehicle, this pillar has:

A base, the fastener that uses at least one to pass therethrough is fixed in surface of vehicle; And

Thereby a removable jew ground is fixed in the lid that described base constitutes described Body of pillar, and described lid can be pulled down so that near described at least one fastener from described base.

2, according to the described pillar of claim 1, it is characterized in that: described base has one group of hole, described lid has one group of cooresponding key, is positioned over it in cooresponding described one group of hole so that removable jew ground is fixed on described lid on the described base described key locking type.

3, according to the described pillar of claim 2, it is characterized in that: described base has a convex ridge along first periphery, one elongated slot along its length extension is arranged on the described convex ridge, and described lid has a long flange along first periphery, be positioned in the described elongated slot of described convex ridge, so that removable jew ground is fixed on described lid on the described base described flange locking type.

4, according to the described pillar of claim 3, it is characterized in that: described base has a central convex ridge, and it can engage so that support the centre portion of described lid with described lid.

5, according to the described pillar of claim 4, it is characterized in that: described at least one fastener passes the hole that forms on the described central convex ridge.

6, according to the described pillar of claim 3, it is characterized in that: described base and described lid have at least one tongue piece, and tongue piece is suitable for cooperating the end of a railing of described baggage rack of packing into, and above-mentioned railing is supported, apart from described surface of vehicle one segment distance.

7, according to the described pillar of claim 4, it is characterized in that: described base is made by rigidity plastics, and described lid is made by flexiplast, and therefore, described lid can be installed on the described base pliable and toughly.

8, be suitable for being fixed on the luggage carrier support stanchion of surface of vehicle, this pillar has:

A base, the fastener that uses at least one to pass therethrough is fixed on the surface of vehicle, and described base comprises at least one groove; And

A removable jew ground is fixed in described base, thereby constitute the lid of described Body of pillar, it covers up described at least one fastener, described lid have can be used for the locking key device that described at least one groove of described base engages with described lid removable jew be fixed on the described base, thereby can be selectively near described at least one fastener.

9, according to the described pillar of claim 8, it is characterized in that: described base side first periphery has a convex ridge, described convex ridge has an elongated slot that extends along described convex ridge length substantially, and described the lid along a long flange that forms on one the first periphery inside face is bonded in the described elongated slot so that removable jew ground described flange locking type described lid is fixed on the described base.

10, according to the described pillar of claim 9, it is characterized in that: described at least one groove comprises one group of groove that comes in the space along periphery.Described locking key device has one group of locking key that comes corresponding to the space of described one group of groove, and described locking key is bonded in the described groove, and described flange joint is in described elongated slot, so that removable jew ground is fixed on described lid on the described base.

11, according to the described pillar of claim 10, it is characterized in that: described base has a central convex ridge that extends along described base length substantially, and the convex ridge on described central convex ridge and the described periphery can engage so that the supporting role to described lid to be provided with described lid.

12, according to the described pillar of claim 11, it is characterized in that: described central convex ridge has a groove, and is porose to accept described at least one fastener on this groove.

13, according to the described pillar of claim 11, it is characterized in that: described base has the 3rd convex ridge that is basically parallel to described central convex ridge extension, can engage so that supporting role to be provided with described lid.

14, according to the described pillar of claim 13, it is characterized in that: described base is made by rigidity plastics, and described lid is made by flexiplast, and therefore described lid can be contained on the described base pliable and toughly, and described lid forms the profile of described column.

15, be suitable for being fixed on surface of vehicle so that the vehicle luggage carrier support stanchion of at least one balustrade support above surface of vehicle, described pillar has:

A base uses the securing device that passes therethrough to be fixed on the surface of vehicle, and described base has one group of hole along first periphery, along described base second periphery one convex ridge is arranged, and an elongated slot is arranged on the described convex ridge; And

Be fixed on the described base removable jew, form described Body of pillar, cover the lid of described securing device simultaneously, described lid has one group of locking key corresponding to described one group of hole of described base along first periphery, and second periphery along described lid has a long flange

Described locking key is bonded in the described cooresponding hole, and the described flange of described lid then is bonded in the described elongated slot of described base, so that removable jew ground is fixed on described lid on the described base, thereby forms described pillar.

16, according to the described pillar of claim 15, it is characterized in that: described one group of hole comprises the groove that forms along an ora terminalis of first lateral margin and described base, and described convex ridge to be second lateral margin along described base form.

17, according to the described pillar of claim 16, it is characterized in that: described one group of locking key is to form along first lateral margin of described lid and an ora terminalis, and described flange is along forming on the inside face of second lateral margin of described lid, thereby described locking key is bonded in the cooresponding groove, and surmounting described convex ridge, described flange is bonded in the described elongated slot, so that described lid is fixed on the described base.

18, according to the described pillar of claim 15, it is characterized in that: described base has three substantially parallel convex ridges so that the supporting to described lid to be provided.

19, according to the described pillar of claim 15, it is characterized in that: described base and described lid have the tongue piece that is bonded in railing of baggage rack with being suitable for formula, and described pillar keeps and surface of vehicle spaced positions relation the above-mentioned railing on the baggage rack.