DE3004286A1 - Motor vehicle luggage container - has plastics moulded box to fit onto rear boot lid - Google Patents

Abstract

The luggage container for a saloon car has a plastics moulded box shaped to fit onto the rear boot lid and to swing up with the lid. The box has sides and a bottom and a locking lid. It provides additional storage space without restricting access to the boot. The rear mounting onto the boot reduces the drag as compared with a roof mounting. The front edge of the box is convex to clear the rear windscreen as the boot lid and box are swung upwards. The box bottom is convex to fit over the shape of the boot lid, with strips of foam padding to spread the load and prevent scratches.

Description

The invention relates to a lockable luggage case

for motor vehicles with notchback.

Lockable luggage cases, usually made of plastic or sheet metal exist and be able to take additional luggage with you when you are driving, are known (DE-GM 77 33 632). Such luggage cases are usually built for roof transport and by means of brackets or the like.

attached to the roof gutter of the car. Effect while driving they have a not inconsiderable additional fuel consumption due to the increased air resistance, or a corresponding reduction in speed. They also cause increased driving noise.

From DE-OS 26 37 964 is a "suf- and removable container for Cars to expand the transport space on a case-by-case basis, especially for such PgWs, which have a notchback training, "known.

This container is with its front facing the car and on its Open bottom. It is inserted into the sealing groove of the trunk lid, which must be removed in each case, and has at its not in the groove of the Trunk engaging parts highly elastic seals to seal against the outer wall of the vehicle.

The fixation takes place at several points in the rain gutter of the vehicle and on its trunk lock.

When assembled, it gives the notchback Karios series a a silhouette similar to a station wagon. Apart from the extremely cumbersome assembly - the trunk lid, which is also not electrical Lines for lighting equipment or the like must be dismantled, or reassembled after removing the container, - this is the container because of its shape adapted to the contour of the rear of the vehicle, only for one at a time only vehicle model usable.

The invention is therefore based on the object of providing one for receiving Additional luggage suitable lockable luggage suitcase for the numerically strongest widespread group of motor vehicles with notchback body to create the Can be used with the largest possible volume in different vehicle makes, light can be assembled and dismantled again, free access to the rear trunk of the Vehicle not blocked or restricted, air resistance and driving noise during does not increase the speed of travel and does not restrict the rear view so much that a second exterior mirror is required on the right-hand side of the vehicle. This task is achieved by the design characterized in the claims.

The luggage case according to the invention is based on the sketchy representation described in more detail. Figures I to III show the luggage case in side, Back and top view, as well as FIG. IV in a perspective view obliquely from the front - above.

The luggage case consists of one that is rounded on all edges and corners rigid container made of plastic, in particular made of glass fiber reinforced synthetic resin and has substantially vertical side walls (2) and a bottom (1), the purpose of Adaptation to the most common shape of the trunk lid, slightly concave can be arched. The concave curvature does not need exactly the convex one Curvature of the respective load-bearing trunk lid to match, because both assembly a sheet or several strips of foam-elastomer is used as an intermediate layer between the luggage case floor and the trunk lid, the differences in the local surface loading of the trunk lid largely compensates and a The trunk lid is not scratched and noise is muffled.

The container is through a top - apart from a slight curvature for better drainage of rainwater - essentially flat cover (3) can be closed, by means of preferably self-locking straps at the upper end of the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle facing end wall (4) of the container, or on one of these in the direction of the lid outgoing short flat area is posted. This lid can be roughly the shape of the vehicle's trunk lid have, only its dimensions are slightly smaller. At the rear end can the lid can be designed to be pulled down slightly, as is generally the case with the vehicle's own Trunk lids is known.

But it can also have a molded bead that is slightly curved upwards have, which acts as a bollard edge and improves the flow of the airstream. The lid is made of foam rubber strips glued into molded beads in the container sealed against rainwater.

The overall height of the container is dimensioned so that with the luggage box mounted @@ Driving position whose cover surface is below the interior mirror and upper edge the rear window of the motor vehicle predetermined line of sight. This will still a sufficient opportunity to observe the traffic behind by the Inside mirror ensured, so that no second outside mirror on the right side of the vehicle is required.

The end wall (4) of the vehicle facing the rear window The container is concave and at the same time aligned diagonally upwards towards the rear formed to such an extent that their shape in the tilted position of the Luggage suitcase with the trunk lid open, roughly the convex curvature of the horizontal pane of the vehicle of the floor area and thus also an increase in the possible distance of fasteners that ensure the security of fastening on the trunk lid increased, especially when clamp screws are used as fasteners be used. At the same time, however, the free accessibility of the vehicle's own remains Received trunk.

The top wall t5) of the container contains a lid lock and can be vertical or, as shown, be undercut with a slight incline to the base surface converging course. Through this inclined inward position of the rear wall (5) the outflow conditions of the airstream are improved.

The Genä <"kkoffer can with holding devices laminated into the inside of the container be provided. These can consist of belt loops for tensioning devices. You can but also as a slipway equipped with clamps for steel LPG bottles be trained. In this case, the container will have at least two in the bottom area provided lying holes through the leaking propellant gas can drain.

The luggage case can be attached through the bottom of the container and the vehicle's own Trunk lid pierced places are fastened with screws. When the piercing The head of the room cover is not desired, but it can also be made using a U-shaped Clamp screws that grip under the side edge of the trunk lid with this will connect.

The fixing or loosening of the fastening devices is in each Case only with the container lid (3) and / or the trunk lid open possible, so that compared to roof luggage cases conventional fastening also a higher security against theft is achieved.

A luggage case according to the invention is shown in the photographic images 1-5 in the assembled state on the trunk lid of a motor vehicle with a notchback pictured.

Figure 1 shows a side view obliquely from the front, Figure 2 shows a direct side view, Figure 3 is a rear view, and Figure 4 is a rear view opened trunk lid.

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Claims (8)

Patent (protection) claims U Vernchli.oEharer luggage case for sraftfahrzeuse with notchback, gekennæeiehnet that. than attachable to the trunk lid and with this tiltable rigid Behn.lter made of plastic is formed with a Roden (1), two side walls (2), an end wall (4), a rear wall (5) and one Cover (5), the surface of which in the assembled state is below that of the interior mirror and upper edge of the rear window of the motor vehicle is predetermined line of sight. 2.) luggage case according to claim 1, characterized in that its the end wall (4) facing the rear window of the motor vehicle has a concave curvature has, in the tilted position of the container with the trunk lid open corresponds essentially to the convex curvature of the rear window. 3.) luggage case according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that its bottom (1) has a concave curvature, which is essentially the convex curvature of the trunk lid. 4.) luggage case according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that its rear wall (5) is placed at an angle to the ground Form is arranged undercut and in the upper area on its inside Has lock for the lid (3). 5.) luggage case according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that its upper rear edge as a bead over the rest of the Lid top protruding spoiler edge is formed. 6.) luggage case according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is equipped with holding and / or clamping devices for the inside luggage to be picked up is equipped. 7.) luggage case according to claim 6, characterized in that the Holding devices as a slipway equipped with clamps for steel propellant gas bottles is trained. 8.) luggage case according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has fastening devices that only open when the ; (the lid and / or the container lid are detachable.