DE8201489U1 - Camping equipment for station wagons - Google Patents

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Rainer Schmidt
Camping equipment for station wagons

Description:

My camping equipment for station wagons should represent a compromise solution between camping bus and tent » It should give two people the opportunity, more cheaply than with the campervan, but still more comfortable than traveling in a tent.

My considerations are based on the unbroken trend towards camper vans and motorhomes. This Fahr-- J tools open up many people the opportunity to

to design their vacation individually and inexpensively and thus avoid the sharp increase in cooking for a hotel vacation, provided that the interested party has the necessary financial strength to be able to buy such a vehicle. On the other hand, there is another group of interested parties who have been appreciating the advantages of this type of vacation trip for a long time. These are mostly younger, low-income people, mostly students with time to travel. Now, this layer does not have time over the money to purchase a / ■ expensive motor home. Consequently, 'many of these people resort to an old VW bus or a similar vehicle back and build this itself for camper from. This was, until recently, a really cheap way to travel. But since fuel prices have recently learned to run, it becomes more and more difficult for two people to sleep in a VW bus, more and more difficult to finance a vacation trip with little money.

Not least because of the immensely high gasoline prices abroad, which are considerably higher than in .Inland. That is why more and more camper vans are falling into disrepair Owners on the opportunity to reduce travel costs by traveling with several people Companies. In this way, however, the Campiiigbus loses most of its advantages. There E.g. if you have to bring a tent for your fellow travelers, you are on the way to a campsite reliant. Furthermore, the campervan owner must drive the car all year round, if he does not have a second car, which is not cheap because a camper van, conditionally due to its high weight and size, not particularly with the expensive fuel deals economically.

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um-- - —.__._ - _ χ-— —————— - - · - —O ~~ —-— "- * - - - ———— —-_ - Use of a tent for the vacation trip. Camping is not as comfortable as, for example the camper, but also has the advantage that you do not need a special vehicle for the trip needed.

In addition to these types of travel, there is also a variant that I use from different people know. These people are owners of station wagons that were used during the vacation trip spend the night in their vehicles. The prerequisite is that the entire ge " luggage is packed in bags so that it can be stacked in the front of the car at night because the cargo area of the station wagon serves as a sleeping area.

But on the one hand this clearance is quite cumbersome, on the other hand the loading area at the Most station wagons are too short to sleep and air mattresses are also inflated for the night have to be, I got the idea to create a second level above the loading area « In order to be able to realize this idea, I developed a frame made of 10 mm thick chipboard, which is divided into a longitudinal (see Fig. 1; 1) and four transverse panels (see Fig. 1; front panel (2), front (3), rear transverse plate (4) and rear plate (5)). These chipboard

are only connected to each other and can, |

Since there is no permanent connection to the body, it can be removed or installed in a short time. in the in the middle area of the framework are the front and rear transverse plates in the longitudinal plate inserted (through incisions of wood thickness, i.e. 10 mm, arranged against each other, see Fig. 1; 6) ο The front and rear panels are through I

a square timber with a thickness of 30 χ 30 mm is screwed to the longitudinal plate (see Fig. 1; 7), The screws are fixed with wing nuts to enable assembly without tools. The rear transverse plate and the rear

plate must be processed at the ends in such a way that I

that they fit into the station wagon (e.g.

to make cutouts for the rear wheel arches of the station wagon on the rear transverse plate, see chap.

Fig. 1). Apart from that, the transverse panels are the same except for the front panel and the longitudinal panel

high. The front panel is higher because it reaches down to the floor of the car.

Natfh assembling the scaffolding one obtains a storage space which is divided into individual compartments fills the entire loading area of the station wagon (it should be noted at this point that With some station wagons it is necessary to remove the rear bench to make room for to create the front panel).

10 mm from the upper edge of the scaffolding plates {) 12 χ 12 mm thick square timbers are glued and screwed to reinforce them. These squared timbers serve as a support for the cover plates (see Fig. 1; 8), from which the lying surface results. For this purpose, the four front cover plates, which are the same size, are appropriately covered with 60 mm thick foam and then nailed firmly to the wood with upholstery material. The rear area is covered with a loose cushion. Underneath on the right (seen from the rear) is the table integrated into the facility (see Figs. 4 and 5; 9). This can be done in a

S Table support strip on the rear

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V > the rear panel (s, Fig. 1-5; 10) from the outside

be hooked in, supported by a removable table leg (see Fig. 5; 11) will. To the left of the table is a cover plate with a on the underside two-burner gas cooker is screwed on (see Fig. 3> 12). This cover is used for cooking

simply turn it around (see Fig. k and 5; 12) and connect the stove to a gas bottle. On the right side this cover plate is supported by the longitudinal plate, on the left by an additional vertical plate (see Fig. 1; 13). This additional plate is screwed to the rear transverse plate and the squat plate using squared timber of 30 χ 30 mm thickness (see Fig. 1; 14).

Since the outer sides between Froritplatte, pre-C ^ which v.nd rear transverse plate are open, they will with the aid of round timber (22 mm 0) are screwed into the hooks (the corresponding eyelets are a \ Issen to the cross-plates), kept at the same distance so that the transverse plates cannot move apart when loaded (see Fig. 1; 15). This would mean that the cover plates would not have enough support surface and a secure hold would no longer be guaranteed.

To lengthen the lying surface, a firmly padded plate is attached to the / - front plate as a ' ) head end (head plate) by means of three hooks, whereby the lying surface is extended to a body-appropriate length (see Fig. 2 and 3; 16). For reasons of stability (risk of breakage), a 20 χ 20 mm thick square timber is glued to the front edge of this top plate (see Fig. 2 and 3> 17) »into the same

the eyelets for the front suspension of the head plate are screwed in early (see Fig. 2 and 3 j l8.). The front suspension itself consists of 6 mm thick nylon rope (see Fig. 2 and 3 j 19)> that is knotted with the eyelets on the head plate. There are hooks at the top of the ropes, which are hooked into the handles on the roof rail of the station wagon (see Fig. 3 5 20). Since there is usually only a handle on the passenger side as standard, must be ^. a second handle on the driver's side

V can be attached later. To this is still

to notice that in the sleeping position, the front seats of the station wagon pushed forward
Need to become. During the rest of the time, the headstock is positioned vertically behind the front seats (see Fig. 5-16).

The storage compartments in the rear area are provided with unpadded cover plates, with an approx. 30 kO mm hole in the middle
,. Hole saw) (with the exception of the
Table) to ensure accessibility to these
To facilitate storage compartments (see Fig. 4; 12, 21 and 22).

Newer station wagons may have to go into the
Cover plates on the left and right outside in the rear area for the automatic retractor of the rear seat belts (these are mandatory from March 1979). These recesses must also be taken into account when making the ileck pad.

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The installation of the camping equipment described above results in the following advantages:

1. 'You have a large storage space in which everyone

items needed while driving

can be accommodated. I.

2. You have a padded bed surface, which means you don't need to inflate air mattresses.

3 The length of the lying surface is appropriate to the body thanks to the addition of the head section, whereby a relaxed sleep is guaranteed.

4. A table top is integrated into the camping equipment, which in turn saves space.

5. There is also a two-burner gas cooker firmly connected to the facility (due to its position on the underside of a cover plate space is also saved and the stove is quickly ready for use) "

6 ο The camping equipment is plugged together and secured with wing nuts at the points that are screwed on. The cover plates are loose. This ensures easy and quick assembly of the entire camping facility. The station wagon is then fully operational for everyday use within a few minutes, its fuel consumption is also far below that of a camper and can therefore be used all year round, which means that there is no need to buy a second car.

To the drawings:
Figure 1: The scaffolding

Figure 2: The camping facility in
Sleeping position

Figure 3 ' The built-in camping equipment in sleeping position

Figure 4: The framework with attached Table and ready-to-use gas cooker

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The built-in camping equipment in living position with attached table and ready-to-use gas cooker

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Summary:

My invention is a camping facility for station wagons, which is intended is, with the help of a wooden frame, a second level with storage space below To create above the loading area of the station wagon and by padding the cover plates and extension of the scaffolding to create a bed for two people. Furthermore are a table and cooking facilities are integrated into the facility (see Fig. 3 and 5).

Claims (3)

Protection claims: 1. . Camping facility for PKV / Kombis, thereby characterized in that this is a second level with a wooden frame below Creates storage space and provides cover plates and extension plates, a bed | space for two people. 2. Camping facility for station wagons according to ^ claim 1, characterized in that '' the cover plates and the extension plate are padded. 3. Camping facility for station wagons according to Claim 1, characterized in that Ψ in the establishment a table and one if cooking facilities are integrated.