DE8337564U1 - Weather protection device for motor vehicles - Google Patents

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Temporary protection devices for motor vehicles against the effects of the weather are only available in the form of tarpaulin covers for the roof and window area and as full covers, which are attached using fasteners. This covering method has the following disadvantages:

- Prevents access to the vehicle compartment (including luggage compartment, tailgate or rear door),

- No attachment of luggage or cargo racks or other additional equipment, as a half-cover no longer fits due to the increase in the size of the ceiling and, if use is nevertheless considered, no access to luggage items etc.

- no internal ventilation,

- Damage to paintwork, such as scratches when applying and removing the tarpaulin due to soiling of the cover and/or the vehicle surface, as well as paintwork wear due to friction of the tarpaulin during strong storms,

- multiple deposition of moisture on the vehicle surface (soiling of the windows, etc.J,

- Freezing of the tarpaulin on wet ground due to sudden weather changes

- inadequate heat protection due to -lack of air flow between the tarpaulin and the windows or the sheet metal wall.

The invention therefore has the task of eliminating the aforementioned disadvantages and of creating free roofing or curtains for motor vehicles which can be used in various designs. This gives the motor vehicle owner the opportunity to select the protection device which suits him best, taking into account the external vehicle structure etc.

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"55 The inventive solution of a device for weather protection using an existing load or luggage carrier

is based on an extendable drilling system with carrying handles for holding a weatherproof tarpaulin.

When using load carrier brackets, a carrier structure is created in that a diagonal fastening* of the drill parts 3 Fig.8 is first attached under the load carrier rods 1 as shown in Fig.1 in preparation for the storage of the tarpaulin Pig. 10 and 14 permanently attached to the brackets 5 Pig.1-5. These four drill parts are screwed together in the middle with the flat-aligned and longitudinally holed connecting ends 11 Pig.8 and side view Fig.9. The two bracket parts 6 Pig.5 are then pushed into the rods on different sides as shown in Fig.2. The remaining rods 3 are also fitted with the parts 9 Fig.7. It should be noted that the attachments 8 of the bracket parts 5 and the inserts 10 Fig.? in the sense of Fig. b « After lifting and screwing in the brackets 5 over their bearing points 7 and inserting the connecting pieces 8 with 10, a firm connection of all the parts mentioned is produced according to Fig. 1 as a top view of the vehicle roof with a side view Fig. 3. This results in the basic position or rest position with Fig. 11 as a combination view in the example on a roof rack.

If the bar is not to be in a vertical resting position, e.g. because of the air resistance during the journey, or in cases where no large luggage is to be secured on the shelf, then clamping devices for laying down the bar (dashed illustration in Fig. A) can be attached at points 7 and 8 in Fig. 2. This folded-down bar position also has an advantage in that the tarpaulin attached to the bar, preferably as a permanently attached cover, protects the luggage compartments located underneath, etc.

weatherproof and stable over-deck.

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7OIKirch dl« longitudinally drilled pipe parts 3 also makes it possible

to dispense with the arrangement of a folding system and, in order to create better space conditions, to increase the distance between the brackets 5 in the resting position in order to enable, for example, the accommodation of a bulky car trunk by connecting only two sweeping rods each, as shown in the dashed line in Figs. 1 and 2 below.

Moving from the basic position or rune position of this device to the work division ,

CO Attention, since it is a horizontal position of the bracket, the transfer to the horizontal position is necessary. The brackets must then be lifted out of their position at points 7, whereby the insert 8 located in the attachment 10 is released. The brackets can now be placed with their

8$ Steel tubes and the two suspension elements (9) are pulled out of the receiving tubes 3 until the tarpaulin is stretched tightly. Fig. 2 shows the extended state of both brackets with the auxiliary parts (without tarpaulin cover for better clarity) as the working position. The back

$0 sliding of the drawn-in drilling parts is not possible insofar as a fixed triangular formation has been created by inserting the brackets at points 80.IO. As can be seen from the drawings with figures 10 and 14, the tarpaulin with the extended curtain surrounds the roof and window

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If the vehicle is equipped with a luggage carrier , a similar pipe insertion and removal procedure as described for the luggage carrier is used.

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It is advantageous in this case to use the beam-shaped profile, and since the support rods 1^ Fig.4 are already on the 3#päekija*äger for the storage of the tarpaulin in full, it is advisable to choose a proper and thus correct arrangement of the fastening tubes on the beam parts. For this purpose, the pull-in tubes 3 Fig.6 and 9 in the striated representation can be used on the one hand, or two tube rods 4 Fig.6 in the striated representation can be used on the other. Since this pulling-out method with parts 6 and 9, in contrast to the triangular formation, provides a self-locking mechanism against slipping when the tarpaulin is stretched, holding devices in the form of fastening clamps or push buttons (tripod fasteners) are required at the transition points 14 (Fig. 2 and 14) in accordance with the invention.

For the rest position of the bracket 5 with also permanently fixed surface , the most convenient positions » vertical or horizontally, in the longitudinal or transverse direction to the driving roof, as shown in Fig.4. It also offers a very short time-to-carry dismantling of the roof, and is done by simply pulling out the saw parts Fig.3 with the tarpaulin attached and the auxiliary tubes Fig.6 and 7 from the fastening tubes _Fig. 6 and Fig.3 respectively. 55The size of all parts (sole fastening tube) is well suited for storage in the trunk, for example, due to the length measurements taken into account.

for the recording of a Patxriit-tteitetelltaBg is a Jtoa* 13U structural amendment insofar **&agr;&rgr;**$^&phgr;&psgr;eamfpg^ _T ale the Luggage carrier ready existing side rods can be replaced with the design of the drill rods 4 provided according to the invention. Furthermore, see a simple change by eliminating the 'iraeestähe 13

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for the vehicle compartment and protection from ice _coverings. For the curtains made of weatherproof fabric and their atomic hanging devices, a support structure for fastening the blinds 19 is provided according to the invention according to Fig. 12. The construction is designed in such a way that the base structure has the shape of a rectangular carrier 44t or without side borders and can thus be used for the transport of all kinds of objects.

The mounting frame 16 Fig.12 for the blinds is separable for storage in the trunk of the vehicle and is manufactured lengthwise and connected to the load bars 1b. The two bars are in turn connected to the gutter via the fastening piece 17 or, if not present, to special strips attached to the vehicle roof. To protect them against the effects of the weather, the blinds 20 are housed in a slotted cover 1ö Fig.1^ and attached to the mounting frame with screw connections as shown in Fig. 12 and 1^ . If necessary, the blinds can also be unscrewed due to the simple attachment in order to then use the device only as a luggage rack.

The cover tab 22 attached to the front 21 Fig. 15 is made of stretchable material and is provided with two inner magnets 2J in order to achieve a good magnetic holding surface with a tightly pulled curtain, particularly on slightly curved body walls, e.g. in the area of the front and rear windows.

For the weather protection devices described so far, the use of the vehicle roof is often required to accommodate the tarpaulin or awning attachments. However, this is not possible, as there are no fastening points for example in the case of sunshades, folding roofs, removable roof halves, etc. As a replacement for this and as a result of further description of the protective device, the invention according to the preamble of the claims one

Tarpaulin - covering - device in standing formation baw. ' Tait fastening to vehicle undercarriage provided.

PUr da j erat,e tfg yfftftr*^ serve to accommodate the eye bar four base plates 24 Fig.19 with side view of the Pig.20» which in turn are held by driving the four feet from the motor vehicle as shown in Fig.16-1Q. To equip the base plate, first of all the . '<&diams; »iet fastening 26 in a rotatable connection with one or two position-dependent attachments 23t which are then each in one of the seven available recesses i*ig.19 and screwed in. This makes it possible to give the tubes 29 Fig.25 different starting points and also, on the other hand, to insert the base plate 24 uniformly under all the rags of the vehicle. The tubes 2y form the link between the attachments 24 and the half-wings 27 Fig.23. The vertical alignment of the bracket parts is ensured by the rotating adjustment ^O at the upper end of the tube. All connections are made using the plug-in method, whereby all The necessary parts can be conveniently stored in the trunk due to their appropriate size and dimensions.

As shown in Figure 16, two brackets are sufficient to hold the tarpaulin 34 when covering a medium-length vehicle. For vehicles in the station wagon 200 design and the like, however, three brackets as shown in Figure 17 are required.

This requirement is met according to the invention in that the ucoen plate is equipped with a second attachment 25 as shown in Fig.21 and 22 for the insertion of two additional components 2y with the same length.

In order to achieve an independent "stability" for the stability of the overhead tensioning device without any load on the floor slabs, e.g. in the event of frequent breakages, the perforated floor slabs are to be secured at point 33 Fig. 20 with a rod "52" driven into the ground. The driving depth depends on the nature of the ground and can be up to a hole in the rod, in order to then achieve the necessary strength in accordance with Fig. 26 by inserting a retaining mandrel "51 and driving it in again. Dismantling is carried out by simply unscrewing the threaded driving rod *2, e.g. with the aid of the bath nut socket wrench.

For the second method of fastening the tarpaulin covering device to the underbody of the vehicle (Fig. 27-2y), in addition to fitting a second attachment 25, it is necessary to equip the base plate with a square insert 35 (Fig. 30) for insertion into a receiving sleeve 36 to be installed on each side of the underbody 37. For the larger vehicle with example Fig. 28, only two additional drilling lengths 2t> Fig. 24 are necessary for fastening the outer brackets due to the larger span width and the use of three support brackets 27. This inevitably also increases the number of attachments 2b to be screwed to the base plate to a total of 50 pieces. In comparison to the buoy fastening with ?ig.1b-1ö, it can be seen with this insert key that two base plates are saved and the same pipe lengths 29 can be used with z·*) vehicles according to Fig.27.

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For the spanning of the vehicles (Fig. 16-18 and 27-29), a weatherproof sheet ^4 is provided in accordance with the stresses to be exposed. According to the invention, stretchable hanging straps 41 are used for this purpose (Fig. 31), which are incorporated at the points 40 of the tarpaulin and with their hooks 39 bring the tarpaulin cover into a tight connection with the support brackets 27. In order to cover the transition points, the curtains for the front and rear sides are sewn or glued on overlapping at the border 42 (Fig. 31) (sewing line).

To avoid any sagging of the tarpaulin due to its own weight and/or strong wind pressure, tensioning straps M38 as shown in Figure 31 can be pulled over the tarpaulin to be hung and hooked onto the carrying handles.

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Claims (2)

&bull; » ··· S · &iacgr;&diams; roructie 1 _r Weather protection for motor vehicles in "^immediate assembly and disassembly with devices for tarpaulin roofing and bouleau curtains, a hollow rod system made of light metal or plastic, to be assigned to the "join and extend" or "corner" method, characterized in that that a luggage or load carrier or similar (Fig. 2) attached to the vehicle roof is designed or extended to accommodate a roof cover to be attached to brackets (5) to cover the roof and window area (Fig. 14), that a roof support frame (16) with Kouleau window curtains (21) and simultaneous load storage is provided (Fig. 12, 13, 15), Furthermore , a ^stable roofing rod is produced by the weight of a vehicle driven onto four base plates (24) (Fig.16-18) or alternatively by securing the plates to the ground with impact rods (Fig.26) and by inserting sod plates (^5) in an insert sleeve (3$ Pig.30) installed on each side of the base plate (Fig.27-2y). 2. Weather protection devices according to claim 1, characterized 25, marked, dai> the four pipe sections (3 Pig.8) which can be attached to the beam support rods (1 Pig.1) in different positions; serve to hold the two brackets (Pig.5) with hangers (Pig. T) , ^O that the. on a luggage carrier (Pi.g.4; each attached to both outer sides) support tubes (4 Pig. 6) also hold the same wing and suspension parts (I ¹ Ig.5 and 7) and
that the curtains of the weatherproof Kouleaue (20) ^5 attached flexible pull tab (22) with magnets .. IMJ Ml| ...J |. &Ggr;&igr;.&Iacgr;.&Iacgr;&igr;' «· »* ·· &igr;·&bgr;*&Iacgr; e ,··, ·· .f .·· . .&Igr;&Igr;&Igr;&iacgr;&Igr;&Igr; ropes is (23 fig. 15) t that furthermore the base plate (24) can be screwed together with one or two attachments (25 i'ig.16u.i7) in plug-in connection with the base parts (25) and fialbb», a (?7 P.ig.2^), the base plate (Vi) with additional intermediate parts (26) on the other hand with two or three attachments (Pig.27u.2b). &Iacgr;· Weather protection devices according to claims 1 and 2, characterized thereby &igr; that the pull-in part (6) is rotatably attached to the support bracket (5) and the attachment sleeve (8) located at the upper end is placed on the attachment (10) of the receiving part (9) for a working or working position (Pig.1,2,4), that thanks to the joints at the pivot or attachment points (7 » 8), the brackets can optionally assume a lying rest position, both in the transverse and longitudinal position (Fig.4) - with the diagonal sliding system (Fig.1) they can only be in the longitudinal position to the vehicle roof. 4· Weather protection devices according to claims 1 to *>, characterized) that a backward sliding of the support elements under load is automatically prevented as a result of the diagonal run of the suspension parts (6,9) '60 to the yoke line (Fig.2), but safeguards (14) against sliding in when using a side guide and receiving part (4) are built in (Fig.4 and 14) 5· Weather protection devices according to claims 1 to 4» characterized in that an adjustment (5ü) is available for the angle adjustment of the wing (5) with the side parts (29), that vulnerable plug connection points are protected against slipping are secured with locking buttons, that the protective tarpaulin made of weatherproof material (Hg. 31) is fastened to the support brackets (27) with stretchable straps (41) provided with hooks (59), that the wing devices attached to the vehicle roof (Fig. 10 and 14) can also be equipped with a permanently attached tarpaulin and that tensioning straps (8) serve as a supporting tarpaulin support.