EP1912825A2

EP1912825A2 - Handle, in particular holding hanger in a motor vehicle

Info

Publication number: EP1912825A2
Application number: EP06762824A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Herbert Schlieper; Arno Schaub
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-07-28
Filing date: 2006-07-26
Publication date: 2008-04-23
Also published as: WO2007012475A3; WO2007012475A2; DE202005012035U1

Abstract

The invention relates to a passenger handle embodied in the form of holding hanger and used for passenger transportation vehicles. The inventive passenger handle comprises an eight-shaped belt made of an elastic material and provided with a loop fixable to the vehicle and a loop on which the passenger can hold and a junction clasp framing said handle. The surface of the belt parts can be partially or entirely shaped in the form of an advertising means, which preferably can be printed on a coloured support layer in a very visible manner.

Description

Handle, in particular for holding loops in vehicles

Field of the invention

The invention relates to a handle, in particular retaining loop in vehicles, with a bent in the form of eight belts of flexible material with a ner loop for holding and a loop for fastening and a multi-part socket for holding the loops relative to each other.

Background of the invention

Such handles have long been known. A handle made of a one-piece belt is described in DE 78 24 276 U1, in which two individual cantilevers per loop position and the cantilever each are provided with correspondingly positioned and dimensioned perforations of the belt for three connection regions of the one-piece belt held in the lampholder. In this case, for two belt sections, the support pins are arranged on mutually opposite inner sides of a rectangular mounting ring, while the two cantilevers for the third belt section are arranged on a separate, insertable into the mounting ring member such that the third pair of pins between the two ringinnenseiti- gene pin pairs comes. The threading of the male part in the mounting ring requires a considerable skill, especially since this insertion can only take place when two belt sections are already introduced into the associated pin of the mounting ring. In order to ensure sufficiently large holding forces all components of the two-part version would have to be made of relatively high-quality material and / or with very large dimensions. Moreover, it is known to use generic handles as advertising material. For this purpose, DE 203 09 342 U1 proposes to produce the retaining loop part of such a handle of two mutually welded transparent PVC parts and insert a suitably dimensioned, ready-made, individually printed advertising carrier from a strong carrier material between the two PVC parts.

Summary of the invention

On this basis, the invention is based on the problem to provide a handle, which ensures high holding forces with low material costs. It is also desirable to be able to quickly exchange the handholds by personnel who are not trained or have little training, without compromising safety. Another object of the invention is the provision of a serving as a promotional grip, which ensures the required security despite low production costs.

To solve this problem, a handle with the features of claim 1 is proposed. Advantageous embodiments of the invention, which in themselves are of independent inventive significance, are evident from claims 2 to 20.

The width of the straps is comparatively large and is preferably between about 30 mm and 50 mm, preferably about 40 mm. This not only low high holding forces can be transmitted but also allow this belt a slight deformation of the belt cross-section between the two side edges, so that the side surfaces of the belt concave or convex and thus adapt the user's hand.

If the belt is made of fabric reinforced or coated fabric or other multi-layer support layer, then the coating may be selected in a manner that provides a special look and / or durable printability. Permits speed without the tensile strength of the belt suffers or a high cost of materials is required. Belts made of multi-layer material also allow individual coloring of at least the visible outside in connection with a printing or even without printing. The producible holding forces therefore do not suffer from the printability of the outer layer. On the other hand, the outer layer can be selected to be comparatively thin, so that even if it contributes little to the strength, it requires only a minimum amount of material. Particularly advantageous are coated on both sides with PVC coated fabric, with PSE fabric (polyester fabric) is preferred as the fabric in particular. As a PVC coating, a so-called soft coating, in particular in a thickness between 0.5 and 2.0 mm per coating side is preferred. Soft coating is understood in particular as meaning a PVC coating which contains a phosphate-containing plasticizer; preferred are proportions by weight of 10 - 30% of such a plasticizer. The PVC coating may additionally contain flame retardants and / or color pigments.

If the loop consists of dyed material, in particular through-dyed PVC, in a signal color, at least on your visible side, then not only is the safety for the passenger increased because it detects the position of the grab more quickly, but also achieves an improved advertising effect. In addition to the colors preferred for printing white tones, especially bright colors are considered as signal colors, such as signal red, signal yellow, signal orange, signal green, magenta and others. The latter are especially suitable for the "inside" of the wrist strap.

If at least the visible outside of the loops receives a coating of thermoplastic material, in particular, if a PVC coating of thermoplastic PVC is selected, thus, inter alia, the possibility opens, separated from broader webs, can be processed as a holding strap strips at their longitudinal edges cut by eg form thermomechanical shaping as so-called soft edges. For printing a variety of printing methods can be selected, with a pressure in the so-called Saugtischverfahren (flatbed machine with standing under vacuum printing table) ensures a particularly high print quality and durability of the print. In this method, the substrate to be printed rests on a flat surface and a push button bends in the X direction and the base in the Y direction. The printing is preferably done in digital technology.

Particularly preferred for printing are light-curing, in particular UV-curing inks. These have proven to be particularly durable in connection with the flexibility of the loop material and the high loads due to constant touching and deformation of the loops.

Particularly preferred as further printing techniques is printing in jet technology, in which a large number of dots in a row are applied to the substrate in separate pressure liquid jets. This is done in the piezo technique.

If at least the printed side of the loops has a coating layer (after the printing layer), the resiliency is thereby obtained for a particularly long time. Such a coating layer is preferably e.g. from clearcoat. UV-curing clearcoats fulfill the protective purpose particularly well and ensure a particularly appealing visual brilliance. A preferred layer thickness for the, preferably transparent, coating layer is in the order of magnitude of 10 μm.

A PVC coating is particularly useful because the handles are subject to considerable chemical stress and contamination when used with dirty hands or sweat from the hands. Relatively long-lasting attractiveness and good printability is achieved by suitable material selection for the surface, for example by a PVC coating. Preference is given to qualities having a tensile strength of> 2000 N / 5 cm, preferably 4000 N / 5 cm and more.

Despite the individual design of the handles and the relatively short period of use compared to handles that are not used as advertising media, compliance with safety standards is important. Experiments have proven that handholds having the aforementioned or claimed features, even the strict European safety standards for local passenger transport can meet, without the grab handle significantly more expensive. To mention here are aspects of smoke or fire protection and the strength under such extreme loads.

The above-mentioned and the claimed components to be used according to the invention described in the exemplary embodiments are not subject to special conditions of size, shape, material selection and technical design, so that the selection criteria known in the field of application can be used without restriction.

Further details, features and advantages of the subject matter of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims, as well as from the following description of the accompanying drawings and table, in which - by way of example - an embodiment of a handle is shown.

Short description of the drawing figures

In the drawing show:

Fig. 1 is a handle in perspective view; Fig. 2 of the handle of Figure 1 a half-shell of the belt socket in the interior view (view A) of FIG. 3.

Fig. 3 of the half-shell of Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the line III-Ill of FIG. 2.

Fig. 4 of the same half-shell of a perspective view;

5 is an exploded view of the handle in the socket area;

Fig. 6A / B two half-shells in a second embodiment - in perspective interior view;

7 of the same half-shells an external perspective view in the assembled state as well as

Fig. 8 of the same version is a cross-sectional view (section along the line

VIII-VIII of FIG. 7.

Detailed description of preferred embodiments

From Figure 1, a generally designated (10) handle can be seen, which serves as a retaining loop in vehicles and a one-piece belt (12) of a flexurally elastic material and one of two, identical in the example, identical half-shells (14A, 14B) existing version , In a manner known per se, the one-piece belt (12), which is bent in the shape of an eight, forms a first loop (12A) which forms the actual handle, and a second loop (12B) for attachment to a carrier of the vehicle. As can be seen from Figures 2 to 8, in particular from Figure 5, the belt (12) may be provided in the region of its sections 12C to 12E, each with four holes. These sections, which separate the first and second loops, serve to clamp the belt together in the region of the half-shells (14A and 14B). The shells (14A and 14B) correspond to each other in such a way that they are mutually utilizable, ie, right / left, which is not mandatory for the invention, albeit less costly. On the inner sides of the half-shells stand together when closing the socket fügbarer pin. These are in the illustrated and so far preferred embodiment alternately as a male pin (16A) and this female female hollow pin (16B) executed. The outer diameter of the female pin (16B) corresponds to the perforations (18) in the belt (12). As indicated in the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1, the belt sections in the region (12F) of the mount can, if desired, be connected to one another, for example by high-frequency welding or fusing.

Squeezing strips (20A) and squeezing strip pairs (20B) are arranged on the insides of the half shells such that in the assembled state, a squeeze strip (20A) is arranged between the squeeze strips of the squeeze strip pair (20B) of the opposite half shell. As a result, it is possible to transmit considerable restraining forces without the material stresses on the mount or the belt being too high. In principle, however, the squeeze bars can also face each other (not shown).

As can be seen especially from FIG. 5, the handling of the holding handles according to the invention for the purposes of the installation is conceivably simple. This is ensured by mutually corresponding locking strips (22A ₁ 22B) which in turn can be arranged alternately (as shown) in order to ensure the right / left usability of the two half-shell sockets. Mouth strips (24A, 24B) in the region of the belt inlets and outlets increase the height Flexibility and wear-susceptibility of the frame. As can be seen, a strap portion 12C to 12E after insertion into the first half-shell and the second half-shell to be pushed from the opposite side until the locking loads (22A, 22B) lock together to assembly of the handle. This is possible without tools and safely carried out by a non-trained assistant. Unauthorized disassembly without tools is preferably prevented. For authorized dismantling, it is usually sufficient, for example, to drive a flat tool from one of the two mouth areas into the socket. The half-shells of the socket are generally not reusable and, for safety reasons, are preferably discarded, especially as these are very inexpensive and recyclable components.

The half-shells (14A, 14B) of the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 6A to 8 are designed for low loads and are provided with only two pairs of pins but are otherwise provided with a basic structure comparable to FIGS. 1 to 5.

The large visible surfaces of the half shells can also be used as advertising space. This is possible by printing, in-mold labeling or inserting printed material behind a viewing window.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 handle

12 straps

12A first loop

12B second loop

12C-12E belt sections

12F merge zone

14A half shell

14B half shell

16A cones

16B cones

18 holes

20 squeeze strip

2OA squeeze bar

2OB squeeze strip pair

22A locking bar

22B locking bar

24A crowned muzzle

24B spherical muzzle

Claims

claims:

A handrail, in particular a retaining loop in vehicles, having a belt (12) of elastic material bent to form two loops (12A, 12B) in the form of an eight, in which the loops (12A; Holder, which are the belt sections (12A - 12 C) in the two loops (12A; 12B) clamping area together clamped fixed, in which one loop (12A) as the actual handle and the other loop (12B) for attachment to a carrier and in which the multi-part socket Durchgriffsmittel for fixing the socket in perforations of the belt (12),

characterized,

that the socket consists of two half-shells (14A,

14B) for embracing the belt sections (12C-12E) that on the inner side of the half-shells (14A, 14B) when connecting the socket joinable pins (16A, 16B) protrude and that the half-shells have corresponding locking means for holding the half-shells in the closed state. sen.

2. Handle according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular according to claim 1, characterized by squeezing strips (2OA, 20B) projecting from the inside of the half-shells (14A, 14B).

3. Handle according to claim 2, characterized in that mutually opposite squeeze bars are arranged offset from one another.

4. Handle according to the preamble of claim 1 wherein the socket of two mutually corresponding half shells (14 A, 14 B) for embracing the Belt sections (12C - 12E) consists, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 3 characterized in that the half-shells (14A, 14B) are formed identically and are mutually equipped with complementary components for this purpose.

5. Handle according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the belt is 30 mm to 50 mm wide, preferably about 40 mm wide.

6. Handle according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by a structure of the belt material of firmly interconnected layers.

7. Handle according to claim 6, characterized by coated on both sides with PVC TES fabric.

8. Handle, in particular according to claim 7, characterized in that the tissue is a PSE tissue.

9. Handle according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the PVC coating is a soft coating.

10. Handle according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the PVC coating contains additives such as plasticizers, flame retardants and / or color pigments.

11. Handle according to one of claims 9 or 10, characterized in that the PVC coating includes a phosphate-containing plasticizer.

12. Handle according to one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that the PVC coating contains 10 - 30 wt .-% of a plasticizer.

13. Handle according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that at least the PVC coating on the visible side of the loops is colored with a signal color or coated or printed.

14. Handle according to one of claims 6 to 13, characterized in that at least the visible outside of the loops has a surface coating of thermoplastic material.

15. Handle according to one of claims 6 to 14, characterized in that at least one of the belt layer consists of polyester material, in particular those with a Reißfertigkeit of> 2000N / 5cm and preferably 4000N / 5 cm and more.

16. Handle according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that at least one side surface of the belt (12) can be printed and / or dyed.

17. Handle according to claim 16, characterized in that the printing consists of a light-curing ink.

18. Handle according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the print ing a flat bed printing, especially in digital technology, is.

19. Handle according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the printing is a jet printing.

20. Handle according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that at least one of the side surfaces of the belt 12 consists of a printable in Saugtischverfahren material.

21. Handle according to one of claims 6 to 20, characterized in that at least the printed side of the loops comprises a coating layer, in particular of clearcoat.

22. Handle according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 21, characterized in that the belt sections in the region (12F) of the socket connected to each other, in particular are fused together.