Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
  • B62D25/00—Superstructure or monocoque structure sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
  • B62D25/08—Front or rear portions
  • B62D25/081—Cowls
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
  • B60J5/00—Doors
  • B60J5/02—Doors arranged at the vehicle front
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
  • B62D25/00—Superstructure or monocoque structure sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
  • B62D25/08—Front or rear portions
  • B62D25/10—Bonnets or lids, e.g. for trucks, tractors, busses, work vehicles
  • B62D25/105—Bonnets or lids, e.g. for trucks, tractors, busses, work vehicles for motor cars

Definitions

• the present invention relates to awning device, to an opening comprising such a device and to a vehicle equipped with such an opening.
• a motor vehicle has a windshield attached to the vehicle body.
• a bonnet intended to close the engine compartment, is generally mounted articulated on the vehicle body.
• the vehicle is generally equipped with an awning.
• the awning is therefore designed to separate the air flow and runoff, while ensuring airtightness between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment, to avoid the aspiration of air from the engine into the air. vehicle air conditioning system.
• the existing vehicle louvers do not allow the realization of a vehicle comprising an engine compartment located at the front of the vehicle and having a motor cover integral with the windshield.
• the present invention aims to remedy all or part of the various disadvantages mentioned above.
• the present invention relates to a vehicle awning device comprising:
• said first and second portions having complementary locking means for cooperating together for locking the first portion on the second portion in a predefined relative position.
• the present invention also relates to a vehicle opening comprising a motor cover integral with a windshield and comprising at least a first part of a canopy device according to the invention, integral with the opening.
• the present invention relates to a vehicle comprising an awning device according to the invention and an opening according to the invention.
• an awning device makes it possible to obtain an opening according to the invention comprising an integral engine hood and windshield, for which the air supply of the air conditioning system of the vehicle and the recovery of the water runoff from the windshield are insured.
• the awning device also makes it possible to propose an opening according to the invention which can be locked on the body of a vehicle thanks to the locking means: the locking of the first part, movable with the opening, on the second part, fixed on the vehicle body, allows to immobilize the opening on the vehicle body.
• the locking means comprise at least one centering element, in particular a centering finger, designed to facilitate the positioning of the first part relative to the second part in the predefined relative position.
• the centering element allowing the positioning of the first portion relative to the second portion in the predefined relative position, facilitates the locking of the opening on the vehicle body.
• the locking means comprise at least one lock adapted to cooperate with the centering means to ensure the locking of the first part on the second part in the predefined relative position.
• said first and second parts form at least one circulation cavity of fluids when in the predefined relative position.
• the cavity formed by the first and second parts allows the evacuation of runoff water.
• the second part comprises a housing forming at least a portion of the cavity and having at least one opening
• the first part comprises a cover designed to cover the opening, the cover having an awning grid for fluid communication of said cavity with the outside of the vehicle.
• the awning device further comprises sealing means designed to ensure the seal between the passenger compartment of the vehicle and the engine compartment of the vehicle.
• the awning device further comprises soundproofing means designed to reduce the spread of noise towards the passenger compartment.
• the awning device further comprises a windscreen wiper mechanism integral with said first part of said awning device.
• the opening further comprises closure means of the opening on a vehicle designed to cooperate with complementary means disposed on the vehicle to ensure the locking and inviolability of the opening.
• the locking means and the closing means provide the necessary rigidity to the vehicle according to the invention when the door is folded down and locked.
• Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a vehicle according to the invention.
• Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the plane AA, shown in Figure 1, an opening according to the invention
• Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the plane BB, shown in Figure 1, an opening according to the invention
• Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the plane CC, shown in Figure 1, an opening according to the invention
• Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the axis DD, shown in Figure 1, an opening according to the invention.
• Transversal refer to the vehicle reference system where the term “longitudinal” characterizes a direction substantially oriented along the length of the vehicle and where “transverse” characterizes a direction substantially oriented along its width.
• the vehicle 1, shown in Figure 1 comprises an opening 2 comprising a bonnet 3 integral with a windshield 4.
• the opening 2 is rotatably mounted about a transverse axis on the vehicle body 1.
• the rotation of the opening 2 takes place, for example, thanks to a hinge located on the roof crossmember.
• It may be provided to equip the vehicle 1 with hydraulic assistance means, arranged, for example, along the stanchions to assist an operator when opening the door 2 or to maintain the opening 2 in the open position.
• the vehicle 1 is equipped with an awning device 5 according to the invention, represented Figures 2, 3 and 4.
• the awning device 5 includes a first portion 6 adapted to be attached to the windshield 4 and / or the engine cover 3.
• the awning device 5 also comprises a second portion 7 designed to be fixed on the body of the vehicle 1.
• Said first and second parts comprise complementary locking means for cooperating together to ensure a locking of the first part 6 on the second part 7 in a predefined relative position.
• the predefined relative position is chosen so that, when the awning device 5 is installed on the vehicle 1, the opening 2 is in a closed position obscuring the engine compartment 17 and rests on the support posts. vehicle bay 1.
• the locking means are used to lock the opening 2 in the closed position on the vehicle 1 according to the invention.
• the locking means may comprise for this purpose a motorized lock, for example.
• the locking means may advantageously comprise a centering element 8, such as a centering finger, designed to facilitate the positioning of the first part 6 relative to the second part 7 in the predefined relative position: the centering finger may for example engage in a sheath 9 provided to receive it and located on said second part 7.
• the locking means advantageously comprise at least one lock adapted to cooperate with the centering finger to ensure the locking of the first part 6 on the second part 7.
• the first and second parts 6, 7 of the awning device 5 form at least one fluid circulation cavity when said first and second parts 6, 7 are located. in the predefined position.
• the second part 7 comprises a casing 1 1 provided with an opening and the first part 6 comprises a cover provided with an awning grille 12, said cover being dimensioned and designed to be positioned on the opening 2 so as to cover the opening of the housing 1 1.
• the first part 6 may also include a windscreen wiper mechanism 13 shown in FIG. 2.
• the recovery of the runoff water from the windshield 4 can be ensured, for example, by means of a gutter 14 shown on FIG. Figure 4
• a duct 15 (FIG. 3), formed by a cavity formed in the casing 11 and opening onto the awning grille 12 of the first part 6, supplies air to the air conditioning system 10 of the vehicle 1.
• the awning device 5 advantageously comprises sealing means.
• sealing means may comprise seals 18, 19 disposed respectively between the first part 6 and the windshield 4 and between the first part 6 and the second part 7.
• the awning device 5 may advantageously comprise soundproofing means: for example, at least a part of a face of the first part 6 intended to be positioned opposite the engine compartment 17 is covered with a layer 20 of a sound insulation material. Similarly, at least a portion of a face of the second portion 7, intended to be positioned opposite the engine compartment 17, may be covered with a layer 21 of a sound insulating material.
• the opening 2 may further comprise closure means designed to cooperate with complementary means disposed on the vehicle 1.
• Figure 5 shows a striker 22 fixed on a lining 23 of the bonnet 3, said striker 22 being positioned to receive a bolt 24 secured to the vehicle 1.
• an awning device 5 according to the invention described above makes it possible to obtain an opening 2 according to the invention comprising a motor cover 3 and an integral windshield 4, for which the air supply of the ventilation system air conditioning 10 of the vehicle 1 and the recovery of runoff from the windshield 4 are insured.
• the awning device 5 also makes it possible to propose an opening 2 which can be locked on the body of the vehicle 1 thanks to the locking means: the locking of the first part 6, movable with the opening 2, on the second part 7, fixed on the vehicle body 1, to immobilize the opening 2 on the vehicle body 1 in the closed position.

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