EP2885163A1 - Roof rack - Google Patents

Roof rack

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EP2885163A1
EP2885163A1 EP13750582.2A EP13750582A EP2885163A1 EP 2885163 A1 EP2885163 A1 EP 2885163A1 EP 13750582 A EP13750582 A EP 13750582A EP 2885163 A1 EP2885163 A1 EP 2885163A1
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gallery
mini
winch
strap
rail
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Frank Burnick
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ROLIX Sprl
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R9/00—Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like
    • B60R9/04—Carriers associated with vehicle roof
    • B60R9/048—Carriers characterised by article-gripping, -covering,-retaining, or -locking means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P7/00—Securing or covering of load on vehicles
    • B60P7/06—Securing of load
    • B60P7/08—Securing to the vehicle floor or sides
    • B60P7/0823—Straps; Tighteners
    • B60P7/0846—Straps; Tighteners winding up or storing of straps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P7/00—Securing or covering of load on vehicles
    • B60P7/06—Securing of load
    • B60P7/08—Securing to the vehicle floor or sides
    • B60P7/0823—Straps; Tighteners

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  • the present invention relates to a roof rack for a vehicle.
  • US Pat. No. 4,900,203 describes a load-securing system on a pick-up type vehicle comprising a frame on which are bolted winches provided with straps for wrapping the loads and pushing them back. hold them against a corner formed by a cross member of the frame and a vertical upright arranged at right angles.
  • This system is not suitable for roof racks of motor vehicles that do not usually have uprights. Moreover, it is only suitable for transporting loads whose length corresponds at least to the spacing distance between the winches.
  • the invention overcomes the drawbacks of the known systems by providing a roof rack for a vehicle provided with a securing system for objects to be transported comprising at least one strap one end of which is wound on a minitreuil attached to the gallery of one side of the object placed on it; according to this gallery the other end of the strap is provided with a hook that can dock on the gallery and the mini-winch slides freely in a rail integral with the gallery which runs along an edge thereof parallel to a side face of the vehicle.
  • the invention has the following advantages:
  • the mini-winches can easily be extracted from the rails without special tools to be used as universal ratchet type clamping systems.
  • a roof rack for a vehicle is understood to mean any type of system for transporting loads or objects above the roof of the vehicles.
  • the vehicles may be motor vehicles, for example, vans, trucks or passenger cars and station wagons. Vehicles may also be non-motorized vehicles, such as trailers.
  • the roof rack is provided with a securing system for objects to be transported.
  • a securement system has the function of keeping the objects on the gallery during transport and to avoid both their loss and their degradation due to uncontrolled movements of these objects in relation to the elements. constituting the gallery.
  • the securement system comprises at least one strap.
  • This is a band of flexible material that can cover an object by marrying its external morphology or be wrapped around an object.
  • flexible material for the realization of the strap can be found woven or knitted textiles, nonwoven fabrics or strips of flexible plastic material.
  • the fibers of textiles can be indifferently natural or artificial. Straps made of nylon fabric or polyester fabric gave good results.
  • one end of the strap is wrapped around a mini-winch.
  • the mini-winch of the gallery according to the invention has a drum around which is wound one end of the strap so as to tighten around the object to be transported.
  • a ratchet device prevents relaxation of the strap and keeps it tight.
  • the mini-winch is attached to the gallery on one side of the object to be transported.
  • fixing it is meant to be integral with the rail of the gallery.
  • the strap is provided with a hook at its end opposite to that of the mini-winch. This hook can dock with the gallery.
  • the hook providing the strap is stowed at a fixed point chosen from a point of the amount at the lateral edge of the opposite gallery to the one on which is fixed the mini-winch and a point on the bottom of the mini-winch itself.
  • the object to be transported is applied against one or more cross members of the gallery connecting the lateral uprights thereof.
  • the strap is wrapped around the object to be transported and the hook returns to dock on the mini-winch.
  • hook may also cover other docking systems to the gallery known by themselves, such as knotting systems, grommets to thread on the gallery protuberances, Velcro fastening systems ® ...
  • the mini-winch slides freely in a rail integral with the gallery which runs along an edge thereof parallel to a side face of the vehicle. While remaining integral with the gallery, the minitreuil can be moved in a single degree of freedom, in a direction parallel to the rail and to one side of the vehicle.
  • the mini-winch comprises a device for blocking its position in the rail of the gallery, that is to say a device that prevents it from moving freely through it. even in this rail.
  • the locking device is a friction device.
  • This friction device can be realized by means of spacers located on one side of the mini-winch and which rest on a flat track inside the rail bending spring against it.
  • the friction device comprises at least one of these spacers. Preferably, it comprises two spacers located on the minitreuil housing.
  • the locking device may alternatively be of the clamping screw type.
  • a screw engaged in a threaded thread integral with the mini-winch is supported at its end on a flat track inside the rail.
  • the gallery according to the invention comprises two rails each along one of the edges of the parallel gallery with the lateral faces of the vehicle.
  • the two rails are each provided with at least one mini-winch provided with a strap.
  • the mini-winch and the strap can be separated from the gallery so that it can also be used independently of it to secure objects.
  • the mini-winches behave like conventional universal ratchet straps.
  • the gallery is made of a material chosen from metals, metal alloys, plastics, wood, composite materials and combinations of at least two of these materials.
  • Composite materials include fiber-loaded plastics such as, for example, glass fibers, natural mineral fibers or wood fibers.
  • Metals include aluminum, iron, copper, magnesium, zinc, chromium, nickel, tungsten, manganese, titanium, vanadium, molybdenum, ruthenium, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, rhenium, osmium, tin, lead, bismuth, erbium, silicon, germanium, indium and gallium. Some metals can be found in majority or even 100% of the composition of the gallery. Others are sometimes found only in a minority proportion, or even a minority. Among the metals in the majority proportion are, for example, iron, aluminum and chromium. Among the metals in minority proportions, there can be found, for example, tungsten, manganese and molybdenum.
  • Metal alloys include aluminum alloys, brass, tin alloys, bronze, mild steels and low-carbon steels, stainless steels, lead alloys and chrome-nickel alloys.
  • Plastics that may be part of the materials constituting the gallery according to the invention include thermoplastics and thermoset materials sands.
  • thermoplastic plastics include polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalates (PET), polybutylene terephthalates (PBT), polyamides such as polyphthalamides (PPA) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers (ABS). ).
  • thermoset plastics include polyepoxides (EP) and vulcanized elastomers such as styrene-butadiene rubbers (SBR).
  • EP polyepoxides
  • SBR styrene-butadiene rubbers
  • all the parts forming part of the gallery are generally not made of the same material. Metals or metal alloys are preferred for rails and roof rails.
  • plastics for minitreuil are preferred.
  • thermoplastics marketed PETs by Dupont de Nemours under the brand RYNITE gave good results.
  • the gallery also comprises at least one tubular object carrying accessory consisting of a clamp and a sliding base in a rail of the gallery.
  • the gallery may also comprise accessories such as removable plugs made of plastic or composites terminating the rails at its ends, as well as reflex reflectors improving the signaling of the volume of the vehicle at night. fell.
  • FIG. 1 shows a van-type motor vehicle (1) equipped with the roof rack (2) according to the invention. It distinguishes a mini-winch (3) which has been slid into the rail (4) integral with the gallery (2) and along the edge thereof parallel to the left side of the vehicle (1). There is also a cap (5) made of plastic. In the configuration of Figure 1, the straps (15) are wrapped around the pipe to be transported and the hook returns to settle on the base of each mini-winch (3).
  • Figure 2 is a section of the lateral upright (7) of the left side of the gallery seen from the rear of the vehicle (1).
  • the elements (8) to (14) form a rail in which the minitreuil (3) can slide. It distinguishes the flat surface (11) on which two spacers of the mini-winch form a bending spring locking device.
  • Figure 3 shows the mini-winch (3) sliding in the rail formed by the elements (8) to (14).
  • FIG. 4 illustrates the device for blocking the mini-winch (3) constituted by the two spacers (3a) and (3b). It also distinguishes the hooking bar (27) of the hook and the slides (28) and (29) which fit into the rail, as well as the axis (26) for guiding the strap (15, not shown ).
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the details of the mini-winch (3) in an exploded diagram. It distinguishes the strap (15) which wraps around the drum (16).
  • a ratchet gear system (17) prevents the tensioning of the strap which can be tensioned by operating the handle (19 and 21) formed by the ends of the two outer casing flanges (19) and (21). the mini-winch (3).
  • a spring (22) maintains a torque force on the toothed wheel relative to the drum (16) and another spring (23) holds the pawl (18) in contact with a tooth of the toothed wheel (17).
  • the spring (23) slides in a chamber formed by a groove in the inside of the handle (25) supporting the handle (21) of the outer flange of the mini-winch housing (3) and another groove (24) located in an inverted U-shaped piece slidable on the handle (25).
  • the bar (27) serves as attachment piece for the hook of the strap (15).
  • An axle (26) integral with the casing and freely pivotable serves as a guide for the strap (15).
  • Figure 6 is the counterpart of Figure 1, in a variant where the hook of the strap (15) has been attached to the right edge of the gallery (2) ⁇

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle roof rack (2) provided with an anchoring system for objects comprising a strap (15) and a ratchet-type mini-winch (3) sliding in a rail (4) attached to the rack.

Description

Galerie de toit  Roof Galerie
La présente invention concerne une galerie de toit pour véhicule. The present invention relates to a roof rack for a vehicle.
On connaît le brevet US 4,900,203 qui décrit aux figures 1 et 2 un système d'arrimage de charges sur un véhicule de type pick-up comprenant un cadre sur lequel sont boulonnés des treuils munis de sangles destinées à envelopper les charges et à les repousser et les maintenir contre un coin formé par une traverse du cadre et un montant vertical disposés à angle droit. US Pat. No. 4,900,203 describes a load-securing system on a pick-up type vehicle comprising a frame on which are bolted winches provided with straps for wrapping the loads and pushing them back. hold them against a corner formed by a cross member of the frame and a vertical upright arranged at right angles.
Ce système n'est cependant pas adapté aux galeries de toit des véhicules automobiles qui ne possèdent généralement pas de montants verticaux. Par ailleurs, il ne convient que pour le transport de charges dont la longueur correspond au moins à la distance d'espacement entre les treuils. This system, however, is not suitable for roof racks of motor vehicles that do not usually have uprights. Moreover, it is only suitable for transporting loads whose length corresponds at least to the spacing distance between the winches.
L'invention remédie aux inconvénients des systèmes connus en fournissant une galerie de toit pour véhicule munie d'un système d'arrimage pour des objets à transporter comprenant au moins une sangle dont une des extrémités est enroulée sur un minitreuil fixé sur la galerie d'un côté de l'objet posé sur celle-ci; selon cette galerie l'autre extrémité de la sangle est munie d'un crochet qui peut s'arrimer sur la galerie et le mini- treuil coulisse librement dans un rail solidaire de la galerie qui longe un bord de celle-ci parallèle à une face latérale du véhicule. The invention overcomes the drawbacks of the known systems by providing a roof rack for a vehicle provided with a securing system for objects to be transported comprising at least one strap one end of which is wound on a minitreuil attached to the gallery of one side of the object placed on it; according to this gallery the other end of the strap is provided with a hook that can dock on the gallery and the mini-winch slides freely in a rail integral with the gallery which runs along an edge thereof parallel to a side face of the vehicle.
Par rapport aux systèmes connus, l'invention présente les avantages suivants : Compared with known systems, the invention has the following advantages:
• elle s'adapte à tous les modèles de toit de véhicules; • It adapts to all vehicle roof models;
• elle convient pour le transport d'objets de forme et de longueur diverses;  • it is suitable for transporting objects of various shapes and lengths;
• Les mini-treuils peuvent très facilement être ajustés en nombre et en position en fonction de la morphologie des objets à transporter;  • Mini-winches can easily be adjusted in number and position according to the morphology of the objects to be transported;
• les mini-treuils peuvent aisément être extraits des rails sans outillage particulier pour être utilisés comme des systèmes de serrage du type sangle à cliquet universelle.  • The mini-winches can easily be extracted from the rails without special tools to be used as universal ratchet type clamping systems.
Par galerie de toit pour véhicule, on entend désigner tout type de système de transport de charges ou d'objets au-dessus du toit des véhicules. Les véhicules peuvent être des véhicules automobiles, par exemple des camionnettes, camions ou voitures de tourisme et breaks. Les véhicules peuvent aussi être des véhicules sans moteur, comme des remorques. A roof rack for a vehicle is understood to mean any type of system for transporting loads or objects above the roof of the vehicles. The vehicles may be motor vehicles, for example, vans, trucks or passenger cars and station wagons. Vehicles may also be non-motorized vehicles, such as trailers.
Selon l'invention, la galerie de toit est munie d'un système d'arrimage pour des objets à transporter. Un tel système d'arrimage a pour fonction de maintenir les objets sur la galerie pendant le transport et d'éviter aussi bien leur perte que leur dégradation suite à des mouvements incontrôlés de ces objets par rapport aux éléments constituant la galerie. Selon l'invention, le système d'arrimage comprend au moins une sangle. Celle-ci est une bande de matière souple qui peut recouvrir un objet en épousant sa morphologie extérieure ou encore être enroulée autour d'un objet. Comme matière souple pour la réalisation de la sangle on peut trouver des textiles tissés ou tricotés, des textiles non tissés ou encore des bandes en matière plastique souple. Les fibres des textiles peuvent indifféremment être naturelles ou artificielles. Des sangles en tissu de nylon ou de tissus en polyester ont donné de bons résultats. Selon l'invention, une extrémité de la sangle est enroulée autour d'un mini-treuil. Le mini-treuil de la galerie conforme à l'invention possède un tambour autour duquel on enroule une extrémité de la sangle de manière à la resserrer autour de l'objet à transporter. Un dispositif à cliquet empêche la détente de la sangle et permet de la maintenir serrée. Le mini- treuil est fixé sur la galerie d'un côté de l'objet à transporter. Par fixation, on entend être solidaire du rail de la galerie. According to the invention, the roof rack is provided with a securing system for objects to be transported. Such a securement system has the function of keeping the objects on the gallery during transport and to avoid both their loss and their degradation due to uncontrolled movements of these objects in relation to the elements. constituting the gallery. According to the invention, the securement system comprises at least one strap. This is a band of flexible material that can cover an object by marrying its external morphology or be wrapped around an object. As flexible material for the realization of the strap can be found woven or knitted textiles, nonwoven fabrics or strips of flexible plastic material. The fibers of textiles can be indifferently natural or artificial. Straps made of nylon fabric or polyester fabric gave good results. According to the invention, one end of the strap is wrapped around a mini-winch. The mini-winch of the gallery according to the invention has a drum around which is wound one end of the strap so as to tighten around the object to be transported. A ratchet device prevents relaxation of the strap and keeps it tight. The mini-winch is attached to the gallery on one side of the object to be transported. By fixing, it is meant to be integral with the rail of the gallery.
Selon une première caractéristique de l'invention, la sangle est munie d'un crochet à son extrémité opposée à celle du mini-treuil. Ce crochet peut s'arrimer à la galerie. According to a first characteristic of the invention, the strap is provided with a hook at its end opposite to that of the mini-winch. This hook can dock with the gallery.
Selon l'invention, le crochet munissant la sangle est arrimé à un point fixe choisi parmi un point du montant au bord latéral de la galerie opposé à celui sur lequel est fixé le mini-treuil et un point sur le bas du mini-treuil lui-même. Dans la première configuration d'arrimage, l'objet à transporter est appliqué contre une ou plusieurs traverses de la galerie reliant les montants latéraux de celle-ci. Dans la deuxième configuration, la sangle est enroulée autour de l'objet à transporter et le crochet revient s'arrimer sur le mini-treuil. According to the invention, the hook providing the strap is stowed at a fixed point chosen from a point of the amount at the lateral edge of the opposite gallery to the one on which is fixed the mini-winch and a point on the bottom of the mini-winch itself. In the first docking configuration, the object to be transported is applied against one or more cross members of the gallery connecting the lateral uprights thereof. In the second configuration, the strap is wrapped around the object to be transported and the hook returns to dock on the mini-winch.
Par extension, le vocable crochet peut aussi recouvrir d'autres systèmes d'arrimage à la galerie connus par eux-mêmes, comme des systèmes de nouage, des œillets à enfiler sur des protubérances de la galerie, des systèmes d'accrochage de type Velcro® ... By extension, the term hook may also cover other docking systems to the gallery known by themselves, such as knotting systems, grommets to thread on the gallery protuberances, Velcro fastening systems ® ...
Selon une deuxième caractéristique de la galerie de toit conforme à l'invention, le mini- treuil coulisse librement dans un rail solidaire de la galerie qui longe un bord de celle-ci parallèle à une face latérale du véhicule. Tout en restant solidaire de la galerie, le minitreuil peut être déplacé selon un unique degré de liberté, dans une direction parallèle au rail et à une face du véhicule. According to a second characteristic of the roof rack according to the invention, the mini-winch slides freely in a rail integral with the gallery which runs along an edge thereof parallel to a side face of the vehicle. While remaining integral with the gallery, the minitreuil can be moved in a single degree of freedom, in a direction parallel to the rail and to one side of the vehicle.
Selon une forme de réalisation particulière de l'invention, le mini-treuil comprend un dispositif de blocage de sa position dans le rail de la galerie, c'est-à-dire un dispositif qui l'empêche de se mouvoir librement par lui-même dans ce rail. Plus particulièrement, le dispositif de blocage est un dispositif à friction. Ce dispositif à friction peut être réalisé au moyen d'écarteurs situé sur un côté du mini-treuil et qui s'appuient sur une piste plane intérieure au rail en faisant ressort en flexion contre celle- ci. Le dispositif à friction comprend au moins un de ces écarteurs. De préférence, il comprend deux écarteurs situés sur le boîtier du minitreuil. According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the mini-winch comprises a device for blocking its position in the rail of the gallery, that is to say a device that prevents it from moving freely through it. even in this rail. More particularly, the locking device is a friction device. This friction device can be realized by means of spacers located on one side of the mini-winch and which rest on a flat track inside the rail bending spring against it. The friction device comprises at least one of these spacers. Preferably, it comprises two spacers located on the minitreuil housing.
Le dispositif de blocage peut aussi, alternativement, être du type à vis de serrage. Dans cette variante, une vis engagée dans un pas fileté solidaire du mini- treuil vient appuyer à son extrémité sur une piste plane intérieure au rail. The locking device may alternatively be of the clamping screw type. In this variant, a screw engaged in a threaded thread integral with the mini-winch is supported at its end on a flat track inside the rail.
Avantageusement, la galerie conforme à l'invention comprend deux rails longeant chacun un des bords de la galerie parallèle avec les faces latérales du véhicule. De préférence, les deux rails sont munis chacun d'au moins un mini- treuil muni d'une sangle. Advantageously, the gallery according to the invention comprises two rails each along one of the edges of the parallel gallery with the lateral faces of the vehicle. Preferably, the two rails are each provided with at least one mini-winch provided with a strap.
Avantageusement aussi, le mini-treuil et la sangle peuvent être dissociés de la galerie afin de pouvoir aussi être utilisés indépendamment de celle-ci pour sécuriser des objets. Dans cette configuration, les mini-treuils se comportent comme des sangles à cliquet universelles classiques. Selon l'invention, la galerie est réalisée dans un matériau choisi parmi les métaux, les alliages métalliques, les matières plastiques, le bois, les matériaux composites et les associations d'au moins deux de ces matériaux. Les matériaux composites comprennent les matières plastiques chargées de fibres comme, par exemple les fibres de verre, les fibres naturelles minérales ou les fibres de bois. Advantageously also, the mini-winch and the strap can be separated from the gallery so that it can also be used independently of it to secure objects. In this configuration, the mini-winches behave like conventional universal ratchet straps. According to the invention, the gallery is made of a material chosen from metals, metal alloys, plastics, wood, composite materials and combinations of at least two of these materials. Composite materials include fiber-loaded plastics such as, for example, glass fibers, natural mineral fibers or wood fibers.
Les métaux comprennent l'aluminium, le fer, le cuivre, le magnésium, le zinc, le chrome, le nickel, le tungstène, le manganèse, le titane, le vanadium, le molybdène, le ruthénium, le lanthane, le cérium, le néodyme, le rhénium, l'osmium, l'étain, le plomb, le bismuth, l'erbium, le silicium, le germanium, l'indium et le gallium. Certains métaux peuvent se retrouver en proportions majoritaires ou même à 100 % de la composition de la galerie. D'autres ne se retrouvent parfois qu'en proportion minoritaire, voire très minoritaire. Parmi les métaux en proportion majoritaire, on trouve, par exemple, le fer, l'aluminium et le chrome. Parmi les métaux en proportions minoritaires, on peut trouver, par exemple, le tungstène, le manganèse et le molybdène. Les alliages métalliques comprennent les alliages d'aluminium, le laiton, les alliages d'étain, le bronze, les aciers doux et les aciers à basse teneur en carbone, les aciers inoxydables, les alliages de plomb et les alliages chrome-nickel. Metals include aluminum, iron, copper, magnesium, zinc, chromium, nickel, tungsten, manganese, titanium, vanadium, molybdenum, ruthenium, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, rhenium, osmium, tin, lead, bismuth, erbium, silicon, germanium, indium and gallium. Some metals can be found in majority or even 100% of the composition of the gallery. Others are sometimes found only in a minority proportion, or even a minority. Among the metals in the majority proportion are, for example, iron, aluminum and chromium. Among the metals in minority proportions, there can be found, for example, tungsten, manganese and molybdenum. Metal alloys include aluminum alloys, brass, tin alloys, bronze, mild steels and low-carbon steels, stainless steels, lead alloys and chrome-nickel alloys.
Les matières plastiques qui peuvent faire partie des matières constituant la galerie conforme à l'invention comprennent les matières thermoplastiques et les matières thermodurcis sables. Plastics that may be part of the materials constituting the gallery according to the invention include thermoplastics and thermoset materials sands.
Parmi ces matières plastiques, les matières plastiques thermoplastiques comprennent les polyesters tels que les polytéréphtalates d'éthylène (PET), les polytéréphtalates de butylène (PBT), les polyamides tels que les polyphtalamides (PPA) et les copolymères acrylonitrile-butadiène- styrène (ABS). Among these plastics, thermoplastic plastics include polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalates (PET), polybutylene terephthalates (PBT), polyamides such as polyphthalamides (PPA) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers (ABS). ).
Quant aux matières plastiques thermodurcis sable s, elles comprennent les polyépoxydes (EP) et les élastomères vulcanisés tels que les caoutchoucs styrène-butadiène (SBR). As for thermoset plastics sand, they include polyepoxides (EP) and vulcanized elastomers such as styrene-butadiene rubbers (SBR).
Dans la galerie selon l'invention, toutes les pièces faisant partie de la galerie ne sont généralement pas réalisées dans le même matériau. On préfère les métaux ou les alliages métalliques pour les rails et les traverses de toit. In the gallery according to the invention, all the parts forming part of the gallery are generally not made of the same material. Metals or metal alloys are preferred for rails and roof rails.
De même, on préfère les matières plastiques pour le minitreuil. Parmi les matières thermoplastiques, les PET commercialisés par Dupont de Nemours sous la marque RYNITE ont donné de bons résultats. Similarly, plastics for minitreuil are preferred. Among thermoplastics, marketed PETs by Dupont de Nemours under the brand RYNITE gave good results.
Selon une variante de la galerie conforme à l'invention, elle comprend aussi au moins un accessoire de transport d'objets tubulaires constitué d'un collier de serrage et d'une base coulissant dans un rail de la galerie. According to a variant of the gallery according to the invention, it also comprises at least one tubular object carrying accessory consisting of a clamp and a sliding base in a rail of the gallery.
Selon une autre variante de la galerie conforme à l'invention, elle peut aussi comprendre des accessoires tels que des bouchons amovibles en matière plastique ou en composites terminant les rails à ses extrémités, ainsi que des catadioptres améliorant la signalisation du volume du véhicule la nuit tombée. According to another variant of the gallery according to the invention, it may also comprise accessories such as removable plugs made of plastic or composites terminating the rails at its ends, as well as reflex reflectors improving the signaling of the volume of the vehicle at night. fell.
Les figures 1 à 5 sont données dans le but d'illustrer l'invention par un exemple pratique de réalisation, sans vouloir en limiter d'aucune manière sa portée. La figure 1 représente un véhicule automobile (1) de type camionnette équipé de la galerie de toit (2) conforme à l'invention. On y distingue un mini-treuil (3) qui a été glissé dans le rail (4) solidaire de la galerie (2) et longeant le bord de celle-ci parallèle à la face gauche du véhicule (1). On y distingue aussi un bouchon (5) en matière plastique. Dans la configuration de la figure 1, les sangles (15) sont enroulées autour du tuyau à transporter et le crochet revient s'arrimer sur la base de chaque mini- treuil (3). Figures 1 to 5 are given for the purpose of illustrating the invention by a practical embodiment, without wishing to limit its scope in any way. FIG. 1 shows a van-type motor vehicle (1) equipped with the roof rack (2) according to the invention. It distinguishes a mini-winch (3) which has been slid into the rail (4) integral with the gallery (2) and along the edge thereof parallel to the left side of the vehicle (1). There is also a cap (5) made of plastic. In the configuration of Figure 1, the straps (15) are wrapped around the pipe to be transported and the hook returns to settle on the base of each mini-winch (3).
La figure 2 est une coupe du montant latéral (7) de la partie gauche de la galerie vue de l'arrière du véhicule (1). Les éléments (8) à (14) forment un rail dans lequel peut coulisser le minitreuil (3). On y distingue la surface plane (11) sur laquelle deux écarteurs du mini-treuil viennent former un dispositif de blocage par ressort en flexion. Figure 2 is a section of the lateral upright (7) of the left side of the gallery seen from the rear of the vehicle (1). The elements (8) to (14) form a rail in which the minitreuil (3) can slide. It distinguishes the flat surface (11) on which two spacers of the mini-winch form a bending spring locking device.
La figure 3 montre le mini-treuil (3) coulissant dans le rail formé par les éléments (8) à (14). Figure 3 shows the mini-winch (3) sliding in the rail formed by the elements (8) to (14).
La figure 4 illustre le dispositif de blocage du mini-treuil (3) constitué par les deux écarteurs (3a) et (3b). On y distingue aussi la barre d'accrochage (27) du crochet et les coulisseaux (28) et (29) qui s'insèrent dans le rail, ainsi que l'axe (26) de guidage de la sangle (15, non représentée). FIG. 4 illustrates the device for blocking the mini-winch (3) constituted by the two spacers (3a) and (3b). It also distinguishes the hooking bar (27) of the hook and the slides (28) and (29) which fit into the rail, as well as the axis (26) for guiding the strap (15, not shown ).
La figure 5 illustre les détails du mini-treuil (3) en schéma éclaté. On y distingue la sangle (15) qui s'enroule autour du tambour (16). Un système de roue dentée (17) à cliquet (18) empêche la détente de la sangle qui peut être tendue par manœuvre de la poignée (19 et 21) formée par les extrémités des deux flasques extérieures (19) et (21) du boîtier du mini- treuil (3). Un ressort (22) maintient un effort de moment de torsion sur la roue dentée par rapport au tambour (16) et un autre ressort (23) maintient le cliquet (18) au contact d'une dent de la roue dentée (17). Le ressort (23) coulisse dans une chambre formée par une rainure dans l'intérieur du manche (25) supportant la poignée (21) de la flasque extérieure du boîtier du mini-treuil (3) et une autre rainure (24) située dans une pièce en forme de U renversé pouvant coulisser sur le manche (25). En comprimant ce ressort (23) par soulèvement de la pièce en U, on peut libérer le cliquet (18) de la roue dentée (17) et ainsi permettre la rotation du tambour (16) en sens inverse et détendre la sangle (15). La barre (27) sert de pièce d'accrochage pour le crochet de la sangle (15). Un axe (26) solidaire du boîtier et pivotant librement sert de guide pour la sangle (15). FIG. 5 illustrates the details of the mini-winch (3) in an exploded diagram. It distinguishes the strap (15) which wraps around the drum (16). A ratchet gear system (17) prevents the tensioning of the strap which can be tensioned by operating the handle (19 and 21) formed by the ends of the two outer casing flanges (19) and (21). the mini-winch (3). A spring (22) maintains a torque force on the toothed wheel relative to the drum (16) and another spring (23) holds the pawl (18) in contact with a tooth of the toothed wheel (17). The spring (23) slides in a chamber formed by a groove in the inside of the handle (25) supporting the handle (21) of the outer flange of the mini-winch housing (3) and another groove (24) located in an inverted U-shaped piece slidable on the handle (25). By compressing this spring (23) by lifting the U-shaped part, the pawl (18) can be released from the toothed wheel (17) and thus allow rotation of the drum (16) in the opposite direction and relax the strap (15). . The bar (27) serves as attachment piece for the hook of the strap (15). An axle (26) integral with the casing and freely pivotable serves as a guide for the strap (15).
La figure 6 est le pendant de la figure 1, dans une variante où le crochet de la sangle (15) a été attaché au bord droit de la galerie (2)· Figure 6 is the counterpart of Figure 1, in a variant where the hook of the strap (15) has been attached to the right edge of the gallery (2) ·
Les mêmes références chiffrées ont été gardées pour les éléments qui se correspondent dans les 5 figures. The same numerical references have been kept for the corresponding elements in the 5 figures.

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1. Galerie de toit (2) pour véhicule (1) munie d'un système d'arrimage pour des objets à transporter comprenant au moins une sangle (15) dont une des extrémités est enroulée sur un mini-treuil (3) fixé sur la galerie (2) d'un côté de l'objet posé sur celle- ci, caractérisée en ce que l'autre extrémité de la sangle (15) est munie d'un crochet qui peut s'arrimer à la galerie (2) et que le mini-treuil (3) coulisse librement dans un rail (4) solidaire de la galerie (2) qui longe un bord de celle-ci parallèle à une face latérale du véhicule (1). Roof rack (2) for a vehicle (1) provided with a securing system for objects to be transported comprising at least one strap (15), one end of which is wound on a mini-winch (3) fixed on the gallery (2) on one side of the object placed on it, characterized in that the other end of the strap (15) is provided with a hook which can be attached to the gallery (2) and that the mini-winch (3) slides freely in a rail (4) integral with the gallery (2) which runs along an edge thereof parallel to a side face of the vehicle (1).
2. Galerie (2) selon la revendication précédente, caractérisée en ce que le mini-treuil (3) comprend un dispositif de blocage (3a, 3b) de sa position dans le rail (4).  2. Gallery (2) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the mini-winch (3) comprises a locking device (3a, 3b) of its position in the rail (4).
3. Galerie (2) selon la revendication précédente, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de blocage (3a, 3b) est choisi parmi un dispositif à friction et un dispositif à vis de serrage.  3. Gallery (2) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the locking device (3a, 3b) is selected from a friction device and a clamping screw device.
4. Galerie (2) selon la revendication précédente, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif à friction (3a, 3b) comprend au moins un écarteur (3a, 3b) situé sur un côté du mini-treuil (3) et qui s'appuie sur une piste plane intérieure au rail (4) en faisant ressort en flexion contre celle-ci.  4. Gallery (2) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the friction device (3a, 3b) comprises at least one spacer (3a, 3b) located on one side of the mini-winch (3) and which builds on a flat track inside the rail (4) by springing in flexion against it.
5. Galerie (2) selon la revendication précédente, caractérisée en ce que le mini-treuil (3) comprend deux écarteurs (3a, 3b) situés de part et d'autre du boîtier du mini- treuil (3). 5. Gallery (2) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the mini-winch (3) comprises two spacers (3a, 3b) located on either side of the housing of the mini-winch (3).
6. Galerie (2) selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif à vis de serrage comprend une vis engagée dans un pas fileté solidaire du mini-treuil (3) et vient appuyer à son extrémité sur une piste plane intérieure au rail (4). 6. Gallery (2) according to claim 3, characterized in that the clamping screw device comprises a screw engaged in a threaded thread integral with the mini-winch (3) and is pressed at its end on a flat track inside the rail (4).
7. Galerie (2) selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend deux rails (4) longeant chacun un des bords de la galerie (2) parallèle avec les faces latérales du véhicule (1).  7. Gallery (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises two rails (4) each along one of the edges of the gallery (2) parallel with the side faces of the vehicle (1).
8. Galerie (2) selon la revendication précédente, caracté- risée en ce que les deux rails (4) sont munis chacun d'au moins un mini- treuil (3) muni d'une sangle (15).  8. Gallery (2) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the two rails (4) are each provided with at least one mini-winch (3) provided with a strap (15).
9. Galerie (2) selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le crochet munissant la sangle (15) est arrimé à un point fixe choisi parmi un point quelconque du bord latéral de la galerie (2) opposé à celui sur lequel est fixé le mini- treuil (3) et un point (27) sur le bas du mini-treuil (3) lui-même.  9. Gallery (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hook providing the strap (15) is stowed at a fixed point selected from any point of the side edge of the gallery (2) opposite to that on which is fixed the mini-winch (3) and a point (27) on the bottom of the mini-winch (3) itself.
10. Galerie (2) selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le mini- treuil (3) et la sangle (15) sont dissociables de la galerie (2) afin de pouvoir être utilisés indépendamment de celle-ci pour sécuriser des objets.  10. Gallery (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mini-winch (3) and the strap (15) are separable from the gallery (2) in order to be used independently thereof to secure Objects.
11. Galerie (2) selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle est réalisée dans un matériau choisi parmi les métaux, les alliages métalliques, les matières plastiques, le bois, les matériaux composites et les associations d'au moins deux de ces matériaux. 11. Gallery (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is made of a material selected from metals, metal alloys, materials plastics, wood, composite materials and combinations of at least two of these materials.
12. Galerie (2) selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend au moins un accessoire de transport d'objets tubulaires constitué d'un collier de serrage et d'une base coulissant dans un rail (4) de la galerie (2).  12. Gallery (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one tubular object carrying accessory consisting of a clamp and a sliding base in a rail (4) of the gallery (2).
13. Galerie (2) selon la revendication précédente, caractérisée en ce que la base du collier de serrage est munie d'un dispositif de blocage (3a, 3b) identique à celui du mini- treuil (3).  13. Gallery (2) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the base of the clamping collar is provided with a locking device (3a, 3b) identical to that of the mini-winch (3).
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