KR102596420B1 - Electronic latch and strike fastening structure of camper pop-up tent - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fastening structure between the pop-up roof and the roof base of a pop-up tent installed on the top of a camping car. More specifically, the pop-up tent consists of a pop-up roof forming an upper cover and a roof base installed on the top of the vehicle. An electronic latch installed on one side of the front of the pop-up roof; a striker member installed on one side of the front of the roof base and engaged with the electronic latch to form a locking device for the pop-up roof and the roof base; The electronic latch fastened to the striker member relates to a structure for fastening the electronic latch and striker of a camping car pop-up tent that allows the driver to view the display screen and control electronically by touching the roof icon.

Description

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The present invention relates to a fastening structure between a pop-up roof and a roof base of a pop-up tent installed on a camping car top. More specifically, the present invention relates to an electronic latch on the front of the pop-up roof, which is the roof of a pop-up tent installed on a camping car top, and the base roof, which is the floor structure. By installing a striker member and allowing the driver to automatically open and lock the pop-up tent by touching the roof icon on the driver's seat, it simplifies the operation of opening and closing the pop-up tent. At the same time, by using an electronic latch, the fastening is inaccurate when closed manually. This relates to the electronic latch and striker fastening structure of the camping car pop-up tent, which has been improved to prevent the pop-up tent from unfolding due to external force while driving and to enable safe driving.

In modern times, the number of camping leisure people is increasing due to the diversification of leisure activities and hobbies.

The number of people who enjoy camping leisurely as a hobby or as a hobby is increasing.

There are various camping methods such as camping leisure such as living in a tent at a camping site, living in a camping car or caravan, or enjoying a car stay using a regular SUV or RV.

Among them, office workers install a pop-up tent on the top of an SUV or RV so that they can enjoy camping leisure such as a camping car or caravan at a low cost and use it as a private or work vehicle during normal use. When camping, a pop-up tent is installed on the top of the vehicle. We are allowing you to enjoy camping using .

However, the pop-up tent installed on the top of this vehicle is operated after folding the pop-up tent and fixing the pop-up roof and roof base with a locking device during normal use or driving. At this time, a locking device is installed to fasten the pop-up roof and roof base of the pop-up tent. It is made up of a locking device using a clip-type or hook-type lock or a one-touch locking device, which has the inconvenience of having to be fastened by hand one by one. Additionally, in the case of a one-touch locking device, if the locking part is not fastened properly or is not fully fastened, it will wind up against the wind while driving. There is a problem in that the lock device is released due to external force and the pop-up roof unfolds or is damaged, resulting in a risk of safety accidents and economic loss.

Looking at the prior art in this field, the vehicle roof device (hereinafter referred to as "prior art") of Patent Publication No. 10-2022-0111435 (publication date: August 9, 2022) is a vehicle roof device as shown in Figure 1. A roof base fixedly installed in the ceiling opening of; A roof cover provided on the upper side of the roof base; and a pop-up unit installed between the roof base and the roof cover to space and pivot the roof cover upward with respect to the roof base, wherein the pop-up unit includes a first link support arm fastening portion and a second link support arm fastening unit. a fixed frame in which a link arm fastening portion and a third link auxiliary arm fastening portion are formed on both sides and fastened to the inside of the roof base; a movable frame in which a first link arm fastening part, a second link auxiliary arm fastening part, and a third link arm fastening part are formed on both sides and fastened to the inside of the roof cover; Actuators installed on both sides of the fixed frame; Shock absorbers installed below each of the actuators; a pair of first link arms, one end of which is coupled to the actuator and the shock absorber and the other end of which is coupled to the first link arm fastening portion; a pair of first link support arms, one end of which is coupled to the central portion of the first link arm and the other end of which is coupled to the first link support arm fastening portion; a second link arm, one end of which is coupled to the second link arm fastening part and the other end of which is coupled to the other end of the second link auxiliary arm, one end of which is coupled to the second link arm fastening part; A roof device for a vehicle including a third link arm, one end of which is coupled to the third link arm fastening part and the other end of which is coupled to the other end of the third link auxiliary arm, one end of which is coupled to the third link auxiliary arm fastening part. It has been done.

It can be seen that the above prior art is installed in the ceiling opening of a vehicle so that it can be used not only as a high roof, but also as a pop-up roof and rooftop tent by using a pop-up unit.

This prior art is provided with a locking member 380 to prevent the roof cover 200 from being opened by an external force, etc., and a locking groove 315 into which the locking member 380 is inserted and fastened.

It can be seen that the locking member 380 and the locking groove 315 used in the prior art are commonly used and the locking member 380 is installed.

Typically, a vehicle roof device is installed on the top of the upper opening of a vehicle and includes a roof base 100 fixed to the top body of the vehicle and a roof cover 200 that is coupled to the roof base 100 and folded at the top and bottom of the vehicle. It is used for purposes such as wide use of indoor space, or for installation in leisure vehicles.

This roof device can be installed to be used as a rooftop tent for a camping car (hereinafter described as a pop-up tent in the present invention) as needed, and the rooftop tent used for a camping car can be folded when moving and used as a home when camping. It can be used as a space tent.

In this prior art, after folding the rooftop tent during movement, the locking member 380 installed on the front of the roof cover 200 of the roof device is inserted into the locking groove 315 installed to correspond to the front of the roof base 100 and fastened. As much as possible, the roof cover 200 is prevented from unfolding due to external force while driving.

However, the conventional locking member 380 installed in the loop device of the prior art is configured in such a way that the locking member rotated by a spring is caught by the striker of the locking groove 315 installed in the roof base 100.

In other words, the roof device of the prior art has the inconvenience of having to manually operate the rooftop tent one by one when unfolding or folding the rooftop tent. In this case, even if the lock member of the locking member and the striker of the locking groove are not completely fastened, the driver must As the vehicle is driven without knowing this, there is a problem in that the rooftop tent unfolds due to external force while driving, causing damage or interfering with safe driving.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2022-0111435

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems. The locking device installed on the front of the pop-up roof of the camping car pop-up tent is installed with an electronic latch, so that the driver can fold or unfold the pop-up tent by electronic control while looking at the display screen in the vehicle. At the same time, it is possible to check whether the electronic latch, which is a fastening device, is completely fastened to the striker of the striker member installed on the roof base, which allows for convenience of handling and management when unfolding or folding the pop-up tent and safe driving while driving. This is about the electronic latch and striker fastening structure of the camping car pop-up tent for this purpose.

The present invention is a means to achieve the above object, and the pop-up tent consists of a pop-up roof forming an upper cover and a roof base installed on the top of the vehicle, and includes an electronic latch installed on one side of the front of the pop-up roof;

a striker member installed on one side of the front of the roof base and forming a locking device for the pop-up roof and the roof base;

The electronic latch is electronically connected to the display screen installed on one side of the driver's seat of the camping car, and the driver controls the locking and unlocking of the electronic latch through the loop icon,

The striker member includes a striker plate coupled to the front of the roof base installed on the top of the vehicle;

a plurality of striker guide blocks located on both sides of the upper surface of the striker plate and connected with fixing bolts;

It includes a striker formed between the striker guide blocks, inserted into the latch groove of the latch body, and engaged with the latch lock,

A plurality of striker guide blocks installed on the striker plate have inclined surfaces formed on corresponding surfaces,

The latch lock installed on the rotation axis within the latch body is characterized in that a "⊂" shaped locking portion is formed and a "∩" shaped striker is inserted and fastened.

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The electronic latch is connected to the display screen installed on one side of the driver's seat of the camping car through an electronic control method, allowing the driver to control the locking and unlocking of the electronic latch through the loop icon.

The present invention installs an electronic latch and a striker member on the front of the pop-up roof, which is the roof of the pop-up tent installed on the top of the camping car, and the base roof, which is the floor structure, so that the driver can automatically open and lock the pop-up tent by touching the roof icon from the driver's seat. It has the effect of making the opening and closing operation simple and easy, and by controlling the operation of the electronic latch through the display screen, it is possible to clearly check locking and unlocking, thereby improving the inaccuracy of fastening when closing manually and driving. It has the effect of preventing the pop-up tent from unfolding, thereby ensuring safe driving.

Figure 1 (a) (b) is a perspective view showing a locking member and a locking groove installed in a conventional vehicle roof device.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a combined state of the electronic latch and striker member of the present invention.
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the electronic latch and striker member according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a front view showing the state before fastening of the electronic latch and the striker member according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a front view showing a combined state of the electronic latch and striker member of the present invention.
Figure 6 is an exemplary diagram showing the unlocked state in the operating state of the electronic latch of the present invention.
Figure 7 is an operation state diagram of the electronic latch of the present invention and an example diagram showing a locked state.
Figure 8 is a side view showing the combined state of the electronic latch and striker member installed on the pop-up roof and base loop in the pop-up tent locking device according to the present invention.
Figure 9 is a front view showing the combined state of the electronic latch and striker member installed on the pop-up roof and base loop in the pop-up tent locking device of the present invention.
Figure 10 is a photo of a camping car consisting of a pop-up tent equipped with an electronic latch and a striker member of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the combined state of the electronic latch and striker member of the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the electronic latch and striker member according to the present invention, and Figure 4 is a fastening of the electronic latch and striker member according to the present invention. It is a front view showing the entire state, and Figure 5 is a bottom view showing the state in which the electronic latch of the present invention and the striker member are combined.

The present invention relates to a fastening structure between the pop-up roof 40 and the roof base 50 of the pop-up tent 30 installed in the opening of the camping car top.

In the present invention, the pop-up tent (30) installed at the opening of the camping car tower is installed with an electronic latch (10) and a striker member (20) at the front of the pop-up roof (40), which is the roof, and the base roof (50), which is the floor structure, so that the driver can use the pop-up tent (30). It can be opened and locked automatically by touching the roof icon (no city) on the display screen from the driver's seat.

To explain this specifically,

The pop-up tent 30 of the present invention consists of a pop-up roof 40 forming an upper cover and a roof base 50 installed on the top of the vehicle, and an electronic latch 10 installed on one side of the front of the pop-up roof 40. Has a fastening structure so as to be fastened to the striker member 20 installed on one side of the front of the roof base 50 to form a locking device for the pop-up roof 40 and the roof base 50.

The control of the electronic latch 10 fastened to the striker member 20 allows the driver to electronically control the display screen and touch the loop icon. At this time, the latch lock control unit installed in the main body 11 of the electronic latch 10 is used. (17) can lock or unlock the latch lock (14) by an electronic signal like an electromagnet of a solenoid.

The electronic latch 10 has a latch plate 12 formed on one surface of the latch body 11 and is fastened to the front of the pop-up loop 40 with a fixing means such as a bolt.

The latch body 11 is formed in a rectangular box shape, and a latch lock 14 is installed on the rotating axis 13 at the bottom of the interior, so that the latch lock control unit 17 operates around the rotating axis 13. By rotating it, the striker 24 can be fastened or released.

The latch lock 14 has a locking groove 15 so that the inserted striker 24 is inserted into it to maintain the locked state and prevent it from being separated by external force.

In addition, the latch body 11 has a latch plate 12 formed on the upper surface and a latch groove 16 formed on one side of the lower end to allow the striker 24 to be drawn in and out, so that the latch lock 14 installed on the rotating shaft 13 and striker (24) are fastened or released.

The latch lock 14 fastened to the striker 24 is driven to lock and unlock by an electromagnet, and this is achieved by the latch lock control unit 17 installed on the upper part of the rotation shaft 13.

The latch lock control unit 17 is operated by electrical signals from an integrated controller open button and an integrated controller close button (not shown) configured on a display screen provided on one side of the driver's seat of the vehicle.

In the present invention, the electronic latch 10 for fastening the pop-up roof 40 and the roof base 50, which constitute the pop-up tent 30, is electrically and electronically controlled through the roof icon on the display screen installed on one side of the driver's seat. As such, this driving and control method is an application of a typical method implemented in the control device of industrial machinery, and a detailed explanation of the operating principle of sending electrical and electronic signals by touching the loop icon on the display screen is omitted.

In addition, the striker member 20 of the present invention installs a striker plate 22 on the front of the roof base 50 installed on the top of the vehicle.

A plurality of striker guide blocks 21 are fixed and installed on both sides of the upper surface of the striker plate 22 of the striker member 20 with fixing bolts 25.

A plurality of striker guide blocks 21 installed on the striker plate 22 are installed to be spaced apart at predetermined intervals, and a latch groove of the electronic latch 10 is provided between the striker guide blocks 21 and the striker guide blocks 21. A striker 24 is installed at a position corresponding to (16) and is fastened to the lower latch lock 14 of the electronic latch 10.

The striker 24 installed between the striker guide blocks 21 is formed in a “∩” shape, “ㄱ” shape, etc., and is inserted into the locking groove (14) of the latch lock 14 through the latch groove 16 of the latch body 11. 15) and forms a locking device.

In addition, a plurality of striker guide blocks 21 and the striker guide blocks 21 installed spaced apart on the striker plate 22 have inclined surfaces 23 formed on opposing surfaces, so that when fastened with the electronic latch 10, the latch body ( Both ends of 11) are guided to the inclined surface 23 of the striker guide block 21 and are lowered and engaged with the striker 24.

The inclined surface 23 of the striker guide block 21 causes both ends to slide by the inclined surface 23 when the latch body 11 is lowered during fastening, so that the fastening of the latch lock 14 and the striker 24 is incomplete. This prevents damage and ensures a strong connection.

In other words, when the pop-up roof 40, which constitutes the pop-up tent 30 of the present invention, descends toward the base roof 50 and folds, there is no error like a precision machine, but the pop-up roof 40 is made of a frame structure and does not shake left or right. As this occurs, the electronic latch 10 also descends, causing a wide range of left and right shaking, so that it is guided to the inclined surface 23 formed on the striker guide block 21 to facilitate fastening with the striker 24 of the striker member 20 to ensure smooth fastening. It was done.

In the present invention configured in this way, when camping, the electronic latch 10 is released from the striker 24 of the striker member 20, so after opening the pop-up tent 30 and enjoying camping, the pop-up tent 30 is used when moving by car. After closing the electronic latch 10 and the striker 24, the vehicle can be driven.

To explain this specifically, if you want to automatically open the pop-up roof (40) of the pop-up tent (30), click the integrated controller open button displayed on the roof icon on the display screen installed in the vehicle on one side of the driver's seat → release the electronic latch lock → drive the power pack. (Hydraulic type) → Link structure rise → Opening occurs in the following order: completion of pop-up loop operation.

In addition, the closing operation structure of the pop-up loop 40 consists of clicking the integrated controller close button → driving the power pack (hydraulic) → lowering the link structure → engaging the latch lock of the electronic latch and the striker of the striker member → completing the pop-up loop closing operation.

At this time, when the electronic latch 10 of the present invention is fastened or released, the display screen is displayed as open or closed, and if the open or closed state is not completely achieved, the next operation is not performed, so the driver can drive after solving the problem. This has the effect of blocking in advance the pop-up tent 30 from being expanded and damaged or from elements that interfere with safe driving.

The plurality of striker guide blocks 21 installed on the striker plate 22 have inclined surfaces 23 formed on surfaces facing each other to guide the electronic latch 10.

The latch lock 14 installed on the rotating shaft 13 in the latch body 11 has a “⊂”-shaped locking portion and is fastened by inserting the striker 24.

The electronic latch 10 is electronically controlled and connected to a display screen (not shown) installed on one side of the driver's seat of the camping car, allowing the driver to control the locking and unlocking of the electronic latch 10 through the loop icon.

Figure 6 is an exemplary diagram showing the unlocked state in the operating state of the electronic latch of the present invention, and Figure 7 is an exemplary diagram showing the locked state in the operating state of the electronic latch of the present invention, and Figures 6 and 7 are diagrams showing the locking state of the electronic latch 10. This shows the operation of the latch lock 14 in a coupled state with the striker 24.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the latch lock 16 of the electronic latch 10 is lowered to the open state when the pop-up roof 40 of the pop-up tent 30 is lowered and the striker 24 of the striker member 20 is lowered. When the latch lock 14 is pushed while entering the locking groove 15 through the latch groove 16, the latch lock 14 rotates around the rotation axis 13 to form a fastened state as shown in FIG. 7.

In addition, when it is desired to release the electronic latch 10, conversely, when the open signal is applied in the state of Figure 7, the latch lock control unit 17 operates, the latch lock 14 is released, and at the same time, the power pack is driven (hydraulic) to open the link structure. As rises, the pop-up loop 40 rises upward and at the same time, the latch lock 14 of the electronic latch 10 is separated from the striker 24 and the lock is released.

Figure 8 is a side view showing the combined state of the electronic latch and striker member installed on the work loop and base loop in the pop-up tent locking device of the present invention, and Figure 9 is a side view showing the combined state of the striker member in the pop-up tent locking device of the present invention. As a front view showing the combined state of the installed electronic latch and the striker member, Figures 8 and 7 of the present invention show that the electronic latch 10 is installed on the front of the pop-up loop 40 and the striker member 20 is installed on the base loop (50). ) It is shown in a state where it is installed on the front and fastened to each other.

The raising and lowering operation of the pop-up roof 40, which constitutes the pop-up tent 30 of the present invention, is driven by a hydraulic power pack by electric and electronic signals to raise the link structure to unlock or lock the electronic latch and the striker member. It can be concluded.

Additionally, the present invention is configured to enable manual locking and unlocking if there is a problem with the electric drive method.

Figure 10 is a photograph of a camping car consisting of a pop-up tent equipped with the electronic latch and striker member of the present invention, showing an example of opening the camping car and then installing a pop-up tent over the opening.

An electronic latch 10 is installed on the front of the pop-up roof 40 of the palm up tent 30, and a striker member 20 is installed on the front of the roof base 50 fixed to the top of the vehicle to secure the pop-up tent 30. When folded, the electronic latch 10 and the striker member 20 are combined with each other to maintain the locked state, and this prevents the pop-up roof 40 from being opened by arbitrarily releasing the lock due to external force while driving.

The present invention is an electronic control method in which the locking device installed on the front of the pop-up roof 40 of the camping car pop-up tent 30 is installed as an electronic latch 10, and the driver touches the roof icon on the display screen in the vehicle. It allows the pop-up tent (30) to be folded or unfolded and at the same time monitors to check whether the electronic latch (10), which is a fastening device, is completely fastened to the striker (24) of the striker member (20) installed on the roof base (50). This provides an electronic latch and striker fastening structure for the camping car pop-up tent that allows for convenient handling and management when opening or folding the pop-up tent and safe driving while driving.

The present invention as described above has been described with reference to the drawings of preferred embodiments, but this is merely illustrative, and various modifications and other equivalent embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art. You will understand.

Therefore, the present invention is capable of various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the claims claimed as the subject matter of the patent, and it will be natural that simple design changes fall within the scope of the rights of the present invention.

10: Electronic latch 11: Latch body
12: Latch plate 13: Rotating axis
14: Latch lock 15: Locking groove
16: Latch groove 17: Latch lock control unit
20: Striker member 21: Striker guide block
22: Striker plate 23: Slope
24: Striker 25: Fixing bolt
30: Pop-up tent 40: Pop-up loop
50: loop base

Claims (6)

The pop-up tent consists of a pop-up roof forming an upper cover and a roof base installed on the top of the vehicle, and includes an electronic latch installed on one side of the front of the pop-up roof;
a striker member installed on one side of the front of the roof base and engaged with the electronic latch to form a locking device for the pop-up roof and the roof base;
The electronic latch is electronically connected to the display screen installed on one side of the driver's seat of the camping car, and the driver controls the locking and unlocking of the electronic latch through the loop icon,
The striker member includes a striker plate coupled to the front of the roof base installed on the top of the vehicle;
a plurality of striker guide blocks located on both sides of the upper surface of the striker plate and connected with fixing bolts;
It includes a striker formed between the striker guide blocks, inserted into the latch groove of the latch body, and engaged with the latch lock,
A plurality of striker guide blocks installed on the striker plate have inclined surfaces formed on corresponding surfaces,
The electronic latch and striker fastening structure of the camping car pop-up tent, characterized in that the latch lock installed on the rotating axis in the latch body is formed with a "⊂"-shaped locking portion and a "∩"-shaped striker is inserted and fastened. According to paragraph 1,
The electronic latch includes a latch plate fastened to the front of the pop-up roof;
a latch body formed in a square box shape on one surface of the latch plate;
a latch lock installed on a rotating shaft at the bottom of the latch body and engaged with a striker of the striker member;
a latch groove formed on one side of the bottom of the latch body to allow the striker to be withdrawn and engaged with the latch lock;
An electronic latch and striker fastening structure for a camping car pop-up tent, characterized in that the latch lock consists of a latch lock control unit so that the latch lock can be locked and unlocked by an electromagnet. delete delete delete delete

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