WO2003018369A1 - Fahrzeug mit einem zu öffnenden dach - Google Patents
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- WO2003018369A1 WO2003018369A1 PCT/EP2002/009101 EP0209101W WO03018369A1 WO 2003018369 A1 WO2003018369 A1 WO 2003018369A1 EP 0209101 W EP0209101 W EP 0209101W WO 03018369 A1 WO03018369 A1 WO 03018369A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
- B60R21/13—Roll-over protection
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- 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
- B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
- B60J7/02—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of sliding type, e.g. comprising guide shoes
- B60J7/04—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of sliding type, e.g. comprising guide shoes with rigid plate-like element or elements, e.g. open roofs with harmonica-type folding rigid panels
- B60J7/047—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of sliding type, e.g. comprising guide shoes with rigid plate-like element or elements, e.g. open roofs with harmonica-type folding rigid panels movable to overlapping or nested relationship
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
- B60R21/13—Roll-over protection
- B60R2021/132—Roll bars for convertible vehicles
- B60R2021/134—Roll bars for convertible vehicles movable from a retracted to a protection position
- B60R2021/135—Roll bars for convertible vehicles movable from a retracted to a protection position automatically during an accident
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- the invention relates to a vehicle, in particular a limousine or a coupe, with a vehicle roof with longitudinal roof spars fixed to the body, with a roof opening between the longitudinal roof spars and with a cover arrangement movably mounted on the longitudinal roof spars for optionally closing or at least partially releasing the roof opening, the cover arrangement being exposed Roof opening can be stored in the rear area.
- Such a vehicle is known from EP 0 992 384 A2, in which a front roof part and a rear roof part are slidably mounted between the lateral longitudinal roof spars of a hatchback roof in order to either close a large roof opening or at least partially open it.
- the two roof parts can be moved rearward onto a hatchback window frame in a superimposed position and, together with the hatchback window frame containing a rear window, can be lowered into a storage position, so that a large roof opening is formed in the manner of a semi or quasi-convertible.
- the object of the invention is to provide a vehicle mentioned in the introduction in which adequate safety for the vehicle occupants, in particular also in rear seats, is provided by simple means even in the event of a vehicle rollover.
- This object is achieved in the above-mentioned vehicle according to the invention in that a rollover protection device is arranged at the rear end of the passenger compartment behind the seats or the rear seats.
- the rollover protection device increases the safety of the vehicle occupants in the event of a rollover by forming a solid structure around the vehicle occupant (s). This increases the safety of the vehicle, which can be referred to as a semi or quasi-cabriolet due to the shape of the roof that can be opened.
- the fixed roof structure can be built more easily and with less stability than the longitudinal roof rails, which, in contrast to a convertible, cannot be stored, since personal protection is provided by the protection device in the event of a serious accident such as a vehicle rollover.
- the rollover protection device can have at least one rollover protection bar which is arranged, for example, behind the seats of a two-seat vehicle or the rear seats of a four-seat vehicle and is fixedly attached to the body.
- the protective bar does not necessarily have direct contact with the respective longitudinal spar, but supports it in the event of a rollover against excessive buckling towards the occupants.
- a protective bracket is formed, for example, as a U-shaped bracket and is supported with its two ends on a body structure part in the area of the parcel shelf.
- the protective bar is attached on the one hand to a body structure part behind the seats and on the other hand to the longitudinal roof spar.
- the protective bar thus has direct contact with the longitudinal roof rail and prevents it from buckling.
- the protective bar can be bent or angled.
- one or more protective bars can be arranged behind the seat or seats.
- the protective bracket is firmly connected at both ends to the respective longitudinal roof spar and is attached to the body structure with its cranked middle part.
- a protective bracket extends between the two longitudinal roof spars, which is firmly connected to them and, at the same time, is firmly connected in its central part to a body structure part.
- the body structure part is e.g. B. a cross bracing in the area of the parcel shelf.
- a further preferred embodiment provides that the at least one protective bracket can be extended from its storage position into its protective position.
- the protective bracket is mounted, for example, on its cranked middle part on a body structure part so as to be pivotable about a transverse axis, and its two ends are each mounted displaceably on a guide of the respective longitudinal roof spar. It is expedient to have a drive device for extending the protective bar into it
- Active position provided, which causes the extension by sensor control and a pyrotechnic drive or a spring force accumulator.
- the cover arrangement preferably consists of slats of a slat roof and the slats are in particular transparent glass slats.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective top view of a vehicle with a glass lamella roof guided on both longitudinal roof spars in the open rear storage position;
- FIG. 2 shows a perspective top view of the vehicle with a protective device according to the invention
- FIG. 3 shows a perspective top view of a body structure of the vehicle in partial representation with the protective device attached to it;
- FIG. 4 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the protective device in a view according to FIG. 2;
- FIG. 5 shows a perspective top view of the body structure of the vehicle with the protective device shown in FIG. 4;
- FIGS. 4 and 5 shows a perspective top view of the vehicle with the protective device of FIGS. 4 and 5;
- Fig. 7 is a perspective top view of the vehicle with a further embodiment of the protective device.
- a vehicle 1 in the exemplary embodiment a four- or five-seat limousine, for example with a flowing roof shape in the manner of a coupe, has a vehicle roof 2 with two lateral longitudinal rails 3, which are located Connect at the front to the A-pillars 4 and merge into the C-pillars 5 at the rear or take over their function.
- a roof opening 6 extends between the two longitudinal roof spars 3, which can be optionally closed or at least partially exposed by a roof closing device in the form of a lamella roof 7 with individual lamellae 8 made of glass.
- the basic structure of a lamella roof is described, for example, in DE 196 08 916 C1 or EP 0 978 400 A2, to which reference is hereby made.
- the roof opening 6 extends between the longitudinal roof spars 3 or the C-pillars 5 to the rear up to a trunk flap 9.
- the slats 8 can be moved on both sides of a guide rail and are mounted with their rear edge 10 so that they can be raised.
- the slats 8 are shifted backwards by means of a drive device and stacked together in their exhibited arrangement and are thus stored in a space-saving manner in a packet form at the end of the roof opening 6 (FIG. 1).
- they are arranged, for example, approximately above a rear parcel shelf 11 (position indicated by the dashed arrow in FIG. 1) behind the rear seats 12 (see also FIG. 2). In this storage position, storage space is neither required in the vehicle interior nor in the trunk.
- the long roof opening 6 is made possible because a usually existing rear window is also formed by the movable slats 8 of the slat roof 7 and can therefore be divided and stored in a space-saving manner. Since only the longitudinal roof spars 3 laterally limit the roof opening 6 and the deposited slats 8 are arranged at the rear end of the long roof opening 6, the occupants get the impression of a semi or quasi-convertible when the roof is open.
- the vehicle contains a rollover protection device 13 at the rear end of the passenger compartment behind the seats or the rear seats.
- the protective device 13 (see FIG. 2) contains two rigid, angled or bent rods, tubes or brackets 14, which have a lower end 15 on a transverse reinforcement 16 of the body in the area of the rear shelf 11 behind the rear seats 12 are fastened (see also FIG. 3) and are firmly connected to the respective roof side rail 3 with the outwardly bent upper end 17.
- the two brackets 14 are arranged such that when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle they extend beyond the head region of the rear passengers and counteract a buckling of the longitudinal roof rails 3 in the event of a rollover.
- the lower ends 15 of the brackets 14 can extend behind the backrests of the rear seats 12 to a lower part of the body structure and can also be fastened there.
- a second embodiment of the protective device is formed as a cranked rod 18, which is firmly attached with its two outer ends 19 and 20 to the respective longitudinal spar 3, for example at the fastening position of the preceding embodiment.
- the middle part 21 of the rod 18 is cranked downwards and fixedly attached to the transverse reinforcement 16 of the body in the area of the rear parcel shelf 11 behind the rear seats 12, for example with a bracket 22.
- This rod 18 forms a simple but nevertheless very effective mutual support of the two longitudinal bars 3 as protection against buckling as well as direct protection for the rear passengers in the sense of a roll bar. Since the middle part 21 of the rod 18 z. B.
- FIG. 7 A further exemplary embodiment of the protective device according to the invention (FIG. 7) likewise contains a cranked rod 18 of the type of the preceding example, but the middle part 21 is pivotably mounted on the transverse reinforcement 16 about a transverse axis by means of a pivot bearing 25.
- the two outer ends 19 and 20 are guided on the respective longitudinal spar 3 in circular guides 26.
- the rod 18 In a rest position, the rod 18 is pivoted down onto the parcel shelf 11 or the transverse stiffening 16 and is partially or completely sunk thereon, for example, in a corresponding recess. If there is a risk of a rollover, a drive device for pivoting the rod 18 is actuated by a signal from a corresponding sensor.
- the drive device contains, for example, a pyrotechnic charge or a spring force accumulator.
- the rod 18 In the pivoted-up position, the rod 18 (the arrangement then corresponds approximately to the illustration in FIG. 4) is kept locked and can thus support the two longitudinal roof rails 3 against one another.
- Corresponding protective devices can of course also be used in two-seat vehicles, such as, for example, in two-seat coupes.
- the protective device thus offers additional safety in a semi-convertible, in which the two longitudinal roof rails 3 between their respective front connection on the cowl 28 running above the windshield 27 and their respective rear connection on the rear vehicle structure without any connecting structural stiffening arranged in the roof area, in particular in the Area of a B-pillar 29 are formed.
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EP02796230A EP1419069A1 (de) | 2001-08-22 | 2002-08-14 | Fahrzeug mit einem zu öffnenden dach |
US10/450,046 US20040056464A1 (en) | 2001-08-22 | 2002-08-14 | Vehicle with a sliding roof |
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DE10140240A DE10140240A1 (de) | 2001-08-22 | 2001-08-22 | Fahrzeug mit einem zu öffnenden Dach |
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