WO2009110811A1

WO2009110811A1 - The device to loading and transporting especially bicycles on the roof rack of the vehicle

Info

Publication number: WO2009110811A1
Application number: PCT/PL2009/000019
Authority: WO
Inventors: Andrzej Sadowski
Original assignee: Andrzej Sadowski
Priority date: 2008-03-06
Filing date: 2009-03-06
Publication date: 2009-09-11
Also published as: PL384618A1; PL211093B1

Abstract

The device to loading and transporting especially bicycles on the roof rack of the car equipped with support elements and transporting frame rotary mounted on one side to this device, wherein the axis of the turn of the frame is placed lengthwise to the axis of the car, and the transporting frame turns from horizontal transporting position over the roof of the car to the loading position located horizontally outside the car it comprises movable elements (5) on which ends is rotary mounted said transporting frame (7) wherein movable elements (5) are sliding mounted to support elements (4).

Description

The device to loading and transporting especially bicycles on the roof rack of the vehicle.

Technical field The invention relates to a device to loading and transporting especially bicycles on the roof rack of the car . Background art

Devices to transporting bicycles on the roof of the car are known and applied wide. Most often bicycles are transported on the roof of the car in the perpendicular position. The way of transporting the bicycles in this position is popular and applied the most often, because one car can transport even four bicycles on the roof not enlarging the horizontal dimensions of the vehicle and not limiting the driver visibilities. This way possesses however, inconvenience consisting in this that loading and removal of the bicycle from the roof of the car requires lift up the bicycle above roof and installing him on this height. This action require large strength and suitable growth, moreover recently in the world exists the tendency to projecting more and more high personal cars, that is why not all persons are able to raise the bicycle so high and install it on the roof of the car. From patent descriptions, various ways and devices facilitating the loading of bicycles and different objects on the roof of the car are known. From German description of patents No. DE3335173 is known the roof rack, particularly for personal cars, consists of the support frame fixed to the roof of the car and the loading frame lowered in the pit from the side of the car, which on the bottom end has rotated cargo frame. The disadvantages of this device is the need to use the braces between the loading frame and cargo frame because of unstable position of the load when it is on lowered loading frame. Moreover, moving the load from the down position on the cargo frame to the transporting position on the support frame requires simultaneous lifting of load and shoving it in the direction over the roof of the car, what, taking under the attention that the loading frame is unstable in indirect positions, isn't easy . Next inconvenience is the necessity of producing many version of this rack, designed for various marks and the models of cars because this rack is fixed to the roof of the car. From the U.S. patent description No. US5360151 Al is known device to easy loading and transporting the bicycles on the roof of motor vehicles, consisting from the base fastened to the roof rack of vehicle and the rack for receiving and supporting bicycles is attached to the base such that it can pivot about an essentially horizontal axis about angle 180, from a horizontal transporting position above the vehicle roof to a horizontal loading position extending outward from the vehicle bicycle and bicycles are fixed for handlebar and the elements of the saddle to it from below. The advantage of this device is a simple construction while ensuring a significant facility of loading a bicycle onto the roof of car. However because of the present shape of personal cars which they possess oblique side walls narrows towards the top and the area over the roof of the car is considerably distant from the area of the side of the car (where bicycles are taken off or founded), using

55 described above device is almost impossible.

The technical problem is new construction of the device to loading and transporting especially bicycles on the roof rack of the car.

όODisclosure of the invention.

The above stated disadvantages are remedied by a device to loading and transporting especially bicycles on the roof rack of the car comprises of the support elements, movable sliding elements and the rotary mounted to them cargo frame. Movable elements,

65 are sliding fixed along support elements in the transverse direction to the axis of the turn of the cargo frame. The axis of the turn of the cargo frame is placed lengthwise to the axis of the car and the cargo frame turns from transporting position laid over the roof of the car to the loading position located horizontally outside the

70 vehicle.

Movable elements are made of shape profile that has the lower and upper track to slide or rollers mounted on the front of support components while the support components are made of shape profile that has the lower and upper track to slide or rollers 5 mounted on the back of the movable elements.

The implementation of favorable embodiment cargo frame is made of two shape profiles in the shape of the arms lying down letter "C" located across the axis of the vehicle and two installed between them, parallel to the axis of the vehicle, formers. Handles 0 to fixing the handlebar of the bicycle are installed on transverse sections and on longitudinal sections are installed handles to fixing the saddle of the bicycle Preferably, when transverse sections have streamlined shapes in the direction of the movement of the vehicle. Screws and catches blocking the frame in the transporting position 85 and protecting lock are fixed moreover on the cargo frame. The lock of the frame causes that the knobs of the handles of fixing the handlebar are inaccessible and bicycles can't be taken off from the rack. The cargo frame is pivot installed through hinges to the end of movable elements. Hinges possessing limiters restrictive the 90 angle of the opening of the frame. Preferably, when the axis of the turn of the frame is below the plane of the cargo frame. Support elements can be fixed to the base rack of the car by the well-known fixing screws, in which the present beams of racks are equipped.

The device to loading and transporting especially bicycles on 95 the roof rack of the car according to the invention has a simple compact structure, small dimensions and facilitates loading of large objects such as bicycles on the roof rack of the car and also assures them certain fastening during transportation. The device also assures the protection by means of one lock of two

100 transported bicycles as and the device itself and moreover it can be installed to almost all standard roof racks of cars. Brief Description of Drawings

Invention in the examples of the embodiment will be introduced on drawings in which next figures represent: fig.1 - the

105 front view the car with the roof rack, on which the device according to the invention, with installed on him bicycles in the transporting position, is fixed and showed the dashed line the position of loading and unloading, figs.2 - the axonometric view on the device according to figs. 1 in the position of loading and unloading, figs.3

110 - the axonometric view on the device according to figs. 1 in transporting position, figs.4 - front view of device according to figs 1, figs.5 - upper view of device according to figs 1 , figs.6 - the increase of the detail G from figs.5, figs.7 - the view ,,W" from figs.5, figs.8 - the axonometric view on the roof rack the car from

115 the device according to the invention in the example of the realization designed for cars without rails, enabling setting on the width of support elements, figs.9 - the increase of the section A-A from figs.8. Mode(s) for caring out the invention.

120 Figs. l show the front view of the car from the roof rack, on which the device to loading and transporting is fixed together with

, installed on him bicycles in transporting position and the position of loading and unloading. The moving of the load from the position of loading and unloading to the transporting position arrows are

125 showed.

On the axonometric view of fig.2 the car JL is showed equipped with rails to which the roof rack 3 is fixed. To the beams of the roof rack are fixed support elements, 4 after which movable elements 5 move. Cargo frame 7 is fixed on end of movable

130 elements through axises of hinges 6_^ On Cargo frame 7 handles 8 to handlebar of the bicycle with knobs 8.1 and handles to bicycle saddles 9 are fixed. The device is in the loading position with fastened to him bicycles 2. The cargo frame is blocked in this position with hinges arms 7.5 possessing limiters 7.6 restrictive

135 the angle of the opening, of the frame which are base on hinges arms 5.5 of movable element. Limiters 7.6 are masked protections 6.1.

On the axonometric view of fig.3 device in the transporting position with fastened to him 2. bicycles fixed for handlebar 2.1 140 and saddle 2.2 is showed. On the cargo frame on the side of hinges the helical knobs 7.1 and lock 7.3 is fixed.

The example of the realization of the handles of the handlebar is showed on figs.8. Handlebar of the bicycle 2.1 through yoke 8.2 is tightened to basis of the handle 8 using helical

145 knob 8J, . The distribution of rolls is showed on fig.4 where was showed the dashed line rolls 4.1 fixed on support elements and rolls 5.1 fixed on movable elements. In the different embodiment in places where remembered rolls are fixed slippers 4.2 and 5.2 which are showed in the front section on figs.10. Elements 4.6

150 establish movable elements in the open position.

On the axonometric view of figs.9 is showed another device embodiment, enabling setting the span of support elements. The details of this the realizations are introduced on figs.10. Over transverse formers 7.7 of cargo frame 7 are installed by means of

155 screws 7_^8, longitudinal formers 7_Λ which have on their ends handles to handlebar of the bicycle 8 with knob 8.1. Longitudinal sections 7.4 have many openings or oval openings which during the assembly make possible setting the span of support elements to the span of the beams of the roof rack of the vehicle adequate

160 along their axis. Setting the span of support elements can also be realized through fastening longitudinal sections to transverse sections by the means of yokes.

Claims

1. The device to loading and transporting especially bicycles on the roof rack of the car comprises of support elements and transporting frame rotary mounted on one side to this device, wherein the axis of the turn of the frame is placed lengthwise to the axis of the car, and the transporting frame turns from horizontal transporting position over the roof of the car to the loading position located horizontally outside the car characterized in that, it comprises movable elements (5) on which ends is rotary mounted said transporting frame (7) wherein movable elements (5) are sliding mounted to support elements (4)

2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the movable elements (5) have rolls (5.1).

3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the movable elements (5) have slipper (5.2).

4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the support elements (4) have rolls (4.1).

5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the support elements (4) have slipper (4.2).

6. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the transporting frame (7) has hinges arms (7.5) with joggles (7.6)

7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the transporting frame has front casing (7.8) on which fixing screw (7.1) and lock (7.3) is fixed.