WO2016101941A1

WO2016101941A1 - Motor vehicle weapon safe

Info

Publication number: WO2016101941A1
Application number: PCT/DE2015/000596
Authority: WO
Inventors: Gerhard Kanz; Michael Baur
Original assignee: Gerhard Kanz; Michael Baur
Priority date: 2014-12-24
Filing date: 2015-12-16
Publication date: 2016-06-30
Also published as: DE102014119628B4; DE102014119628A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a lockable transport container for weapons, comprising a housing, which can be fastened in place on a vehicle body by means of fastening means that can only be accessed when the transport container is open. In order to devise a transport container which can be simply integrated into vehicles of different sizes while being easy to handle even if a larger number of weapons are to be transported, the housing accommodates a lockable safe drawer.

Description

description

The invention relates to a transport container for weapons, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Such a lockable transport container for weapons, especially long guns, is known from the documents G 84 13 739 U1 and DE 203 18 364 U1. In both cases, the transport container is designed in the form of a built-in trunk trunk with lid or door, whereby relatively much space in the vehicle is required to store the weapons, especially long guns, sufficiently convenient and can take out. In particular, if - as is often the case - several long guns safely transported and stored in the vehicle must be kept secured from unauthorized access, the known systems can only be used to a very limited extent

The invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a generic transport container that can be easily integrated into vehicles of different sizes and at the same time characterized by a convenient operation even when a larger number of weapons to be transported.

This object is solved by the features of claim 1.

According to the invention, a lockable safe drawer is provided for receiving the weapon, in particular long gun, which is slidably received in the housing. Thus, the safe-drawer can be pulled out of the housing readily so far that almost the entire interior of the safe-drawer is exposed. The weapon can thus be easily removed or stored. Preferably, the safe drawer is arranged so that it is extendable in the vehicle longitudinal direction. This opens the possibility to move the safe drawer into an area outside the vehicle, from where the storage and removal of even very heavy weapons is much easier. In addition, the length of the transport container is no longer limited to the internal dimensions of the trunk by the inventive measures. The transport container is then e.g. mounted in the vehicle such that

CONFIRMATION COPY it extends from the rear of the vehicle into the vehicle interior, which is easily possible by folding at least one backrest of the vehicle rear seats. This even small cars can be used without great constructional effort to accommodate the transport container according to the invention. Because according to the invention no more hinged lid is present, the cross section of the safe drawer can be arbitrarily increased to fill the entire trunk opening, without thereby having to limit the handling of the transport container. Even if the transport container serves to accommodate multiple rifles, they can be conveniently placed in the vault drawer from above or from the side, as the vault drawer drawer is to a considerable length outside the vehicle.

Advantageous developments are the subject of the dependent claims.

Preferably, the housing is connected to the vehicle body via a bracket which is attached to the vehicle body, that it fixes the housing substantially in a vehicle longitudinal direction and particularly advantageously in a horizontal position in which the safe drawer is pulled out without hindrance. The console and / or its anchoring to the bodywork - for example with the aid of stud bolts - is adapted to the geometric constraints imposed by the vehicle type, e.g. to the loading edge design of the trunk or the interaction of light inner width of the trunk and the rear seat backrest division. When the vault drawer is oriented substantially horizontally, the mounts for the weapons in the drawer are also simplified. In this case, the safe-drawer can basically be formed in the entire trunk width.

When the console is set at a position substantially near the center of gravity of the drawer drawer being pulled out, the mechanical stress on the console is minimized, leaving a small amount of space relatively small volume console can be used. As a result, further space is saved.

The handling of the transport container is further simplified if a lock between the safe-drawer and housing via a handle of the safe drawer is solvable.

If the safe drawer is movably guided in the housing by means of a roller guide, relatively small operating forces result even with a large mass of the safe drawer. Thus, for the individual components of the transport container solid components can be used to protect against violent departure.

A particularly advantageous embodiment of the roller guide is the subject of claim 6. With this roller guide not only the required displacement forces can be minimized, but it succeeds by the roller assembly to safely catch the overturning moment of the pulled out safe drawer, even if the safe drawer with several heavy Weapons is stocked.

With the embodiment according to claim 7, the upper slide bar is transferred to a further guiding function, whereby the operation is more comfortable without having to increase the construction-technical effort.

The operating safety is additionally increased if - according to claim 8 - a braking device is provided with which the safe-drawer can be fixed or locked in any extension position. This allows the safe withdrawal of the safe drawer even on a more inclined ground, such. in a parking lot next to a steep road.

Particularly space-saving, the construction is when the braking device via a handle on the safe-drawer preferably against the force of a restoring force is releasable. In this case, the handle can serve according to a further advantageous embodiment at the same time as a handle for unlocking the safe drawer. A particularly effective braking effect with space-saving design is ensured when the brake device carries on each side of the safe drawer each having a pivotally mounted on its side wall brake lever which is pressed with its brake pad by means of a spring device against a housing-fixed surface.

If - according to claim 11 - the two brake levers by means of a traction or Bowden cable arrangement can be brought synchronously from a braking position to a release position, in which case preferably a central movement, in particular a rotational movement, of a mounted on the vault drawer handle is used in order to operate the Bowden cable, the braking device can obtain a particularly simple structure; because the movements of the Bowden cable soul on both sides of the vault drawer automatically be the same size, so that set with identical brake lever geometry and their storage on both sides of the vault drawer same braking forces. It is even possible in this way to work with two identical brake levers, one of which is pressed against the restoring force with its brake shoe up and the other down against the braking surface. This additionally simplifies the construction.

Advantageous further embodiments are the subject of further claims.

An embodiment of the invention will be described in more detail with reference to schematic drawings. Show it:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a safe-drawer for the transport container according to the invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic side view of the safe-drawer of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a plan view of the safe-drawer of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an exploded view of the entire transport container with anchoring console; Figure 5 is a schematic side view of the transport container; Figure 6 is a plan view of the transport container;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the transport container with unlocked safe-drawer;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the lower housing part for receiving the safe-drawer;

Figure 9 is the front view of the front panel of the safe-drawer; Figure 10 is the side view of the front panel of Figure 9;

Figure 1 on an enlarged scale, the rear view of the front panel with integrated locking mechanism;

Figure 12 is an exploded view of the locking mechanism of the vault drawer;

Figure 13 is a schematic side view of the safe-drawer to illustrate the control of a drawer brake device;

FIG. 14 shows the partial section M-M in FIG. 3;

Figure 15 is an enlarged view of the detail N in Figure 14;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the detail P in FIG. 14;

Figure 17 is a schematic view of the front panel of the vault drawer shown in transparent to illustrate the drive of the brake release device;

Figure 18 shows an enlarged view of the detail R in Figure 17;

Figure 19 is a perspective view of the components of the brake control for the safe drawer; Figure 20 is a perspective view of a brake base plate with rollers suspended therefrom and a brake lever for the right side of the vault drawer;

Figure 21 in a slightly enlarged view of the side view of the brake base plate for the left side of the safe-drawer; and

Figure 22 is a schematic side view of the rear end of a motor vehicle to illustrate a mounting position of the invention

Transport container.

In FIG. 1, the reference numeral 30 denotes a safe drawer for the secure holding of weapons, in particular long guns, for transport in a motor vehicle. The safe drawer 30 is designed box-like and it is preferably made of aluminum sheet, for example, with a wall thickness of 1, 5 mm. The side walls are labeled 30L and 30R, the bottom wall 30B, the back wall 30H and the front wall 30F.

The bottom of the safe drawer 30 is, for example, lined with felt and can be equipped with brackets for the weapons to be picked. The length L30 of the safe drawer 30 is about 1300 mm in the case where long weapons are taken up. The width B30 and the height H30 are freely selectable. In the embodiment shown, the sizes are about 400 or 140 mm.

The safe drawer 30 runs over a roller guide, which will be described later, in a box-like housing 40 (see Figure 7), which has a housing bottom part 42 (see Figure 8) made of sheet steel (1, 5 mm) and one Aluminum sheet (preferably powder-coated with a wall thickness of 2 mm) existing outer skin 44 with reinforced or reinforced lid construction 46 has. The walls of the bottom part 42 are labeled 42L (left side), 42R (right side), 42B (bottom wall) and 42H (rear wall), the walls of the outer skin 44 with 44L, 44R and 44D (top wall). In order to additionally protect the housing 44 against burglary, a preferably two-layered pane of 6 mm safety glass is drawn under the ceiling wall 44D, which is sandwiched between the ceiling wall 44D and an inner cover made of 2 mm powder-coated aluminum sheet. The outer skin 44 is firmly bolted to the housing bottom part 42.

The housing bottom part 42 has in the bottom wall 42B at least one opening 46, which is used for the production of a non-accessible from the outside connection to a console 48. Preferably, the housing bottom part 42 via - not shown in detail - tabs connected to the console 48, for which purpose in the console 48 fastening and retaining holes 50 are formed. The console 48 itself is fixedly connected to the body of the motor vehicle, e.g. screwed. The connection of the console 48 to the vehicle body is made in consultation with the automaker to select the most suitable attachment points. The decisive factor is that the fastening means for the transport container are no longer accessible when the safe drawer 30 is inserted.

For example, this can be done in such a way that the housing bottom part 42 is bolted with the aid of threaded bolts with the console 48. The console 48 in this case has e.g. 4 recesses with welding nuts inside. In a predetermined opening position of the safe-drawer 30, a screwing of the housing bottom part 42 with the console through the safe-drawer 30 through done.

The console 48 and the attachment interfaces provided for this purpose are vehicle-specific, ie adapted in each case to the present vehicle type, in such a way that the console 48 in the vicinity of the vehicle rear in such a position, preferably in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, particularly preferably in one Horizontal orientation, can be anchored that on the one hand, the transport container in the interior of the trunk - if necessary, with the inclusion of space over a folded rear seat back -aufgenommen and on the other hand, the safe-drawer 30 is pulled out without hindrance to the rear. is extendable. In the figure 22 is schematically such a position the console 48 indicated here is in a horizontal orientation at such a height that the housing 40 fits above the folded backrest RL place. For this purpose, an adapter 52 indicated by a dot-dash line may be used.

It can be seen from the illustration according to FIG. 22 that the console 48 preferably lies at a position which is substantially in the vicinity of the center of gravity of the transport container when the safe drawer 30 is pulled out.

To guide the safe drawer 30 in the housing 40, a roller guide is provided as follows:

On each side of the safe-drawer 30, a rear pair of rollers 54HL and 54HR is preferably arranged above a support plate 64L, 64R, the rollers of which are vertically spaced from each other on the side walls 30L and 30 of the safe drawer 30 and, as shown in FIG is removable - on an upper slide bar 56 L, 56 R and the bottom plate 42 B of the housing 40 are supported. Furthermore, each side wall 42L, 42R of the housing bottom part 42 carries - as can be seen in FIG. 8 - a front roller arrangement on the side facing the rear of the vehicle, each having two pairs of rollers 58L, 60L, 58R, 60R spaced apart from each other at a lateral distance AS, between which a guide strip 62 attached to the respectively facing side wall 30L, 30R of the safe drawer 30 runs, which is preferably formed by an aluminum square tube.

The roller guide with the 6 roller pairs on each side leads the safe drawer 30 smoothly in the housing 40, wherein the upper slide strips 56 L, 56 R are used in addition to the lateral guidance of the safe drawer 30. The roles of the 6 pairs of rollers, in particular their position relative to each other and to the guide surfaces are advantageously adjustable in order to provide a possible play-free guidance of the safe-drawer 30 in the housing 40.

As can best be seen from FIG. 5, the weight of the pulled-out safe drawer 30 is intercepted by 6 pairs of rollers offset laterally from one another. So that the safe drawer 30 can fulfill its safety function, it can be locked or shut off. For this purpose, a locking mechanism is arranged behind the front wall 30F of the safe drawer 30, which is preferably formed by a stainless steel plate with at least 3 mm thickness, the structure of which can be seen in detail in Figures 9 to 12.

About a in a closure housing 66 with rear cover 67 (see Figures 4, 15 and 16) rotatably mounted gear 68 which is coupled to a rotary handle 70, in opposite directions via rack sections two massive locking bolt 72L and 72R can be driven, for example, a pin cross section of at least 25 x 11 mm and to lock the safe-drawer 30 with fit recesses 74R, 74L in front-reinforced cheeks 76R, 76R of the side walls 40L, 40R cooperate. One of the locking bolt (72R) is lockable via a safe lock 78, the structure of which is known and the exact description thereof is to be omitted here, whereby the weapons stored in the safe drawer 30 are no longer accessible when the transport container is closed and locked. With a return spring is referred to, which engages a coupled to the locking pin 72 R locking tab 82 R and with the locking pins 72 L and 72 R and thus the handle 70 is held in the middle position shown in Figure 19.

The pull-out safe-drawer 30 can, in particular, when it receives a long-gun, get considerable weight. Thus, the safe-drawer 30 after unlocking by means of the handle 70 does not extend uncontrollably, which could happen, for example, when the vehicle is parked on a steeper parking space, the transport container, namely the safe-drawer 30 is equipped with a braking device with the the safe drawer in any extension position, so preferably is infinitely fixed. The braking device has the following structure, which will be described with reference to FIGS 13 to 21: As shown in FIGS. 19 to 21, each support plate 64L, 64R supports a brake lever 86L, 86R which is pivotally mounted via a joint 84 and carries a brake pad or brake rubber 88 on its one leg 86-1 L, 86-1 R, respectively, and with its own other leg 86-2L, 86-2R is connected to a Bowden cable mechanism, more specifically to the soul of the cable, which extends with its jacket 92 through the interior of the associated guide rail 62I, 62R to the front of the safe drawer 30 and there after a 90-degree deflection to the relevant locking tab 82L, 82R of the locking device - see Figure 18 - is coupled. The Bowden cable is preferably adjustable via known EinStelleinrichtungen, so that the cable in the neutral position of the hand lever 70 quasi backlash produces a traction mechanism connection between the brake lever 86 and lever 70. By the reference numerals 94L, 94R pulleys for the cable 90 are referred to, on which the cable 90 runs when the handle 70 is rotated in such a way that the locking pin 72L, 72R and thus the locking tabs 82L, 82R are moved in opposite directions inwardly ,

With 96 - see Figure 15 - a non-slidably received in the guide rail 62 R support body is referred to, in which a cable sheath 90 surrounding adjusting screw 98 is screwed, so that the Bowden cable by operating the screw 98 through a window 62 F in the guide bar 62 R in the Length is adjustable. The same applies to the other, i. left side of the safe-drawer 30, which is apparent from the figure 16.

Another adjustment possibility of the braking device is given via the connection of the cable 90 with the brake levers 86L, 86R. For this purpose, a plurality of holes 83 (see FIG. 20) are formed in the legs 86-2L, 86-2R of the brake lever 86, into which the cable pull 90 can optionally be suspended in order to select the lever ratios appropriately. Via a window 42FL, 42FR (see Figure 4) in the housing bottom part 42, the brake lever are accessible.

In the neutral position of the handle 70, the Bowden cable is quasi-relaxed, and the brake levers 86L, 86R are in a position in which the brake pad 88 of the left brake lever 86L up against the slide strip 56L and the pad 88th of the right brake lever 86R is pressed down against the bottom wall 42B. The pressure force is applied via a tension spring 95L, 95R.

By turning the handle 70 in the unlatching direction, the cable 90 is put under tension, the pulling force is transmitted in synchronism with the brake levers 86L, 86R, and the pads 88L, 88R lift off the fixed surfaces so that the safe drawer 30 is released. In this rotational position of the handle 70, the safe drawer 30 can be easily moved by hand, i. pulled out and closed again.

Once the handle 70 is released, it moves back into the neutral position shown in Figure 19, so that the Bowden cable is relieved and the tension springs 95L, 95R push the brake lever 86 back to the braking position in which the safe drawer 30 is fixed.

Of course, deviations from the described embodiment are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The geometry of the transport container can be changed within wide limits depending on the type of weapons to be stored. The safe drawer can be given a very different length to width ratio or width to height ratio as long as an extendable safe drawer is used.

The orientation of the safe drawer can also be changed. So it is equally possible to vertically align the safe drawer, so that the console comes to lie in a vertical plane. The safe drawer 30 is then no longer accessible from above, but from the side.

It is also possible to attach the console to a vertical body component, in which case an angle bracket can also be used.

Extraction and / or insertion of the safe drawer 30 can also be assisted by further aids, such as a spring device, a spring / gas storage or other servo device including an electric or hydraulic drive. The operation of the braking device can be performed servo-assisted, with an electric and / or hydraulic power assistance is also possible here.

Finally, instead of the Bowden cable also another Zugmittelgetriebe, such as. find a belt drive application.

The invention thus provides a lockable transport container for weapons, especially long guns, with a housing which can be fixed to a vehicle body via fastening means, which are accessible only when the transport container is open. To create a transport container that can be easily integrated into vehicles of various sizes and at the same time characterized by a convenient operation, even if a larger number of weapons to be transported, the invention proposes that in the housing a lockable safe-drawer is added ,

Claims

claims

1. Lockable transport container for weapons, especially long guns, with a housing (40) which on a vehicle body (K) via fastening means (50) can be fixed, which are accessible only when the transport container (30, 40), characterized in that in Housing (40, 42, 44) a lockable safe drawer (30) is received.

2. Transport container according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (40, 42, 44) with the vehicle body (K) via a console (48) is connectable, which is attachable to the vehicle body (K), that they the housing (40, 42, 44) substantially in a vehicle longitudinal direction, preferably substantially fixed in a horizontal position, in which the safe-drawer (30) is pulled out without hindrance.

3. Transport container according to claim 2, characterized in that the console (48) is located at a position which is located substantially in the vicinity of the center of gravity of the transport container (30, 40) with the vault Drawer (30) pulled out.

4. Transport container according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a lock between the safe-drawer (30) and housing (40, 42, 44) via a handle (70) of the safe-drawer (30) is releasable.

5. Transport container according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the safe-drawer (30) via a roller guide (42 B, 54, 56, 58, 60) in the housing (42) is movably guided.

6. Transport container according to claim 5, characterized in that the roller guide on each side of the safe-drawer (30) from a rear Pair of rollers (54 HL, 54 HR) whose rollers are arranged at a vertical distance from one another on a side wall (30 L, 30 R) of the vault drawer (30) and on an upper slide bar (56 L, 56 R) and a bottom plate (42 B) of the housing (42 ), and a front roller assembly (58L, 58R, 60L, 60R) is formed, each having two laterally spaced pair of rollers (58L, 58R, 60L, 60R) attached to a side wall (42L, 42R) of the housing (42) ) between which a guide strip (62L, 62R) attached to the side wall (30L, 30R) of the safe drawer (30) is mounted.

7. Transport container according to claim 6, characterized in that the upper slide strip (56 L, 56 R) for lateral guidance of the safe drawer (30) in the housing (42) is formed.

8. Transport container according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that a braking device (84 to 98) is provided, with which the safe-drawer (30) can be fixed in any extension position.

9. Transport container according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the braking device (84 to 98) via a handle (70) on the safe drawer (30) preferably against the force of a return device (85L, 85R) is releasable.

10. Transport container according to claim 9, characterized in that the braking device (84 to 98) on each side of the safe-drawer (30) each having on its side wall (30 L, 30 R) pivotally mounted brake lever (86 L, 86 R) carries with its brake pad (88) by means of a spring device (85L, 85R) against a housing-fixed surface (56L, 56R, 42B) can be pressed.

11. Transport container according to claim 10, characterized in that the two brake levers (86 L, 86 R) by means of a movement, in particular rotational movement, one at the vault drawer (30). attached handle (70) coupled Bowden cable arrangement (90 to 98) preferably synchronously from a braking position in a release position can be brought.

12. Transport container according to claim 11, characterized in that the handle (70) for controlling the braking device (84 to 98) simultaneously serves as a handle for unlocking the safe-drawer (30).

13. Transport container according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized by an at least partially reinforcement (46) of the housing skin, in particular a housing cover (44).