GROUNDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE WITH SOLAR PANEL MODULES
    21.
    发明申请
    GROUNDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE WITH SOLAR PANEL MODULES 审中-公开
    用于太阳能电池板模块的接地系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100180933A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-22

    申请号:US12689614

    申请日:2010-01-19

    IPC分类号: H01L31/048

    摘要: A grounding system for a solar panel system having a plurality of solar panel cells. The system may have an electrically conductive first frame section adapted to be secured to a first solar panel module having a first channel, the first frame section also having a hole that opens into the first channel. An electrically conductive second frame section is adapted to be secured to a second solar panel module which has a second channel, the second frame section also having a hole that opens into the second channel. An electrically conductive grounding splice member is positioned in the first and second channels. A pair of electrically conductive fasteners is disposed in the holes of the first and second frame sections and engages the electrically conductive grounding splice member, to electrically and mechanically couple the first and second frame sections together.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有多个太阳能电池单元的太阳能电池板系统的接地系统。 该系统可以具有适于固定到具有第一通道的第一太阳能电池板模块的导电的第一框架部分,第一框架部分还具有通向第一通道的孔。 导电的第二框架部分适于固定到具有第二通道的第二太阳能电池板模块,第二框架部分还具有通向第二通道的孔。 导电接地接头构件位于第一和第二通道中。 一对导电紧固件设置在第一和第二框架部分的孔中并且与导电接地接头构件接合,以将第一和第二框架部分电气地和机械地联接在一起。

    VEHICLE ARTICLE CARRIER HAVING SINGLE SIDE RELEASE MECHANISM
    22.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE ARTICLE CARRIER HAVING SINGLE SIDE RELEASE MECHANISM 有权
    具有单面释放机构的车辆运输工具

    公开(公告)号:US20080277437A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-13

    申请号:US11746845

    申请日:2007-05-10

    IPC分类号: B60R9/058

    CPC分类号: B60R9/045

    摘要: A system and method for forming a vehicle article carrier having a single side release crossbar assembly. The crossbar assembly includes a trigger style, horizontally arranged actuating lever that simultaneously locks and unlocks a pair of locking pins at opposite ends of the crossbar assembly from their respective support rails. The support rails are fixedly secured to an outer body surface of a vehicle such that the crossbar assembly is supported above the outer body surface. The single side release feature eliminates the need for the operator to walk back and forth to both sides of the vehicle to unlock and lock the crossbar assembly when the crossbar assembly needs to be repositioned on the support rails.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于形成具有单侧释放横梁组件的车辆物品载体的系统和方法。 横杆组件包括触发式水平布置的致动杆,其同时在横杆组件的相对端从其相应的支撑轨道锁定和解锁一对锁定销。 支撑轨固定地固定在车辆的外体表面上,使得横杆组件被支撑在外体表面上方。 单侧释放特征消除了当交叉杆组件需要重新定位在支撑轨道上时,操作者需要来回车辆的两侧来解锁和锁定横梁组件。

    Divider apparatus and method for use with a bed of a motor vehicle
    23.
    发明授权
    Divider apparatus and method for use with a bed of a motor vehicle 失效
    用于机动车辆床的分隔装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07273336B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-25

    申请号:US10979872

    申请日:2004-11-02

    IPC分类号: B60P7/08

    CPC分类号: B60P7/14

    摘要: A truck bed divider apparatus for use with a bed of a pickup truck or other cargo carrying bed of a motor vehicle. The apparatus includes one or more divider assemblies that may be lowered into an operative position to restrain the movement of smaller cargo items being carried in the bed. The divider assembly may also be moved into a raised position thereby allowing the full volume of the cargo area to be used if needed. A plurality of movable screens are incorporated in the divider assembly that allow very long cargo items to be accommodated even while the divider assembly is in its lowered position. The pivot assemblies can also be moved and positioned as needed along a pair of support rails disposed on opposing sidewalls of the cargo bed to better restrain articles of various shapes and sizes.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于与皮卡车或其他机动车载运床床一起使用的卡车分离器装置。 该装置包括一个或多个分隔器组件,其可以被降低到操作位置以限制在床中携带的较小货物的运动。 分隔器组件也可以移动到升高位置,从而允许在需要时使用货物区域的全部容积。 多个可移动的筛网被结合在分隔器组件中,即使在分隔器组件处于其降低位置时也允许容纳很长的货物。 枢轴组件还可以根据需要沿着设置在货物床的相对侧壁上的一对支撑轨道移动和定位,以更好地约束各种形状和尺寸的物品。

    Locking mechanism for cross bar of a vehicle article carrier
    24.
    发明授权
    Locking mechanism for cross bar of a vehicle article carrier 有权
    车辆物品承载架的横杆的锁定机构

    公开(公告)号:US07198184B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-03

    申请号:US10367457

    申请日:2003-02-14

    IPC分类号: B60R9/04

    CPC分类号: B60R9/045

    摘要: A vehicle article carrier having a cross bar which makes use of a pair of end supports for securing the cross bar to a pair of side rails. Each of the end supports includes an actuating member which is pivotally mounted to a housing of its associated end support. An inverted V-shaped biasing member is disposed within the housing and its outermost ends are captured within a first recess in the housing and a second recess formed in an internal wall of the actuating member. An over center action is employed to assist in biasing the actuating member into its unlocked and locked positions. The actuating member includes a locking post portion for engaging with one of a plurality of apertures formed along the length of its associated side rail. The end support can be constructed with a reduced number of independent component parts, thereby simplifying its construction and reducing its overall cost.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有横杆的车辆用品承载件,其使用一对端部支撑件将横杆固定到一对侧轨。 每个端部支撑件包括可枢转地安装到其相关联的端部支撑件的壳体的致动构件。 倒置的V形偏置构件设置在壳体内,并且其最外端被捕获在壳体中的第一凹部内,并且第二凹部形成在致动构件的内壁中。 采用过中心动作以帮助将致动构件偏置到其解锁和锁定位置。 致动构件包括用于与沿其相关联的侧轨的长度形成的多个孔中的一个孔接合的锁定柱部分。 端部支撑件可以由少量的独立部件构成,从而简化其结构并降低其整体成本。

    Vehicle article carrier for supporting articles adjacent a liftgate of a vehicle
    25.
    发明授权
    Vehicle article carrier for supporting articles adjacent a liftgate of a vehicle 有权
    用于在车辆的升降门附近支撑物品的车辆物品承载件

    公开(公告)号:US06715652B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-06

    申请号:US10137696

    申请日:2002-05-02

    IPC分类号: B60R900

    CPC分类号: B60R9/042 B60R9/045 B60R9/06

    摘要: An article carrier adapted to hold cargo and other articles adjacent a liftgate of a vehicle such as a sport utility vehicle, a station wagon, or minivan. The article carrier includes a pair of supports which are fixedly secured to the roof of the vehicle. A cargo supporting structure having a pair of upper coupling links is pivotally and releasably coupled to the supports. The cargo supporting structure includes a pair of main support members which each include a pair of pivot assemblies. The cargo supporting structure is detachably and pivotally secured to a pair of anchor assemblies attached to the liftgate of the vehicle or the bumper of the vehicle. The three pivot points along each side of the cargo supporting structure enable it to be pivoted with the liftgate when the liftgate is lifted and closed such that the article carrier does not interfere with operation of the liftgate. The entire article carrier can be quickly and easily detached from the vehicle for storage when it is not needed.

    摘要翻译: 适用于将货物和其他物品保持在诸如运动型多功能车,货车或小型货车的车辆的升降门附近的物品载体。 物品托架包括固定地固定在车辆顶部上的一对支撑件。 具有一对上连接连杆的货物支撑结构枢转地和可释放地联接到支撑件。 货物支撑结构包括一对主支撑构件,每个主支撑构件包括一对枢转组件。 货物支撑结构可拆卸地和枢转地固定到附接到车辆的升降门或车辆的保险杠的一对锚固组件。 当货物支撑结构的每一侧上的三个枢轴点使其能够在提升门被提升和关闭时与提升门枢转,使得物品承载件不干扰升降门的操作。 当不需要时,整个物品载体可以快速和容易地从车辆上分离以进行存储。

    Cargo supporting apparatus for use with a bed of a pickup truck
    26.
    发明授权
    Cargo supporting apparatus for use with a bed of a pickup truck 失效
    用于皮卡车床的货物支持装置

    公开(公告)号:US06467663B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-22

    申请号:US09698755

    申请日:2000-10-27

    IPC分类号: B60R900

    CPC分类号: B60R9/00

    摘要: A cargo supporting apparatus adapted to be used within a bed of a pickup truck. The apparatus includes a frame which is pivotally mounted to a longitudinal sidewall of the bed such that it can be moved between a stowed position and an operative position. In the operative position the frame extends generally horizontally from the sidewall of the bed. A pivot assembly is used to support the frame in its operative position. A locking assembly is operatively associated with the pivot assembly for holding the frame in its operative position. The locking assembly also includes a user actuatable lever. The actuatable lever can be used to unlock the locking mechanism such that the frame can be pivoted from its operative position into its stowed position. The frame includes a plurality of openings which each have a cargo carrying element such as a net or flexible bag. Articles such as grocery bags or other small items of cargo can be placed in the net or bag such that they will be held stationary while the vehicle is in use.

    摘要翻译: 一种适于在皮卡车床内使用的货物支撑装置。 该装置包括可枢转地安装到床的纵向侧壁的框架,使得其可以在收起位置和操作位置之间移动。 在操作位置,框架大致水平地从床的侧壁延伸。 枢轴组件用于将框架支撑在其工作位置。 锁定组件可操作地与枢轴组件相关联,用于将框架保持在其操作位置。 锁定组件还包括用户可致动的杆。 可致动杠杆可用于解锁锁定机构,使得框架能够从其操作位置枢转到其收起位置。 框架包括多个开口,每个开口具有诸如网或柔性袋的货物承载元件。 诸如杂货袋或其他小物品的物品可以放置在网或袋中,使得它们将在车辆使用时保持静止。

    Vehicle article systems and methods
    27.
    发明授权
    Vehicle article systems and methods 有权
    车辆系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09150160B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-06

    申请号:US13592808

    申请日:2012-08-23

    IPC分类号: B60R9/045 B60R9/052 B60R9/058

    CPC分类号: B60R9/052 B60R9/045 B60R9/058

    摘要: A vehicle article may have cross bars that may be nestably secured together on a trunk lid of a vehicle when not in use, and yet quickly and easily attached to elements mounted in roof ditches on the roof of the vehicle when needed for use. In another embodiment the vehicle article carrier includes a pair of pivotally secured support rails that are supported from frame or body structure of the vehicle below and adjacent the rear bumper of the vehicle. The support rails may be pivoted into stowed positions when not needed to hide them from view, and then quickly and easily pivoted out when needed for use. Attachments such as a cargo box or a bicycle carrier may be easily secured to the support rails.

    摘要翻译: 车辆用品可以具有可以在不使用时可交替地固定在车辆的行李箱盖上的横杆,并且当需要使用时,可以快速且容易地附接到安装在车辆屋顶上的元件上。 在另一个实施例中,车辆物品托架包括一对可枢转地固定的支撑轨道,该支撑轨道从车辆的框架或车身结构被支撑在车辆的后保险杠下方并与其相邻。 当不需要将支撑轨道枢转到收起位置时,将其从视野中隐藏起来,然后在需要时快速且容易地枢转出来。 诸如货箱或自行车托架的附件可以容易地固定到支撑轨道。

    Illuminated vehicle article carrier
    28.
    发明授权
    Illuminated vehicle article carrier 有权
    照明车辆物品载体

    公开(公告)号:US08985414B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-24

    申请号:US13076838

    申请日:2011-03-31

    摘要: A vehicle article carrier system for use on an outer body surface of a vehicle, where the system may make use of a light emitting diode (LED) and a pair of support rails assemblies secured parallel to one another along a major longitudinal axis of the vehicle. At least one of the support rail assemblies may have a light pipe in optical communication with the LED. The light pipe may operate to radiate light generated by the LED outwardly from the support rail assembly along the length of the light pipe to thus illuminate a portion of the vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在车辆的外体表面上使用的车辆物品载体系统,其中所述系统可以使用发光二极管(LED)和沿着所述车辆的主纵向轴线彼此平行地固定的一对支撑轨组件 。 支撑轨道组件中的至少一个可以具有与LED光学连通的光管。 光管可以操作以沿着光管的长度从支撑轨组件向外辐射由LED产生的光,从而照亮车辆的一部分。

    System and method for vehicle article carrier having stowable cross bars
    29.
    发明授权
    System and method for vehicle article carrier having stowable cross bars 有权
    具有可收取横杆的车辆物品承载架的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08528799B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-10

    申请号:US13024104

    申请日:2011-02-09

    IPC分类号: B60R9/045

    摘要: A vehicle article carrier system for use on an outer body roof surface of a vehicle to removably support articles above the outer body roof surface. The system may use a pair of support rails secured to the outer body surface generally parallel to one another. The system may also include at least one cross bar having a pair of end supports. Each support rail may include a decorative cover and metallic support element, with the decorative cover being positioned over the metallic support element, and secured thereto, to at least substantially cover the metallic support element. The metallic support element may include at least one aperture at each opposing longitudinal end thereof that allows the support rail to be secured to the outer body roof surface at only its opposing longitudinal ends, and to use pre-existing fastening elements mounted in the outer body roof surface as attachment points for the support rails.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在车身的外部车顶表面上使用以在外部车体顶部表面上方可移动地支撑物品的车辆物品承载器系统。 系统可以使用一对固定到外体表面上的大致平行的支撑轨道。 该系统还可以包括具有一对端部支撑件的至少一个横杆。 每个支撑轨道可以包括装饰盖和金属支撑元件,其中装饰盖定位在金属支撑元件上方并且固定到其上,以至少基本上覆盖金属支撑元件。 金属支撑元件可以在其每个相对的纵向端部处包括至少一个孔,其允许支撑轨道仅在其相对的纵向端部处固定到外部车顶表面,并且使用安装在外部主体中的预先存在的紧固元件 屋顶表面作为支撑轨道的连接点。

    Illuminated Vehicle Article Carrier
    30.
    发明申请
    Illuminated Vehicle Article Carrier 有权
    照明车辆载体

    公开(公告)号:US20110240695A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-06

    申请号:US13076838

    申请日:2011-03-31

    IPC分类号: B60R7/00 F21V17/02

    摘要: A vehicle article carrier system for use on an outer body surface of a vehicle, where the system may make use of a light emitting diode (LED) and a pair of support rails assemblies secured parallel to one another along a major longitudinal axis of the vehicle. At least one of the support rail assemblies may have a light pipe in optical communication with the LED. The light pipe may operate to radiate light generated by the LED outwardly from the support rail assembly along the length of the light pipe to thus illuminate a portion of the vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在车辆的外体表面上使用的车辆物品载体系统,其中所述系统可以使用发光二极管(LED)和沿着所述车辆的主纵向轴线彼此平行地固定的一对支撑轨组件 。 支撑轨道组件中的至少一个可以具有与LED光学连通的光管。 光管可以操作以沿着光管的长度从LED从支撑轨组件向外辐射由LED产生的光,从而照明车辆的一部分。