Folding/retractable pickup truck box cover

    公开(公告)号:US09849821B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-26

    申请号:US15081417

    申请日:2016-03-25

    摘要: A retractable pickup truck box cover system includes a pivot joint with improved strength, durability, and manufacturability between panels of a panel assembly of the cover system. A sealing system between the panels and along ends of the panel assembly provides improved weather resistance to the cover system. A lateral support system provides resistance to binding loads when opening and closing the panel assembly. The lateral support system may also aid installation of the cover system. A ramp adjustment system allows fine tuning of the ramps that guide folding and unfolding of the panel assembly. An improved locking system and the pivot joints allow more compact storage of the panel assembly. The improved locking system includes lock rods that engage rails of the cover system. Connecting structures connect adjacent panel pairs when the cover system is deployed and do not connect the adjacent panels when the cover system is stowed. A seal of the sealing system includes angled and/or transvers ribs to support a bulb of the seal when pivotally scrubbing against the panels. The seal includes a plurality of interior portions that selectively compress and bulge between the panels. The seal includes a coating that may provide stiffness, wear resistance, hardness, and/or reduced friction. A clamping system allows installation of the cover system without drilling holes and includes built-in fixturing for locating clamps and thereby locating the cover system on the pickup truck box.

    Sunroof structure for automobile
    55.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09623734B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-18

    申请号:US15022587

    申请日:2014-09-17

    摘要: A sunroof structure for a vehicle has a left side frame disposed on a left side of a vehicle body roof, extending along a vehicle front-rear direction, a right side frame disposed on a right side of the vehicle body roof, extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, a roof panel disposed between the left side frame and the right side frame, having a sunroof opening, a sunroof disposed in the sunroof opening and having at least two glass panels arranged next to each other in the vehicle front-rear direction, in which at least a foremost glass panel of the at least two glass panels is configured to be openable and closeable, and a sunroof side rail disposed below a peripheral portion of the sunroof opening, extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, and having a drain groove and a drain portion configured to discharge water accumulated in the drain groove.

    Motor vehicle provided with a removable top
    56.
    发明授权
    Motor vehicle provided with a removable top 有权
    机动车辆配有可移动顶部

    公开(公告)号:US09533553B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-03

    申请号:US14806852

    申请日:2015-07-23

    申请人: FCA ITALY S.p.A.

    摘要: A motor vehicle has a crosspiece, which frontally delimits an upper opening of the passenger compartment and is covered, towards the passenger compartment, by a finishing wall; the upper opening is suited to be closed by a removable top; the top has a cloth supported by two side longitudinal members and is provided with a front portion which is arranged above a rear projection of the crosspiece, when the top is mounted, with a sealing element arranged between them; the top is provided with at least one flap having an upper end secured to the cloth and a lower end portion, which faces the finishing wall and is fixed with respect to the crosspiece thanks to the locking exerted by at least one releasable fastener.

    摘要翻译: 机动车辆具有横档,其前面限定了乘客舱的上部开口,并且通过整饰墙向乘客舱覆盖; 上部开口适合用可拆卸顶部封闭; 顶部具有由两个侧纵向构件支撑的布,并且在安装顶部时设置有前部,该前部布置在横档的后突起的上方,密封元件布置在它们之间; 顶部设置有至少一个翼片,其具有固定到布的上端和面向精加工壁并且由于至少一个可释放紧固件施加的锁定而相对于横档固定的下端部。

    Stowable roof arrangement in a motor vehicle
    57.
    发明授权
    Stowable roof arrangement in a motor vehicle 有权
    机动车辆中可装载的屋顶布置

    公开(公告)号:US09452665B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-27

    申请号:US13951577

    申请日:2013-07-26

    发明人: Markus Schulzki

    摘要: A roof arrangement (3) of a motor vehicle is stowable and, in a closed position, extends between an upper windshield cowl and a fixed rollover hoop (6). The roof arrangement (3) has a roof frame (4) which is articulated, via a linkage (11, 13), in a mount (11) that is fixed with respect to a bodyshell. Seals (17) run on both sides of the roof frame (4) and form seal strands in the closed position of the roof arrangement. Each seal (17) is divided into three over its length. A front portion (18) of the seal (17) is fastened to the roof frame (4), a middle portion (19) of the seal (17) is fastened to a link (11) of the linkage (11, 13) and a rear portion (20) of the seal (17) is fastened to a rear surface bow (5).

    摘要翻译: 机动车辆的屋顶装置(3)可收起,并且处于关闭位置,在上挡风玻璃罩和固定翻车箍(6)之间延伸。 屋顶装置(3)具有屋顶框架(4),所述屋顶框架(4)经由联动装置(11,13)铰接在相对于机体固定的底座(11)中。 密封件(17)在屋顶框架(4)的两侧运行,并在屋顶装置的关闭位置形成密封条。 每个密封件(17)在其长度上分为三个。 密封件(17)的前部(18)固定在屋顶框架(4)上,密封件(17)的中间部分(19)紧固在连杆(11,13)的连杆(11)上, 并且密封件(17)的后部(20)紧固到后表面弓(5)。

    VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE WITH DETACHABLE ROOF
    58.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE WITH DETACHABLE ROOF 有权
    车身结构与可拆卸的屋顶

    公开(公告)号:US20160096420A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-07

    申请号:US14872329

    申请日:2015-10-01

    IPC分类号: B60J7/10 B60J10/10

    摘要: A detachable-roof-equipped vehicle body structure includes a seal member provided in a roof opening section, and a soft top constructed to abut against the seal member. The seal member includes first and second seal units, and the soft top includes a flexible sheet for covering the roof opening section and a reinforcing member of higher rigidity than the sheet. The reinforcing member is abutted, from above, against both of the first and second seal units. The structure also includes a connecting bag part secured to the sheet, left and right side rails attached to the sheet, and a wire member inserted through the bag part and extending between the side rails. The wire member includes a small-diameter portion, and large-diameter portion each provided on a position spaced from a corresponding one of the side rails.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有可拆卸车顶的车身结构,包括设置在屋顶开口部分中的密封构件和构造成抵靠密封构件的软顶部。 密封构件包括第一密封单元和第二密封单元,软顶部包括用于覆盖屋顶开口部分的柔性片和比片材具有更高刚性的加强构件。 加强构件从上方抵靠第一和第二密封单元两者。 该结构还包括固定到片材的连接袋部件,附接到片材的左侧和右侧导轨,以及插入通过袋部分并在侧轨之间延伸的线材。 线材包括小直径部分和大直径部分,每个部分设置在与对应的一个侧轨隔开的位置上。

    Motor Vehicle Provided With A Removable Top
    59.
    发明申请
    Motor Vehicle Provided With A Removable Top 有权
    提供可拆卸顶部的汽车

    公开(公告)号:US20160023545A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-28

    申请号:US14806852

    申请日:2015-07-23

    申请人: FCA ITALY S.p.A.

    IPC分类号: B60J7/11 B60J10/10

    摘要: A motor vehicle has a crosspiece, which frontally delimits an upper opening of the passenger compartment and is covered, towards the passenger compartment, by a finishing wall; the upper opening is suited to be closed by a removable top; the top has a cloth supported by two side longitudinal members and is provided with a front portion which is arranged above a rear projection of the crosspiece, when the top is mounted, with a sealing element arranged between them; the top is provided with at least one flap having an upper end secured to the cloth and a lower end portion, which faces the finishing wall and is fixed with respect to the crosspiece thanks to the locking exerted by at least one releasable fastener.

    摘要翻译: 机动车辆具有横档,其前面限定了乘客舱的上部开口,并且通过整饰墙向乘客舱覆盖; 上部开口适合用可拆卸顶部封闭; 顶部具有由两个侧纵向构件支撑的布,并且在安装顶部时设置有前部,该前部布置在横档的后突起的上方,密封元件布置在它们之间; 顶部设置有至少一个翼片,其具有固定到布的上端和面向精加工壁并且由于至少一个可释放紧固件施加的锁定而相对于横档固定的下端部。

    Glass operation based on temperature input/vehicle speed, final logic decided by customer
    60.
    发明授权
    Glass operation based on temperature input/vehicle speed, final logic decided by customer 有权
    基于温度输入/车速的玻璃操作,由客户决定的最终逻辑

    公开(公告)号:US09174514B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-03

    申请号:US13967813

    申请日:2013-08-15

    摘要: A system and method for operating a window of an automotive vehicle having a convertible top includes at least one powered window selectively driven by a motor. A controller is operatively connected to the motor and sends a signal for positioning the powered window to one of a raised or lowered position in response to lowering of the convertible top. An input or selector is operatively associated with the controller that allows a user to select one of the raised and lowered positions of the at least one powered window in response to lowering the convertible top. Further, a temperature sensor provides a signal indicative of the external temperature and/or a vehicle speed sensor provides a signal indicative of the vehicle speed so that positioning of the window can be temperature dependent and/or vehicle speed dependent.

    摘要翻译: 用于操作具有可转换顶部的机动车辆的窗口的系统和方法包括由电动机选择性地驱动的至少一个动力窗。 控制器可操作地连接到电动机并且响应于可转换顶部的降低而发送用于将动力窗口定位到升高或降低位置中的一个的信号。 输入或选择器与控制器可操作地相关联,其允许用户响应于降低可转换顶部而选择至少一个动力窗口的升高和降低位置中的一个。 此外,温度传感器提供指示外部温度的信号和/或车辆速度传感器提供指示车辆速度的信号,使得窗口的定位可以取决于温度和/或车辆速度。