公开(公告)号：US06779696B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-24

申请号：US09971838

申请日：2001-10-05

申请人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Donald R. Potter ,  Gordon E. Michie ,  Lambert F. Sellers

发明人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Donald R. Potter ,  Gordon E. Michie ,  Lambert F. Sellers

IPC分类号： B60R900

CPC分类号： B60R9/045

摘要： An article carrier for a motor vehicle having a cross bar with a pair of end supports at each end, where each end support can be simultaneously locked or unlocked by lifting an actuating member of either end support. A principal advantage of the construction of the end supports is that the actuating member thereof can be urged between its locked and unlocked positions without protruding significantly from the end support, and therefore without requiring a significant degree of clearance between the end support and the outer body surface of the vehicle. Thus, the cross bar can be placed closer to the outer body surface of the vehicle while still allowing the actuating member of each end support to be articulated between its locked and unlocked positions.

摘要翻译： 一种用于机动车辆的物品载体，其具有在每个端部处具有一对端部支撑件的横杆，其中每个端部支撑件可以通过提升任一端部支撑件的致动构件而同时锁定或解锁。 构造端部支撑件的主要优点是其致动构件可以在其锁定和解锁位置之间被推动而不从端部支撑件突出地突出，并且因此不需要端部支撑件和外部主体之间的显着程度的间隙 车辆表面。 因此，横杆可以放置得更靠近车身的外表面，同时仍允许每个端部支撑件的致动构件在其锁定位置和解锁位置之间铰接。

公开(公告)号：US07198184B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-03

申请号：US10367457

申请日：2003-02-14

申请人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Gordon E. Michie

发明人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Gordon E. Michie

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。