JPH11245735A - Luggage lifting loading device on automobile roof topside - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily load and unload a luggage of special form.large size such as a bicycle on a body roof of a vehicle such as a sedan type passenger car, an RV vehicle and a wagon type vehicle, and safely load and set the luggage the roof to be traveled and carried. SOLUTION: This device is composed by combining a pair of parallel carriage rails 1A, 1B having a vertical rail part 3 in a rear position P outside a car body 11 and extended to an upper face of a roof 12 of the body 11 to be fixed to the roof 12, and a load carriage 2 for conducting transfer by engaging wheels 6 with the carriage rails 1A, 1B. The carriage 2 is freely mounted and demounted on the rails 1A, 1B by putting the wheels 6 in and out from a wheel out/inlet 4 in the upper end of the vertical rail part 3, a load such as a bicycle is mounted on the carriage 2 mounted and stopped on the vertial rail part 3 to be set lockedly by a locking band or the like, the carriage 2 is transferred on the roof 12 to be set and locked for traveling and carrying, and the carriage 2 is returned from the roof 12 to the vertical rail part 3 for unloading after traveling and carrying.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the lifting and lowering of bicycles or other luggage on the roof of a sedan-type passenger car, a recreational vehicle (recreational vehicle), a wagon car, a light van car, etc. The present invention relates to an apparatus for lifting / loading a load on an automobile roof used for traveling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a car with a roof such as a sedan-type passenger car or a recreational vehicle, a method of carrying and carrying a large luggage such as a body trunk or skis that cannot be accommodated in a passenger compartment by loading the luggage on a base provided on the roof upper surface. doing.

[0003]

The above-mentioned means for loading luggage on the roof is suitable for loading and carrying long and light luggage such as skis, but heavy luggage is set on the roof. This makes it difficult to get off the roof, and in some cases, it is necessary to go up on the roof to load and unload luggage, which makes the operation extremely complicated and troublesome.
In a special form such as a bicycle, the loading posture becomes unstable, and there is a danger during traveling.

On the other hand, when working in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, etc., or in leisure activities such as walking and fishing in the mountains, when it is necessary to enter a narrow road where cars cannot enter, get off at the last point where cars can enter and go to bicycle. To enjoy efficient work and leisure activities by entering narrow roads using conventional technology, but it is difficult for conventional passenger cars to carry bicycles, and in recent years, RV vehicles, which have become popular in recent years, also require bicycles to be loaded indoors. There is a need for a lifting / loading device for passenger cars, RVs, and the like, which is difficult to carry and has a good bicycle loading function.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and also provides an apparatus for lifting / loading luggage on an automobile roof which meets the technical requirements of the relevant field.

[0006]

An apparatus for lifting / loading luggage on an automobile roof according to the present invention which solves the above technical problem is described as follows. A combination of a pair of trolley rails extending on the roof and fixed to the roof, and a luggage trolley capable of moving the trolley rail by engaging wheels with the trolley rail, wherein the luggage trolley is the vertical rail. Attach to part
The luggage truck stopped on the vertical rail portion to load and unload luggage, and the luggage truck in a luggage loaded state is set on the roof so that it can be transported and transported. is there. The above-mentioned vertical rail portion includes not only a strictly vertical configuration but also a vertical rail configuration including a vertical configuration in a vertical direction of the vehicle body.

That is, in the apparatus for lifting and loading luggage on an automobile roof according to the present invention, when loading luggage on the roof, the luggage trolley is mounted on a trolley rail at a rear position of a vehicle body, and a bicycle is mounted on the luggage trolley. Place the load on the roof and secure it with a band, string, etc., lift the luggage loading truck onto the roof along the bogie rails, clamp it and set it. It features a structure that lowers the trolley to the rear position and lowers the luggage.

A plurality of the luggage trolleys can be set on the roof by mounting a plurality of luggage trolleys, and the luggage trolley has an arbitrary shape adapted to the form of luggage to be loaded. It is stored in the body trunk, room, etc. And, in the case of a car body with a rear trunk and a rear door, the bogie rail is hinged in the middle and it can be flipped up and down, so that the rear trunk can be opened and closed freely, and the bogie rail at the rear part of the car body is removable In such a case, the vehicle can be detached when the vehicle is running.

[0009]

The loading / unloading / loading apparatus for luggage on the automobile roof of the present invention having the above-described structure, when loading luggage on the automobile roof, fits and attaches a separate luggage trolley to the trolley rail of the vehicle body. The luggage trolley is stopped on the vertical rail portion at the rear position of the car to load the luggage, and thereafter, the luggage is pushed up to lock the luggage on the roof, or the trolley in the loaded set state is described above. Since the baggage can be returned by returning to the vertical rails, it is extremely easy to load and unload even heavy-weight luggage and bicycles with special shapes on the roof. By adapting the shape and size, the stability of the loaded luggage is improved, and the safety of running the vehicle with the loaded luggage can be ensured.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. First, a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a bicycle is mainly lifted and lowered on a roof of a sedan type passenger car, will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, the luggage elevating / loading device on the roof of the vehicle includes a pair of parallel truck rails 1A and 1B extending from the rear position P outside the vehicle body of the vehicle 10 to the upper surface of the roof 12 of the vehicle, and the truck rail 1
A combination of a luggage trolley 2 (hereinafter, simply referred to as a trolley 2) that can be moved by fitting wheels 6 to A and 1B. One bicycle 20 is loaded on the trolley 2 stopped at the rear position P, and the trolley 2 is placed on the roof 12. To be loaded and set.

More specifically, the bogie rails 1A and 1B are formed in a U-shaped cross section in a groove shape and are arranged side by side with a span L with openings facing each other, and become substantially vertical at a rear position P outside the vehicle body. To the vehicle body 11
Extends along the outer surface of the roof 12 to the upper surface of the roof 12 and the roof 1
The front end of the rail 2 is the rail end. And
The upper end of the vertical rail portion 3 has a wheel entrance 4 through which the wheel 6 of the trolley 2 can be detached and the trolley 2 can be detached from the rails 1A and 1B, and the lower end of the vertical rail portion 3 is joined to the rear bumper of the automobile 10. The rail groove is closed at the lower end which hangs down.

Then, the wheels 6 of the truck 2 are moved from the wheel entrance 4
When the trolley 2 is fitted, the trolley 2 is mounted and set on the vertical rail portion 3 and stops. When the trolley 2 is pushed up by hand, the trolley 2 moves along the rails 1A and 1B and is set on the roof 12 or from the set state. It can be returned to the vertical rail section 3. The truck rails 1A and 1B are laid on a sleeper member 16 fixed to the upper surface of the roof 12, and the sleeper member 16
Is fixed to the upper surface of the roof 12 by an arbitrary means such as a retaining plate for a window frame of the automobile 10, and rails 1A and 1B are fixed to the sleeper member 16 thereof.

Further, the bogie rails 1A and 1B of this embodiment have a front half fixed to the upper surface of the roof 12 and a rear half 9 having the vertical rail 3 and not fixed to the vehicle body 11 at a hinge connection point 17. Then, the rear half 9 has a flip-up mechanism that can be flipped up and bent to freely open and close the trunk lid 13 of the automobile 10. The flip-up mechanism has a flip-up attitude holding mechanism composed of a torsion bar and a spring body similar to the flip-up holding mechanism of the trunk lid 13 of the automobile 10.

On the other hand, the bogie 2 comprises a frame 5 of a rectangular frame having a U-shaped luggage receiving portion 8 formed at the lower end thereof by framing a bar material.
A four-wheel truck equipped with a plurality of vehicles is prepared for each vehicle and stored in the trunk room of the vehicle 10, and when loading and carrying luggage such as bicycles, the vehicle is taken out of the trunk room and placed on the vertical rail portion 3. Attach and use.

In the above embodiment (see FIG. 2), the cart 2 is mounted on the vertical rail portion 3 and the wheels 21 of the bicycle 20 are mounted.
Is set on the luggage receiving section 8, and is tied and set on the trolley 2 with the band 22, and a plurality of trolleys are pushed up onto the roof 12 to
The truck 2 is engaged with the vehicle body 11 by locking it to the stopper 15 at the beginning of the rail so as not to move, or by hooking the end of the band 22 wound around the bicycle 20 to a hook (not shown) of the vehicle body 11. The trucks 2 are stopped, and the carts 2 are connected and locked to each other to lock the loading. Figure 1
In the embodiment of FIG. 2, even if the handle 20 is "wobbled" and the bicycle 20 is in a special form and the handling is poor, the loading and unloading is easy and the loading posture is stable, and the safety of the automobile 10 by riding the bicycle is ensured. In addition, since the bicycle 20 can be easily loaded and unloaded and used immediately, the bicycle 20 can be effectively used as a vehicle having a bicycle function in business and leisure.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. FIG. That is, first, FIG. 3 shows an embodiment applied to an RV car / wagon car, and the front half and the rear half 9 of the bogie rails 1A and 1B are connected at the rear end portion of the roof 12 so that the bogie rail 1A can freely jump up. The flip-up posture is held by the biasing spring 23 mounted on the connecting portion, and the rear door 24 can be freely opened and closed. The lower end of the vertical rail portion 3 is joined to a bracket 28 projecting from the vehicle body 11 to support the load of the truck 2 with the bracket 28.

FIG. 4 shows the bogie rails 1A and 1A of the bogie 2.
B shows an example of a mechanism for connecting the locking means to the carriage B and the carriage 2. A locking claw 25 is provided at the front end of the carriage 2 so as to be rotatable. And the locking claw 25 of the rear trolley is automatically hooked to the locking pin 26 of the front trolley, so that the automatic connection can be locked on the roof 12. The lock connection can be released by operating the connection release handles 27 protruding from the side of each of the carts 2.

FIG. 5 shows a bogie 2 designed so that the wheels 21 of the bicycle 20 do not protrude from the roof 12 when the bicycle 20 is loaded on an automobile having a relatively narrow roof 12. The carriage 2 has a luggage receiving portion 8 with a slightly wider width W, and a vehicle body locking bracket 30 rotatably supported by the frame 5 and having a hook 31 at the tip. Then, the handle 32 of the bicycle 20 is placed on the receiving portion 8 with the handle 32 bent approximately 90 °, and the hook 31 is hung on the body frame of the bicycle, and then the band 22 is hung in a cross shape. The bicycle is locked, and the full length B of the bicycle 20 from the front wheel 21A to the rear wheel 21B is shortened and loaded. This figure 5
When the cart 2 is used, even a small car of about 1,500 CC can safely carry a normal-sized bicycle.

The lifting / loading device according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be appropriately modified according to the shape and size of the load on which the truck 2 is to be loaded, or the truck rails 1A and 1B may have other shapes. In some cases, the vertical rail portion 3 can be removed at times other than lifting and lowering of the luggage, a single luggage is placed on the plurality of trolleys 2, or a folding wheelchair other than a bicycle is loaded.

[0020]

As described above, the device for lifting / loading luggage on the roof of an automobile according to the present invention makes it easy to set / lift / load and set a special form such as a bicycle or large-size luggage on the roof of a vehicle body. It can be easily loaded on the roof and can be transported safely, so it can be used as a passenger car, RV car, or wagon car with a bicycle function.
It can be used very effectively in the leisure area, and can load and carry specially-shaped or large-sized luggage, which has been difficult in passenger cars and the like, thereby improving the convenience of general automobile users. There are the above effects.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a truck rail mounted on a vehicle body, FIG. 1B is a perspective view of a truck rail mounted on a vehicle body, FIG. C)
Is a side view of a vertical rail, (D) is a perspective view of a luggage cart,
(E) is a plan view of the luggage cart.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show a use state of the embodiment of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is a side view and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a use state of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a luggage cart according to another embodiment of the present invention;
(A) is a plan view, (B) is a side view.

FIG. 5 shows a luggage trolley according to another embodiment of the present invention,
(A) is a perspective view, (B) is a plan view, and (C) is a front view of the use state.

[Description of Signs] 1A / 1B Truck Rail 2 Luggage Truck 3 Vertical Rail 4 Wheel Doorway 5 Truck Frame 6 Wheel 7 Arm 8 Luggage Receiving Unit 9 Rear Half of Truck Rail 10 Automobile 11 Body 12 Roof 13 Trunk Lid 15 Stopper 16 Sleeper Member 17 Hinge connection point 20 Bicycle 21 Bicycle wheel 22 Band 23 Biasing spring 25 Locking claw 26 Connection pin 27 Connection release handle 30 Locking bracket 31 Locking hook P Rear position

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] April 22, 1999

[Procedure amendment 1]

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[Correction method] Change

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[Claims]

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0006

[Correction method] Change

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[0006]

An apparatus for lifting / loading luggage on an automobile roof according to the present invention which solves the above technical problem is described as follows. A combination of a pair of trolley rails extending on the roof and fixed to the roof, and a luggage trolley capable of moving the trolley rails by engaging wheels with the trolley rails, wherein the trolley rails are Of rail
At the wheel entrance of the luggage trolley with the upper end opening the rail groove
And the roof is formed below and near the wheel entrance.
The luggage trolley has a shape having a rail branch bending point upward, the luggage trolley can be freely attached to and detached from the trolley rail from the wheel entrance, and loads and unloads luggage on the luggage trolley stopped at the vertical rail portion. , Multiple luggage
A structure in which the luggage cart is set on the roof so that it can be transported and carried ". The above-mentioned vertical rail portion includes not only a strictly vertical configuration but also a vertical rail configuration including a vertical configuration in a vertical direction of the vehicle body.

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[Correction method] Change

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[0009]

The loading / unloading / loading apparatus for luggage on the automobile roof of the present invention having the above-described structure, when loading luggage on the automobile roof, fits and attaches a separate luggage trolley to the trolley rail of the vehicle body. The luggage trolley is stopped on the vertical rail portion at the rear position of the car to load the luggage, and thereafter, the luggage is pushed up to lock the luggage on the roof, or the trolley in the loaded set state is described above. Since the baggage can be returned to the vertical rails, it is very easy to load and unload heavy-weight luggage, bicycles, and other specially shaped luggage on the roof. By adapting to the shape and size of the vehicle, the stability of the loaded luggage is improved, and the safety of running the vehicle with the loaded luggage can be ensured. And the luggage trolley is the car rear position
To the vertical rail section of the
A vehicle rear door for loading and unloading luggage on the vehicle roof
The pace is small and the luggage cart is
When loading, remove it from the vertical rail and store it in a trunk etc.
You can attach an empty luggage cart to the rear
It is not necessary to protrude on the top and run when no luggage is loaded
Will be smoother and safer.

[Procedure amendment 4]

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[Correction target item name] 0011

[Correction method] Change

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More specifically, the bogie rails 1A and 1B are formed in a U-shaped cross section in a groove shape and are arranged side by side with a span L with openings facing each other, and become substantially vertical at a rear position P outside the vehicle body. To the vehicle body 11
Extends along the outer surface of the roof 12 to the upper surface of the roof 12 and the roof 1
The front end of the rail 2 is the rail end. And
The upper end of the vertical rail portion 3 bogie 2 Remove fitted the wheels 6 of the carriage 2 can be removed fitted to the rail 1A · 1B "rail groove
It has a wheel entrance 4 "having an open lower end of the vertical rail portion 3 lower sag joined to the rear bumper of the vehicle 10 rail groove is closed. And that vertical ray
Trolley rails 1A and 1B near the wheel entrance 4
There is a branch bending point, and this branch bending point
1A and 1B branch and bend and extend to the upper surface of the roof 12
It is in the form.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pair of parallel bogie rails having a vertical rail portion at a rear position on the outer side of a vehicle body, extending up onto a roof of the vehicle body and fixed to the roof, and engaging wheels with the bogie rail. And the luggage trolley comprises a combination of luggage trolleys that can be shifted, the luggage trolley can be freely attached to and detached from the vertical rail portion, and loads and unloads luggage to and from the luggage trolley stopped at the vertical rail portion. An apparatus for moving a luggage truck on a roof of a vehicle, wherein the luggage trolley in a luggage loading state is set on the roof so that the luggage can be transported. 2. A truck rail is hinged at an intermediate position,
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the luggage can be lifted up and down on a vehicle roof according to claim 1, wherein the luggage can be flipped up and down in a direction in which a trunk lid or a rear door of the vehicle body is flipped up.
Loading device.