Luggage Rack for Securing an Item of Luggage on a Motorcycle

Abstract

A luggage rack for securing an item of luggage to a motorcycle or a scooter includes an adapter plate on which the item of luggage may be fastened. The adapter plate includes at least one positioning element configured to position the adapter plate relative to the motorcycle or motor scooter, and a displacement device having a lever and an engagement element which cooperate to secure or release the adapter plate from the motorcycle or motor scooter when the lever is moved between an open position and a closed position to cause the engagement element to slide into and out of engagement with a fixing point on the motorcycle or motor scooter.

Claims

1-12. (canceled)

13. A luggage rack for securing a motorcycle luggage item to a motorcycle or a motor scooter, comprising: an adapter plate configured to receive and hold the motorcycle luggage item; at least one positioning element projecting from the adapter plate, the at least one positioning element being configured to locate the adapter plate in a predetermined position relative to the motorcycle or motor scooter when the luggage rack is located on the motorcycle or motor scooter; and a displacement apparatus of the adapter plate having an engagement element and a lever, the lever being configured to cooperate with the engagement element to secure and release the adapter plate to the motorcycle or motor scooter when the luggage rack is located on the motorcycle or motor scooter, wherein the lever is movable between an open position in which the lever moves the engagement element to a position in which the adapter plate is not secured to the motorcycle or the motor scooter, and to a closed position in which the engagement element is secured to the motorcycle or the motor scooter.

14. The luggage rack according to claim 13, wherein the adapter plate includes at least one latching arrangement spaced apart from the adapter plate positioning element in a longitudinal direction, the at least one latching arrangement being configured to latch releasably with a corresponding receptacle arranged on the motorcycle or motor scooter when the adapter plate is located on the motorcycle or motor scooter.

15. The luggage rack according to claim 13, wherein the at least one positioning element projecting from the adapter plate is a positioning hook having a hook part at a free end engage a first fixing point on the motorcycle or motor scooter such that when the positioning element is in an engaged position with the first fixing point, the adapter plate is in the predetermined position.

16. The luggage rack according to claim 14, wherein the at least one positioning element projecting from the adapter plate is a positioning hook having a hook part at a free end engage a first fixing point on the motorcycle or motor scooter such that when the positioning element is in an engaged position with the first fixing point, the adapter plate is in the predetermined position.

17. The luggage rack according to claim 14, wherein the at least one positioning element and the at least one latching arrangement are each configured in one piece with the adapter plate.

18. The luggage rack according to claim 14, wherein the adapter plate includes an adapter cutout configured to accommodate the displacement apparatus at least partially in the adapter cutout.

19. The luggage rack according to claim 18, wherein the lever cooperates with a coupling element arranged between the lever and the engagement element to move the engagement element between the open and closed positions.

20. The luggage rack according to claim 19, wherein the engagement element includes at least two engagement webs spaced apart from one another in a transverse direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and engagement webs are configured to engage a second fixing point on the motorcycle or motor scooter when the adapter plate is located on the motorcycle or motor scooter and the lever is in the closed position.

21. The luggage rack according to claim 14, further comprising: a fixing plate, wherein the fixing plate is configured to be arranged on secured to the adapter plate, and configured to receive and retain the motorcycle luggage item.

22. The luggage rack according to claim 14, wherein the fixing plate is configured to be secured to the adapter plate via fasteners.

23. The luggage rack according to claim 22, wherein the fasteners include elastic decoupling elements configured to damping a force or a vibration passing between the adapter plate and the fixing plate, and the elastic decoupling elements bear directly against the fixing plate (15) when the fixing place is secured to the adapter plate.

24. The luggage rack according to claim 20, further comprising: a sliding plate arranged between the adapter plate and the engagement element, the sliding plate being configured to support sliding of the engagement element in the longitudinal direction when the lever is moved between the open and closed positions.

25. The luggage rack according to claim 13, wherein if the lever is not in the closed position, the lever projects vertically above adapter plate such that mounting of the motorcycle luggage item on the adapter plate is blocked.

26. The luggage rack according to claim 20, wherein if the lever is not in the closed position, the lever projects vertically above adapter plate such that mounting of the motorcycle luggage item on the adapter plate is blocked.

27. The luggage rack according to claim 23, wherein if the lever is not in the closed position, the lever projects vertically above fixing plate plate such that mounting of the motorcycle luggage item on the fixing plate is blocked.

28. The luggage rack according to claim 24, wherein if the lever is not in the closed position, the lever projects vertically above fixing plate such that mounting of the motorcycle luggage item on the fixing plate is blocked.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] FIG. 1 shows a perspective top view of a luggage rack in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention,

[0021] FIG. 2 shows a perspective top view of the FIG. 1 luggage rack with a removed fixing plate, and

[0022] FIG. 3 shows a perspective view from below of the FIG. 1 luggage rack.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a luggage rack 1 for securing a motorcycle luggage item for a motorcycle or a motor scooter. The luggage rack 1 comprises an adapter plate 2, on which the motorcycle luggage item can be fastened. A positioning element 3 for specifying the position and pre-fixing of the luggage rack 1 at a first fixing point 13 of the motorcycle or motor scooter is configured on the adapter plate 2. Furthermore, the adapter plate 2 has two latching means 7 which are arranged spaced apart from the positioning element 3 in a longitudinal direction which corresponds to a riding direction in proper use of the luggage rack 1, and are configured for pre-fixing at a second fixing point 14. The two latching means 7 are latched releasably to corresponding receptacles 8 which are arranged at the second fixing point 14. Moreover, the positioning element 3 and the two latching means 7 are configured in one piece on the adapter plate 2.

[0024] Furthermore, FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 shows that the adapter plate 2 has an adapter cutout 9 for receiving a displacement apparatus 4 in a partially integrated manner. The displacement apparatus 4 has an engagement element 5 and a lever 6 which interacts with the engagement element 5. The lever 6 can be adjusted between an open position and a closed position, and is situated in the closed position. The engagement element 5 is situated in a fastened position on the motorcycle or the motor scooter. The luggage rack 1 which is shown comprises a fixing plate 15 which is placed onto the adapter plate 2 in order to receive the motorcycle luggage item in a fixed manner.

[0025] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the luggage rack 1 from FIG. 1 with a removed fixing plate. Four fastening means 16 for fixing a fixing plate are provided on the adapter plate 2. The fastening means 16 in each case comprise elastic decoupling elements for damping a force or vibration which is transmitted from the adapter plate 2 to the fixing plate 15. In a mounted state, the elastic decoupling elements bear directly against the fixing plate.

[0026] FIG. 3 shows a perspective view from below of a luggage rack 1. The positioning element 3 projects from the adapter plate 2 as a positioning hook and, at its free end, has a hook part. The positioning element 3 engages behind the first fixing point 13 on the motorcycle or motor scooter, and therefore ensures the specifying of the position and pre-fixing. The lever 6 of the displacement apparatus 4 for moving the engagement element 5 is connected indirectly via a coupling element 10 to the engagement element 5. For this purpose, in each case one pin which is arranged in a transverse direction which is orthogonal with respect to the longitudinal direction is provided between the lever 6 and the coupling element 10 and between the coupling element 10 and the engagement element 5. A third pin mounts the lever 6 on the displacement apparatus 4 and/or the adapter plate 2. The engagement element 5 comprises two engagement webs 18 which are arranged spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction and engage behind the second fixing point 14 on the motorcycle or motor scooter in order to fix the luggage rack 1, since the lever 6 is situated in the closed position. Furthermore, a sliding plate 17 is arranged between the adapter plate 2 and the engagement element 5. In the case of a positional change of the lever 6 between the open position and the closed position, the engagement element 5 slides along the sliding plate 17. For the movable mounting of the engagement element 5 and the displacement apparatus 4, four cutouts (20) are provided on the engagement element 5, which cutouts (20) extend in the longitudinal direction (riding direction). Via said cutouts (20), the engagement element 5 is fixed movably by means of fastening means. The longitudinal extent of the cutouts (20) makes sliding to and fro of the engagement element 5 in the longitudinal direction by means of the actuation of the lever 6 possible.

[0027] The invention is not restricted in terms of its implementation to the above-specified preferred exemplary embodiments. Rather, a number of variants are conceivable which make use of the solution which is shown, even in the case of embodiments of fundamentally different type.