Caravan window with ventilation

Abstract

Rooflight or window 1 for vehicles, particularly for a recreational vehicle, comprising a window frame 2, the window frame 2 comprises a ventilation path allowing air exchange between the inside and the outside of the vehicle, wherein the window frame 2 comprises ventilation slots 4, 5 at least at a surface 8 of the window frame 2 facing the inside of the vehicle, wherein the rooflight or window 1 further comprises a cover 3 being connected to the window frame 2 and covering the surface 8 of the window frame 2 facing the inside of the vehicle, wherein along the outer edge of the window frame 2 a circumferential gap 9 is present between the window frame 2 and the cover 3 functioning as a canal for ventilation air.

Claims

1. A rooflight or window for a recreational vehicle, comprising: a window frame, wherein the window frame comprises a ventilation path allowing air exchange between an inside and an outside of the recreational vehicle, wherein the window frame comprises ventilation slots at least at a surface of the window frame facing the inside of the recreational vehicle, a cover being connected to the window frame and at least partly covering the surface of the window frame, the cover located inside of the recreational vehicle and covering the ventilation slots; wherein along an outer edge of the window frame a gap is present between the cover and a roof, wherein the gap further defines the ventilation path for ventilation air, and wherein direct sunlight is precluded from entering the recreational vehicle through the ventilation slots of the window frame.

2. The rooflight or window for a recreational vehicle of claim 1, wherein the cover is removably connected to the window frame.

3. The rooflight or window for a recreational vehicle of claim 1, wherein the surface of the window frame facing the inside of the recreational vehicle is parallel to a plane defined by the window frame.

4. The rooflight or window for a recreational vehicle of claim 1, wherein the ventilation slots are at least present on a surface of the window frame which is perpendicular to a plane defined by the surface of the window frame.

5. The rooflight or window for a recreational vehicle of claim 1, wherein the window frame comprises fixation structures on the surface of the window frame which has a plane parallel to a plane defined by the window frame for connecting the cover to the window frame.

6. The rooflight or window for a recreational vehicle of claim 1, wherein along an inner edge of the window frame no circumferential gap is present corresponding to the gap along an outer edge of the window frame.

Description

(1) In the following, at least one embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the figures, in which

(2) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view on the rooflight of the embodiment,

(3) FIG. 2 shows another perspective view on the rooflight of the embodiment,

(4) FIG. 3 shows two side view on the rooflight of the embodiment, one with cover, one without cover,

(5) FIG. 4 shows a perspective view on the rooflight of the embodiment without cover and

(6) FIG. 5 shows a magnified part of the rooflight of the embodiment without cover.

(7) FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a rooflight 1 of one embodiment which is mounted into a roof 10 of a vehicle. A window frame 2 of the rooflight 1 is covered with a cover 3 so as to hide any ventilation slots 4, 5 present on the window frame 2.

(8) As shown in FIG. 3, air can pass through a gap 9 between the cover 3 and the roof 10. The gap 9 is large enough so as to not hinder the air from passing through the gap 9. This prevents noise and ensures effective ventilation. The cover 3 is designed as such it can be grabbed with both hands on opposite sides and pulled downwards so as to dismount the cover 3 from the frame 2.

(9) Further in FIG. 3, it can be identified that a part of a surface 7 of the window frame 2 which is perpendicular to a plane defined by the window frame 2 represents one side of the gap 9.

(10) In FIGS. 4 and 5 the rooflight 1 of the embodiment is shown from below with the cover 3 taken off. A fixation structures 6 can be identified in these figures. As shown, these particular fixation structures consist of specific holes or pin holes into which the corresponding parts (not shown) present on the cover 3 can be introduced. These fixation means 6 are designed so as to block the least possible space within the ventilation path P (FIG. 3) formed between the window frame 2 and the cover 3. The aim thereof is to hinder as little as possible the airflow between the ventilation slots 4 and the gap 9.

(11) The magnified section of the rooflight shown in FIG. 5 reveals the ventilation slots 5 being present at least on the surface 7 of the window frame 2 which is perpendicular to the plane defined by the window frame 2. As mentioned above, this measure shortens the entire ventilation path P (FIG. 3) of the rooflight 1 and, therefore, the efficacy is practically not reduced at all by the cover 3.

(12) The ventilation air passes the gap 9 and does not pass through a gap between the inner edge of the window frame 2 and the cover 3. This prevents fogging-up the rooflight, for example, in case it is hot and humid outside and the air condition is running in the inside, resulting in a relatively colder glass of the rooflight.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

(13) 1 Rooflight 2 Window frame 3 Cover 4 Ventilation slots 5 Ventilation slots 6 Fixation structures 7 Surface on window frame 8 Surface on window frame 9 Gap 10 Roof