Covering Assembly for a Motor Vehicle

Abstract

A covering assembly for a motor vehicle has a cover and a cover compartment lid for closing a cover compartment. The cover has a tensioning hoop which is pretensioned in the direction of the cover compartment lid in the closed state of the cover. A tensioning hoop seal is arranged on the cover in the region of the tensioning hoop in order to seal a gap between the cover and the cover compartment lid. A sealing surface is formed directly by the surface of the cover compartment lid.

Claims

1. A covering assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising: a cover; and a cover compartment lid for closing a cover compartment, wherein the cover has a tensioning hoop which is pretensioned in a direction of the cover compartment lid in a closed state of the cover, a tensioning hoop seal is arranged on the cover in a region of the tensioning hoop in order to seal a gap between the cover and the cover compartment lid, and a sealing surface for the tensioning hoop seal is formed directly by a surface of the cover compartment lid.

2. The covering assembly according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the cover compartment lid is unpainted and/or non-surface-treated.

3. The covering assembly according to claim 2, wherein the surface of the cover compartment lid is a plastic surface.

4. The covering assembly according to claim 3, wherein the surface is a plastic surface made of polyurethane.

5. The covering assembly according to claim 3, wherein the plastic surface has a surface texture.

6. The covering assembly according to claim 5, wherein the surface texture in the region of the sealing surface has a smaller depth, or the region of the sealing surface is formed without surface texture.

7. The covering assembly according to claim 1, wherein a surface texture of the surface in a region of the sealing surface has a smaller depth than in non-sealing surface regions.

8. The covering assembly according to claim 1, wherein the sealing surface is not textured.

9. The covering assembly according to claim 3, wherein the plastic surface is produced in a spray skin method or a forming method.

10. The covering assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cover compartment lid has a body outer skin portion and a vehicle interior portion, and the sealing surface is formed on the vehicle interior portion.

11. The covering assembly according to claim 10, further comprising: a decorative strip arranged at the region between the body outer skin portion and the vehicle interior portion, wherein the tensioning hoop seal bears against the surface of the vehicle interior portion directly adjacent to the decorative strip.

12. The covering assembly according to claim 1, wherein the tensioning hoop seal extends substantially over an entire length of the tensioning hoop.

13. The covering assembly according to claim 1, wherein the sealing surface is formed by an upwardly directed surface of the cover compartment lid.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view approximately along a line A-A of FIG. 2 through a covering assembly in the region of a tensioning hoop of a cover of a motor vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a part of the motor vehicle with the covering assembly according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] There follows a detailed description of an exemplary embodiment with reference to the figures.

[0027] FIG. 1 shows a portion, which is to the rear in the direction of travel, of a covering assembly of a convertible motor vehicle or of a convertible passenger motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has a cover 1 which, in a folded-up and stowed state, can be accommodated in a cover compartment 7. FIG. 1 shows the closed state of the cover 1, in which the cover 1 is situated outside of the cover compartment 7. The cover compartment 7 is closed by a pivotable cover compartment lid 3. The cover compartment lid 3 consists substantially of two portionsa first portion which is situated substantially below or within the closed cover 1 and is referred to as a vehicle interior portion 4, and a second portion which is situated substantially outside of the closed cover 1 and is referred to as a body outer skin portion 5. The vehicle interior portion 4 could also be referred to as a panel or parcel shelf and has a plastic surface consisting of a polyurethane skin which is produced in a spray skin method or alternatively in a forming method. The vehicle interior portion 4 is of multilayer design, with the polyurethane skin forming an outer layer which is formed in connection with the other layers. The polyurethane skin has a surface texture which is designed to be similar to the surface of a dashboard or to the surface of other interior parts of the motor vehicle. The body outer skin portion 5 is a body structure part consisting of at least one outer shell 51, which is a constituent part of a body outer skin, and of one inner shell 53. The outer shell 51 and the inner shell 53 are connected to one another and impart a load-bearing function to the body outer skin portion 5 and substantially contribute to the stability or stiffness of the cover compartment lid 3.

[0028] The cover 1 has a tensioning hoop 9 which extends along a rear lower edge of the cover 1. In the closed state of the cover 1 that is shown, the tensioning hoop 9 is pretensioned in the direction of the cover compartment lid 3 by a kinematic cover mechanism. The tensioning hoop 9 has peripherally fastened thereto a tensioning hoop seal 11 which seals a gap between the cover 1, i.e. the tensioning hoop 9, and the cover compartment lid 3 in such a way that no water, dust particles or the like can enter from outside through the stated gap into the vehicle interior of the convertible motor vehicle. As on other vehicle flap elements, the tensioning hoop seal 11 is designed to be elastically deformable with a hollow profile in a known manner.

[0029] For the purpose of simplification, FIG. 1 shows the tensioning hoop seal 11 in a noncompressed position. In fact, with the cover 1 closed, the tensioning hoop seal 11 is in bearing contact with the cover compartment lid 3 and correspondingly compressed. In particular, the tensioning hoop seal 11 bears against a sealing surface 13 which is formed directly on the surface of the polyurethane skin of the vehicle interior portion 4 of the cover compartment lid 3. More precisely, the sealing surface 13 is formed by the surface of the polyurethane skin of the vehicle interior portion 4. Adjoining the sealing surface 13 there is formed a decorative strip 15 which is visible from outside and which covers a transition between the vehicle interior portion 4 and the body outer skin portion 5. The body outer skin portion 5, that is to say the outer shell 51, is a painted panel or plastic part which optically forms a constituent part of the outer skin of the body of the convertible motor vehicle. The body outer skin portion is customarily painted in the color of the surrounding body. The decorative strip can equally be painted in the color of the surrounding body or can be chrome-plated or be configured as a contrast in another color, for example black.

[0030] The tensioning hoop seal 11 does not lie on a surface of the decorative strip 15, that is to say, according to the exemplary embodiment of the invention, the decorative strip 15 does not form a sealing surface for the tensioning hoop seal 11. The decorative strip 15 can thus be configured with a smaller width, which, on the one hand, has aesthetic advantages, in particular when the cover 1 is opened, and, on the other hand, affords cost advantages since the decorative strip is produced from a smaller amount of material. The latter also has weight advantages. Furthermore, it is also possible to dispense with a corresponding surface treatment of the decorative strip 15 if the latter is not required as a sealing surface.

[0031] FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of a part of the motor vehicle having the cover 1. The cover 1 is closed, and therefore the vehicle interior portion 4 of the cover compartment lid 3 that is situated below it cannot be seen. What is shown, however, is the decorative strip 15, which adjoins the lower end of the cover 1, that is to say the region of the tensioning hoop 9. Furthermore, a section line A-A of the sectional view of FIG. 1 is approximately illustrated in FIG. 2.

[0032] The foregoing disclosure has been set forth merely to illustrate the invention and is not intended to be limiting. Since modifications of the disclosed embodiments incorporating the spirit and substance of the invention may occur to persons skilled in the art, the invention should be construed to include everything within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.