Abstract
The present invention relates to a pop-up roof (1) for a vehicle (100) or a trailer, in particular for a motor home or a camper van. Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle or a trailer, in particular a motor home or a camper van with such a pop-up roof. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for using, in particular for assembling and/or disassembling, a pop-up roof (1) for a vehicle or a trailer, in particular for a motor home or a camper van.
Claims
1-15. (canceled)
16. A Pop-up roof for a vehicle or trailer, wherein the pop-up roof has a floor and at least three walls (3, 4, 5, 6) which can be arranged on the floor, and the pop-up roof has a ceiling which can be arranged on the at least three walls, wherein the pop-up roof can be reversibly brought by a drive element at least partially from a driving mode into a sleeping mode and vice versa from the driving mode into the sleeping mode, wherein in the sleeping mode the ceiling, the floor and the at least three walls (3,4,5,6) form an interior sleeping space volume which extends an interior space of the vehicle or trailer, wherein, in the driving mode, the ceiling and the floor are substantially adjacent to each other to minimize the construction height of the pop-up roof.
17. The pop-up roof for a vehicle or trailer according to claim 16, wherein the pop-up roof comprises a slatted frame which, in the driving mode, is positionable substantially parallel to the floor at a driving height substantially close to the floor and, in the sleeping mode, is positionable substantially parallel spaced from the floor above the floor at a sleeping height, wherein the sleeping height is adjustable between the driving height and a maximum slatted height by a first hollow body, and the volume of the first hollow body can be reversibly reduced and increased by introducing a first medium via a first connection piece, which can be arranged on the first hollow body, to increase the volume, a first medium supply device can be introduced into the first hollow body, whereby the slatted frame can be lifted upwards, and can be withdrawn from the first hollow body by the first medium supply device in order to reduce the volume, whereby the slatted frame can be lowered downwards.
18. The pop-up roof for a vehicle or trailer according to claim 16, wherein the drive element has a second hollow body, the second hollow body being closed in a substantially medium-tight manner, and the volume of the second hollow body can be reversibly reduced and increased by introducing a second medium. to increase the volume, a second medium supply device can be introduced into the second hollow body and, due to its expansion, the pop-up roof can be brought at least partially into the sleeping mode, and can be withdrawn from the second hollow body by the second medium supply device in order to reduce the volume and, on the basis of its folding, the pop-up roof can be brought at least partially into the driving mode, wherein the second hollow body can be arranged at least in sections between the edge region of the ceiling and the roof of the vehicle or trailer.
19. The pop-up roof for a vehicle or trailer according to claim 16, wherein the pop-up roof has at least one scissor hinge.
20. The pop-up roof for a vehicle or trailer according to claim 16, wherein the pop-up roof has at least one damper.
21. The pop-up roof for a vehicle or a trailer according to claim 16, wherein the pop-up roof has a third hollow body, wherein the third hollow body is closed in a substantially medium-tight manner.
22. The pop-up roof for a vehicle or a trailer according to claim 16, wherein at least the ceiling or the at least three walls (3, 4, 5, 6) have an outwardly facing surface.
23. The pop-up roof for a vehicle or a trailer according to claim 16, wherein at least the first, second or third medium comprises at least a liquid, r a gas.
24. The pop-up roof for a vehicle or a trailer according to claim 16, wherein at least the first, second or third hollow body has at least one layer or that the at least first, second or third hollow body comprises at least one inner layer and comprises an outer layer, wherein the inner and outer layers are inseparably connected to each other, wherein the inner layer comprises a plastic, advantageously rubber, and the outer layer comprises a material resistant to wear, advantageously a woven sheath of polyester fibers, or a drop stitch material.
25. The Vehicle or trailer with a pop-up roof according to claim 16, wherein the pop-up roof is positionable on the roof of the vehicle or the trailer.
26. The Vehicle or trailer according to claim 25, wherein the roof has an opening which connects the pop-up roof to an interior space of the vehicle or of the trailer.
27. The Vehicle or trailer according to claim 25, wherein the pop-up roof can be arranged substantially behind a wind deflector of the vehicle or trailer.
28. A Method for using a pop-up roof for a vehicle or a trailer in particular according to claim 16.
29. The method of claim 28, comprising at least one of the following stages: Providing a pop-up roof comprising a floor and at least three walls disassembled on the floor, and a ceiling disassembled on the at least three walls (3,4,5,6), Wherein the pop-up roof is initially in a driving mode, wherein in the driving mode the ceiling and the floor are substantially adjacent to each other to minimize the overall height of the pop-up roof Activation of a drive device Actuation of the drive element to reversibly bring the pop-up roof at least partially from the driving mode to a sleeping mode Wherein in the sleeping mode the ceiling, the floor and the at least three walls (3,4,5,6) form an interior sleeping space volume which extends an interior space of the vehicle or trailer.
30. The method according to claim 28, comprising at least one of the following stages: Providing a pop-up roof comprising a floor and at least three walls disposable on the floor, and a ceiling disposable on the at least three walls (3, 4, 5, 6), Wherein the pop-up roof is initially in a sleeping mode, wherein in the sleeping mode the ceiling, the floor and the at least three walls (3, 4, 5, 6) form an interior sleeping space volume which extends an interior space of the vehicle or trailer Activation of a drive device Actuation of the drive element to bring the pop-up roof at least partially from a sleeping mode to a driving mode Wherein in the driving mode the ceiling and the floor are substantially adjacent to each other to minimize the construction height of the pop-up roof.
31. The pop-up roof for a vehicle or trailer according to claim 19, wherein the pop-up roof has at least one scissor hinge at least to guide the pop-up roof robustly at least partially from the driving mode into the sleeping mode, at least partially from the driving mode into the sleeping mode or to hold it in the driving mode or sleeping mode.
32. The pop-up roof for a vehicle or trailer according to claim 20, wherein the pop-up roof has at least one damper for bringing the pop-up roof at least partially from the driving mode to the sleeping mode or from the driving mode to the sleeping mode in a controlled manner.
33. The pop-up roof for a vehicle or a trailer according to claim 21, wherein the volume of the third hollow body can be reversibly reduced and increased by introducing a third medium via a third connection piece which can be arranged on the third hollow body for increasing the volume, can be introduced into the third hollow body by a third medium supply device and, due to the expansion thereof, can be brought at least partially into the sleeping mode, in which the third hollow body is substantially at least partially filled by the third medium, and can be withdrawn from the third hollow body to reduce the volume by the third medium supply device in order to bring the third hollow body at least partially into the driving mode due to its folding together, in which the third hollow body contains essentially no third medium.
34. The Vehicle or trailer with a pop-up roof according to claim 25, wherein the roof of the vehicle or of the trailer serves at least partially as a floor for the pop-up roof.
35. The Vehicle or trailer according to claim 26, wherein the opening allows at least one person to enter or exit the interior sleeping space volume of the pop-up roof in the sleeping mode.
Description
[0101] Further advantages, features and details of the invention will be apparent from the following description, in which several embodiments of the invention are described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this connection, the features mentioned in the claims and in the description may each be essential to the invention individually or in any combination. Thereby show
[0102] FIG. 1: A schematic representation of a pop-up roof 1 according to the invention,
[0103] FIG. 2: A schematic representation of a pop-up roof 1 according to the invention,
[0104] FIG. 3: A schematic representation of a pop-up roof 1 according to the invention,
[0105] FIG. 4: A schematic representation of a pop-up roof 1 according to the invention,
[0106] FIG. 5: A schematic representation of a pop-up roof 1 according to the invention,
[0107] FIG. 6: A schematic representation of a pop-up roof 1 according to the invention,
[0108] FIG. 7: A schematic representation of a pop-up roof 1 according to the invention in sleeping mode 300,
[0109] FIG. 8: A schematic representation of a pop-up roof 1 according to the invention in driving mode 200.
[0110] FIG. 1 shows a vehicle 100, in this case a motor home, with a pop-up roof 1 in sleeping mode 300, which is arranged on the roof 111 of the vehicle 100. This can be arranged substantially completely behind the wind deflector 114, in the driving mode 200, thereby minimizing air resistance. In order to move from the driving mode 200 to the sleeping mode 300, the pop-up roof 1 is in this case manually assembled by pulling it upwards, whereby due to the guidance by the at least one scissor hinge 24 the pop-up roof 1 can be brought into the sleeping mode 300. In this case, a damper 25 is also shown, which in particular prevents a hard stop, and moreover can also contribute to the guidance. The pop-up roof 1 has a ceiling 7 which, in the sleeping mode 300, together with the shown front wall 3 and the rear wall 6, and in particular with the not shown left wall 4 (in the direction of travel), the not shown right wall 5 (in the direction of travel), and in particular the not shown floor 2 located directly above the roof 111, delimits an interior sleeping space volume 8 which provides space for sleeping for at least one person, and advantageously increases the interior space 112 of the vehicle 100. Also shown is a first hollow body 10, which has a first connection piece 11, in particular for having a first medium, for example air, supplied to or withdrawn from it via a first medium supply device 12, which is not shown. At least one slat 13 is fixed to the first hollow body 10, preferably a plurality of slats is fixed thereto, so as to form a slatted frame similar to a conventional bed. In other words, it may thus be an inflatable slatted frame. In this context, the pop-up roof 1 shown in FIG. 1 may additionally or alternatively have a drive element, 23 in particular a second hollow body, in order to enable a change between the driving mode 200 and the sleeping mode 300. It is also conceivable that the drive element 23 alternatively or additionally comprises at least one lifting cylinder in order to ensure or support the assembly and disassembly of the pop-up roof 1.
[0111] FIG. 2 shows a vehicle 100 with a pop-up roof 1 in sleeping mode 300, which can be arranged behind the wind deflector 114 in driving mode 200 to minimize air resistance. Also shown is at least one slat 13 of a slatted frame on which, in particular, a person can sleep. The pop-up roof 1 has a ceiling 7 which, in the sleeping mode 300, together with the front wall 3 shown and in particular with the left wall 4 (in the direction of travel), which is not shown, the right wall (in the direction of travel), which is not shown, and in particular the floor 2, which is not shown, delimits an interior sleeping space volume 8 which provides space for at least one person to spend the night and advantageously enlarges the interior space 112 of the vehicle 100. In FIG. 2, the rear wall 6 is missing in this respect, and in side view it is in particular a substantially triangular configuration, the pop-up roof 1 being substantially pivotable at the rear end. Also shown is a first hollow body 10 and a second hollow body 20, respectively. In the present case, only a combined first and second hollow body 20, respectively, is provided. In other words, it is a single hollow body which is preferably inflatable by air. Thus, by a supply or a withdrawal of a common medium, in particular a first or a second medium, the pop-up roof 1 can be assembled or disassembled, preferably by the method according to the invention. On the first or second hollow body 10, 20 at least one slat 13 is fixed, preferably a plurality of slats is fixed thereon to form a slatted frame, whereby preferably by increasing the volume of the first or second hollow body, the at least one slat 13 is raised. In other words, this results in particular in a combination of the inflatable slatted frame and drive element 23 for setting up for the pop-up roof.
[0112] FIG. 3 shows a vehicle 100 with a pop-up roof 1 in sleeping mode 300, which can be arranged behind the wind deflector 114, in driving mode 200, in order to minimize air resistance. Also shown is at least one slat 13, preferably a plurality of slats 13 are attached there to form a slatted frame on which in particular a person can sleep. The pop-up roof 1 has a ceiling 7 which, in the sleeping mode 300, together with the front wall 3 shown and the rear wall 6 not shown, and in particular with the left wall 4 not shown (in the direction of travel), the right wall not shown (in the direction of travel), and in particular the floor 2 not shown, delimits an interior sleeping space volume 8 which provides space for at least one person to spend the night, and advantageously enlarges the interior space 112 of the vehicle 100. Compared to FIG. 2, the rear part of the pop-up roof 1 is also raised or the ceiling 7 is raised from the roof 111 of the vehicle, in particular in sleeping mode 300. Here, as in FIG. 2, there is only one common hollow body 10, 20, which can thus be described in other words as a combination of first and second hollow bodies. Through this, both the pop-up roof 1 can be brought from the driving mode 200 to the sleeping mode 300 and vice versa, preferably by the method according to the invention. In addition, the at least one slat 13 can be raised and lowered in the process.
[0113] FIG. 4 shows a vehicle 100 with a pop-up roof 1 in sleeping mode 300, which can be arranged behind the wind deflector 114 in driving mode 200 in order to minimize air resistance. Also shown is at least one slat 13, preferably a plurality of slats 13 are attached thereto to form a slatted frame on which in particular a person can sleep, wherein in particular a third hollow body 30 is provided thereon, which preferably acts as an air mattress to thereby maximize comfort. The pop-up roof 1 has a ceiling 7 which, in the sleeping mode 300, together with the front wall 3 and the rear wall 6 shown, and in particular with the left wall 4 (in the direction of travel), which is not shown, the right wall 5 (in the direction of travel), which is not shown, and in particular the floor 2, which is not shown, delimits an interior sleeping space volume 8 which provides space for at least one person to sleep overnight, and advantageously increases the interior space 112 of the vehicle 100. As shown in FIG. 3, this is a combined first and second hollow body 10, 20, respectively, whereby advantageously both the slatted frame or at least one slat and the pop-up roof 1 can be assembled or disassembled. The front and rear sections of the first and second hollow bodies 10, 20, respectively, are substantially the same in the present embodiment. This allows the ceiling 7 to be arranged substantially horizontally in the sleeping mode 300, thereby maximizing the interior sleeping space volume 8 in particular.
[0114] FIG. 5 shows a vehicle 100 with a pop-up roof 1 that can be positioned behind the wind deflector 114 in driving mode 200 to minimize air resistance. In FIG. 5, the pop-up roof 1 is essentially as shown in FIG. 3, but here it is opened in particular towards the rear. The pop-up roof 1 has a ceiling 7 which, in the sleeping mode 300, together with the front wall 3 not shown and the rear wall 6, and in particular with the left wall 4 not shown (in the direction of travel), the right wall 5 not shown (in the direction of travel), and in particular the floor 2 not shown, delimits an interior sleeping space volume 8 which provides space for sleeping for at least one person, and advantageously enlarges the interior space 112 of the vehicle 100.
[0115] FIG. 6 shows a vehicle 100 with a pop-up roof 1 in sleeping mode 300, which can be arranged behind the wind deflector 114, in driving mode 200, in order to minimize air resistance. Also shown is at least one slat 13, preferably a plurality of slats 13 are attached there to form a slatted frame on which in particular a person can sleep. The pop-up roof 1 has a ceiling 7 which, in the sleeping mode 300, together with the front wall 3 not shown and the rear wall 6, and in particular with the left wall 4 not shown (in the direction of travel), the right wall 5 not shown (in the direction of travel), and in particular the floor 2 not shown, delimits an interior sleeping space volume 8 which provides space for at least one person to sleep overnight, and advantageously enlarges the interior space 112 of the vehicle 100. Via an opening 115, the interior sleeping space volume 8 of the pop-up roof 1 can be accessed, in particular via the interior space 112 of the vehicle 100, and is connected thereto. The common hollow body, in other words the first and second hollow body 10, 20, respectively, is thereby arranged in sections along the left and right sides of the roof 111 of the vehicle 100 in order to advantageously be able to raise and lower the at least one slat 13. Furthermore, common hollow bodies, in other words the first and second hollow bodies 10, 20, respectively, have in sections a substantially upwardly facing section substantially at the front left and right and at the rear left and right, and in particular in this case are connected neither to the roof 111 nor to the ceiling 7. Thus, in each case, a free-floating section can result which defines the distance between the roof 111 or floor 2 and the ceiling 7 of the pop-up roof 1. At these points, the common or first or second hollow body can end, whereby the volume is comparatively smaller and the hollow body can be divided into two sides. This can be advantageous, for example, in order to fill or empty the left and right sides separately and differently. Alternatively or additionally, the first or second hollow body 10, 20 may have a substantially horizontal portion on the rear and/or front side (as shown) substantially below the ceiling 7, which in particular connects the left and right sides and is attached substantially near the edge on the downwardly facing side of the ceiling 7. Thus, a coherent hollow body can be realized, which advantageously can be filled or emptied via a single common or first or second connection nozzle. Also shown is a coordinate system comprising an x-axis 101, y-axis 102 and z-axis 103 representing a right-hand system. The pop-up roof 1 can be primarily assembled substantially along the z-direction upward and disassembled in the opposite direction. The direction of travel can be oriented along the x-axis 101.
[0116] FIG. 7 shows a pop-up roof 1 for a vehicle 100. FIG. 7 is essentially the same as the pop-up roof 1 shown in FIG. 8, but in this case in the driving mode 200. Also shown is at least one slat 13, which can be part of a slatted frame on which in particular a person can sleep. The at least one slat 13 is located in particular at sleeping height, in this case at the maximum slatted frame height, since no higher position (i.e. further up) can be set due to the first hollow body 10. The at least one slat 13 is arranged on a first hollow body 10, to which a first medium can be supplied or withdrawn via a first connection piece 11 by a first medium supply device 12. In other words, it is a slatted frame that can be inflated, for example, with air. Further shown is a second hollow body 20 which is arranged at least in sections below the ceiling 7, and to which a second medium can be supplied or withdrawn via a second medium supply device 22 connected to a second connection piece 21. A third hollow body 30 is arranged on the at least one slat 13, to which a third medium can be supplied or withdrawn via a third connection piece 31 by a third medium supply device 32. In other words, it is a mattress that can be inflated, for example with air, i.e. an air mattress. The pop-up roof 1 has a ceiling 7 which, in the sleeping mode 300 shown here, together with the front wall 3 not shown and the rear wall 6 not shown, and in particular with the left wall 4 (in the direction of travel), the right wall 5 (in the direction of travel), and in particular the floor 2 located directly above the roof 111, delimits an interior sleeping space volume 8 which provides space for at least one person to spend the night. The first, second and/or third medium supply device 12, 22, 32 can be located outside the pop-up roof 1, for example in the interior space 112 of the vehicle, in order preferably to be operable by or integrated into its on-board power supply system, or also outside the latter. It may also be envisaged that a common or the same first, second or third medium supply device 12, 22, 32 is used in each case for two or all three hollow bodies. It is also conceivable that the first and second hollow bodies are combined, in other words as a common hollow body. It is also conceivable that the first, second and third hollow bodies are embodied combined, and are preferably connected to each other, in other words forming a common hollow body. Thus, in each case the advantage arises that a common supply or a common withdrawal of a common or first, second or third medium, respectively, can take place. The common or first, second and/or third medium is preferably air.
[0117] FIG. 8 shows a pop-up roof 1 for a vehicle 100. FIG. 8 is essentially the pop-up roof 1 shown in FIG. 7, but in this case in the driving mode 200, and in particular folded or collapsed. This is achievable when the common, first, second and/or third hollow body is substantially completely deprived of the common, first, second and/or third medium, and thus these are arranged substantially planar and space-saving above the roof 111. The slatted frame 13 or the at least one slat 13 is located at driving height. The right wall 5 and the left wall 4 are thereby folded together and preferably arranged below the ceiling 7, wherein in particular also the first, second and third hollow bodies as well as the at least one slat 13 are arranged below the ceiling 7 and are thereby protected from external environmental influences such as rain or moisture. It may be provided that the edge of the ceiling 7 is substantially flush with the roof 111, preferably via a seal not shown, which preferably extends along the edge on the downwardly facing side of the ceiling 7 or on the upwardly facing side of the roof 111. In the driving mode 200, the overall height 113 of the pop-up roof 1 is substantially minimized, whereby preferably the distance between the uppermost end of the pop-up roof, in particular the upper end of the ceiling 7, occupies a minimum perpendicular distance from the roof 111 of the vehicle 100. As a result, the air resistance or the overall height 113 of the pop-up roof 1 and/or of the vehicle 100 can be minimized.
LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS
[0118] 1 Pop-up roof [0119] 2 Floor [0120] 3 Front wall [0121] 4 Left wall [0122] 5 Right wall [0123] 6 Rear wall [0124] 7 Ceiling [0125] 8 Sleeping space volume [0126] 10 First hollow body [0127] 11 First connection piece [0128] 12 First medium supply device [0129] 13 Slat, slatted frame [0130] 20 Second hollow body [0131] 21 Second connection piece [0132] 22 Second medium supply device [0133] 23 Drive element [0134] 24 Scissors hinge [0135] 25 Damper [0136] 30 Third hollow body [0137] 31 Third connection piece [0138] 32 Third medium supply device [0139] 100 Vehicle [0140] 101 X-axis [0141] 102 Y-axis [0142] 103 Z-axis [0143] 111 Roof [0144] 112 Interior space [0145] 113 Construction height [0146] 114 Wind deflector [0147] 115 Opening [0148] 200 Driving mode [0149] 300 Sleeping mode
