Abstract
A tread strip for a vehicle is formed of at least two parts, an inner part and an outer part. The inner part is configured for attachment to the vehicle and/or to an outer part. The outer part is configured for attachment to the inner part and/or the vehicle. The outer part further includes an intermediate portion extending along a longitudinal axis between two attachment portions, the two attachment portions being configured for attachment to the inner part. The inner part has an intermediate portion extending along the longitudinal axis between two end portions. The end portions are configured for attachment of the inner part to the vehicle and/or for attachment to the outer part. The tread strip may be mounted to a vehicle by attaching the inner part and then attaching the outer part to the inner part and/or sealing the inner part with respect to the vehicle.
Claims
1. A tread strip for a vehicle, wherein the tread strip is formed of at least two parts; the at least two parts include an inner part configured for attachment to the vehicle and/or to an outer part, and the outer part configured for attachment to the inner part and/or the vehicle; wherein the outer part includes an accommodating groove that extends along a longitudinal axis with a groove length, the accommodating groove being configured to accommodate the inner part; and wherein the inner part is at least partially inserted into the accommodating groove, wherein the inner part has an intermediate portion extending along the longitudinal axis between two end portions, the end portions of the inner part being configured for the attachment of the inner part to the vehicle and/or for attachment to the outer part, wherein the inner part has an inner-part length along the longitudinal axis, an inner-part width along a transverse axis and an inner-part height along a vertical axis, wherein the inner-part width of the two end portions is, in particular, greater than the inner-part width of the intermediate portion, wherein the outer part has an outer-part length along the longitudinal axis, an outer-part width along the transverse axis and an outer-part width along the vertical axis, wherein the outer-part length is greater than the outer-part width, and the outer-part width is greater than an outer-part height, wherein the inner-part width of the two end portions of the inner part is greater than the outer-part width of the outer part.
2. The tread strip according to claim 1, wherein the outer part has an intermediate portion extending along the longitudinal axis between two attachment portions, the two attachment portions being configured for attachment to the inner part.
3. The tread strip according to claim 1, wherein the outer-part length of the outer part is smaller than the inner-part length of the inner part.
4. The tread strip according to claim 1, wherein the inner-part height of the inner part is smaller than the outer-part height of the outer part.
5. The tread strip according to claim 1, wherein the at least two parts of the tread strip include at least one intermediate part, the at least one intermediate part being disposed between the inner part and the outer part.
6. The tread strip according to claim 1, wherein the inner part and the outer part are connected to each other non-positively and/or positively.
7. The tread strip according to claim 1, wherein the inner part is configured as a single part and/or the outer part is configured as a single part.
8. A sliding tread module comprising a mounting frame for accommodating and attaching a sliding tread system to a vehicle, the sliding tread system and a tread strip, wherein the tread strip is configured according to claim 1.
9. A vehicle, comprising a tread strip according to claim 1.
10. A method for mounting a tread strip according to claim 1, comprising at least an inner part and an outer part on a vehicle, the method including the following steps: providing the vehicle, providing the tread strip, attaching the inner part of the tread strip to the vehicle, attaching the outer part of the tread strip to the inner part, and sealing the inner part with respect to the vehicle.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) Preferred embodiments of the disclosure are described, by way of example, with reference to the attached Figures. In the Figures:
(2) FIG. 1: shows a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment of a vehicle;
(3) FIGS. 2a-2b: show schematic representations of a tread strip;
(4) FIGS. 3-6: show a schematic representation of a tread strip completely mounted on the vehicle; and
(5) FIGS. 7-10: show a schematic representation of a tread strip partially mounted on the vehicle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(6) FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment of a vehicle 100. The vehicle 100 has a main extending direction along a longitudinal axis A1. The vehicle 100 includes a sliding tread module 10 comprising a sliding tread system 11, which is mounted on the vehicle 100 underneath a tread strip 1 by means of a mounting frame 12 (not shown). In the mounted state, the tread strip 1 closes off the floor (not shown) of the vehicle 100 towards the outside and towards the door system disposed above the tread strip. The door system extends upwards along a vertical axis A3 substantially in the orthogonal direction to a floor plane which, in particular, the tread strip closes off towards the outside and towards the door system disposed above the tread strip.
(7) FIGS. 2a and 2b show a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment of a tread strip 1 in a state of not being mounted on the vehicle 100. This tread strip 1 comprises an inner part 2 and an outer part 3.
(8) In a top view, FIG. 2a shows the inner part 2, which has an inner-part length LI along the longitudinal axis A1. Along a transverse axis A2, the inner part 2 has an inner-part width BI which is smaller than the inner-part length LI. Along the longitudinal axis A1, the inner part 2 extends with an intermediate portion 2c between two end portions 2a, 2b. The intermediate portion 2c has a smaller inner-part width BI than the end portions 2a, 2b of the inner part 2. In this respect, the inner-part width BI of the inner part varies along the longitudinal axis A1. The schematic representation of the inner part 2 shown in FIG. 2a has a U-shaped configuration. The U-shaped inner part 2 is suitable for accommodating the outer part 3 non-positively and positively.
(9) The outer part 3 shown schematically in a top view in FIG. 2a has an outer-part length LA along the longitudinal axis A1. Along a transverse axis A2, the outer part 3 has an outer-part width BA that is smaller than the outer-part length LA. Along the longitudinal axis A1, the outer part 3 extends between two attachment portions 3a, 3b with an intermediate portion 3c. In this preferred embodiment of the outer part 3, the outer-part width BA of the outer part 3 is constant along the longitudinal axis A1 and the vertical axis A3. In particular, the outer part 3 shown schematically in FIG. 2a has a slat-shaped or rod-shaped configuration.
(10) The inner part 2 shown schematically in a side view in FIG. 2b has an inner-part height HI along the vertical axis A3. The inner-part height HI of this preferred embodiment of the inner part 2 is constant along the longitudinal axis A1 and the transverse axis A2.
(11) The outer part 3 shown schematically in a side view in FIG. 2b has an outer-part height HA along the vertical axis A3. The outer-part height HA of the outer part 3 varies along the longitudinal axis A1. In this preferred embodiment, the outer-part height HA of the attachment portions 3a, 3b is smaller than the outer-part height HA of the intermediate portion 3c of the outer part 3. In this regard, the outer-part height HA varies along the longitudinal axis A1.
(12) FIGS. 3-6 show schematic representations of a preferred embodiment of a sliding tread module 10. The sliding tread module 10 is attached to the vehicle 100 (not shown). The sliding tread module 10 comprises a mounting frame 12 on which a sliding tread system 11 and a tread strip 1 in a preferred embodiment are mounted.
(13) FIGS. 7-10 show schematic representations of the preferred embodiment of a sliding tread module 10 shown schematically in FIGS. 3-6, wherein the outer part 3 of the tread strip 1 is not mounted.
(14) The preferred embodiment of the tread strip 1 shown schematically in FIGS. 3-10 includes an inner part 2 and an outer part 3.
(15) The inner part 2 shown schematically in FIGS. 3-10 is substantially configured to correspond to the embodiment of the inner part 2 shown schematically in FIGS. 2a, 2b. The end portions 2a, 2b of the inner part 2 include accommodating attachment portions for screw connections for the non-positive attachment of the inner part 2 to the mounting frame 12 of the sliding tread system 11. In the direction of the vertical axis A3, the inner part 2 is placed on the mounting frame 12. In this respect, the inner part 2 is also positively connected to the vehicle 100 by means of the mounting frame 12 in at least one direction along the vertical axis A3.
(16) The outer part 2 shown schematically in FIGS. 3-10 is substantially configured to correspond to the embodiment of the outer part 2 shown schematically in FIGS. 2a, 2b. The attachment portions 3a, 3b of the outer part 3 are configured to be non-positively attached to the inner part 2, in the present case by means of a screw connection. It is provided that the inner part 2 in this preferred embodiment comprises, in the respective end portion 2a, 2b, four through bores for accommodating screws. The screws are screwed to the mounting frame 12. It is also provided that the respective end portions 2a, 2b have two through bores as accommodating attachment portions in order to attach the outer part 3 to the inner part 2. The attachment portions 3a, 3b of the outer part 3 each include two bores with a female thread for attaching the outer part 3 to the inner part 2. It may also be preferred if attachment portions 3a, 3b of the outer part 3 comprise through bores without threads for attachment to the inner part 2.
(17) Moreover, the outer part 3 has in this embodiment of the tread strip 1 preferred in the FIGS. 3-10 an accommodating groove 4, as the schematic cross-sectional view of the tread strip 1 in FIG. 5 shows, for example. In the fully mounted state of the tread strip 1, the inner strip 2 is positively inserted into the accommodating groove 4 of the outer part 3. A particularly rugged tread strip 1 and an easily mountable and detachable tread strip 1 is thus obtained. The accommodating groove 4 preferably extends along the longitudinal axis A1 with a groove length. The accommodating groove preferably has a constant groove depth in the direction of the transverse axis A2 and a constant groove height in the direction of the vertical axis A3.
