Water collection system for monocoque vehicles applied with tonneau cover or similar

Abstract

The water draining and collection system for monocoque vehicles applied with tonneau cover or similar object of present invention is aimed to solve the drawbacks described in the prior art through a water collection system for monocoque vehicles applied with tonneau cover or similar comprising a set of rails and of specific shape positioned on bed side and front faces between the plastic finishes and bedliners avoiding water intake and improving the draining system. This new embodiment applied in the water collection system allows an easy deployment and application in any bed monocoque vehicle model, efficiently solving the problem of water intake and assuring a better water draining.

Claims

1. A water collection system for a vehicle (161) having a monocoque bed (163) and an attached tonneau cover, comprising: a front rail (10) equipped with a flap (11) having cutouts (12) configured to fit the front rail (10) together with a bedliner (100) having a plastic finish (101) in the region where the front rail (10) is fitted to the bedliner (100) so that the front rail (10), when positioned, is arranged below the plastic finish (101), the front rail (10) being equipped in its ends (44) and (46) with drain tubes (13) which are fitted with the bedliner (100) for draining a useful bed load area (120); two side rails (20), each has a flap (21), each has cutouts (22), and each is configured to be fitted between the bedliner (100) and a respective side finish of a vehicle (102), each of the two side rails (20) is equipped in one of its ends (44) or (46) with an outlet point (24) projecting to fit with the-end (45) or (47) of front rail (10) for draining water through a hole (151) located in the lower portion (155) of the outlet point (24) and draining water through drain tubes (13); in the opposite end the rails (20) are equipped with a second outlet point (135) for draining water.

2. The water collection system according to claim 1, wherein the front rail (10) has slightly configured ends for fitting each of the two side rails (20).

3. The water collection system according to claim 1, wherein each of the two side rails (20) is equipped with a slight tilt (23) from a higher portion for draining water inside the respective side rail (20).

4. The water collection system according to claim 1, wherein the front rail (10) and each of the two side rails (20) are shaped to follow the bedliner (100).

5. The water collection system according to claim 1, wherein the front rail (10) and each of the two side rails (20) enable the adjustment and adaptation to a type and a shape of the vehicle's (161)'s monocoque bed (163).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

(1) FIG. 1 shows the perspective view of the connected set of rails, detailing its fixation and fitting.

(2) FIG. 2 shows the side perspective view of the connected set of rails, detailing its fixation and fitting.

(3) FIG. 3 shows the top view of the connected set of rails, detailing its fixation and fitting.

(4) FIG. 4 shows the perspective view of the set of rails, detailing the fixation of the side rails with the front rail.

(5) FIG. 5 shows the front view of the front rail, detailing its embodiment.

(6) FIG. 6 shows the perspective view of the rail lateral, detailing its embodiment.

(7) FIG. 7 shows the rear perspective view of the side rail, detailing its embodiment.

(8) FIG. 8 shows the side view of the side rail and front rail.

(9) FIG. 9 shows the side view of the side rail and front rail, detailing the fitting way.

(10) FIG. 10 shows the top view of vehicle bed, detailing the arrangement of side and front rails.

(11) FIG. 11 shows the perspective view of vehicle bed, detailing the arrangement of the side and front rails.

(12) FIG. 12 shows the perspective view of vehicle bed, detailing the arrangement of front rail with the side rail fitted and the outlet point.

(13) FIG. 13 show the perspective view of side rail fixing way with the chassis and bedliner.

(14) FIG. 14 shows the perspective view of the side rail with the vehicle bed, detailing the fixing point next to the tailgate (141).

(15) FIG. 15 shows, on outlet point (24), a lower portion (155) of hole (151).

(16) FIG. 16 shows an embodiment of a vehicle (141) and its monocoque bed (161).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(17) The water collection and draining system for monocoque vehicles applied with tonneau cover or similar, object of the present invention, comprises a front rail (10) equipped with a flap (11) having cutouts (12) that allow the rail to be fixed (10) with the bedliner (100), so that the rail (10), when positioned, is arranged below the plastic finish (101), which allows water harvesting that passes through the junction between bedliner and the pickup front finish.

(18) The water collection and draining system for monocoque vehicles applied with tonneau cover or similar, object of the present invention, comprises a front rail (10) equipped with a flap (11) having cutouts (12) that allow the rail to be fixed (10) with the bedliner (100), so that the rail (10), when positioned, is arranged below the plastic finish (101), which allows water harvesting that passes through the junction between bedliner and the pickup front finish.

(19) The front rail (10) is equipped at its ends (44) and (46) with drain tubes (13) allowing the water received on the rail (10) to be directed out of bed, said tubes (13) being fixed with the bedliner (100) for the due draining.

(20) The rail (10) has a specific shape with slightly elongated ends for fitting side rails (20).

(21) The side rails (20) have a flap (21) with cutouts (22) making it possible to fit with the top flap of the bedliner (100) and side finishes (102), so that the rails (20), when positioned on the upper side edges of the bedliner are positioned between the bedliner (100) and the side plastic finishes (102).

(22) The rails (20) are equipped with a light tilt (23) from the higher portion facilitating the water draining to inside of rail (20).

(23) The rail (20) is equipped at one of its ends (45) or (47) with an outlet point (24) provided with a projection allowing it to fit with the end (44) or (46) of the front rail (10), so that the water from the side rails is drained to the front rail (10) through the hole (151) located in the lower portion (155) of the projection (24) and then drained out of bed through the ducts (13). FIG. 15 shows, on outlet point (24), a lower portion (155) of hole (151).

(24) At the opposite end (49), the rails (20) are equipped with a second outlet point (135), allowing part of the water not drained to the rails (20) to be directed out of the bed, being drained through the gap between the tailgate (141) and the vehicle bed.

(25) The rails (20) are provided with a specific shape following the bed shape, and it can be adjusted and adapted according to the type and shape of the target vehicle.

(26) The rails (20) allow to direct the water passing through the seal of the side profile of tonneau cover and migrating from other parts of the body finishes out of bed, creating an additional point of protection and water drainage.

(27) FIG. 16 shows an embodiment of a vehicle (141) and its monocoque bed (161).