Motor Vehicle having a Boot Lid

Abstract

A motor vehicle includes a boot lid and a receiving device. The receiving device is configured to receive an electric miniature vehicle. The receiving device has a frame, a flexible bag, and a cover that is openable, where the flexible bag and the frame are sealable by the cover from above. The receiving device in a mounted state is arrangeable behind a back seat of the motor vehicle such that the cover in a closed state forms a rear parcel shelf. The receiving device has an electric port where via the electric port the electric miniature vehicle is attachable to an on-board power supply of the motor vehicle for charging a battery of the electric miniature vehicle.

Claims

1.-8. (canceled)

9. A motor vehicle, comprising: a boot lid; and a receiving device, wherein the receiving device is configured to receive an electric miniature vehicle, wherein the receiving device has a frame, a flexible bag, and a cover that is openable, and wherein the flexible bag and the frame are sealable by the cover from above; wherein the receiving device in a mounted state is arrangeable behind a back seat of the motor vehicle such that the cover in a closed state forms a rear parcel shelf; wherein the receiving device has an electric port and wherein via the electric port the electric miniature vehicle is attachable to an on-board power supply of the motor vehicle for charging a battery of the electric miniature vehicle.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 9, wherein a reinforcement is disposed on the frame, wherein the reinforcement forms a protecting wall in the receiving device, and wherein the boot lid has a holding contour which fixes the cover of the receiving device in the closed state when the boot lid is closed.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the cover is sealable and wherein the frame and the cover are formed from a fiber-reinforced plastic or from aluminum.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 9, further comprising a fixing element, wherein via the fixing element the electric miniature vehicle is fixable in the receiving device.

13. The motor vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the fixing element is a tensioning strap.

14. A receiving device for an electric miniature vehicle for a motor vehicle, comprising: a boot lid; and a frame, a flexible bag, and a cover that is openable, and wherein the flexible bag and the frame are sealable by the cover from above.

15. The receiving device according to claim 14, wherein a reinforcement is disposed on the frame, wherein the reinforcement forms a protecting wall in the receiving device.

16. The receiving device according to claim 14, wherein the cover is sealable and wherein the frame and the cover are formed from a fiber-reinforced plastic or from aluminum.

17. The receiving device according to claim 14, further comprising a fixing element, wherein via the fixing element the electric miniature vehicle is fixable in the receiving device.

18. The receiving device according to claim 17, wherein the fixing element is a tensioning strap.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] FIG. 1 is a partial view from behind of a motor vehicle according to the invention having a receiving device arranged therein for an electric miniature vehicle;

[0025] FIG. 2 is a depiction as in FIG. 1, but with a receiving device having an electric port;

[0026] FIG. 3 is a depiction as in FIG. 1, but with an electric miniature vehicle arranged in the receiving device; and

[0027] FIG. 4 is a partial, sectional view from behind of a motor vehicle according to the invention with the boot lid closed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Corresponding to FIGS. 1 to 4, a motor vehicle 1 according to the invention has a boot lid 2 only depicted in FIG. 4 and a receiving device 4 removably arranged in a rear cargo space 3 for an electric miniature vehicle 5 (c.f. FIG. 3). The receiving device 4 according to the invention has a frame 6, a flexible bag 7 and a cover 8 that seals the bag 6 and the frame 7 from above and can be opened. The receiving device 4 in the mounted state is here arranged or can be arranged behind back seats 9 of the motor vehicle 1 in such a way that the cover 8 in the closed state forms a rear parcel shelf (c.f. FIG. 4).

[0029] With the receiving device 4 according to the invention, it is firstly possible to arrange an electric miniature vehicle 5, such as an E-scooter, a hoverboard, a monowheel or an electric kick scooter, for example, in the motor vehicle in a reliable, roadworthy and tidy manner and, above all, such that it can be transported comfortably. The great advantage of the receiving device 4 according to the invention is, in particular, that the electric miniature vehicle 5 can be arranged separately from the rest of the cargo space 3 above it in the bag 7 of the receiving device 4, such that the cargo space 3 itself can remain accessibly virtually without restrictions when the receiving device 4 is mounted and thus in an exceptionally comfortable manner. In addition, such a receiving device 4 also enables transportation of a dirty electric miniature vehicle 5 in the motor vehicle 1 without having to worry about the rest of the cargo arranged in the cargo space 3 getting dirty, since the electric miniature vehicle 5 is arranged in the receiving device 4 separately from the rest of the cargo space 3.

[0030] In addition, a reinforcement 11 (c.f. FIG. 4) can be provided on the frame 6 of the receiving device 4, the reinforcement forming a protecting wall when the receiving device 4 is mounted and preventing, for example, the electric miniature vehicle 5 arranged in the receiving device 4 from penetrating into a backrest of the back seat 9 in the event of a crash. The protecting wall 11 can here either be mountable on the frame 6 or fixed to it via a hinge, such that it can be folded onto the frame 6 in a space-saving manner when the receiving device 4 is removed from the motor vehicle 1. The cover 8 is pivotably mounted on the frame 6 via a hinge and is easy to open, wherein a lock can additionally be provided, via which the cover 8 can be sealed, such that the electric miniature vehicle 5 arranged in the receiving device 4 can also be housed in the motor vehicle 1 in a theft-proof manner.

[0031] If we consider the boot lid 2 of the motor vehicle 1 according to FIG. 4, then it can be seen that a holding contour 12, in particular in the form of a retaining collar, is arranged on it which fixes the cover of the receiving device 4 in the closed state when the boot lid 2 is closed. In doing so, an unintentional opening of the cover 8 during the journey and, in particular, also in the event of a crash can be reliably avoided.

[0032] In general, the frame 6 and/or the cover 8 can be formed from fiber-reinforced plastic or from aluminum. Fiber-reinforced plastic in particular offers the great advantage that it has an exceptionally high strength with a simultaneously low weight. For reasons of design, it can of course also be provided that the cover 8 is formed from polished aluminum, wherein it is of course also possible to equip different equipment variants with different covers 8.

[0033] If we consider FIG. 3, then a fixing element 13, here even two fixing elements 13, can be seen on the receiving device 4 illustrated there, the fixing elements being formed, for example, as a kind of tensioning strap or enabling a fixing of the electric miniature vehicle 5 in the bag 7 via a corresponding Velcro fastener. The fixing elements 13 are here formed in such a way that, on one hand, they fix the electric miniature vehicle 5 reliably in the bag 6, yet are simultaneously easy to open or to close, in order to thus enable a high level of operating comfort.

[0034] If we consider the receiving device 4 according to FIG. 2, then an electric port 14 can be seen on it, via which a charging device for charging a battery of the electric miniature vehicle 4 can be attached to an on-board power supply of the motor vehicle 1. Such an electric port 14 can be, for example, a 12 Volt port, which makes it possible to charge the battery of the electric miniature vehicle 5 when driving via the alternator of the motor vehicle 1, for example.

[0035] The bag 7 of the receiving device 4 according to the invention is here formed to be flexible and thus enables a problem-free insertion of the electric miniature vehicle 5. Moreover, an elastic strap 15 can of course also be provided, which prevents the bag 7 from sagging too deeply with an electric miniature vehicle 5 arranged therein. In the receiving device 4 according to the invention, not only electric miniature vehicles 5, such as the E-scooters mentioned above, for example, can be transported, but also generally other objects or means of transportation, such as a non-electrically driven kick scooter, for example.

[0036] Due to the circumstance that the receiving device 4 according to the invention can additionally be removed from the motor vehicle 1 comparatively simply, it can be arranged exceptionally comfortably in the motor vehicle 1, if carriage of an electric miniature vehicle 5 is desired, while it can also be removed from the motor vehicle 1 comparatively simply when no electric miniature vehicle 5 is to be taken along, for example, or the entire cargo space 3 has to be available without restrictions in order to transport larger objects, for example.

[0037] Thus, with the receiving device 4 according to the invention and the motor vehicle 1 according to the invention, it is possible to combine the increasing electromobility, for example in the form of electric miniature vehicles 5, with motor vehicles 1, for example by them being able to be transported in the receiving device 4 according to the invention in a reliable, protected and additionally crash-safe manner. Moreover, as a result of the electrical port 14, charging the battery of the electric miniature vehicle 5 can even be made possible when travelling in the motor vehicle 1. Mounting or dismounting the receiving device 4 according to the invention in or out of the motor vehicle 1 can here be carried out analogously to the mounting or dismounting of a previous cargo space cover and can thus be carried out exceptionally comfortably, since only latch connections or clip connections, for example, have to be released or fixed in order to do so.