ES1294446U - ATTACHABLE CAMPING TENT TO THE ROOF OF A CAR. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Tent that can be attached to a car, comprising: - two rectangular frames made of aluminum plates and outlined by profiles of the same material (1, 2) superimposed, of which the lower frame (2) forms the floor and the upper frame (1) the roof of the store, both related by some fabrics (3) that make up the walls of the store: - some store fabrics (3) that join the upper frame (1) to the lower frame (2) in the entirety of the perimeter and close to the periphery of said frames (1, 2); - some hinges or articulated arms (8), located at the corners of both frames, connecting the inner face of the lower frame (2) with the inner face of the upper frame (1) by means of which, from a closed position in in which both frames (1, 2) are superimposed, enclosing the fabrics (3) between them and said hinges (8), unfold separating the upper frame (1) from the lower one (2) upwards until the side fabrics (3) are taut ) forming a parallelepipedal hole that constitutes the habitable space of the store, being kept in this position thanks to means for locking the hinges (8) in the open position; and - means (10) for coupling the lower frame (2) to the roof rack or roof bars of a car.

Description

DESCRIPTION

Car roof mountable tent

Technical sector

The sector in which the invention falls is that of the manufacture of tents, in particular combined tents or especially associated with other devices, more specifically tents supported at least partially by vehicles.

State of the art

Many people like to travel by car and sleep outdoors, camping in tents, which are usually pitched on the ground. Since the tents are usually very bulky, even when they are folded and stored in bags or sacks, it is convenient to have a roof rack or load-bearing bars in the car to be able to transport them and thus leave space in the trunk for luggage. Probably for this reason tent models have emerged that are mounted or fixed on the roof of the car, or by means of load-bearing bars resting on it.

The state-of-the-art tents that are fixed on the automobile generally have a rigid base through which they are fixed to the roof rack or load-bearing bars of the vehicle and on top they usually have a cover or frame that articulates on both sides, opening vertically to create a compartment that in profile has a rectangular or trapezoidal shape.

These types of tents are made from two plastic or fiberglass shells so, in addition to being bulky, they have little resistance to wind blows once opened or other types of impacts, both in the open and closed states.

Explanation of the invention

In order to solve the problems mentioned in the previous section, the invention proposes a tent that can be attached to the roof of a car, which has the characteristics of claim 1.

The main characteristic of this store is that it has a structure with two rectangular frames, of equal size, that form the base and the roof of the store; both related by fabrics that make up the walls of it. In addition, on the inside and in the corners there are hinges through which the tent can be unfolded, separating both frames until the tent fabrics are taut, or folded in a closed position in which both frames are superimposed, enclosing between them the fabrics and hinges, to form a kind of briefcase, all manufactured using aluminum perimeter profiles with plastic corners or corners in both shells and upper and lower aluminum plates, which provides rigidity and solidity to the set .

With respect to the existing stores in the state of the art, the proposed store model offers a large useful space, since the interior is a cuboid, since the store reaches the same height throughout its surface.

The lower face of the frame that makes up the base of the tent has means for coupling to the roof rack or load-bearing bars of the car, so that before starting the trip, the briefcase that forms the tent is fixed when it is closed and, when reaching a destination, the store opens directly on the car, and closes again before restarting the trip, not being necessary to disassemble it, or unload it and reload it from the car until the end of the trip.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being made and in order to facilitate the understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a set of drawings is attached to this specification in which, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

Figs. 1 and 2 show the tent in the unfolded position from both top and bottom points of view, respectively.

Fig. 3 represents elevation, plan and profile views of the previous store in the closed position in the case (11) that make up the frames (1, 2) of said store, when it is closed.

Fig. 4 shows a section of one of the profiles that make up the edges of the frames (1, 2), both in its upper and lower shell.

Fig. 5 shows a plan view of a corner of one of the frames (1, 2), in which two profiles (13) joined orthogonally by means of a knot (14) that is inserted inside said profiles can be seen.

Embodiment of the invention

As can be seen in the referenced figures, the tent that can be attached to a car object of the invention comprises:

- Two rectangular frames (1, 2) of which the lower frame (2), made from sheet metal and aluminum perimeter profiles (13), forms the floor and the upper frame (1) the roof of the store, made from sheet metal and aluminum perimeter profiles (13), both joined by some fabrics (3) that make up its walls and by hinges or compasses (8) that allow it to be kept in an open position and the perimeter fabric taut.

- Tent fabrics (3) that join the upper frame (1) to the lower frame (2) around the entire perimeter, fixed close to the periphery of said frames (1, 2). The fabrics (3) have the same height along the four walls of the tent, so that in the unfolded position the upper frame (1) is parallel to the lower frame (2) forming a cuboid.

- Some hinges (x 4), (8), located in the inner corners of both frames, connecting the inner face of the lower frame (2) with the inner face of the upper frame (1) and articulated at the central point (9) in such a way that they are either folded to keep the briefcase (11) closed and the frames (1, 2) superimposed and attached, enclosing the fabrics (3) and the hinges (8) between them, or they are unfolded by separating the frame upper (1) from the lower (2) upwards until the side fabrics (3) are stretched, forming a parallelepiped hollow that constitutes the habitable space of the store. To maintain the position of the unfolded tent, the hinges (8) will have some blocking means in the open position.

- On the lower face, the lower frame (2), has means (10) for coupling to the roof rack or roof bars of a car, which allow the tent to be kept fixed in that position during use and during transport .

The frames (1, 2), are perimeter shaped by profiles (13), joined orthogonally by means of knots (14) that are inserted inside said profiles, said profiles (13) presenting channels (15) in which metal plates are inserted. aluminum forming together with those each one of the frames (1, 2).

In order to maintain the shape of a closed briefcase (11) when the upper (1) and lower (2) frames overlap, they have closing means (12) and, in this position, the space between them allows to give space for the fabrics (3) and the hinges (8) inside.

It has also been foreseen that at least the upper frame (1) has lateral grip handles (7) that facilitate the transfer and/or opening of the tent by pulling the upper frame (1) upwards until the hinges (8) unfold. and the cloth (3).

In a preferred embodiment, on two of the sides of this roof tent model and on its narrow sides, it has two openings as windows with mosquito nets (4) and along its length, and its two sides have two openings as access doors with mosquito nets that also incorporate both protective awnings (5) and their two fabrics are stretched by means of rods included in the set (6). Two units per awning and door are included.

Once the nature of the invention has been described, as well as a preferred embodiment, it is evident that the invention is capable of industrial application, in the indicated sector. Bearing in mind that it is the only model and design on the market made entirely of aluminum structures and perimeter profiles in both shells, with plastic corners in their corners, the whole set is ensured by the solidity and rigidity as a whole that these materials provide against to other possible models made of plastic and fiberglass.

Likewise, it is stated for the appropriate purposes that the materials, shape, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, as long as this is not involves an alteration of the essential characteristics of the invention that are claimed below:

Claims (6)

1. - Tent attachable to a car, comprising: - two rectangular frames made of aluminum plates and profiles of the same material (1, 2) superimposed, of which the lower frame (2) forms the floor and the upper frame (1) the ceiling of the store, both related by means of fabrics (3) that make up the walls of the store; - some tent fabrics (3) that join the upper frame (1) to the lower frame (2) along the entire perimeter and close to the periphery of said frames (1, 2); - some hinges or articulated arms (8), located at the corners of both frames, connecting the inner face of the lower frame (2) with the inner face of the upper frame (1) by means of which, from a closed position in which both frames (1, 2) are superimposed, enclosing between them the fabrics (3) and said hinges (8), they unfold separating the upper frame (1) from the lower frame (2) upwards until the side fabrics (3) are taut. ) forming a parallelepiped hollow that constitutes the habitable space of the store, being kept in this position thanks to means of blocking the hinges (8) in the open position; Y - Means (10) for coupling the lower frame (2) to the roof rack or roof-carrying bars of a car. 2. - Tent according to claim 1, in which the upper (1) and lower (2) frames manufactured by structures or aluminum plates profiled by profile of the same material have closing means (12) attached to each other, with the fabrics (3) and hinges (8) inside, forming a closed briefcase (11). 3. - Tent according to claim 2, wherein at least the upper frame (1) has laterally and on its narrow faces some grip handles (7) that allow its transfer and/or the opening / closing of the store by opening the hinges or articulated arms (8). 4. - Tent according to any of the preceding claims, in which the tent fabrics (3) have lateral openings (4) on their narrow side and as windows with the incorporation of mosquito nets 5. - Automobile tent, according to claim 4, in which, outside the access openings (4) to the interior of the tent and on its longest side, it has an awning (5) that can be folded outwards which is also included between both frames (1, 2) when the tent is folded. 6. - Automobile tent according to claim 1, wherein the frames (1, 2) are formed perimeter by profiles (13) joined orthogonally by knots (14) that is inserted into said profiles, presenting said profiles (13) have channels (15) in which aluminum plates are inserted, forming together with them each one of the frames (1, 2).