Roof tent with a cassette awning of a motorhome or campervan

Abstract

A canopy tent (100) for arrangement on a cassette awning (10) or a bag awning of a caravan or mobile home, comprising a front canopy wall (11) and at least one side canopy wall (12), wherein at least one window (13) is introduced into at least one canopy wall (11, 12), into which a sunshade (14) is inserted, wherein the window (13) is bordered by an upper edge (15), two side edges (16) and a lower edge (17), characterized in that at least one cover element (18) is provided, which can be arranged over at least one window (13) approximately plane-parallel to the sunshade (14).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a canopy tent or awning for arrangement on a cassette awning or a bag awning of a caravan or mobile home, comprising a front canopy wall and at least one side canopy wall, wherein at least one window is introduced into at least one canopy wall, into which a sun protection is inserted, wherein the window is bordered by an upper edge, two side edges and a lower edge. STATE OF THE ART

[0002] Canopy tents can be attached to cassette awnings, which in turn are attached to caravans or motorhomes, or the cassette awnings can be integrated into the caravan or motorhome. Cassette awnings are different from so-called bag awnings, and cassette awnings have an awning cassette from which an end profile extends. The end profile is connected to the awning cassette via folding arms. When the end profile is extended from the awning cassette, an awning tarpaulin is pulled out of the awning cassette and wound onto an awning shaft inside the awning cassette. When the cassette awning is extended, the end profile forms a front end, beneath which the front canopy wall can be tensioned down to the ground. Struts can be attached to the sides so that the side canopy wall can also be attached to at least one of the two sides.The front canopy wall and the side canopy wall adjoin each other at their corners and can run vertically, allowing the corners to be closed with a zipper, for example. If the front and / or side canopy walls are extended outward, slanting away from the caravan to enlarge the interior space of the canopy tent, a roughly triangular opening is created in each corner area.

[0003] An example of a bag awning is known from DE 20 2011 003 158 U1. Unlike a cassette awning, the bag awning lacks the awning cassette and folding arms. Instead, the bag awning is wound onto a freely movable awning shaft, forming the front end. The bag awning is therefore either rolled onto the awning shaft by hand, or the shaft is folded and stored in a corresponding bag-like awning bag attached to the caravan or motorhome.

[0004] A cassette awning is known from DE 94 14 264 U1, and the disclosure reveals the essential components of the awning cassette, the folding arms, and the end profile. Also visible is the awning canvas, which is stretched between the end profile and the awning cassette.

[0005] DE 20 2010 012 840 U1 discloses a cassette awning. When extended, the awning features a front-facing end profile that extends from the awning cassette and supports the front canopy wall vertically. The angle of the canopy wall can be adjusted by simply repositioning the ground anchor. The same applies to a side canopy wall.

[0006] DE 197 26 712 A1 shows a canopy tent with a cassette awning for a caravan or motorhome, comprising a front canopy wall and at least one side canopy wall, wherein at least one canopy wall has at least one window into which a sunshade is inserted, the window being bordered by an upper edge, two side edges, and a lower edge. The front canopy wall and the side canopy wall are connected to each other via their common corner edge with a zipper. The windows generally do not form open passages and are usually designed with a sunshade in the form of a mesh material, a so-called gauze, as known from DE 20 2016 102 287 U1.

[0007] The disadvantage of such windows in canopy tents is often the poor rain protection, which usually has to be pulled over the entire canopy wall in the form of a tarpaulin or rolled down from above, since the gauze does offer sun protection, but such a gauze material is permeable to water. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

[0008] The object of the invention is to provide expanded possibilities for the use of the canopy tent, particularly in conjunction with the windows. The canopy tent is to be set up with a cassette awning or a bag awning of the caravan or motorhome.

[0009] This object is achieved by a canopy tent according to the preamble of claim 1 with the characterizing features. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

[0010] The invention includes the technical teaching that a cover element is provided which can be arranged over at least one window approximately plane-parallel to the sun protection.

[0011] The invention is based on the idea of ​​arranging an individual cover element on each window, particularly from the outside, in a canopy tent built on a cassette awning. This cover element can be arranged plane-parallel to or on the outside over the sun protection. The sun protection can, for example, be made of a screen gauze fabric that forms the window as such when the cover element is not in place. If the cover element is in place, the cover element runs plane-parallel to the sun protection, i.e. to the screen gauze fabric, on the outside. The sun protection thus extends over the entire surface and can coincide with the plane of extension of the canopy walls. The cover element is preferably applied to the window from the outside, although it can also be applied on the inside without any problems. The advantage of applying it on the outside, however, is better protection against moisture.

[0012] The cover element can be a film element, which, for example, can easily keep out rain. The material can be of various types and is preferably transparent, such as PVC. However, it is also conceivable that the cover element serves as a privacy screen, meaning it is not transparent. For example, the cover element can also be made of a textile material.

[0013] The canopy tent with its two canopy walls is designed so that the front canopy wall and the side canopy wall can be separated from each other at their corner edges and can be tilted at an angle. This also allows the windows to be tilted at an angle, and the cover elements can be configured to match the window format, particularly with a maximum deviation of 20%, preferably 10% and / or 5%, of the cover element's size compared to the window format.

[0014] Another advantage is that the cover element can have a Velcro strip with which it can be attached to the top edge of the window. This allows the cover element to be attached as quickly and easily as possible, whereby the cover element can be positioned over the window recess in the canopy wall simply by attaching the Velcro strip to the top. The cover element can also have zippers with which it can be connected to the canopy wall in the area of ​​the side edges of the window. In order to be able to close the zippers after attaching the cover element to the top edge using the Velcro strip, the two sides of the zipper must be positioned relative to each other. For this purpose, the cover element and / or the canopy wall can have markings that must be aligned, for example. The zippers can then be easily threaded through and closed.Alternatively, it is possible to close at least one of the zippers first and then attach the Velcro strip on the top.

[0015] With further advantage, the canopy wall can have at least one retaining means in the region of the upper edge of the window, with which the cover element can be fastened in a rolled-up state. To roll up the cover element, it is sufficient to open the zippers in the areas of the side edges of the window, whereby the Velcro strip with which the cover element is fastened to the upper edge of the window remains in place. The at least one retaining means can be a tab for wrapping around the rolled-up cover element, with two retaining means, for example, being spaced apart from one another in the region of the upper edge and also having a Velcro strip or a buckle or the like for this purpose.

[0016] The cover element comprises, for example, a film made of a transparent plastic, which is bordered at least on one edge and preferably over its entire circumference with a sewn-on or glued fastening strip, which in particular receives the Velcro strip and / or the zippers and / or another fastening means or forms these itself.

[0017] Another advantage is that the canopy wall can have a moisture protection strip near the top edge of the window, covering the Velcro fastener. This prevents moisture from penetrating into or through the Velcro fastener, even in heavy rain. Of course, it is also conceivable to have additional moisture protection strips on the sides of the window or on the sides of the cover element, for example, to cover the zippers. For this purpose, the moisture protection strips can also be equipped with Velcro fasteners.

[0018] The zippers on the side edges of the window can have a runner, with the zippers preferably being designed so that when the runner is moved toward the bottom edge, the zippers close, and the cover element is attached to the side edges. If the cover elements need to be opened, for example, when the rain stops, the runners simply need to be moved from bottom to top, and the cover element can be rolled up to finally secure it with the retaining means in the area and / or parallel to the top edge.

[0019] Another idea for improving the canopy tent involves installing a corner element that can be attached to the corner edges of the front canopy wall and the side canopy wall. Particularly when the front and / or at least one side canopy wall are separated in the corner area and each extend at an angle, the corner element can be used to close the triangular opening. It is conceivable that the corner element comprises a material that matches the material of the canopy wall, but the corner element can also be formed from a film material that corresponds to the cover element, which is transparent.

[0020] The corner element can be installed when the front canopy wall and at least one side canopy wall are flared outward, creating a triangular opening into which the corner element can be inserted. The corner element's geometric shape allows the canopy walls to remain in the flared configuration, and the corner element essentially completely closes the gap between the front and side canopy walls when attached to the edges of the canopy walls, referred to herein as corner edges.The advantage of extending the canopy tent is that it provides a closed interior even when the front and side canopy walls are flared. This allows the interior to remain closed even when the tent is enlarged, as the slanted arrangement of the canopy walls entails the increased interior space, for example, during rain. Therefore, if the cover elements are installed during rain, the corner elements can also be used to close the otherwise open corner areas between the front and side canopy walls.

[0021] The corner element can be arranged and removed as desired, even depending on the weather. The corner element forms a flat extension of the front and side canopy walls until these flat extensions merge into a common outer edge of the corner element. When arranged, the corner element extends into an upper corner formed by the two canopy walls and the cassette awning. This allows the corner element to form a rainproof upper finish. Furthermore, the corner element is connected to the corner edges of the front and side canopy walls in a substantially watertight manner.

[0022] The corner edges of the front and side canopy walls can be connected to each other in their non-extended position, approximately perpendicular to the ground, if the corner element is not attached to the corner edges. For this purpose, the corner edges can be equipped with zippers that connect them in their non-extended position, approximately perpendicular to the ground. The key advantage of this is that the zippers on the corner element are designed in the same way as the zippers on the corner edges, so that the corner edges can either be closed directly with a zipper without the corner element, or the corner element can be connected to the respective corner edges with the same zipper.

[0023] The corner element comprises a first triangular surface element and a second triangular surface element, with these surface elements being approximately perpendicular to one another. The two surface elements form a common outer edge for the canopy tent, and the surface elements merge into the planar extension of the front and side canopy walls, which are also essentially perpendicular to one another. The effect of enlarging the space with the canopy walls extended and simultaneously closing the corner with the corner element is not compromised, as the corner elements enlarge the interior of the canopy tent up to the common outer edge of the surface elements.

[0024] The triangular surface elements allow both to converge towards the common upper corner of the corner element, whereby the common upper corner is also formed by the flat extension of the cassette awning together with the two canopy walls. This upper corner is supported by a support, which is attached to the respective ends of the end profile and extends towards the ground.

[0025] The triangular surface elements, and thus the corner element, can have mudguards on their underside, via which the surface elements, as well as the front canopy wall and / or the side canopy wall, can be braced against the ground. The corner element can be made of a surface material that also corresponds to the surface material of the front and / or side canopy wall. The appearance of the surface elements together with the canopy walls can also be uniform, for example, by using the same colors. Alternatively, it is conceivable for the surface elements of the corner elements to comprise a film material that also corresponds to the film material of the cover elements according to the invention.

[0026] Another advantage is that the triangular surface elements have hook-and-loop fasteners that can be attached to the corner edges of the front canopy wall and / or the side canopy wall. The hook-and-loop fasteners can be designed to cover the zippers at the corner edges, particularly in conjunction with the corner element, so that the hook-and-loop fasteners are attached, in particular, to the outside of the canopy tent. According to one variant, however, it is also conceivable to use the hook-and-loop fasteners as an alternative to the zipper, so that the corner element is attached to the corner edges of the canopy walls using only the hook-and-loop fasteners.

[0027] The corner edges of the front canopy wall and the at least one side canopy wall can be designed to be connectable to each other in their non-extended, approximately perpendicular to the ground position when the corner element is removed. A zipper can be used to connect the respective corner edges of the canopy walls, which can also be used to insert the corner element. PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

[0028] Further measures improving the invention are described in more detail below, together with the description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, with reference to the figures. It shows: Fig. 1 a perspective view of a canopy tent with a cassette awning of a caravan or motorhome, the canopy tent being shown closed; Fig. 2 the canopy tent according to Fig. 1 in a variant in which the front and side canopy walls are guyed outwards at an angle and thus the canopy tent is shown open; Fig. 3 a schematic side view of the canopy tent with a cover element covering a window and Fig. 4 the schematic side view according to Fig. 3 with a cover element that is rolled up and fixed to the upper edge of the window.

[0029] The Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 shows a canopy tent 100 arranged on a cassette awning 10 for a caravan (not shown in detail) or for a mobile home, wherein, in the sense of the invention, the cassette awning 10 can also be part of the canopy tent 100, but does not have to be. The canopy tent 100 has a front canopy wall 11 and two side canopy walls 12, and in the canopy walls 11 and 12, two windows 13 are each incorporated, for example. Fig. 1, the front and side canopy walls 11 and 12 are fastened to each other in the corner with the respective corner edges 11a and 12a, whereas in Fig. 2 the canopy walls 11 and 12 are braced diagonally outwards, so that a corner element 24 is inserted into the resulting gap. The corner element 24 is connected to the corner edges 11a and 12a and closes the triangular opening thus formed.

[0030] The windows 13 have a sun protection 14 incorporated therein and are bordered on the top side by an upper edge 15, on the sides by side edges 16 and on the bottom side by a lower edge 17.

[0031] A Velcro strip 19 runs along the upper edge 15, to which a cover element 18, shown as an example in the rear window 13 of the Fig. 2, can be attached. The Velcro strip 19 above the window 13 is covered with a moisture protection strip 22.

[0032] Zippers 20 are attached to the side edges 16, with which the cover element 18 can be laterally fastened over the windows 13, particularly after the cover element 18 has been attached to the Velcro strip 19. The cover element 18 can have a length with which it slightly overlaps the lower edge 17. This creates a window 13 that already has a sun protection 14, for example in Fig. 1, and the sunshade 14 may, for example, be a screen gauze fabric. If the cover element 18 is preferably attached from the outside, as shown in the rear window of the Fig. 2, the sun protection 14 is covered with the cover element 18, so that the windows 13 without the cover element 18 only offer sun protection 14, and with the cover element 18, the windows also offer moisture protection. The advantage of this arrangement is the quick change between a window 13 having only the sun protection 14 or a window 13 additionally having moisture protection with the cover element 18. The zippers 20, with which the cover element 18 can be attached laterally over the windows 13, have runners 23, see for example Fig. 1 in an enlarged view, in which a lower corner of the cover element 18 is shown unfolded as an example. The zippers 20 are mounted in such a way that they close when the runner 23 is pulled downward toward the lower edge 17.

[0033] The Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 shows a slightly schematic side view of the canopy tent 100 with the cassette awning 10, whereby the side view reveals the side canopy wall 12, in each of which two windows 13 are incorporated. The canopy wall 12 has a mudguard 27 on its underside.

[0034] Using the example of window 13 in Fig. 3 In the front canopy wall 11, the sun protection 14 is first visible, which extends in the same plane as the canopy wall 11. On the outside, the cover element 18 is attached above the sun protection 14, which in Fig. 3 in an arrangement covering the window 13 and in Fig. 4 is shown in a rolled-up arrangement. On the upper side, slightly below the end profile 26 of the cassette awning 10, there is a moisture protection strip 22 which overlaps the cover element 18 on the outside, so that the Velcro strip 19 underneath is protected from moisture and no moisture can penetrate under the cover element 18. The rolled-up state of the cover element 18 is held by the holding means 21, which is attached to the upper side of the moisture protection strip 22. The underside of the cover element 18 can be connected to the canopy wall, for example, with toggle elements, whereby a zipper, Velcro strip, magnetic tape or the like can also be used here, so that the overlapping section 28 is also fixed, so that any connecting means can be used here too.

[0035] If the sun is shining, the cover element 18 can be opened as shown in Fig.4 in the top-rolled arrangement. If it begins to rain, the retaining means 21 simply need to be released, and the cover element 18 can be secured over the entire window 13 using side zippers (not shown here). An overlap area 28 is shown on the underside, with which the cover element 18 projects beyond the cutout of the window 13 and rests against the outside of the canopy wall 11. This ensures that no moisture can penetrate through the sun protection 14 on the underside of the window 13, either.

[0036] The invention is not limited to the preferred embodiment described above. Rather, a number of variants are conceivable, which utilize the presented solution even in fundamentally different embodiments. All features and / or advantages apparent from the claims, the description, or the drawings, including structural details or spatial arrangements, may be essential to the invention both individually and in a wide variety of combinations. List of reference symbols: 10 cassette awnings 11 front canopy wall 11a Corner edge 12 side canopy wall 12a corner edge 13 windows 14 Sun protection 15 top edge 16 Side edge 17 Lower edge 18 Cover element 19 Velcro 20 zipper 21 Holding devices 22 moisture protection strips 23 runners 24 corner element 25 zipper 26 End profile 27 lazy strips 28 Overlap section 100 canopy tent QUOTES CONTAINED IN THE DESCRIPTION

[0000] This list of documents submitted by the applicant was generated automatically and is included solely for the convenience of the reader. This list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions. Cited patent literature

[0000] DE 20 2011 003 158 U1

[0003] DE 94 14 264 U1

[0004] DE 20 2010 012 840 U1

[0005] DE 197 26 712 A1

[0006] DE 20 2016 102 287 U1

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Claims

[1] Awning tent (100) for arrangement on a cassette awning (10) or a bag awning of a caravan or mobile home, comprising a front canopy wall (11) and at least one side canopy wall (12), wherein at least one window (13) is introduced into at least one canopy wall (11, 12), into which a sunshade (14) is inserted, wherein the window (13) is bordered by an upper edge (15), two side edges (16) and a lower edge (17), characterized by that at least one cover element (18) is provided which can be arranged over at least one window (13) approximately plane-parallel to the sun protection (14). [2] Canopy tent (100) according to claim 1, characterized by that the front canopy wall (11) and the side canopy wall (12) can be separated from one another at their corner edges (11a, 12a) and can be arranged in an inclined position. [3] Canopy tent (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized bythat the cover element (18) has a Velcro strip (19) with which it can be fastened to the upper edge (15) of the window (13). [4] Awning tent (100) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by that the cover element (18) has zippers (20) with which it can be connected to the canopy wall (11, 12) in the region of the side edges (16) of the window (13). [5] Canopy tent (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the cover element (18) has a film made of a transparent plastic, which is bordered at least on one edge and preferably over its entire circumference with a sewn-on or glued-on fastening strip, which in particular receives the Velcro strip (19) and / or the zippers (20) or forms these itself. [6] Canopy tent (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat the canopy wall (11, 12) has at least one holding means (21) in the region of the upper edge (15) of the window (13), with which the cover element (18) can be fastened in a rolled-up state. [7] Canopy tent (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the canopy wall (11, 12) has a moisture protection strip (22) in the area of ​​the upper edge (15) of the window (13), which covers the Velcro strip (18). [8] Awning tent (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the zippers (20) have a runner (23) on the side edges (16) of the window (13), wherein the zippers (20) are designed such that when the runner (23) is moved to the lower edge (17), the zipper (20) closes and the fastening of the cover element (18) to the side edges (16) takes place. [9] Canopy tent (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat a corner element (24) is provided which can be attached to the corner edges (11a, 12a) of the front canopy wall (11) and the side canopy wall (12). + [10] Awning tent (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the corner edges (11a, 12a) of the front canopy wall (11) and the side canopy wall (12) can be connected to one another in their non-extended arrangement approximately perpendicular to the ground when the corner element (24) is removed. [11] Canopy tent (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the corner edges (11a, 12a) have zippers (25) with which they are connected in their non-extended arrangement approximately perpendicular to the floor and with which the corner element (24) can be attached to the corner edges (11a, 12a).

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