Temporary seating system for mounting on a passenger car, small van or off-road vehicle

Abstract

Temporary seating device for mounting on a passenger car, small van, or off-road vehicle, characterized in that the temporary seating device has a polygonal base plate (1) with a base surface (15), a bottom surface (14), and side surfaces (13), that the base surface (15) has fastening elements for fixing the base plate (1) to the passenger car, commercial vehicle, or off-road vehicle, that the base plate (1) is connected to foldable, plate-shaped side walls (4), wherein a region of a side wall (4) is designed as a door (9), that the base plate (1) and the side walls (4) have a sandwich structure with a closed-cell foamed plastic core (10) between elastic plastic layers (11), that the side walls (4) have notches (12) up to the plastic layers (11), each with a rectangular cross-section,so that edge regions (6) and wall regions (5) are formed which are connected to one another via the plastic layers (11), that the edge regions (6) are connected to the side surfaces (13) of the base plate (1), so that the wall regions (5) can be folded towards the base plate (1) or away from it by means of the free plastic layers (11) as hinges, and that the wall regions (5) have detachable connections so that the wall regions (5) can be connected to one another in the unfolded state.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a temporary seating device for mounting on a passenger car, small van or off-road vehicle.

[0002] The publication DE 20 2014 001 250 U1 describes a hunting blind for mounting on standard car roof racks. It is made of aluminum profiles and features a base / support frame, a decking floor with ribbed top, side railings with knee and handrails, pivoting hinges, a folding stepladder, a seat, a rifle rest, and a pivoting rear fall protection device.

[0003] The invention defined in claim 1 is based on the object of providing a temporary seating device for mounting on a passenger car, small van or off-road vehicle with a low overall height when folded and a low weight.

[0004] This problem is solved by the features listed in claim 1.

[0005] The temporary seating system for installation on a passenger car, small van or off-road vehicle is characterized in particular by its low installation height when folded and its light weight.

[0006] For this purpose, the temporary seating device has a polygonal base plate with a base area, a floor area, and side areas. The base area has fastening elements for securing the base plate to the passenger car, commercial vehicle, or off-road vehicle. The base plate is connected to foldable, plate-shaped side walls, with one section of one side wall being designed as a door. The base plate and the side walls, as a sandwich structure, have a closed-cell foamed plastic core between elastic plastic layers. The side walls have notches extending down to the plastic layers, each with a rectangular cross-section, so that edge areas and wall areas are formed that are connected to one another via the plastic layers. The edge areas are connected to the side areas of the base plate so that the wall areas can be folded towards or away from the base plate using the free plastic layers as hinges.Furthermore, the wall sections have detachable connections so that the wall sections can be connected to each other when unfolded.

[0007] The free plastic layers between the edge regions and the wall regions of the side walls advantageously serve as hinges for folding the wall regions of the side walls relative to the base plate. In the folded-up transport state, the wall regions are folded onto one another and either onto the base surface of the base plate or onto at least one seat plate located on the base surface of the base plate. The hinges, and thus the plastic layer of the notches, point inwards. The widths of the edge regions are designed such that the wall regions can be folded onto the base surface of the base plate or onto at least one seat plate located on the base surface of the base plate. When the seating device is unfolded, with the side walls arranged perpendicular to the base plate, these side walls are then folded at an angle of 90°, so that the hinges, as the plastic layer of the notches, also point inwards.Advantageously, the side surfaces of the wall regions formed from the side surfaces of the notches are located above the side surfaces of the notches of the edge regions. This allows them to be supported by layers and / or sheet-like bodies.

[0008] The seating system is designed so that it can be mounted, for example, on the roof rails of a motor vehicle or pickup truck. For this purpose, the base plate has fastening elements. Such elements are well known. Due to its construction, when folded, it has an extremely low overall height and an aerodynamic design. This means that the folded seating system does not interfere with everyday use of the motor vehicle or pickup truck. When driving quickly, this particularly affects wind noise. Thanks to its aerodynamic design in the direction of travel, no significantly increased fuel consumption is caused. The sandwich construction of the base plate and side walls is very lightweight and can therefore be advantageously adapted to the maximum permissible roof loads of the motor vehicles. Furthermore, it is easy to maintain and completely corrosion-free.

[0009] Due to its height on the vehicle, it can be used in hunting and forestry applications, as well as as an observation platform for various professional groups. This is facilitated by quick setup, easy access, and all-round protection of the seating with a built-in fixed bench.

[0010] Advantageous refinements of the invention are set forth in the following developments and embodiments. These can develop the temporary seating device for installation on a passenger car, small van, or off-road vehicle individually or in combination.

[0011] In a further development, the edge regions formed by the notches with a rectangular cross-section can be first edge regions of the side walls. Second edge regions of the side walls opposite the base plate have V-shaped notches extending to the plastic layers, so that the plastic layers serve as hinges for the second edge regions of the side walls, which are designed to be foldable, and the end regions of the second edge regions overlap when the side walls are folded. Furthermore, the overlapping end regions each have at least one fastening element. This ensures secure fixation of the unfolded side walls.

[0012] In a further development, the fastening elements can have holes for the placement of rods or screws as additional fastening elements. This ensures a secure connection.

[0013] For transporting the seating, the wall sections are folded onto one another and onto the base surface of the base plate or at least one seat plate located on the base surface of the base plate. Furthermore, the wall sections of the side walls are folded at right angles to the base plate for use as a seating device. The wall sections are rotated by an angle of 90° from the transport position to use using the internal hinges made of the plastic layers and are thus folded out. The seat plate and / or a ladder for climbing onto the seating and / or poles as fastening elements can be located between the base surface of the base plate and the first folded wall section. The latter can be detachably connected to the base plate by means of detachable holders for the base plate and the ladder.

[0014] In a further development, the rods can be detachably connected to the base plate as additional fastening elements for use with the seating system. Furthermore, the ends of the rods opposite the base plate penetrate the holes in the end areas of the edge areas of the side walls. Such a connection, and thus simultaneous fixation of the side walls to each other, is easy to implement and requires no tools.

[0015] In one embodiment, the poles can be telescopic poles with adjustable lengths. The ends of the telescopic poles opposite the base plate can serve as supports for a detachably connectable roof, which thus advantageously provides rain protection.

[0016] In one embodiment, the roof can be a roof panel that, when the seat is in its transport position, is arranged on the wall sections folded toward the base surface of the base panel. At least one side surface of the roof panel projects beyond the folded seat, with the roof panel having an L-shaped cross-section. This side surface thus represents a protective device for the folded seat in the transport position.

[0017] In a further development, the side surface of the roof panel that extends beyond the folded seating arrangement can have an arcuate cross-section. The side surface can be designed aerodynamically to prevent wind noise and reduce energy consumption during transport.

[0018] In one embodiment, the door is advantageously a portion of a side wall, wherein the side wall has a V-shaped notch extending down to the plastic layer as a door hinge. The side wall has two cuts dividing the side wall, so that a rectangular door is formed by means of the V-shaped notch and the cuts. Furthermore, a stop for the door is arranged on the base plate and / or the side wall with the door in such a way that the door can only be opened inward.

[0019] In one embodiment, a layer and / or a sheet-like body are located between the side surfaces of the first edge regions formed by the notch with the rectangular cross-section and the unfolded wall regions. The layers and / or bodies bridge the otherwise free spaces between the side walls and the base plate. When unfolded, the side surfaces of the wall regions formed by the notches rest on the layers and / or bodies of the edge regions, so that the wall regions are supported on the edge regions.

[0020] In one embodiment, two opposite side walls may have slots parallel to the base plate for receiving the end regions of the seat plate.

[0021] An embodiment of the invention is shown in principle in the drawings and is described in more detail below.

[0022] They show: Fig. 1 a temporary seating device for mounting on a passenger car, van or off-road vehicle, Fig. 2 a temporary seating arrangement with folded wall sections, Fig. 3 a base plate with a side wall and Fig. 4 a temporary seating arrangement in a side view.

[0023] A temporary seating device for mounting on a passenger car, small van, or off-road vehicle essentially consists of a base plate 1, a seat plate 2 with slots 3 in certain areas, side walls 4 with wall areas 5, first edge areas 6, and second edge areas 7 with holes 8 as fastening elements. Furthermore, at least one side wall 4 has a door 9.

[0024] One Fig. 1 shows a temporary seating device for mounting on a passenger car, small van or off-road vehicle in a schematic representation.

[0025] The temporary seating device has the polygonal base plate 1 with the attached foldable plate-shaped side walls 4 with wall regions 5, first edge regions 6 and second edge regions 7. The wall regions 5 of the side walls 4 are folded at right angles to the base plate 1 for use as a seating device. A region of a side wall 4 is designed as the door 9. The side walls 4 are connected to the base plate 1 with their first edge regions 6. Two opposite side walls 4 have slots 3 parallel to the base plate 1 for receiving the end regions of a seat plate 2. The second edge regions 8 are folded towards the interior of the seating device, with the end regions of the second edge regions 7 overlapping. The end regions of the second edge regions 7, the seat plate 2 and the base plate 1 have holes 8 as fastening elements.When the second edge regions 7 are folded, rods can be placed as additional fastening elements, so that rods connect the holes of two second edge regions 7 and the base plate 1. At the same time, two rods penetrate the holes 8 of the seat plate 2. The rods are in the . Fig. 1 not shown.

[0026] The Fig. 2 shows a temporary seating arrangement with folded wall sections 5 in a schematic representation.

[0027] For transporting the seating device, the wall sections 5 are folded onto each other and onto the base plate 1 or at least onto the seat plate 2 located on the base plate 1. Furthermore, a ladder and / or the poles can be arranged on the base plate 1 next to the seat plate 2.

[0028] The Fig. 3 shows a base plate 1 with a side wall 4 in a basic representation.

[0029] The base plate 1 and the side wall 4 have a sandwich structure comprising a closed-cell foamed plastic core 10 between elastic plastic layers 11. The base plate 1 has a base surface 15, side surfaces 13, and a bottom surface 14. The side wall 4 has a notch 12 extending to the plastic layer 11 with a rectangular cross-section, so that an interconnected first edge region 6 and wall region 5 are formed via the plastic layer 11. The first edge region 6 is connected to the side surface 13 of the base plate 1, so that the wall region 5 can be folded towards the base plate 1 or away from it using the free plastic layer as a hinge. The second edge region 7 of the side wall opposite the base plate 1 has a V-shaped notch 16 extending to the plastic layer 11, so that the plastic layer 11 forms a hinge for the second edge region 7 of the side wall, thus making the side wall foldable.Between the side surfaces of the unfolded wall area 5 there is a layer and / or a sheet-like body 17 which, in the unfolded state, fills or largely fills the notch with the rectangular cross-section.

[0030] The door 9 is a portion of a side wall 4, wherein the side wall 4 has a V-shaped notch extending to the plastic layer 11 as a door hinge. This side wall 4 further has two cuts severing the side wall 4, so that a rectangular door 9 is formed by means of the V-shaped notch and the cuts. Furthermore, a stop for the door 9 is arranged on the base plate 1 and / or the side wall 4 with the door 9 in such a way that the door 9 can only be opened inward.

[0031] The Fig. 4 shows a temporary seating arrangement in a basic side view.

[0032] In one embodiment, the rods can be telescopic rods 18 whose length is adjustable. The ends of the telescopic rods 18 opposite the base plate 1 serve as supports for a roof 19 that can be detachably connected thereto. The roof 19 can be a roof panel that, when the seat assembly is in its transported state, is arranged on the wall regions 5 and second edge regions 7 folded onto the base surface 14 of the base plate 1. At least one side surface of the roof panel 19 projects beyond the folded seat assembly, with the roof panel 19 having an L-shape in cross-section. The side surface of the roof panel 19 projecting beyond the folded seat assembly can have an arcuate cross-section. QUOTES CONTAINED IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Claims

[1] Temporary seating device for mounting on a passenger car, van or off-road vehicle, characterized bythat the temporary seating device has a polygonal base plate (1) with a base surface (15), a bottom surface (14), and side surfaces (13), that the base surface (15) has fastening elements for fixing the base plate (1) to the passenger car, commercial vehicle, or off-road vehicle, that the base plate (1) is connected to foldable, plate-shaped side walls (4), wherein a region of a side wall (4) is designed as a door (9), that the base plate (1) and the side walls (4) have a sandwich structure with a closed-cell foamed plastic core (10) between elastic plastic layers (11), that the side walls (4) have notches (12) up to the plastic layers (11), each with a rectangular cross-section, so that edge regions (6) and wall regions (5) connected to one another via the plastic layers (11) are formed, that the edge regions (6) are connected to the side surfaces (13) of the base plate (1),so that the wall areas (5) can be folded towards the base plate (1) or away from it by means of the free plastic layers (11) as hinges, and that the wall areas (5) have detachable connections so that the wall areas (5) can be connected to one another in the unfolded state. [2] Temporary seating device according to claim 1, characterized bythat the edge regions (6) formed by means of the notches (12) with the rectangular cross-section are first edge regions (6) of the side walls (4), that second edge regions (7) of the side walls (4) opposite the base plate (1) have V-shaped notches (16) up to the plastic layers (11), so that the plastic layers (11) are hinges of the second edge regions (7) of the side walls (4), these are designed to be foldable and the end regions of the second edge regions (7) overlap when the side walls (4) are folded, and that the overlapping end regions each have at least one fastening element. [3] Temporary seating device according to at least one of claims 1 and 2, characterized by that the fastening elements are holes (8) for placing rods or screws as additional fastening elements. [4] Temporary seating device according to at least one of claims 1 to 3, characterized bythat the wall areas (5) for transporting the seating device are folded onto one another and onto the base surface (14) of the base plate (1) or at least one seat plate (2) located on the base surface (14) of the base plate (1), and that the wall areas (5) of the side walls (4) are folded at right angles to the base plate (1) for use as a seating device, the wall areas (5) being rotated from the transport position to the use position by means of the internal hinges made of the plastic layers (11) by an angle of 90°. [5] Temporary seating device according to at least one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by that for use of the seating device, the rods are detachably connected to the base plate (1) as additional fastening elements and that the end regions of the rods opposite the base plate (1) penetrate the bores (8) of the end regions of the edge regions of the side walls (4). [6] Temporary seating device according to at least one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by that the rods are telescopic rods (18) whose length can be varied and that the ends of the telescopic rods (18) opposite the base plate (1) are the supports of a roof (19) which can be detachably connected thereto. [7] Temporary seating device according to at least one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by that the roof (19) is a roof plate (19) which, in the transport state of the seat device, is arranged on the wall regions (5) folded towards the base surface (14) of the base plate (1), and that at least one side surface of the roof plate (19) projects beyond the folded seat device, the roof plate (19) having an L-shape in cross section. [8] Temporary seating device according to at least one of claims 1 to 7, characterized bythat the side surface of the roof panel (19) projecting beyond the folded seat assembly has an arcuate cross-section. [9] Temporary seating device according to at least one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by that the door (9) is a region of a side wall (4), wherein the side wall (4) has a V-shaped notch up to the plastic layer (11) as a door hinge, that the side wall (4) has two cuts dividing the side wall (4) so ​​that a rectangular door (9) is formed by means of the V-shaped notch and the cuts, and that furthermore a stop for the door (9) on the base plate (1) and / or the side wall (4) is arranged with the door (9) in such a way that the door (9) can only be opened inwards. [10] Temporary seating device according to at least one of claims 1 to 9, characterized bythat a layer and / or a web-shaped body (17) is or are located between the side surfaces of the first edge regions (6) and the folded-up wall regions (5) formed from the notch (12) with the rectangular cross-section. [11] Temporary seating device according to at least one of claims 1 to 10, characterized by that two opposite side walls (4) have slots (3) parallel to the base plate (1) for receiving the end regions of the seat plate (2).

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