Fixing device for releasably securing a body to a motor vehicle and luggage carrying device

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a system comprising a motor vehicle, such as a tilting vehicle, and a body, with a securing device for releasably securing the body to the motor vehicle, the at least one first securing means which is secured to the body, the at least one second securing means which is secured to a load-bearing vehicle component of the motor vehicle and which is releasably joined to the first securing means in a coupled arrangement in order to secure the body to the vehicle component, and the at least one electrical line which is led from the vehicle component to the body and is secured to the body for supplying an electrical consumer, wherein the first securing means comprises a first conducting means of the electrical line and the second securing means comprises a second conducting means of the electrical line,wherein the first conducting means and the second conducting means are electrically conductively connected to one another in the coupled arrangement of the fixing means, and wherein the first fixing means comprises, at its end facing the second fixing means, a mechanical first coupling element to which the second fixing means can be releasably fixed by means of a second coupling element arranged at the end of the second coupling element facing the first coupling element,

[0002] It is known to attach bodies, such as luggage containers, to motor vehicles. Objects can be stored in the respective bodies outside the vehicle body. This proves particularly advantageous when the motor vehicle comprises a tilting vehicle, where there is little storage space within the vehicle body for transporting objects.

[0003] Furthermore, it is known to run an electrical line from the vehicle component of the motor vehicle to the body in order to supply electrical energy to an electrical load located there. The electrical load can comprise, for example, a mobile phone, a navigation device, or the like.

[0004] The electrical cable that runs from the vehicle component to the body must be manually connected and disconnected by the driver of the vehicle each time it is used, which has proven to be time-consuming and cumbersome.

[0005] A generic system is known from EP 1 813 516 A1.

[0006] Connecting elements for establishing an electrical connection without absorbing tensile forces of a body are known from US 2004 / 040992 A1, US 2005 / 014408 A1 and WO 2003 / 058763 A3

[0007] An object of an embodiment of the invention is a system comprising a motor vehicle, such as a tilting vehicle, and a body, in which the establishment of an electrical line between the vehicle component and the body is facilitated.

[0008] This object is achieved in a system mentioned at the outset in that the first coupling element comprises at least one snap member which, when the second coupling element is joined to the first coupling element, can be moved transversely or obliquely to the joining direction and, in the coupled arrangement, can be latched into at least one recess of the second coupling element transversely or obliquely to the joining direction and forms a rear grip opposite to the joining direction.

[0009] Because the first fixing means comprises a mechanical first coupling element at its end facing the second fixing means, to which the second fixing means can be releasably fixed by means of a second coupling element arranged at the end of the second coupling element facing the first coupling element, coupling or fixing the first fixing means to the second fixing means is facilitated.

[0010] In such a case, the first coupling element and the second coupling element are clipped together.

[0011] Because the first fixing means comprises a first conducting means and the second fixing means comprises a second conducting means, the electrical line from the vehicle component to the body is established automatically and in a simple manner when the first fixing means is coupled to the second fixing means.

[0012] The vehicle component may, for example, comprise a vehicle housing, a steering unit or a panel of the motor vehicle.

[0013] A tilting vehicle is understood to mean bicycles, motorcycles or motorcycle-like motor vehicles, such as scooters, in particular two-, three- or four-wheeled scooters, tilting trikes, quads or the like.

[0014] It proves to be advantageous if the first conducting means and the second conducting means are designed in a cable-like manner and / or as components that are separate or separable from the first fixing means or the second fixing means and / or that the first conducting means and the first fixing means and / or the second conducting means and the second fixing means each comprise a common component.

[0015] If the first conducting means and the second conducting means are cable-like and are designed as separate components relative to the first securing means and the second securing means, respectively, the first conducting means and the first securing means can be preassembled, detachably, or permanently joined to one another. The same applies to the second conducting means and the second securing means.

[0016] If the first conducting means and the first securing means, as well as the second conducting means and the second securing means, each comprise a common component, the conduction can be realized by the material of the securing means. In this case, the first conducting means and / or the second conducting means can be woven into a textile, for example, if the first securing means and / or the second securing means comprise such a textile.

[0017] Furthermore, it proves to be advantageous if the first fixing means comprises at least one section which is flexibly bendable transversely to the longitudinal direction and which is rigidly or elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction, and / or the second fixing means comprises at least one section which is flexibly bendable transversely to the longitudinal direction and which is rigidly or elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction.

[0018] In this case, the locking device can be easily adapted to different geometries of the vehicle component.

[0019] The first fixing means and / or the second fixing means can be formed entirely from the section which is flexibly bendable in the longitudinal direction or can only partially comprise the section which is flexibly bendable in the longitudinal direction transversely to the longitudinal direction.

[0020] In one embodiment of the fixing device, it is provided that the first coupling element comprises a first contact section of the first conducting means and / or the second coupling element comprises a second contact section of the second conducting means, which are joined together in a touching manner in the joined arrangement of the fixing means.

[0021] In such a case, it can be easily ensured that the first guide section is connected to the second guide section as soon as the first coupling element is locked to the second coupling element.

[0022] Furthermore, the first coupling element and / or the second coupling element can comprise at least one tensioning means for tensioning the first securing means and / or the second securing means. This can reduce movement of the body by applying a tensioning force.

[0023] In order to prevent the penetration of dirt or moisture into the first conducting means or the second conducting means, it proves to be advantageous if the fixing device comprises at least one first sealing means which seals the first conducting means, in particular the first contact section, at least in the unjoined arrangement of the two conducting means and / or if the fixing device comprises at least one second sealing means which seals the second conducting means, in particular the second contact section, at least in the unjoined arrangement of the two conducting means.

[0024] The first sealing means and the second sealing means can be of any design as long as they fulfil the function of keeping dirt and / or moisture away from the first contact section or the second contact section.

[0025] The first sealing means and / or the second sealing means can be produced simply and cost-effectively if the first sealing means and / or the second sealing means is releasably or non-releasably fixed to the first fixing means or to the second fixing means and is in particular designed like a lid.

[0026] The fixing device can be produced compactly and cost-effectively if the first contact section, the first coupling element, the at least one snap member of the first coupling element and / or the first sealing means comprise a common component, in particular an injection-molded part, and / or that the second contact section, the second coupling element, the at least one snap member of the second coupling element and / or the second sealing means comprise a common component, in particular an injection-molded part.

[0027] Furthermore, the object is achieved by a luggage carrying device for arranging on or at a motor vehicle, tilting vehicle, with at least one luggage container and with at least one securing device, in particular with at least one of the aforementioned features: securing device for releasably securing the body designed as a luggage container to the motor vehicle, which has at least one first securing means that is or can be secured to the body, at least one second securing means that is or can be secured to a load-bearing vehicle component of the motor vehicle and is releasably joined to the first securing means in a coupled arrangement in order to secure the body to the vehicle component, and which comprises at least one electrical line that can be guided from the vehicle component to the body and can be secured to the body to supply an electrical consumer.The luggage carrying device is characterized in that the first fixing means comprises a first conducting means of the electrical line and the second fixing means comprises a second conducting means of the electrical line, wherein the first conducting means and the second conducting means are electrically conductively connectable or connected to one another in the coupled arrangement of the fixing means.

[0028] Further features, details and advantages of the invention emerge from the appended patent claims, from the drawing and the following description of a preferred embodiment of the securing device and the luggage carrying device.

[0029] The drawing shows: Figure 1: A perspective side view of a luggage carrying device with a securing device; Figure 2: A plan view of an embodiment of the securing device; Figure 3: A detailed plan view of a first coupling element of the securing device; Figure 4: A detailed plan view of a second coupling element of the securing device; Figure 5: A plan view of the second coupling element according to Figure 4 .

[0030] Figure 1 shows a luggage carrying device, designated overall by reference numeral 2, which can be arranged on a motor vehicle 4. The luggage carrying device 2 comprises a body 8 designed as a luggage container 6, which can be secured to a vehicle component 12 of the motor vehicle 4 by at least one securing device 10.

[0031] Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the luggage carrying device 2, in which the luggage carrying device 2 comprises a total of three fixing devices 10.

[0032] Based on the Figures 2 to 5 An embodiment of the fixing device 10 is discussed.

[0033] Figure 2 shows a fastening device 10 in a joined arrangement. In this arrangement, a first fastening means 14 is coupled to a second fastening means 16. Furthermore, a first conducting means 18 of an electrical line 20 is integrated into the first fastening means 14. A second conducting means 22 of the line 20 is integrated into the second fastening means 18.

[0034] Figure 2shows an embodiment of the fastening device 10, in which the first fastening means 14 and the second fastening means 16 comprise a section that can be flexibly bent transversely to their longitudinal direction. The first fastening means 14 comprises a first coupling element 24, to which the second fastening means 16 can be releasably fastened using a second coupling element 26. For this purpose, the first coupling element 24 of the first fastening means 14 in the embodiment shown in the figures comprises two snap members 28 that are movable transversely to the joining direction 30 and, in the coupled arrangement, can be engaged in at least one recess 32 of the second coupling element 26, forming a rear grip opposite to the joining direction 30.

[0035] Furthermore, the first coupling element 24 comprises a first contact section 34 of the first conductive means 18, which, in the assembled arrangement of the fixing means 14, 16, is joined in contact with a second contact section 36 of the second conductive means 22. This forms the electrical line 20.

[0036] Figure 3 shows a detailed view of the first coupling element 24 with its two snap links 28 and the first contact section 34.

[0037] Figure 4 shows a detailed view of the second coupling element 26 with the two recesses 32 into which the snap members 28 of the first coupling element 24 can be locked in the joined arrangement, as well as with the second contact section 36 of the second conductive means 22.

[0038] Figure 5 shows a plan view of the embodiment of the second coupling element 26 according to Figure 4 .

[0039] The following briefly explains the operation of the securing device 10, or rather the luggage carrying device 2: When arranging a body 8 designed as a luggage container 6 on a vehicle component 12 of the motor vehicle 4, the first securing means 14 secured to the body 8 is secured to the second securing means 16 connected to the vehicle component 12. As a result, the body 8 designed as a luggage container 6 is secured to the motor vehicle 4.

[0040] Simultaneously with joining the first securing means 14 to the second securing means 16, the first conductive means 18 is electrically connected to the second conductive means 22, whereby both conductive means 18, 22 form the electrical line 20. Through the electrical line 20, an electrical consumer arranged in the body 8 designed as a luggage container 6 can be connected to an electrical energy source arranged in the motor vehicle 4 and supplied with electrical energy.

[0041] The features of the invention disclosed in the above description, in the claims and in the drawings can be essential both individually and in any combination in the realization of the invention in its various embodiments. List of reference symbols

[0042] 2Luggage carrying device 4Motor vehicle 6Luggage container 8Body 10Securing device 12Vehicle component 14First securing means 16Second securing means 18First conducting means 20Electrical line 22Second conducting means 24First coupling element 26Second coupling element 28Snap link 30Joining direction 32Recess 34First contact section 36Second contact section

Claims

1. System consisting of a motor vehicle (4), such as a tilting vehicle, and a body (8), having a fixing device (10) for detachably fixing the body (8) to the motor vehicle (4), which fixing device comprises at least one first fixing means (14) which is fixed to the body (8), at least one second fixing means (16) which is fixed to a load-bearing vehicle component (12) of the motor vehicle (4) and which is detachably joined to the first fixing means (14) in a coupled arrangement in order to fix the body (8) to the vehicle component (12), and at least one electrical line (20) which is guided from the vehicle component (12) to the body (8) and is fixed to the body (8) in order to supply an electrical load, wherein the first fixing means (14) comprises a first conducting means (18) of the electrical line (20) and the second fixing means (16) comprises a second conducting means (22) of the electrical line (20), wherein the first conducting means (18) and the second conducting means (22) are electrically conductively connected to one another in the coupled arrangement of the fixing means (14, 16), and wherein the first fixing means (14) comprises a mechanical first coupling element (24) at its end facing the second fixing means (16), to which coupling element the second fixing means (16) can be detachably fixed by a second coupling element (26), which is arranged at that end of the second coupling element (26) which faces the first coupling element (24), characterized in that the first coupling element (24) comprises at least one snap-in member (28) which, as the second coupling element (26) is joined to the first coupling element (24), is movable transversely or obliquely with respect to the joining direction (30) and, in the coupled arrangement, can be latched into at least one recess (32) in the second coupling element (26), transversely or obliquely with respect to the joining direction (30), and forms a catch counter to the joining direction (30).

2. System according to Claim 1, characterized in that the first conducting means (18) and the second conducting means (22) are cable-like and / or formed as components that are separate or can be separated from the first fixing means (14) and the second fixing means (16), respectively, and / or in that the first conducting means (18) and the first fixing means (14) and / or the second conducting means (22) and the second fixing means (16) each comprise a common component.

3. System according to either of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the first fixing means (14) comprises at least one section that can be bent flexibly transversely to the longitudinal direction, which is rigid or elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction, and / or the second fixing means (16) comprises at least one section that can be bent flexibly transversely to the longitudinal direction, which is rigid or elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction.

4. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first coupling element (24) comprises a first contact section (34) of the first conducting means (18) and / or the second coupling element (26) comprises a second contact section (36) of the second conducting means (22), which, in the joined arrangement of the fixing means (16) are joined to one another so as to make contact.

5. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by at least one first sealing means which, at least in the non-joined arrangement of the two conducting means (18, 22), seals off the first conducting means (18), in particular the first contact section (34), and / or by at least one second sealing means which, at least in the non-joined arrangement of the two conducting means (18, 22), seals off the second conducting means (22), in particular the second contact section (36).

6. System according to Claim 5, characterized in that the first sealing means and / or the second sealing means is fixed detachably or non-detachably to the first fixing means (14) and to the second fixing means (16), respectively, and, in particular, is formed in the manner of a cover.

7. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first contact section (34), the first coupling element (24), the at least one snap-in member (28) of the first coupling element (24) and / or the first sealing means comprise a common component, in particular an injection-moulded part, and / or in that the second contact section (36), the second coupling element (26), the at least one snap-in member (28) of the second coupling element (26) and / or the second sealing means comprise a common component, in particular an injection-moulded part.

8. Luggage-carrying device (2) for arrangement on or at a system consisting of a motor vehicle (4), such as a tilting vehicle, and a body (8) according to one of Claims 1 to 7, having at least one fixing device (10), for detachably fixing the body (8) formed as a luggage container (6) to the motor vehicle (4), which comprises at least one first fixing means (14) which is fixed to the body (4), at least one second fixing means (16) which is fixed to a load-bearing vehicle component (12) of the motor vehicle (4) and which is detachably joined to the first fixing means (14) in a coupled arrangement in order to fix the body (8) to the vehicle component (12), and at least one electrical line (20) which is guided from the vehicle component (12) to the body (8) and is fixed to the body (8) in order to supply an electrical load.