Comfort extension module on towbar
The device on a vehicle's towbar allows for rapid and space-efficient installation of comfort elements, addressing the time-consuming and space-reducing issues of existing solutions, while enabling flexible use and simplified vehicle maneuvers.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- FR2023013146
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-11-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-30
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
AI Technical Summary
Existing solutions require extensive interior modifications of vehicles to install comfort elements like storage, lighting, water taps, refrigerators, and cooking facilities, which is time-consuming and reduces interior space.
A device installed on a vehicle's towbar that provides rapid installation of comfort elements, preserving interior space and allowing for easy access to the trunk without removal, with simplified vehicle maneuvers due to its attachment only to the towbar.
Enables quick and space-efficient installation of comfort elements on vehicles, allowing for flexible use with roof tents and simplified vehicle handling, while maintaining access to the trunk.
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Abstract
Description
Title of the invention: Comfort extension module on towbar
[0001] The present invention relates to a device installed on the towbar of a vehicle and allowing to benefit from comfort elements like in the kitchen of camper vans with storage, lighting, a water tap, a refrigerator, as well as a means of cooking. Concerning the electricity supply, it will be done by means of a battery which can be recharged by the vehicle, via photovoltaics or on a power outlet
[0002] Usually, people who want to add these comfort elements to their vehicle have to fit out the interior of the vehicle. The disadvantage of this installation is that the elements take a long time to install and reduce the interior space of the vehicle.
[0003] The device will allow rapid installation of comfort elements on the vehicle's trailer hitch while preserving the vehicle's interior space. It can be used in addition to a "roof tent" type sleeping element.
[0004] The device may tilt towards the rear of the vehicle to free access to the trunk without removing the device.
[0005] The device being only attached to the vehicle's tow bar and not having wheels like a trailer or a caravan, the vehicle's maneuvers are simplified.
[0006] The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention:
[0007] [Fig-1] represents a side view of the invention 1 fixed on the coupling 3 of the vehicle 2
[0008] [Fig.2] represents a side view of the invention 1 tilted fixed on the coupling 3 of the vehicle 2 allowing the trunk to be opened 4
[0009] [Fig.3] represents a 3D view of the invention 1 as it could be realized with a sink 5 as well as a refrigerator 6
Claims
Claims
1. Comfort extension device on a towbar characterized in that it is in the form of a box fixed to the towbar of a vehicle and having comfort elements like those present in a camper van.
2. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that it contains a water tap
3. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that it contains a means of keeping elements cold of the refrigerator or compression cooler type.
4. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that it contains a battery type electricity storage means.
5. Device according to claim 4 characterized in that it contains a means of recharging the electricity storage element by solar energy.
6. Device according to claim 4 characterized in that it contains a means of recharging the electricity storage element via a power outlet.
7. Device according to claim 4 characterized in that the energy generated by the vehicle makes it possible to recharge the electricity storage element of the device.
8. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that it contains a means of cooking with a gas or induction device.