Luggage rack, luggage rack assembly and vehicle

Abstract

A luggage rack, a luggage rack assembly and a vehicle. The luggage rack assembly comprises longitudinal luggage rack rails (20), support members (30) and transverse luggage rack rails (40). The longitudinal luggage rack rails (20) are mounted on a vehicle roof (10), and are provided with holes (201) extending from top surfaces thereof to bottom surfaces thereof. The support members (30) are correspondingly arranged in the holes (201), and are connected and fixed to the vehicle roof (10). The transverse luggage rack rails (40) are connected and fixed to the support members (30) and are used for carrying luggage. By means of structural optimization design of the luggage rack, the mode in the prior art of the longitudinal luggage rack rails transferring and distributing loads of luggage to the vehicle roof (10) is changed to the support members (30) directly bearing the loads and transferring same to the vehicle roof (10), such that the longitudinal luggage rack rails (20) no longer bear the loads but instead only serve as appearance decorative parts of a vehicle. Thus, the wall thickness of the longitudinal luggage rack rails (20) can be reduced, a cross-sectional structural shape and an assembly method can be simplified, and the number of accessories can be reduced, achieving real lightweight design and reducing product production and manufacturing costs.

Description

Luggage rack, luggage rack assembly and vehicle

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] The present disclosure claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 2024107906294, filed on June 19, 2024, and entitled “Luggage rack, luggage rack assembly and vehicle”, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present application relates to the technical field of vehicles, in particular to a luggage rack, a luggage rack assembly and a vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0004] The luggage rack is a special device installed on the top of a vehicle for placing luggage, equipment or other various items.

[0005] In the related art, the principle of realizing the carrying function of the luggage rack is that the weight of the carried goods is transmitted to the longitudinal luggage rack through the connecting part of the transverse luggage rack and the longitudinal luggage rack, and the main fixed connection mode of the connecting part and the longitudinal luggage rack is through bolt fastening locking or mechanical structure clamping, and the load transmitted to the longitudinal luggage rack is dispersed by the design structure of the longitudinal luggage rack and further transmitted to the sheet metal to realize the final bearing function. Among them, in order to effectively transmit the bearing load, the longitudinal luggage rack usually needs to be arranged with 2-4 groups of support locking group structures composed of main parts such as pull rivet nuts, studs, support pads and sealing rings to be installed and fixed with the roof sheet metal. In addition, in order to realize the matching installation of the two transverse luggage racks arranged in the front-rear direction on the two longitudinal luggage racks respectively located on the opposite sides of the roof, two installation hole positions need to be additionally milled on the inner wall of each longitudinal luggage rack, and a hexagonal nut is pulled riveted at each installation hole position to fasten and lock with the screw on the transverse luggage rack. The transverse luggage rack needs to be designed with a buffer pad to avoid direct hard contact between the transverse luggage rack and the longitudinal luggage rack, which can cause damage to the surface coating of the longitudinal luggage rack, thereby causing performance degradation and appearance defects, and even rust marks.

[0006] However, the overall matching requirement of the assembly mode in the related art is high, the longitudinal luggage rack is difficult to process, the production rhythm is slow, and additional installation of a plurality of accessories such as nuts is required, resulting in high overall manufacturing and processing cost of the product. In addition, since the bearing load of each transverse luggage rack is directly applied to the longitudinal luggage rack, the longitudinal luggage rack needs to have sufficient structural strength, and the greater the bearing load, the higher the required structural strength requirement. The thickness and extrusion cross-sectional structure shape of the longitudinal luggage rack are the main factors affecting the overall structural strength. The thicker the wall thickness of the longitudinal luggage rack, the more complex the extrusion cross-sectional structure shape, which not only results in heavier weight of the luggage rack assembly and increases the manufacturing and processing difficulty, resulting in further increase of the product cost, but also does not meet the current design concept of automobile lightweight and energy saving and emission reduction. SUMMARY

[0007] According to various embodiments of the present application, the present application provides a luggage rack, a luggage rack assembly and a vehicle.

[0008] A luggage rack for being installed on a roof of a vehicle, the luggage rack comprising:

[0009] A longitudinal luggage rack mounted on the roof, the longitudinal luggage rack being formed with a hole; and

[0010] A support corresponding to being threaded into the hole, a bottom of the support being connected and fixed with the roof, and a top of the support being used for being connected and fixed with a transverse luggage rack located outside the hole.

[0011] In one of the embodiments, the longitudinal luggage rack comprises a shell and a rib plate connected with an inner wall of the shell; a wall thickness d1 of the shell is 0.8mm-1.0mm, and a thickness d2 of the rib plate is 1.0mm-1.2mm.

[0012] In one of the embodiments, an outer periphery of the support is provided with a mounting portion, the mounting portion being located below the rib plate and being connected and fixed with the rib plate.

[0013] In one of the embodiments, the mounting portion is a plate member arranged in a circumferential direction of the support, and an outer periphery of the support is further provided with a first reinforcing member connected with the mounting portion.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, the luggage rack further comprises a first fastener; the first fastener is connected and fixed with the support through the roof.

[0015] In one of the embodiments, the luggage rack further comprises a second reinforcing member connected and fixed with the roof and arranged in position corresponding to the support.

[0016] In one of the embodiments, the luggage rack further comprises a sealing ring; the first fastener comprises a stud and a flange nut, opposite ends of the stud are respectively connected with the support and the flange nut, the sealing ring is sleeved on the outer part of the stud and penetrates the first mounting hole of the roof, the flange nut is located on the side of the roof away from the support and abuts and fixes one end of the sealing ring, and a limiting part abutting and fixing the other end of the sealing ring is arranged on the outer wall of the stud.

[0017] In one of the embodiments, the luggage rack further comprises a decorative cover detachably arranged at the hole; the support and the transverse luggage rack are detachably connected.

[0018] In one of the embodiments, when the decorative cover is arranged at the hole, the top surface of the decorative cover is flush with the top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack.

[0019] In one of the embodiments, the decorative cover is clampedly connected with the longitudinal luggage rack; and / or, the outer periphery of the decorative cover is formed with a avoiding groove concavely arranged away from the hole wall of the hole.

[0020] A luggage rack assembly, the luggage rack assembly comprising the luggage rack, further comprising a transverse luggage rack, the transverse luggage rack is connected and fixed with the support.

[0021] In one of the embodiments, the end of the transverse luggage rack is provided with a connecting bracket, the connecting bracket is arranged at the top of the support.

[0022] In one of the embodiments, the luggage rack further comprises a second fastener, the connecting bracket is connected with a third reinforcing part, the third reinforcing part abuts with the top surface of the support and is connected and fixed with the support through the second fastener.

[0023] In one of the embodiments, the connecting bracket comprises a framework and at least one supporting leg fixedly connected with the framework; the framework is made of hard material and is formed with an assembly gap with the top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack, the supporting leg is made of soft material and tightly abuts with the top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack.

[0024] In one of the embodiments, the longitudinal luggage racks are two and oppositely spaced, the support members are two and correspondingly arranged in the holes of the two longitudinal luggage racks respectively, and the opposite ends of the transverse luggage rack are correspondingly connected with the two support members respectively; and / or, the longitudinal luggage rack is provided with at least two holes arranged in sequence and spaced along the longitudinal direction X, the support members are at least two, each of the support members is correspondingly arranged in each of the holes, and the transverse luggage rack is at least two, each of the transverse luggage racks is correspondingly connected with each of the support members.

[0025] A vehicle comprising the luggage rack assembly.

[0026] The details of one or more embodiments of the application are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of the application will be apparent from the description, drawings, and claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] Fig. 1 is a structural view of a luggage rack assembly of an embodiment of the application installed on a roof of a vehicle.

[0028] Fig. 2 is an enlarged structural view of the structure shown in Fig. 1 at A.

[0029] Fig. 3 is a sectional structural view of the structure shown in Fig. 2 at B-B.

[0030] Fig. 4 is an enlarged structural view of the structure shown in Fig. 3 at C.

[0031] Fig. 5 is a structural view of a luggage rack assembly of an embodiment of the application without a transverse luggage rack.

[0032] Fig. 6 is an enlarged structural view of the structure shown in Fig. 5 at D.

[0033] Fig. 7 is a sectional structural view of Fig. 6 at E-E.

[0034] Fig. 8 is a sectional structural view of Fig. 6 at F-F. 10, roof; 20, longitudinal luggage rack; 201, hole; 202, barb; 21, shell; 211, top wall; 22, rib plate; 30, support member; 31, mounting portion; 32, first reinforcing member; 33, step; 40, transverse luggage rack; 41, connecting bracket; 411, framework; 412, supporting leg; 413, assembly gap; 42, transverse supporting rod; 43, third reinforcing member; 51, connecting member; 52, first fastener; 521, stud; 522, flange nut; 53, second reinforcing member; 54, sealing ring; 55, second fastener; 60, decorative cover; 601, buckle; 602, avoiding groove; 61, cover plate; 62, coaming; 63, first buffer; 70, second buffer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] In order to make the above objectives, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, a large number of specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the spirit of the present application, so the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0036] The longitudinal luggage rack in the related art has sufficient structural strength to increase the bearing load, the wall thickness of the longitudinal luggage rack is correspondingly thicker, and the extrusion cross-sectional structure shape is correspondingly more complex, which can cause the total weight of the luggage rack assembly to be heavier and the manufacturing and processing difficulty to be increased, thereby further increasing the product cost.

[0037] Based on this, the present application provides a luggage rack, a luggage rack assembly and a vehicle, and the mounting structure of the transverse luggage rack in the related art is optimized and designed, the stress support point of the bearing load on the longitudinal luggage rack is transferred from the side to the top, thereby effectively alleviating the uneven stress distribution caused by the mutual pulling of the longitudinal luggage rack due to the central distribution of the bearing load, and the unevenly distributed stress needs to be strengthened by the overall structural strength of the longitudinal luggage rack to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the bearing load. The locking point is arranged at the top of the longitudinal luggage rack in the present application, so only the local structure of the locking point area needs to be strengthened and designed, the structure of the luggage rack assembly can be simplified under the premise of ensuring the effective bearing function, the number of accessory installations is reduced, the overall weight of the luggage rack assembly is reduced, the modeling structure is optimized, the production and manufacturing cost is reduced, the lightweight design of truly energy saving and emission reduction is achieved, and the overall cost of the product is reduced.

[0038] Referring to FIGS. 1-3, a luggage rack assembly according to an embodiment of the present application is provided for installation on a roof 10 of a vehicle, and the roof 10 includes but is not limited to a sheet metal part. The luggage rack assembly includes a luggage rack and a transverse luggage rack 40. The luggage rack includes a longitudinal luggage rack 20 and a support member 30. The longitudinal luggage rack 20 is installed on the roof 10, and the longitudinal luggage rack 20 is formed with a hole 201. The top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 refers to the side of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 away from the roof 10, and the bottom surface of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 refers to the side of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 close to the roof 10. The support member 30 is correspondingly inserted into the hole 201, and the bottom of the support member 30 is connected and fixed to the roof 10. The top of the support member 30 is connected and fixed to the transverse luggage rack 40 outside the hole 201 and is used to bear luggage.

[0039] It should be noted that the longitudinal direction X in the longitudinal luggage rack 20 includes but is not limited to the driving direction of the vehicle, i.e. the direction in which the rear end of the vehicle points to the front end; the transverse direction Y in the transverse luggage rack 40 includes but is not limited to the direction perpendicular to the driving direction of the vehicle and parallel to the roof 10, i.e. the direction along which the left side of the vehicle points to the right side.

[0040] The luggage rack assembly described above changes the way of transmitting and dispersing the load of the luggage from the related art by the longitudinal luggage rack 20 to the roof 10 to the way of directly bearing the load by the support 30 and transmitting it to the roof 10 through the optimized design of the structure of the luggage rack, and the longitudinal luggage rack 20 does not bear the load and only serves as a decorative part of the appearance of the vehicle, thereby reducing the wall thickness of the longitudinal luggage rack 20, simplifying the cross-sectional structure shape and the assembly method, and reducing the number of accessories, so as to realize the true lightweight design and the reduction of the production cost of the product.

[0041] In some embodiments, the longitudinal luggage rack 20 is provided as two and spaced apart from each other as shown in FIG. 1, the support 30 is provided as two and correspondingly arranged in the holes 201 of the two longitudinal luggage racks 20, and the opposite ends of the transverse luggage rack 40 are respectively connected to the two supports 30. Specifically, the transverse luggage rack 40 includes a transverse support rod 42 and two connecting brackets 41 fixedly connected to the opposite ends of the transverse support rod 42, respectively. Each connecting bracket 41 is connected and fixed to each support 30. In this way, the load of the transverse luggage rack 40 is transmitted to the two supports 30 through the two connecting brackets 41, respectively, and is transmitted to the roof 10 by the two supports 30, i.e. the opposite ends of the transverse luggage rack 40 are stably supported by the roof 10.

[0042] In some embodiments, the longitudinal luggage rack 20 is provided as two and spaced apart from each other as shown in FIG. 1, the support 30 is provided as two and correspondingly arranged in the holes 201 of the two longitudinal luggage racks 20, and the opposite ends of the transverse luggage rack 40 are respectively connected to the two supports 30. Specifically, the transverse luggage rack 40 includes a transverse support rod 42 and two connecting brackets 41 fixedly connected to the opposite ends of the transverse support rod 42, respectively. Each connecting bracket 41 is connected and fixed to each support 30. In this way, the load of the transverse luggage rack 40 is transmitted to the two supports 30 through the two connecting brackets 41, respectively, and is transmitted to the roof 10 by the two supports 30, i.e. the opposite ends of the transverse luggage rack 40 are stably supported by the roof 10.

[0043] In one specific embodiment, the longitudinal luggage rack 20 is provided as two and spaced apart from each other as shown in FIG. 1, each longitudinal luggage rack 20 is provided with two holes 201 arranged in sequence and spaced apart along the longitudinal direction X, and the support 30 is provided as four, with the four supports 30 correspondingly arranged in the four holes 201. One of the transverse luggage racks 40 has its opposite ends connected to two of the supports 30, respectively, and the other transverse luggage rack 40 has its opposite ends connected to the other two supports 30, respectively.

[0044] In some embodiments, the longitudinal luggage rack 20 comprises a shell 21 and a rib plate 22 connected with the inner wall of the shell 21. The shell 21 and the rib plate 22 are both arranged along the longitudinal direction X, including but not limited to being integrally formed by pultrusion of aluminum material. The rib plate 22 is arranged inside the shell 21 and can increase the structural strength of the shell 21. In addition, the rib plate 22 is respectively connected and fixed with the inner wall of the shell 21 on opposite sides along the longitudinal direction X. The hole 201 not only penetrates the top wall 211 of the shell 21, but also penetrates the rib plate 22, so that the support 30 can be sequentially arranged on the roof 10 after penetrating the top wall 211 and the rib plate 22.

[0045] Since the locking points in the present application are directly designed on the support 30, i.e. the bearing load is directly loaded on the support 30 and transmitted to the roof 10 by the support 30, so that the longitudinal luggage rack 20 does not bear the load of the transverse luggage rack 40, the structural strength requirement of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 is not high, the overall modeling structure design is more flexible, and the maximum lightweight design of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 can be realized. In some embodiments, the wall thickness d1 of the shell 21 is reduced from the conventional 2.0mm-2.5mm to 0.8mm-1.0mm, including but not limited to 0.8mm, 0.9mm and 1mm, etc. Of course, it can also be set to any value outside 0.8mm-1.0mm according to actual needs. In addition, the thickness d2 of the rib plate 22 is reduced from the conventional 2.5mm-3.0mm to 1.0mm-1.2mm, including but not limited to 0.8mm, 0.9mm and 1mm, etc. Of course, it can also be set to any value outside 0.8mm-1.0mm according to actual needs. As can be seen, the overall thinning rate of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 reaches more than 60%, and the weight of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 can be reduced by more than 50%. In addition, the number of accessories can be optimized, and the extrusion cross-section structure shape of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 is simplified, which is more beneficial to processing and molding, thereby reducing the production and manufacturing difficulty, so as to achieve the purpose of significant cost reduction and efficiency increase.

[0046] Please refer to FIG. 3. In one embodiment, the outer periphery of the support 30 is provided with a mounting portion 31. The mounting portion 31 includes but is not limited to being arranged along the circumferential direction of the support 30, or being arranged in multiple and spaced along the outer periphery of the support 30. In addition, the mounting portion 31 is located below the rib plate 22 and is connected and fixed with the rib plate 22. In this way, on the one hand, the support 30 is connected and fixed with the rib plate 22 through the mounting portion 31 to be fixedly arranged on the longitudinal luggage rack 20, which can improve the stability of the support 30; on the other hand, since the mounting portion 31 of the support 30 is located below the rib plate 22, the load borne by the support 30 will not be transmitted downward to the longitudinal luggage rack 20 through the rib plate 22, thereby meeting the lightweight design of the longitudinal luggage rack 20.

[0047] Specifically, the luggage rack assembly further comprises a connecting piece 51. The mounting portion 31 is connected and fixed with the rib plate 22 through the connecting piece 51. The connecting piece 51 includes but is not limited to one, two, three, four or more. Among them, the mounting portion 31 is connected with the rib plate 22 through a plurality of first fasteners 52, and the stability is good. In addition, the connecting piece 51 includes but is not limited to a screw, a pin, a rivet and the like. In the embodiment, the connecting piece 51 is specifically, for example, a blind rivet, and the assembly efficiency is high. Of course, the mounting portion 31 is not limited to the above-mentioned manner of being connected and fixed on the rib plate 22 through the connecting piece 51, but can also be connected and fixed with the rib plate 22 through various ways such as bonding, welding, clamping and the like, and can be flexibly selected according to actual needs.

[0048] Please refer to FIG. 3. In an embodiment, the mounting portion 31 is, for example, a plate member arranged in the circumferential direction of the support piece 30, and the outer periphery of the support piece 30 is also provided with a first reinforcing piece 32 connected with the mounting portion 31. Specifically, the first reinforcing piece 32 includes but is not limited to a reinforcing rib, a reinforcing plate, a reinforcing column, a reinforcing rod and the like, as long as it can increase the structural strength of the mounting portion 31, thereby improving the overall installation stability.

[0049] It should be noted that the fixing and mounting mode of the support piece 30 on the roof 10 is various, including but not limited to bonding, clamping, welding, riveting, screwing and the like, and can be flexibly adjusted and set according to actual needs.

[0050] Please refer to FIG. 3. In an embodiment, the luggage rack assembly further comprises a first fastener 52. The first fastener 52 penetrates the roof 10 and is connected and fixed with the support piece 30. The first fastener 52 includes but is not limited to a screw, a pin, a rivet and the like.

[0051] In an embodiment, the luggage rack assembly further comprises a second reinforcing piece 53 connected and fixed with the roof 10 and arranged in position corresponding to the support piece 30. In this way, the second reinforcing piece 53 can increase the structural strength of the roof 10, and can prevent the roof 10 from being deformed and damaged due to excessive local stress. Specifically, the second reinforcing piece 53 includes but is not limited to a reinforcing plate, a reinforcing block, a reinforcing rod and the like. In addition, in the installation process, the second reinforcing piece 53 is connected and fixed with the support piece 30 on the roof 10 through a second fastener 55, so that compared with being respectively installed and fixed on the roof 10, the installation efficiency is higher.

[0052] It should be noted that the position corresponding arrangement means that the projection of the second reinforcing piece 53 along the thickness direction of the roof 10 at least partially overlaps or completely overlaps with the projection of the support piece 30.

[0053] In one embodiment, the luggage rack assembly further comprises a sealing ring 54. The first fastener 52 comprises a stud 521 and a flange nut 522. The opposite ends of the stud 521 are respectively connected and fixed with the support 30 and the flange nut 522, the sealing ring 54 is sleeved on the outer portion of the stud 521 and penetrates the first mounting hole of the roof 10, the flange nut 522 is located on the side of the roof 10 away from the support 30 and is abuttingly fixed with one end of the sealing ring 54, and the outer wall of the stud 521 is provided with a limiting portion abuttingly fixed with the other end of the sealing ring 54. In this way, not only can the support 30 be stably mounted on the roof 10, but also the sealing performance can be improved due to the provision of the sealing ring 54, and the installation operation is convenient and fast.

[0054] In one embodiment, the end of the transverse luggage rack 40 is provided with a connecting bracket 41. The connecting bracket 41 is mounted on the top of the support 30. In use, the load borne by the transverse luggage rack 40 will be transmitted downward to the support 30 through the connecting bracket 41, and then transmitted downward to the roof 10 by the support 30.

[0055] In one embodiment, the connecting bracket 41 can be detachably mounted on the top of the support 30, so that the transverse luggage rack 40 can be detached when it is not needed. Alternatively, the connecting bracket 41 can be non-detachably mounted on the top of the support 30. In this embodiment, the connecting bracket 41 is detachably mounted on the top of the support 30, and when it is not needed, the transverse luggage rack 40 can be detached, and then a decorative cover 60 can be arranged at the mounting position of the connecting bracket 41 to shield the mounting position, thereby improving the appearance of the product.

[0056] Referring to FIG. 3, in one embodiment, the luggage rack assembly further comprises a second fastener 55. The connecting bracket 41 is connected with a third reinforcing member 43, the third reinforcing member 43 abuts against the top surface of the support 30 and is connected and fixed with the support 30 by the second fastener 55. In this way, the structural strength of the third reinforcing member 43 is greater than that of the connecting bracket 41, i.e., the structural strength of the third reinforcing member 43 is relatively large, thereby improving the connection stability of the connecting bracket 41 and the support 30 and reducing the defects of vibration and loosening.

[0057] Alternatively, the third reinforcing member 43 is made of, but not limited to, metal materials such as aluminum, iron, copper and their alloy materials, which have relatively large structural strength and are not prone to deformation and damage. Of course, some non-metal materials with relatively large hardness and strength can also be selected according to actual needs, such as hard plastic plates, hard resin plates, ceramic plates, etc.

[0058] In some embodiments, the third reinforcing member 43 includes, but is not limited to, being embeddedly fixed to the bottom of the connecting bracket 41, specifically, being integrally injection molded with the connecting bracket 41, which is of high production efficiency, stable fixing effect, and high appearance quality; or being adhesively fixed to the bottom of the connecting bracket 41 or being fixed to the bottom of the connecting bracket 41 in other manners.

[0059] In some embodiments, the support member 30 includes, but is not limited to, being a support block, a support column, a support rod, etc., and the third reinforcing member 43 includes, but is not limited to, being a reinforcing plate, the reinforcing plate being stacked on the top surface of the support member 30 and being connected and fixed to the support member 30 by the second fastener 55. Optionally, the second fastener 55 includes, but is not limited to, being a screw, a pin, a rivet, a clamping member, etc., and can be flexibly adjusted and arranged according to actual needs, which is not limited herein. In this embodiment, the first fastener 52 is arranged as a screw, and the top surface of the support member 30 is formed with a mounting hole matched with the screw. In addition, the second fastener 55 includes, but is not limited to, being one, two, three, or more in number.

[0060] Please refer to FIGS. 3 and 4. In one embodiment, the connecting bracket 41 includes a skeleton 411 and at least one support leg 412 fixedly connected with the skeleton 411. The skeleton 411 is made of hard material and is formed with an assembly gap 413 with the top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack 20, and the support leg 412 is made of soft material and tightly abuts against the top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack 20. Specifically, the support leg 412 is arranged in a periphery of the bottom surface of the skeleton 411 in a circumferential direction, thereby protruding below the bottom surface of the skeleton 411. In this way, during assembly, the connecting bracket 41 tightly abuts against the longitudinal luggage rack 20 through the support leg 412 made of soft material, thereby playing a supporting role, and the skeleton 411 made of hard material does not contact the top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 due to the assembly gap 413, thereby effectively avoiding unnecessary surface scratching and coating damage of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 caused by the connecting bracket 41 during assembly. In addition, the support leg 412 and the longitudinal luggage rack 20 are designed to have an interference amount, and the soft material is deformable under stress, thereby avoiding the above-mentioned scratching and coating damage, and avoiding wind noise caused by a gap at a lap joint between the top surface of the support member 30 and the support leg 412. In addition, the skeleton 411 is made of hard material, thereby ensuring a large enough bearing strength of the connecting bracket 41, and realizing stable bearing of luggage.

[0061] In some embodiments, the skeleton 411 and the support leg 412 include, but are not limited to, being integrally formed by two-material injection molding. In this way, not only is the production efficiency high, but also stable connection of the two can be realized. Of course, the skeleton 411 and the support leg 412 can also be adhesively fixed to each other or be connected and fixed by a pin, a rivet, a screw, a clamping member, etc.

[0062] In one embodiment, the support 30 is fixed from bottom to top when installed, the connecting bracket 41 is fixed to the support 30 by the second fastener 55, and the support 30 is fixed to the roof 10 by the stud 521 and the flange nut 522. The load is transmitted from top to bottom, so the longitudinal luggage rack 20 does not directly bear the load, and the load can be directly transmitted to the roof panel by the support block.

[0063] Please refer to FIGS. 5-8. When the vehicle is not installed with the transverse luggage rack 40, in order not to affect the appearance of the vehicle, in one embodiment, the luggage rack assembly further comprises a decorative cover 60 detachably installed in the hole 201. The transverse luggage rack 40 is detachably connected to the support 30. When the transverse luggage rack 40 is detached from the support 30, the decorative cover 60 is installed in the hole 201, thereby covering the mounting position of the transverse luggage rack 40 on the support 30, thereby improving the appearance quality of the product.

[0064] In one embodiment, when the decorative cover 60 is installed in the hole 201, the top surface of the decorative cover 60 is flush with the top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack 20. In this way, the top surface integrity of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 can be achieved, the appearance quality of the product can be improved, and the overall appearance of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 is not affected.

[0065] Of course, in some embodiments, the top surface of the decorative cover 60 can also be slightly lower or higher than the top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack 20, which can be flexibly adjusted and set according to actual needs, which is not limited herein.

[0066] Please refer to FIGS. 6-8. In one embodiment, the decorative cover 60 and the longitudinal luggage rack 20 comprise, but are not limited to, a clamping connection. Specifically, the longitudinal luggage rack 20 is provided with a barb 202, and the decorative cover 60 is provided with a buckle 601 clamped with the barb 202. When the buckle 601 is clamped with the barb 202, the function of preventing natural disengagement can be achieved.

[0067] Please refer to FIGS. 6-8. In one embodiment, the outer periphery of the decorative cover 60 is formed with a relief groove 602 recessed away from the hole wall of the hole 201. Specifically, the relief groove 602 is provided with two, for example, on opposite sides of the decorative cover 60. In this way, the relief groove 602 provides operation space, which can facilitate prying and removing the decorative cover 60, and then installing the transverse luggage rack 40 on the support 30.

[0068] Referring to FIGS. 6-8, in some embodiments, the decorative cover 60 includes a cover plate 61 and a surrounding plate 62 connected to the cover plate 61. The support 30 is formed with a step 33, and the surrounding plate 62 abuts against the step 33 to limit the position. In addition, the side of the cover plate 61 facing the support 30 is provided with at least one first buffer 63, which abuts against the top surface of the support 30 to limit the position. The first buffer 63 includes, but is not limited to, a protrusion provided on the surface of the cover plate 61.

[0069] Referring to FIG. 3 or FIG. 8, in some embodiments, the luggage rack assembly further includes a second buffer 70. The longitudinal luggage rack 20 is connected to the roof 10 through the second buffer 70. The second buffer 70 includes, but is not limited to, a foam.

[0070] In one embodiment, a vehicle, including but not limited to a car, a bus, a truck, a passenger car, etc., includes the luggage rack assembly of any of the above embodiments.

[0071] The above vehicle changes the way of transmitting and dispersing the load of the luggage from the longitudinal luggage rack 20 to the roof 10 in the related art to the way of directly transmitting the load of the luggage to the roof 10 by the support 30, and the longitudinal luggage rack 20 does not bear the load and only serves as a decorative part of the vehicle, so that the wall thickness of the longitudinal luggage rack 20 can be reduced, the cross-sectional structure shape and the assembly method can be simplified, and the number of accessories can be reduced, thereby realizing the lightweight design and reducing the production cost.

[0072] The above embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description is more specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as a limitation on the scope of the patent. It should be noted that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several modifications and improvements can be made, which are within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the scope of the patent of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A luggage rack for mounting on the roof of a vehicle, the luggage rack comprising: A longitudinal luggage rack, which is mounted on the roof of the vehicle and has holes. and A support member is inserted through the hole, the bottom of the support member is connected and fixed to the roof, and the top of the support member is used to connect and fix to a transverse luggage rack located outside the hole.

2. The luggage rack according to claim 1, wherein, The longitudinal luggage rack includes a shell and stiffening plates connected to the inner wall of the shell; the wall thickness d1 of the shell is 0.8mm to 1.0mm, and the thickness d2 of the stiffening plates is 1.0mm to 1.2mm.

3. The luggage rack according to claim 2, wherein, The support member has an installation part on its outer periphery, which is located below the stiffening plate and is connected and fixed to the stiffening plate.

4. The luggage rack according to claim 3, wherein, The mounting part is a plate arranged circumferentially around the support member, and the outer periphery of the support member is also provided with a first reinforcing member connected to the mounting part.

5. The luggage rack according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The luggage rack also includes a first fastener; the first fastener passes through the roof and is connected and fixed to the support member.

6. The luggage rack according to claim 5, wherein, The luggage rack also includes a second reinforcing member that is connected and fixed to the roof and is positioned corresponding to the support member.

7. The luggage rack according to claim 5 or 6, wherein, The luggage rack also includes a sealing ring; the first fastener includes a stud and a flange nut, the opposite ends of the stud are respectively connected and fixed to the support and the flange nut, the sealing ring is sleeved on the outside of the stud and passes through the first mounting hole in the roof, the flange nut is located on the side of the roof away from the support and abuts against one end of the sealing ring, and the outer wall of the stud is provided with a limiting part that abuts against the other end of the sealing ring.

8. The luggage rack according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein, The luggage rack also includes a decorative cover detachably mounted at the opening; the support is detachably connected to the transverse luggage rack.

9. The luggage rack according to claim 8, wherein, When the decorative cover is installed at the hole, the top surface of the decorative cover is flush with the top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack.

10. The luggage rack according to claim 8 or 9, wherein, The decorative cover is snapped into the longitudinal luggage rack; and / or, the outer periphery of the decorative cover is formed with a relief groove recessed in a direction away from the hole wall.

11. A luggage rack assembly, the luggage rack assembly comprising a luggage rack as described in any one of claims 1 to 10, and further comprising a transverse luggage rack, the transverse luggage rack being connected and fixed to the support member.

12. The luggage rack assembly according to claim 11, wherein, The end of the horizontal luggage rack is provided with a connecting bracket, which is installed on the top of the support member.

13. The luggage rack assembly according to claim 12, wherein, The luggage rack also includes a second fastener, and the connecting bracket is connected to a third reinforcing member. The third reinforcing member abuts against the top surface of the support member and is connected and fixed to the support member through the second fastener.

14. The luggage rack assembly according to claim 12 or 13, wherein, The connecting bracket includes a frame and at least one support leg fixedly connected to the frame; the frame is made of a rigid material and forms an assembly gap with the top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack, and the support leg is made of a soft material and abuts tightly against the top surface of the longitudinal luggage rack.

15. The luggage rack assembly according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein, The longitudinal luggage rack consists of two racks spaced apart from each other, and the support members are provided in two locations corresponding to the holes in the two longitudinal luggage racks. The opposite ends of the transverse luggage rack are respectively connected to the two support members. And / or, the longitudinal luggage rack has at least two holes arranged sequentially at intervals along the longitudinal direction X, the support members are provided in at least two locations, each support member is correspondingly located in each of the holes, the transverse luggage rack is provided in at least two locations, and each transverse luggage rack is correspondingly connected to each of the support members.

16. A means of transport comprising a luggage rack assembly as described in any one of claims 11 to 15.

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