KR101745250B1

KR101745250B1 - Tent Mounted on a Roof of Vehicle

Info

Publication number: KR101745250B1
Application number: KR1020160027455A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김영원
Original assignee: 김영원
Priority date: 2016-03-08
Filing date: 2016-03-08
Publication date: 2017-06-09

Abstract

A roof top tent for a vehicle that can be easily unfolded or folded with a simple structure is disclosed. This is because the lower case, the upper case, the front part, the side part and the rear part constituting the tent are formed as one unit, so that the tent can be easily folded or unfolded into the case when the tent is installed or disassembled. Installation and disassembly is possible. In addition, the inside of the case is provided with the switching means including the front pole portion and the rear pole portion, so that the user can open and close the upper case even with a small force, so that the installation work of the tent can be performed very easily and quickly.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a roof top tent for a vehicle,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roof top tent, and more particularly, to a roof top tent for a vehicle which can be easily expanded or collapsed with a simple structure.

Recently, various leisure activities are known through the media and interest in it has been increasing, and leisure activities are taking place as a culture. Various leisure products necessary for such leisure activities are being actively developed, and as interest in camping is increasing, demand for camping products is increasing.

Among the camping equipment, interest in the tent is increasing as the family camping population increases. These tents are mainly constructed on the ground, and tents having various shapes and sizes are provided according to the user's use. However, such conventional tents have various shapes and sizes, but are generally bulky and difficult to transport and difficult to install. This is a problem due to assembly and installation and dismantling because various parts are used. It is necessary to find a flat and dry place because it is installed on the ground, so there are many restrictions on the installation site and measures such as securing waterproofing and drainage are also necessary .

Accordingly, a roof top tent that is installed on the roof of a vehicle has been proposed. In general, roof top tent is conveniently mounted on the roof of a vehicle or trailer and is normally stored and transported in a folded state. In use, the roof top tent is unfolded on the roof of a vehicle or trailer, To take a rest and sleep.

This roof-top tent has a small number of people to accommodate, but it can be operated by fixing it to the roof if necessary, thereby maximizing space utilization. In addition, it has advantages such as convenient transportation and no limitation on the installation site. Therefore, the demand is increasing with the increase of leisure vehicles, and related technologies are also being variously developed.

However, the conventional roof top tent is inconvenient to be assembled and installed only on the roof of the vehicle. In addition, there was a risk of falling out of the vehicle during assembly because the assembly work had to be done from the top of the vehicle to assemble the tent. Accordingly, there is a growing demand for a roof top tent which can be easily installed and demounted while being easily used.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0092023

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art. That is, it is an object of the present invention to provide a roof tent for a vehicle, which can be easily installed and demounted and transported using a simple structure, and can be stably used.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle comprising: a case detachably fixed to a roof of a vehicle and having an expanded state or a folded state; and a switching means provided in the case for switching the case to the expanded state or the folded state And the switching means includes a front pole portion and a rear pole portion.

The switching means may be installed in parallel with two or more of them being spaced apart from each other.

The case includes a lower case fixed to a roof of a vehicle, an upper case folding or opening the lower case, a front portion folded into the case and functioning as an entrance, a folded inside the case, And a rear portion folded into the case and connected with the first plate and the second plate so as to be rotatable with respect to each other.

The front pole unit includes a first lower fixing member fixed to the inside of the lower case, a first front rotation arm connected to the first lower fixing member so as to be rotatable at one end thereof, and a second support arm connected to a horizontal support arm connected to the inside of the upper case, And a front second rotating arm connected to the center of the length so that the front first rotating arm is rotatable.

The rear pole unit includes a second lower fixing member fixed to the lower case, an upper fixing member fixed to the upper case, a rear arm having one end rotatably connected to the second lower fixing member, One end is rotatably connected to the other end of the pivoting arm, the other end is connected to one side of the upper fixing member so as to be rotatable, the other end is connected to the second lower fixing member so as to be rotatable, A second lower fixing member connected to the other end of the upper fixing member so as to be rotatable and connected to the second lower fixing member in such a manner that the second upper fixing member and the second lower fixing member are pivotally connected to each other, And a gas spring rotatably connected to an arm fixing member provided on the exemption three rotation arm.

The front portion, the side portion, and the rear portion may be folded into the case when the folded state is switched from the expanded state.

The height of the front portion may be higher than the height of the rear portion.

The other end of the front second arm may be in close contact with the lower case to support the upper case when in the extended state.

The upper case can be opened and closed by the buffering force of the gas spring.

The length of the third backward arm may be longer than the length of the second backward arm.

According to the present invention, since the lower case, the upper case, the front portion, the side portion and the rear portion constituting the case are constituted by one unit, the tent can be easily folded or unfolded into the case when the tent is installed and disassembled. The tent can be installed and dismantled safely.

In addition, since the switching means provided in a simple structure is provided inside the case, the user can open and close the upper case with a small force, so that the tent can be installed and dismantled with an easy, quick and safe operation.

Furthermore, since the height of the case can be minimized when the upper case is lowered by the switching means, the air resistance and the leaning phenomenon can be reduced at the time of driving the vehicle. Therefore, even if the roof top tent is installed in the vehicle, .

The technical effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other technical effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a perspective view showing a roof top tent for a vehicle according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing the switching means of the present invention.
Figs. 3 to 5 are views showing a method for opening and closing a roof top tent for a vehicle according to the present invention. Fig.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals, .

1 is a perspective view showing a roof top tent for a vehicle according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a roof top tent for a vehicle according to the present invention is installed in a case 100 and a case 100, which are detachably fixed to a roof of a vehicle and have an expanded state or a folded state, And switching means (200) for switching to the expanded state or the folded state.

The case 100 may include a lower case 110, an upper case 120, a front portion 130, a side portion 140, and a rear portion 150.

The lower case 110 is detachably fixed to the roof of the vehicle and is formed to have a length and a width corresponding to the length and width of the vehicle roof, respectively. It also functions as the floor space of the tent where the user can sit, rest or lie down.

The upper case 120 is connected to the switching means 200, which will be described later, and the lower case 110 is closed or opened by the switching means 200. When the upper case 120 is lifted up by the switching means 200, a space is formed in the case 120 and functions as a roof of the tent. In addition, since the height of the case 100 can be minimized by folding the lower case 110 by lowering the upper case 120 by the switching means 200, the air resistance and leaning phenomenon The driving ability and stability of the vehicle can be improved.

The front portion 130 is mounted on the upper end of the front second arm 214 connected to the upper case 120, which will be described later. The first gas spring 131 is disposed on both sides of the front part 130 and the front side of the front second arm 214 so that the front part 130 can be easily and safely opened and folded when the front part 130 is folded and folded. Can be mounted. When the upper case 120 is lifted up, the front portion 130 is unfolded to the front by the rotation of the front second arm 214 and the operation of the first gas spring 131, Role. When the upper case 120 is lowered and folded, the front portion 130 is folded into the case 100 by the rotation of the front second arm 214.

The side portion 140 is rotatably connected to both sides of the lower case 110. When the upper case 120 is lifted up, the user can function as a side wall of the tent by unfolding the side portions 140 folded on the lower case 110 and fixing the side portions 140 to both sides of the tent, When the upper case 120 is lowered, it can be folded into the case 100. In addition, the side portion 140 may be further formed with an auxiliary door 141 which can be folded and folded and serves as a window to ventilate the inside of the tent. A second gas spring 142 may be installed on each side of the auxiliary door 141 so that the user can easily and safely fold and unfold the auxiliary door 141. Although not shown in the drawings, the auxiliary door 141 may be installed in the front portion 130 together with a gas spring.

The rear portion 150 includes a first plate 151 and a second plate 152. The first plate is rotatably connected to the upper case 120 and the lower portion is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the second plate, which will be described later. The second plate is rotatably connected to the lower portion of the first plate and the lower portion is rotatably connected to the lower case (110). Accordingly, when the upper case 120 is raised and opened, the first plate and the second plate of the rear portion 150 are unfolded and function as a rear wall corresponding to the entrance and exit of the tent. When the upper case 120 is lowered to switch to the folded state, the first plate and the second plate are folded into the case 100 by the rotation of the first plate and the second plate, so that the user can easily fold and unfold the tent. Further, the rear portion 150 may be folded like the side portion 140, and an auxiliary door 141 functioning as a window for ventilating the inside of the tent may be additionally formed. The auxiliary door 141 may be equipped with a gas spring if necessary.

The height of the front part 130 may be higher than the height of the rear part 150 when the upper case 120 is raised to be in a spread state. Therefore, since the front portion 130 serving as an entrance is higher than the rear portion 150, the user can easily use the inner space of the tent without obstacle when entering and leaving the tent. As described above, since the front case part 130, the side face part 140 and the rear face part 150 are easily folded into the case 100 when the upper case 120 is lowered to switch from the extended state to the folded state The tent can be installed and dismantled with an easy, fast and safe operation by eliminating the need for a separate cover.

2 is a perspective view showing the switching means of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the switching means 200 is installed inside the case 100, and two or more of the switching means 200 may be installed parallel to each other for raising and lowering the upper case 120, And may include a front pole piece 210 and a rear pole piece 220 for raising and lowering the front pole piece.

The front pole cuff 210 is disposed inside the front end of the case 100 and the rear pole cuff 220 has a length corresponding to one half of the bottom width of the bottom case 110, They can be arranged side by side on the inside.

The front pole cuff 210 may include a first lower fixed member 211, a front first pivot arm 212, a horizontal support arm 213 and a front second pivot arm 214.

The first lower fixing member 211 is fixed to the inside of the front end of the lower case 110 adjacent to the front portion 130.

One end of the front surface first arm 212 may be rotatably connected to the first lower fixing member 211 and the other end may be rotatably connected to the front second arm 214.

The front second arm 214 is coupled to a horizontal support arm 213 having one end rotatably coupled to the inside of the upper case 120 and a front first arm 212 can be pivotably connected. And the other end is brought into close contact with the lower case 110 when the case 100 is in an extended state, so that the upper case 120 can be held to be maintained in an unfolded state. The other end is folded into the case by the rotation of the front first arm 212 and the front second arm 214 when the case 100 is switched from the extended state to the folded state.

The rear pole base 220 includes a second lower fixing member 221, an upper fixing member 222, a rear single arm rotation arm 223, a rear single arm rotation arm 224, a rear arm 3 rotation arm 225, And a third gas spring 226.

The second lower fixing member 221 may be fixed to the inside of the side surface of the lower case 110 by a length corresponding to half of the length from the front end to the rear end of the lower case 110.

The upper fixing member 222 may be fixed to the inside of the side surface in the rear end direction of the upper case 120 and the length of the upper fixing member 222 may be longer than the length of the second lower fixing member 221 have.

One end of the rear arm 223 is rotatably connected to one side of the second lower fixing member 221 and the other end of the rear arm 223 is rotatably connected to one end of the rear arm 224.

The rear end stop 2 arm 224 is rotatably connected at one end to the other end of the rear end arm 223 and the other end is rotatably connected to a rear end of the upper end fixing member 222 . It is preferable that the length of the backing arm 2 rotating arm 224 is longer than the length of the backing arm 1 swinging arm 223.

The rear end arm 3 225 is rotatably connected to the other end of the second lower fixing member 221 at one end and rotatably connected to the other end corresponding to the distal end of the upper fixing member 222. An arm fixing member 227 capable of connecting a third gas spring 226 to be described later is connected to one side of the rear arm 3 225. The other side of the arm fixing member 227 is connected to the rear arm 2, . It is preferable that the length of the backing arm 3 swing arm 225 is longer than the length of the back swinging arm 224.

The third gas spring 226 is rotatably connected to one end of the distal end of the second lower fixing member 221 and the other end is rotatably connected to the arm fixing member 227 provided on the rear swing arm 225 Can be connected. In addition, it is preferable that the third gas springs 226 are provided on both side surfaces of the case 100 to balance the horizontal direction. It is a matter of course that the compression performance of each third gas spring 226 must be the same. By installing the third gas springs 226 on both sides of the case 100, the user can open and close the upper case 120 with a small force by the buffering force of the third gas spring 226, The tent can be installed and dismantled with safe operation.

Figs. 3 to 5 are views showing a method for opening and closing a roof top tent for a vehicle according to the present invention. Fig.

3 to 5, in order to change the tent from the expanded state to the folded state, the auxiliary door 141 of the side part 140 is closed and the side part 140 is inserted into the case 100 Fold.

The front portion 130 is lowered and the plate of the front portion 130 is folded as shown in FIG. 4 after the side portion 140 is folded, and then the front portion 130 is brought into close contact with the front second arm 214. The other end of the front second rotating arm 214 fixed to the lower case 110 is separated to support the front end of the upper case 120 and rotated together with the front first rotating arm 212, To the inside of the case 100. As described above, after the side part 140 is completely folded and the front pole piece 210 is rotated in a state in which the front pole piece 210 can be folded inward, a slight force is applied to the user in a downward direction so that the upper case 120 can be lowered. The upper case 120 is lowered while the front pole piece 210 and the rear pole piece 220 are rotated.

5, when the upper case 120 is lowered to be in contact with the lower case 110, the front case 130, the side case 140, the rear case 150, the front pole case 210, Both of the rear pole bosses 220 are folded into the case 100. [ At this time, the user can safely lower the upper case 120 by the third gas spring 226 installed in the switching means 200.

On the other hand, when the tent is installed, the user can raise the upper case 120 with a small force when the upper case 120 is lifted by the installed third gas spring 226 .

As described above, the roof tent for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a lower case 110, an upper case 120, a front portion 130, a side portion 140, and a rear portion 150, which constitute a tent, The tent can be easily folded or unfolded inside the case 100 when the tent is installed and disassembled according to the structure, so that the tent can be installed and disassembled easily and quickly without any additional cover.

The case 100 is provided with the switching means 200 including the front pole portion 210 and the rear pole pole portion 220 so that the user can open and close the upper case 120 with a small force, There is an advantage that the installation can be done very simply and quickly.

In addition, since the height of the case 100 can be minimized when the upper case 120 is lowered by the switching means 200, the air resistance and leaning phenomenon can be reduced when the vehicle is traveling. Therefore, There is an effect of enhancing the drivability and stability of the vehicle.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of specific examples for the purpose of understanding and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

100: Case 110: Lower case
120: upper case 130: front part
131: first gas spring 140:
141: auxiliary door 142: second gas spring
150: rear portion 151: first plate
152: second plate 200: switching means
210: front pole base 211: first lower fixing member
212: front first rotating arm 213: horizontal supporting arm
214: front second arm 220: rear pole lug
221: second lower fixing member 222: upper fixing member
223: Rear release agent 1 Rotating arm 224: Rear release agent 2 Rotating arm
225: backing agent 3 rotating arm 226: third gas spring
227: arm fixing member

Claims

A case detachably fixed to a roof of the vehicle and having an expanded state or a folded state; And
And switching means provided in the case for switching the case to the spread state or the folded state,
Wherein the switching means comprises a front pole piece and a rear pole piece,
In this case,
A lower case fixed to a roof of a vehicle, an upper case folding or opening the lower case, a front part folded into the case by pivoting and functioning as an entrance by opening and closing using gas springs connected to both sides, A side portion folded into the case and connected to the lower case so as to be rotatable, and a rear portion folded into the case and connected so that the first plate and the second plate can rotate with respect to each other.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein said switching means are two or more spaced apart from each other and installed in parallel.

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[2] The apparatus of claim 1,
A first lower fixing member fixed to the inside of the lower case;
A front first rotating arm connected to the first lower fixing member so as to be rotatable at one end thereof; And
And a front second turning arm connected to a horizontal support arm connected to the inside of the upper case so as to be rotatable at one end thereof and having a front longitudinal arm connected to the longitudinal center of the upper front rotary arm so as to be rotatable.

The apparatus of claim 1,
A second lower fixing member fixed to the lower case;
An upper fixing member fixed to the upper case;
A first rotating arm connected to the second lower fixing member so as to be rotatable at one end thereof;
A second rotary arm connected to the other end of the rear rotary arm so as to be rotatable at one end thereof and the other end rotatably connected to one side of the upper fixing member;
A third lower arm connected to the second lower fixed member so as to be rotatable at one end thereof and rotatably connected to the other end of the upper fixed member at a second end thereof so as to intersect with the second rotary arm; And
And a gas spring connected to the second lower fixing member so as to be rotatable at one end thereof and rotatably connected to an arm fixing member provided at the other end of the rear fixing arm.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the front portion, the side portion, and the rear portion are folded into the case when the folded state is changed from the extended state to the folded state.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the height of the front portion is higher than the height of the rear portion.

5. The method of claim 4,
And the other end of the front second rotation arm is in close contact with the lower case to support the upper case when in the extended state.

6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the upper case is opened and closed by a buffering force of the gas spring.

6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the length of the three rearward rotation arms is longer than the length of the two rear rotation arms.