Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
  • B60J5/00—Doors
  • B60J5/10—Doors arranged at the vehicle rear
  • B60J5/101—Doors arranged at the vehicle rear for non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
  • B60J5/00—Doors
  • B60J5/10—Doors arranged at the vehicle rear
  • B60J5/101—Doors arranged at the vehicle rear for non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans
  • B60J5/102—Doors arranged at the vehicle rear for non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans comprising door or part of door being pivotable downwards about horizontal axis to open position
  • B60J5/103—Doors arranged at the vehicle rear for non-load transporting vehicles, i.e. family cars including vans comprising door or part of door being pivotable downwards about horizontal axis to open position where lower door part moves independently from other door structures, e.g. by being hinged on the vehicle body
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R9/00—Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like
  • B60R9/06—Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like at vehicle front or rear

Definitions

• the invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a trunk accessible by an opening, and provided with a load carrier, arranged at the rear of the vehicle and having a configuration of use in which the load carrier or its contents extend. at least partly in front of the access to the trunk.
• the bicycle carriers arranged at the rear of the vehicle give a better aerodynamic coefficient to the vehicle but, at the same time, hinder access to the trunk, since it is necessary to dismantle the device to open the trunk door.
• a load carrier arranged at the rear of a vehicle, comprising a support connected to the vehicle and a movable part fixed to said support by means of a lateral arm.
• the side arm is mounted for rotation about a vertical axis so that the movable part can be retracted to the side to allow the opening of the trunk door.
• a load carrier arranged at the rear of a vehicle, comprising a support fixed to the vehicle and a movable part connected to the support via a horizontal axis .
• the mobile part is rotatably mounted about the horizontal axis so that the trunk door can be opened by lowering the mobile part of the load carrier.
• the device is more complicated and therefore more expensive to manufacture.
• the invention relates to a motor vehicle, provided with a load carrier, and in which access to the boot is facilitated.
• the invention provides a vehicle provided with a load carrier of the type mentioned above, characterized in that the trunk comprises at least one flap mounted movable between a folded position in which it at least partially closes an opening of the trunk and an open position in which at least part of the trunk is directly accessible when the load carrier remains in the configuration of use.
• the flap is able to pass from its folded position to its open position by rotation around at least one transverse axis.
• the transverse axis is carried by a lower edge of the opening.
• the transverse axis is carried by an upper edge of the opening.
• Means are provided for limiting the travel of the flap when the load carrier is in the configuration of use so as to avoid contact between the flap and the load carrier.
• the limiting means includes a presence sensor.
• the flap is mounted on the sash.
• the load carrier is a bicycle carrier.
• FIG. 1 is a rear view of a first embodiment of a vehicle according to the invention, which, for reasons of clarity, does not include the load carrier.
• FIG. 2 is a side view of the vehicle of Figure 1 comprising the load carrier, the trunk not being accessible.
• FIG. 3 is a side view of the vehicle of Figure 2, the trunk being accessible.
• FIG. 4 is a side view of a second embodiment of the vehicle comprising the load carrier according to the invention, the trunk being accessible.
• a vehicle 10 comprising a trunk 12, is provided with a load carrier 14, arranged at the rear of the vehicle 10.
• the load carrier 14 is shown here in its configuration of use.
• the bicycle carrier 14 may be, for example, a removable bicycle carrier 14 of the type described in application No. WO-A-03039912 filed by the Applicant.
• the bicycle carrier 14 comprises a support 16 extending in a generally horizontal plane intended to accommodate a bicycle 18.
• the bicycle carrier 14 also has two longitudinal fixing arms 20 cooperating with at least one rear structural element 22 of the vehicle 10 .
• the bicycle 18 is arranged transversely on the support 16 in a vertical plane and extends in front of the access to the boot 12. As shown in FIG. 1, the boot 12 is accessible by an opening 23, such as a tailgate, for example, having an opening 24 provided with at least one flap 26. In the closed position, the flap 26 at least partially closes the opening 24 of the trunk 12.
• an opening 23 such as a tailgate, for example, having an opening 24 provided with at least one flap 26. In the closed position, the flap 26 at least partially closes the opening 24 of the trunk 12.
• the flap 26 is shown here carried by the leaf 23 but it could also be provided that the leaf 23 and the flap 26 are separate and distinct, the leaf 23 being for example above the flap 26 .
• the flap 26 is mounted for rotation about a transverse axis A carried by a lower edge 30 of the opening 24 of the boot 12.
• the flap 26 includes closing and locking means, not shown, which will therefore not be described since they are known from the state of the art.
• the bike carrier 14 has been maintained in the configuration of use.
• the flap 26 has moved from its folded position to an open position, in which at least part of the boot 12 is accessible, by rotation about the transverse axis A towards the outside of the vehicle. In the maximum open position, an upper edge 32 of the flap 26 is located near the load carrier 14 and its contents 18. In this way, the travel of the flap 26 provided is sufficient for a user to be able to easily slide or retrieve an object in the trunk 12 without the need either to disassemble the bicycle carrier 14 or the bicycle 18, or to carry out any manipulation on the bicycle carrier 14.
• an elastic stop can be provided, not shown, on the support 16 so as to avoid any collision between the flap and the load carrier 14 or its contents 18 which could lead to damage and repairs.
• the flap 26 when the user wants to open the trunk 12, he pulls on the flap 26 and makes it pivot down until it reaches the elastic stop which can be chosen in a material such as rubber. , for example.
• the elastic stop which can be chosen in a material such as rubber.
• the flap 26 there may be provided on the flap 26 means for limiting, not shown, the travel of the flap 26 so as to avoid any collision between the flap 26 and the load carrier 14 or its contents 18.
• the travel limitation means can be mechanical and adapted by the user as a function of the distance between the rear of the vehicle and the load carrier 14 or I content 18 of the load carrier 14.
• the means for limiting the travel can include a sensor, not shown , placed on the flap 26 and making it possible to detect the presence of an obstacle such as the load carrier 14 or the content 18 in order to stop the travel of the flap 26.
• Detection means can also be provided to prevent the opening of the opening 23 in the presence of the load carrier 14.
• the flap 26 has the advantage of being compatible with a load carrier 14 of any type.
• the flap 26 is mounted movable about a transverse axis B carried by an upper edge 36 of the opening 24 of the trunk 12.
• the flap 26 rotates from bottom to top around the axis B.
• the flap 26 forms a hatch thus making it possible to slide inside the trunk long objects 38 such as skis or boards, for example, which can be allowed to protrude at least in part and lean on the load carrier 14, and this, without the need to modify the configuration of the load carrier 14.
• the flap 26 can be moved by manual or motorized means. It may also include means for limiting the opening of the flap 26.
• the flap 26 is fixed to the opening 23 by means of a parallelogram so that the plane of the flap 26, when the latter is in the open position, is substantially parallel to that of the opening 23, which makes it possible not to hinder access to the boot at all, even if the load carrier 14 is very close to the rear of the vehicle 10.
• the present invention is in no way limited to the embodiment described which has been given only by way of example and may include other types of load carriers.
• the load carrier can be fixed on a rear upper part of the vehicle and extend in front of the access to the boot.
• the vehicle according to the invention therefore has the advantage of allowing easy access to at least part of the boot while leaving the load carrier in place, that is to say in its configuration of use.

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