Roof rack for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11299102-B2
Application number	US-201716338057-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2017
Priority date	Sep 29, 2016
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

Disclosed is a roof rack for a vehicle, which is capable of achieving an improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency and a weight lightening goal by using a lightweight material, allows for improved productivity and assembly properties by simplifying the number of parts and process therefor, has an excellent degree of freedom in design, and is capable of achieving a reduction in production costs and steps. Provided according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is a roof rack for a vehicle, comprising: a roof rail unit formed by injection molding; a pad unit on which the roof rail unit is mounted and which is coupled in contact with the roof rail unit; and mounting coupling members which are insert-molded in the roof rail unit and protrusively coupled via the lower part of the roof rail unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A roof rack for a vehicle, comprising:
a roof rail that is injection molded;
a pad on which the roof rail is mounted and that contacts the roof rail; and
a mounting coupling member that is insert-injected to the roof rail and protrudes from a lower portion of the roof rail,
wherein the mounting coupling member comprises:
a screw that protrudes from a lower portion of the roof rail;
an insert fixing part that is connected to the screw and is insert-injected to the roof rail during injection molding of the roof rail; and
an extended connector with an enlarged cross section provided at a boundary between the screw and the insert fixing part, and

wherein the roof rail comprises:
a plurality of ribs having different sizes from one another; and
a variable base whose thickness varies in proportion to the width or length of each of the plurality of ribs,

wherein a longitudinal end of the roof rail has a curved shape by injection molding,
wherein the plurality of ribs include a first rib and a second rib having different sizes from each other,
wherein the variable base has a structure in which the thickness varies in proportion to the size of the first rib and the second rib, thereby preventing a sink of an appearance of the roof rail from occurring,
wherein the pad comprises:
a plate-shaped pad body that provides a mounting surface on which the roof rail is mounted; and
a plurality of protrusions that protrude upward from both ends of the plate-shaped pad body by a predetermined length,

wherein the insert fixing part, the extended connector, and the screw protrude downward through the plate-shaped pad body,
wherein a width of the first rib is 1.0 to 1.5 mm, and a width of the second rib is 2.0 to 3.0 mm,
wherein the variable base includes a first base corresponding to the first rib and a second base corresponding to the second rib,
wherein a thickness of the first base is 3.5 to 4.5 mm and a thickness of the second base is 4.0 to 5.5 mm,
wherein the roof rail is molded using polyimide or a plastic material including polyimide, wherein the pad is molded using a material different from that of the roof rail,
wherein the plurality of protrusions face the roof rail at both sides of the roof rail and have a shape protruding upwards obliquely from the plate-shaped pad body,
wherein the plurality of protrusions face both lower ends of the roof rail and protrude obliquely upward by a predetermined gap, and
wherein the predetermined gap is formed between the side surfaces of each of the plurality of protrusions and the both lower ends of the roof rail.

Assignees

• Lg Hausys Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Yong-Woo
• Kang Yong-Han
• Lee Wook-Hee
• Woo Jun-Sik

Classifications

• Y10S224/9175

  Vehicle attached · CPC title

• B60R9/12

  for skis · CPC title

• B60R9/04 Primary

  Carriers associated with vehicle roof (B60R9/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60R2011/0052

  using screws, bolts, rivets or the like · CPC title

• B60R2011/004

  outside the vehicle · CPC title