Roof rack foot assembly for a roof rack and a roof rack for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023013512-A1
Application number	US-202017787147-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 11, 2020
Priority date	Dec 20, 2019
Publication date	Jan 19, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a roof rack foot assembly for a roof rack including a carrier member for carrying a crossbar of the roof rack, and a bracket. The bracket is configured for attachment to a fix point attachment position of a vehicle by use of at least one fixation member. The bracket includes an engagement portion and a seat portion for the carrier member.

First claim

1 .- 15 . (canceled)

16 . A roof rack foot assembly for a roof rack, the roof rack foot assembly comprising:
a carrier member for carrying a crossbar of the roof rack, the carrier member comprising a first and a second support portion; and a bracket configured for attachment to a fix point attachment position of a vehicle by use of at least one fixation member, wherein the bracket comprises an engagement portion and a seat portion for the carrier member, wherein the seat portion comprises a first and a second support surface, wherein each support surface is configured to receive the respective first and second support portions of the carrier member when the carrier member is attached to the bracket, wherein each support surface of the seat portion has a longitudinal extension along a respective longitudinal axis thereof, and wherein the first and second support surfaces are arranged on the bracket so that their longitudinal axes are substantially parallel to each other.

17 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 16 , further comprising an engagement member associated with the carrier member, the engagement member configured to clamp the carrier member to the bracket by applying a pulling force therebetween.

18 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the first and second support surfaces of the seat portion and the first and second support portions of the carrier member are configured to transfer loads at least in a vertical direction, as seen when the roof rack foot assembly is attached to a vehicle positioned on a flat horizontally extending surface.

19 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 16 , wherein each support surface of the seat portion has a transverse extension along a respective transverse axis thereof,
wherein the respective transverse axis is perpendicular to its respective longitudinal axis, and wherein each support surface has a length in its transverse extension which is shorter than a length in its longitudinal extension, or each support surface has a length in its transverse extension which is substantially equal to a length in its longitudinal extension.

20 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 16 , further comprising a foot pad member for protecting a vehicle roof,
wherein the foot pad member is configured to be positioned between the bracket and the vehicle when the bracket is attached to the fix point attachment position.

21 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the bracket comprises at least one receiving location for at least one of the fixation member.

22 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 21 , wherein the at least one receiving location is located in an area of the bracket between the first and second support surfaces.

23 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 21 , wherein the first and second support surfaces of the bracket comprise respective first and second longitudinal sides,
wherein the first longitudinal side of the first support surface faces the first longitudinal side of the second support surface, and wherein the at least one receiving location is located outside and facing one of the second longitudinal sides.

24 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the bracket has a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal axis thereof and a transverse extension along a transverse axis thereof,
wherein the longitudinal axis of the bracket and the transverse axis of the bracket are perpendicular to each other, wherein the bracket is configured so that the longitudinal axis thereof substantially coincides with a travelling direction of the vehicle when the roof rack foot assembly is attached to the vehicle, and wherein the longitudinal axes of the first and second support surfaces extend in substantially the same direction as the direction of the transverse axis of the bracket.

25 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the bracket has a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal axis thereof and a transverse extension along a transverse axis thereof,
wherein the longitudinal axis of the bracket and the transverse axis of the bracket are perpendicular to each other, wherein the bracket is configured so that the longitudinal axis thereof substantially coincides with a travelling direction of the vehicle when the roof rack foot assembly is attached to the vehicle, and wherein the longitudinal axes of the first and second support surfaces extend in substantially the same direction as the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bracket.

26 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the first and second support portions of the carrier member and the first and second support surfaces of the seat portion are configured so that the carrier member, in a first attachment state, is movable in the seat portion by pivoting the carrier member when the carrier member is not rigidly attached to the bracket.

27 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the engagement portion is positioned vertically above the first and second support surfaces, as seen when the roof rack foot assembly is mounted on a vehicle positioned on a flat horizontally extending surface.

28 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the bracket is a sheet-formed member, and
wherein the first and second support surfaces are provided on a main surface of the sheet-formed member.

29 . The roof rack foot assembly according to claim 28 , wherein the bracket has an L-shaped and/or U-shaped cross section, wherein the cross section is defined by a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bracket.

30 . A roof rack for a vehicle, the roof rack comprising:
at least one crossbar; and at least one roof rack foot assembly comprising:
a carrier member for carrying a crossbar of the roof rack, the carrier member comprising a first and a second support portion; and
a bracket configured for attachment to a fix point attachment position of a vehicle by use of at least one fixation member,
wherein the bracket comprises an engagement portion and a seat portion for the carrier member, wherein the seat portion comprises a first and a second support surface, wherein each support surface is configured to receive the respective first and second support portion of the carrier member when the carrier member is attached to the bracket, wherein each support surface of the seat portion has a longitudinal extension along a respective longitudinal axis thereof, and wherein the first and second support surfaces are arranged on the bracket so that their longitudinal axes are substantially parallel to each other.

31 . A roof rack foot assembly for a roof rack, the roof rack foot assembly comprising:
a carrier member for carrying a crossbar of the roof rack, the carrier member comprising a first support portion; and a bracket configured for attachment to a fix point attachment position of a vehicle by use of at least one fixation member, the bracket comprising a seat portion for the carrier member, the seat portion configured to receive the first support portion of the carrier member when the carrier member is attached to the bracket, the seat portion and/or the first support portion configured so that the carrier member, in a first attachment state when the carrier member is not rigidly attached to the bracket, is movable in the seat portion by allowing the carrier member to pivot with respect to a rotational axis of the carrier member, wherein the seat portion ex

Assignees

• Thule Sweden Ab

Inventors

• Larsson Fredrik
• Andersson Stefan
• Wikström Peter
• Pettersson Jens
• Vidar Joachim
• Kukolj Mujo
• Svensson Henric

Classifications

• B60R9/058 Primary

  characterised by releasable attaching means between carrier and roof · CPC title