Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 06/06

20060138795 - Automatic tumble and slide vehicle seat assembly: A riser assembly extends between a seat cushion and a floor of an automotive vehicle. The riser assembly includes a floor bracket that is fixedly secured to the floor. A rod extends laterally within the vehicle and is fixedly secured to the floor bracket. A front leg extends between upper...

20060138796 - Stow in floor seat assembly with automatic lateral displacement: A seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor of an automotive vehicle includes a seat cushion extending laterally between spaced apart side members. The seat cushion includes a front cross member extending between the side members. Inboard and outboard front legs are each pivotally assembled at one end...

20060138797 - Vehicle seat assembly: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a lower seat portion and a seatback portion. The seatback portion is selectively movable to vary the reclination angle of the seatback portion. The seat assembly is configured so that a first part of the lower seat portion rises relative to a second...

20060138798 - Glazing comprising break lines: A window including deliberate rupture zones. The window is obtained by a method whereby the glass is subjected to local overheating of the structure using a high-energy beam penetrating the glass, deliberate rupture zones are produced by sequentially guiding the beam in a predetermined path along the preferred path for...

20060138799 - Sun visor assembly: A sun visor assembly, wherein the sun visor thereof includes a vanity mirror and vanity lighting, wherein the functionally thereof is characterized by the sun visor being pivotal, rotatable and axially slidable relative to its mounting, wherein a slide mechanism supplies electrical power to the vanity lighting at all slide...

20060138800 - Adjustable cover element and adjustable vehicle roof for a convertible vehicle: An adjustable cover element in a vehicle is mounted to a vehicle component via a multiple linkage kinematic system comprising two guide rods. Each guide rod on one end is coupled in an articulated manner to the vehicle component and on the other end is coupled in an articulated manner...

20060138801 - Weather strip for motor vehicle: A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of being attached to a flange provided in an opening portion of a vehicle body or a closing member for closing the opening portion irrespective of a configuration of the flange. The weather strip includes a base portion in which...

20060138802 - Armrest insert and corresponding assembly for a vehicle: An armrest (54) for a vehicle (52) includes a substrate (70), an armrest casing (62), and an insert (56). The armrest casing (62) has an upper portion (81) with an arm-resting surface (83). The insert (56) includes a non-foam material and resides between the substrate (70) and the upper portion...

20060138803 - Recreational vehicle with storage container: A recreational vehicle, for example, a folding camping trailer, includes a chassis having wheels and a towing hitch, a trailer body attached to the chassis, and a storage container attached to the chassis. The storage container includes a seamless body defining an internal space for storing cargo and may define...

20060138804 - Modular cowl assembly for forklift trucks: An easy-to-handle modular cowl assembly for forklift trucks includes a cowl body mounted on a truck body, a console at least partially enclosing and removably holding a variety of driver interface devices, a support bracket for supporting the console on the cowl body, a right cowl cover disposed at a...

20060138805 - Free-shaped floor surface vehicle: [PROBLEMS] To more increase the capability of a vehicle despite the fact that mankind cannot catch up an increase in performance of the vehicle by forming the vehicle to give less damage to persons in the event of the accident of the vehicle and to minimize emission from the vehicle....

20060138806 - Structural element comprising a vertical member securing nut and the corresponding motor vehicle: The motor vehicle structural element (3) comprises a cross-member (4) and, at at least one end (5) of the cross-member, a first nut (10) presenting a tapped bore (14) for receiving a screw (11) for fastening the cross-member to an upright (2) of the vehicle, the axis of the tapped...

20060138807 - Vehicle front pillar construction: A vehicle front pillar construction has a hollow member formed integrally to have a closed cross section, having a front supporting a windshield and a pair of sides whose width direction coincides with a direction which follows the line of sight of a driver, a door seal mounted on the...

20060131909 - Arresting device of a cot fastening system: An arresting device used in a cot fastening system for an ambulance is disclosed. The arresting device includes an extension beam providing a bolt pattern, and a pair of antler brackets each having a mounting hook portion. The pair of antler brackets is mounted to the extension beam. The present...

20060131910 - Sliding console: A method and system for storage comprising a console and base. The console being slidable within the base so as to permit it to be easily re-positionable. The method and system relating to re-positioning the base, such as to facilitate folding a second row load floor, to facilitate removing the...

20060131911 - Expandable cargo box arrangement for a vehicle: An arrangement for expanding a cargo box of a pick-up truck vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes a wall that defines a cabin space on an internal side and a cargo box end on an external side, and the wall is arranged to be translateable from a first position to...

20060131912 - Slide out for a motor home: A vehicle having a slide out includes a vehicle body having a wall including two side wall sections and defining a vehicle interior. At least one slide out body member extends across an opening in a side wall section of the vehicle body that is capable of movement between a...

20060131913 - Storage compartment: A compartment, such as a glove compartment of a motor vehicle includes a lid and a movable drawer. A lever system is operatively coupled between the lid and the drawer such that upon opening or closing the lid, the drawer is moved. The lever system may provide a transmission ratio...

20060131914 - Seat arrangement for a vehicle: A seat arrangement for a cabin of a pick-up truck vehicle is provided. The seat arrangement includes a seat bottom member having a latch mechanism attached thereto. The latch mechanism is arranged to maintain the seat bottom member in a deployed seating position. A release mechanism is coupled to the...

20060131915 - Pinch detection device and opening/closing device: A pinching detection apparatus having a pressure sensor 2 disposed along the geometry of a trunk lid 1 in a flexible manner, and determination means 16 for detecting that an object is being pinched between a body opening section 7 and the trunk lid 1, in accordance with a signal...

20060131917 - Safety mirror support for sun visors: The safety mirror support comprises a housing which presents the edges of the mirror area with an abutment to prevent the contact of the occupant's head to the mirror. In case contact occurs, behind the mirror are placed some elastic means for absorbing the energy of the impact and which...

20060131916 - Upholstered visor with map strap: A visor assembly having a slip-on upholstered sleeve and a mating snap-in stretchable accessory band for holding maps and the like....

20060131919 - Motor vehicle: The invention relates a motor vehicle (1) comprising a roof (2) consisting of at least one part (3) which is completely displaceable between open and closed positions. In the closed position, said part of the roof is arranged between an area near a windscreen frame (4) and the rigid rear...

20060131918 - Retractable roof for a motor vehicle: This roof comprises a first arm (7) articulated transversely to the plane of symmetry of the vehicle, at a first (8) of its ends on the vehicle chassis and at its second end (12) on a first end of a second arm (13) articulated at its second end (14) on...

20060131920 - Rear deck hood with double-lock articulation for convertible vehicle with folding roof: Each of the sets of pivots (5) comprise a base (9) fixed to the bodyshell (10) of the vehicle, a body (11) linked to the hood (4) of the rear boot by a hinge (12) and means for locking the body (11) in relation to the base. For a lock...

20060131921 - Single convertible top mechanism architecture which will accept multiple roof configurations: A convertible top architecture for a series of vehicles of a common platform is disclosed, the vehicles having roof styles of different shapes or passenger spaces of different lengths, the top designed to cover the different length passenger spaces, the top characterized by a rear rail, top cover and backlight...

20060131923 - Convertible: Disclosed is a convertible vehicle (1) comprising a rear roof part (3) which extends at least between a lower window rail line (L) and a roof part (7) that is located above a passenger area and comprises a central area (5) that is disposed between lateral main columns (4) in...

20060131922 - Convertible vehicle: The invention relates to a convertible vehicle (1) provided with a roof (2) which comprises at least one rigid rear part (3) provided with a rear screen (4) and displaceable, independent of a roof area (5) which is arranged therebefore, in the direction of travel (F). The inventive convertible vehicle...

20060131924 - Adjustable vehicle roof having a fabric cover: An adjustable vehicle roof has a flexible cover supported by a cover rod assembly that may be moved between a raised position and a stored position. The cover rod assembly includes a first arch and a second arch. A rigid rear window is integrated into the cover material. The rear...

20060131925 - Cover device for the vehicle top storage compartment of a convertible vehicle: A cover device is provided for a vehicle top storage compartment of a convertible vehicle. A cover can be pivoted between a closed position and an open position. Two side flaps are arranged on sides of the cover that lie opposite each other transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis...

20060131926 - Motor vehicle door member comprising an appearance part and a structural part: The invention relates to a motor vehicle door member (10) comprising an appearance part constituted by an outside skin (12) of polyolefin, and a structural part (14) having a coefficient of expansion that is less than that of the skin, the two parts being united by a bead of adhesive...

20060131928 - Sheet-form window member and window structure: According to the present invention, a window structure in which a metal frame is firmly bonded to a sheet material comprising an aromatic polycarbonate resin and which has wet heat resistance and a window member for the structure are provided. The sheet window member comprises: A: a sheet material (A)...

20060131927 - Vehicle door beam with reinforced tab and method for making the same: A structural door beam for vehicles includes an elongate open channel with an open section configuration defined by a central web and at least one side flange. A mounting tab projects outwardly from a side edge of the side flange and has a marginal edge surrounding a generally planar mounting...

20060131929 - Cab fairing and pickup truck having a cab fairing: A cab fairing is provided according to the present invention. The cab fairing includes a left rail, a right rail, a cross bar, a left side sail, and a right side sail. The left rail is provided for attachment to a left pickup truck bed sidewall, and the left rail...

20060131930 - Rear case assembly for trailer body: An aluminum rear case assembly (12) for a trailer body (10) includes a rectangular frame assembly (16). The frame assembly (16) includes an extruded aluminum top rail (22), an extruded aluminum bottom rail (24), and a pair of extruded aluminum side rails (26) connecting the top and bottom rails (22,...

20060131931 - Energy absorbing vehicle fender: A fender for absorbing forces generated from an impact includes a depending attachment flange which comprises a vertically aligned section depending from an exterior portion of the fender and a horizontally aligned section depending from the vertically aligned section adapted for mounting to a vehicle wherein the vertically aligned section...

20060131932 - Integral cross member with steering gear joint: A motor vehicle frame includes a pair of longitudinal frame members. A cross member is provided to maintain the frame members in a spaced apart condition. The cross member has a first end configured to mount to a first one of the longitudinal frame members and a second end configured...

20060131933 - Wall structure and method for the production thereof: Described is a wall structure used, for example, in the form of an instrument panel in a motor vehicle interior. The wall structure is embodied in the form of a laminated material consisting of a top layer, a hollow layer and a lower layer. The top layer is oriented towards...

20060131934 - Vehicle roof structure: In a vehicle roof structure, a roof panel has a central opening in which a roof glass is supported. A roof molding is mounted to molding mounting grooves that are formed along connecting portions between the roof panel and roof side rails extending along the roof panel. The roof molding...

20060125263 - Method and apparatus for applying a decorative design to a door handle: The current invention relates to a decorative design member or logo configured to affix to an existing vehicle door handle. Additionally, the current invention relates to a handle overlay configured to an existing vehicle door handle and a decorative design member affixed to the handle overlay. Furthermore, the decorative design...

20060125262 - Method and apparatus for applying a decorative design to a door handle overlay: The current invention relates to a handle overlay configured to an existing vehicle door handle and a decorative design member affixed to the handle overlay. In addition, the decorative design member can be integrated into a handle overlay for the current invention. The invention also relates to a method for...

20060125264 - Integrated operator workspace incorporated into a mobile computing vehicle: An integrated operator workspace adapted for incorporation into a mobile computing vehicle. The integrated operator workspace includes a base having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge. A first operator computing station is located adjacent to the first longitudinal edge of the base and a second operator computing...

20060125266 - Compound motion slide-out travel lock: A compound motion travel lock secures a slide-out section of a vehicle in a retracted position. A lock arm moves in a compound pivoting and translating movement as a manual or power driven actuator provides a linear input to a cam pin and slot arrangement. The rotational input is converted...

20060125265 - Slide-out travel lock: A clamp type travel lock secures a slide-out section of a vehicle in a retracted position. The travel lock is pivotally disposed in a pocket of the slide-out wall. An actuator of the travel lock is accessible from an interior side opening of the slide-out wall and a lock arm...

20060125268 - Articulating mount for an in-vehicle display: The invention provides an articulating mount for an in-vehicle video display. A support member mounts the display to a guide fixed to a vehicle wall. The guide has a pair of vertically spaced horizontal tracks on which a pair of carriages travel on slides or rollers. The carriages mount at...

20060125267 - Sliding load floor: A sliding load floor assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a sliding platform configured to receive a load floor and slidable along a support frame fixed to the vehicle. The support frame includes upper and lower flanges. An axle extends outward from the sliding platform, with a roller rotatably attached...

20060125269 - Vehicle cargo slide-out: A cargo slide-out for a vehicle includes a drawer slideable within a guide frame. Glides, such as rollers or sliders, are mounted to two sides of the drawer and to the associated sides of the guide frame so that at each side of the drawer at least one glide extends...

20060125270 - Multi-purpose tailgate for a vehicle: A multi-purpose tailgate for a vehicle. The tailgate includes a multiple link mechanism operatively attaching the tailgate to the vehicle body. The link mechanism articulates the tailgate from a closed position into first and second open positions. First and second opposed spring assemblies operatively connect the tailgate to the link...

20060125271 - Trailer tailgate: A wedge-shaped trailer tailgate providing a loading ramp and a planar surface in combination with the trailer deck when the tailgate is in its transport position. A planar deck is better for cargo hauling, but also provides little wind resistance for improved hauling efficiency. The wedge shape with elastic bumpers...

20060125272 - Seat rail assembly capable of sensing weight: A device for determining the seat weight on a vehicle seat assembly, provided with at least one seat rail on which the seat is mounted, and with a weight sensor that interacts with the seat rail. The at least one seat rail is fastened to the vehicle in a fixed...

20060125273 - Floor release latch mechanism for a vehicle seat: A release latch for use with a vehicle seat. A latch plate is rotatably secured to the seat and engages a floor mounted striker. A cam is rotatably secured to the seat and defines a shoulder biasingly seating against a support surface of the latch plate. A lever actuates the...

20060125274 - Floor release latch mechanism for a vehicle seat interconnected with a secondary release associated with a rotatable seat back: A combined seat back release and floor release for use with a vehicle seat. The seat back includes a first mechanism for forwardly rotating a seat back relative to a seat bottom. The floor release is actuated by the seat back by virtue of a linearly translatable cable extending therebetween....

20060125275 - Window edge molding for motor vehicle: A vehicular window molding attached along a gap between a window opening edge of a vehicle body panel and an outer peripheral edge portion of a window pane arranged at the window opening. The vehicular window molding includes a molding main body portion attached to the outer peripheral edge portion...

20060125276 - Fixture structure for automobile electronic sun shield: A fixture structure of an automobile electronic sun shield, and more particularly relates to the fixture structure of the added electronic sun shield to the original sun shield, with the fixture structure implemented at the opposite locations of the two sides of the electronic sun shield. The fixture structure includes...

20060125277 - Sun visor for vehicles: A sun visor for a vehicle has a base mounted on a conventional visor, the base having a screen which is slidable or hinged for it to be moved to a position below the base and/or to one side to increase the degree of shielding from the sun....

20060125278 - Cover system: The invention comprises a retractable cover system comprising: a flexible cover. A plurality of supporting bows support the cover. A semi-rigid member having first and second ends is secured to the cover section. The semi-rigid member is capable of flexing laterally outward if the system is retracted. This outward action...

20060125279 - Golf cart foldable canopy: A rearwardly extending canopy cover for protecting golf bags and golf clubs from rainfall in the rear of golf carts. The canopy cover being adapted to pivotally attach to the golf cart side walls located behind the seat back of the cart. The canopy may be folded to a retracted...

20060125280 - Convertible roof comprising locking elements, and vehicle equiped with same: It is a roof for a vehicle comprising several roof elements (1, 2, 3) that can be displaced between a first position above the passenger compartment and a second position in which they are stowed inside the boot (160), the roof elements being, when they cover the passenger compartment, connected...

20060125281 - Motor vehicle: Disclosed is a motor vehicle (1) comprising a roof (2) that is provided with at least one roof part (3) which is movable as a whole between an open position and a closed position. Said roof part (3) extends between an area located close to a windshield frame (4) and...

20060125282 - Hood for a convertible: Disclosed is a hood (1) for a convertible (2), comprising a tail end/roof segment (6) and at least one other roof segment (7, 8). The roof segments (6, 7, 8) can be folded together in a Z-shape by means of a folding mechanism and at least the tail end/roof segment...

20060125284 - Motor vehicle body and motor vehicle: A motor vehicle body has at least two doors, which are arranged on one side of the vehicle, and a releasable body B-column, which is arranged between the two doors on the side of the vehicle in a position fixed on the body. A first of the two doors can...

20060125283 - Drive arrangement for activating the hatch of a motor vehicle: A drive arrangement for actuating a hatch of a motor vehicle with a drive for producing driving having a drive motor for producing movement of the hatch between an open position and a closed position and having a transmission linkage connected on the output side of the motor. The transmission...

20060125285 - Molding clip: A molding clip comprises a molding holder including a base, and an attachment leg extending from the base for insertion into a mounting hole in a workpiece. The attachment leg has a first portion remote from the base for insertion in the mounting hole for temporary mounting of the clip...

20060125286 - Ea member attaching construction: In an attachment structure of an EA component, the EA component composed of a synthetic resin such as rigid urethane foam is attached to a trim serving as a member, with a first locking part therebetween. The first locking part includes a cylindrical part, an anchor, a flange, and a...

20060125287 - Arrangement in connection with a vehicle cab: An arrangement for incorporation into a vehicle cab that includes a cab structure (2) that delimits a driver's working area. The arrangement has a support structure (3) arranged to support the cab structure (2) in the event of a considerable inclination of the cab structure relative to the frame (4)...

20060125288 - Protection hood for automobile radiators: A protection hood for automobile radiator is disclosed. The protection hood structure comprises a plurality of supporting protection ribs, characterized in that the two ends of the hollow protection rib are mounted with plastic pad, and the appropriate positions on the protection ribs are welded with vertical supporting protection ribs,...

20060125289 - Energy absorbing vehicle fender: A fender for absorbing forces generated from an impact includes a depending attachment flange which comprises a vertically aligned section depending from an exterior portion of the fender and a horizontally aligned section depending from the vertically aligned section adapted for mounting to a vehicle wherein the vertically aligned section...

20060125290 - Body for a motor vehicle comprising a roof column: In order to achieve a different modularization of the support structure (10) with an improved crash stability of the body, the roof column (50) is designed as a separate component which is to be fastened at its upper end (60) in an overlapping manner to a support part (62) protruding...

20060125291 - Tunable vehicle structural members and methods for selectively changing the mechanical properties thereto: Tunable structural member for a vehicle generally comprises an active material adapted to selectively undergo a change in at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The change in the at least one attribute results in a change in the mechanical properties of the tunable structural member. Active...

20060125292 - Water management system for a retractable hard top: A water management system for directing fluid away from a gap defined between adjacent panels of a folding hardtop of a vehicle. The water management system includes first and second seals and a tube. The seals are disposed along respective gaps between adjacent panels. Each seal has a trough for...

20060113810 - Modular overhead console assembly for a vehicle: A modular overhead console assembly adapted to be mounted to a roof of a vehicle within a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The modular overhead console assembly includes a rail that has a rail base and a rail head extending from the rail base, wherein a track is defined between...

20060113811 - Support structure for mounting components on vehicle: A support structure used for installing a console to a vehicle has panels and a console box. The support structure has a main body attached to the vehicle. The main body is formed as a framework, and has attachment portions each corresponding to one of the panels and the console...

20060113809 - Device for partitioning off a trunk space: A device for partitioning off a trunk space, in particular of a convertible, which has a folding top (11) which can be retracted below a trunk lid (12). The device includes a fixed partition element (10), which can be displaced by means of at least one lever between an upper...

20060113812 - Retractable parcel shelf system for a convertible vehicle with a folding roof: The system comprises a stop fixed to the central panel and moving with the same towards the front or the rear of the vehicle. Said means arc The stop is embodied such that when the central panel pivots to the rear to pass from the retracted position to the normal...

20060113814 - Pivot out room for vehicle: A recreational vehicle has pivot out rooms across the hallway from one another, at least partially overlapping from side to side along the length of the vehicle and arranged so that when they are retracted they create a hallway that has generally parallel sides. A thrust bearing supports the weight...

20060113813 - Vehicle ramp room: A collapsible enclosure is appended to a vehicle, such as a cargo type trailer, for example, for the purpose of providing living space in association with the vehicle. The vehicle includes a ramp that offers ingress to and egress from the interior of the vehicle through an access opening in...

20060113815 - Vehicle: A vehicle with a cover member of a simple structure includes a flexible cover body section arranged to cover at least a portion of an on-the-vehicle part. The cover member includes bendable elongated sections extending outward from the edge portions of the cover body section. The vehicle also includes a...

20060113816 - Device for connecting a vehicle seat to a vehicle floor: The invention relates to a device for connecting a vehicle seat to a vehicle floor, said device comprising at least one connecting element, which can be engaged with a locking element that is connected to a lateral seat section or the guide rail of the vehicle seat and can be...

20060113817 - Soft cab golf cart seat-anchored enclosure: A soft cab enclosure. The enclosure may have an over-the-top cover (1) and flexible and transparent panels (15, 16, 17) on side and back portions. The cover (1) may include a tarpaulin having a windshield-overhang pocket (2) and having a cover-top back with back-post straps (12, 14). Linearly, the cover...

20060113819 - Sliding sun visor: A sliding sun visor having: a pivot rod (2); a conductor (3) for supplying power to at least one electrical device included in the sun visor structure (1). The conductor (3) has a second portion having at least a length to enable the sun visor structure (1) be positioned in...

20060113818 - Sunglasses configuration car visor: The sunglasses configuration car visor is formed of a closed, completely surrounding frame having a translucent lens or panel removably installed therein. The device may be provided as a pair of mirror image units for removable attachment to the conventional opaque left/right sun visors in a motor vehicle. When deployed,...

20060113820 - Cover system for a transfer trailer: A cover system (10) for an open-topped container, such as a transfer trailer (T), includes a cover (11) carried by a support frame (13) pivotably mounted to the container. The support frame includes a triangular construct (20) at the opposite ends of the container to improve the rigidity of the...

20060113821 - Power slide device for vehicle sliding door: This slide device comprises a first tension member connected to a distal end of an opening cable, a second tension member connected to a distal end of a closing cable, a lower roller bracket rotatably mounted on a sliding door, a first pin disposed at a front portion of a...

20060113822 - Integrated slide-out drive system: An expandable vehicle has slide-out sections in which one or more cog tracks are driven by a modular cog wheel drive assembly to move the slide-out sections in and out. The cog tracks can be integrated into the structure of the slide-out sections, and the slide-out sections are supported against...

20060113823 - Roof-raising/lowering mechanism for a-frame style folding trailers and method for using the same: In accordance with one embodiment, a roof-raising/lowering mechanism for an A-frame style folding trailer comprises a mechanical lever arm assembly. The lever arm assembly is coupled to the rear roof section, which underlies the front roof section when such sections are in their lowered, overlapping positions. Thus, when the lever...

20060113824 - Smooth side body structure and method: A smooth side trailer body or body structure comprised of a plurality of extruded panel members positioned adjacent one another. The extruded panels are arranged perpendicular to the floor of a trailer. The panels are held to the floor by a bottom rail. A top rail portion may be used...

20060113825 - Energy absorbing vehicle fender: A fender for absorbing forces generated from an impact includes a depending attachment flange which comprises a vertically aligned section depending from an exterior portion of the fender and a horizontally aligned section depending from the vertically aligned section adapted for mounting to a vehicle wherein the vertically aligned section...