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Tarpaulin structure

US11173772B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EUROPEAN TRAILER SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Robert Arens · Gelsenkirchen, DE
Volker Biesenbruck · Rees, DE
Roger Remmel · Remscheid, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 22, 2020
Grant date	Nov 16, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60Y2200/33
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a tarpaulin structure for an understructure, such as a truck, trailer, semi-trailer, railway car, dump truck or container, comprising a folding-top frame (16) and a tarpaulin (12) made of weather-resistant material, the folding-top frame (16) includes a plurality of struts (34); at the end, each of the struts has a carriage (32) that is movable along a guide (20), at least one bracket (36) is selectively pivotally connected to a pair of opposite carriages (32; 32′) of the strut or to the strut (34); said bracket (36) forming a tarpaulin folding aid along with a bracket (26; 36) of an adjacent strut (34), of a pair of opposite carriages (32; 32′) or of a stationary part (24) of the folding-top frame (16). In order to create a light-weight tarpaulin structure that allows an understructure to be reliably covered, according to the invention, the adjacent brackets (26, 36) are coupled to each other by means of a kinematic connecting rod assembly (38) that folds when the folding-top frame (16) is collapsed.

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