Rollover protection system with a folding roll bar for vehicles
US7387313B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/135
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rollover protection system for vehicles with roll bars allocated to the vehicle seats, which roll bars are guided into a holder, which holder is fixed to the vehicle, and under normal conditions the roll bar is held by a holding device in a lower, stored position, is controlled by a sensor, and upon release of the holding device, is brought into an upright, protective position. In order to design a rollover protection system, allocated to the seat, with a roll bar body in the form of a folding roll bar, each roll bar comprises two frame pieces each spaced along the vehicular lateral axis having one pivotably connected end in mountings, which mountings are located in a bracket fixed to the vehicle, and with the free ends so connected that when folded, they slide against each other, and when deployed, they interlock against each other.
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