The present invention relates to the side lining of a motor vehicle, which side lining has a sill, with a roller blind being integrated flush-mounted into the sill.
Roller blinds, by means of which it is possible for in particular the rear side windows of a motor vehicle to be covered for sun protection, are nowadays often installed in motor vehicles. Here, said roller blinds are generally seated at least partially on the sill of the lining for example of a side door, and therefore pose a safety risk in the event of an accident. Furthermore, the regions in which the roller blind is arranged are only accessible with difficulty for cleaning.
It was therefore the object of the present invention to provide a side lining which does not have the disadvantages of the prior art.
The object is achieved according to the invention by means of the side lining of a motor vehicle which has a sill in which a roller blind is integrated flush-mounted into the sill.
To a person skilled in the art, it was extremely astonishing and unexpected that the side lining according to the invention posed a significantly reduced safety risk in the event of an accident. Furthermore, the side lining is very easy to clean, such that the motor vehicle remains in an appealing visual state. The side lining according to the invention can be produced in a simple and cost-effective manner.
According to the invention, the side lining has a sill. Said sill is generally that part of the side lining which is adjoined by a window. According to the invention, a roller blind is integrated flush-mounted into said sill. Within the context of the invention, a side region means regions in which the body or the window surfaces run substantially vertically.
Within the context of the invention, flush-mounted means that the normally-resulting profile of the sill is not changed by the roller blind. The roller blind does not generate any shoulders, offsets or the like. Furthermore, no components of the roller blind project out of the sill.
In one preferred embodiment, the roller blind is sunk into a shaft. Said shaft is covered by a shaft faceplate, with said shaft faceplate running flush with the sill, that is to say not projecting out of the sill in any way. Furthermore, no handles or other components of the roller blind project out of the sill.
In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, only one joint is provided between the sill and the shaft faceplate, which considerably simplifies in particular the cleaning of the sill and gives an appealing overall visual impression.
The roller blind preferably has a pull rod on which a handle is arranged, by means of which handle the roller blind can be pulled up or lowered down. According to the invention, the pull rod and said handle are likewise mounted flush into the sill.
The side lining according to the invention preferably has a means with which the handle can be selectively raised such that it protrudes out of the surface of the sill and is thereby more readily accessible to the occupants of the motor vehicle when desired. Said means is preferably a pressure switch which pushes the handle upward, that is to say out of the surface of the sill, when pressure is temporarily applied to the handle.
The shaft faceplate and the roller blind preferably interact in such a way that the roller blind automatically opens the shaft faceplate and, when the roller blind is lowered, automatically closes the shaft faceplate.
The side lining according to the invention can be arranged anywhere in the side region of the motor vehicle. The side lining is however preferably a door lining, in particular of the doors in the rear region of the motor vehicle.
In one preferred embodiment, said doors have, above the side lining according to the invention, means into which the roller blind can be reversibly hooked for as long as the sun protection provided by the roller blind is desired.
The invention is explained below on the basis of
Once the roller blind has been pulled substantially completely out of the shaft, the pull rod 5 can be hooked into the retaining device, as illustrated by arrow 13.
Said reversible hooking-in is illustrated once again in section in
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10 2005 057 248.0 | Nov 2005 | DE | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
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PCT/EP2006/011408 | 11/28/2006 | WO | 00 | 11/14/2008 |