IP Library Granted Patent US 12679299
Granted Patent B2
US 12679299 · App. 18/721,339 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Vehicle, in particular a convertible

Inventor: Klaus Seibt (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
B60R21/13B60R2021/135
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12679299
App. No.
18/721,339
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle, in particular a convertible, has a body and a rollover protection device. The rollover protection device includes a base, which is fastened to the body, at least one protective profile which is guided on the base in a linearly movable manner such that it extends in the event of a crash, and at least one support element which engages in a gap between the body and base when the protective profile is extended.

Claims (27)

1 . A vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle body; and

a rollover-protection arrangement,

wherein the rollover-protection arrangement comprises:

a base, which is fastened on the vehicle body;

at least one protective profile, which is guided in a linearly movable manner on the base so as to be extended in an event of a crash; and

at least one supporting element, which engages in a gap between the vehicle body and the base when the protective profile is being extended.

2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the protective profile is guided on the base so as to be movable linearly parallel to a vertical vehicle axis, and

the supporting element is engageable in the gap by way of a motion vector perpendicular to the vertical vehicle axis.

3 . The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the supporting element is additionally engageable in the gap by way of a motion vector parallel to the vertical vehicle axis.

4 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the gap is arranged outside of the base as viewed in relation to the vehicle.

5 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting element is mounted on the base.

6 . The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein a control track is formed between the supporting element and the base.

7 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the supporting element is held counter to a force of a triggering spring by the protective profile in a retracted state.

8 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the supporting element comprises a clamping region that engages in the gap.

9 . The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the clamping region is wedge-shaped.

10 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the base comprises an outer profile, in which the protective profile is mounted in a linearly movable manner, and

the outer profile has an aperture and the supporting element is movable through the aperture into the gap.

11 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the base comprises two parallel outer profiles, one protective profile being guided in a linearly movable manner in each of the two outer profiles so as to be extended in the event of a crash,

wherein a respective supporting element is arranged in or on each outer profile.

12 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is a convertible vehicle.