Motor vehicle and subassembly of a motor vehicle
View Patent ↗In a motor vehicle and or a subassembly of a motor vehicle, e.g., a convertible or a roadster, with an opening roof, e.g., a soft top or a hardtop, which includes roof parts or roof elements which are mounted on a main bearing device so as to be able to pivot from a closed position into an open position, the main bearing device is fastened to a supporting structure of the motor vehicle, and with a roll bar which is fitted to the motor vehicle so as to be able to pivot from a storage position into a protective position. To reduce manufacturing costs, the main bearing device has an additional, secondary bearing device on which the roll bar is pivotally mounted.
1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a main bearing device fastened to a support structure of the motor vehicle;
an openable roof including at least one of (a) roof parts and (b) roof elements mounted on the main bearing device to pivot between a closed position and an open position; and
a roll bar fitted to the motor vehicle to pivot between a storage position and a protective position, the main bearing device including an additional, secondary bearing device, the roll bar pivotally mounted on the secondary bearing device.
2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle is arranged as at least one of (a) a convertible and (b) a roadster.
3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the roof is arranged as at least one of (a) a soft top and (b) a hard top.
4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the main bearing device and the secondary bearing device are connected to one another in one piece by a common support device.
5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the roll bar is arranged substantially transversely to a direction of travel of the motor vehicle and includes two longitudinal ends, the main bearing device including two main bearings, each main bearing including an additional, secondary bearing, each longitudinal end of the roll bar pivotally mounted on a respective secondary bearing.
6. The motor vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein each main bearing is connected to a respective secondary bearing in one piece by a corresponding common support element.
7. The motor vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the two support elements are connected to each other in one piece by a common crossmember.
8. The motor vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the additional, secondary bearing includes a bearing block connected in one piece to the respective main bearing.
9. A motor vehicle subassembly, comprising:
a main bearing device;
an openable roof including at least one of (a) roof parts and (b) roof elements mounted on the main bearing device to pivot between a closed position and an open position; and
a roll bar pivotable between a storage position and a protective position and arrangeable substantially transversely to a direction of travel of the motor vehicle, the roll bar including two longitudinal ends, the main bearing device including two main bearings, each main bearing including an additional, secondary bearing, each longitudinal end of the roll bar pivotally mounted on a respective secondary bearing.
10. The motor vehicle subassembly according to claim 9 , wherein the motor vehicle is arranged as at least one of (a) a convertible and (b) a roadster.
11. The motor vehicle subassembly according to claim 9 , wherein the roof is arranged as at least one of (a) a soft top and (b) a hard top.
12. The motor vehicle subassembly according to claim 9 , wherein each main bearing and respective secondary bearing are connected to one another in one piece by a corresponding common support element.
13. The motor vehicle subassembly according to claim 12 , wherein the support elements are connected to one another in one piece by a common crossmember.
14. The motor vehicle subassembly according to claim 9 , wherein each secondary bearing includes a bearing block connected in one piece to the respective main bearing.