IP Library Granted Patent US 11,001,324
Granted Patent B2
US 11,001,324 · App. 13/232,693 · Granted May 11, 2021

Luggage container for fastening to a vehicle, in particular to a motorcycle

Inventor: Peter Reinhart (Peissenberg, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
B62J9/00B62J9/20E05B77/48E05B81/25
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Patent No.
US 11,001,324
App. No.
13/232,693
Granted
May 11, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luggage container for fastening to a vehicle, particularly to a motorcycle, including a first locking device which can adopt a release position in which the luggage container can be opened, and a locking position, in which an opening of the luggage container is locked. The luggage container has a second locking device which can adopt a locking position, in which an opening of the luggage container can be locked even if the first locking device is in its release position.

Claims (25)

1. A luggage container fastenable to a vehicle, comprising:

a case;

a first locking device of the case having a release position in which the luggage container is openable, and a locking position in which the first locking device blocks opening of the luggage container and the luggage container is not openable; and

a second locking device of the case having a locking position in which the luggage container is locked against opening and the luggage container is not openable even if the first locking device is in the release position,

wherein in the locking position of the first locking device, the luggage container is not openable even if the second locking device is not in the second locking device locking position.

2. The luggage container according to claim 1 , wherein the second locking device has a release position in which the luggage container is openable if the first locking device is also in its release position.

3. The luggage container according to claim 1 , wherein the second locking device comprises an operating element operable from an exterior side of the luggage container.

4. The luggage container according to claim 2 , wherein the second locking device comprises an operating element operable from an exterior side of the luggage container.

5. The luggage container according to claim 3 , wherein the operating element is pretensioned via a spring element in a direction of an initial position in which the second locking device is in its release position.

6. The luggage container according to claim 5 , wherein the second locking device is moveable into its locking position via the operating element starting from the initial position against a spring force exercised by the spring element.

7. The luggage container according to claim 3 , wherein the operating element is arranged to be displaceable in a displacing direction.

8. The luggage container according to claim 6 , wherein the operating element is arranged to be displaceable in a displacing direction.

9. The luggage container according to claim 5 , wherein the operating element projects from the luggage container in the initial position.

10. The luggage container according to claim 8 , wherein the operating element projects from the luggage container in the initial position.

11. The luggage container according to claim 3 , wherein the operating element is configured as one of a pin-type, stud-type and rod-type element.

12. The luggage container according to claim 1 , wherein the luggage container is a motorcycle luggage container is configured such that the luggage container is securable to a motorcycle.

13. A luggage container fastenable to a vehicle, comprising:

a case;

a first locking device of the case having a release position in which the luggage container is openable, and a locking position in which the first locking device blocks opening of the luggage container and the luggage container is not openable, and

a second locking device of the case having a locking position in which the luggage container is locked against opening and the luggage container is not openable even if the first locking device is in the release position,

wherein the first locking device comprises a closing cylinder.

14. The luggage container according to claim 13 , wherein the closing cylinder is movable between the first locking device release position and the first locking device locking position via a key.

15. The luggage container according to claim 1 , further comprising an operating device for opening the luggage container, the operating device having an inoperative initial position and an operating position, and being movable between the inoperative initial position and the operating position.

16. The luggage container according to claim 15 , wherein the operating device comprises a closing cylinder provided on the luggage container.

17. The luggage container according to claim 16 , wherein the closing cylinder is movable in a longitudinal direction between the inoperable initial position and the operating position in a direction toward an interior of the luggage container.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2011
From: REINHART, PETER
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 027181/0870 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2009 021 529.8 · May 15, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2010002420 · Apr 21, 2010
Related Publication 20120000950A1 · Jan 5, 2012