Roof Rack for a Motor Vehicle, and Method for Producing a Roof Rack
AssigneeHans und Ottmar Binder GmbH Oberflachenveredelung
InventorsHans Binder, Ottmar Binder
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Abstract
The invention relates to a roof railing for motor vehicles, comprising at least one rack bar and at least one support element associated with the rack bar, wherein the rack bar and support element are provided as separate components. According to the invention, the rack bar as well as the support element are provided as extruded components. The invention further relates to a corresponding method.
Claims14
1-10. (canceled)
A roof railing for motor vehicles comprising:
- at least one rack bar and at least one support element associated with the rack bar, the at least one rack bar and the at least one support element provided as separate components;
- wherein the at least one rack bar and the at least one support element are provided as extruded components;
- wherein the support element has at least one support step and the rack bar has at least one counter-support step for absorption of a lateral force, the support step and the counter-support step contacting one another, and the support step and/or the counter-support step are extruded steps.
A method for manufacturing a roof railing for motor vehicles, the roof railing having at least one rack bar and at least one support element associated with the rack bar, the method comprising:
- extruding the rack bar and the support element as separate components,
- providing the support element with at least one support step;
- providing the rack bar with at least one counter-support step for absorption of a lateral force, wherein the support step and the counter-support step contact one another;
- and
- manufacturing at least one of the support step and the counter-support step as extruded steps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.