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US 2026/0125925 A1Published application
Awning
AssigneeFiamma S.p.A.
InventorsCHARLES PHILIP POZZI, JOHN-DAVID POZZI
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Abstract
An awning for a camping vehicle. The awning includes an awning fabric, an awning roller which can have the awning fabric rolled thereon, and awning arms. The awning roller and/or the awning arms pretension the awning fabric.
Claims21
1-25. (canceled)
26:
- An awning for a camping vehicle, the awning comprising:
- an awning fabric;
- an awning roller which is configured to have the awning fabric be rolled thereon;
- and
- awning arms,
- wherein,
- at least one of the awning roller and the awning arms are configured to pretension the awning fabric.
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27:
- The awning as recited in claim 26, wherein the at least one of the awning roller and the awning arms each comprise a pretensioning device to pretension the awning fabric.
28:
- The awning as recited in claim 26, wherein each of the awning arms has a length which is configured to be adjustable so as to pretension at least one of the awning fabric and the awning roller.
29:
- The awning as recited in claim 26, further comprising:
- a front bar,
- wherein,
- each of the awning arms has a longitudinal end,
- the awning roller comprises coupling devices, a respective one of the coupling devices being arranged at each longitudinal end of the awning arms,
- each coupling device is provided in a form of a plug-in pin, and
- each coupling device is configured to couple to a portion of the front bar which at least one of carries and supports the awning roller.
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30:
- The awning as recited in claim 26, wherein,
- the awning arms are each configured to be telescopic, and
- the awing arms each comprise a first arm portion and at least one second arm portion, the at least one second arm portion being telescopic in a longitudinal direction with respect to the first arm portion.
31:
- The awning as recited in claim 30, further comprising:
- a locking system which is configured to block the at least one second arm portion from being telescopic in the longitudinal direction with respect to the first arm portion, the locking system being arranged in at least one of two possible movement directions in a longitudinal extent.
32:
- The awning as recited in claim 31, wherein the locking system is configured so that the blocking of the at least one second arm portion from being telescopic in the longitudinal direction with respect to the first arm portion acts exclusively in one of the two possible movement directions in the longitudinal extent so as to prevent a pushing-in or a pushing-together of the first arm portion and the at least one second arm portion with respect to each other.
33:
- The awning as recited in claim 32, wherein the locking system is arranged between the first arm portion and the at least one second arm portion and is further configured so that the blocking can be automatically triggered when the first arm portion and the at least one second arm portion are pulled apart.
34:
- The awning as recited in claim 31, wherein the locking system comprises a locking apparatus which is configured to act exclusively in one of the two possible movement directions.
35:
- The awning as recited in claim 34, wherein the locking apparatus comprises,
- a toothed rack which is arranged on the first arm portion or on the at least one second arm portion, the toothed rack comprising a plurality of ramp teeth each of which have a locking face which is arranged to face the first arm portion or the at least one second arm portion on which the toothed rack is not arranged, and
- a locking tongue which is arranged on the first arm portion or on the at least one second arm portion on which the toothed rack is not arranged, the locking tongue comprising a locking flank and a locking projection,
- wherein,
- the locking projection is configured to allow a telescopic pulling-apart of the arm portions by sliding in a freely movable manner over the ramp teeth, and
- when the arm portions are pushed telescopically one into the other, the locking flank is configured to come into contact against the locking face to block a movement.
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36:
- The awning as recited in claim 35, wherein the locking apparatus is further configured so that, to release the locking flank from the locking face,
- the locking tongue is pressed on in a first portion in a direction of the toothed rack counter to a resilient action so that an opposing second portion, which comprises the locking projection of the locking tongue, is thereby raised from the toothed rack via a lever action, or
- the locking tongue is displaced in a direction of the locking face.
37:
- The awning as recited in claim 35, wherein the locking apparatus further comprises a displaceable actuating member which is operationally connected to the locking tongue via a wedge connection so that the locking tongue, when the actuating member is displaced in a direction of the locking tongue, is pressed in a direction away from the toothed rack.
38:
- The awning as recited in claim 37, wherein the displaceable actuating member is arranged at least predominantly between the locking tongue and the toothed rack.
39:
- The awning as recited in claim 31, wherein,
- each of the awning arms has a projected outer circumferential contour, and
- the locking system is further configured so that the locking system is always arranged inside the projected outer circumferential contour of a respective one of the awning arms.
40:
- The awning as recited in claim 26, further comprising:
- awning legs which are configured to be telescopic,
- wherein,
- a respective one of the awning legs is configured to be storable inside a respective one of the awning arms, and
- a longitudinal end of the respective one of the awning legs is configured to be secured to the respective one of the awning arms.
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41:
- The awning as claimed in claim 40, wherein the awning arms and the awning legs have a cross sectional contour which is configured in a substantially identical manner.
42:
- The awning as recited in claim 26, further comprising:
- a front bar which comprises a first end cap and a second end cap,
- wherein,
- the awning roller comprises a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, and
- the awning roller is rotatably supported with the first longitudinal end arranged in the first end cap and the second longitudinal end arranged in the second end cap.
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43:
- The awning as recited in claim 42, wherein,
- the front bar is arranged between the first end cap and the second end cap along a longitudinal extent of the awning roller, and
- the first end cap, the second end cap and the front bar are each configured to be non-rotatable with respect to the awning roller.
44:
- The awning as recited in claim 42, further comprising:
- a pretensioning device which is configured to pretension at least one of the awning fabric and the awning roller between the first end cap, the second end cap and the awning roller,
- wherein,
- the pretensioning device is provided as an axial spring, and
- the pretensioning device is arranged so that, when the awning fabric is unrolled, the axial spring is increasingly tensioned and, when the awning fabric is rolled in onto the awning roller, the axial spring is increasingly untensioned.
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45:
- The awning as recited in claim 42, further comprising:
- an awning housing which is configured store the awning roller, the front bar, the first end cap, the second end cap, the awning fabric, and the awning arms, the awning housing comprising at least at one longitudinal end and a head cover which is provided as a push-button and which is configured so that, when pressed, the awning housing opens.