Flexible protective cover
AssigneeBOS GmbH & Co. KG
InventorWolfgang Stark
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Abstract
A protective screen for a vehicle, in particular a sun screen for a vehicle roof is configured as a flexible planar structure for fastening in the region of the vehicle roof or of a trunk compartment. The flexible planar structure has a first layer, which, at least in some sections, is of elastically stretchable configuration, and an overlying second layer, which is configured as a UV protective layer. Alternatively, the flexible planar structure has a main region having lower elasticity and/or air permeability, and secondary regions of a first type, having higher elasticity and/or air permeability than the main region.
Claims23
Protective screen system for a vehicle comprising:
- two guide devices running substantially parallelly in a pull-out direction;
- a protective screen guided on both sides on the guide devices and displaceable in the pull-out direction, wherein the protective screen is configured as a flexible planar structure constructed of a knitted fabric comprising at least one main region and at least one secondary region, the knitted fabric of the secondary region having a higher air permeability than the knitted fabric of the main region, and the main region and substantially all of the secondary region being coplanar with one another;
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- a rigid cover section extending along the flexible planar structure adjacent one of the guide devices and being disposed in superimposed and overlapping relation with the secondary region and leaving the main region substantially uncovered, the cover section being disposed a distance from the secondary region to define a space therebetween to provide air permeability.
A protective screen system for a vehicle for fastening in the region of a vehicle roof or a vehicle trunk compartment so as to be displaceable in a pull-out direction oriented substantially along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, said screen system comprising:
- a pair of guide devices oriented in the pull-out direction and being disposed substantially parallel to one another and in spaced-apart relation with one another in a direction transverse to the pull-out direction;
- a protective screen having opposite sides supported on and guided by the respective said guide devices and being displaceable in the pull-out direction, said protective screen comprising a flexible structure comprising at least one main region and at least one secondary region, said main region and said secondary region each being constructed of a knitted fabric and said main region and substantially all of said secondary region being oriented in the same plane with one another, said knitted fabric of said secondary region being configured to have a higher air permeability than said knitted fabric of said main region;
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- a rigid cover section oriented in the pull-out direction adjacent one of said guide devices, said cover section being disposed in vertically-spaced relation from said secondary region to define a gap between said cover section and said secondary region to permit air flow therebetween, and said cover section extending in a direction transverse to the pull-out direction a sufficient distance so as to cover said secondary region.
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