Rolling cover system motor mount

摘要

A motorized rolling cover system for covering the top of an open-top vehicle. The system includes a cover, a shaft, a motor assembly, an arm assembly and a motor mount that supports the motor assembly on the arm assembly. The motor mount is pivotally attached to the end of the arm assembly to provide pivotal movement of the mount in a single plane. The plane of pivotal movement is either the same as (i.e., parallel to) the plane defined by the arm and the shaft, or is perpendicular to the arm-shaft plane.

主权项

1. A motorized rolling cover system for reversibly covering the top of an open-top vehicle, the system comprising:
an arm having first and second sections, wherein the first section is attachable to an open-top vehicle; an elbow connecting the first section to the second section to allow the first section to bend with respect to the second section; an electric motor assembly attached to the second section of the arm opposite of the elbow; pivotal attachment means for attaching the electric motor assembly to the second section of the arm to allow pivot movement of the electric motor assembly relative to the second section of the arm; and, a roll shaft rigidly attached to the electric motor assembly and adapted to roll and unroll a cover across the open top of the vehicle, the roll shaft being substantially perpendicular to the arm; wherein the second section of the arm is elongated with a longitudinal axis, and wherein the pivotal attachment means allows relative movement of the electric motor assembly in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the second section of the arm and the roll shaft.