A roof bar (10) for a motor vehicle (1) is disclosed in which an elongate load carrying member (13) is selectively held in a deployed position by a latch mechanism (20). A crossbar portion (15) of the elongate load carrying member (13) is wider than it is thick and is orientated such that the width of the crossbar portion (15) is vertically arranged when the roof bar (10) is in the deployed position so as to increase the resistance to vertical bending of the crossbar portion (15).
申请公布号
EP2065256(A1)
申请公布日期
2009.06.03
申请号
EP20080170164
申请日期
2008.11.27
申请人
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
发明人
GERHARDT, TORSTEN;HARDING, JOHN;FLEMMING, STEPHEN DAVID;AGIUS, ALICIA;FARRELLY, WILLIAM;WRIGHT, IAN SUTHERLAND;STANESBY, DANNY EDWARD