Lock arrangement for vehicle roof rack - uses hatch, on load bearers of roof rack, which is pushable along guides and lockable to prevent access to crossbar coupling device

摘要

The roof rack has two longitudinal load bearers fixed to vehicle roof, in which are fixed cross bars, pivotable between a position inserted in a recess in the load bearers and a position crossways over the vehicle roof, where a coupling on the end of the cross bars engages with a corresp. coupling on the opposite load bearer. In the area of the coupling, the load bearer has a hatch (11), which is pushable along guides (25) on the load bearers. The hatch is lockable by means of a lock in a position where it prevents access to a manoeuvring component for the cross bar coupling device. In the cross bar inserted position, the hatch (11) is pushable to a position where it covers the space in which the cross bar coupling is located.