TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates generally to a roof assembly for a vehicle.

BACKGROUND O NVENTION

Two wheeler vehicles are the most common medium of easy, quick and cheap travel in urban areas. Two wheeler vehicles are preferred for short distance travelling. Though such vehicles facilitate fast transfer of the user they fail to provide protection to the users from wind, rain, sunrays, excessive dust as they do not have windshield and roof provided for protection of the user.

The current state of art includes two wheeler vehicles with protective installation such as covering off windshield, roof frames and rear window columns in order to protect the drivers from rain, sunrays, wind, pollution, etc. These protective installation in turn, have the drawbacks that they required physical modification to vehicle to fit this assembly, they are rigid, heavy, and is not universal fit, they fit to only fix headlight type two wheelers. In such vehicles, when handle is moved, the roof of the vehicle also moves and gets out-off line with the vehicle body i.e. the position of the roof and the windshield are not stable with the direction and movement of the handle of the vehicle due to which accidents can occur during driving. Further, movement of vehicle handle results into movement of roof and avoid protection from rain, wind, sunrays, pollution etc.

Thus, there is a need to provide accessory like windshield and roof wherein the roof is in line with the vehicle body irrespective of handle movement and avoid accidents when the vehicle handle is moved and also provides protection to the passenger from rain, sunrays, snow, rainfall, wind in all seasons.

The present invention provides a roof assembly for vehicles. The assembly includes a windshield having a first end portion attached to a handle of the vehicle and a second end portion attached to a roof. A windshield hardware assembly is positioned on the windshield in connection with a roof hardware assembly positioned on a roof. A pair of gear is positioned on an upper surface of the roof. The pair of gear includes a primary gear and a secondary gear. The primary gear is configured to mesh with the secondary gear. A windshield gear shaft is connected to the primary gear at a first end thereof. The windshield hardware assembly includes at least one windshield supporting rod having a first end fixed on the windshield and a second end positioned in a bar joint positioned on the windshield. The roof hardware assembly includes at least one a roof supporting bar having a first end positioned in the bar joint and a second end fixed on the roof. The bar joint includes a slot configured to restrict movement of the roof supporting bar.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION O RAWINGS

FIG 1 shows a roof assembly for vehicle in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a windshield hardware assembly and a roof hardware assembly of the roof of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of windshield of the roof assembly of FIG. 2;

FIGS 4A and 4B show a working mechanism of the gears and a gear shaft of the roof hardware assembly of FIG.2; and

FIG. 5 shows the roof assembly of FIG. 1 placed on a handle of the vehicle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The foregoing objects of the present invention are accomplished and the problems and shortcomings associated with the prior art, techniques and approaches are overcome by the present invention as described below in the preferred embodiments.

All materials used herein were commercially purchased as described herein or prepared from commercially purchased materials as described herein. Although specific terms are used in the following description for sake of clarity, these terms are intended to refer only to particular structure of the invention selected for illustration in the drawings and are not intended to define or limit the scope of the invention. References in the specification to“preferred embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, characteristic, or function described in detail thereby omitting known constructions and functions for clear description of the present invention.

In general aspect, the present invention relates to a windshield and roof assembly of the vehicle. The assembly for the vehicle is mounted with windshield and roof hardware assembly adapted to keep the roof in line with the vehicle body irrespective of its moving handle.

Referring to FIG. 1, a roof assembly for vehicles (100) in accordance with a preferred embodiment is shown. The stable roof assembly (100) includes a windshield (102), a windshield hardware assembly (104), a roof (106) and a roof hardware assembly (108). A first end portion of the windshield (102) is attached to a handle of the two wheeler vehicle (not shown). A second end portion of the windshield (102) has the roof (106) connected thereto. In an embodiment, the roof (106) is rotatably connected to the windshield (102). In this one embodiment, the wind shield (102) has a polygonal shape. However it is understood here that the shape of the windshield (102) may vary in alternative embodiment of the present invention. The windshield (102) is connected to the handle using a windshield hardware assembly (104).

Referring to FIG. 2, the windshield hardware assembly (104) in accordance with an embodiment is shown. The windshield hardware assembly (104) includes at least one roof supporting bar (202). In an embodiment, the windshield hardware assembly (104) includes two windshield supporting rods (202), each having a rod mounting clip fit on a mirror yoke with a suitable connection means such as a nut bolt (204) and a plurality of screw (206). The windshield hardware assembly (104) is connected to a roof hardware assembly (108) via a pair of bar joints (304) and a windshield gear shaft (308). In an embodiment, the second end portion includes at least one hole (207) configured thereon. The hole is configured in a close proximity of edge of the second end portion of the windshield (102). The windshield gear shaft (308) is fixed in the hole (207) configured at the second end portion of the windshield (102). Each windshield supporting rod (202) is fixed in a bar joint (304) positioned at a predefined location on the windshield (102).

Referring to FIG. 3, in accordance with an embodiment, the bar joint (304) includes a first hole (304A) that facilitates restricted movement for the roof supporting bar (302) and a second hole (304B) for fixing the windshield supporting bar (202). The windshield supporting bar (202) gets fixed in the bar joint (304) It is understood here that windshield supporting bar (202) is fixed in the second hole (304B) by using suitable connecting means such as screw. The windshield support bar (202) may be fixed in the second hole (304B) by riveting, soldering or welding. The first hole (304A) is a rotating hole that allows movement of the roof supporting bar (302). The rotating hole (304A) may include a bearing placed therewith for facilitating movement of the roof supporting bar (302). The windshield gear shaft (308) maintains radius of the primary gear (306). In accordance with this one embodiment, the roof hardware assembly (108) includes the plurality of roof supporting rods (302), a plurality of connecting elements (310). Each first hole (304A) of the bar joint (304) receives the roof supporting rod (302) movably fixed therein at one end of roof supporting rods (302). The other ends of the roof supporting rods (302) are fixed on the roof (106).

In accordance with this one embodiment of the present invention, a pair of gears (306, 307) is positioned on an upper surface of the roof (106). The pair of gears (306, 307) includes two gears namely a primary gear (306) and a secondary gear (307). The windshield gear shaft (308) is connected to the primary gear (306) at first end thereof. A second end of the windshield gear shaft (308) is fixed to the windshield (102) at a predefined position. In an embodiment, the windshield gear shaft (308) is positioned in the hole (207) using an appropriate connecting means. The primary gear (306) is configured to mesh with the secondary gear (307). The secondary gear (307) is fixed on the roof (106) at a predefined location. It is to be noted here that the primary gear (306) is supported by a centre support of the secondary gear (307). In accordance with this embodiment, windshield gear shaft (308) keeps the position of the roof (106) stable irrespective of the direction and movement of the handle and the windshield (102) of the vehicle (not shown).

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4B, the working mechanism of one of the pair of gear (306, 307) of the roof hardware assembly (108) in accordance with this one embodiment is shown. In operation, as the handle of the vehicle moves, the windshield (102) along with the windshield gear shaft (308) attached thereto moves in direction of the handle. The windshield gear shaft (308) is attached to the primary gear (306). As the windshield gear shaft (308) moves, the primary gear (306) is rotated in a predefined direction and angle. The primary gear (306) is in meshing configuration with the secondary gear (307) such that the secondary gear (307) rotates in the opposite direction and angle as that of the primary gear (306). Hence, the roof (106) fixed to the secondary gear (307) is moved equally in opposite direction thereby keeping in line with the vehicle body (not shown). The attached roof hardware assembly (108) keeps the roof (106) in line with the two wheeler vehicle body (not shown) irrespective of the vehicle handle (not shown) movement.

Referring to FIG. 5, in accordance with the present invention, the roof (106) includes an extension (502) slidably placed with the roof (106) such that it is extended from the lower surface of the roof (106) if required. It is understood here that the extension (502) may be connected to the roof (106) by using suitable connecting means. The roof (106) may also be equipped with a front shade and side shades as per the requirement of the user.

The stable roof assembly (100) of the present invention keeps the roof of the vehicle in line with the vehicle body. The high polycarbonate windshield protects rider from front side impact and the roof provides protection to the driver from rain, sunrays, snow, rainfall, wind, pollution, dust, etc, while sitting on the vehicle. The stable roof assembly of the present invention facilitates fixing of safety equipments such as airbag, air-filter, seat belt, smartphone, action camera dock etc. also roof provide space for solar cell for electric two- wheelers battery charging.

The foregoing description of specific embodiments of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.

The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others, skilled in the art to best utilize the present invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

It is understood that various omission and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstance may suggest or render expedient, but such are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.