A crossbar assembly for a roof rack configured to be selectively attached to a vehicle, the crossbar assembly is shown and described. The crossbar includes a body having a length and cross-sectional profile with a generally aerofoil shape. The cross-sectional profile may include a base portion attached to a nose portion. The nose portion may include a leading edge having a rounded profile. A first plane surface may extend rearwardly from the leading edge at an upward angle and terminate at a first shoulder. A second plane surface may extend rearwardly from the leading edge at a downward angle and terminate at a second shoulder. The crossbar may be configured to be mounted to an associated vehicle and reduce wind noise across the nose portion and base portion of the body.
Roof rack crossbar assembly
2018-02-01
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |