US 12,472,804 B2
Liftable roof for recreational vehicles
Luigi Gozzi, Colle Val D'elsa (IT); Paolo Bernardeschi, Ponsacco (IT); and Riccardo Minuti, San Miniato Basso (IT)
Assigned to LCI ITALY S.R.L., Florence (IT)
Filed by LCI ITALY S.R.L., Florence (IT)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/981,960.
Claims priority of application No. 102021000028307 (IT), filed on Nov. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0146506 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. B60J 7/16 (2006.01); B32B 5/24 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B60P 3/34 (2006.01); B60P 3/39 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 19/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 7/1664 (2013.01) [B32B 5/245 (2013.01); B60J 7/165 (2013.01); B60P 3/343 (2013.01); B60P 3/39 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 15/046 (2013.01); B32B 19/045 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liftable roof for recreational vehicles comprising:
an upper lid covering an opening made in an upper surface of said recreational vehicle,
a lower frame stably connectable to said upper surface of said recreational vehicle,
handling means interposed and operatively connected to said upper lid and to said lower frame, said handling means being configured for moving said lid with respect to said frame between a first lowered position and a second raised position, said upper lid comprising a single panel and said panel comprising a first resistant upper layer and a second layer made of thermo-insulating material fixed on a lower surface of said first upper layer and a third resistant layer fixed to a lower surface of said second layer made of thermo-insulating material,
wherein said lower frame comprises a first portion configured to be fixed to the upper surface of said recreational vehicle and a second portion stably coupled to said first portion,
said second portion comprising a lateral edge shaped to match said panel (P) of said upper lid to surround it externally at least partly on its perimeter edge, and
wherein said edge extends in height by a height at least equal to the height at which said panel of said upper lid is located when said lid is in said first lowered position.