CN103328262A

CN103328262A - Retractable cover for the boot of a motor vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN103328262A
Application number: CN2011800642544A
Authority: CN
Inventors: F·霍莱维勒
Original assignee: Renault SAS
Current assignee: Renault SAS
Priority date: 2010-12-07
Filing date: 2011-12-07
Publication date: 2013-09-25
Also published as: WO2012076814A1; FR2968252B1; RU2013131110A; FR2968252A1; EP2648937A1; BR112013014166A2

Abstract

The invention relates to a retractable cover (10) to be installed in a boot of a motor vehicle. Said cover comprises an apron (12) with a front edge (13) mounted in such a way that it stretches transversely towards the front of said boot, and a flange (14) that is secured to said apron (12), on the opposite end to said front edge. Said cover comprises a flexible concealment fabric (16) for forming said apron, said fabric having a front border (24) for forming said front edge (13) of the apron (12). According to the invention, the cover also comprises a bow (18) having two opposing limbs (34, 36) extending in such a way that they face each other, and the flexible concealment fabric (16) has a transverse rear portion (15) opposite the front border (24), said transverse rear portion (15) being stretched between said opposing limbs (34, 36) of said bow (18) in order to form the flange (14).

Description

The telescopic cover plate that is used for the power actuated vehicle luggage compartment

The present invention relates to a kind ofly can be installed in the boot compartment of power actuated vehicle rear portion, with the telescopic cover plate of the purpose of covering the inclusion in the described boot compartment.

Existing cover plate comprises that flexible skirt is enclosed and sleeve pipe, is contained in the sleeve pipe in order to the flexible skirt of rolling enclosed.Power actuated vehicle rear portion boot compartment is that forwardly the tail-gate of the rear aperture by closing vehicle defines by the back seat of vehicle cab and at the rear portion generally.This cover plate covers fabric and a sleeve pipe consists of by a kind of, this fabric rollable that covers in sleeve pipe, and this sleeve pipe is mounted in the back seat back, in the part of the top of this back seat.This fabric that covers has a front border, and this front border is connected on the winding axle that is contained in inside pipe casing; And border after the opposite ends place has, a flange is connected on border after this, and this flange laterally width of extend through covers fabric width corresponding to this.Therefore, it is in a lateral direction linear that this flange had both made this rear border of covering fabric remain on, and makes again this cover fabric and can be directed towards the rear above boot compartment when it launches.In addition, this flange has a plurality of side direction contact pin, these contact pin can be bonded on separately a plurality of side direction and stop in the groove, and these stop, and groove is laterally located in the sidewall of boot compartment and towards rear aperture, keep tension above boot compartment in order to make this cover fabric.

And, this flange has one with the free edge of determining profile, thereby in placely be consistent with the shape of this tail-gate when closing rear aperture in order to be unfolded at this flange, its mode is for so that the inclusion in the boot compartment is hidden from outside vehicle is sightless.Quoted the file US6 that describes this cover plate, 416,905.

Yet, when the back seat of vehicle cab is folded forward so that so that the problem of collection cover plate when using it when enlarging and according to the function of so-called " este wagon ", has just appearred in this boot compartment.In fact, even be lowered and during against this sleeve pipe at flange, cover fabric therein rolled-up this sleeve pipe also can occupy relatively large space, this just requires an adaptive housing that is used for the collection cover plate.In addition, the enforcement of this cover plate is relative complex, is expensive because it comprises the part of greater number and therefore produces.

And appearance and problem that the present invention is intended to solve provides a kind of telescopic cover plate, that this cover plate is not only relative compact but economical.

For this reason, the present invention proposes a kind of telescopic cover plate that is intended to be installed in the boot compartment of power actuated vehicle rear portion, described cover plate comprises that at first a skirt encloses, this skirt shroud has a front edge, this front edge can be installed into the front cross tension at described boot compartment, and secondly this cover plate comprises a flange, this flange be incorporated into described skirt enclose in and install on the contrary with described front edge, described flange be intended to be retained as at the rear portion of described boot compartment and the described front edge that encloses with described skirt at a distance of a distance, so that the top that makes described skirt be trapped among described boot compartment keeps tension, described cover plate comprises that a kind of flexibility covers fabric and enclose to form described skirt, described flexibility is covered fabric and is had a front border, and the described front edge that described skirt encloses is intended to form in this front border.According to the present invention, this cover plate also comprises a camber member, and this camber member is with two opposite minute limbs, these minutes limb extend and towards each other; And described flexibility is covered fabric and is had a posterior transversal part opposite with described front border, and described rear portion keeps tension in order to form described flange between the described opposite minute limb of described camber member.

Therefore, of the present invention one be characterised in that by means of this camber member and with single cover fabric formed skirt enclose with flange the two.In this way, this skirt encloses with flange and is integrally formed and is made by a kind of material, and this has reduced cost.And this flange is the device that the mode that pivots is installed on the rear border that skirt encloses and then requires to be fit in the prior art, and flange according to the present invention does not require any additional element.In fact, by means of the flexibility of covering fabric, this camber member and the flexibility of straining between its minute limb are covered this rear portion of fabric and can be are together enclosed with respect to the skirt of tension and pivot around an axle, this axle is to enclose with this skirt that identical mode is extended and the free end of opposite minute limb is linked together, as describing following.

In addition, the thickness that this flange has is equivalent to this thickness that covers fabric and is very elongated and compact therefore, and this is convenient to its loading in limited space.

And cover plate advantageously comprises a plurality of sides retaining element, thereby the described front edge that described two opposite minute limbs of described camber member can be remained separately enclose with described skirt is at a distance of a distance.These side retaining elements preferably are installed on the height level of side contact pin, these contact pin extend be resisted against boot compartment on the sidewall between back seat and the rear aperture.

In addition and in preferred mode, these side retaining elements comprise a plurality of tensioners, for example, spring-loaded pillar, these tensioners are intended to make described two opposite described front edges that divide limbs and described skirt to enclose of described camber member keep spaced apart by power.In this way, skirt is trapped among the top maintenance tension of described boot compartment.This feature is favourable, especially works as cover plate and also comprises when being connected to described described front borderline horizontal anchor bar of covering fabric.In fact, so just not for the needs that are equipped with the reel system that retracing spring and the inner axle that holds sleeve pipe install.Therefore, not only basically reduce the productive costs of this cover plate, and itself also reduced the whole volume of the cover plate of retracting.In order to store, only need manually this skirt to be twined as far as this camber member around horizontal anchor.

And, the described opposite minute limb of described camber member ends at a free end separately, these free ends of described minute limb are that extend towards each other on substantially parallel ground, described flexibility of while is covered fabric and is had two opposite lateral boundaries, and these two lateral boundaries can be connected on the described free end separately.Therefore, by means of this camber member, cover fabric laterally tension between these two free ends on two opposite parts that are connected to the lateral boundaries of covering fabric of these minutes limb.Cover that so this horizontal band between described two opposite parts of lateral boundaries of fabric is tightened up and will be identical cover between the part (being flange) that fabric is defined in flexible part (being that skirt encloses) and reinforcing.In camber member, this rear portion that covers fabric that extends to the rear portion of described horizontal band is effectively strained, and this provides its rigidity.

Advantageously, described free end comprises a pivotal axis separately, and described free-ended pivotal axis coaxially is oriented on the mutually opposite direction.Therefore, these pivotal axis extend in the free-ended direction that they that are basically perpendicular to these minutes limb self are parallel to each other.Therefore, and as will illustrating in greater detail following, these pivotal axis separately can be arranged in these side retaining elements in lateral cylindrical shape housing engage, keep extending in the luggage compartment top in order to this flange is pivoted skirt is enclosed.To a certain extent, when tail-gate is raised so that when acquiring the entrance at boot compartment rear portion, this allows the part of boot compartment to remove to cover.

And described free end preferably comprises a panel separately, and described free-ended panel is directed on mutually relative direction.These panels are intended to be bonded in a plurality of horizontal lateral groove, and these grooves are in these side retaining elements, make towards the rear of boot compartment, so that on even keel keeps this flange.Advantageously, described free-ended described panel comprises the plate of two stacks separately, and the lateral boundaries that these two plates can especially cover described flexibility fabric is clamped between them.The plate of these two stacks preferably is combined admittedly by screw.

Also advantageously, the described free end of the described opposite minute limb of described camber member separately can with the retaining element cooperation of described side, specifically allow this flange not only in level attitude but also in the position of its rising, all to be pivoted and be supported.

In addition, border after described described posterior transversal of covering fabric partly has, border is folded in order to form a crimping after this, and described camber member is inserted in the inside of described crimping.In this way, this camber member is hidden and this skirt encloses with flange to it seems it is to be made by the single fabric that covers.

By reading below the present invention for indication and the explanation of the specific embodiment that the indefiniteness purpose provides and will show other features and advantages of the present invention with reference to these accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawings:

-Fig. 1 is the diagram part transparent view according to a cover plate of the present invention;

-Fig. 2 be pass the cover plate shown in Fig. 1 and along the diagram detailed view in one of planar I I-II straight cross section;

-Fig. 3 is the diagram part transparent view of another element of this cover plate;

-Fig. 4 is the diagram part transparent view of in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention cover plate; And

-Fig. 5 is the diagram part back view of cover plate in raised position according to described another embodiment.

Fig. 1 illustrates a telescopic cover plate 10 according to the present invention and extends in the expanded position of L along the longitudinal direction, and this longitudinal direction L is corresponding to the direction that cover plate can be installed in vehicle interior.Cover plate comprises that a skirt encloses 12, this skirt shroud have a front edge 13 and opposite with front edge 13 the rear portion and enclose a flange 14 in 12 the extendible portion at skirt.Skirt encloses 12 front edge 13 to be intended to remain on the level of upper limb (not shown) of rear seat back of power actuated vehicle, and skirt encloses 12 self extend to hide the boot compartment inclusion above boot compartment, and flange 14 is connected on the rear tailgate of the rear aperture that can close described boot compartment.

Skirt enclose 12 and flange 14 be integrally formed by cover fabric 16 with flexibility, this covers fabric is for example produced by polymeric material, and a camber member 18 is by high strength steel, for example silicon steel forms.Flexibility is covered fabric 16 and is had a leading portion 13 and enclose 12 and have a trailing portion 15 to form flange 14 to form skirt.In specific embodiment shown in Figure 1, this covers fabric 16 and is made of two superimposed layers, i.e. top layer 17 and bottom 19.This covers fabric 16 and has two opposite

lateral boundaries

20,22 and front borders 24.When flexibility was covered fabric 16 and comprised simple layer, front border 24 can be folded to form crimping before the linear pattern, and a horizontal anchor bar 28 is bonded in this crimping.At this, because covering fabric 16, this is consisted of by two

superimposed layers

17,19, so this horizontal anchor bar 28 is via two

parallel front seams

27,29 and remain trapped between these two

layers

17,19, thereby these two layers on this excellent either side are linked, so these two front seams have just formed the anterior sheath 26 of a linear pattern.This horizontal anchor bar 28 has two anchored

end

30,32, and these two anchored end are stretched out separately above these opposite lateral boundaries 20,22.In the situation that have crimping, for example, this crimping is to cover fabric by the flexibility that will fold to be welded to himself upper formation.

Camber member 18 has two opposite minute limbs 34,36, and this two minute limbs at first with respect to vertical mid-plane Pm and extension and then facing each other with being mutually symmetrical.These two opposite minute limbs 34,36 end at basically linear

free end

38,40 separately.Cover in the opposite

lateral boundaries

20,22 extendible portion of the correspondence of fabric 16 at this, these two opposite minute limbs 34,36

free end

38,40 are arranged essentially parallel to each other and extend.

In addition, these

free ends

38,40 comprise a

panel

42,44 separately, panel is made of the

plate

46,48 of two stacks, the plate of these two stacks will be following by describing referring to Fig. 2 (the figure shows the plate of these two stacks), and the plate of these two stacks is to be retained in together by two screws 50,52.These

panels

42,44 the outside of camber member 18 and in opposite direction, extend along the centre plane that is limited by flange 14, in order to obtain the following feature that illustrates.In addition, these

panels

42,44 allow flexibilities to cover fabric 16 and camber member 18 is retained in together.

Therefore, Fig. 2 with the cross section show upper board 46 and lower panel 48 the two, this upper board and lower panel are linked together by

screw

50,52 and keep catching free end 40 and flexible top layer 17 and the bottom 19 that covers fabric 16 of minute limb 34 of this camber member 18.For this reason, upper board 46 has a upper bound 54, get out two openings 56 through this upper bound, these two openings are spaced apart from each other and extend to opposite side from the side on described border, in order to receive accordingly this two

screws

50,52, and lower panel 48 has a lower limits 58, makes two tapped bore 60 corresponding with this two openings 56 through this lower limits.In addition, upper board 46 and lower panel 48 have and the vertical half-cylindrical internal cavities 62 in upper bound 54 isolated tops separately, and corresponding, also have and the vertical half-cylindrical internal cavities 64 in lower limits 58 isolated bottoms.When oppressing these two

plates

46,48 together by carrying out fastening to screw 50,52, be inserted in top layer 17 that flexibility covers fabric 16 and this free end 40 between the bottom 19 and therefore engage and be clamped in these two longitudinally in the half-

cylindrical cavity

62,64.

Obviously, opposite another panel 42 of shown in Figure 1 and panel that reference Fig. 2 describes 44 is with respect to mid-plane Pm and symmetry, have a horizontal band 66 that keeps straining between these two

panels

42,44 so that this flexibility is covered fabric 16 like this, this advantage that provides is to need not extra bracing means in this zone.

Equally, border 68 after the rear portion 15 that covers fabric 16 by

layer

17,19 flexibility that consists of of two stacks has one, and because two parallel

rear portion seams

70,72 that connect these two layers and be spaced apart from each other, this camber member 18 is held captured in rear border 68 between the

layer

17,19 of these two stacks.Therefore, form a rear portion sheath, camber member 18 extends in this sheath.In practice, the flexibility layer that covers these two stacks of fabric 16 17,19 all extends beyond this camber member 18 on both sides.The

layer

17,19 of these two stacks is held to be under the tension force effect and the first seam is to make in the outside of camber member 18, in order to this rear portion 15 is remained under the tension force effect.Then, the flexibility remainder that extends beyond camber member 18 that covers fabric 16 is sheared.The second seam then is to make in the inboard of camber member 18, in order to described camber member is remained trapped within the sheath.In this way, obtained the flexible rear portion 15 that covers fabric 16, this rear portion is at the inboard of camber member 18 and form a tension surface between

panel

42,44.

Be noted that these

panels

42,44 stretch out separately above opposite

lateral boundaries

20,22, turn back 74,76 thereby form one.These turn back and 74,76 will allow skirt to enclose 12 to keep tension above boot compartment.

Referring to Fig. 3, this illustrates a side retaining element 78 in the sidewall that is intended to essentially horizontally to be installed in power actuated vehicle rear portion boot compartment.This side retaining element 78 has a front end 80 and an opposite rear end 82; This side retaining element is installed into so that front end 80 extends near the upper limb of rear seat back, and rear end 82 extends near the rear aperture of described boot compartment.This side retaining element 78 has a vertical housing 79, spring-loaded piston 84 is longitudinal extension in this vertical housing, thereby formation tensioner, wherein, this tensioner is with a body 86, and with being installed into a bar 88 that slides in body 86 inside and reset by spring 90.Body 86 has a fixed end 92 that fixes installation towards front end 80, and bar 88 has the free end 94 of longitudinal extension in a vertical horizontal groove 96 of the rear end 82 of side retaining element 78.This horizontal groove 96 has a substrate wall 97, and bar 88 passes this substrate wall.At the opposite ends place, towards front end 80, side retaining element 78 comprises a groove 98 that inside is L shaped.

The boot compartment of power actuated vehicle has two side retaining elements 78 respect to one another, and these two side retaining elements are mounted on the corresponding sidewall that is resisted against boot compartment.

Therefore, laterally these two anchored

end

30,32 of anchor bar 28 are intended to be bonded in the L shaped groove 98 in inside of correspondence of these two the side installation elements 78 of facing, and these

panels

42,44 are bonded in the corresponding horizontal groove 96 and turning back of they 74,76 parked on the free end 94 that is resisted against bar 88 in the axial direction.Therefore these

panels

42,44 are bonded in the horizontal groove 96, thus this flange 14 of fixing and skirt enclosed the 12 rear aperture tensions towards vehicle.In case this flange 14 is released, these

panels

42,44 just are bonded in the horizontal groove 96 by slip, and these turn back and 74,76 park on the free end 94 that is resisted against bar 88 on being formed in axially.These bars 88 of spring-loaded piston 84 are basically in their body of retraction 86, thereby their spring 90 is compressed.In this way, this skirt encloses and need not other devices and be held vertical tension above described boot compartment.

Should be noted also that these

panels

42,44 are maintained at the inside of horizontal groove 96, this allows camber member 18 to remain in the position of basic horizontal, and therefore this flange 14 can be remained in this same position.

When collection during this cover plate, flange 14 is moved in order to from horizontal groove 96, discharge these

panels

42,44 towards the rear portion, then take out these two anchored

end

30,32 in the L shaped groove 98 internally.So, only need manually this skirt is enclosed 12 around horizontal anchor bar 28 scrollings until these

panels

42,44 and this assembly be inserted in as among this housing that provides.

Referring now to Fig. 4,, the figure shows a specific embodiment of these panels.Therefore except having difform panel 42 ' and carrying with suffix ' equal reference numbers, this Fig. 4 is with same form and show all elements of telescopic cover plate 10 shown in Figure 1 with equal reference numbers.Other elements with similar functions of panel 42 ' have also carried the equal reference numbers with identical suffix.Therefore, have the plate 46 ', 48 ' of two stacks, by means of these two screws 50 ', 52 ', the plate of these two stacks covers fabric 16 with the free end 38 of camber member 18 and flexibility and is clamped between them.

The free end 38 of camber member 18 also comprises a pivotal axis 100, and this pivotal axis stretches out above panel 42 ', and this panel remains on this pivotal axis in the fixed position with respect to camber member 18.This pivotal axis 100 is towards the outside of camber member 18 transversal orientation.In addition, this opposite panel (not shown) also is equipped with such pivotal axis, so these two pivotal axis 100 are coaxial extensions.

Referring now to Fig. 5,, the figure shows and be substantially perpendicular to skirt and enclose a part back view of the flange 14 in 12 the vertical position.This position is possible, and this not only gives the credit to the specific embodiment of these panels 42 ' as shown in Figure 4 but also gives the credit to these side retaining elements 78 ' with a plurality of special features.Therefore, not to resemble like that dark among the first embodiment but have in substrate a laterally cylinder open 102 of making at these horizontal grooves 96 ' that produce in the inwall of housing 79 ' at this, thereby support the end of this pivotal axis 100.In addition, the inwall of housing 79 ' also has shallow, a vertical lateral groove 103, this groove lead to this longitudinally horizontal groove 96 ' and be substantially perpendicular to this longitudinally horizontal groove extend.In Fig. 5, panel 42 ' be bonded on vertically vertical lateral groove 103 inside and in this position, allow flange 14 to remain in the fixing vertical position.Obviously, opposite panel is self to be bonded in the vertical lateral groove of correspondence of relative side retaining element.

In this position, the rear portion of described boot compartment is need not discharge this skirt to enclose 12 just palp.In the time will reducing this flange 14, only need by pivoting towards its level attitude it to be moved.In fact, in case power is applied to it is pivoted, the camber member 18 by elastically deformable keeps isolated these panels 42 ' to attempt to manifest from their shallow vertical lateral groove 103 pivoting in order to allows to center on this pivotal axis 100.In this pivot process, because these panels 42 ' are to park on the inwall that is resisted against housing 79 ' in their outside of vertical groove 103, elastic deformation roughly occurs because of two opposite limb 34,

free ends

38,40 of 36 of dividing in camber member 18 toward each other.When flange 14 during near level attitude, because camber member 18 attempts to take its original shape, so these panels 42 ' are bonded on longitudinally in the horizontal groove 96 ' and are remained in the fixed position separately.

In this way, and exactly be because the possible elastic deformation of camber member 18, flange 14 just can be set in two different positions: be used for to hide a normal horizontal position of described boot compartment, and be imparted to the vertical position that the part of described boot compartment is touched.Therefore in this mechanism that need not to provide more complicated flange 14 is retained in the position of these two separation.

In addition, these side retaining elements 78,78 ' and these panels 42,42 ' be so shaped that if a weight is placed in this contact pin, these panels will be disengaged and prevent for these side member and for the damage of these panels with these side retaining elements, perhaps prevent even the distortion of the fabric of contact pin.

Claims

1. telescopic cover plate (10) that is intended to be installed in the boot compartment of power actuated vehicle rear portion, described cover plate comprises that at first a skirt encloses (12), this skirt shroud has a front edge (13), this front edge can be installed to be in the place ahead of described boot compartment and laterally strain, and secondly this cover plate comprises a flange (14), this flange is incorporated into described skirt and encloses in (12) and with described front edge and install on the contrary, described flange (14) be intended to be retained as at the rear portion of described boot compartment and the described front edge (13) that encloses with described skirt at a distance of a distance, above described boot compartment, keep tension in order to make described skirt enclose (12), described cover plate comprises that a flexibility covers fabric (16) and enclose to form described skirt, described flexibility is covered fabric (16) and is had a front border (24), and the described front edge (13) that described skirt encloses (12) is intended to form in this front border;

It is characterized in that, it also comprises a camber member (18), and this camber member is with two opposite minute limbs (34,36), these minutes limb extend and towards each other;

And it is characterized in that, described flexibility is covered fabric (16) and is had a posterior transversal part (15) opposite with described front border (24), described posterior transversal part (15) keeps tension in order to form described flange (14) between the described opposite minute limb (34,36) of described camber member (18).

2. cover plate as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, it also comprises a plurality of sides retaining element (78,78 '), thereby described two the opposite minute limbs (34,36) that make described camber member (18) can be retained as separately enclose (12) with described skirt described front edge (13) at a distance of a distance.

3. cover plate as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described side retaining element (78) comprises a plurality of tensioners (84), and these tensioners are intended to keep described two opposite minute limbs (34,36) of described camber member spaced apart with the described front edge (13) that described skirt encloses by power.

4. such as each described cover plate in the claims 1 to 3, it is characterized in that, it also comprises a horizontal anchor bar (28), and this horizontal anchor bar is connected on the described described front border (24) of covering fabric (16).

5. such as each described cover plate in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that, the described opposite minute limb (34 of described camber member (18), 36) end at separately a free end (40,38), these free ends of described minute limb are substantially parallel towards extending each other, described flexibility of while is covered fabric (16) and is had two opposite lateral boundaries (20,22), these two lateral boundaries can be connected on the described free end (40,38) separately.

6. cover plate as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described free end (40,38) comprises a pivotal axis (100) separately, and the pivotal axis of described free end (40,38) is coaxial orientation on the mutually opposite direction.

7. such as claim 5 or 6 described cover plates, it is characterized in that, described free end (40,38) comprises a panel (42,44) separately, and described free-ended these panels are directed on opposite mutually direction.

8. cover plate as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described free end (40,38) described panel (42,44) comprises the plate (46,48) of two stacks separately, the lateral boundaries (20,22) that the plate of these two stacks can cover described flexibility fabric (16) is clamped between them.

As claim 2 or 3 and claim 5 to 8 in each described cover plate, it is characterized in that, the described free end (40,38) of the described opposite minute limb of described camber member (18) can be cooperated with described side retaining element (78) separately.

10. such as each described cover plate in the claim 1 to 9, it is characterized in that, border (68) after the described posterior transversal that described flexibility is covered fabric (16) partly has one, border is folded to form a crimping after this, and described camber member (18) is inserted in the inside of described crimping.