DE102020114627A1 - GUIDE FOR COVER ROLLER - Google Patents

Abstract

A guide for a roller cover of a vehicle is provided, which has a first and a second suspension point. The first and the second suspension point each enable the roller cover to be fixed in an extended state. The first and second suspension points are spaced apart from one another in the pull-out direction of the roller cover.

Description

The present invention relates to a guide for a roller blind of a vehicle. The invention also relates to a system with the guide and the roller blind, a vehicle with the system and a method for automatically transferring the system from a state in which the roller blind is fixed in a first suspension point to a further state in which the system is fixed in a second mounting point.

In order to close a luggage compartment of a vehicle, in particular a passenger car, upwards in the vehicle height direction and to avoid or prevent a view into the luggage compartment, a cover roller blind can be used.

This roller blind is usually fastened in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle behind a second row of seats in the vehicle, it being possible for the roller blind to be designed as a tarpaulin rolled up in a cassette.

This tarpaulin can be pulled out manually or automatically, thus closing the luggage compartment.

The luggage compartment cover or tarpaulin can be rolled up spring-tensioned in the cassette and must then be fastened in the rear area of the luggage compartment in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, i.e. in the area of the tailgate, so that the tarpaulin does not roll up.

There are various design options for attaching the tarpaulin, such as a purely mechanical system in which the tarpaulin is manually attached and detached.

Furthermore, guides for roller blinds are known from the prior art, which make it possible to open roller blinds mechanically or electrically.

In addition, systems are known which, when a trunk is opened, completely open the roller cover mechanically or electrically in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle or raise it in the vehicle height direction in order to enable objects to be conveniently accommodated in the trunk without having to move the roller cover manually.

The disadvantage of the prior art is, among other things, that electrical adjustment requires a motor and an adjustment mechanism, which results in increased effort.

In the systems in which manual pulling out of the roller cover is necessary, the roller cover for closing, in particular closing again after it has been fully opened, can be difficult for a user to reach in a trunk that is comparatively long in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

Furthermore, with the systems that raise the roller cover in the vertical direction of the vehicle, there is a risk of damage to the roller cover when the trunk is loaded with objects that are higher in the vehicle height direction than a distance between the roller cover, in particular a distance between the tarpaulin, and a floor of a cargo space.

In particular, this problem arises in systems in which the roller blind automatically moves from its raised position to its original height position when the trunk is closed.

The object of the invention is therefore, inter alia, to provide at least one device and a method which are suitable for overcoming the disadvantages of the prior art described above.

The object is achieved by the features of the independent claims. The respective subclaims contain preferred developments of the invention.

According to this, the object is achieved by a guide for a roller blind of a vehicle, which has a first and a second suspension point. The first and the second suspension point each enable the roller cover to be fixed in an extended state. The first and second suspension points are spaced apart from one another in the pull-out direction of the roller cover.

The pull-out direction of the roller cover can run parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

The roller blind can be a device comprising a cover or a tarpaulin which is designed to be opaque to the human eye in particular.

It is conceivable that the roller blind, in particular the tarpaulin, extends in an extended state in a plane that is spanned by the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and the vertical direction of the vehicle and on which the vertical direction of the vehicle is perpendicular.

By providing the two suspension points that are spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the roller blind can be suspended or fixed in the suspension point, for example when a loading space flap of the vehicle is opened, which is further forward in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

This creates a certain free space that is not covered by the cover roller blind and that can be used to load objects into the cargo space of the vehicle.

Furthermore, it is possible to select the spacing of the suspension points from one another in such a way that the roller cover is fixed in an ergonomically sensible position for a user to manually close the roller cover.

The first suspension point can be positioned in such a way that it enables the roller cover to be fixed in a substantially fully extended state of the roller cover.

The second suspension point can be positioned in such a way that it enables the roller cover to be fixed in a further state in which the roller cover is only partially extended compared to the fully extended state.

In the completely extended state, a loading space of the vehicle can be essentially completely covered by the cover roller blind. In the partially extended state, only a smaller part of the cargo space can be covered compared to the fully extended state.

The first and / or the second suspension point can be configured to enable the fixed roller cover to be released by a rotary movement of one end of the roller cover about an axis perpendicular to the pull-out direction.

The axis around which the rotary movement of one end of the roller cover takes place can run parallel to the transverse direction of the vehicle.

It is conceivable that the rotary movement is a movement, in particular a manual movement, initiated by a user.

A guide designed in this way enables the cover roller blind to be adjusted ergonomically. In particular when loading an item of luggage, such as a crate with beverages, it may be possible for the user to initiate the rotary movement of the roller cover by means of the luggage item, so that the roller cover is released from the attachment point to which it is fixed.

The end of the roller cover can have a handle which allows a user to grasp the roller cover, in particular to pull out the roller cover.

The first and / or the second suspension point can have a narrowing of the guide, which is formed in particular in the direction of the height of the vehicle, for fixing the cover roller blind.

Such a structural design of the guide enables a secure fixation of the roller blind at the respective suspension point and represents a structurally inexpensive solution.

The first and / or the second suspension point can be configured to enable the fixed roller blind to be released by an actuator, in particular an electromechanical actuator.

Furthermore, a system, in particular a cargo space cover, for a vehicle is provided. The system has the guidance described above. Furthermore, the system has a cover roller blind that can be connected to the vehicle and to the guide.

The roller blind can have a sliding piece by means of which it can slide in the guide in and against the pull-out direction. Additionally or alternatively, the roller blind can be fastened to a spring-loaded shaft in such a way that it can be wound up on the shaft by a rotary movement of the shaft in which the roller blind moves in the opposite direction to the pull-out direction.

The shaft can be rotatably mounted in a cassette of the roller cover.

The sliding piece of the roller cover can have a smaller dimension in the pull-out direction than perpendicular to the pull-out direction, so that a release of the cover roller blind fixed in the first and / or the second suspension point by a rotary movement of one end of the cover roller blind about an axis perpendicular to the pull-out direction, in particular a rotary movement about a Axis parallel to the transverse direction of the vehicle, is possible.

In particular, it is conceivable that the slider, which can also be referred to as a sliding block, has a height in the vertical direction of the vehicle which is greater than a length of the slider in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The height can be so great that the sliding block cannot pass the respective bottleneck and the roller blind is fixed at the respective bottleneck. If the rotary movement of the end of the roller cover to which the sliding block is attached now takes place, the sliding block is also rotated and, due to its shorter length than height, can now pass through the narrow point.

What has been described above for guidance also applies to the system and vice versa. Furthermore, a vehicle is provided, wherein the vehicle has the Has leadership described above. The guide can extend in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

The vehicle can have a cover roller blind that can be connected to the vehicle and to the guide. The roller blind can be fastened to a spring-loaded shaft in such a way that it can be wound up on the shaft by rotating the shaft in the opposite direction to the pull-out direction.

Additionally or alternatively, the roller blind can have a sliding piece, in particular the sliding piece described above, by means of which it can slide in the guide in and against the pull-out direction.

The vehicle can be a passenger car.

What has been described above for guidance and the system also applies analogously to the vehicle and vice versa.

Furthermore, a method for automatically transferring the above-described system from a state in which the cover roller blind is fixed in the first hanging point to a further state in which the system is fixed in the second hanging point is provided.

When a loading space flap of the vehicle is opened, the roller cover is automatically released from the first attachment point, in particular by an electromechanical actuator, and slides within the guide to the second attachment point, at which the roller cover is fixed by means of a constriction formed at the second attachment point.

What is described above for the guidance, the system and the vehicle also applies analogously to the method and vice versa.

• 1 zeigt schematisch ein Fahrzeug mit einem System aufweisend eine Führung und einem in der Führung geführten Abdeckrollo gemäß der Ausführungsform.
• 2 zeigt das System aufweisend die Führung und mit einem in der Führung geführten Gleitstein des Abdeckrollos aus 1.

The following is an embodiment with reference to FIG 1 and 2 described.

• 1 shows schematically a vehicle with a system having a guide and a roller blind guided in the guide according to the embodiment.
• 2 shows the system having the guide and with a sliding block of the roller cover guided in the guide 1 .

In 1 is a rear part of a vehicle 9 , in particular an interior lining of a luggage compartment of the vehicle 9 , shown in a perspective view.

Furthermore, in 1 a Cartesian coordinate system is shown, where X indicates the vehicle longitudinal direction, Y the vehicle width direction and Z the vehicle height direction.

The vehicle 9 , which in the present case is a passenger car, is with a system 10 equipped, which one in the vehicle longitudinal direction X extending guide 11th and one in leadership 11th guided roller blind 3 having.

The cover roller blind 3 has a cassette 31 on, which in turn have an end cap at both ends in the vehicle width direction Y. 33 has (in 1 only one end is shown in the vehicle width direction Y). About the end cap 33 is the cover blind 3 removable or temporary to a fastening device 2 connected, the fastening device 2 to the vehicle 9 connected is.

In the cassette 31 of the roller blind is a tarpaulin 32 , which is not particularly transparent to the human eye, attached to a shaft, not shown.

The shaft is rotatable about the vehicle width direction Y in the cassette 31 stored and acted upon by a spring force so that the tarpaulin 32 by a rotary movement of the shaft, during which the tarpaulin moves 32 opposite to a pull-out direction running parallel to and in the vehicle longitudinal direction X to the rear (see the arrow in 1 ) moved, can be wound on the shaft.

The plans 32 has a handle at one end thereof, more precisely the end not attached to the shaft 34 on.

By grasping the handle 34 a user can use the tarpaulin 32 against the spring force with which the shaft is acted upon, out of the cassette 31 of the cover roller blind 3 Pull in the pull-out direction.

The extended cover roller blind 3 , more precisely the extended tarpaulin 32 of the cover roller blind 3 , can be in the lead 11th for the cover roller blind 3 be fixed or hooked in at two different positions in the vehicle longitudinal direction X, so that the tarpaulin 32 remains in the respective extended position and does not pull in or is not wound up on the spring-loaded shaft.

The following is the guide 11th in detail with reference to 2 described.

2 Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view showing the system 9 the end 1 having the lead 11th and a sliding block guided in the guide 35 of the cover roller blind 3 the end 1 .

Furthermore, in 2 , as well as in 1 , a Cartesian coordinate system is shown, where X indicates the vehicle longitudinal direction, Y the vehicle width direction and Z the vehicle height direction.

In the 2 The illustrated view is a side view from the vehicle width direction Y of the interior of the luggage compartment of the vehicle 9 (see 1 ) outward.

The leadership 11th has a first and a second mount point 12th , 13th each to fix the cover roller blind 3 , especially the tarpaulin 32 of the cover roller blind 3 , are provided in the extended state.

The first mount point 12th is from the second mount point 13th in the pull-out direction of the cover roller blind 3 (see the arrow in 2 ), which in the present case runs parallel to the vehicle longitudinal direction X, that is to say at a distance in the vehicle longitudinal direction X here.

The cover roller blind 3 has a slider 35 on by means of which it is in the lead 11th can slide in and against the pull-out direction.

It is conceivable that the slider 35 through the end cap 33 of the cover roller blind 3 is formed. But it is also conceivable that the slider 35 as a separate one on the end cap 33 attached component is executed.

The slider 35 of the cover roller blind 3 can be in an exemplary and in 2 The specific embodiment shown have a smaller dimension in the pull-out direction than perpendicular to the pull-out direction, in the present case in the vehicle height direction X, so that a loosening of the in the first or the second suspension point 12th , 13th fixed cover blinds 3 by rotating one end of the roller cover having the handle 34 about an axis perpendicular to the pull-out direction, in the present case parallel to the vehicle transverse direction Y, is possible.

The first mount point 12th is positioned so that he can fix the tarpaulin 32 of the cover roller blind 3 in a substantially fully extended state of the roller cover 3 enables (see also 1 ).

The second mount point 13th is positioned so that he can fix the tarpaulin 32 of the cover roller blind 3 in a further state in which the cover roller blind is only partially extended compared to the fully extended state (see also 1 ).

In the fully extended state, there is consequently the luggage space or loading space of the vehicle 9 off the tarpaulin 32 of the roller cover 3 Essentially completely covered and in the partially extended state only a smaller part of the cargo space is covered compared to the completely extended state.

The first and second mount points 12th , 13th are designed to release the fixed tarpaulin 32 of the cover roller blind 3 by rotating the end of the tarpaulin 32 of the cover roller blind 3 on which the handle 34 is designed to allow an axis perpendicular to the pull-out direction, which in the present case runs parallel to the transverse direction Y of the vehicle.

This is the end of the roller blind 3 preferably designed so that to release the fixed roller blind 3 In particular for ergonomic reasons, a rotary movement about the vehicle width direction Y upwards has to be carried out. However, it is also conceivable, additionally or alternatively, a downward rotary movement about the vehicle width direction Y.

More precisely, the first and second are mount points 12th , 13th each as a narrowing of the lead 11th , which in the present case is designed in the vehicle height direction X, for fixing the cover roller blind 3 educated.

It is also at the first mount point 12th an electromechanical actuator 14th provided, which is designed to have a latch 15th in the vehicle height direction Z downwards and thus out of the guide 11th to move if a tailgate of the cargo area of the vehicle 9 is opened.

It is also conceivable that additionally or alternatively in or on the second suspension point 13th an electromechanical actuator is provided. For example, the first suspension point can then be used when the tailgate is opened 12th are unlocked and by the presence of a load that z. B. is detected by a proximity sensor, and / or based on a gesture control, the second attachment point 13th be unlocked.

More precisely, is the actuator 15th designed the latch 14th from the leadership 11th to move, so that an automatic or automated transfer of the system 11th from a state in which the tarpaulin 32 of the cover roller blind 3 in the first mount point 12th is fixed, in a further state in which the tarpaulin 32 of the cover roller blind 3 is fixed in the second mounting point takes place.

In this case, when the loading space flap of the vehicle is opened 9 the roller blind 3 from the first mount point 12th , the one in the vehicle longitudinal direction X behind the second attachment point 13th arranged is automated, in this case by the electromechanical actuator 14th , solved.

By having the tarpaulin 32 of the cover roller blind 2 is mounted on the spring-loaded shaft, the tarpaulin moves or slides 32 of the cover roller blind 3 within the leadership 11th to the second mount point 13th on which the tarpaulin 32 of the cover roller blind 3 by means of the at the second mount point 13th formed constriction is fixed.

In summary, it is conceivable in a specific embodiment that the tarpaulin 32 initially based on an initial state of the cover roller blind 3 can be manually pulled back in the vehicle longitudinal direction X to close the luggage or cargo space.

The tarpaulin is in a rear area of the loading or luggage compartment in the vehicle longitudinal direction X. 32 through the guidance described above 11th , which can be attached in the vehicle longitudinal direction X on both sides of an interior lining of the luggage compartment.

The lateral guidance 11th has two attachment points, each designed as bottlenecks 12th , 13th on that are in an inside of the guide 11th and in or on which the tarpaulin is located 32 each can be attached.

Both mount points 12th , 13th can be designed so that the tarpaulin 32 by rotating one end of the tarpaulin on or in which the handle 34 attached from the mount point 12th , 13th solves and rolls up independently or automatically.

The back or first mount point 12th can use an electromechanical mechanism in addition to the bottleneck 14th , 15th have, which is triggered by an electrical pulse coming from the loading flap.

This mechanism makes the tarpaulin 32 when opening the tailgate from the rear position or the rear mounting point in the vehicle longitudinal direction X. 12th unlocked so that the tarpaulin 32 rolls up independently and the end of the tarpaulin 32 that the handle 34 has, in the lead 11th moved forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction X.

The leadership 11th is designed so that the tarpaulin 32 after unlocking by electrical means from the rear position 12th in the front position or the front suspension point 13th comes to a standstill.

The return from the front to the rear mounting point 12th , 13th can be done manually before closing the tailgate. Additionally or alternatively, there is an eclectically driven return from the second to the first mounting point 12th , 13th conceivable.

List of reference symbols

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Fastening device

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Cover roller blind

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cassette

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Roller blind

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End cap

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Sliding block

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vehicle

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system

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guide

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Mount points

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Actuator

Claims (10)

A guide for a roller cover of a vehicle, - characterized in that the guide has a first and a second suspension point each for fixing the roller cover in an extended state, - the first of the second suspension point in the pull-out direction of the roller cover, which in particular is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle runs, is spaced. The leadership according to Claim 1 , characterized in that - the first suspension point is positioned so that it enables the roller cover to be fixed in a substantially fully extended state of the roller cover, and - the second suspension point is positioned such that it enables the roller cover to be fixed in a further state , in which the roller blind is only partially extended compared to the fully extended state, - in particular in the fully extended state a loading space of the vehicle is essentially completely covered by the roller blind and in the partially extended state only one compared to the fully extended When extended, a smaller part of the hold is covered. The leadership according to Claim 1 or 2 - characterized in that the first and / or the second suspension point is or are designed to release the fixed roller cover by rotating one end of the roller cover around an axis perpendicular to the pull-out direction in particular runs parallel to the transverse direction of the vehicle to enable. The tour according to one of the Claims 1 until 3 - characterized in that the first and / or the second suspension point has or have a narrowing of the guide, which is formed in particular in the vehicle height direction, for fixing the cover roller blind. The tour according to one of the Claims 1 until 4th - characterized in that the first and / or the second suspension point is or are designed to enable the fixed roller blind to be released by an actuator, in particular an electromechanical actuator. A system, in particular a cargo space cover for a vehicle, - characterized in that the system provides guidance according to one of the Claims 1 until 5 - wherein the system furthermore has a cover roller blind that can be connected to the vehicle and the guide, - wherein the cover roller blind in particular has a sliding piece by means of which it can slide in the guide in and against the pull-out direction, and / or - the cover roller blind in particular so on a spring-loaded shaft can be fastened so that it can be wound up on the shaft by a rotary movement of the shaft, during which the roller blind moves in the opposite direction to the pull-out direction. The system according to Claim 6 - The sliding piece of the roller cover has a smaller dimension in the pull-out direction than perpendicular to the pull-out direction, in particular in the vehicle height direction, so that the roller cover fixed in the first and / or the second suspension point can be released by rotating one end of the roller cover around an axis perpendicular to the Pull-out direction, in particular parallel to the transverse direction of the vehicle, is possible. A vehicle, in particular a passenger car, - characterized in that the vehicle is guided according to one of the Claims 1 until 5 - wherein the guide extends in particular in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The vehicle according to Claim 8 - wherein the vehicle has a cover roller blind that can be connected to the vehicle and the guide, - wherein the cover roller blind can be attached to a spring-loaded shaft in such a way that it can be wound up on the shaft by rotating the shaft in the opposite direction to the pull-out direction, and / or - where the Roller cover in particular has a slider by means of which it can slide in the guide in and against the pull-out direction. A method for the automatic transfer of the system according to Claim 6 or 7th from a state in which the roller cover is fixed in the first attachment point to a further state in which the system is fixed in the second attachment point, - characterized in that the roller cover is automated from the first attachment point when a load compartment flap of the vehicle is opened , in particular by an electromechanical actuator, is released and slides within the guide to the second suspension point, on which the roller blind is fixed by means of a constriction formed on the second suspension point.

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