ES1076055U - Parasol (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Parasol configured to be placed on a vehicle windshield (15), characterized in that it comprises: 1a) a sheet (1) configured to be extended/collected between: 1a1) an extended position where the sheet (1) covers a windshield surface (15) to prevent an entry of light into the passenger compartment; 1a2) a collected position where the sheet (1) allows a view through the windshield (15); 1b) a case (2) configured for: 1b1) allow an extension/collection of the sheet (1) between the extended position and the collected position; 1b2) housing the sheet (1) in the collected position allowing a view through the windshield (15); 1b3) to be coupled to an interior rearview mirror (13) without interfering with a view of the interior rearview mirror (13). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Parasol.

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a sunshield or incident sun protection device for the windshield of vehicles, and more specifically to a sunshade coupled to the interior rearview mirror of the vehicle.

The current main tendency for the protection of the interior of vehicles from the sun's rays through the windshield consists of a foldable cardboard sheet or similar, self-supporting or attachable to the glass by means of suction cups.

The requirement of additional storage space for this device, as well as its low maneuverability and the possibility of forgetting or losing, constitute a problem for the user of the vehicle.

Background of the invention

A sunshade or sun protection device of this class has already been disclosed by means of US Patent 1202396 B1. The well-known sun protection device is made up of several rectangular elements joined through their longitudinal edges allowing their folding in the form of a rectangular prism. This lens hood is used in combination with the windshield window of a vehicle to protect the interior of said vehicle from sunlight in its deployed position.

Another arrangement is presented in document CN 201232513 And where there is a roller blind applicable to windshield windows housed in two columns that separate to unwind said curtain or join to wind it and that are attached to the glass by suction cups or the like.

These provisions require considerable storage space since the maximum storage length required is approximately equivalent to the minimum windshield length of the vehicle, occupying a space inside the vehicle that may be required by the user for other purposes.

In US 2011017412 AA a reversible and elastic sun visor sheet is described, adaptable to the windshield of a vehicle by suction cups, the use of which is possible both in winter to protect the interior from the cold by means of a light absorbing surface, and in summer to protect the heat inside by a light reflecting surface.

Also in CN 101927685 A a sun visor blade adaptable to the windshield of a vehicle is revealed by suction cups.

None of the above documents describe the space that these devices occupy in a non-use position, but it is certain that they will require a storage space inside the vehicle that could be required by the user for other purposes.

Publication document US 4442881 A describes a device that can be attached to the windshield of a vehicle, by means of fastenings to the interior rearview mirror and dashboard, and inside which it houses roller and removable curtains that extend from the center of the windshield to each of its sides, being fixed in extended position by suction cups or similar elements.

In US 4647102 A a sunshade composed of a removable curtain formed by an attainment of folds that maintain sufficient tension to keep the sunshade extended in its position of use and fixed by suckers or glass-like elements is disclosed.

Document US 5016937 A presents a roller sunshade fixed to the vehicle dashboard and fastened in its unrolled position to the rearview mirror by means of a hook.

By means of these provisions, the requirement of additional storage space is avoided since the aforementioned devices are coupled semi-permanently next to the windshield of the vehicle, although they are also bulky devices and complicated maneuverability, in addition to causing a decrease of visibility through the windshield window, which entails a danger to driving: a decrease in visibility increases the risk of accidents.

In the patent KR 100479361 B1 and the documents KR 20040006900 A, JP 2008230306 A, JP 1306318 A2 and ES 1072459 U are revealed parasols of the indicated generic class composed of a protective roller screen around a column that can be integrated into the interior of any of the components of the vehicle.

EP 1880885 B1 and FR 2387812 A1, and JP 2006096309 A2 anticipate a stowable parasol sheet under the imperial of the vehicle, guided along two rails from a retracted position to a partial or total windshield covering position, and also in reverse.

Other devices have been disclosed in US 5472255 A, KR 20040106744 A, US 2740659 A, ES 1031331 U, ES 1048219 U, ES 2020465, ES 234520 U and JP 59046810 B4. Said documents describe a sun visor inside which there is a folding screen that covers in its position of use a windshield window surface of width equivalent to the maximum length of said sun visor. Patent ES 2303767 B1 and document ES 0273161 U describe a screen similar to those described in the previous documents, although not integrated in a sun visor but attachable to said visor by means of tweezers or hooks.

These configurations are disadvantageous because, although they do not need additional storage space that the user of the vehicle could use for other purposes, and they do not reduce visibility through the windshield window, they need to be mounted inside the vehicle by an expert during the manufacturing process of the latter, since modifications of some of the existing parts that make up motor vehicles are necessary. In addition, its location in places on the periphery of the windshield is complicated, since they are areas where a large number of components are housed and there is hardly any free space to pack additional elements. Also, some of these devices could break loose in the event of a crash and hit the head of the occupants of the vehicle. As an advance to the invention it can be noted that the location of additional elements is optimal in those spaces free of any other use or arrangement.

Another lens is known from US 5127700 A, arranged in the form of sheets inside a rectangular convex rearview mirror located in front of the driver's seat, which can be partially or fully deployed by means of hinged actuations, remaining hidden when not It's in use.

This provision is not applicable to rearview mirrors currently installed in vehicles, located in the center of the windshield, since the proposed rearview mirrors are located in front of the front seats of the vehicle, reducing the scope of vision that can be covered.

Description of the invention

The invention relates to a sun visor device as defined in the set of claims. The sunshield or sun protection device for the windshield of passenger cars or other similar vehicles avoids the aforementioned disadvantages of the prior art.

To this end, the parasol sheet is constituted by a material with a degree of folding such that it allows it to be collected inside the case by means of retractable cords.

The sunshade device comprises a sheet of essentially rectangular and flexible shape, of dimensions essentially equal to those of the windshield of the vehicle, and which, in the collected position, is housed inside a case. Said sheet is made of a fabric capable of obstructing the passage of sunlight, capable of supporting spellings on at least one of its faces, and foldable and flexible, to be collected inside the case.

Said case is formed by a hollow body, of dimensions essentially similar to those of the interior rearview mirror of said vehicle, and is attachable and attachable to the rear part of the interior rearview mirror by means of a recess made in its outer surface of said case, occupying part of the space available between rearview mirror and windshield, currently unused for any other purpose. The case can remain in a fixed position with respect to the rearview mirror permanently, both with the vehicle running and parked, since it does not obstruct the vision for driving, nor can it be unintentionally decoupled.

It is also provided with at least one opening, which allows the lens hood to be removed and inserted into the case.

The sheet is fixed to the case by at least one area of the periphery thereof, which is also where torsion spring reels are attached to said case. Around these reels, retractable cords are wound and unwound, from each of the ends of the sunshade fixed to the case to one of the ends of the sunshade not fixed to the case, to which two free ends of the retractable cords, not fixed to the case.

Each of the free ends not fixed to the case of the retractable cords, has a clamping projection attached.

In the resting position of the device, which is the collection, the sunshade sheet is wrinkled housed inside the case, as well as the retractable cords, although the clamping projections are housed outside the case, available for manual hold user reach in the transition from resting position to device use position. During this, the sunshade inside the case must be removed through the openings made in it for this purpose, by manually pulling the fastening projections attached to the ends of the retractable cords. The elongation of the retractable cords unfolds the sheet towards the outside of the case, being deployed when fixing the projections to the periphery of the windshield (roof-upright franchises A and dashboard-upright franchises A).

In the position of use of the device, which is the deployed one, the flexible fabric sheet is extended when the retractable cords, whose ends not fixed to the case are attached to the sheet, are fixed to the periphery of the windshield, by means of the clamping projections, in some part of the interior lining of the passenger compartment, covering most of the surface of the windshield.

In the transition from the deployed position to the collected position, when the clamping projections are manually released from their attachment to the periphery of the windshield, each retractable cords are automatically collected inside the case, winding around each reel, provided that its free end not fixed to the case is in an intermediate position different from the stable one, which is the collection, and in a different position from the use one, which is the deployed one.

Brief description of the drawings

A series of drawings that help to better understand the invention and that expressly relate to an embodiment of said invention which is presented as

A non-limiting example of this.

Figure 1 shows a cabin where the sunshade of the invention can be placed.

Figure 2 shows an interior rearview mirror with the lens hood of the invention.

Figure 3 shows a first perspective of the sun visor of the invention.

Figure 4 shows a second perspective of the sun visor of the invention.

Figure 5 shows a third perspective of the sun visor of the invention.

Figure 6 shows a section of the sun visor of the invention, the interior rearview mirror and the windshield.

Figure 7 shows the case with a partial cut where the inside of the case is seen.

Figure 8 shows a passenger compartment with the sun visor of the invention in an intermediate position between the

Pickup position and extended position.

Figure 9 shows a passenger compartment with the sun visor of the invention in the extended position.

Figure 10A shows a passenger compartment with the sun visor of the invention in the extended position provided with

rings that are hooked on protrusions clipped to the studs A.

Figure 10B shows a passenger compartment with the sun visor of the invention in the extended position provided with harpoon tips that are hooked between the windshield and the pillar A.

In the aforementioned figures, a series of references are identified that correspond to the elements indicated below, without implying any limiting character:

one.

 Parasol sheet (s)

2.

 Case

3.

 Opening of the case through which the sheet (s) are removed / inserted

Four.

 Slot to attach to the rearview mirror

5.

 Housing for rearview mirror attachment

6.

 Retractable laces

7.

 End of retractable cords not attached to the case

8.

 End of the retractable cords attached to the case

9.

 Reel around which each cord is wrapped

10.

 Clamping projections (in the form of rings or harpoon tips)

eleven.

 Cord-Fabric Joints

12.

 Clips protruding to the A-pillars in which to hook the rings

13.

 Interior rearview mirror

14.

 Foot of the interior rearview mirror

fifteen.

 Windshield

16.

 Upright A

17.

 Dashboard

18.

 Roof (imperial)

Detailed description of one embodiment

The characteristics of the preferred embodiment of the invention will be more readily understood with the following description made with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the embodiment shown is exemplary and not limiting.

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a windshield, as well as the elements of its surroundings: A-pillars and dashboard, and a rearview mirror attached to it in its usual arrangement of use, to which the sun visor can be attached, and on whose studs A projections can be coupled to engage the rings.

Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a rearview mirror in its usual arrangement of use, with the lens hood attached to it.

Figure 3 shows a perspective view of the case, which houses the sunshade sheet inside, which has a housing in its outer face that allows the case to be attached to the foot of the rearview mirror; In addition, the clamping projections that remain outside the case through the opening made in the contour of the case are also shown.

Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the case, which houses the sunshade inside, which has an opening in its lower half, along the contour; the clamping projections that remain outside the case are also shown.

Figure 5 shows a perspective view of the case, which houses the sunshade sheet inside, which has a curved recess made in the central part that allows it to be attached to the foot of the interior rearview mirror, as well as a housing made in its face exterior and an opening made in its outline; It also shows the clamping projections that remain outside the case.

Figure 6 corresponds to section A-A 'shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5, and shows a profile section of the lens hood attached to the rearview mirror through the housing made on its outer face, and inside which Find the collected sun shade.

Figure 7 shows a front view of the sun visor, as well as a detailed section of the housing of the reels that wind the cords, and of the folding of the sunshade sheet housed therein.

Figure 8 shows a front elevation view of a windshield and its surroundings (roof, A-pillars and dashboard) with a half of the sunshade deployed on the outside of the case and semi-assembled on the projections arranged in the stud, and the another half in an intermediate position between the collected and the used position, extended position.

Figure 9 shows a front elevation view of a windshield and its surroundings (roof, uprights A and dashboard) with the sunshade deployed on the outside of the case and with its clamping projections assembled on the projections arranged in the uprights, in position of use (unfolded position), covering the largest interior surface of the windshield possible.

As shown in the figures, the sunshade of the invention can comprise a body case (2) of essentially rectangular shape, which internally has a housing intended to receive a sheet (1) of translucent sunshade and filter of the sun rays thus as its collection (9) and guiding mechanisms (6) that are in the rest position, as shown in Figure 2, that is, fully inserted into the case (2), there being a housing (5) in it allows its attachment to the foot of the rearview mirror (14), and a groove (4) for coupling to the shape of said foot (14). The clamping mechanisms (10) are housed outside the case (2) so that they can be maneuvered by the user to unfold the sheet

(1) and make it come out of the case (2) by manually pulling said mechanisms (10) and unwinding the retractable cords (6) until they are hooked on the projections arranged in the A-pillars (16). The deployment of the sheets (1) on the inner face of the windshield (15) makes it possible to cover it essentially in its entirety as seen in Figure 9 so that the incidence of solar rays inside the cabin is prevented.

Thus, one embodiment of the invention relates to a sunshade configured to be placed in a vehicle windshield (15), comprising: 1a) a sheet (1) configured to be extended / collected between:

1a1) an extended position where the sheet (1) covers a windshield surface (15) to prevent light from entering the cabin; 1a2) a collected position where the sheet (1) allows a view through the windshield (15); 1b) a case (2) configured to: 1b1) allow an extension / collection of the sheet (1) between the extended position and the collected position; 1b2) housing the sheet (1) in the collected position allowing a view through the windshield (15); 1b3) be coupled to an interior rearview mirror (13) without interfering with a view of the interior rearview mirror (13). According to other features of the invention:

2.

 The interior rearview mirror (13) is attached to the windshield (15) through a foot (14), and the case (2) comprises a slit (4) that has a housing (5) configured to allow a coupling and fixing of the case (2) at the foot (14).

The case (2) can occupy part of the space available between the interior rearview mirror (13) and the windshield (15) and have dimensions substantially coinciding with those of the interior rearview mirror (13). The case (2) may comprise a hollow body and at least one opening (3). The sheet (1) can have an essentially rectangular and flexible shape, of dimensions essentially equal to those of the windshield (15), configured to be housed folded or wrinkled, in a collected position, inside the case (2).

3.

 The sheet (1) comprises a first portion fixed to the case (2).

Four.

 The parasol comprises a plurality of retractable cords (6) comprising: 4a) a first end (8) in the first portion; 4b) a second end (7), opposite the first end (8), on a periphery of the sheet (1); 4c) a section between the first end and the second end comprising a plurality of sheet joints

(one).

5.

 The parasol comprises an automatic collection mechanism for retractable cords (6) in the case (2). The automatic collection mechanism tends to pick up the retractable cord (6) as long as the second end (7) is in a different position than the collected position.

6.

 The automatic collection mechanism comprises a reel (9) that has a torsion spring on its axis around which each cord (6) is wound.

7.

 Each cord (6) comprises at the second end (7) a clamping projection (10) configured to allow a fastening of the second end (7) to a periphery of the windshield (15) in an extended position.

8.

 The cords (6) are configured to be extracted through an opening (3) of the case (2) and fixed to a periphery of the windshield (15) by means of the clamping projections (10) to arrange the flexible sheet (1) in extended position

9.

 The clamping projections (10) are rings.

10.

 The clamping projections (10) are shaped like a harpoon tip.

eleven.

 In the collected position, the flexible sheet (1) and the retractable cords (6) are housed in an interior of the case (2).

12.

 In the collected position, the clamping projections (10) remain outside the case (2).

13.

 The fastening on a periphery of the windshield (15) is carried out between the windshield glass (15) and a part of the passenger compartment selected between an A-pillar (16), a dashboard (17) and a roof (18).

14.

 The fastening on a periphery of the windshield (15) is carried out on projections (12) arranged in an A-pillar (16)

configured to hold the clamping projections (10).

fifteen.

 The sheet (1) is formed of a flexible material configured to obstruct a passage of solar rays and to be collected inside the case (2).

16.

 The flexible material is preferably a fabric.

17.

 The flexible material is configured to support spelling on at least one of its faces.

Claims (13)

one.

 Parasol configured to be placed on a vehicle windshield (15), characterized in that it comprises: 1a) a sheet (1) configured to be extended / collected between: 1a1) an extended position where the sheet (1) covers a windshield surface (15) to prevent light entering the cabin; 1a2) a collected position where the sheet (1) allows a view through the windshield (15);

1b) a case (2) configured to: 1b1) allow an extension / collection of the sheet (1) between the extended position and the collected position; 1b2) housing the sheet (1) in the collected position allowing a view through the windshield (15); 1b3) be coupled to an interior rearview mirror (13) without interfering with a view of the interior rearview mirror (13).

2.

 Parasol according to claim 1 wherein the interior rearview mirror (13) is attached to the windshield (15) through a foot (14), characterized in that the case (2) comprises a slit (4) having a housing (5) configured to allow a coupling and fixation of the case (2) to the foot (14).

3.

 Parasol according to claim 1, characterized in that the sheet (1) comprises a first portion fixed to the case (2).

Four.

 Parasol according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of retractable cords (6) which include: 4a) a first end (8) in the first portion; 4b) a second end (7), opposite the first end (8), on a periphery of the sheet (1);

4c) a section between the first end and the second end comprising a plurality of joints (11) to the sheet (1).

5.

 Parasol according to claim 4, characterized in that it comprises an automatic collection mechanism for retractable cords (6) in the case (2).

6.

 Parasol according to claim 5, characterized in that the automatic collection mechanism comprises a reel (9) having a torsion spring in its axis around which each cord (6) is wound.

7.

 Parasol according to claim 4, characterized in that each cord (6) comprises at the second end (7) a clamping projection (10) configured to allow a fastening of the second end (7) to a periphery of the windshield (15) in position extended.

8.

 Parasol according to claim 7, characterized in that the cords (6) are configured to be extracted through an opening (3) of the case (2) and fixed to a periphery of the windshield (15) by means of the clamping projections (10) to place the flexible sheet (1) in an extended position.

9.

 Parasol according to claim 7, characterized in that in the collected position, the flexible sheet (1) and the retractable cords (6) are housed inside an interior of the case (2).

10.

 Parasol according to claim 7, characterized in that in the collected position, the clamping projections (10) remain outside the case (2).

eleven.

 Parasol according to claim 8, characterized in that the fixing on a periphery of the windshield (15) is carried out between the windshield glass (15) and a piece of the passenger compartment selected between an A-pillar (16), a dashboard (17) and a roof (18).

12.

 Parasol according to claim 8, characterized in that the fastening on a periphery of the windshield (15) is carried out in clamping projections (12) arranged in a pillar A (16) configured to hold the clamping projections (10).

13.

 Parasol according to claim 1, characterized in that the sheet (1) is formed of a flexible material configured to obstruct a passage of solar rays and to be collected inside the case (2).