JP2000016087A - Canopy device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily open and close an upper part of an article containing part such as a load-carrying platform of a vehicle or a garage. SOLUTION: In a canopy device A having plural roughly arch-shaped or roughly gate-shaped awning pipes 3 to support a hood 30 to cover an article containing part 1, and form an article containing space between the hood 30 and the article containing part 1, each awning pipe 3 is freely slidably supported on a support rail provided horizontally to the article containing part 1 in the condition where its upper end part is parallel to the adjacent awning pipe 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a canopy device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A canopy type is known as a canopy device for covering an article storage portion such as a truck bed. The conventional hood-type canopy device is a hood-fixing rubber cord that is provided on the hood with the hood covered over the outside of the hood, with hoods that serve as skeletons fixed to the carrier part one by one at predetermined intervals. Is hooked on a hook or the like provided on the side of the loading platform to fix the hood, thereby forming an article storage space covered with the hood on the loading platform.

[0003]

It is best to use a crane for loading and unloading heavy articles on the carrier. However, in order to load and unload goods using a crane, the upper part of the loading platform needs to be open. However, in the case of the conventional hood type canopy, since the hood bones are fixed one by one to the bed, the upper part of the bed must be opened unless the tops are removed and the top bones are removed one by one. Can not. Further, in this canopy device, even if the upper portion of the loading platform is opened and the articles on the loading platform are loaded and unloaded as described above, the hood bones must be fixed one by one again. Therefore, the work of attaching and detaching is very troublesome.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a canopy device that can easily open and close the upper part of an article storage unit such as a bed.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a canopy device according to a first aspect of the present invention supports a hood covering an article storage section and stores articles between the hood and the article storage section. In a canopy device having a plurality of substantially arch-shaped or substantially gate-shaped hoods forming a space, each hood has an upper end adjacent to a support rail provided horizontally with respect to an article storage unit. The configuration is characterized in that it is slidably supported while keeping parallel to the bone.

In the above configuration, the canopy device may be placed directly on the ground outdoors and used in a garage, a warehouse, or the like, or may be used as a tent. Further, it may be used indoors, may be used as a carrier of a vehicle, and is not particularly limited. Further, in the canopy device according to claim 2, in addition to the structure described in claim 1, the top mounting surface is configured as a vehicle carrier.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, at least one end of the support rail is supported by a support member having a shape substantially similar to the hood bone. did. The form of the support member is not particularly limited, and includes, for example, a substantially arch shape or a substantially gate shape.

[0008] Further, when the support member is configured such that a substantially arch-shaped or substantially gate-shaped inner portion of the support member can be opened and closed by a shielding member such as a curtain or a blind, the inside of the article storage portion can be further sealed. It is preferable because it can be increased.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of any one of the first to third aspects, the canopy adjacent to each other and the end of the top canopy and one end of the article storage section are arranged. The maximum distance between the hood bones and the maximum distance between the hood bone at the extreme end and the one end of the article storage part are connected to each other in a state where the maximum distance between the hood bones and the one end part of the article storage portion are regulated via a flexible or stretchable space regulating material. The configuration was adopted.

The distance regulating member is not particularly limited as long as it has flexibility or elasticity, and examples thereof include members such as a wire rope, a chain, and a string.
In addition, the position where the space regulating member is provided may be a position connecting the upper ends of the hood bones, a position connecting the rising portions of the hood bones, or a position connecting the lower end portions of the rising portions of the hood bones. It is not particularly limited.

Further, when a member such as a wire rope, a chain, or a string is provided at the upper end of the hood bone as the above-mentioned space regulating member, when the hood bone is slid to narrow the gap between adjacent hood bones. In addition, it is preferable that a means is provided for preventing such an adverse effect that the space regulating material hangs down in the carrier and is caught by the cargo on the carrier.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a canopy device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG.
FIG. 6 to FIG. 6 show an embodiment of the canopy device of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the canopy device A is provided with an article storage section having a hood-type canopy on a bed 1 of a truck 10, and includes a support rail 2, a plurality of hood bones 3, and a hood. 30
, A support member 4, a curtain 5, and a driving device 8. The support rail 2 is a carrier front wall (hereinafter simply referred to as “front wall”) 102 located behind the driver's seat 101.
And a substantially gate-shaped support member 4 provided at the rear end of the loading platform 1, and is provided at the center of the loading platform 1 so as to be horizontal with respect to the loading platform 1.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Is provided on the upper surface in the longitudinal direction of the support rail 2, that is,
It has a rail groove 21 continuous in the front-rear direction of the truck 10, and a guide pipe 20 of a driving rope 6 of a driving device 8 described later is provided on a lower end surface thereof in parallel with the rail groove 21. The guide pipe 20 has an inner diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the drive rope 6.

Each hood 3 has a horizontal portion 31 serving as an upper end portion,
The support member 4 has a substantially gate-like shape substantially similar to the shape of the support member 4, and a hook 90 of a regulation rope 9 as a spacing regulation material described later is locked to both ends of the horizontal portion 31. A retaining ring 33 is provided. Each rising part 3
2, a guide roller 34 as shown in FIG.
Are provided respectively.

The guide rollers 34 are fitted into guide grooves 110 provided along the upper end surface of the bed side wall 11 of the truck 10 and roll along the guide grooves 110. Also, the upper end 11 of the guide groove 110
1 is bent inward, and guide rollers 34
Are prevented from falling out of the guide groove 110.

A driving sliding means 70 is fixed at the center of the horizontal portion 31 of the hood bone 3 provided closest to the support member 4, and the horizontal sliding portion 70 of the other hood bone 3 is fixed at the center thereof. The center driven sliding means 7 is fixed. As shown in FIG. 5, the driving slide means 70 and the driven slide means 7 include a fixing plate 71, a U bolt 75 for fixing the fixing plate 71 to the hood bone 3, and a nut for fixing the U bolt 75. 78 and a wheel portion 7 having a total of four wheels 720, two left and right
2 is provided. Further, the fixing plate 71 has a bolt hole 74 through which the bolt of the U bolt 75 passes.

As shown in FIG. 5, the main sliding member 70 and the driven sliding member 7 have the wheel portion 72 fitted in the rail groove 21 so as to be slidable along the rail groove 21. I have. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the rail groove 21 is provided with wheels 72 of the main driving sliding means 70 and the driven sliding means 7.
A substantially C-shaped guide and a substantially inverted C-shaped guide into which 0 is loosely fitted are provided.

In FIG. 5, the illustration of only one U-bolt 75 is merely omitted. Further, a driving device 8 to be described later is
The drive rope 6 is fixed, and a projection 73 is provided at the lower end of the drive rope 8 so as to hit a limit switch (not shown) of the drive device 8 and stop the winch 80 of the drive device 8.

A rope insertion hole 76 having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the driving rope 6 is formed in the wheel portion 72 of the driven sliding means 7, and the driving rope 6 is inserted through the insertion hole 76. The restriction rope 9 is, as shown in FIGS.
Hooks 90, 90 are provided at both ends, one end of which is locked to the locking ring 33 of the hood bone 3 and the other end of which is locked to the locking ring 33 of the adjacent hood bone 3 or the front wall 102 so that the hood bones 3 The maximum width between the large and front wall 102 and the hood 3 is regulated by the length of the regulation rope 9. In addition, the regulation rope 9 is always pulled in the direction of the horizontal portion 31 of one of the hood bones 3 via a spring 91 having one end fixed to the horizontal portion 31. That is, the regulation rope 9
As shown in FIG. 6, the restricting rope 9 does not hang down to the loading platform 1 side even when the hood bones 3 are arranged in a substantially hooked state.

The tops 30 are located at positions where the distance between the tops 3 and the distance between the front wall 102 and the top 3 are the maximum width.
Surface side of hood bone 3 (side facing outside)
And is sewn to the top bone 3 at a portion along each top bone 3, and not shown, but
1 is provided with a rubber belt that is locked by the hook 112 provided on the lower cover 1 and serves as a curl-stop at the lower portion of the top 30.

As shown in FIG. 1, the support member 4 is provided with a curtain rail (not shown) provided on the horizontal portion 40, and the curtain 5 is stretched on the curtain rail. That is, the opening 41 of the support member 4 can be opened and closed by the curtain 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, the driving device 8 includes a winch 80, a reversing roller 60, a guide roller 82a,
82b and 82c, a tension roller 83, a turnbuckle 81, and a drive rope 6 are provided. The winch 80 is provided above the driver's seat 101 shown in FIG. 1, and can rotate the drive rope 6 endlessly wound between the winch 80 and the reversing roller 60 provided on the support member 4 side in the forward and reverse directions. It has become.

The drive rope 6 is inserted into the guide pipe 20 and the insertion hole 76 of each driven sliding means 7.
Both ends are fixed to both sides of the wheel portion 72 of the driving sliding means 70 via fixing members 77. Tension roller 83
Is provided between the guide rollers 82a and 82b, and can be moved up and down by rotating the turnbuckle 81 forward and backward to adjust the tension of the drive rope 6.

Next, the operation and effect of the canopy device A shown in FIG. 1 will be described. First, the canopy device A in FIG.
The hood bone 3 is slid along the support rail 2 and is gathered to the front side of the carrier 1. Further, the curtain 5 stretched on the support member 4 at the rear end of the carrier 1 has an opening 41.
A fixing string (not shown) for fixing the curtain 5 to the rear end of the loading platform 1 is removed so that the curtain 5 can be opened in either direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, except for the support rail 2 and the support member 4, there is no obstacle for loading and unloading the cargo, and the cargo platform 1 opened by the canopy device A has no obstacle. The cargo can be loaded and unloaded from an arbitrary position on the carrier 1 without being limited to the opening 41 of the cargo carrier. Further, it is a matter of course that a device such as a crane for assisting the loading and unloading of cargo can be used in loading and unloading heavy cargo at the loading platform 1.

After loading the cargo, the canopy device A operates the winch 80 of the driving device 8 to move the driving rope 6, and slides the driving sliding means 70 rearward along the support rail 2 to thereby drive the driving device. The hood bone 3 attached to the sliding means 70 is moved to the rear of the carrier 1. As the main sliding means 70 slides to the rear of the carrier 1, the hood 3 attached to the driven sliding means 7 is pulled by the regulating rope 9, and the inside of the carrier 1 has a constant interval. , And slides one after another along the support rail 2.

Since the hood 30 is attached to the hood 3, the carrier 1 is covered with the hood 30. Further, as is apparent from FIGS.
The (main driving sliding means 70) has a structure in which a pair of left and right wheels 720 have a predetermined length in the front-rear direction, and the rail groove 21 has a shape corresponding to the driven sliding means 7 (the driving sliding means). 70), the wheels 720 are loosely fitted. Therefore, when the driven sliding means 7 (the driven sliding means 70) is slid, no side-shift occurs, and the guide rollers of the rising portion 32 of the hood bone 3 are not caused. 34 slides smoothly in the guide groove 110, and the winch 8
There is no extra load on zero.

When the driving sliding means 70 slides on the support rail 2 to the rear of the carrier, the driving sliding means 70
When the predetermined position is reached, the limit switch provided on the support rail 2 and the projection 73 of the driving sliding means 70 collide, and the limit switch operates. Then, the operation of the winch 80 is stopped and the driving sliding means 7 is moved further backward.
0 cannot advance. Therefore, the rearmost hood 3 always stops at the same position, and the driving sliding means 70 moves too far back on the support rail 2 to break the hood 30, or the canopy device A itself breaks down. There is no cause for it.

Further, since the regulating rope 9 is attached between the adjacent hood bones 3, the gap between the hood bones 3 is restricted from being excessively widened, so that an unnecessary load on the hood 30 is prevented. . After performing the above operations, not shown,
The stopper rubber provided below the hood 30 is moved to the loading side 11
Hook 3 on the hood 3
0 is fixed so that the hood 30 is not turned up by wind or the like. Further, the curtain 5 attached to the horizontal portion 40 of the support member 4 is closed and fixed with a string or the like.
Is sealed by the top 30 and the curtain 5.

As described above, the hood 30 functions to protect the cargo loaded on the carrier from wind and rain even in a storm or the like.

When the above operation is carried out to load and unload the luggage again, the canopy device A removes the stopper rubber provided on the hood 30 hooked on the hook 112 and attaches it to the horizontal portion 40 of the support member 4. The fixing string fixing the curtain 5 is removed, and the opening 41 of the support member 4 is opened. Thereafter, the winch 80 is actuated in the opposite direction to that of the previous step, and the hood bones 3 are gathered at the front end of the carrier 1 so that the hood 30 is folded at the front end of the carrier.

At this time, the hood bones 3 located at the rearmost end of the pallet 1 are pushed back toward the front of the pallet 1 in order from the adjacent hood bones 3 to collect the hood bones 3 in front of the pallet. When the above state is reached, the spring 9 provided on the horizontal portion 31
1 urges the remaining portion of the regulating rope 9 that is bent to the lateral direction, so that the regulating rope 9 does not hang down in the cargo bed.

Further, since the drive rope 6 passes through the guide pipe 20 provided on the support rail 2, the drive rope 6 itself does not hang down in the carrier 1 and does not catch the cargo on the carrier 1.

FIG. 7 shows a canopy device having a different form from the above embodiment. In the canopy device of FIG. 7, the driven sliding means 7 and the main sliding means 70 to which the canopy device A has attached the hood 3 are supported above the support rail 2, but as shown in FIG. The canopy device A described above, except that the sliding means 7a for attaching the hood bone 3 is supported so as to be suspended from the support rail 2a.
It has the same configuration as.

The canopy device of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, the loading platform 1
The opening and closing of the hood 30 is performed by the winch 80 in the driving device 8.
Was driven using the power of a motor or the like, but the hood 30 may be opened and closed manually. Also,
In the above embodiment, the hood 30 is attached to the hood 3 by sewing. However, the hood 3 and the hood 30 may be attached using a connector such as an adhesive or a bolt.

Further, the canopy device A is provided with a truck 10
, But may be used for a trailer or a cargo train, or for a garage or tent.

As described above, when the canopy device of the present invention is used in a garage or tent, the covered state and the uncovered state can be arbitrarily changed by a hood. Thus, the temperature, humidity, and the like can be easily adjusted. In addition to using the spring 91 as the hanging-down preventing means, an urging means such as a rubber string may be used. It may be in a different form.

In the above embodiment, the support rail 2
From the front wall 102 to the support member 4,
Although the book is provided, two or more books may be provided. Further, the support rail 2 may have a form in which the support rail 2 is only supported at any end of the carrier 1.

[0040]

As described above, the canopy device according to the present invention can easily open and close the upper part of the article storage unit such as the bed. Therefore, for example, when a canopy device is used in a garage, etc., when rain falls, the car housed in the garage as a covered garage is protected from rain, and when the weather is good, the hood is opened to allow ventilation. It is possible to facilitate operations such as improving the quality.

Further, since the canopy device according to the second aspect is provided on the loading platform of the vehicle, when the loading / unloading operation for loading the cargo on the loading platform is performed, the loading platform portion is opened. As a result, it is possible to easily carry out the state in which the carrier portion is covered with the top when transporting. Also,
The canopy device according to claim 3 is claim 1 or claim 2.
In addition to the effects described in (1), the support rail is more reliably supported, and the operation of storing and removing the article can be easily performed at one end of the article storage section provided with the support member.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of any one of the first to third aspects, when the hood bone is slid, the gap between the hood bones is too large. The hood attached to the hood can be prevented from being broken, and the articles loaded in the article storage can be more reliably protected from the weather.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a truck provided with an embodiment of a canopy device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing a manner in which a cargo bed is opened and closed by a hood-type canopy device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front sectional view showing a state in which a sliding means for sliding the hood-type canopy device shown in FIG. 1 is provided on a rail.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view showing a rising portion of the hood bone shown in FIG. 1;

5 is a perspective view of the sliding means for sliding the top shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from below.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which an interval regulating member is provided between adjacent hoods of the bed structure of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front sectional view showing an embodiment of the carrier structure according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 loading platform (article storage unit) 2 support rail 3 hood 30 hood 31 (horizontal) horizontal part 4 support member 7 (following) sliding means 70 (main driving) sliding means 9 spacing regulating material (regulating rope) A canopy apparatus

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A canopy device having a plurality of substantially arch-shaped or substantially gate-shaped canopies for supporting a top covering an article storage section and forming an article storage space between the top and the article storage section. A canopy device in which a canopy is slidably supported on a support rail provided horizontally with respect to the article storage section, with an upper end thereof kept parallel to an adjacent canopy. 2. The canopy device according to claim 1, wherein the article storage section is a vehicle carrier. 3. The canopy device according to claim 1, wherein at least one end of the support rail is supported by a support member having a shape substantially similar to the hood bone. 4. The maximum gap and the extreme end between adjacent hood bones and between the hood bones at the extreme end and one end of the article storage portion via an elastic or elastic stretch regulating member. The canopy device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the canopy unit and the one end of the article storage unit are connected to each other in a state where the maximum distance between the hood bone and the one end of the article storage unit is regulated.