JP2000062461A - Sunshade device in rear window for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decrease assembling manhour by dividing a roll curtain rail into an upper beam part and a pair of cross beam parts, and integrating both cross beam parts with a rear pillar garnish for finely dressing the cabin sides of both rear pillars. SOLUTION: A roll curtain rail 25 is divided into an upper beam part 251 laid along a rear side rail 24, and a pair of cross beam parts 252, 253 laid along both rear pillars 22, 23. The cross beam parts 252, 253 are integrated with a rear pillar garnish 29 finely dressing the rear pillars 22, 23. In installing this device on the car body, first, the upper beam part 251 where a motor 30 is mounted is installed on the rear side rail 24. Secondly, engaging projections are engaged with engagement recessed parts of the cross beam parts 252, 253 integrated with the rear pillar garnish and a fine piece projecting part is fitted in a notch recessed part, whereby after the upper beam part 251 and the cross beam parts 252, 253 are connected to each other, the installation can be completed only by installing the rear pillar garnish 29 on the rear pillars 22, 23.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sunshade device for a rear window of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional device of this kind, one shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 is known. 18 and 19, the pair of rear pillars 2 and 3 to which the rear window 1 is mounted and the upper end portions of the rear pillars 2 and 3 are integrally molded in a substantially U-shape so as to be along the rear side rails to which they are connected. The rail 5 for the roll curtain is installed, the support shaft 6 is horizontally provided on the upper side of the rail 5 for the roll curtain, one end side of the roll curtain 7 is attached to the support shaft 6, and the roll curtain 7 is wound around the support shaft 6. With the roll curtain 7
Both ends of the slide inside the rail 7 for roll curtain,
The other end of the roll curtain 7 is pulled out from the support shaft 6 to cover the rear window 1, so that the rear window 1 is shielded by the roll curtain 5.

Further, the rail 5 for the roll curtain has its upper girder portion 51 beautifully dressed with the tension material 8 in the passenger compartment.
The cross girders 52, 53 are beautifully dressed by the pillar garnish 9.

A motor 1 for rotating a support shaft 6 for pulling out and winding the roll curtain 7 is installed at a substantially central portion of an upper girder portion 51 of the roll curtain rail 5.

[0005]

However, in the conventional sunshade device for a rear window for an automobile constructed as described above, first, the motor 10 and the roll curtain 7 are mounted on the rail 5 for roll curtain in advance, and then, After installing the rail 5 for the roll curtain on the rear pillars 2 and 3 and the rear side rail 4 of the vehicle body, the tension material 8 is stretched on the ceiling to dress the upper girder portion 51 of the rail 5 for the roll curtain. Furthermore, the pillar garnish 9 is attached to the rear pillars 2 and 3, respectively, and is dressed beautifully.

Therefore, in addition to the step of attaching the pillar garnish 9 and the ceiling upholstery 8 to the rear pillars 2 and 3 and the rear side rail 4, a step of mounting the rail 5 for the roll curtain is required. Was becoming.

In view of the above point, the present invention has an object to provide a sunshade device for a rear window of an automobile, which is intended to reduce the number of assembling steps.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention according to claim 1 is arranged along a pair of rear pillars to which a rear window is mounted and a rear side rail to which upper ends of the rear pillars are connected. As described above, a rail for a U-shaped roll curtain is installed, a spindle is horizontally provided on the upper side of the rail for the rail curtain, and one end side of the roll curtain is attached to the spindle to install the roll curtain. While winding on the support shaft, both end portions of the roll curtain slide in the roll curtain rail, and the other end side of the roll curtain is pulled out from the support shaft to open the rear window. In a sunshade device for a rear window of an automobile that is shielded from light, the roll curtain rail is divided into an upper girder portion and a pair of lateral girder portions. The both said horizontal girder is configured to form integrally with the rear pillar garnish which YoshiSo the cabin side of the two rear pillars.

According to the present invention, the roll curtain rail is divided into the upper girder portion and the pair of lateral girder portions, and the both lateral girder portions are used as the rear pillar garnish for dressing the vehicle side of the rear pillars. As a result of being formed integrally, as a result of mounting the rear pillar garnish to the rear pillar, the transverse beam part of the rail for the roll curtain is also attached to the rear pillar at the same time, which reduces the assembly man-hour and the transverse beam part. Since it is formed integrally with the garnish, the extra portion of the cross beam portion is not exposed, which contributes to improving the appearance.

The present invention described in claim 2 is the same as claim 1.
A sash cover is inserted into a gap formed between the two rear pillar garnishes described and the sash of the rear window.

According to the present invention, the gap between the rear pillar garnish and the rear window sash is covered with a sash cover, and a part of the roll curtain rail and the rear wind sash are hidden, thereby improving the appearance. .

The present invention according to claim 3 provides the invention according to claim 1.
Alternatively, the connection between the upper girder portion of the rail for the roll curtain and the pair of lateral girder portions described in 2 is such that the inner peripheral rail portion of the upper girder portion and the inner peripheral rail portion of the lateral girder portion are substantially stepless. The upper girder portion and both lateral girder portions are respectively formed with connecting end portions.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the alignment accuracy between the inner peripheral rail portion of the upper girder portion and the inner peripheral rail portion of the lateral girder portion.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a vehicle in which a rear portion of an automobile adopting an embodiment of the present invention is drawn from a passenger compartment when the roll curtain is housed, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an essential part in which the rear part of the automobile is also drawn from the outside of the vehicle, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of an upper girder portion of the roll curtain rail and a pillar garnish having a transverse girder portion, FIG. Is a plan view of the transverse girder portion of the rail for the roll curtain, FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of portion A in FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a connecting portion between the upper girder portion and the transverse girder portion of the roll curtain rail in FIG. Figure, Figure 8 is Figure 6
FIG. 9 is an assembly perspective view of the connecting portion of the upper girder portion and the horizontal girder portion of the roll curtain rail in FIG.
It is an IV sectional view.

In the figure, a rail 25 for a roll curtain is installed along a pair of rear pillars 22 and 23 to which a rear window 21 is attached and a rear side rail 24 to which upper ends of the rear pillars are connected.

The roll curtain rail 25 is divided into an upper girder portion 251 provided along the rear side rail 24 and a pair of lateral girder portions 252, 253 provided along the rear pillars 22, 23.

The upper girder portion 251 has a substantially U shape.
A motor 30 is mounted in the substantially central portion, and a support shaft 26 is laterally provided near both ends, and one end side of a roll curtain 27 is mounted on the support shaft 26 so that the roll curtain 27 is supported by the support shaft 26. It can be rolled up.

The cross girders 252 and 253 are integrally formed with a rear pillar garnish 29 that dresses up the rear pillars 22 and 23, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. That is, the transverse girders 252, 25 that are previously formed in a channel shape
3 is insert-molded when the rear pillar garnish 29 is molded.

The upper girder portion 251 and the lateral girder portions 252, 2
53 is connected to each other as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8. That is, the upper girder portion 251 and the horizontal girder portions 252, 253 are the small bent portions 2 that cover the openings on the front side.
51a, 252a, and 253a are formed so that a roller 31 described later does not pop out.

Further, on the rear surface side of both tips of the upper girder portion 251,
Engagement protrusions 32 are formed, and engagement recesses 33 with which the engagement protrusions 32 engage are provided on the upper back surfaces of the horizontal beam portions 252, 253.
Is formed and the concave portion 34 is formed outside the tip of the small bent portion 251a on the upper girder portion 251 side to form the strip projection 35 and the small bent portion on the lateral girder portion 252, 253 side. By forming the notch recess 35 inside the portions 252a and 253a, engaging the engagement protrusion 32 with the engagement recess 33, and fitting the strip protrusion 35 into the notch recess 35, the upper girder is formed. The part 251 and the cross girders 252 and 253 are connected. By this connection, the inner peripheral rail portion 37 of the upper girder portion 251 and the inner peripheral rail portion 38 of the lateral girder portions 252, 253 are continuous with each other to form a rail portion.

A roller 31 is attached to the other end of the roll curtain 27. The roller 31 has an inner peripheral rail portion 37 of the upper girder portion 251 and an inner peripheral rail portion 38 of the lateral girder portions 252, 253. By sliding in the rail portion formed by and and pulling out the other end side of the roll curtain 27 with respect to the support shaft 26, the rear window 21 can be covered, and the rear window 1 is shielded by the roll curtain 25. (State shown in FIG. 2).

Since the cross girders 252 and 253 are integrally formed with the rear pillar garnish 29, by mounting the rear pillar garnish 29 to the rear pillars 22 and 23, they can be attached to the rear pillars 22 and 23 at the same time. Since the upper girder portion 251 is directly attached to the rear side pillar 24, after the attachment, the upper girder portion 251 is dressed by covering the outside with the tension material 28. The entrance of the roll curtain 27 is secured for the beauty of the tension material 28.

In the case of the above construction, in the actual mounting process to the vehicle body, first, the upper girder portion 2 to which the motor 30 is attached is attached.
51 is attached to the rear side rail 24, and then the engagement protrusions 32 are engaged with the engagement recesses 33 of the cross girder portion integrated with the rear pillar garnish 29, and the strip projections 35 are fitted into the cutout recesses 35. By doing so, after connecting the upper girder portion 251 and the horizontal girder portions 252, 253, the rear pillar garnish 29 is attached to the rear pillars 22, 23 to complete the process.

In this embodiment, a sash cover 39 as shown in FIG. 9 is further provided. That is, FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 1. According to FIG. 9, the rear pillar garnish 29 and the rear window 21 in which the cross beam portions 252 and 253 are integrally formed are attached to the rear pillar 22 (23). Rear wind sash 4 for
A sash cover 39 is fitted in the crevice S to form a gap S between the sash cover 0 and 0. The sash cover 39 hides a part of the cross beam portions 252, 253 and the rear wind sash 40. It improves the aesthetics. The sash cover 39 is held in the fitted state by the pair of engaging portions 39a and 39b engaging the lateral girder portion and the rear pillar garnish 29 in a sandwiched manner.

FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the sash cover 39. The sash cover 39 is formed integrally with the rear pillar garnish 29 via a hinge 41 having a thin wall. As shown in FIG. 5, in order to fit into the gap S, the sash cover 39 is bent toward the vehicle compartment around the hinge 41, and the cross girders 252, 25 are formed.
It is carried out by engaging with 3.

FIGS. 12 and 13 and FIGS. 14 and 15 show
Both show a connecting structure of the upper girder portion 251 and the horizontal girder portions 252, 253 in another embodiment of the present invention. First, what is shown in FIG. 12 and FIG.
Notches 42 extending on the inner surfaces of both tips are formed, and step portions 43 extending on the outer surfaces of the tip portions are formed on the transverse girders 252, 253. The upper girder portion 251 and the lateral girder portions 252, 253 are connected by engaging 43 and the notch portion 42 (state of FIG. 13).

Further, in the structure shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the holding piece 44 having the fitting projections 44a on the inner surface side thereof is formed so as to project downward so as to project to the outer surface side on both ends of the upper girder portion 251. Then, on the side of the cross girders 252, 253, a fitting hole 45 is formed on the bottom.
Is formed in advance, and the fitting protrusion 44a is fitted into the fitting hole 45, so that the holding piece 44 moves the cross girders 252, 25.
By holding 3 the upper girder portion 251 and the horizontal girder portion 25
2 and 253 are connected (state of FIG. 15).

16 and 17 show another embodiment of the rear pillar garnish 29 in which the horizontal beam portions 252, 253 according to the present invention are integrally formed. FIG. 16 shows a horizontal beam portion 252, The insert molding of 253 is the same as that shown in FIG.
The difference is that the rear surface sides of Nos. 2 and 253 are not covered by the rear pillar garnish 29 and are exposed.

Further, the one shown in FIG.
2, 253 are formed integrally with the rear pillar garnish 29.

[0030]

According to the present invention, a pair of rear pillars to which a rear window is mounted and a rail for a curtain having a substantially U-shape are installed so as to be along the rear side rails to which the upper ends of the rear pillars are connected. A support shaft is laterally provided on the upper side of the roll curtain rail, one end side of the roll curtain is attached to the support shaft, and the roll curtain is wound around the support shaft. A sunshade device for a rear window of an automobile, wherein the other end of the roll curtain is slid in a rail for a curtain and the other end of the roll curtain is pulled out with respect to the support shaft to shield the rear window from light. A rear rail that divides the rail for use into an upper girder portion and a pair of lateral girder portions, and uses both of the lateral girder portions to dress the vehicle side of the rear pillars. Since the rail curtain rail is integrally formed on the garnish, the roll curtain rail is divided into an upper girder portion and a pair of lateral girder portions, and both lateral girder portions are beautifully dressed on the interior side of the rear pillars. As a result of being formed integrally with the rear pillar garnish, by mounting the rear pillar garnish to the rear pillar, the horizontal beam part of the rail for the roll curtain is also attached to the rear pillar at the same time, which reduces the assembly man-hour and the horizontal beam. Since the portion is formed integrally with the rear pillar garnish, an extra portion of the cross beam portion is not exposed, which contributes to improving the appearance.

Further, according to the present invention, by inserting the sash cover into the gap formed between the rear pillar garnish and the sash of the rear window, the gap between the rear pillar garnish and the rear window sash is reduced. It is covered with a sash cover and hides part of the rails for the roll curtain and the rear wind sash, improving the aesthetics.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part when a roll curtain is accommodated in which a rear part of an automobile adopting an embodiment of the present invention is drawn from a vehicle interior.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an essential part of the roll curtain when the rear part of the automobile is also drawn from the passenger compartment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an essential part of the rear portion of the automobile, which is also drawn from the outside of the automobile.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of an upper girder portion of a rail for a roll curtain and a rear pillar garnish having a horizontal girder portion.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the rear pillar garnish.

6 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion A in FIG.

7 is an exploded perspective view of a connecting portion of an upper girder portion and a horizontal girder portion of the roll curtain rail in FIG.

8 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of a connecting portion of an upper girder portion and a horizontal girder portion of the roll curtain rail in FIG.

9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a pillar garnish showing another embodiment of the sash cover.

11 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 1 using the pillar garnish shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a connecting portion between an upper girder portion and a horizontal girder portion of a roll curtain rail according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of the connecting portion between the upper girder portion and the horizontal girder portion of the roll curtain rail.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of a connecting portion between an upper girder portion and a horizontal girder portion of a roll curtain rail according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of the connecting portions of the upper girder portion and the horizontal girder portion of the roll curtain rail.

FIG. 16 is a plan view of a rear pillar garnish according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a plan view of a rear pillar garnish according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a main part when a roll curtain is housed in which a rear part of an automobile adopting a conventional rear window light-shielding device for an automobile is drawn from a passenger compartment.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 Rear window 22,23 Rear pillar 24 Rear side rail 25 Roll Curtain Rail 251 Upper digit part 252, 253 horizontal cross section 26 spindle 27 roll curtain 28 Tension material 29 Rear pillar garnish 30 motor 39 sash cover 40 Rear window sash

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pair of rear pillars to which a rear window is attached and a rail for a curtain having a substantially U-shape are installed so as to be along a rear side rail to which upper ends of the rear pillars are connected, respectively. A roll shaft is provided on the upper side of the roll curtain, and one end side of the roll curtain is attached to the support shaft to wind the roll curtain around the support shaft, and both end portions of the roll curtain are inside the rail for the roll curtain. In the sunshade device for the rear window of the vehicle, the other end side of the roll curtain is pulled out with respect to the support shaft so as to shield the rear window from light. A rear pillar garnish for separately forming an upper girder portion and a pair of lateral girder portions, and dressing the both lateral girder portions on the vehicle interior side of the rear pillars. A sunshade device for a rear window of an automobile, which is formed integrally with the shoe. 2. The sunshade device for a rear window of an automobile according to claim 1, wherein a sash cover is inserted into a gap formed between the rear pillar garnish and the sash of the rear window. 3. The upper girder portion of the rail for the rail curtain and the pair of lateral girder portions are connected such that the inner peripheral rail portion of the upper girder portion and the inner peripheral rail portion of the lateral girder portion are substantially level. The sunshade device for a rear window for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper girder portion and both lateral girder portions are respectively formed with connecting end portions.