JP2001253237A - Visor for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a half-mirror type visor for an automobile capable of being manufactured at a very low cost. SOLUTION: A transparent synthetic resin 7 and a film-like member 6 laminated with a metal thin membrane 5 on one face of an expandable/shrinkable and transparent synthetic resin film 4 are stuck together with the metal thin membrane 5 located inside to manufacture a plate-like raw material 8. The plate-like raw material 8 is secondarily molded into a prescribed cross sectional shape to form the visor for the automobile such as a front visor A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle visor such as a front visor, a rear visor, a side visor, a sunroof visor and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a vehicle visor such as a front visor, a rear visor, a side visor, and a sunroof visor can be formed into a half mirror which can see through the outside from the inside of a dark car but has a mirror surface from a bright outside side. It is very preferable because it gives the visor a metallic or metal-plated appearance and enhances the decorative effect of the visor for the car, and at the same time, prevents the visor for the car from obstructing the view. It is.

However, conventional half-mirror visors for automobiles are manufactured by injection molding of a transparent synthetic resin material or secondary molding of a transparent synthetic resin plate (pressing a synthetic resin plate against a wooden mold or a mold). On the surface of the visor body that has a three-dimensional cross-sectional shape, the metal thin film was laminated by vapor deposition or sputtering of metal such as aluminum or chromium, so the lamination process of the metal thin film was a batch work, It required a great deal of money and was very expensive.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above situation, the present invention provides a half mirror type automobile visor which can be manufactured at very low cost.

[0005]

The technical means taken by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems are as follows.
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a film-like member formed by laminating a metal thin film on one side of a stretchable and transparent synthetic resin film and a transparent synthetic resin plate are placed in a state where the metal thin film is located inside. To produce a plate-shaped material, and shape the plate-shaped material into a predetermined cross-sectional shape to form a vehicle visor such as a front visor, a rear visor, a side visor, and a sunroof visor.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a three-layer structure in which a metal thin film is laminated on one side of a stretchable and transparent synthetic resin film, and a stretchable and transparent synthetic resin film is laminated on the metal thin film. A plate-shaped material is produced by laminating a film-shaped member having a structure and a transparent synthetic resin plate, and the plate-shaped material is formed into a predetermined cross-sectional shape, and an automobile such as a front visor, side visor, rear visor, sunroof visor, etc. It is characterized in that it is configured as a visor for use.

It is preferable that the visor for an automobile according to the first and second aspects is a half mirror as in the invention according to the third aspect, in terms of both the decorative effect and the function. It is also possible to increase the thickness up to the thickness at which it is cut off.

According to the above construction, since the metal thin film is laminated on one side of the synthetic resin film in a flat state, continuous lamination work for a long object becomes possible, and the visor formed into a three-dimensional sectional shape. It is possible to perform deposition and sputtering of a metal such as aluminum or chromium more easily and efficiently than when a metal thin film is laminated on the surface of the main body, and the cost required for the metal thin film laminating process is reduced. become.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a film-like member formed by laminating a metal thin film on one side of a stretchable and transparent synthetic resin film and a transparent synthetic resin plate are provided. The plate-like material is produced by laminating in a state of being placed in the position described above, and in the invention according to claim 2, on the metal thin film laminated on one side of the stretchable and transparent synthetic resin film, furthermore, A plate-shaped material is produced by laminating a film member having a three-layer structure in which a transparent synthetic resin film is laminated and a transparent synthetic resin plate,
Since these plate-shaped materials are formed into a predetermined cross-sectional shape and configured as a vehicle visor such as a front visor, a rear visor, a side visor, a sunroof visor, etc. It is possible to manufacture a half mirror type automobile visor serving as a mirror surface at very low cost.

Moreover, in the above-mentioned visors for automobiles, the metal thin film is protected by covering the metal thin film with a transparent synthetic resin film. A high decorative effect and a desired function can be secured over a period of time.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIGS. 1 and 2, A is a front visor which is an example of a visor for an automobile. The front visor A is attached along the upper edge of the front window of an automobile such as a truck or a wagon. By being locked to pillars (pillars located on both left and right edges of the front window) 3, they are fixed at a predetermined position.

The front visor A is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), a part of visible light is transmitted by performing vapor deposition or sputtering of a metal such as aluminum or chromium on one side of a stretchable and transparent synthetic resin film 4 such as a urethane film or a fluororesin film. By laminating the metal thin film 5 to be a mirror surface, a flexible and stretchable long film member 6 is produced, and as shown in FIG. After cutting to
The film-shaped member 6 and a synthetic resin plate 7 such as a transparent acrylic plate are bonded together so that the metal thin film 5 is located inside, and as shown in FIG. A plate-shaped material 8 covered with a film 4 and a transparent synthetic resin plate 7 is produced, and a secondary molding of the plate-shaped material 8 (for example, pressing the plate-shaped material 8 against a wooden mold or a mold while heating). By
As shown in FIG. 3 (C), the half mirror type front visor is formed by molding into a predetermined cross-sectional shape, and can see through the outside from the inside of a dark car, but has a mirror surface from the bright outside side. A.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 9 denotes a film-like member 6;
Is a transparent adhesive for bonding the resin member 7 and the synthetic resin plate 7, but the adhesive 9 may be omitted, and the film member 6 and the synthetic resin plate 7 may be bonded by heat welding.

According to the above configuration, since the metal thin film 5 is laminated on one surface of the synthetic resin film 4 in a flat state,
Continuous lamination work for long objects becomes possible, and deposition and sputtering of metals such as aluminum and chromium can be performed more easily and more easily than when laminating a metal thin film on the surface of a visor body shaped into a three-dimensional cross section. This can be performed efficiently, and the cost required for the laminating step of the metal thin film 5 is reduced. As a result, the front visor A of the half mirror type can be manufactured at very low cost.

Moreover, since the front visor A is protected by covering the metal thin film 5 with the transparent synthetic resin film 4, damage to the metal thin film 5 due to contact with other objects can be prevented, and the front visor A can be used for a long time. A high decorative effect and the desired half mirror function can be secured.

FIG. 5 shows a plate-like material 8 showing another embodiment.
FIG. This plate-shaped material 8 is characterized in that the film-shaped member 6 bonded to one surface of the synthetic resin plate 7 has a three-layer structure. That is, a stretchable and transparent synthetic resin film 4 such as a urethane film or a fluororesin film.
Is deposited or sputtered with a metal such as aluminum or chromium on one side of the metal thin film 5 to be a mirror surface that transmits a part of visible light, and then stretchable and transparent on the metal thin film 5. By laminating the synthetic resin film 4a,
A long, flexible, stretchable film member 6 having a three-layer structure is produced, and the film member 6 and a transparent synthetic resin plate 7 are bonded to produce a plate material 8. . Although the film member 6 and the synthetic resin plate 7 are bonded with a transparent adhesive, the adhesive 9 may be omitted, and the film member 6 and the synthetic resin plate 7 may be bonded by heat welding.

Then, the sheet material 8 is subjected to secondary forming (for example, pressing the sheet material 8 against a wooden mold or a mold while heating the sheet material 8), as shown in FIG. Thus, a half-mirror type front visor A can be formed as a mirror surface from the bright outside side, while the outside can be seen through from the dark interior side.

In each of the above embodiments, the front visor A of the half mirror type has been described as an example. However, the half mirror manufactured by the secondary molding of the plate material 8 shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the vehicle visor of the type may be a rear visor B, a side visor C, and a sunroof visor D.

[0019]

Since the present invention has the above-described structure,
A half-mirror type visor for automobiles can be manufactured at very low cost, and since the metal thin film is covered and protected by a transparent synthetic resin film, damage to the metal thin film due to contact with other objects can be prevented, and There is an effect that a high decorative effect and a desired function can be secured over a period.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front visor showing an example of an automobile visor according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of a front visor.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a method for manufacturing a front visor.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a plate-shaped material.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a plate-like material for explaining another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view for explaining a rear visor, a side visor, and a sunroof visor showing another example of the automobile visor according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: Front visor (example of automobile visor), 4
... Synthetic resin film, 5 ... Metal thin film, 6 ... Film-like member, 7 ... Synthetic resin plate, 8 ... Plate-like material.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A sheet-like member formed by laminating a metal thin film on one side of a stretchable and transparent synthetic resin film and a transparent synthetic resin plate in a state where the metal thin film is located inside. A visor for an automobile, which is made by preparing a material and molding the plate-shaped material into a predetermined cross-sectional shape. 2. A three-layered film-like member comprising a metal thin film laminated on one side of a stretchable and transparent synthetic resin film, and a stretchable transparent synthetic resin film laminated on the metal thin film. A visor for an automobile formed by laminating a synthetic resin plate to form a plate-shaped material and molding the plate-shaped material into a predetermined sectional shape. 3. The visor according to claim 1, wherein the visor is a half mirror.