JP2002144962A - Cover structure of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cover structure consisting in a combination of a tonneau cover installed at the rear seat with a tonneau board installed at the back door, wherein the tonneau cover is made serviceable simultaneously even in the condition that the tonneau board is inclined. SOLUTION: The cover structure of an automobile is composed of at least one board installed as covering approximately the whole are over the space where objects are placed, a cover takeup device attached to near that edge of the board undersurface nearer the row of rear seats, and a cover to take two positions, i.e., the accommodation position in which the cover is taken up by and accommodated in the cover takeup device and the service condition in which the cover is elongated from the takeup device to behind the row of front seats or the row of rear seats, wherein the board has a rotary shaft in the neighbourhood of the edge nearer the row of rear seats in such a positioning as apart downward from the board with a certain spacing reserved, and the position of the board is wholly dislocated toward the row of rear seats by rotating that edge of the board farther from the row of rear seats upward round the rotary shaft so that the cover in the service position while the board is in the rotated condition is precluded from interfering with the board.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cover structure for a motor vehicle having a front seat row such as a hatchback, a rear seat row, and a luggage mounting space (hereinafter referred to as a tonneau) behind the rear seat row.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a hatchback type automobile, there are a front seat row in the interior of the automobile, and a rear seat row behind the front seat row.
A space from the rear of the rear seat row to the back door is provided as a tonneau for loading luggage. In this type of car, large luggage that cannot be placed on or between seats, heavy luggage, dirty luggage, etc. are stored in the tonneau section, and if the luggage is even larger, the rear seat In some cases, some or all of the backrests of the rows are defeated to expand the tonneau and store luggage. If a hatchback-type vehicle requires a visual shield for the luggage placed on the tonneau, a plate-shaped tonneau board covering the tonneau may be provided above the tonneau, or a sheet-like tonneau cover may be provided. Arranged and combined with a take-up device, the tonneau is configured to be openably and closably shielded.

[0003] A tonneau board made of a hard plate material allows a luggage to be placed on the tonneau board, but cannot be rolled up and stored. Can not be placed. To make the lower part of the tonneau board easy to use, the tonneau board is rotated in conjunction with opening and closing of the back door (by raising the edge of the tonneau board near the back door upward).
A structure that facilitates loading and unloading of luggage is required. On the other hand, the tonneau cover is drawn out of the winding device to cover and cover the tonneau portion, and when not in use, the tonneau cover can be completely retracted by winding the tonneau cover into the winding device. It is possible. However, since the tonneau cover is a flexible sheet-like material, heavy loads cannot be placed on the tonneau cover.

[0004] In order to take advantage of the characteristics of the tonneau board and the tonneau cover, there is an example in which the tonneau board and the tonneau cover are combined. On the contrary, there is an example in which a tonneau cover is arranged on the rear seat side and a tonneau board is arranged on the back door side. In particular, the latter has an advantageous structure when the backrest of the rear row of seats is depressed to expand the tonneau and store luggage. As an example of the latter, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 55-13680
No. 6, there are two strings with lower ends connected by elastic members on both sides of the rear end of a parcel tray which is openably and closably supported at the rear of the vehicle body with a space left behind the rear seat and the backrest of the seat. Through the rear end of the car, wherein one end of the cover is removably attached to the front end of the parcel tray through an elastic member, and the other end of the cover is detachably engaged with the backrest. A "parcel tray" (FIG. 4) is disclosed.

[0005] The cover structure 50 shown in FIG. 4 has the following problems. By opening the back door 58,
Parcel tray 51 connected to back door by string 54
The rear end 51b of the parcel tray (= toning board) is pulled upward by the string 54, and the parcel tray is inclined about a pivot (not shown) near the front end 51a of the parcel tray. At this time, the storage portion 53 of the cover 52 that blocks the space between the rear seat 55 and the parcel tray is also inclined together with the parcel tray, but is provided on the backrest 56 of the rear seat 55 to be engaged with the cover. Since the position of the attached cover mooring member 57 does not change, the storage portion of the cover and the drawing direction of the cover are not parallel, and the cover interferes with the edge of the parcel tray depending on the size and shape of the cover and the parcel tray. . As a result, it may occur that the cover cannot be operated smoothly or the edge of the parcel tray damages the cover. This problem is exacerbated when the cover is long and the drawer length of the cover is large. To avoid the problem, when opening the back door and tilting the parcel tray, it is necessary for the user to remember to store the cover in the storage section, but this is impractical. It cannot be used at the same time.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a structure in which a tonneau cover can be used at the same time even when the tonneau board is inclined.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To solve the above problem, the present invention provides a vehicle luggage space cover having at least one front seat row, a rear seat row, and a luggage space behind a rear seat row. At least one board body, which is a structure, and is arranged to substantially entirely cover the upper part of the luggage placement space, and a cover winder attached near an edge near the rear seat row on the lower surface of the board body. And a cover that can assume a storage state in which the board is wound and stored in the cover winding device and a use state in which the cover winding device can be extended from behind the front seat row or the rear seat row. In the vicinity of the edge near the row of seats, there is a rotation axis located at a distance below the board body, and the edge farthest from the rear seat row of the board body around this rotation axis is raised upward. The entire position of the board by turning It shifted closer to the rear row of seats, according to automotive cover body structure characterized in that to avoid interference with the cover of the use state and the board member in a state in which rotating the board body.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cover structure of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of an automobile in which the cover structure is arranged. As shown in FIG. 2, an automobile 20 suitable for the automobile cover structure of the present invention includes a front seat row 21, a rear seat row 22, and a tonneau 23 extending from the rear of the rear seat row to the back door 24. Front seat row 21 and rear seat row 22
Are the backrests 21a and 22a and the headrest 21 respectively.
b, 22b, and in particular, at least a part of the backrest 22a of the rear seat row can be tilted forward, and the luggage mounting space can be continuously expanded from the tonneau portion. The cover structure 10 of the present invention is disposed above the tonneau part.
The cover structure 10 includes a board body 11 that covers substantially the entire area above the tonneau portion, a cover winding device 12 attached to a lower surface near an edge 11a near the rear seat row of the board body,
The cover 13 includes a cover 13 that is retracted and stored in the cover winding device and a use state that extends from the cover winding device to the rear of the front seat row or the rear seat row.

The boat body 11 is a hard plate-like body formed by molding (or not molding) a wooden board or a resin boat so as to cover substantially the entire area above the tonneau. The board body has an edge 11a closer to the rear seat row and an edge 11b farther from the rear seat row, and the edge 11b farther from the rear seat row is connected to the back door 24 with a cord 25. In conjunction with the operation of opening the back door upward, the cord body 2 is attached to the edge 11b farther from the rear seat row of the board body.
5 causes an upward pulling force. In a more preferred embodiment, the corner at which the cord body 25 at the edge farthest from the rear seat row of the board body is attached is formed on a flap 11c formed to be hinged and bendable. This flap bends inward when pulled by the cord body 25,
This is to avoid interference between the board and the interior of the vehicle.

The cover winding device 12 is a winding device used for a known tonneau cover, and includes a metal outer cylinder 12a.
The outlet 12b of the cover is formed in a slit shape, and a drum 12c for winding the cover is included in the outer cylinder. One end of the cover is attached to the drum, and the drum is always urged by a spring (not shown) in a direction to wind the cover into the outer cylinder. One end of the cover opposite to the one attached to the drum is reinforced as a handle 13a of the cover, and also serves as a stopper when the cover is stored in the outer cylinder. The engagement member 13b extending from the tip of the puller engages with the front seat row or the rear seat row to maintain the use state of the cover. The engagement member 13b includes, for example, a seat back 21a (22a) and a headrest 21b (2
2b). The cover 13 is in the form of a flexible sheet and has a width approximately equivalent to the interior width of the vehicle, and preferably has a length extending from the cover winding device to behind the front seat row. In the figure, the cover is divided into two parts in the width direction of the automobile, and the divided covers can be selectively engaged with the front seat row or the rear seat row.

Edge 11a on the side near the rear seat row of the board body
In the vicinity, there is a rotating shaft 14 located at a distance below the board body. The rotating shaft 14 is, for example, a pivot having a circular cross section. The rotating shaft 14 is spaced apart from the board body by about 5 to 20 cm by the extension legs 15 and is rotatably received by brackets 26 provided on both sides of the vehicle compartment behind the rear seat row. ing. Edge 1 on the far side from the rear seat row of the board
1b is supported by the support 27. Since the board body 11 is connected to the back door 24 by the connecting string 25, when the back door is opened and a force to lift the edge 11b farther from the rear seat row of the board body acts on the board body, the board body turns the rotating shaft. While rotating about the center to be in the inclined state, the position of the board body is shifted as a whole on the side closer to the rear seat row.

The displacement of the board in the rear seat row direction due to the rotation of the board will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the board body 11 (broken line diagram) in a state in which the rotation shaft 14 is rotatably received in a bracket (not shown) is rotated by pulling up an edge 11b farther from the rear seat row. Set to the state of inclination (solid line diagram). At this time, since the rotating shaft 14 is spaced apart from the board body, the larger the side farther from the rear seat row of the board body, the slightly closer to the side closer to the rear seat row (arrows D and d). As a result, it can be seen that the position of the board body is shifted to the side closer to the rear seat as a whole. If the rotating shaft is in close contact with the board,
The edge farther from the rear seat row of the board body is shifted to the side closer to the rear seat, but its movement amount is relatively small, and the edge near the rear seat row hardly shifts in position. In the case of the configuration of the present invention, the edge 11 on the side close to the rear seat row of the board body is used.
The cover winding device 12 attached to the vicinity of a is also moved to the side close to the rear seat together with the board body, and thus the cover winding device is shifted to the side close to the rear seat row,
Interference between the board and the cover is easier to avoid. If necessary, a swing mechanism for changing the angle of the cover winding device with respect to the board body can be provided.

[0013]

According to the present invention, in the cover structure in which the tonneau cover is arranged on the rear seat side and the tonneau board is arranged on the back door side, it is possible to obtain a configuration in which the tonneau cover can be used simultaneously even when the tonneau board is inclined. Interference between the inclined tonneau board and the interior side of the vehicle can be easily avoided, and even if the board becomes large, it can be laid without a gap with the back door.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cover structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an automobile in which the cover structure of the invention is arranged.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a displacement function of a board body.

FIG. 4 shows a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Cover structure 11 ... Board body 11a ... Edge near the rear seat row 11b ... Edge far from the rear seat row 12 ... Cover winding device 13 ...・ Cover 14 ・ ・ ・ Rotating axis 20 ・ ・ ・ Car 21 ・ ・ ・ Front seat row 22 ・ ・ ・ Rear seat row 23 ・ ・ ・ Tonneau part (luggage placing space) 24 ・ ・ ・ Back door 25 ・ ・ ・ String body

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A luggage loading space cover structure for an automobile, comprising at least one front row of seats, a rear row of rows, and a luggage loading space behind the rear row of seats. At least one board body that is arranged to cover substantially the entire surface, a cover winding device attached near the edge near the rear seat row on the lower surface of the board body, and wound and stored by the cover winding device. And a cover that can assume a use state extended from the cover winding device to the back of the front seat row or the rear seat row, and the board body is provided near the edge near the rear seat row. It has a rotation axis positioned at a distance below the body, and by rotating the edge farther from the rear seat row of the board body upward about the rotation axis, the entire position of the board body is adjusted. To the side close to the rear seat row, An automobile cover body structure, wherein interference between the cover and the board body in the use state in a state where is rotated is avoided. 2. The vehicle cover structure according to claim 1, wherein said cover selectively engages with a front seat row and a rear seat row.