JP2002211320A - Tonneau cover structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide tonneau cover structure for a vehicle enabling to raise a seat back from the back of a cargo chamber. SOLUTION: This tonneau cover 5 is locked in a state covering a back face of the seat back 3. Accordingly when the seat back 3 is leaned forward, the tonneau cover 5 becomes a state extending backward and an operator can raise the leaned seat back 3 to an original position by holding a tip of the tonneau cover 5 for pulling with staying outside of the vehicle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle tonneau cover structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A back door which can be opened and closed is provided at the rear of a luggage compartment of an automobile, and luggage can be put in and out of the luggage compartment with the back door opened. A seat is provided in front of the luggage compartment of the vehicle so that the seat back can be moved forward. The luggage compartment can be enlarged and used by moving the seat back forward (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 61-1986 discloses similar technology). No. 71245).

[0003] A tonneau cover is provided so as to be able to be pulled out from a retractor mounted on the upper rear surface of the seat back. The tonneau cover can be pulled out and supported horizontally to cover or hide the cargo room with the tonneau cover. Alternatively, small items can be placed on the tonneau cover. The tonneau cover is retracted and stored in the retractor when not in use.

Further, a cloth strap having a predetermined length is hung rearward from the top of the seat back. This strap is located on the rear surface of the seat back when extending forward from the front (top) to the rear (lower) when the seat back is moved forward, so reach out from the rear of the cargo compartment with the back door opened. By grasping and pulling the rear end of the strap, the operator can cause the seat back that has been moved forward to the original state while being outside the vehicle.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional technique, the strap is hung down from the top of the seat back, so that when the tonneau cover is pulled out from the retractor and used, it is difficult to use the strap. The strap was in the way and interfered with the tonneau cover, so it looked bad. Therefore, it has been examined whether the strap can be abolished and a tonneau cover can be used instead. Originally, when the tonneau cover is moved forward, the entire back is stored inside the retractor,
There is a demand for the development of a tonneau cover structure that can be used to cause a seat back by improving its structure, even if it cannot be reached from the back of the luggage compartment.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and provides a vehicle tonneau cover structure capable of causing a seat back from the back of a luggage compartment.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In the front of the luggage compartment with a back door that can be opened and closed at the rear, a seat having a seat back that can be tilted forward is installed, and the base end of the tonneau cover is attached to the upper rear surface of the seat back,
In a vehicle tonneau cover structure for horizontally supporting the tonneau cover and covering the upper part of the luggage compartment, the tonneau cover can be locked to the seatback with the rear surface of the seatback covered when not in use.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the tonneau cover is supported horizontally when used, and covers the upper part of the luggage compartment. When not in use, the tonneau cover is attached to the seat back while covering the rear surface of the seat back. Because it was locked against
When the seat back is moved forward, the tonneau cover is located on the rear surface of the seat back so as to extend from the front (top) to the rear (lower). By gripping and pulling the front end of the vehicle, the operator can cause the seat back that has been moved forward to the original state while being outside the vehicle. As described above, since the conventional tonneau cover can be used as a substitute for the strap, the strap can be eliminated and the appearance is improved. In addition, since the rear surface of the seat back is covered with the tonneau cover and cannot be seen, it is not necessary to provide a carpet or the like on the rear surface of the seat back and finish it neatly, thereby facilitating the manufacture of the seat back.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the tonneau cover is housed in a retractor installed on the upper rear surface of the seat back in a state where the tonneau cover is urged in the winding direction, and the tonneau cover is pulled out of the retractor to make the tip end of the tonneau cover. The vicinity can be locked to a hook formed near the lower rear portion of the seat back.

[0010] According to the second aspect of the present invention, the tonneau cover can be set in a state of being stretched by the predetermined tension by the winding mounting force of the retractor, so that the appearance of the rear surface of the seat back is further improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, an opening for a handle is formed at the tip of the tonneau cover.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the opening for the handle is formed at the tip of the tonneau cover, the operation of pulling the tip of the tonneau cover is easy to perform.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the tonneau cover is wound into the retractor by the winding attachment force, a part of the tonneau cover is temporarily suspended from the retractor and stopped.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the tonneau cover is wound into the retractor by the winding attachment force, a part of the tonneau cover is temporarily suspended from the retractor and stopped in the middle, so that the tonneau cover is provided on the seat back. Even if you forget to lock it to the hook on the rear surface, when the seat back is moved forward, the tonneau cover extends rearward from the front to a certain position on the rear surface of the seat back. Can cause a back trigger.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. A luggage compartment R at the rear of the vehicle is formed.
When the back door 1 is opened, the luggage can be put in and out of the luggage compartment R.

A rear seat 2 is provided in front of the luggage compartment R. The seat back 3 of the rear seat 2 can be tilted forward, and the luggage compartment R can be expanded and used by tilting the seat back 3 forward.

A retractor 4 is installed on the upper part of the rear surface of the seat back 3 in the vehicle width direction.
The tonneau cover 5 is pulled out from the retractor 4 against a predetermined winding attachment force, and the projections 6 protruding from both sides of the front end thereof are engaged with hooks 7 provided on the lower rear surface of the seat back 3. ing. An opening 8 is formed at the tip of the tonneau cover 5 so that a hand can be inserted and grasped.

By locking the tonneau cover 5 to the hook 7, the rear surface of the seat back 3 is covered by the tonneau cover 5 in a state of being stretched with a predetermined tension by the force of winding the retractor 4. The back of the seat back 3
Since the seat back 3 is covered with the tonneau cover 5 as described above, it is not necessary to provide a carpet or the like on the rear surface of the seat back 3 to finish the seat back 3 neatly, thereby facilitating the manufacture of the seat back 3.

When the tonneau cover 5 is used, the tonneau cover 5 is detached from the hook 7 of the seat back 3 and is locked to another hook 9 provided on the rear side wall of the luggage compartment R so that the tonneau cover 5 is moved to the luggage compartment R. , The cargo room R can be concealed horizontally, and small articles can be placed thereon.

When the seat back 3 is moved forward to enlarge the luggage compartment R, the tonneau cover 5 is locked by the hooks 7 on the rear surface of the seat back 3, so that the tonneau cover 5 is attached to the seat back. 3 extend from the front (top) to the rear (lower) on the rear surface (see FIG. 3). Therefore, in order to return the seat back 3 to the original state, the hand is to be reached from the rear of the luggage compartment R in which the back door 1 is opened, and the opening 8 at the frontmost end of the tonneau cover 5 is grasped as a handle. By pulling (Fig. 4
The operator can cause the seat back 3 moved forward to the original state while being outside the vehicle. Thus, the conventional tonneau cover 5 is attached to the "strap"
Because it can be used as a substitute, the strap can be eliminated and the appearance improves.

The tonneau cover 5 can be completely wound and stored in the retractor 4, but the hooks 7, 9
Even if you take it off, not everything will be wound up immediately,
The part of the tonneau cover 5 is suspended while being suspended from the retractor 4 (see FIG. 5). Therefore, even if the user forgets to lock the tonneau cover 5 on the hook 7 on the rear surface of the seat back 3, when the seat back 3 is tilted forward, the tonneau cover 5 extends rearward from the front to a certain position on the rear surface of the seat back 3. As a result, the seat back 3 can be raised with the tip of the tonneau cover 5.

In the above description, an example was shown in which the base end of the tonneau cover 5 was attached to the upper part of the rear surface of the seat back 3 via the retractor 4, but the retractor 4 is not necessarily required. It may be directly attached to the upper rear surface of the back 3.

[0023]

According to the present invention, the tonneau cover is supported horizontally when used, and covers the upper part of the luggage compartment, and when not in use, the rear cover covers the rear surface of the seat back. When the seat back is moved forward, the tonneau cover is located on the rear surface of the seat back so as to extend from the front (top) to the rear (lower), so that the back door is opened. By reaching from the rear and grasping and pulling the tip of the tonneau cover, the operator can cause the seat back that has been moved forward to the original state while being outside the vehicle. As described above, since the conventional tonneau cover can be used as a substitute for the strap, the strap can be eliminated and the appearance is improved. In addition, since the rear surface of the seat back is covered with the tonneau cover and cannot be seen, it is not necessary to provide a carpet or the like on the rear surface of the seat back and finish it neatly, thereby facilitating the manufacture of the seat back.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a luggage compartment showing a state in which a rear surface of a seat back is covered with a tonneau cover.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the luggage compartment showing a state in which a rear surface of the seat back is covered with a tonneau cover.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the luggage compartment showing a state in which the seat back is moved forward.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the luggage compartment showing a raised state of the seat back.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the luggage compartment showing a state where the tonneau cover is stopped in a state where it is hung down from the retractor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 back door 2 rear seat 3 seat back 4 retractor 5 tonneau cover 6 protrusion 7 hook 8 opening 9 hook (vehicle side) R cargo room

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A seat having a seat back which can be tilted forward is installed in front of a luggage compartment having a back door which can be opened and closed at a rear portion, and a base end of a tonneau cover is attached to an upper portion of a rear surface of the seat back. In a vehicle tonneau cover structure that horizontally supports the luggage compartment and covers the upper part of the luggage compartment, wherein the tonneau cover can be locked to the seatback while covering the rear surface of the seatback when not in use. Vehicle tonneau cover structure. 2. The vehicle tonneau cover structure according to claim 1, wherein the tonneau cover is housed in a retractor installed on an upper portion of a rear surface of a seat back in a state of being biased in a winding direction, and the tonneau cover is retracted. A tonneau cover structure for a vehicle, wherein the tonneau cover can be pulled out of the tongue cover so that the vicinity of the front end of the tonneau cover can be engaged with a hook formed near the lower rear surface of the seat back. 3. The tonneau cover structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein an opening for a handle is formed at a front end of the tonneau cover. 4. The tonneau cover structure for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a part of the tonneau cover is once suspended from the retractor when the tonneau cover is wound into the retractor by a winding attachment force. A tonneau cover structure for a vehicle, which stops in a state.