JP2002362228A - Tonneau cover hook structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tonneau cover hook structure capable of protecting each member while demonstrating the desired holding power in a regular service condition, and keeping excellent appearance quality. SOLUTION: The tonneau cover hook structure is provided on a front tonneau cover body 5 stretched so as to cover an upper surface of a luggage room 3 located behind a rear seat 11, and a front edge part 5a has a hook member 12 engaged with an engagement part provided on the rear seat 11. A striker member 15 along the extending direction is provided in the axle direction on a back side of a seatback member 11a of the rear seat 11, and a rib part 17 abutted on an abutting part 14c located on the back side when the seatback member 11a is turned forward of a vehicle is integrally provided on a lower side of the hook member 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is provided in a luggage room located behind a seat of a vehicle such as an automobile, and is located at a front edge of a tonneau cover for covering luggage in the luggage room and is engaged with a seat. The present invention relates to a tonneau cover hook structure to be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a luggage room 3 is provided behind a rear seat 2 of a vehicle 1.

In such a device, a tonneau cover storage device 4 for winding and storing the rear tonneau cover bodies 5, 6 before and after covering the upper surface of the luggage room 3 in order to hide the luggage stored in the luggage room 3. Is provided.

A hook member 7 having a C-shape is provided at a front edge 5a of the front tonneau cover main body 5, and an upper surface 2a of the seat back member 2a of the rear seat 2 is provided.
b, supporting shafts 2d, 2d of the headrest 2c to be inserted
Are configured to be engaged in the horizontal direction.

Next, the operation of the conventional tonneau cover hook structure will be described.

In the conventional tonneau cover hook structure thus constructed, in order to hide the luggage stored in the luggage room 3, the front tonneau cover main body 5 is pulled out from the tonneau cover storage device 4 and the support shafts 2d, 2d are drawn. , The hook members 7, 7 are engaged.

When the front tonneau cover main body 5 is unnecessary, the hook members 7, 7 are detached from the support shafts 2d, 2d, and are wound and stored in the tonneau cover storage device 4.

If the seat back member 2a is turned forward and falls down during use of the tonneau cover, the hook members 7, 7 are disengaged from the support shafts 2d, 2d, and the front tonneau cover body is removed. 5 and the tonneau cover storage device 4 are prevented from being damaged.

It is to be noted that another example of this type is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-224145.

[0010]

However, in such a conventional tonneau cover hook structure, when the seat back member 2a is turned forward and falls down, the hooks are disengaged from the support shafts 2d. The strength of the engagement is set so that the members 7, 7 come off.

Therefore, in order to give priority to the holding force of the hook in a normal use state (a state in which the seat back member 2a is standing up), the support shaft portions 2d, 2 of the hook members 7, 7 are preferred.
This has been contrary to the desire to set the engagement with d tightly to make it difficult for the hook to come off.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the hook members 7, 7 are engaged with the support shafts 2d, 2d, when the upper end of the seat back member 2a is high, a portion 8a of the rear side window glass 8 is formed. There is a possibility that the luggage stored in the luggage room 3 may be seen from the camera.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to protect desired members while exerting a desired holding force in a normal use state, and to maintain good appearance quality. An object of the present invention is to provide a tonneau cover hook structure.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a front edge portion of a tonneau cover body stretched so as to cover an upper surface of a luggage room located behind a seat. In a tonneau cover hook structure provided with a hook member that engages with an engaged portion provided on the seat, the engaged portion extends in a vehicle width direction on a back side of a seat back member of the seat. Having a striker member,
On the lower surface side of the hook member, a tonneau cover hook structure is provided in which a rib portion which comes into contact with the rear surface side when the seat back member is turned forward in the vehicle is integrally provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the seatback member is rotated toward the front of the vehicle with the hook member being engaged with the striker member of the engaged portion. Then, the rib portion comes into contact with the back side of the seat back member, and serves as a fulcrum when transmitting the tension of the tonneau cover member to the hook member as a lever.

Therefore, even if the hook member is tightly engaged with the striker member, the hook member comes off without damaging each member, so that the holding force of the hook in a normal use state can be set to a desired strength. .

Further, since the position of the engaged portion is set on the back side of the seat back member, the extending position of the tonneau cover member can be set low.

For this reason, for example, there is no possibility that the luggage stored in the luggage room can be seen from a part of the rear side window glass as in the related art, and the appearance quality can be maintained well.

Further, according to the second aspect,
A connecting portion between the hook member and the tonneau cover body is provided with a plate-like member extending from the hook member toward the rear of the vehicle and having a rear edge portion as an input point of the tonneau cover body tension when the seat is rotated. A tonneau cover hook structure according to claim 1 is characterized.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the tension of the tonneau cover body is input to the rear edge of the plate-shaped member during the rotation of the seat, the position where the rib portion abuts. By using the fulcrum as a fulcrum, a large force is applied to the striker member with which the hook member is engaged, so that the striker member can be further easily detached.

[Detailed Description of the Invention]

[0022]

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Parts that are the same or equivalent to those in the conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals.

FIGS. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

First, the structure will be described. In the tonneau cover hook structure according to the first embodiment, the rear seat 11 as a seat of the vehicle 10 is rotatable in the front and rear directions around the shaft 11c. Seat back member 1
1a is provided. A luggage room 3 is provided at a position behind the seat back member 11a in the vehicle.

The left and right inner side walls 3 of the luggage room 3
A tonneau cover storage device 4 is provided in at least one of a and 3a. In order to hide the luggage stored in the luggage room 3, before and after covering the luggage room 3 to cover the luggage stored in the luggage room 3, the rear tonneau cover main bodies 5 and 6 are wound and stored respectively. It is configured to:

A hook member 12 is provided on a front edge 5a of the front tonneau cover main body 5. The hook member 12 has an opening 13a in the front direction of the vehicle, and has a hook body 13 having a substantially C-shape in a side view.

As shown in FIG. 5, the hook main body 13 is configured to be engaged in a vertical direction with a striker member 15 extending in the vehicle width direction.

The striker member 15 serves as an engaged portion which is fitted to the pair of left and right bracket openings 11b formed on the rear side of the rear seat 11 by bringing the peripheral flange portion 14a into contact therewith. The hook bracket member 14 is provided integrally.

The striker member 15 is located substantially at the center in the upward and downward directions in a concave portion 14b formed in a concave shape toward the front of the vehicle inside the peripheral flange portion 14a of the hook bracket member 14.

In the lower portion of the concave portion 14b, the concave portion 14
A contact surface portion 14c, which is located rearward of the vehicle from the bottom surface portion b and has a surface direction substantially the same as the surface direction of the back surface portion of the seat back member 11a, is formed so as to protrude.

On the lower surface of the hook member 12,
When the seat back member 11a is rotated forward of the vehicle, a rib 16 having a substantially fan shape in a side view is provided integrally with the abutting surface 14c.

As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, the front contact surface 16a of the rib portion 16 is brought into contact with the contact surface portion 14c, and the contact 17 is applied to the tension of the front tonneau cover main body 5. Is the striker member 15 of the hook body 13
The striker member 15 is compared with a distance L1 from the contact point 17 to the striker member 15 so that the striker member 15 can be used as a fulcrum when transmitted as a lever.
, The distance L2 from the front tonneau cover main body 5 to the tension input point 18 is set to be long.

That is, in the tonneau cover hook structure of the first embodiment, the hook body 13 of the hook member 12
On the rear surface side, there is provided a connecting recess 20 which is formed integrally with the knob 19 used for attachment and detachment, opens to the rear of the vehicle, and connects the front tonneau cover main body 5.

A plate-like member 21 wound around the front edge 5a of the front tonneau cover main body 5 is fixed in the connection recess 20 by being fitted inside.

The rear edge 21a of the plate-like member 21 extends from the vicinity of the hook body 13 toward the rear of the vehicle.
The input point 18 of the tension of the front tonneau cover main body 5 when the seat is rotated is provided to be the rear edge portion 21a.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

In the first embodiment, first, from the state where the hook member 12 is engaged with the striker member 15 of the engaged portion shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. When the front portion is turned toward the front of the vehicle, the rib portion 16 comes into contact with the contact surface portion 14c of the hook bracket member 14 provided on the seat back member 11a, and the contact point contacts the front tonneau cover main body 5. It becomes a fulcrum 17 when transmitting the tension to the hook member 12 as a lever.

Therefore, even if the hook body 13 is tightly engaged with the striker member 15, the hook member 12 comes off without damaging the tonneau cover storage device 4 and the front tonneau cover body 5, so that the seat back member 11a The holding force of the hook member 12 in a so-called normal use state in which the arm member stands can be set to a desired strength.

Further, since the hook bracket member 14 is mounted at the rear side of the seat back member 11a, the front tonneau cover main body 5 can be extended.
As shown in FIG. 2, the lower edge 8a of the rear window glass 8
Can be set lower.

For this reason, for example, there is no possibility that the luggage stored in the luggage room 3 can be seen from a part of the rear side window glass 8 as in the prior art, and the appearance quality can be kept good.

In the first embodiment, a rear edge of the plate-like member 21 extending from the hook member 12 toward the rear of the vehicle is provided at a connecting portion between the hook member 12 and the front tonneau cover body 5. When the tension f1 of the front tonneau cover body 5 is input to the input point 18 formed by the portion 21a during the rotation of the seat, the front contact surface 1 of the rib portion 16 is input.
6a is a contact point 17 which is in contact with the contact surface portion 14c.
It acts on the position as a large force f3, which is increased by the dimensional ratio L2 / L1.

The increased force f3 is applied to the portion where the hook body 13 is engaged with the striker member 15,
A large moment force f in the direction of removing the hook body 13
Since it is given as 4, it is possible to make it easier to come off.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a tonneau cover hook structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a configuration of a main part at a position along a vehicle longitudinal direction.

FIG. 2 shows a tonneau cover hook structure according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view illustrating the overall configuration.

FIG. 3 shows a tonneau cover hook structure according to the first embodiment;
It is sectional drawing in the position along the vehicle front-back direction explaining the mode that a seat back member is rotated toward the vehicle front.

FIG. 4 shows a tonneau cover hook structure according to the first embodiment;
It is a perspective view of a hook bracket member.

FIG. 5 shows a tonneau cover hook structure according to the first embodiment;
It is a perspective view explaining the mode that a front side tonneau cover main body is stretched.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional tonneau cover hook structure and illustrating a state in which a front tonneau cover main body is stretched.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing the entire structure of a conventional tonneau cover hook structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Luggage room 5 Front tonneau cover main body (Tonneau cover main body) 5a Front edge portion 11 Rear seat (seat) 11a Seat back member 12 Hook member 14c Contact surface portion (rear side) 15 Striker member (engaged portion) 16 Rib portion 16a Front side Contact surface 21 Plate member 21a Rear edge

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Akio Shinomiya 3316 Miyayama, Samukawa-cho, Koza-gun, Kanagawa F-term (reference) 3D022 BA02 BB01 BC16

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A tonneau cover provided with a hook member at a front edge portion of a tonneau cover body stretched to cover an upper surface of a luggage room located behind a seat, the hook member engaging with an engaged portion provided on the seat. In the hook structure, the engaged portion includes a striker member extending in a vehicle width direction on a back side of a seat back member of the seat, and the seat back member is provided on a lower surface side of the hook member. A tonneau cover hook structure, wherein a rib portion that comes into contact with the back side when the body is turned forward is provided integrally. 2. A connecting portion between the hook member and the tonneau cover body, extending from the hook member toward the rear of the vehicle, and a rear edge portion serving as an input point of the tonneau cover body tension when the seat is rotated. The tonneau cover hook structure according to claim 1, wherein a plate-like member is interposed.