JP2003237471A - Locking structure for tonneau cover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a clearance between a tonneau cover for covering a luggage room of an automobile and a luggage side wall to enhance appearance. <P>SOLUTION: An upward-directed stepped part 4 is formed in each of both left and right walls of the luggage room 1 of the automobile, and an L-shaped hook part 9 is formed in each lower end part of both left and right end part underface of a drawing-out end 8 in a tonneau cover body 7 for covering the luggage room 1 not to be projected from the drawing-out end 8 to a lateral outside, to bring both left and right side edges of the tonneau cover body 7 close to a luggage side wall 3 to eliminate the clearance, and a cut-out part locked with a hook part 9 is provided in a rear end part of the each stepped part 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tonneau cover for covering a luggage compartment of an automobile, and more particularly to a tonneau cover locking structure for improving the appearance of the luggage compartment by eliminating a gap between a tonneau cover body and a luggage side wall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A tonneau cover plays a role of covering the luggage room of an automobile to conceal the contents stored in the luggage room to improve the appearance and to block sunlight. is there. 14 to 18 show a conventional tonneau cover, and a luggage room b covered by the tonneau cover a is located behind a rear seat back c of an automobile.

When the tonneau cover body d is not used, the tonneau cover body d is housed in a winder e arranged on the rear side of the rear seat back c in a state of being spring-biased in the winding direction. To use the tonneau cover, the tonneau cover body d may be pulled out backward from the winder e against the biasing force of the spring by holding the tongue cover body d at the leading end f.

A plate body having a size longer than the left and right width of the cover body is attached to the pull-out end f of the tonneau cover body d.
The left and right ends of this plate form hook parts g. On the other hand, an upper step h is formed at the upper end of the side wall forming the left and right sides of the luggage room b, and a notch i is formed at the rear end of the step so that the hook g can be locked. Has been done.

In order to cover the luggage room b with the tonneau cover, the tonneau cover body d is pulled out from the winder e as described above, and the hook portion g at the pull-out end is locked to the notch portion i as shown in FIG. Good.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the lateral width of the tonneau cover body d is smaller than the interval between the left and right luggage side walls, a gap is generated between the tonneau cover body and the luggage side wall, which is preferable in appearance. There wasn't. In particular,
When the pulling force applied to the left and right ends of the tonneau cover body is different, the tonneau cover body is slanted to the left and right, so the gap is not constant in the front, back, left, and right. It was remarkable.

Therefore, in order to deal with the above problem, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
In Japanese Patent No. 250483, it is proposed that the end cap attached to the pull-out end of the tonneau cover body is set to have a lateral width that allows the upper surface of the side trim to slide.

[0008]

However, in the above-mentioned known example, since the left and right width of the tonneau cover body is smaller than the distance between the left and right side trims, it is not possible to completely eliminate the gap between the tonneau cover body and the side trims. It was

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a tonneau cover locking structure capable of eliminating a gap between the tonneau cover body and a luggage side wall.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention stores a tonneau cover body in a front portion of a luggage room of an automobile so that the tonneau cover body can be pulled out, and covers the luggage room with the tonneau cover body, and In the locking structure that locks the drawer end to the left and right luggage side walls of the luggage room, a step portion is formed on the left and right luggage side walls so as to extend in the front-rear direction, and the width of the tonneau cover body in the left and right direction is The tonneau cover body is characterized in that it is set to be larger than the space between the left and right step portions, and the pull-out end of the tonneau cover body is detachably engageable with the step portion via the hook portion. Since the left and right widths are set to be larger than the distance between the left and right step portions provided on the luggage side wall, no gap is generated between the luggage side wall step portion and the tonneau cover body.

Further, according to the present invention, the hook portions are formed on the lower surfaces of the left and right end portions of the pull-out end of the tonneau cover body so as to be positioned in a region that does not project outward left and right from the edge of the pull-out end, and both step portions are formed. On the upper surface of the upward step, and the hooks are formed on the upper surfaces of the left and right ends of the drawer end of the tonneau cover body. It is conceivable that it is formed so as to be located in a region that does not project outward from the left and right, and that both step portions are formed as downward step portions, and a notch portion capable of engaging the hook portion is formed on the lower surface of the downward step portion.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the hook portion does not project outward from the tonneau cover body in the left and right directions, there is no gap between the tonneau cover body and the luggage side wall.

Further, according to the present invention, both step portions are formed in the upward step portion, the hook portion is provided on the upper surface of the upward step portion, and the pull-out end of the tonneau cover body is wider than the lateral width of the tonneau cover body. It is conceivable that the left and right ends of the pull-out end are formed to be locking parts that can be locked to the hook parts while being formed long.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the pull-out end that can be engaged with the hook portion is simply formed to be long, the structure is simple and therefore the ease of manufacture can be achieved.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a locking structure for a tonneau cover according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

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

FIG. 1 shows the rear portion of the interior of an automobile, in which a luggage room 1 is located behind a rear seat back 2.

An upward step 4 is formed at the upper end of the luggage side wall 3 forming the left and right side surfaces of the luggage room 1. At the rear end of the upward step portion 4, there is provided a rearward projecting locking piece 5 formed by notching the rear end in an L shape when viewed in the left-right direction.

On the other hand, between the upper end of the rear side of the rear seat back 2 and the front part of the luggage side wall 3, a tubular winder 6 is installed in the left-right direction, and the tonneau cover body is provided in the winder. 7 is stored in a state of being spring-biased in the winding direction.

On the rear surface of the winder 6, there are formed outlets 6a of the tonneau cover body 7 in the left-right direction, and both left and right ends of the outlet reach above the outside of the upward step portion 4.

A hard plate body 8 in the left-right direction is attached to the pull-out end of the tonneau cover body 7, and an attachment plate portion 10 for hanging an L-shaped hook portion 9 from the lower surface is attached to both left and right end portions of this plate. Is fitted. As shown in FIG. 4, since the right end of the horizontal portion of the hook portion 9 and the right end of the mounting plate portion 10 are located on the same vertical plane, the tonneau cover body 7 and the luggage side wall 3 are separated from each other as shown in FIG. There is almost no gap between them. This also applies to the left end of the pull-out end of the tonneau cover body 7.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

When the tonneau cover is unconstrained, the tonneau cover body 7 is wound into the winder 6 by the urging force of the spring, but the hook portion 9 comes into contact with the rear surface of the winder 6, so that the tonneau cover body 7 is pulled out. The end is not rolled up and the outlet 6a
The hook portion 9 is slidably mounted on the upward step portion 4 while being exposed from.

In order to use the tonneau cover, the tonneau cover body 7 may be pulled rearward with the pull-out end of the tonneau cover body 7, and then the hook portion 9 slides backward on the upward step portion 4 and the tonneau cover body 7 is pulled out. In order to lock the tonneau cover body 7, FIG.
Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the hook portion 9 may be locked to the locking piece 5.

Since the right end (left end) of the horizontal portion of the hook portion 9 and the right end (left end) of the mounting plate portion 10 are located on the same vertical plane as described above, the tonneau cover body 7 and the luggage side wall 3 are separated from each other. There is almost no gap between them.

6 to 9 show a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the first embodiment, an upward step is formed at the upper end of the luggage side wall 3, but in the second embodiment, a downward step 11 is formed at the upper end of the luggage side wall 3 and the rear of this step is formed. The engaging piece 13 is formed by forming the reverse L-shaped notch 12 on the lower surface of the end portion.

Although not shown in the drawing, the outlet 6a of the winder 6 is located below the downward step 11, and the tonneau cover 7 is provided along the lower surface of the downward step 11 so that it can be pulled out.

Further, in the first embodiment, the hook portion is formed on the lower surface of the mounting plate portion, but in the present embodiment, the hook portion 14 is formed on the upper surface of the mounting plate portion 15 and the hook portion 1 is formed.
The upper surface of 4 is slidably formed on the lower surface of the downward step 11.

To hook the tonneau cover body 7, the hook portion 14 may be locked to the locking piece 13. Since other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

10 to 13 show a third embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the upward step portion 4 is cut out to form the locking piece 5 and the tonneau cover body 7 is provided with the hook portion 9. However, in the present embodiment, the upward step portion 4 is not cut out, An inverted L-shaped hook portion 16 is formed on the upper surface of the rear end portion of the step portion 4.

Further, at the lead-out end of the tonneau cover body 7, the rod body 1 having a dimension longer than the left and right width dimensions of the tonneau cover body.
7 and attach the left and right ends of this rod to the hook 1
It is formed in the locking portion 18 that can be locked to the 6. Since other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

[0033]

According to the present invention, the lateral width of the tonneau cover body is set larger than the distance between the left and right step portions provided on the luggage side wall, so that a gap is generated between the language side wall step portion and the tonneau cover body. Without doing so, it is possible to almost completely hide the contents stored in the luggage room with the tonneau cover body,
Therefore, the appearance of the luggage room can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, since the hook portion does not project to the left and right from the tonneau cover body, there is no gap between the tonneau cover body and the luggage side wall, so that the tonneau cover body holds the contents in the luggage room. It can be more completely hidden.

Further, according to the present invention, since the pull-out end of the tonneau cover body which can be engaged with the hook portion is formed by the end portion of the rod body, the structure is simple and therefore the easiness of manufacture can be realized. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is likewise an enlarged view of part A in FIG. 1 showing a state before locking the tonneau cover body.

FIG. 3 is likewise an enlarged view showing a locked state of the tonneau cover body.

FIG. 4 is likewise a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is likewise a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the present invention and is a view corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 7 is also a view corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 8 is likewise a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG.

FIG. 10 shows a third embodiment of the present invention and is a view corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 11 is likewise a view corresponding to FIG. 3.

FIG. 12 is likewise a sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is likewise a sectional view taken along the line FF of FIG. 11.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 15 is likewise an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG.

FIG. 16 is likewise an enlarged view showing a locked state of the tonneau cover body.

17 is a sectional view taken along line GG of FIG.

18 is a sectional view taken along line HH of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 luggage room 2 rear seat back 3 luggage side wall 4 Upward step 6 winder 6a outlet 7 Tono cover body 8 Plate body (drawer end) 9, 14, 16 Hook part 11 Downward step 12 Notch 17 Rod body (drawer end) 18 Locking part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A tonneau cover body is housed in a front portion of a luggage room of an automobile so as to be able to be pulled out, the luggage room is covered with the tonneau cover body, and withdrawal ends of the tonneau cover body are provided to left and right luggage side walls of the luggage room. In the locking structure for locking, a step portion is formed on the left and right luggage side walls so as to extend in the front-rear direction, and the width of the tonneau cover body in the left-right direction is larger than the distance between the left and right step portions. A tonneau cover locking structure characterized in that the tonneau cover body is set to a large size, and the pull-out end of the tonneau cover body is detachably lockable to the step portion via a hook portion. 2. The hook portion is formed on the lower surface of the left and right end portions of the drawer end of the tonneau cover body so as to be positioned in a region that does not project outward left and right from the edge of the drawer end, and the both step portions face upward. 2. The locking structure for a tonneau cover according to claim 1, wherein the locking structure is formed on a step and a notch is formed on the upper surface of the upward step so that the hook can be locked. 3. The hook portion is formed on the upper surfaces of the left and right end portions of the pull-out end of the tonneau cover body so as not to project to the left and right from the edge of the pull-out end, and the both step portions are directed downward. 2. The locking structure for a tonneau cover according to claim 1, wherein a cutout portion is formed on the lower surface of the downwardly facing step portion so that the hook portion can be locked. 4. The both step portions are formed as upward step portions, the hook portions are provided on the upper surface of the upward step portions, and the pull-out end of the tonneau cover body is formed longer than the left and right width of the tonneau cover body. The locking structure for the tonneau cover according to claim 1, wherein both left and right ends of the pull-out end are formed as locking parts that can be locked to the hook part.