JP2004067033A

JP2004067033A - Cover for car body

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Publication number: JP2004067033A
Application number: JP2002232210A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Seijiro Toyokawa; 豊川　政二郎
Original assignee: MT KK
Current assignee: MT KK
Priority date: 2002-08-09
Filing date: 2002-08-09
Publication date: 2004-03-04
Anticipated expiration: 2022-08-09
Also published as: JP4121331B2

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily attach/detach a car body cover to/from a car body even by one person, and to accommodate the car body cover in a compact manner. <P>SOLUTION: The car body cover for a car comprises a cover body (2) to cover a car body (B), a plurality of locking parts (3) to attachably/detachably fix the cover body (2) to the car body (B), and a plate-like winding support body (4) substantially as wide as the car width added to the cover body (2). A side surface part (2b) of the cover body (2) is located between a lower edge of a window part (7) of the car body (B) and an upper end of a tire house (6). The support body (4) comprises a plurality of support body parts (13) arranged in the right-to-left direction, and connection members (14) to connect the support body parts (13) to each other. The connection members (14) are bendable while the cover body (2) is wound around the support body (4). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、自動車の車体を塵や雨水等による汚損から保護する車体カバーに関し、さらに詳しくは、車体への装着や車体からの取外し作業がひとりでも簡単に行うことができ、しかもコンパクトに収納できる自動車用車体カバーに関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
乗用車などの自動車を屋外で保管する場合、車体を塵や雨水等による汚損から保護するため、車体を覆うカバーが用いられる。この車体カバーはかなりの大きさがあるため、その着脱が非常に面倒で手間がかかり、特に強風や強い雨の中での作業は容易でない。
【０００３】
そこで、これらの作業を容易にする車体カバーとして、例えば実公昭４７−２４９５号公報に開示のように、板状の巻き付け板をカバー本体の前部に付設し、この捲き付け板にカバー本体を巻取りながら折畳むように構成したものが提案されている（以下、従来技術１という）。
また、例えば実開昭５４−１３６２４０号公報に開示のように、カバー本体に付設する芯板を車幅方向に並べた複数の板片で構成し、この芯板を屈曲可能に構成した車体カバーもある（以下、従来技術２という）。
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上記従来技術１において、車体の片側から操作して捲き付け板にカバー本体を巻き取っていくと、捲き付け板の長さより広い部分のカバー本体は車体の側方に垂れ下がっているため、巻き取りの際の回転力でこの垂れ下がっている端部が上方へ巻き上がり、この部分が折れ重なって乱雑になる。この巻き上がり現象を、図１０に基づいて説明する。図１０に示すように、巻き取り操作の途中では、カバー本体（５１）の中間部（５２）が捲き付け板（５４）の周囲に捲き取られており、カバー本体の側端部（５３）は車体（５５）の側面に沿って垂れ下がっている。上記のカバー本体（５１）をさらに巻き取っていくため、上記の捲き付け板（５４）の一端（５６）側を把持して回転させると、捲き付け板（５４）がその一辺（５７）を中心に回転するとともに、捲き付け板（５４）の他端（５８）から垂れ下がっていたカバー本体（５１）の側端部（５３）が上記の一辺（５７）を中心に回転し、上方へ巻き上がる。この巻き上がり時に生じる回転力（Ｒ）は、巻き付け板（５４）の板幅が広いほど大きく、垂れ下がり長さ（Ｌ）が長いほど、即ち、車高が高いほど大きい。この大きな回転力（Ｒ）は反動（Ｐ）となって捲き付け板（５４）に作用し、仮想線に示すように、この捲き付け板の他端（５８）を上方へ持ち上げようとする。これらの結果、上記のカバー本体の側端部（５３）は車体（５５）の上面側に折れ重なり易い。さらに上記の回転力は、カバー本体を車体に装着する場合にも発生し、しかもこの場合には、図１０に示す方向とは逆方向に回転するため、車体に被せてある部分が、カバー本体の側端部が回転上昇する際の抵抗要素となりにくく、一層この側端部が巻き上がり易い。
このため、１人で車体の片側から操作したのでは、カバー本体を捲き付け板へ巻き取ることも、車体へ装着することも困難である。特にワンボックスカーのような車高の高い自動車にあっては、カバー本体のうち車側部に垂下された側面部が長く、上記の巻き上がり作用が生じ易いため一層困難となる。
【０００５】
上記の捲き付け板は、カバー本体の幅に対して短いほどカバー本体の側端部分が折れ重なって巻き付き易い。これを防ぐため巻き付け板を車幅程度の長さにすると、上記のカバー本体を巻き取ったのち捲き付け板からからはみ出た両端を折り返しても、全体がかなりの長さとなる。このため、例えば車のトランクに収納するのも容易でないうえ、折返し部分に芯がないため嵩張り、取り扱いが容易でない。
【０００６】
一方、上記の従来技術２にあっては、芯板を折畳むことができるのでコンパクトに収納することができる。しかし、カバー本体を巻き取る際には、上記の従来技術１と同様、車体の側方に垂れ下がった部分が巻き上がる問題があるうえ、この巻き上がり作用により各板片間の屈曲部が上方に折り曲げられるため、カバー本体を芯板に巻き取ることが容易でない。特に、車体の天井部分になると、車側部に垂下されたカバー本体の側面部が長いため、この側面部の巻き上がりにより芯板の端部に作用する荷重が大きくなり、上記の屈曲部が一層折れ曲がり易い。特に、カバー本体を車体上に展開して被せる際には、巻き取られている側面部の重量が大きいため、上記の巻き上がり作用で、芯板に一層大きな荷重が加わって上記の屈曲部が折れ曲がり易いことから、カバー本体を車体上に展開することが極めて困難となる。
【０００７】
そこでこの従来技術２では、芯板に巻き取る前に予めカバー本体の側面部を車体の上面に折り返しておき、その後、芯板を回転させてカバー本体を巻き取るように説明されている。しかしながら、車体は前後に長いうえ、前後方向中央の天井部が高いため、上記の側面部の全体を車体の上面に持ち上げるのは容易でないうえ、ボンネット部やトランク部に対して上記の天井部が上方に突出しており、車体の側面の上端は凸型に屈曲していることから、この凸型に屈曲した上端に沿ってカバー本体に折り返し線を設けても、この折り返し線で上記の側面部を折り返すのは極めて困難であり、現実的ではない。
【０００８】
本発明は上記の問題点を解消し、車体への装着や車体からの取外し作業がひとりでも簡単に行うことができ、しかもコンパクトに収納できる自動車用車体カバーを提供することを技術的課題とする。
【０００９】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は上記の課題を解決するため、例えば本発明の実施の形態を示す図１から図９に基づいて説明すると、自動車用車体カバーを次のように構成したものである。
即ち、請求項１に記載の発明は、自動車の車体（Ｂ）を覆うカバー本体（２）とこのカバー本体（２）を車体（Ｂ）に着脱可能に固定する複数の係留部（３）とを備え、上記のカバー本体（２）の左右の側面部（２ｂ）は、前後のタイヤハウス（６・６）間に配置される裾部（５）を、車体（Ｂ）の窓部（７）の下端縁とタイヤハウス（６）の上端との間に配置し、上記のカバー本体（２）の左右方向中間部に、車幅とほぼ等しい板状の巻取り用支持体（４）を付設し、上記の支持体（４）は、左右方向へ並べた複数の支持体部分（１３）と、この支持体部分（１３）同士を互いに連結する連結部材（１４）とを備え、上記の連結部材（１４）は、上記の支持体（４）にカバー本体（２）を巻き取った状態で屈曲可能に構成したことを特徴とする。
【００１０】
また、請求項２に記載の発明は、自動車の車体（Ｂ）を覆うカバー本体（２）とこのカバー本体（２）を車体（Ｂ）に固定する複数の係留部（３）とを備え、上記のカバー本体（２）の側面部（２ｂ）は、タイヤハウス（６）の上端と窓部（７）の下端縁との間で折返し可能に構成し、上記のカバー本体（２）の左右方向中間部に、車幅とほぼ等しい板状の巻取り用支持体（４）を付設し、上記の支持体（４）は、左右方向へ並べた複数の支持体部分（１３）と、この支持体部分（１３）同士を互いに連結する連結部材（１４）とを備え、上記の連結部材（１４）は、上記の支持体（４）にカバー本体（２）を巻き取った状態で屈曲可能に構成したことを特徴とする。
【００１１】
【作用】
収納時のカバー本体は支持体に捲き付けてあり、上記の連結部材で折り曲げられたコンパクトな状態にある。このカバー本体は次の手順で自動車の車体に装着される。最初に上記の連結部材を伸ばした状態で自動車のフロント部やトランクなどの上面に配置し、カバー本体の一端部分を支持体から解いて上記の係留部により車体に係止する。次に上記の支持体の端部を持って車体の前後方向へ回転させる。これにより、カバー本体が支持体の周囲から解かれ、車体に沿って展開され被せられる。そしてカバー本体の他端部分を車体の端部に他の係留部で係止する。
【００１２】
請求項１に記載の発明では、上記のカバー本体の側面部は、前後のタイヤハウス間に配置される裾部が車体の窓部の下端縁とタイヤハウスの上端との間に配置されるので、窓部や車体の上面部は、雨水等による汚損が確実に防止されるが、カバー本体の裾部よりも下方に位置する車体部分は露出する。しかし、自動車の車体は、一般に上面部や窓部のガラス部分が主に汚損し易く、側面の垂直部分での汚損は少ない。従って、この側面の垂直部分である上記の露出部分は塵や雨水による汚損が僅かで済み、汚損しても位置的に洗浄し易い。
一方、請求項２に記載の発明では、カバー本体の側面部は裾部を折返すことなく車体に被せられ、これにより車体は側部の下端までカバー本体で覆われて保護される。
【００１３】
上記の車体カバーを自動車から取外す場合は、次の手順で行われる。
最初に、上記の係留部による係止を解除してカバー本体の端部を車体から取り外す。このとき、請求項２の発明にあっては、支持体で巻き取る前に、カバー本体の側面部を、タイヤハウスの上端と窓部の下端縁との間で折返しておく。そして、上記の車体から外した端部を上記の支持体上に重ねたのち、支持体の一端を持ってこれを車体の前後方向へ回転移動させ、これによりカバー本体を支持体に巻き取る。このとき、上記の車体カバーの側面部は、車体の側部に垂れ下がる部分が短いので、上記の支持体の回転による巻き上がりが抑制され、カバー本体は支持体の周囲に容易に巻き取られる。その後、支持体からはみ出たカバー本体を内方へ折返し、上記の連結部材を折り曲げてコンパクトに折畳んだのち、トランク等の所定の保管場所に収納する。
【００１４】
上記のカバー本体は、通常、耐熱性のある薄いシート状の生地を縫製して形成されるが、断熱層などを備えたやや厚手の素材を用いたものであってもよい。また、天井部を厚手の素材で形成し、側面部を薄手の素材で形成するなど、異なる素材を組み合わせても良い。さらに、上記の請求項２の発明にあっては、側面部の折り返す部分をその上方の素材よりも薄くして、容易に折り返せるように構成しても良い。
【００１５】
上記の支持体は、車幅にほぼ等しい長さと所定幅とを備えた板状の部材であればよく、木製、合成樹脂製、金属製の板体や枠体などが用いられる。この支持体は軽量であるのが好ましいが、巻取り時の一端に加えた回転力が他端まで伝わる程度の剛性を必要とする。このため、支持体は薄い板材に補強部材を固定して、この補強部材により所定の剛性を発揮させるようにしてもよい。
上記の支持体は、車体のボンネットやトランクの上面、あるいは車体の天井部上面など任意の位置に設けることができる。またこの支持体は、車体の前後方向の１箇所に設けてもよく、複数箇所に設けてより簡単に巻き取るように構成してもよい。
【００１６】
上記の連結部材は、カバー本体を巻き取る際には各支持体部分を平面状に配置した直列姿勢に維持する必要があり、一方、保管場所へ収納する際には車体カバーをコンパクトに収納するため容易に折れ曲がる必要がある。
上記の連結部材の折曲強度は、連結部材の両側の支持体部分を５００ｍｍ離隔した支承部で支承して連結部材に荷重を加えた際、例えば０．５ｋｇ未満の荷重で屈曲する程度では巻き取り時に連結部材が折れ曲がるので巻き取ることができず、また、上記の荷重が８．０ｋｇを越えると、カバー本体を巻き取ったのちにこの連結部材を容易に折り曲げることができない。そこで上記の連結部材は、上記の荷重が０．５〜８．０ｋｇの範囲で折り曲がるように設定すると好ましく、さらに上記の荷重が１．０〜６．０ｋｇの範囲で折り曲がるように設定するとより好ましい。
【００１７】
上記の連結部材は上記の支持体部分同士を連結できるものであればよく、例えば、幅方向に湾曲させた金属板や、バネ弾性或いはゴム弾性を用いた構造を採用することができる。この連結部材は通常は支持体部分に固定されるが、支持体が補強部材を備える場合はこの補強部材に固定してもよい。また、この連結部材に上記の補強部材を延設することも可能である。
【００１８】
上記の係留部は、カバー本体を車体に固定できるものであればよく、特定の形状や材質、構造のものに限定されない。例えば、上記のカバー本体の前面部と両側面部の前寄り位置またはその近傍の上面部との間に設けた前側係留紐と、後面部と両側面部の後寄り位置またはその近傍の上面部との間に設けた後側係留紐とで構成し、上記の前・後側係留紐の少なくとも一方は、この係留紐の少なくとも一方の端部に係合部を設け、この係合部を上記のカバー本体に形成した係止部へ係脱可能に構成することができる。なお、この場合、連結紐などにより上記の係合部を設けた端部をカバー本体に連結しておくと車体への装着の際に係留紐を捜す必要がないので、係合部を係止部へ簡単に係止することができる。
【００１９】
【発明の実施の形態】
図１〜図５は本発明の第１実施形態を示し、図１は自動車に装着した車体カバーの一部破断斜視図、図２は係留部近傍の拡大図、図３は支持体の一部破断斜視図、図４は車体からカバー本体を取外す作業を説明する斜視図、図５は収納状態の車体カバーの斜視図である。
【００２０】
図１に示すように、この車体カバー（１）は、自動車の車体（Ｂ）を覆うカバー本体（２）と、このカバー本体（２）を車体（Ｂ）に着脱可能に固定する係留部（３）と、カバー本体（２）の前寄り位置に固定した板状の支持体（４）とを備えている。
【００２１】
上記のカバー本体（２）は、車体（Ｂ）の上面を覆う上面部（２ａ）と車体（Ｂ）の左右の側面に配置される側面部（２ｂ）と、車体（Ｂ）の前・後面を覆う前面部（２ｃ）と後面部（２ｄ）とを備え、側面部（２ｂ）の裾部（５）は、自動車のタイヤハウス（６）の上端よりも上方で窓部（７）の下端縁より僅か下方に配置されている。上記の上面部（２ａ）は断熱性を備えた厚手の布地や断熱材を組み合わせた布地などで形成され、一方、上記の側面部（２ｂ）は薄手の布地で形成されている。ただし、本発明の上記カバー本体は、風雨などを防ぐとともに上記の支持体に捲き付け可能な材質で構成してあればよく、例えば、全体を同一の薄い布地で形成するなど、任意の材質で形成することができる。
【００２２】
上記のカバー本体（２）は側面部（２ｂ）が短いので、車体（Ｂ）の側部は下部が露出しているが、この露出している部分は略垂直面であるため、塵埃が付着し難く、また洗浄作業が容易な部分である。これに対し塵埃等で汚損し易い窓部（７）は上記の側面部（２ｂ）で確りと覆われている。
【００２３】
上記の係留部（３）は２本の前側係留紐（３ａ・３ａ）と２本の後側係留紐（３ｂ・３ｂ）とからなる。上記の各前側係留紐（３ａ）は一端が上記のカバー本体（２）の前面部（２ｃ）に固定され、他端が左右の各側面部（２ｂ）の前寄り位置を経由して、その近傍のボンネットを覆う上面部（２ａ）に係脱可能に係止されている。即ち、図２に示すように、係留紐（３ａ）の上記の他端には係合部（８）が設けてあり、この係合部（８）を上記のカバー本体（２）の上面部（２ａ）に形成した係止部（９）へ係脱可能に係止してある。同様に、上記の各後側係留紐（３ｂ）は、一端がカバー本体（２）の後面部（２ｄ）に固定され、他端が左右の各側面部（２ｂ）の後寄り位置を経由して、その近傍のトランク部を覆う上面部（２ａ）に係脱可能に係止されている。
【００２４】
図２に示すように、上記の各係留紐（３ａ・３ｂ）は調節部（１０）で長さを調節可能に構成してある。ただしこの車体カバーを装着する車種が決まっている場合は、係留紐（３ａ・３ｂ）の長さを調節不能に構成しておいてもよい。また、上記のカバー本体（２）には、上記の各係留紐（３ａ・３ｂ）に沿って当て布（１１）が延設してあり、係留紐（３ａ・３ｂ）が車体（Ｂ）に直接当たることが防止されている。さらに、上記の係留紐（３ａ・３ｂ）には、上記の係合部（８）を設けた端部近傍と上記のカバー本体（２）の側面部（２ｂ）とを連結する連結紐（１２）が設けてある。この連結紐（１２）は、上記の係合部（８）を係止部（９）から離脱させた際に、カバー本体（２）を車体（Ｂ）から容易に外せるだけの長さを備えている。
【００２５】
なお、本発明の係留部は、カバー本体を車体に着脱可能に固定できるものであればよく、上記の実施形態のものに限定されない。例えば、上記の前側係留紐を上記のようにカバー本体へ係脱可能に係止する場合、上記の後側係留紐はその両端をそれぞれカバー本体に離脱不能に固定しておき、係留紐の一部をゴム弾性体で伸縮可能に構成してもよい。この場合、カバー本体を前側から外していくと後側係留紐が緩むので、簡単に外すことができる。
【００２６】
上記のカバー本体（２）に固定された前記の支持体（４）は、左右に並べた２枚の支持体部分（１３）と、これらの支持体部分（１３）を互いに連結する連結部材（１４）とからなり、支持体（４）の全長を車体（Ｂ）の車幅とほぼ等しい長さに形成してある。なお、この実施形態では上記の支持体を２枚の支持体部分で構成したが、本発明では３枚以上の支持体部分を直列に並べて構成してもよい。
【００２７】
上記の支持体（４）は、カバー本体（２）の前寄り位置に形成した袋部（１５）に収容してある。なお、この支持体（４）はカバー本体（２）に付設されておればよく、離脱不能に固定してもよいが、カバー本体（２）を洗濯する場合などを考慮すると着脱できるものが好ましい。また、この支持体（４）は、車体（Ｂ）のトランクの上面など他の位置に付設してもよく、さらにボンネット上面とトランク上面の両方に付設するなど、複数箇所に付設することもできる。
【００２８】
図３に示すように、上記の支持体部分（１３）はハニカム状のコア（１６）を備えた合成樹脂製板で形成され、軽量で所定の剛性を備えている。なお、この支持体部分（１３）は木製や軽金属製など他の材質で形成してもよく、形状も板体に限定されず枠体等であってもよい。上記の支持体部分（１３）は、カバー本体（２）を捲きつける際に大きく変形しない程度の剛性があればよく、補強部材を備えたものであってもよい。
【００２９】
上記の支持体部分（１３）は、後述の収納時にカバー本体（２）を捲き付けた状態で折畳めるように、所定の間隔を空けて前記の連結部材（１４）で連結してある。なお、この連結部材（１４）を図３の仮想線に示すように延設して、この延設部分（１７）で上記の支持体部分（１３）の補強部材（２０）を構成してもよい。
【００３０】
上記の連結部材（１４）は、幅方向が湾曲したバネ鋼製の薄板で形成され、両端がそれぞれ上記の支持体部分（１３）に固定されている。この連結部材（１４）は所定応力以下では支持体部分（１３）を直列姿勢に維持する巻尺等に用いられている湾曲したバネ鋼製部材で、それ以上の応力が加わると屈曲するものである。即ち、後述の車体カバー（１）の取外し作業や装着作業において、支持体（４）を回転させた際に各支持体部分（１３）を直列姿勢に維持することができ、しかもカバー本体（２）を巻き取った状態では人手で簡単に折り曲がる強度となるように、連結部材（１４）の厚さと幅の寸法や取付け個数が調整してある。
【００３１】
上記の連結部材（１４）の屈曲強度は、例えば図６に示すように、連結部材（１４）の両側の支持体部分（１３）を５００ｍｍ離隔した支承部（１８）で支承して、この連結部材（１４）が例えば１０ｃｍ以上屈曲する際の、加えた荷重（Ｆ）で示すことができる。この屈曲強度は、カバー本体（２）の大きさや材質、車体（Ｂ）の大きさや形状などにより異なり、一般に車体が大きいと高い強度を必要とするが、通常、０．５〜８．０ｋｇの範囲に設定するのが好ましく、さらに１．０〜６．０ｋｇの範囲に設定するのがより好ましい。
【００３２】
上記の車体カバー（１）は、次の手順で車体（Ｂ）から取り外される。
最初に前側係留紐（３ａ）を外して、カバー本体（２）の前面部（２ｃ）を上記の支持体（４）の上に重ねる。次いで、図４に示すように、支持体（４）の一端を保持してこれを後方に向けて回転していく。このとき、カバー本体（２）の側面部（２ｂ）は支持体（４）からはみ出ているが、その長さは短い。このため、支持体（４）の回転により側面部（２ｂ）が巻き上がる力は弱く、カバー本体（２）は支持体（４）の周囲に円滑に巻き取られる。
【００３３】
カバー本体（２）の巻き取りにより支持体（４）が車体（Ｂ）のトランク上部に達すると、前記の後側係留紐（３ｂ）を外してカバー本体（２）の後面部（２ｄ）を支持体（４）の周囲に捲き付ける。その後は図５に示すように、支持体（４）からはみ出たカバー本体（２）の側端部（２５）を内側に折畳み、支持体（４）の連結部材（１４）を折り曲げてトランク等の保管場所へ収納する。尚、上記の連結部材（１４）は、反対方向に折り曲げて、上記の側端部（２５）が外側となるように折畳んでもよい。
【００３４】
上記の収納状態にある車体カバー（１）は、上記と逆の手順で自動車の車体（Ｂ）に装着される。即ち、連結部材（１４）を延ばして支持体部分（１３）を直列姿勢に切換え、これを車体（Ｂ）のトランク上面に置いてカバー本体（２）の後面部（２ｄ）を引き出し、支持体（４）を回転させながらカバー本体（２）を車体（Ｂ）の上面に展開していく。このとき、後側係留紐（３ｂ）を車体（Ｂ）の側面を経由させてカバー本体（２）に固定する。そしてさらに支持体（４）を回転させながらカバー本体（２）を展開して車体（Ｂ）に被せていく。支持体（４）がボンネット上面に達すると、支持体（４）からカバー本体（２）の前面部（２ｃ）を解き、車体（Ｂ）の前面を覆うとともに、前側係留紐（３ａ）をタイヤハウス（６）を経由させてカバー本体（２）に固定する。
【００３５】
図７は支持体の変形例を示し、図７（ａ）は支持体の斜視図、図７（ｂ）は折畳み状態の一部破断斜視図である。
図７（ａ）に示すように、この変形例では、支持体部分（１３）が薄い合成樹脂製板（１９）と、その１辺に固定したパイプ状の補強部材（２０）からなる。前記の連結部材（１４）はこの補強部材（２０）に固定してあり、１対の半円筒状の挟持板（２１）と、この挟持板（２１）を補強部材（２０）側へ弾圧するＵ字形に湾曲したバネ板（２２）とを備える。なお、この弾圧部材はコイル状のバネなどを用いてもよい。また、これらの弾圧部材は、これを取り付る取付具の締付力を変更することで、所定の弾圧力を発揮するように調整される。
【００３６】
各支持体部分（１３）を平面状に配置した直列姿勢では、挟持板（２１）はパイプ状の補強部材（２０）に沿っており、バネ板（２２）で弾圧されることにより補強部材（２０）を介して各支持体部分（１３）がこの直列姿勢に保持される。そして、連結部材（１４）を中心に支持体部分（１３）を回動させると、バネ板（２２）の弾圧力に抗して挟持板（２１）が開き、図７（ｂ）に示すように、連結部材（１４）は折畳み姿勢に保持される。なお、この変形例では合成樹脂製板（１９）の１辺にのみ補強部材（２０）を設けたが、互いに対向する２辺にそれぞれ補強部材を設け、各補強部材に連結部材をそれぞれ固定してもよい。
【００３７】
図８と図９は本発明の第２実施形態を示し、図８は自動車に装着した車体カバーの側面図、図９は取り外し作業の途中の車体カバーの斜視図である。
図８に示すように、この第２実施形態では、カバー本体（２）の側面部（２ｂ）の裾部（５）が車体（Ｂ）の側部下端まで達しており、車体（Ｂ）は塵や雨水等による汚損から効果的に保護される。
【００３８】
上記の側面部（２ｂ）にはタイヤハウス（６）の上端と窓部（７）の下端縁との間に水平方向の折り返し線（２３）が設けてある。また、この側面部（２ｂ）の裾部（５）には、上記の折り返し線（２３）で側面部（２ｂ）を折り返した際に、この裾部（５）をカバー本体（２）へ係止するための裾係止部（２４）が設けてある。この裾係止部（２４）は、具体的には面ファスナーやクリップなど、係脱可能な任意の構造を採用することができる。なお、この裾係止部は、折り返した裾部が対面する位置のカバー本体に設けておいてもよく、この位置と裾部との両方に設けてもよい。
【００３９】
車体カバー（１）を取外す際は、図９に示すように、最初に側面部（２ｂ）を上記の折り返し線（２３）で折り返し、裾部（５）を裾係止部（２４）によりカバー本体（２）へ固定するとともに、前・後側係留紐（３ａ・３ｂ）に挟み込む。その後は、前記の第１実施形態と同様、前側係留紐（３ａ）を外した後、支持板（４）にカバー本体（２）を巻き取り、車体（Ｂ）から取外す。また、車体カバー（１）を装着する場合は、上記の第１実施形態と同様に、車体（Ｂ）の上面で支持体（４）を回転させ、カバー本体（２）を展開して車体（Ｂ）に被せる。そして裾係止部（２４）の係止を解除し、折り返されていた側面部（２ｂ）を下方へ垂下させて車体（Ｂ）全体を覆ったのち係留部（３）でカバー本体（２）を車体（Ｂ）に固定する。その他の構成は上記の第１実施形態と同様であるので、説明を省略する。
【００４０】
上記の説明では、カバー本体（２）の両側面部（２ｂ・２ｂ）にそれぞれ上記の折り返し線（２３）と裾係止部（２４）とを設けたが、これらの折り返し線（２３）と裾係止部（２４）とは、一方の側面部（２ｂ）のみに設けてもよい。この場合は、取外し作業の場合に一方の側面部（２ｂ）のみを上方へ折り返しておき、他方の側面部は作業者が支持体（４）の端部を持って巻き取る際に、その下方に垂下された側面部（２ｂ）を支持して整然と巻き取ればよく、これにより取外し作業を一層簡略にできる。
【００４１】
なお、上記の各実施形態ではいずれもセダン形式の自動車について説明したが、本発明の車体カバーは、バンやワゴンなど他の形式の自動車にも適用できることは言うまでも無い。
【００４２】
【発明の効果】
本発明は上記のように構成され作用することから、次の効果を奏する。
【００４３】
請求項１の発明にあっては、カバー本体の側面部が短く、また、請求項２の発明にあっては、カバー本体の側面部をタイヤハウスの上方で折り返すことにより短くできるので、車体の片側に沿って移動しながら支持体の一端を持って回転させることにより、カバー本体を支持体の周囲へ容易に巻き取ることができる。
そして巻き取ったカバー本体は、支持体からはみ出た部分を折返し、連結部材を折り曲げることでコンパクトに折畳むことができ、トランク等の所定の保管場所に容易に収納することができる。
また、カバー本体が支持体の周囲に比較的整然と巻き取られているので、これを車体へ装着する場合、車体上で支持体を回転させながらカバー本体を解くことにより、カバー本体を容易に展開して車体に被せることができる。
【００４４】
特に、上記の連結部材の屈曲強度を、隣接する支持体部分を５００ｍｍ離隔した支承部で支承してこの連結部材に０．５〜８．０ｋｇの荷重を加えたときに屈曲する強度に設定した場合には、上記の巻き取り時や装着作業時には連結部材が直列姿勢に維持されるので、カバー本体を支持体の周囲へ容易に巻き取ることができ、一方、巻き取った後は確実に折畳むことができるので、好ましい。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の第１実施形態を示す、自動車に装着した車体カバーの一部破断斜視図である。
【図２】第１実施形態の、係留部近傍の拡大図である。
【図３】第１実施形態の、支持体の一部破断斜視図である。
【図４】第１実施形態の、車体からカバー本体を取外す作業を説明する斜視図である。
【図５】第１実施形態の、収納状態の車体カバーの斜視図である。
【図６】連結部材の屈曲強度を測定する方法を示す概略説明図である。
【図７】支持体の変形例を示し、図７（ａ）は支持体の斜視図、図７（ｂ）は折畳み状態の一部破断斜視図である。
【図８】本発明の第２実施形態を示す、自動車に装着した車体カバーの側面図である。
【図９】第２実施形態の、取り外し作業の途中の車体カバーの斜視図である。
【図１０】従来技術１の、カバー本体を巻き取る際に生じる巻き上がり現象を説明するための斜視図である。
【符号の説明】
１…車体カバー、２…カバー本体、２ａ…上面部、２ｂ…側面部、２ｃ…前面部、２ｄ…後面部、３…係留部、３ａ…前側係留紐、３ｂ…後側係留紐、４…支持体、５…側面部（２ｂ）の裾部、６…タイヤハウス、７…窓部、８…係合部、９…係止部、１３…支持体部分、１４…連結部材、１８…支承部、２０…補強部材、Ｂ…自動車の車体。[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle body cover that protects a vehicle body from being contaminated by dust, rainwater, etc., and more particularly, can be easily mounted on or removed from a vehicle body and can be stored compactly. The present invention relates to a vehicle body cover.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When an automobile such as a passenger car is stored outdoors, a cover that covers the vehicle body is used to protect the vehicle body from contamination by dust, rainwater, and the like. Since the body cover has a considerable size, its attachment and detachment is very troublesome and troublesome, and it is not easy to work particularly in a strong wind or heavy rain.
[0003]
Therefore, as a body cover for facilitating these operations, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 47-2495, a plate-shaped wrapping plate is attached to the front of the cover body, and the cover body is attached to the wrapping plate. There has been proposed one configured to be folded while being wound (hereinafter referred to as Conventional Technique 1).
Further, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 54-136240, for example, a vehicle body cover in which a core plate attached to a cover body is constituted by a plurality of plate pieces arranged in the vehicle width direction, and the core plate is configured to be bendable. (Hereinafter referred to as prior art 2).
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above prior art 1, when the cover body is wound around the winding plate by operating from one side of the vehicle body, the cover body of a portion wider than the length of the winding plate hangs down to the side of the vehicle body. Due to the rotational force at this time, the hanging end rolls up, and this part breaks and becomes messy. This winding phenomenon will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, during the winding operation, the intermediate portion (52) of the cover body (51) is wound around the winding plate (54), and the side end portion (53) of the cover body. Hangs down along the side of the vehicle body (55). In order to further wind up the cover body (51), when one end (56) side of the above-mentioned winding plate (54) is gripped and rotated, the winding plate (54) wraps one side (57). While rotating around the center, the side end portion (53) of the cover body (51) hanging from the other end (58) of the winding plate (54) rotates around the above one side (57) and winds upward. Go up. The rotational force (R) generated at the time of winding up increases as the width of the winding plate (54) increases, and increases as the hanging length (L) increases, that is, as the vehicle height increases. This large rotational force (R) acts as a reaction (P) on the winding plate (54) and attempts to lift the other end (58) of the winding plate upward as indicated by the phantom line. As a result, the side end portion (53) of the cover main body is likely to be folded and overlap with the upper surface side of the vehicle body (55). Further, the above-mentioned rotational force is generated even when the cover body is mounted on the vehicle body, and in this case, the cover body rotates in the direction opposite to the direction shown in FIG. Is hard to be a resistance element when the side end is rotated up, and the side end is more easily rolled up.
For this reason, it is difficult to wind the cover main body around the winding plate or to attach it to the vehicle body if only one person operates the vehicle body from one side. In particular, in an automobile having a high vehicle height such as a one-box car, the side surface portion of the cover main body hanging down on the vehicle side is long, and the above-described winding action is easily generated, which is more difficult.
[0005]
In the above-mentioned winding plate, the side end portions of the cover main body are more likely to be folded and wound as the shorter the width of the cover main body. In order to prevent this, if the winding plate is made to have a length about the width of the vehicle, the entire body will be considerably long even if both ends protruding from the winding plate after winding the cover body are turned back. For this reason, it is not easy to store it in, for example, the trunk of a car, and since the folded portion has no core, it is bulky and not easy to handle.
[0006]
On the other hand, in the above-mentioned prior art 2, since the core plate can be folded, it can be stored compactly. However, when the cover body is taken up, there is a problem that the part hanging down to the side of the vehicle body winds up similarly to the above-mentioned prior art 1, and the bent portion between the respective plate pieces is raised by this winding action. Since the cover body is bent, it is not easy to wind the cover body around the core plate. In particular, when it comes to the ceiling portion of the vehicle body, the side portion of the cover body hanging down on the side of the vehicle is long, so that the load acting on the end portion of the core plate due to the curling of the side portion increases, and the above-mentioned bent portion is formed. It is easier to bend. In particular, when the cover body is unfolded and put on the vehicle body, since the weight of the wound side part is large, the above-mentioned curling action causes a larger load to be applied to the core plate so that the above-mentioned bent part is formed. Since the cover body is easily bent, it is extremely difficult to deploy the cover body on the vehicle body.
[0007]
Therefore, in Prior Art 2, it is described that the side surface of the cover body is folded back on the upper surface of the vehicle body before winding on the core plate, and then the core plate is rotated to wind the cover body. However, since the vehicle body is long in the front-back direction and the ceiling in the center in the front-rear direction is high, it is not easy to lift the entire side portion to the upper surface of the vehicle body. Since it protrudes upward and the upper end of the side surface of the vehicle body is bent in a convex shape, even if a return line is provided on the cover body along the upper end bent in the convex shape, the above-mentioned side portion is formed by the return line. Is extremely difficult and impractical.
[0008]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a technical object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a vehicle body cover that can be easily mounted on or removed from a vehicle body and can be stored compactly. .
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention will be described with reference to, for example, FIGS. 1 to 9 showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which a vehicle body cover is configured as follows.
That is, a first aspect of the present invention provides a cover body (2) for covering a vehicle body (B) of an automobile, and a plurality of moorings (3) for detachably fixing the cover body (2) to the vehicle body (B). The left and right side surfaces (2b) of the cover main body (2) are provided with a skirt (5) arranged between the front and rear tire houses (6.6), and a window (7) of the vehicle body (B). ) And the upper end of the tire house (6), and a plate-like winding support (4) substantially equal to the vehicle width is provided at the middle portion of the cover body (2) in the left-right direction. The support (4) is provided with a plurality of support portions (13) arranged in the left-right direction and a connecting member (14) for connecting the support portions (13) to each other. The connecting member (14) is configured to be bendable with the cover body (2) wound around the support (4). That.
[0010]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cover body (2) for covering a vehicle body (B) of an automobile, and a plurality of moorings (3) for fixing the cover body (2) to the vehicle body (B), The side portion (2b) of the cover body (2) is configured to be turnable between the upper end of the tire house (6) and the lower edge of the window portion (7). A plate-like winding support (4) substantially equal to the vehicle width is attached to the middle part in the direction, and the support (4) includes a plurality of support parts (13) arranged in the left-right direction. A connecting member (14) for connecting the support portions (13) to each other, wherein the connecting member (14) can be bent with the cover body (2) wound on the support (4). It is characterized by having been constituted.
[0011]
[Action]
The cover body at the time of storage is wound around the support, and is in a compact state bent by the above-mentioned connecting member. The cover body is mounted on the body of the automobile in the following procedure. First, the connecting member is placed on an upper surface of a front portion, a trunk, or the like of an automobile in an extended state, and one end portion of the cover body is released from the support and locked to the vehicle body by the mooring portion. Next, the vehicle body is rotated in the front-rear direction with the end portion of the support body. As a result, the cover body is released from the periphery of the support, and is developed and covered along the vehicle body. Then, the other end of the cover body is locked to the end of the vehicle body by another mooring portion.
[0012]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the hem portion disposed between the front and rear tire houses is disposed between the lower end edge of the window portion of the vehicle body and the upper end of the tire house. The windows and the upper surface of the vehicle body are reliably prevented from being stained by rainwater or the like, but the vehicle body portion located below the skirt of the cover body is exposed. However, in the body of an automobile, the glass portion of the upper surface or the window is generally easily stained, and the vertical portion of the side is less stained. Therefore, the above-mentioned exposed portion, which is a vertical portion of the side surface, is slightly contaminated by dust or rainwater, and even if contaminated, it is easily cleaned in position.
On the other hand, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the side surface of the cover main body is covered with the body without folding back the skirt portion, whereby the vehicle body is covered and protected to the lower end of the side by the cover main body.
[0013]
When removing the vehicle body cover from the automobile, the following procedure is performed.
First, the locking by the above-mentioned mooring part is released, and the end of the cover main body is removed from the vehicle body. At this time, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the side portion of the cover main body is folded back between the upper end of the tire house and the lower edge of the window portion before winding by the support. Then, after the end removed from the vehicle body is placed on the support, the end of the support is held and rotated in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, whereby the cover body is wound around the support. At this time, since the portion of the side surface of the vehicle body cover that hangs down to the side of the vehicle body is short, the winding up due to the rotation of the support is suppressed, and the cover body is easily wound around the support. Thereafter, the cover body that protrudes from the support is folded inward, and the above-mentioned connecting member is folded and folded compactly, and then stored in a predetermined storage place such as a trunk.
[0014]
The cover body is usually formed by sewing a heat-resistant thin sheet-like cloth, but may be formed of a slightly thicker material having a heat insulating layer or the like. Further, different materials may be combined, for example, the ceiling portion is formed of a thick material, and the side portions are formed of a thin material. Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the folded portion of the side portion may be made thinner than the material above the side portion so as to be easily folded.
[0015]
The support may be a plate-like member having a length substantially equal to the vehicle width and a predetermined width, and a wooden plate, a synthetic resin, a metal plate, a frame, or the like is used. This support is preferably lightweight, but requires rigidity such that the rotational force applied to one end during winding is transmitted to the other end. For this reason, the support may be configured such that a reinforcing member is fixed to a thin plate material, and the reinforcing member exerts a predetermined rigidity.
The above-mentioned support can be provided at an arbitrary position such as the upper surface of the hood or trunk of the vehicle body or the upper surface of the ceiling portion of the vehicle body. The support may be provided at one position in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, or may be provided at a plurality of positions so as to be more easily wound up.
[0016]
When the cover body is wound up, the connecting members need to be maintained in a serial position in which the respective support portions are arranged in a plane, while the body member is compactly stored when stored in a storage location. Therefore, it must be easily bent.
The bending strength of the above-mentioned connecting member is such that, when a load is applied to the connecting member by supporting the support portions on both sides of the connecting member with supporting portions separated by 500 mm, for example, the bending is performed with a load of less than 0.5 kg. When the connection member is bent at the time of take-up, the connection member cannot be wound. When the load exceeds 8.0 kg, the connection member cannot be easily bent after winding the cover body. Therefore, it is preferable that the connection member be set so that the load is bent in a range of 0.5 to 8.0 kg. Further, it is preferable that the connection member be set so that the load is bent in a range of 1.0 to 6.0 kg. More preferred.
[0017]
The connecting member may be any member as long as it can connect the support members to each other. For example, a metal plate curved in the width direction or a structure using spring elasticity or rubber elasticity can be adopted. The connecting member is usually fixed to the support portion, but may be fixed to the reinforcing member when the support has a reinforcing member. It is also possible to extend the above-mentioned reinforcing member to this connecting member.
[0018]
The mooring portion is not limited to a specific shape, material, and structure as long as the cover main body can be fixed to the vehicle body. For example, the front mooring string provided between the front surface of the cover body and the front position of the both side surfaces or the upper surface portion in the vicinity thereof, and the rear surface portion and the rear position of the both side surface portions or the upper surface portion in the vicinity thereof And a rear mooring cord provided between the at least one end of the front and rear mooring cords. It can be configured so as to be disengageable with a locking portion formed on the main body. In this case, if the end provided with the above-mentioned engaging portion is connected to the cover body by a connecting string or the like, it is not necessary to search for the mooring string when attaching to the vehicle body. It can be easily locked to the part.
[0019]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a vehicle body cover mounted on an automobile, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view near a mooring portion, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view for explaining the operation of removing the cover body from the vehicle body, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the vehicle body cover in a housed state.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle body cover (1) includes a cover body (2) that covers a vehicle body (B) of an automobile, and a mooring portion () that detachably fixes the cover body (2) to the vehicle body (B). 3) and a plate-shaped support (4) fixed at a position near the front of the cover body (2).
[0021]
The cover body (2) includes an upper surface portion (2a) that covers the upper surface of the vehicle body (B), side surface portions (2b) disposed on left and right side surfaces of the vehicle body (B), and front and rear surfaces of the vehicle body (B). A front part (2c) and a rear part (2d) for covering the vehicle, and the skirt (5) of the side part (2b) is located above the upper end of the tire house (6) of the automobile and at the lower end of the window (7). It is located slightly below the edge. The upper surface part (2a) is formed of a thick cloth having heat insulating properties, a cloth combining heat insulating materials, and the like, while the side part (2b) is formed of a thin cloth. However, the cover body of the present invention may be made of a material that prevents wind and rain and the like and can be wound around the above-described support, and may be made of any material such as, for example, an entire thin fabric. Can be formed.
[0022]
Since the side surface (2b) of the cover body (2) is short, the lower part of the side of the vehicle body (B) is exposed. However, since the exposed part is a substantially vertical surface, dust adheres. This is a part that is difficult to clean and easy to clean. On the other hand, the window (7) that is easily contaminated with dust and the like is securely covered with the side surface (2b).
[0023]
The mooring section (3) includes two front mooring cords (3a, 3a) and two rear mooring cords (3b, 3b). One end of each of the front mooring cords (3a) is fixed to the front surface (2c) of the cover body (2), and the other end passes through the forward position of each of the left and right side surfaces (2b). It is detachably engaged with an upper surface portion (2a) covering a nearby hood. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, an engaging portion (8) is provided at the other end of the mooring cord (3a), and the engaging portion (8) is attached to the upper surface portion of the cover body (2). It is detachably engaged with the engaging portion (9) formed in (2a). Similarly, one end of each of the above-mentioned rear mooring cords (3b) is fixed to the rear surface portion (2d) of the cover body (2), and the other end passes through the rearward position of each of the left and right side surface portions (2b). And is detachably locked to the upper surface portion (2a) covering the trunk portion in the vicinity.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 2, each of the above mooring cords (3a, 3b) is configured to be adjustable in length by an adjusting part (10). However, when the type of vehicle to which the vehicle body cover is attached is determined, the length of the mooring cords (3a and 3b) may be configured to be unadjustable. The cover body (2) has a patch cloth (11) extending along each of the mooring cords (3a and 3b), and the mooring cords (3a and 3b) are attached to the vehicle body (B). Direct hits are prevented. Furthermore, the above-mentioned mooring cord (3a, 3b) has a connecting cord (12) for connecting the vicinity of the end provided with the above-mentioned engaging portion (8) and the side surface (2b) of the above-mentioned cover body (2). ) Is provided. The connecting cord (12) has such a length that the cover main body (2) can be easily removed from the vehicle body (B) when the engaging portion (8) is detached from the locking portion (9). ing.
[0025]
Note that the mooring portion of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment as long as the cover main body can be detachably fixed to the vehicle body. For example, when the front mooring string is detachably locked to the cover body as described above, the rear mooring string is fixed at its both ends to the cover body so that it cannot be detached, and The portion may be configured to be expandable and contractible with a rubber elastic body. In this case, when the cover main body is removed from the front side, the rear mooring string is loosened, so that it can be easily removed.
[0026]
The support (4) fixed to the cover body (2) includes two support portions (13) arranged side by side and a connecting member (13) for connecting the support portions (13) to each other. 14), and the entire length of the support (4) is formed to be substantially equal to the vehicle width of the vehicle body (B). In this embodiment, the above-mentioned support is constituted by two support portions, but in the present invention, three or more support portions may be arranged in series.
[0027]
The support (4) is accommodated in a bag (15) formed at a position near the front of the cover body (2). The support body (4) may be attached to the cover body (2) and may be fixed so as not to be detached. However, it is preferable that the support body (4) can be attached and detached in consideration of washing the cover body (2). . Further, the support (4) may be provided at another position such as the upper surface of the trunk of the vehicle body (B), and may be provided at a plurality of places such as both the upper surface of the hood and the upper surface of the trunk. .
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 3, the support portion (13) is formed of a synthetic resin plate having a honeycomb core (16), and is lightweight and has a predetermined rigidity. The support portion (13) may be formed of other materials such as wooden or light metal, and the shape is not limited to a plate, but may be a frame or the like. The support portion (13) only needs to have such rigidity that it does not significantly deform when the cover body (2) is wound up, and may be provided with a reinforcing member.
[0029]
The support portion (13) is connected by the connection member (14) at a predetermined interval so that the cover body (2) can be folded while being wound around during storage, which will be described later. The connecting member (14) may be extended as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 3, and the extended portion (17) may constitute the reinforcing member (20) of the support portion (13). Good.
[0030]
The connecting member (14) is formed of a spring steel thin plate whose width direction is curved, and both ends are fixed to the support portion (13), respectively. The connecting member (14) is a curved spring steel member used for a tape measure or the like that maintains the support portion (13) in a series posture at a predetermined stress or less, and bends when further stress is applied. . That is, in the removal work and the mounting work of the vehicle body cover (1) to be described later, when the support body (4) is rotated, each support part (13) can be maintained in a serial posture, and the cover body (2) can be maintained. The thickness and width of the connecting member (14) and the number of the connecting members (14) are adjusted so that the connecting member (14) has such strength that it can be easily folded by hand in the wound state.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 6, for example, the bending strength of the connecting member (14) is determined by supporting the support portions (13) on both sides of the connecting member (14) with support portions (18) separated by 500 mm. It can be indicated by the applied load (F) when the member (14) is bent, for example, by 10 cm or more. The flexural strength varies depending on the size and material of the cover body (2), the size and shape of the vehicle body (B), etc. In general, a large vehicle body requires a high strength, but usually has a strength of 0.5 to 8.0 kg. It is preferably set in the range, and more preferably set in the range of 1.0 to 6.0 kg.
[0032]
The vehicle body cover (1) is removed from the vehicle body (B) in the following procedure.
First, the front mooring cord (3a) is removed, and the front portion (2c) of the cover body (2) is placed on the support (4). Next, as shown in FIG. 4, one end of the support (4) is held, and the support (4) is rotated rearward. At this time, the side portion (2b) of the cover body (2) protrudes from the support (4), but its length is short. For this reason, the force of the side part (2b) rolling up by the rotation of the support (4) is weak, and the cover body (2) is smoothly wound around the support (4).
[0033]
When the support body (4) reaches the upper part of the trunk of the vehicle body (B) by winding the cover body (2), the rear mooring cord (3b) is removed, and the rear surface portion (2d) of the cover body (2) is removed. Wrap around support (4). Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5, the side end (25) of the cover body (2) protruding from the support (4) is folded inward, and the connecting member (14) of the support (4) is bent to form a trunk or the like. Store in a storage place. The connecting member (14) may be bent in the opposite direction so that the side end (25) faces outward.
[0034]
The body cover (1) in the housed state is mounted on the body (B) of the automobile in the reverse procedure. That is, the connecting member (14) is extended to switch the support portion (13) to the serial position, and this is placed on the upper surface of the trunk of the vehicle body (B), and the rear surface portion (2d) of the cover body (2) is pulled out. While rotating (4), the cover body (2) is developed on the upper surface of the vehicle body (B). At this time, the rear mooring cord (3b) is fixed to the cover body (2) via the side surface of the vehicle body (B). Then, the cover body (2) is unfolded and covered on the vehicle body (B) while further rotating the support (4). When the support (4) reaches the upper surface of the hood, the front part (2c) of the cover body (2) is released from the support (4) to cover the front of the vehicle body (B), and the front mooring strap (3a) is attached to the tire. It is fixed to the cover body (2) via the house (6).
[0035]
7A and 7B show a modification of the support, FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the support, and FIG. 7B is a partially cutaway perspective view of the folded state.
As shown in FIG. 7 (a), in this modification, the support portion (13) comprises a thin synthetic resin plate (19) and a pipe-shaped reinforcing member (20) fixed to one side thereof. The connecting member (14) is fixed to the reinforcing member (20), and a pair of semi-cylindrical holding plates (21) and presses the holding plates (21) toward the reinforcing member (20). A spring plate (22) curved in a U-shape. The resilient member may be a coiled spring or the like. Further, these resilient members are adjusted so as to exert a predetermined resilient force by changing a tightening force of a fixture to which the resilient members are attached.
[0036]
In a serial position in which the support portions (13) are arranged in a plane, the holding plate (21) is along the pipe-shaped reinforcing member (20) and is elastically pressed by the spring plate (22) so that the reinforcing member ( Via (20) each support part (13) is held in this serial position. When the support portion (13) is rotated about the connecting member (14), the holding plate (21) is opened against the elastic force of the spring plate (22), and as shown in FIG. Meanwhile, the connecting member (14) is held in the folded position. In this modification, the reinforcing member (20) is provided only on one side of the synthetic resin plate (19). However, reinforcing members are provided on two sides facing each other, and the connecting member is fixed to each reinforcing member. You may.
[0037]
8 and 9 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a side view of a vehicle body cover mounted on an automobile, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the vehicle body cover during a removal operation.
As shown in FIG. 8, in the second embodiment, the skirt portion (5) of the side surface portion (2b) of the cover body (2) reaches the lower end of the side portion of the vehicle body (B), and the vehicle body (B) It is effectively protected from contamination by dust and rainwater.
[0038]
A horizontal fold line (23) is provided on the side surface (2b) between the upper end of the tire house (6) and the lower edge of the window (7). When the side portion (2b) is folded back along the folding line (23), the skirt portion (5) is engaged with the cover body (2). A hem locking portion (24) for stopping is provided. The hem engagement portion (24) can adopt any structure that can be engaged and disengaged, such as a hook-and-loop fastener or a clip. In addition, the hem engagement portion may be provided on the cover body at a position where the folded hem faces, or may be provided at both the position and the hem.
[0039]
When removing the vehicle body cover (1), as shown in FIG. 9, first, the side surface portion (2b) is folded back at the folding line (23), and the hem portion (5) is covered with the hem engagement portion (24). While being fixed to the main body (2), it is sandwiched between the front and rear mooring cords (3a, 3b). After that, as in the first embodiment, after removing the front mooring string (3a), the cover body (2) is wound around the support plate (4) and removed from the vehicle body (B). When the vehicle body cover (1) is mounted, the support (4) is rotated on the upper surface of the vehicle body (B), and the cover body (2) is unfolded and the vehicle body ( B). Then, the locking of the hem locking portion (24) is released, the folded side portion (2b) is hung downward to cover the entire vehicle body (B), and then the cover body (2) is fixed by the mooring portion (3). To the vehicle body (B). The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.
[0040]
In the above description, the above-mentioned folded line (23) and the hem engagement portion (24) are provided on both side surfaces (2b, 2b) of the cover body (2). The locking portion (24) may be provided only on one side surface (2b). In this case, only one side (2b) is folded upward in the case of the removal work, and the other side is below the side when the operator holds the end of the support (4) and winds it. It is only necessary to support the side part (2b) that is hung down and to wind it up neatly, whereby the removal operation can be further simplified.
[0041]
In each of the above embodiments, a sedan-type vehicle has been described. However, it goes without saying that the vehicle body cover of the present invention can be applied to other types of vehicles such as vans and wagons.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is configured and operated as described above, and has the following effects.
[0043]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the side surface of the cover body is short, and in the second aspect of the invention, the side surface of the cover body can be shortened by being folded over the tire house. By rotating while holding one end of the support while moving along one side, the cover body can be easily wound around the support.
Then, the rolled-up cover body can be folded compactly by folding back the portion protruding from the support and bending the connecting member, and can be easily stored in a predetermined storage place such as a trunk.
Also, since the cover body is relatively neatly wound around the support, when mounting it on the car body, the cover body can be easily deployed by rotating the support body on the car body and opening the cover body. And put it on the car body.
[0044]
In particular, the bending strength of the above-mentioned connecting member is set to a strength that bends when a load of 0.5 to 8.0 kg is applied to this connecting member by supporting the adjacent support portions with supporting portions separated by 500 mm. In this case, the connecting member is maintained in a serial position during the above-mentioned winding or mounting work, so that the cover body can be easily wound around the support body, while being securely folded after being wound. It is preferable because it can be folded.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a partially broken perspective view of a vehicle body cover mounted on an automobile, showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of a mooring portion according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a support according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating an operation of removing a cover main body from a vehicle body according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the vehicle body cover in a stored state according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a schematic explanatory view showing a method for measuring the bending strength of a connecting member.
7A and 7B show a modified example of the support. FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the support, and FIG. 7B is a partially broken perspective view of the folded state.
FIG. 8 is a side view of a vehicle body cover mounted on an automobile, showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a vehicle body cover in the middle of a removing operation according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view for explaining a winding-up phenomenon that occurs when the cover main body is wound up according to Prior Art 1.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Body cover, 2 ... Cover main body, 2a ... Upper surface part, 2b ... Side surface part, 2c ... Front part, 2d ... Rear surface part, 3 ... Mooring part, 3a ... Front mooring string, 3b ... Rear mooring string, 4 ... Support member, 5 hem of side surface (2b), 6 tire house, 7 window, 8 engaging portion, 9 engaging portion, 13 support portion, 14 connecting member, 18 support Part, 20: reinforcement member, B: body of automobile.

Claims

A cover body (2) for covering the vehicle body (B) of the automobile, and a plurality of mooring portions (3) for detachably fixing the cover body (2) to the vehicle body (B);
The left and right side surfaces (2b) of the cover body (2) are connected to a skirt (5) disposed between the front and rear tire houses (6.6) by a lower end of a window (7) of the vehicle body (B). Placed between the rim and the top of the tire house (6),
A plate-like take-up support (4) substantially equal to the vehicle width is provided at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the cover body (2),
The support (4) includes a plurality of support portions (13) arranged in the left-right direction and a connecting member (14) for connecting the support portions (13) to each other.
An automobile body cover, wherein the connecting member (14) is configured to be bendable in a state where the cover body (2) is wound around the support (4).

A cover body (2) for covering the vehicle body (B) of the automobile, and a plurality of moorings (3) for fixing the cover body (2) to the vehicle body (B);
The side portion (2b) of the cover body (2) is configured to be turnable between an upper end of the tire house (6) and a lower end edge of the window portion (7),
A plate-like take-up support (4) substantially equal to the vehicle width is provided at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the cover body (2),
The support (4) includes a plurality of support portions (13) arranged in the left-right direction and a connecting member (14) for connecting the support portions (13) to each other.
An automobile body cover, wherein the connecting member (14) is configured to be bendable in a state where the cover body (2) is wound around the support (4).

The bending strength of the connecting member (14) is such that a pair of support members (13, 13) adjacent to each other are supported by a support part (18) separated by 500 mm, and a distance between the support members (13, 13) is determined. The vehicle body cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting member (14) is set to have a strength to bend when a load of 0.5 to 8.0 kg is applied to the connecting member (14).

The vehicle body cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support (4) is provided at a plurality of locations in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body (B).

5. The vehicle body cover according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing member (20) is fixed to the support part (13).

The vehicle body cover according to claim 5, wherein the reinforcing member (20) is extended from the connecting member (14).

The vehicle body cover according to claim 5, wherein the connecting member (14) is fixed to the reinforcing member (20).

The front mooring cord provided with the mooring portion (3) between the front surface portion (2c) of the cover body (2) and the front surface portion (2a) near or in front of the both side surface portions (2b). (3a) and a rear mooring string (3b) provided between the rear surface portion (2d) and the upper surface portion (2a) at or near the rearward position of the side surface portions (2b),
At least one of the front and rear mooring cords (3a, 3b) is provided with an engaging portion (8) at at least one end, and the engaging portion (8) is formed on the cover body (2). The vehicle body cover according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the cover is configured to be detachable from the stop (9).