JP2005162083A - Sun visor for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sun visor for a vehicle capable of improving comfortableness of a passenger inside a cabin. <P>SOLUTION: The sun visor 11 for a vehicle has a sun visor part 21, of which angle is adjusted by rocking it around a support member 20 fitted to a basic fitting part 16 inside the cabin. A monitor 40 is arranged in one surface 39 of the sun visor part 21, and the support member 20 is detachably fitted to the basic fitting part 16, and the supporting member 20 removed from the basic fitting member 16 can be detachably fitted to other fitting part different from the basic fitting part 16 inside the cabin. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle sun visor.

In the vehicle, various ideas have been made to improve the comfort of the passengers when spending in the passenger compartment, such as during traveling and parking. For example, there is a technique in which a vehicle sun visor is removable and is used as a table in the removed state (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-121959 A

  The demand for improving the comfort of passengers when spending in the vehicle interior is increasing, and new ideas are constantly being sought.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle sun visor that can further improve the comfort of passengers when spending time in a passenger compartment.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the invention according to claim 1 is a basic attachment portion (for example, a basic attachment portion 16 in the embodiment) provided in an upper portion and a front portion in a passenger compartment (for example, the passenger compartment 12 in the embodiment). A vehicle sun visor (for example, the embodiment) having a sun visor portion (for example, the sun visor portion 21 in the embodiment) whose angle is adjusted by swinging around the support member (for example, the support member 20 in the embodiment) attached to the vehicle. A monitor (for example, the monitor 40 in the embodiment) is disposed on one surface (for example, the surface 39 in the embodiment) of the sun visor portion, and the support member is attached to the basic attachment portion. The support member that is detachable and is detached from the basic mounting portion may be mounted separately from the basic mounting portion in the vehicle compartment (for example, implementation It is characterized separately be obtained by enabling configured removably to the mounting portion 56) in the state.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the monitor is disposed in the sun visor portion, and the support member that supports the sun visor portion is detachable from the basic mounting portion in the vehicle interior. Since it can be separately attached to and detached from the attachment portion, the monitor can be used at a plurality of locations of the basic attachment portion and the separate attachment portion. Therefore, since the monitor can be utilized in various places, it is possible to further improve the comfort of the occupant when spending in the passenger compartment. In addition, since the monitor is provided in the sun visor, this does not get in the way when the monitor is not used.

  A vehicle sun visor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  A vehicle sun visor 11 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is mainly used to shield a passenger seated in a passenger seat, and is disposed on the passenger seat side in the vehicle width direction near the upper end of the windshield 13 in the passenger compartment 12. In this state, the roof lining 15 is attached to the concave basic attachment portion 16 shown in FIG. The vehicle sun visor 11 includes a metal bent bar-like support member 20 attached to the basic attachment portion 16 of the roof lining 15 and a sun visor portion 21 supported by the support member 20 so as to be swingable.

  The sun visor portion 21 covers a plate-like base material 23 made of a hard foamed resin with a skin material 24, and a metal core material 25 along the outer peripheral edge portion and a metal fixed to the core material 25 inside. And a connecting member 26 made of metal. The support member 20 is connected to the connection member 26 so as to be rotatable around the support member 20. Further, the sun visor portion 21 is provided with a locking member 27 on the opposite side to the support member 20 so as to connect the end portions of the core material 25, and the locking member 27 is formed on the roof lining 15. The hook 30 is detachably locked. Thus, the vehicle sun visor 11 swings around the locking member 27 whose sun visor portion 21 is locked to the hook 30 of the roof lining 15 and the support member 20 supported by the basic mounting portion 16 of the roof lining 15. By doing so, the angle can be adjusted.

  Here, the sun visor part 21 is centered on the support member 20 and the locking member 27, and is in a retracted state in which the sun visor part 21 is close to the roof lining 15 and separated from the windshield 13, and a front unfolded state in which the sun visor part 21 is separated from the roof lining 15 and close to the windshield 13. If it is between the retracted state and the forward deployed state, it can be stopped at any angular position. Further, the sun visor portion 21 is shown in a state where the entire sun visor portion 21 is swung by removing the locking member 27 from the hook 30 and rotating the support member 20 with respect to the basic attachment portion 16 in the above-described forward deployed state, for example. It will be in the side deployment state near the door glass.

  In the present embodiment, the support member 20 can be attached to and detached from the basic attachment portion 16 of the roof lining 15. The support member 20 has a shape having a connecting shaft portion 32 rotatably connected to the connecting member 26 of the sun visor portion 21 and an arm portion 33 bent and extended from the outer end portion of the connecting shaft portion 32. A spherical fitting portion 34 is formed at the tip of the arm portion 33. On the other hand, the basic mounting portion 16 of the roof lining 15 is formed in a concave shape by being formed so that the fitting hole 36 for fitting the fitting portion 34 opens downward. The fitting hole 36 has a locking hole portion 37 whose opening side is smaller in diameter than the back side, and the fitting portion 34 is on the back side so as to get over the locking hole portion 37 while elastically deforming the locking hole portion 37. The basic attachment portion 16 supports the support member 20 by being fitted up to. In this state, the support member 20 has the arm portion 33 extending downward from the basic attachment portion 16 and the connecting shaft portion 32 extending laterally from the lower end of the arm portion 33, and is connected by rotating with respect to the basic attachment portion 16. The shaft portion 32 turns around a substantially vertical axis, and the sun visor portion 21 attached thereto turns similarly.

  In addition, in this embodiment, it is composed of a liquid crystal element or the like that displays a moving image on a surface 39 facing the roof lining 15 facing upward when in the retracted state and facing toward the passenger compartment 12 when in the deployed state. A monitor 40 and an operation unit 41 for operating display settings and the like of the monitor 40 are provided. In addition, a wiring unit 43 for exchanging signals between the monitor 40 and the operation unit 41 is built in the sun visor unit 21, and the wiring unit 43 further passes through the inside of the support member 20 to support the member. It extends to 20 fitting portions 34.

  Further, a wiring portion 47 on the vehicle body side extends from the basic attachment portion 16, and the wiring portion 43 and the wiring on the vehicle body side of the support member 20 in a state of being fitted in the fitting hole 36 in the fitting portion 34. A connecting portion 48 for electrically connecting the portion 47 is provided. In the state where the fitting portion 34 is fitted in the fitting hole 36, the connection portion 48 always connects the wiring portion 43 and the wiring portion 47 regardless of the angular relationship between the support member 20 and the basic mounting portion 16. Let

  Then, video data sent from a video transmission unit (not shown) provided on the vehicle body side is sent to the monitor 40 via the wiring units 47 and 43 and displayed on the monitor 40. In addition, operation data from the operation unit 41 of the sun visor unit 21 is sent to the video transmission unit via the wiring units 43 and 47 to change settings of the video transmission unit. Here, the video transmission unit is, for example, a television tuner or a video playback device.

  As a result, in the vehicle sun visor 11 of the present embodiment, the sun visor portion 21 is in the forwardly deployed state in a state where the support member 20 is attached to the basic attachment portion 16 on the roof lining 15 side, and in this state, the vehicle visor 12 side. When the video is displayed on the monitor 40 facing, the video on the monitor 40 can be viewed by a passenger in the passenger seat. In addition, setting of the video transmission unit can be changed by operating the operation unit 41 facing the passenger compartment 12 in the forwardly deployed state by a passenger in the passenger seat.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the armrest 53 disposed between the driver seat 51 and the passenger seat 52 has a concave shape on the side of the passenger seat 52, as in the case of the basic mounting portion 16. A separate mounting portion 56, which is provided with the fitting hole 36 having the hole portion 37 and the connection portion 48, is provided separately from the basic mounting portion 16. A wiring portion 57 connected to the above-described video transmission portion on the vehicle body side is also connected to the connection portion 48 of the separate attachment portion 56. The separate mounting portion 56 is formed so that the fitting hole 36 for fitting the fitting portion 34 opens toward the rear in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

  The vehicle sun visor 11 according to this embodiment is removed from the vehicle body as a whole by removing the above-described locking member 27 from the hook 30 and removing the support member 20 from the basic mounting portion 16 on the roof lining 15 side. When the fitting portion 34 of the support member 20 is separately fitted to the attachment portion 56 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 from the removed state as described above, the video transmission portion provided on the vehicle body side. Is sent to the monitor 40 via the wiring portions 57 and 43 and displayed on the monitor 40. In addition, operation data from the operation unit 41 of the sun visor unit 21 is sent to the video transmission unit via the wiring units 43 and 57 to change settings of the video transmission unit.

  Accordingly, when the vehicle sun visor 11 according to the present embodiment displays an image on the monitor 40 in a state where the support member 20 is attached to the separate attachment portion 56 at the rear portion of the armrest 53, the occupant of the rear seat can adjust the monitor 40. Video viewing is possible. Further, in this state, the operation unit 41 is operated by a passenger in the rear seat, so that the setting of the video transmission unit can be changed.

  That is, the vehicle sun visor 11 of the present embodiment can display the video data from the video transmission unit as a video, whether it is attached to the basic attachment portion 16 of the roof lining 15 or to the separate attachment portion 56 at the rear of the armrest 53. In addition, the operation unit 41 can change the setting of the video transmission unit.

  As described above, according to the vehicle sun visor 11 of the present embodiment, the monitor 40 is disposed in the sun visor portion 21, and the support member 20 that supports the sun visor portion 21 is attached to the roof lining 15 in the vehicle compartment 12. Since the support member 20 can be attached to and detached from the basic attachment portion 16, and the support member 20 can be attached to and detached from the separate attachment portion 56 at the rear of another armrest 53 in the vehicle compartment 12, the monitor 40 can be used at a plurality of locations. it can. Therefore, since the monitor 40 can be utilized in various places, it is possible to further improve the comfort of the passenger when spending in the passenger compartment 12. Moreover, since the monitor 40 is provided in the sun visor unit 21, this does not get in the way when the monitor 40 is not used.

  In addition, since the basic attachment portion 16 and the separate attachment portion 56 on the vehicle body side have a concave shape, the basic attachment portion 16 and the separate attachment portion 56 do not protrude and do not interfere.

  Of course, the above-described separate mounting portion 56 may be disposed at a place other than the above. For example, if a separate mounting portion 56 is provided at the intermediate portion of the roof lining 15 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, the monitor 40 provided at the intermediate portion of the roof lining 15 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body displays an image toward the passenger in the rear seat. It becomes possible. Further, in the case of the third row seat, by separately providing attachment portions 56 at the rear portion of the first row seat and the rear portion of the second row seat, images can be viewed mainly by the passengers of the second row seat, It is also possible for the passengers in the row seats to see the video.

  Further, the fitting between the attachment portions 16 and 56 and the support member 20 may be a cylindrical shape in which the support member 20 is formed into an axial shape and the attachment portions 16 and 56 can be fitted. In that case, a stopper for retaining the stopper in the fitted state and a manual switch for releasing the stopper by the stopper are provided.

  In addition, the monitor 40 can be used as a monitor 40 for an in-vehicle personal computer. In this case, the video transmission unit is constituted by a main body including a CPU of a personal computer. Further, in this case, the additional mounting portion 56 is provided at the tip of the armrest in the forward-turned state, which is optimal for personal computer operation where the occupant operates the operation portion 41 while looking at the monitor 40.

1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle interior of a vehicle to which a vehicle sun visor according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a front view which shows the state which attached the sun visor for vehicles of one Embodiment of this invention to the basic attachment part. It is the figure seen from the vehicle rear which shows the position of the separate attachment part in which the sun visor for vehicles of one Embodiment of this invention is attached. It is a front view which shows the state which attached the sun visor for vehicles of one Embodiment of this invention to the attaching part separately. It is the figure seen from the vehicle rear which shows the state which attached the sun visor for vehicles of one Embodiment of this invention to the attaching part separately.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Vehicle sun visor 12 Car compartment 16 Basic attachment part 20 Support member 21 Sun visor part 39 Surface 40 Monitor 56 Separate attachment part

Claims (1)

A vehicle sun visor having a sun visor portion whose angle is adjusted by swinging around a support member attached to a basic attachment portion provided at an upper portion and a front portion of a vehicle interior,
A monitor is disposed on one surface of the sun visor portion, the support member is detachable from the basic attachment portion, and the support member removed from the basic attachment portion is separate from the basic attachment portion in the vehicle interior. The vehicle sun visor is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the separate mounting portion.

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