JP2006168574A - Sun shade device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To open/close a plurality of openings without causing an increase of an installation space and a considerable increase of cost. <P>SOLUTION: This device is provided with a first sun shade panel SH1 for closing an opening O1 and a second sun shade panel SH2 for closing an opening O2. An engagement pin 5 is moved in the range from the opening O1 to the opening O2 by transmission belts 43 and 44. An engagement piece 6 provided in a front side sun shade panel 1 of the first sun shade panel SH1 is engaged to the engagement pin 5 to be moved integrally with the engagement pin 5 while the engagement pin 5 is moved in the range of the opening O1. When the engagement pin 5 is separated from the range of the opening O1, the engagement of the engagement piece 6 and the engagement pin 5 is eliminated. While the engagement pin 5 is moved in the range of the opening O2, an engagement piece 7 provided in a front side sun shade panel 3 of the second sun shade panel SH2 is engaged to the engagement pin 5 to be moved integrally with the engagement pin 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle sunshade device, and more particularly, to an improvement in an opening / closing drive mechanism for a sunshade panel that opens and closes two openings provided in a ceiling interior material.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a sectional view near the ceiling of a van type car provided with a sunshade device. In FIG. 6, a large opening O extending from the front seat to the rear seat is formed in the ceiling interior material L below the glass ceiling W. A support panel S is disposed below the opening O across the width direction (perpendicular to the paper surface), and can be rotated on the lower surface of the support panel S between a vertical drawing position and a horizontal storage position. A flat-screen TV T is installed. Thereby, the opening O is substantially divided into an opening O1 in front of the support panel S and an opening O2 in the rear of the support panel S. The opening O is positioned above the support panel S and is closed by three sunshade panels 1 'to 3' constituting the sunshade device. That is, in FIG. 7, a frame body L1 is provided above the periphery of the opening O. The frame L1 is provided with a motor 41 and a cable feed mechanism 42 at an intermediate position of the front side L11, and the geared cables 43 and 44 extend from the cable feed mechanism 42 toward the left and right sides L12 and L13 of the frame L1, respectively. ing. The geared cables 43 and 44 are guided by guide members (not shown) so as to move along the left and right sides L12 and L13 of the frame body L1, and their tips are fixed to the left and right edges of the front sunshade panel 1 ′. Yes. In FIG. 7, only the portion of the geared cables 43 and 44 extending from the cable feeding mechanism 42 is shown for easy understanding. Three sunshade panels 1 'to 3' on the front side, the middle side, and the rear side are provided on each guide rail R formed in three upper and lower sides on the left and right sides L12 and L13 (only one is shown in FIG. 8) of the frame L1. The left and right edges are placed, and the vehicle can move rearward along the guide rails R while maintaining a substantially horizontal posture.

  The front, middle, and rear sunshade panels 1 'to 3' are supported in this order by the upper guide rail R, and the sunshade panels 1 'and 2' have their front and rear edges downward and upward, respectively. It protrudes into locking portions 11, 12, 21, 22. Further, the sunshade panels 1 'and 2' have locking projections 13 and 23 formed on the upper surface of the front edge. The sunshade panel 3 ′ has a locking portion 31 with a front edge protruding downward.

  When the sunshade panels 1 ′ to 3 ′ are opened, when the geared cables 43 and 44 are fed out from the cable feeding mechanism 42 and the front sunshade panel 1 ′ is moved rearward, the locking projections 13 become the middle sunshade panel 2. The locking projections 23 of the panel 2 'come into contact with the locking portions 31 of the rear sunshade panel 3' to push it backward. As shown in FIG. 9, the three sunshade panels 1 ′ to 3 ′ are stored so as to overlap in a storage portion C formed between the roof panel P behind the opening O and the ceiling interior material L. The

Patent Document 1 shows a sunshade device including a plurality of sunshade panels supported movably by guide rails, and Patent Document 2 shows a sunshade device that is opened and closed by a motor. Yes.
Reality 1-40730 5-10045

  In the state of FIG. 9 in which the sunshade panels 1 ′ to 3 ′ are opened in the conventional sunshade device, the sunshade panels 1 ′ to 3 ′ are placed between the glass ceiling W above the support panel S to which the television T is attached. There is a problem that the appearance is poor because a relatively large gap is generated for passing the opening and closing. Therefore, a sunshade panel for opening and closing the opening O1 by closing the gap above the support panel S and a sunshade panel for opening and closing the opening O2 are separately provided, and the front and rear sunshade panels are opened and closed by separate drive mechanisms, respectively. However, there is a problem that a new installation space such as a motor is required and the cost is increased.

  Therefore, the present invention solves such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle sunshade device that can open and close a plurality of openings with a single driving means and has good appearance.

In order to solve the above problems, in the first invention, a first opening (O1) and a second opening (O2) formed in one direction in the ceiling interior material (L) of the vehicle, and a first opening ( The first sunshade panel (SH1) for closing O1) and the second sunshade panel (SH2) for closing the second opening (O2), and each sunshade panel (SH1, SH2) are provided with corresponding openings (O1). , O2) and a guide means (L12, L13) for supporting the first sunshade panel so as to be movable along the one direction between a closed position for closing the opening (O1, O2) and an open position retracted from the opening (O1, O2). A moving member (43, 44, 45, 5) movable along the one direction over the moving range of (SH1), the moving range of the second sunshade panel (SH2), and a range between both ranges, Moving member 43, 44, 45, 5) is provided on the first sunshade panel (SH1) and the driving means (41, 42) for moving the moving member (43, 44, 45, 5). While moving within the movement range of SH1), the first sunshade panel (SH1) is engaged with the moving members (43, 44, 45, 5) and integrated with the moving members (43, 44, 45, 5). ), And when the moving member (43, 44, 45, 5) is out of the moving range of the first sunshade panel (SH1), the first engaging means (6) for releasing the engagement, and the second While the moving member (43, 44, 45, 5) is provided in the sun shade panel (SH2) and moves within the moving range of the second sun shade panel (SH2), the moving member (43, 44, 45, 5). Engaging the moving member (43, 4, 45, 5) is moved together with the second sunshade panel (SH2), and when the moving member (43, 44, 45, 5) is out of the moving range of the second sunshade panel (SH2), the above engagement Second engaging means (7) for releasing

  In the first aspect of the invention, while the moving member moves within the moving range of the first sunshade panel, the first sunshade panel is moved integrally with the moving member by the first engaging means, and the moving member is moved to the first sunshade. While the movement range of the second sunshade panel is moved out of the movement range of the panel, the engagement of the first engagement means is released, and the second sunshade panel is integrated with the movement member by the second engagement means. Moved. Therefore, since the first opening and the second opening can be opened and closed by one moving member and driving means, respectively, the installation space of the motor or the like can be increased as compared to providing a separate driving mechanism for each sunshade panel. Cost increase can be avoided. In addition, since the sunshade panel does not move between the openings, the gap between the ceiling interior material and the structure thereabove can be reduced between the openings to improve the appearance.

  In the second invention, the opening position of the first sunshade panel (SH1) is set on the second opening (O2) side of the first opening (O1), and the opening position of the second sunshade panel (SH2) is the first position. The two openings (O2) are set on the opposite side of the first opening (O1). In the second aspect of the invention, the sunshades can be moved in order only by moving the moving member in one direction.

  In addition, the code | symbol in the said parenthesis shows the correspondence with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

  As described above, according to the vehicle sunshade device of the present invention, a plurality of openings can be opened and closed with one driving means, and the appearance is good.

  FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a ceiling of a van type car provided with a sunshade device. The ceiling interior material L below the glass ceiling W is formed with a front opening O1 and a rear opening O2 with a support panel V provided so as to cross in the vehicle width direction (perpendicular to the paper surface). The support panel V has an L-shaped cross section including a horizontal wall V1 extending substantially in parallel below the glass ceiling W and a vertical wall V2 extending upward from the rear end of the horizontal wall V1 and having an upper end close to the lower surface of the glass ceiling W. A space formed between the glass ceiling W and formed is a storage portion D of a sunshade panel to be described later. A thin TV T is mounted on the lower surface of the horizontal wall V1 of the support panel V so as to be rotatable between a vertical pulling position and a horizontal storage position.

  The front and rear openings O1, O2 are closed by a first sunshade panel SH1 and a second sunshade panel SH2, respectively. The first and second sunshade panels SH1, SH2 are respectively two front and rear sunshade panels 1, 2, It consists of three and four. Each of the sunshade panels 1 to 4 is supported by guide rails R (see FIG. 8) formed in two upper and lower stages on left and right sides L12 and L13 (FIG. 2) of a frame body L1, which will be described later, and is movable in the front-rear direction. The front sunshade panels 1 and 3 are positioned below the rear sunshade panels 2 and 4. The front sunshade panels 1 and 3 are provided with locking portions 11, 12, 31, and 32 protruding upward at the front edge and the rear edge, respectively, and the rear sunshade panels 2 and 4 are locking protrusions protruding downward at the front edge. Parts 21 and 41 are provided. A space between the ceiling interior material L and the roof panel P behind the opening O2 serves as a storage portion C for storing the sunshade panels 3 and 4.

  In FIG. 2, a frame body L1 is provided above the ceiling interior material L at the periphery of the openings O1 and O2. As described above, the openings O1 and O2 are separated forward and backward with the support panel V (FIG. 1) as a boundary, and the left and right sides L12 and L13 of the frame L1 penetrate the support panel V in the front-rear direction. . The frame L1 is provided with a motor 41 and a cable feed mechanism 42 at an intermediate position of the front side L11, and the geared cables 43 and 44 extend from the cable feed mechanism 42 toward the left and right sides L12 and L13 of the frame L1, respectively. ing. Each geared cable 43, 44 is guided by a guide member (not shown) so as to move along the left and right sides L12, L13 of the frame body L1, and a support piece at the tip thereof toward the inner space of the frame body L1. 45 is protrudingly provided. In FIG. 2, only the portion of the geared cables 43 and 44 extending from the cable feeding mechanism 42 is shown for easy understanding.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each support piece 45 is provided with a cylindrical engagement pin 5 standing on the top surface of the tip. The engaging pin 5 constitutes a moving member together with the geared cables 43 and 44 and the support piece 45. On the other hand, engagement pieces 6 as first engagement means are provided on both sides of the lower surface of the front edge of the front sunshade panel 1. The engaging piece 6 is a spring plate having a constant width and is formed into a circular shape with a part cut off, and the circular portion 61 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the engaging pin 5. It expands outwardly from an interval smaller than the outer diameter of the engaging pin 5 in an eight-letter shape. The engaging piece 6 is fixed to the lower surface of the panel 1 at the rear half of the circular portion 61, and the opening portion 62 is separated from the lower surface of the panel 1. The opening 62 of the engagement piece 6 opens toward the rear of the vehicle, and the engagement pin 5 is fitted in the circular portion 61 (FIG. 2).

  Engagement pieces 7 (FIG. 2) having a circular portion 71 and an opening portion 72 having the same structure as the engagement piece 6 are provided as second engagement means on both sides of the lower surface of the front edge of the front sunshade panel 3. The opening 72 of the engagement piece 7 is open toward the front of the vehicle. The left and right sides L12 and L13 of the frame L1 are provided with two pairs of left and right stopper members 81 and 82 at the front and rear positions of the intermediate portion. The front stopper member 81 is in contact with the rear end of the panel 1 when the front sunshade panel 1 reaches the open position where the front sunshade panel 1 has moved into the storage portion D of the support panel V (FIG. 1) located behind. The rearward movement is set to be restricted. Further, the rear stopper member 82 abuts against the front end of the panel 3 when the front sunshade panel 3 is pulled forward from the storage portion C (FIG. 1) and moved to the closed position to close the opening O2. It is set so as to restrict further forward movement of the front sunshade panel 3.

  In such a sunshade device, when the first and second sunshade panels SH1 and SH2 are opened and moved from the closed state shown in FIG. 1, the geared cables 43 and 44 are fed out by the cable feed mechanism 42 to engage the engagement pin 5. Is moved to the rear of the vehicle. As the engagement pin 5 moves, the front sunshade panel 1 provided with the engagement piece 6 that engages with the engagement pin 5 follows and starts moving backward. During the rearward movement of the front sunshade panel 1, the engaging portion 11 comes into contact with the engaging portion 21 of the rear sunshade panel 2, and both the panels 1 and 2 are moved rearward so that FIG. As shown in FIG. In this state, the rear end of the front sunshade panel 1 contacts the front stopper member 81, and the opening O1 is opened.

  When the engagement pin 5 is further moved rearward, the front sunshade panel 1 is restricted from further rearward movement, and therefore the engagement pin 5 pushes and widens the opening 62 of the engagement piece 6 and then moves backward. Thus, the engagement state between the engagement pin 5 and the engagement piece 6 is released. Further, when the engagement pin 5 moves rearward and reaches the opening O2, it comes into contact with the opening 72 of the engagement piece 7 of the front sunshade panel 3 that closes the opening O2, and pushes and moves the panel 3 backward. . During the rearward movement of the front sunshade panel 3, the engaging portion 31 comes into contact with the engaging portion 41 of the rear sunshade panel 4, and the panels 3 and 4 are moved rearward in an overlapped state. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the opening O2 is opened. When the rearward movement of the front sunshade panel 3 is restricted in the storage portion C, the engagement pin 5 is fitted into the circular portion 71 via the opening 72 of the engagement piece 7 provided on the front sunshade panel 3.

  When closing the first and second sunshade panels SH1 and SH2, the cable feed mechanism 42 pulls in the geared cables 43 and 44 and moves the engagement pin 5 forward of the vehicle. As the engagement pin 5 moves, the front sunshade panel 3 provided with the engagement piece 7 engaged therewith follows and starts moving forward. During the forward movement of the front sunshade panel 3, the locking portion 32 comes into contact with the locking portion 41 of the rear sunshade panel 4, and both the panels 3 and 4 are moved forward in a state of being connected back and forth. As shown in FIG. 1, it reaches a closed position covering the opening O2. In this state, the front end of the front sunshade panel 3 comes into contact with the rear stopper member 82 and further forward movement is restricted.

  When the engagement pin 5 is further moved forward, the front sunshade panel 3 is restricted from further forward movement. Therefore, the engagement pin 5 pushes and widens the opening 72 of the engagement piece 7 and moves forward. Thus, the engagement state between the engagement pin 5 and the engagement piece 7 is released. Further, when the engagement pin 5 moves forward and reaches the opening O1, it comes into contact with the opening 62 of the engagement piece 6 of the front sunshade panel 1 and pushes and moves the panel 1 forward. While the front sunshade panel 1 is moving forward, the locking portion 12 comes into contact with the locking portion 21 of the rear sunshade panel 2, and both the panels 1 and 2 are moved forward in a state of being connected back and forth. As shown in FIG. 1, the opening O1 is closed. When the forward movement of the front sunshade panel 1 is restricted at the closed position, the engagement pin 5 is fitted into the circular portion 61 through the opening 62 of the engagement piece 6 provided on the front sunshade panel 1.

  According to the present embodiment, the sunshade panels SH1 and SH2 provided in the openings O1 and O2, respectively, can be opened and closed by a single drive mechanism including the motor 41 and the cable feed mechanism 42, so that the installation space and cost of the drive mechanism are increased. Can be suppressed. In addition, since the sunshade panels SH1 and SH2 do not move between the openings O1 and O2, the gap between the ceiling interior material and the structure above it can be reduced between the openings to improve the appearance. .

  Note that the shape of the engagement piece is not limited to that of the above-described embodiment, and may be, for example, as shown in FIG. The engagement piece 9 shown in FIG. 5 has a spring plate having a narrow portion 91 smaller than the outer diameter of the engagement pin 5 and an open portion 92 that opens to both sides in an octagonal form. In this case, the engaging piece 9 is fixed to the panel surface by the narrow portion 91, and the opening portion 92 is separated from the panel surface.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first sunshade panel SH1 and the second sunshade panel SH2 that open and close the openings O1 and O2 are each constituted by two sunshade panels 1, 2, 3, and 4. However, a single sunshade panel may be used. good.

It is sectional drawing of the ceiling vicinity of the van type vehicle which provided the sun shade apparatus which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of a sunshade apparatus. It is a principal part fracture perspective view of a sunshade panel. It is sectional drawing of the ceiling vicinity of the van type vehicle which provided the sunshade apparatus. It is a schematic plan view which shows the other example of an engagement piece. It is sectional drawing of the ceiling vicinity of the van type vehicle provided with the conventional sunshade apparatus. It is a top view of a sunshade apparatus. It is sectional drawing along the VIII-VIII line of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the ceiling vicinity of the van type vehicle provided with the sunshade apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,3 ... Front sunshade panel, 2, 4 ... Rear sunshade panel, 41 ... Motor, 42 ... Cable feed mechanism, 43, 44 ... Geared cable, 45 ... Supporting piece, 5 ... Engagement pin, 6, 7 ... Engagement piece, L1 ... frame, L12, L13 ... left and right sides, O1, O2 ... opening, SH1 ... first sunshade panel, SH2 ... second sunshade panel.

Claims (2)

A first opening and a second opening formed in one direction in a ceiling interior material of the vehicle; a first sunshade panel for closing the first opening; and a second sunshade panel for closing the second opening; Guide means for supporting each sunshade panel movably along the one direction between a closed position for closing the corresponding opening and an open position retracted from the opening; and the first sunshade panel A moving member movable along the one direction over the moving range, the moving range of the second sunshade panel, and a range between the two ranges, driving means for moving the moving member, and the first While the moving member is moving within the moving range of the first sunshade panel, the first supporting member is engaged with the moving member and integrated with the moving member. When the shade panel is moved and the moving member is out of the moving range of the first sunshade panel, a first engaging means for releasing the engagement and a second sunshade panel are provided, and the moving member is a second one. While moving the moving range of the sunshade panel, the second sunshade panel is moved together with the moving member by engaging with the moving member, and the moving member is out of the moving range of the second sunshade panel. A vehicle sunshade device comprising: a second engagement means for releasing the engagement. 2. The vehicle sunshade device according to claim 1, wherein an opening position of the first sunshade panel is set on the second opening side of the first opening, and an opening position of the second sunshade panel is the first position. A vehicle sunshade device set on the side opposite to the first opening of two openings.

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