JP2013014309A - Cover device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cover device that is easily operated, unfolds automatically and can be stored.SOLUTION: The cover device 100 covers a vehicle body and includes a gas injection mechanism 2, a cover mechanism 3, an air flow channel 1, and a wire take-up and discharge mechanism 4. The gas injection mechanism 2 has a gas injection member 21 to inject the gas of a large flow and an exhaust end part 22 to exhaust the gas of a large flow. The cover mechanism 3 has an above outside cover layer, an under outside cover layer, and a wire installation space formed between the above outside cover layer and the under outside cover layer. The air flow channel 1 is formed like the curve, and disposed in the wire installation space, and the end part of the air flow channel 1 is connected with the exhaust end part 22 of the gas injection mechanism 2, and the air flow channel 1 has an outgas port.

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile cover device, and more particularly to a cover device that is easy to operate and can be automatically deployed and stored.

  Automobiles are now widely used as convenient substitute vehicles, and the number of vehicles continues to increase every year as the population increases. Although automobiles are convenient vehicles, the number of parking lots has not increased as much as the number of vehicles, so the problem of insufficient parking has become a headache for any city. In general, a driver who does not use an indoor parking lot looks for a place where the vehicle can be parked near his / her home. However, most drivers need to park outdoors on the road without a roof. In particular, it is common to park on the road when going outside, and in that case, the vehicle may be exposed to rain and wind and become dirty with dust or eroded by acid rain.

  When an automobile owner who does not use an indoor parking lot does not want the automobile to be exposed to wind and rain, the car owner covers the car body with a cover or parks the car in a garage installed in an open space.

  A conventional covered garage has a lightweight steel frame fixedly installed, and a canvas is stretched on the lightweight steel frame. However, since the lightweight steel frame has a fixed structure, it cannot be folded even when the covered garage is not used, and the occupied space is wasted. In recent years, an inexpensive covered garage with a cross support system that can be used temporarily, developed by some manufacturers, is used when the location cannot be used permanently or when the garage cannot be installed. ing. However, since this method is a fixed type that cannot be stored yet, the occupancy area of the garage is large and not ideal regardless of whether or not an automobile is parked in the garage after installation.

  Currently, a typical vehicle that can prevent a vehicle from being exposed to wind and rain is an automobile cover. This automobile cover is similar to the shape of a car sewed with cloth and does not have any other parts or structure. By simply covering the car, it provides functions such as waterproofing, dustproofing and scratching prevention. ing. However, when the conventional cover device is not used by two people when used or stored, the driver covers the vehicle body by one driver and covers the vehicle body. Since it must be folded and stored by a person, the operation is troublesome and takes a lot of time, which is not ideal. In addition, the owner cannot know immediately if the cover covering the car body is lost. For this reason, improvements have been demanded for conventional automobile covers.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a cover device that solves the problems of conventional automobile covers or garages.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a cover device that automatically unfolds and stores an automobile cover by wireless control.
A third object of the present invention is to provide a cover device having a GPS (Global Positioning System) function and an anti-theft function that can immediately notify the vehicle owner when an emergency situation occurs in the vehicle body covered by the cover. It is to provide.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to a first embodiment of the present invention, a cover device that covers a vehicle body and includes a gas injection mechanism, a cover mechanism, an air flow channel, and a wire winding / release mechanism, the gas injection The mechanism includes a gas injection member that injects a large flow rate gas, and an exhaust end that discharges a large flow rate gas. The cover mechanism includes an upper outer cover layer, a lower outer cover layer, and the upper cover layer. A wire installation space formed between the outer cover layer and the lower outer cover layer, and the air flow channel is formed in a curved shape and disposed in the wire installation space, and an end of the air flow channel Is connected to the exhaust end of the gas injection mechanism, the air flow channel has a gas vent, and the wire winding / discharging mechanism includes a wire and a wire winding for discharging and winding the wire. Take-off / release member and wire The wire is disposed in the wire installation space, and when the wire is wound or released by being guided by the wire guide member, the wire is installed in the wire installation space. The wire is prevented from hitting the air flow channel or causing friction due to contact, and the gas injection mechanism and the wire winding / release mechanism are disposed on a roof, and the gas injection mechanism is deployed when the cover device is deployed. When a mechanism injects gas into the air flow channel and the cover mechanism expands by injecting gas outward from the roof through the curved air flow channel, the amount of gas discharged from the gas injection mechanism is large. Is larger than the amount of gas discharged from the gas vent of the air flow channel, and when the cover device is stored, The wire of the inner accommodated by the wire winding and releasing mechanism, outer cover and wherein the accommodating toward the vehicle body from the cover mechanism is provided.

  The air flow channel is one duct channel, and is preferably extended in a curved shape from the roof to the outside.

  The cover mechanism includes a first lid member that is the upper and outer cover layers, and a second lid member that is the lower and outer cover layers, and the first lid member and the second lid member. It is preferable that the wire installation space is formed between the lid member.

  The gas injection member is preferably a high pressure pump.

  It is preferable that the gas injection mechanism and the wire winding / release mechanism are disposed in a storage housing, and the storage housing is disposed in the roof.

  The cover mechanism is a portion other than the wire installation space, and it is preferable that the upper outer cover layer and the lower outer cover layer are attached.

  The wire guide member is a connection member having a hole groove, and the connection member is preferably connected to an inner surface of the upper outer cover layer or the lower outer cover layer.

  The air flow channel is supported by a fixing member and fixed to the inner surface of the upper and outer cover layers, and the wire is disposed between the inner surface of the lower outer cover layer and the air flow channel, or the air flow channel is fixed. Preferably, the wire is supported by a member and fixed to the inner surface of the lower outer cover layer, and the wire is disposed between the inner surface of the upper outer cover layer and the air flow channel.

  A wireless signal module connected to the gas injection mechanism and the wire winding / release mechanism; a wireless remote controller for sending a wireless signal to the wireless signal module and controlling the gas injection mechanism and the wire winding / release mechanism; It is preferable to further comprise.

  The gas injection mechanism, the wire winding / release mechanism, or the cover mechanism preferably has an anti-theft unit.

The cover device of the present invention has the following effects (1) to (3).
(1) It can be used conveniently, can be automatically deployed and stored, and it occupies a small space because it is deployed only when it is used. Since it can be stored, it is not troublesome and time is not wasted.
(2) Obtaining functions such as dust-proofing, waterproofing, and sun protection for automobiles, and a lightweight steel frame is fixed like a conventional garage. There are no shortcomings such as limited available space.
(3) Since it has a GPS function and an anti-theft function, it can immediately notify the owner of the car when an emergency occurs in the vehicle body covered with the cover.

It is a perspective view which shows a state when using the cover apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the cover apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the cover apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the cover apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the cover apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the cover mechanism by one embodiment of the present invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the cover mechanism by one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows a state when the cover apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention is accommodated. It is a perspective view which shows a state when the cover apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention is expand | deployed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited thereby.

  Please refer to FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1-7, the cover apparatus 100 by one Embodiment of this invention is comprised from the airflow channel 1, the gas injection | pouring mechanism 2, the cover mechanism 3, the wire winding / release mechanism 4, and the storage housing 5 at least. The

  The storage housing 5 includes an automobile cover box 51, an automobile cover box inner lid 52, and an automobile cover box outer lid 53. The automobile cover box 51 includes a storage space A and a storage groove 54 provided around the automobile cover box 51. The gas injection mechanism 2 is disposed in the storage space A. The cover mechanism 3 is installed in the storage groove 54. The structure of the storage groove 54 is designed to prevent messiness when stored by the cover mechanism 3. The gas injection mechanism 2 includes a gas injection member 21 that injects a large flow rate gas and an exhaust end 22 that discharges the large flow rate gas, and the exhaust end 22 and the end of the air flow channel 1 are connected to each other. The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is formed. The gas injection member 21 of the present embodiment is a high pressure pump.

  The cover mechanism 3 includes an upper outer cover layer 31, a lower outer cover layer 32, and a wire installation space 33 formed between the upper outer cover layer 31 and the lower outer cover layer 32. The upper outer cover layer 31 and the lower outer cover layer 32 are not limited to the upper layer portion and the lower layer portion formed in one component, and may be made of independent members. The cover mechanism 3 of the present embodiment includes a first lid member that is an upper and outer cover layer 31 and a second lid member that is a lower outer cover layer 32. The wire installation space 33 is formed between the first lid member and the second lid member. In order to reduce the thickness of the cover mechanism 3, the cover mechanism 3 according to the present embodiment has the upper outer cover layer 31 and the lower outer cover layer 32 bonded to each other at the outer portion of the wire installation space 33 ( (See FIG. 7).

  The air flow channel 1 is formed in a curved shape and disposed in the wire installation space 33, and has an end connected to the exhaust end 22 of the gas injection mechanism 2 and the gas vent 11 as described above. The airflow channel 1 of the present embodiment is a single channel and extends outward from the top of the automobile by a bending method.

  The wire winding / discharging mechanism 4 is disposed at a location adjacent to the gas injection mechanism 2, and includes several wire winding / discharging members 41a, 41b and a plurality of wires 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f. Including. Each wire 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f is routed to the front extension channel 511, the rear extension channel 512, the two left extension channels 513, 514 and the two right extension channels 515, 516 of the automobile cover box 51, respectively. It is extended and inserted, and is arranged in the wire installation space 33. The wire winding / release mechanism 4 preferably has a wire guide member 43. When the wire guide member 43 guides the wires 42 a, 42 b, 42 c, 42 d, 42 e, and 42 f and stores or discharges the wires 42 a, 42 b, 42 c, 42 f, 42 f hits the air flow channel 1 in the wire installation space 33 and causes friction. Used to prevent this. More specifically, the wire guide member 43 is a connecting member having a hole groove 431 as shown in FIG. This connecting member is connected to the inner surface of the upper outer cover layer 31 or the lower outer cover layer 32 (in this embodiment, the connecting member is connected to the lower outer cover layer 32). The airflow channel 1 is supported by the fixing member 12 and fixed to the inner surface of the upper and outer cover layers 31, and a wire 42a is disposed between the inner surface of the lower outer cover layer 32 and the airflow channel 1 (see FIG. 6). ), The wires 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42 are arranged between the inner surface of the upper outer cover layer 31 and the air flow channel 1 (not shown) by being fixed to the inner surface of the lower outer cover layer 32. .

  Please refer to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the storage housing 5 may further include a positioning mechanism 55 having a suction positioning member 551. The suction positioning member 551 is used to suck a predetermined position on the roof of the automobile, and positions the cover device 100 on the roof of the automobile.

  The cover apparatus 100 of this embodiment may further include a wireless signal module 61 and a wireless remote controller 62. The wireless signal module 61 is connected to the gas injection mechanism 2 and the wire winding / release mechanism 4. The wireless remote controller 62 (shown in FIG. 8) sends a radio signal to the radio signal module 61 and controls the operation of the gas injection mechanism 2 and the wire winding / release mechanism 4. A GPS signal transmitting / receiving module 7 is installed in the storage space A of the automobile cover box 51. This GPS signal transmission / reception module 7 is used to receive GPS signals synchronously, immediately identify the position and inform the driver. Furthermore, the anti-theft unit 8 (refer FIG. 1) is provided in the gas injection | pouring mechanism 2, the cover mechanism 3, or the wire winding / release mechanism 4 of this embodiment. The function of the anti-theft unit 8 is that when the cover mechanism 3 of the cover device 100 of the present embodiment is installed on an automobile, the gas injection mechanism 2, the cover mechanism 3, and the wire winding / release mechanism 4 are in an abnormal state. When moved or opened, the anti-theft unit 8 sounds an anti-theft alarm sound and wirelessly transmits an anti-theft message to the wireless remote control 62 to notify the driver.

  8 and 9 are referred to in conjunction with FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1, 8, and 9, when the cover device 100 of the present embodiment is taken out from a trunk (not shown) and installed at a predetermined position P1 on the vehicle cover lid C1 of the vehicle C, the cover device 100 is By the suction positioning member 551 of the positioning mechanism 55, it is suction fixed on the automobile cover lid C1.

  Subsequently, when the automobile cover box outer lid 53 of the housing 5 is opened and the driver operates the wireless remote controller 62 to send a wireless signal from the wireless remote controller 62 to the wireless signal module 61, the gas injection member 21 is activated and the exhaust end Air is supplied and filled in the airflow channel 1 communicated via the portion 22.

  At this time, when gas is injected into the gas injection mechanism 2 by the gas injection member 21, the amount discharged from the gas injection mechanism 2 is larger than the amount discharged from the gas vent 11 of the airflow channel 1. 2 is filled and deployed outward from the roof of the automobile through the curved airflow channel 1. More specifically, the cover mechanism 3 is extended outward from the storage groove 54 in the vehicle body extending directions D1, D2, D3, and D4 to extend the wires 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, and 42f. The mechanism 3 covers the vehicle body of the automobile C. Since the cover mechanism 3 of the present embodiment is manufactured according to the size of the vehicle body, when the cover device 100 of the present embodiment is deployed and operated, as shown in FIG. Can be covered. When the automobile C is covered with the cover mechanism 3, the operation of the gas injection member 21 of the gas injection mechanism 2 is stopped. At this time, the gas in the airflow channel 1 is discharged from the gas vent 11, and the cover mechanism 3 b is adhered to the surface of the vehicle C.

  When the cover device 100 is housed, the driver operates the wireless remote controller 62 to send a wireless signal from the wireless remote controller 62 to the wireless signal module 61 to control the wire winding / discharging mechanism 4 and to control the wire winding / discharging member 41a. , 41b, when the wires 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, 42f in the wire installation space 33 are stored, the cover mechanism 3 is stored from the outer edge of the cover mechanism 3 toward the vehicle body.

  More specifically, when winding is performed by the wire winding / discharging members 41a and 41b of the wire winding / discharging mechanism 4, the wires 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, 42e, and 42f are respectively extended in the vehicle body extending directions D1, D2, and D2. The cover mechanism 3 is retracted in a direction opposite to D3 and D4, and the cover mechanism 3 returns to the storage groove 54 to complete the storage operation of the cover device 100.

  While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed above, as may be appreciated by those skilled in the art, they are not intended to limit the invention in any way. Various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the claims of the present invention should be construed broadly including such changes and modifications.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Airflow channel 2 Gas injection mechanism 3 Cover mechanism 3b Cover mechanism 4 Wire winding and discharge | release mechanism 5 Storage housing 7 GPS signal transmission / reception module 8 Anti-theft unit 11 Gas vent 12 Fixing member 21 Gas injection member 22 Exhaust end 31 Upper and outer sides Cover layer 32 Lower outer cover layer 33 Wire installation space 41a Wire winding / release member 41b Wire winding / release member 42a Wire 42b Wire 42c Wire 42d Wire 42e Wire 42f Wire 43 Wire guide member 51 Automotive cover box 52 Inside automotive cover box Cover 53 Car cover box outer cover 54 Storage groove 55 Positioning mechanism 61 Wireless signal module 62 Wireless remote control 100 Cover device 431 Hole groove 511 Front stretch channel 512 Rear stretch channel 513 Left stretch channel 514 Left stretch Channel 515 Right-side extension channel 516 Right-side extension channel 551 Adsorption positioning member A Storage space C Car C1 Car cover lid P1 Predetermined position

Claims (10)

A cover device that covers a vehicle body and includes a gas injection mechanism, a cover mechanism, an air flow channel, and a wire winding / release mechanism,
The gas injection mechanism includes a gas injection member that injects a large flow rate of gas, and an exhaust end that discharges a large flow rate of gas,
The cover mechanism has an upper outer cover layer, a lower outer cover layer, and a wire installation space formed between the upper outer cover layer and the lower outer cover layer,
The airflow channel is formed in a curved shape and disposed in the wire installation space, an end of the airflow channel is connected to the exhaust end of the gas injection mechanism, and the airflow channel has a gas vent ,
The wire winding / discharging mechanism includes a wire, a wire winding / discharging member that discharges and winds the wire, and a wire guide member, and the wire is disposed in the wire installation space. By guiding the wire with the wire guide member, it is possible to prevent the wire from hitting the air flow channel or causing friction due to contact in the wire installation space when being wound or released. ,
The gas injection mechanism and the wire winding / release mechanism are disposed on a roof,
When the cover device is deployed, gas is injected into the airflow channel by the gas injection mechanism, and when the cover mechanism is expanded by performing gas injection from the roof to the outside through the curved airflow channel, The amount of gas discharged from the large flow rate gas of the gas injection mechanism is larger than the amount of gas discharged from the gas vent of the air flow channel,
The cover device is characterized in that when the cover device is housed, the wire in the wire installation space is housed by the wire winding / release mechanism and is housed from the outer edge of the cover mechanism toward the vehicle body.   The cover apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the air flow channel is one duct channel and extends in a curved shape from the roof toward the outside. The cover mechanism includes a first lid member that is the upper outer cover layer, and a second lid member that is the lower outer cover layer,
The cover device according to claim 1, wherein the wire installation space is formed between the first lid member and the second lid member.   The cover device according to claim 1, wherein the gas injection member is a high-pressure pump. The gas injection mechanism and the wire winding / release mechanism are arranged in a storage housing,
The cover device according to claim 1, wherein the storage housing is disposed on the roof.   The cover device according to claim 1, wherein the cover mechanism is a portion other than the wire installation space, and the upper outer cover layer and the lower outer cover layer are attached to each other. The wire guide member is a connection member having a hole groove,
The cover device according to claim 1, wherein the connection member is connected to an inner surface of the upper outer cover layer or the lower outer cover layer. The air flow channel is supported by a fixing member and fixed to the inner surface of the upper and outer cover layers, and the wire is disposed between the inner surface of the lower outer cover layer and the air flow channel,
The air flow channel is supported by the fixing member and fixed to an inner surface of the lower outer cover layer, and the wire is disposed between the inner surface of the upper outer cover layer and the air flow channel. The cover device according to 1.   A wireless signal module connected to the gas injection mechanism and the wire winding / release mechanism; a wireless remote controller for sending a wireless signal to the wireless signal module and controlling the gas injection mechanism and the wire winding / release mechanism; The cover device according to claim 1, further comprising: The cover device according to claim 1, wherein the gas injection mechanism, the wire winding / release mechanism, or the cover mechanism includes an anti-theft unit.

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