JP2018039306A - Steering wheel cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a steering wheel cover that can be suppressed from slipping at parts corresponding to spoke parts.SOLUTION: A steering wheel cover 1 is mounted on a rim part 4 of a steering wheel 3 of a vehicle, connected to spoke parts 8 and 8A. The steering wheel cover 1, formed of a cloth-like member, comprises an opened part 5 in which a center side of the rim part 4 is opened in a circumferential direction so as to cover the rim part 4 from outside and a locking tool 6 for closing the opened part 5, in which a shape retaining member 21 which extends in a direction crossing the circumferential direction and can retain plastic deformation is provided at parts corresponding to the spoke parts 8 and 8A. The locking tool 6 cannot be used in the parts corresponding to the spoke parts 8 and 8A, or the parts 11 and 11A corresponding to the spoke parts, which makes it difficult for the cover to be mounted, however the shape retaining member 21 can suppress the cover from slipping at the parts 11 and 11A corresponding to the spoke parts.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a steering wheel cover that covers a steering wheel.

  Conventionally, as this type of fabric, elastic fabric is formed so that the overall shape is an endless ring shape, and the center side with respect to the handle is opened in the circumferential direction, and the engaging members are provided on both edges of the opening portion. There is an automobile handle cover (for example, Patent Document 1) that is attached to an engaging member on both edges in a state where the vehicle is disposed and covered on the automobile handle.

  The handle cover can be easily mounted by providing the engaging member. For example, when the handle cover is dirty, it can be easily removed. However, since the handle is only covered and stopped by the engaging member, the handle tends to be displaced in the circumferential direction.

  On the other hand, a handlebar cover of an automobile including a cover main body formed so that the center side with respect to the handlebar is opened in the circumferential direction and an anti-slip sheet provided at a portion in contact with the handle inside the cover main body (for example, a patent There is literature 2).

  The handle cover is provided with a non-slip sheet, so that the positional deviation of the cover body can be suppressed as compared with the handle cover of Patent Document 1, but the cover body is not positioned with respect to the spokes. Misalignment is likely to occur in the spoke part.

  With respect to the handle covers of these Patent Documents 1 and 2, a base layer made of a member having stretchability and buffering properties such as rubber, urethane, etc., formed in an annular shape with a C-shaped cross section, and an upper surface of the base layer The base layer is provided in a circular shape without a cut in the middle, and is stretched and attached to the steering wheel. The material used for the surface layer is a plastic sheet having elasticity such as vinyl chloride. There is a steering wheel cover (for example, Patent Document 3) using a stretchable woven fabric or nonwoven fabric woven with stretchable yarn such as fur, stretchable knitted fabric, or spandex. is there.

  In the steering wheel cover, since the base layer made of rubber, urethane, or the like is in close contact with the steering wheel, the structure is difficult to slip, but on the other hand, the removal and attachment work when dirty becomes complicated and the base layer made of rubber, etc. Therefore, there is a problem that it deteriorates when washing is repeated.

  On the other hand, in a steering cover comprising a ring that can be attached to a steering wheel, a ring having a base layer having elasticity and a decorative layer, a circle that is inside the virtual center circle of the ring and outside the minimum inner circumference circle An opening composed of a back side opening side and a front side opening side formed along the circumference, and when the front side opening side is attached to a steering wheel, a notch is provided at a position where a spoke exists, There is a steering wheel cover (for example, Patent Document 4) in which an opening is separated and fitted into a steering wheel, and a notch is provided at the position of the spoke.

  In the steering wheel cover, since the notch is provided at the position of the spoke, the occurrence of wrinkles due to interference between the spoke and the steering cover can be suppressed, but the stretchable base layer adheres to the handle. In addition, the removal and attachment when dirty are complicated, and a base layer such as rubber is used.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-145569 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-15572 JP 2012-254672 A Japanese Patent No. 4154614

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a steering wheel cover that can suppress a shift in a spoke portion.

  To achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is formed of a cloth-like member in a steering wheel cover attached to a rim portion of a steering wheel of a vehicle connected to at least one spoke portion, In order to cover the rim part from the outside, the center side of the rim part is provided with an opening part opened in the circumferential direction, and a locking tool for closing the opening part, and on the inside, a part corresponding to the spoke part, A shape-retaining member that extends in the direction intersecting with the circumferential direction and that can maintain plastic deformation is provided.

  The invention of claim 2 is characterized by an endless annular shape.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that an anti-slip member is provided on the inner side.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the width of the portion corresponding to the spoke portion is narrower than the width of the other portion.

  According to the configuration of the first aspect, the portion corresponding to the spoke portion cannot use a locking tool and is difficult to attach, but the shift at the portion corresponding to the spoke portion can be suppressed.

  According to the structure of Claim 2, attachment can be performed easily.

  According to the structure of Claim 3, the shift | offset | difference of the circumferential direction can be suppressed.

  According to the structure of Claim 4, attachment or detachment can be performed easily.

It is a front view of the attachment state of the steering cover which shows Example 1 of this invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. It is a BB sectional drawing of FIG. 1 same as the above. It is a figure of the inner surface side of the spoke corresponding | compatible part of the expanded state same as the above. It is a front view of a steering wheel same as the above.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the steering wheel cover of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 5 show Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the cover main body 2 of the steering wheel cover 1 is attached to the rim portion 4 of the steering wheel 3 of the vehicle, is formed of a cloth-like member to form an annular shape, and as shown in FIG. The cross section is substantially C-shaped.

  The cover body 2 includes an opening portion 5 having a center side of the steering wheel 3 opened in the circumferential direction so as to cover the rim portion 4 from the outside, and a plurality of locking tools 6 for closing the opening portion 5. FIG. 1 is a front view of the cover 1 in an attached state. Hereinafter, front, rear, left and right of the steering wheel cover 1 and the steering wheel 3 will be described based on front, rear, left and right in FIG.

  As the material of the cloth-like member of the cover body 2, natural fibers such as cotton, chemical fibers such as polyester, etc. can be used, preferably using a towel in which a plurality of yarn rings (wanna) are raised, Particularly, 100% cotton is preferable. In this case, a towel with only the outer surface side raised is used, or another towel is overlapped with the inner surface side of the towel, that is, at least the outer surface side is raised.

  Thus, if the outer surface side of the cover 1 is a towel, even if the rim portion 4 is gripped with a dirty hand, the rim portion 4 can be prevented from being soiled and comfortable to grip, and the dirty cover 1 is washed. Thus, the grip portion of the rim portion 4 can be kept clean. In addition, as the cloth-like member, a member having less deterioration even after repeated washing is used as compared with rubber.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the steering wheel 3 connects the boss portion 7 disposed at the center in the radial direction, the annular rim portion 4 held by the driver, and the boss portion 7 and the rim portion 4. A plurality of (for example, three in this embodiment) spoke portions 8, 8A, 8 are provided and are bilaterally symmetric in front view. Note that at least one spoke portion 8 may be provided.

  The left and right spoke parts 8, 8 are provided in the lateral direction between the boss part 7 and the rim part 4, respectively, and the lower spoke part 8A is provided in the vertical direction in the boss part 7 and the rim part 4. It is provided in the lower part between.

  In this example, the cover body 2 uses a towel provided with a fabric using natural fibers or the like on the inner surface side, and a plurality of yarn rings raised on the outer surface side of the fabric. The cover main body 2 includes a spoke corresponding portion 11, 11A, 11 corresponding to the rim portion 4 of the spoke portion 8, 8A, 8 portion, and a rim between the other portions, that is, the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11A, 11. It consists of corresponding parts 12, 12A, 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the width of the rim corresponding portion 12, 12A, 12 is longer than the length of the outer periphery of the rim portion 4, and when the rim corresponding portion 12, 12A, 12 is wound around the rim portion 4, An overlapping portion 14 is formed in which the end portions 13 and 13 constituting the opening portion 5 overlap each other with a width W. And the width | variety of the said rim | limb corresponding | compatible part 12,12A, 12 is longer than the outer peripheral length of the said rim | limb part 4 by the dimension of the said width | variety W in the state wound around the rim | limb part 4. FIG. The width of the cover body 2 is the width in the direction intersecting with the circumferential direction of the cover body 2.

  The end portions 13 and 13 are edge portions in the width direction of the cover body 2, and the edge portions of the cloth-like members of the cover body 2 are folded inward at the edge portions to form overlapping portions 15 and 15, The overlapping portions 15 and 15 are respectively sewn by sewing portions 16 and 16 that are continuous in the circumferential direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the end portion 13 facing from the front side to the rear side of the rim portion 4 is overlapped with the width W on the end portion 13 facing from the rear side to the front side of the rim portion 4 and locked. The opening 6 is closed by the tool 6.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the width of the spoke corresponding portion 11A is narrower than the width of the rim corresponding portions 12, 12A. Although not shown in FIG. 4, the width of the spoke corresponding portion 11 is also narrower than the width of the rim corresponding portions 12 and 12A. Specifically, the width of the spoke corresponding portions 11 and 11A is formed to be narrower than the width of the rim corresponding portions 12 and 12A by the width W of the overlapping portion 14. Incidentally, the width of the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11A is formed to be narrower than the width of the rim corresponding portions 12, 12A by the sum of the width W of the overlapping portion 14 and the width in the front-rear direction of the spoke portions 8, 8A. May be.

  The end portions 13 and 13 in the width direction of the spoke-corresponding portions 11 and 11A are also folded back inward on the edge of the cloth-like member of the cover body 2 to form the overlapping portions 15 and 15. Are sewn by sewing parts 16, 16 which are continuous in the circumferential direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the locking tool 6 includes a male snap button 6A and a female snap button 6B that can be locked and released from the male snap button 6A. In this example, a male snap button 6A is provided on the outer surface of the rear end portion 13 of the rim portion 4, and a female snap button 6B is provided on the inner surface of the front end portion 13 of the rim portion 4. As described above, the steering wheel cover 1 is the front side where the vehicle rear side faces the driver. Therefore, by configuring the overlapping portion 14 as shown in FIG. 2, the locking tool 6 is hidden by the front end portion 13 of the rim portion 4 from the driver side (lower side in FIG. 2).

  On the inner surface of the cover body 2, an anti-slip member 18 is provided on the rim corresponding parts 12, 12 </ b> A, 12 by adhesion or the like. The anti-slip member 18 is made of a thin sheet of silicone rubber that is an elastomer. The anti-slip member 18 has a length in the cross direction that is approximately two-thirds to one-third of the width of the rim-corresponding portions 12 and 12A. By setting it to 1 or more, a high anti-slip effect can be obtained.

  Further, an uneven portion 19 in the cover body width direction is formed in the center of the anti-slip member 18 in the width direction, and a concave portion and a convex portion in the circumferential direction are alternately formed in the uneven portion 19 in the cover body width direction. . In this example, the convex portion is flush with the inner surface of the anti-slip member 18, and the concave portion is formed in a groove shape.

  On the inner surface of the cover body 2, a plurality of band-shaped shape retaining members 21 capable of maintaining plastic deformation are provided in the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11A, 11A. The shape-retaining member 21 is made of a thin synthetic resin plate, a thin metal plate, or the like, and can maintain plastic deformation. When the shape-retaining member 21 is bent from a flat state to a shape following the outer periphery of the rim portion 4, the bent shape member 21 is bent. The shape can be maintained in a state, and when the opening 5 is opened from this maintainable state, the shape is deformed to a flat side and the shape can be maintained in this state. The shape retaining member 21 has a length substantially the same as the width of the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11 </ b> A, 11. In this example, a polypropylene band is used as the shape retaining member 21.

  The shape-retaining members 21 are arranged at both ends in the circumferential direction of the spoke-corresponding portions 11, 11A, 11, and a plurality (two pieces) are provided at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction between the shape-retaining members 21 and 21 at both ends in the circumferential direction. ), And in this example, four shape retaining members 21 are disposed in the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11A, 11. In this case, the two shape-retaining members 21 and 21 at both ends are attached to the cover body 2 by the sewing portions 22 in the cover body width direction, and the two shape-retaining members 21 and 21 at the center are covered by bonding or the like. It is attached to the main body 2. Note that all the shape retaining members 21 may be attached to the cover body 2 by the sewing portions 22. The shape-retaining member 21 contacts the outer surface of the rim portion 4 of the spoke portions 8 and 8A. Unlike the anti-slip member 18, the shape-retaining member 21 does not contact the rim portion 4. In this case, the shape of the rim portion 4 may be changed. And since the said shape-retaining member 21 is a narrow strip | belt shape, the front and back of the cover main body 2 can be turned over and it can wash easily.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lower right and left rim corresponding portions 12 and 12 are provided with the locking tools 6 and 6 at the circumferential ends thereof, and the locking tools 6 and 6 at the circumferential ends are arranged. A plurality (two) of the anti-slip members 18, 18 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, and two locking devices 6 are provided in the center of the anti-slip members 18, 18 in the circumferential direction. Accordingly, the lower left and right rim corresponding portions 12 and 12 are provided with four locking members 6 and two anti-slip members 18. Further, since the anti-slip member 18 has a narrow band shape, the front and back of the cover body 2 are turned over to facilitate washing, and the anti-slip member 18 has a long band shape in the cover body width direction. The length direction of the stop member 18 coincides with the direction of the finger gripping the rim portion 4.

  Further, the upper rim corresponding portion 12A is provided with locking tools 6 and 6 at the circumferential ends thereof, and a plurality (eight) locking tools are provided between the locking tools 6 and 6 at the circumferential ends. 6 are arranged at substantially equal intervals. Furthermore, a plurality (four) of the anti-slip members 18 are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the upper rim corresponding portion 12A. Accordingly, the upper rim corresponding portion 12A is provided with ten locking members 6 and four anti-slip members 18.

  In this way, by disposing the locking tools 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 at the circumferential ends of the rim corresponding portions 12, 12A, 12, the locking tools 6, 6, 6 are installed in the cover mounted state. 6, 6, 6 and 6 are positions where the spoke portions 8, 8A and 8 are sandwiched.

  On the outside of the lower spoke-corresponding portion 11A, a tag 26 serving as a mark is provided by sewing or the like, and this tag 26 is provided with display portions 28 and 28A on the outer surface of a sheet 27 made of cloth or the like. In this example, a graphic display unit 28 representing a graphic and a character display unit 28A representing a character are provided.

  In this case, the display portions 28 and 28A of the tag 26 are different between the front side (vehicle rear side) and the rear side (vehicle front side) of the spoke corresponding portion 11A, or the tag 26 has no display portion on the rear side and the tag 26 is visually recognized. By doing so, the front side and the lower part of the steering wheel cover 1 can be confirmed, and thus the tag 26 is a mark indicating the direction of the cover 1.

  Next, a usage example of the steering wheel cover 1 will be described. When the cover 1 is attached to the rim portion 4, the three spoke-corresponding portions 11, 11A, 11 are visually recognized with the display portions 28, 28A of the tag 26 viewed from the front side of the cover 1 and the tag 26 side facing down. The cover 1 is put on the rim portion 4 so that the rim portion 4 is passed through the open portion 5.

  The shape retaining member 21 can be plastically deformed into a shape following the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11A, 11 of the rim portion 4 by grasping the three spoke corresponding portions 11, 11A, 11 from the outside. By maintaining the shape of the shape retaining member 21 in this state, the cover 1 is positioned on the rim portion 4. After this, preferably, the locking devices 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 located on both sides of the spoke portions 8, 8A, 8 are stopped first, and then the remaining locking devices 6 are stopped. After that, the shape retaining member 21 may be deformed according to the outer shape of the rim portion 4 by gripping the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11 </ b> A, 11 from the outside again.

  Since the cover 1 attached in this way has the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11A, 11 attached to the spoke portions 8, 8A, 8 by the plurality of shape retaining members 21, in the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11A, 11, A shift in the circumferential direction and the width direction of the cover 1 can be suppressed.

  Since the latches 6 and 6 are arranged in the cover 1 at positions where the spoke portions 8, 8 </ b> A, 8 are sandwiched in the circumferential direction, the cover 1 is not displaced in the circumferential direction at the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11 </ b> A, 11. Further, since the plurality of anti-slip members 18 are provided on the inner surface side of the cover 1, the entire cover 1 can be prevented from shifting in the circumferential direction and the width direction, and the anti-slip member 18 is provided. The uneven portion 19 can effectively prevent the cover 1 from shifting in the width direction.

  When the cover 1 becomes dirty, the locking member 6 is unlocked, the opening 5 is opened, and the shape retaining member 21 is also elastically deformed by opening the opening 5, so that the cover 1 can be easily removed from the rim 4. Can be removed. Moreover, since the cover main body 2 is mainly composed of a cloth-like member, even when repeated washing is performed, deterioration is less than that of rubber.

  Therefore, unlike conventional leather products, it is not necessary to wash your hands cleanly before gripping the steering wheel to prevent the cover from becoming dirty, or the number of times you wash your hands will be reduced. Suitable as a steering wheel cover 1.

  The cover 1 has a symmetrical front shape, and is attached to the rim portion 4 on the steering wheel 3 that is symmetrical to the left and right sides, that is, with the display portions 28 and 28A of the tag 26 on the rear side (the vehicle front side). You can also.

  Thus, in this embodiment, corresponding to claim 1, in the steering wheel cover 1 attached to the rim portion 4 of the steering wheel 3 of the vehicle connected to at least one spoke portion 8A, a cloth-like member The rim portion 4 is provided with an opening portion 5 whose center side is opened in the circumferential direction so as to cover the rim portion 4 from the outside, and a locking tool 6 that closes the opening portion 5. Since the shape-retaining member 21 that extends in the circumferential direction and maintains the plastic deformation is provided in the portion corresponding to, the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11A corresponding to the spoke portion 8A are the locking tools. 6 cannot be used and is difficult to attach, but the shape-retaining member 21 can suppress displacement at the spoke corresponding portions 11 and 11A.

  Thus, in this embodiment, since it is an endless ring corresponding to claim 2, it can be easily attached.

  As described above, in this embodiment, since the anti-slip member 18 is provided on the inner side in correspondence with the third aspect, the circumferential displacement can be suppressed.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, in correspondence with claim 4, the width of the spoke corresponding portions 11, 11A corresponding to the spoke portion 8A is narrower than the width of the rim corresponding portions 12, 12A being other portions. It can be easily attached and detached.

  Hereinafter, as an effect of the embodiment, since the outer surface side of the cover 1 is a towel, even if the rim portion 4 is gripped with a dirty hand, the rim portion 4 can be prevented from being soiled, comfortable to grip, and washed. Thus, the cover 1 can be kept clean. In addition, the use of the cloth-like member causes less deterioration even after repeated washing as compared with rubber. Moreover, since the uneven part 19 of the cover main body width direction is formed in the inner surface of the anti-slip | skid member 18, the shift | offset | difference of the cover 1 in the width direction can also be suppressed effectively. Furthermore, since the shape-retaining member 21 is attached to the cover main body 2 by the sewing part 22, the manufacture becomes easy.

  Since the cover body 2 is provided with the locking tools 6 and 6 at the positions sandwiching the spoke-corresponding portions 11 and 11A in the circumferential direction, the locking tools 6 and 6 on both sides of the spoke portions 8 and 8A are provided in the circumferential direction of the cover 1. Deviation can be effectively suppressed.

  Further, the spoke corresponding portions 11 and 11A provided with the shape retaining member 21 are put on the rim portion 4 of the spoke portions 8 and 8A, and the spoke corresponding portions 11 and 11A are gripped from the outer surface side to hold the shape retaining member 21 with the spoke portion 8. 8A, the cover 1 can be smoothly attached to the rim portion 4 because the attachment portion 6 is closed by the locking tool 6 after being temporarily attached to the rim portion 4 of 8A. It is to be noted that the locking members 6 and 6 sandwiching the spoke portions 8 and 8A are stopped, and the shape retaining member 21 is temporarily attached to the rim portion 4 of the spoke portions 8 and 8A, and then the remaining locking devices 6 are locked. It may be.

  The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, the locking tool may be a button and a button hole, a fastener, a hook-and-loop fastener, or the like. Further, the rim portion may have an oval or rectangular frame shape other than the annular shape. Furthermore, the number of locking tools and anti-slip members can be selected as appropriate. In addition, it is preferable to provide a locking tool on at least both sides of the spoke part and to provide one or more locking tools in each rim corresponding part. Furthermore, it is preferable that one or more anti-slip members are provided in each rim-corresponding portion, and a plurality of anti-slip members are provided in the upper rim-corresponding portion.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Steering wheel cover 3 Steering wheel 4 Rim part 5 Opening part 6 Locking tool 8, 8A Spoke part 11, 11A Spoke corresponding part 12, 12A Rim corresponding part (other part)
18 Non-slip member 21 Shape retaining member

Claims (4)

In a steering wheel cover attached to a rim portion of a steering wheel of a vehicle connected to at least one spoke portion,
Formed of cloth-like members,
An open portion in which the center side of the rim portion is opened in the circumferential direction so as to cover the rim portion from the outside;
A locking tool for closing the opening,
A steering wheel cover, characterized in that a shape-retaining member that extends in a direction intersecting with the circumferential direction and that can maintain plastic deformation is provided on an inner side at a portion corresponding to the spoke portion. The steering wheel cover according to claim 1, wherein the steering wheel cover is an endless annular shape. The steering wheel cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an anti-slip member is provided inside. The steering wheel cover according to claim 2, wherein a width of a portion corresponding to the spoke portion is narrower than a width of other portions.

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