JP2019089455A - Tonneau cover device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a tonneau cover device for a vehicle having excellent storability in an unused state.SOLUTION: A tonneau cover device comprises a pair of left and right rail members 21 and 21 lockable to left and right side panels in a cargo chamber and arrangeable along the longitudinal direction of the cargo chamber, and a cloth-like cover member 22 connected to the pair of left and right rail members 21 and 21 so as to be stretched between the pair of left and right rail members 21 and 21 and movable along the longitudinal direction of the pair of left and right rail members 21 and 21. A length A in the longitudinal direction of the pair of left and right rail members 21 and 21 is shorter than a width B of a deck board 12 of the cargo chamber.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a tono cover device for a vehicle.

  As a conventional vehicle tonocover device, for example, a tonocover assembly disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. The tonocover assembly disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,677,015 is a take-up tonocover assembly having a similar structure to a spring loaded roll screen. Specifically, the torn cover assembly includes a barrel, a winding core and a flexible cover sheet. The outer cylinder is axially elongated and has an axial length substantially equal to the inner dimension of the luggage space in the vehicle width direction. The winding core is rotatably supported in the outer cylinder. The flexible cover sheet is wound around a winding core, and is formed of a vinyl sheet or the like having a width dimension slightly shorter than the axial length of the outer cylinder.

  The retractable tonneau cover assembly is detachably mounted horizontally by the tonneau cover mounting member in the full width direction of the luggage space as a luggage compartment at the rear of the vehicle body. When the retractable tonneau cover assembly is stored under the floor of the luggage space, it is necessary to store the outer cylinder in the small recess as much as possible.

International Publication No. 2010/079576

  However, in the case of the tono cover assembly disclosed in Patent Document 1, when storing under the floor of the cargo room (luggage space), it is necessary to make the storage provided below the floor of the cargo room longer than the longitudinal length of the tono cover assembly. is there. For this reason, at the time of storage, it is necessary to remove the side deck boards disposed on both sides of the deck boards in addition to the deck board in the luggage compartment, which is cumbersome and time-consuming. That is, the tono cover assembly disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the storability in the non-use state is inferior.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle tonocover device excellent in storability in a non-use state.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a pair of left and right rail members that can be attached to and detached from the left and right side panels in the luggage compartment and can be disposed along the front-rear direction of the luggage compartment; And a cloth-like cover member which is connected to the pair of left and right rail members so as to be stretched between the rail members and which is movable along the longitudinal direction of the pair of left and right rails; The longitudinal length of the rail member is characterized by being shorter than the width of the deck board of the loading space.

  In the present invention, the cloth-like cover member is stretched between the pair of left and right rail members, so that it can function as a tono cover. Further, since the cloth-like cover member is movable along the longitudinal direction of the pair of left and right rail members, not only opening and closing from the rear door side of the rear part of the luggage compartment, but also opening and closing from the compartment side of the front part of the luggage compartment It is possible. Further, when the vehicle tonneau cover device is stored, the cloth cover member is wound around the pair of left and right rail members removed from the side panel of the luggage compartment, so that the length is shorter than the width of the deck board. As a result, the tono cover device for a vehicle is superior in storability to the conventional one in the non-use state.

Further, in the above-described tono cover device for a vehicle, the control member is configured to restrict movement of the cloth-like cover member in the longitudinal direction of the pair of left and right rail members and to fix the cloth-like cover member to the pair of left and right rail members. It is good also as composition.
In this case, the regulating member regulates movement of the cloth-like cover member in the longitudinal direction of the pair of left and right rail members, and fixes the cloth-like cover member to the pair of left and right rail members. Therefore, the cloth-like cover member can be fixed to the pair of left and right rail members in a closed state or an open state.

Further, in the above-described vehicle tono cover device, the left and right pair of rail members and the cloth-like cover member may be connected to each other, and the connection member may be slidable with respect to the pair of left and right rail members. Good.
In this case, the cloth-like cover member can be connected to the pair of left and right rail members by connecting the pair of left and right rail members and the cloth-like cover member and providing the connecting member that can slide relative to the pair of left and right rail members. Can move smoothly.

Further, in the above-described vehicle tono cover device, the cloth-like cover member may be configured to have a grip portion that can be gripped.
In this case, the cloth-like cover member can be easily moved by holding the holding portion.

Further, in the above-described tono cover device for a vehicle, the pair of left and right rail members may have a flange portion covering a connection side end portion connected to the pair of left and right rail members in the cloth-like cover member.
In this case, since the collar portion of the pair of left and right rail members covers the connection side end portion connected to the pair of left and right rail members in the cloth-like cover member, the design effect of the tono cover device for a vehicle can be improved. .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the tono cover apparatus for vehicles excellent in storability in a non-use state can be provided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows the luggage compartment of the wagon to which the tono cover apparatus for vehicles which concerns on 1st Embodiment is applied. (A) is a top view which shows the tono cover apparatus for vehicles of the state which covers a luggage compartment, (b) is a top view which shows the tono cover apparatus for vehicles of the state which the luggage compartment opened. It is a front view of the tono cover device for vehicles. It is a perspective view which shows the tono cover apparatus for vehicles of the state which covers a cargo compartment. It is a front view explaining the procedure which accommodates the tono cover device for vehicles. It is a perspective view of a tono cover device for vehicles concerning a 2nd embodiment.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, a vehicle tonocover device according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a vehicle tonocover device provided in a luggage space of a wagon will be illustrated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a deck board 12 and a side deck boat 13 forming a floor surface, a side panel 14 forming a side wall of the cargo room 11, and a rear door (shown in the figure) A rear opening 15 which is opened and closed by A rear side window 16 is provided at the top of the side panel 14 respectively. In front of the luggage compartment 11, a rear seat 17 is provided. In the side panel 14, locking grooves 18 are formed at three front and rear positions. The locking groove 18 is for locking the vehicle tono cover device 20 described below. On the upper surface side of the deck board 12, an accommodation portion 19 for accommodating the vehicle tono cover device 20 described below is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 (a), 2 (b) and 3, the vehicle tonneau cover device 20 is a cloth-like cover that is stretched between the pair of left and right rail members 21 and the pair of left and right rail members 21. And a member 22. The rail member 21 includes a rail body 23 having a rail groove 24 and a plurality of connecting members 25 guided by the rail groove 24.

  The rail body 23 includes a rail groove 24 formed along the longitudinal direction, and a locking piece 26 which can be inserted into a locking groove 18 provided in the side panel 14 of the luggage compartment 11. The locking pieces 26 are respectively formed near both ends and in the middle of the rail main body 23. The locking piece 26 is formed to project from the surface of the rail body 23 opposite to the surface on which the rail groove 24 is formed, and extends in the direction orthogonal to the projecting direction. By inserting the locking piece 26 into the locking groove 18 of the side panel 14, the vehicle tonneau cover device 20 is locked to the side panel 14. That is, the rail member 21 is detachable from the side panel 14 and can be disposed along the front-rear direction of the luggage compartment 11. The length A in the longitudinal direction of the rail main body 23 is shorter than the width B of the deck board 12.

  The rail main body 23 is provided with a hook portion 27 extending toward the cloth-like cover member 22 in the longitudinal direction of the rail main body 23. In a state where the vehicle tonneau cover device 20 is locked to the side panel 14, the collar portion 27 is located above the connection side end 31 and the connection member 25 in the cloth-like cover member 22, and the connection side in the cloth-like cover member 22 The end 31 and the connecting member 25 are covered. That is, the collar portion 27 makes the connection side end 31 and the connection member 25 in the cloth-like cover member 22 invisible from above.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting member 25 includes a slider portion 28 inserted into the rail groove 24 and a ring portion 29 connected to the cloth-like cover member 22. The plurality of connection members 25 are guided by the rail groove 24, and among the plurality of connection members 25, the connection members 25 located at the foremost and the last portions can be fixed to the rail member 21. Specifically, the slider portion 28 of the connecting member 25 located at the foremost portion and the rearmost portion is provided with a magnet 30 as a regulating member. The rail body 23 has a magnetic member (not shown) embedded at a predetermined position. In the present embodiment, the magnetic member is embedded in the front end portion, the rear end portion, and the middle portion of the rail main body 23. Therefore, the connecting members 25 located at the foremost and the last portions can be fixed at the front end, the rear end and the middle portion of the rail body 23 by the magnetic force of the magnet 30. Note that the fixing force of the connecting member 25 by the magnetic force of the magnet 30 is a fixing force that does not significantly hinder the movement when the connecting member 25 is slid relative to the rail main body 23.

  Next, the cloth-like cover member 22 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the cloth-like cover member 22 is a substantially rectangular cover member corresponding to the size of the luggage compartment 11. The material of the cloth-like cover member 22 may be a material having sufficient flexibility such that it can be rolled up or folded like a known woven fabric, and besides woven fabric and non-woven fabric, resin, leather, durability It is possible to use a paper with In the connection side end 31 which is the left and right ends of the cloth-like cover member 22, insertion holes 32 through which the ring portion 29 of the connection member 25 is inserted are respectively formed. The insertion holes 32 are provided along the connection side end 31 corresponding to the number of the connection members 25.

  In the front end portion 33 and the rear end portion 34 of the cloth-like cover member 22, a through hole 35 as a grip portion is formed. The through holes 35 facilitate the operation when moving the cloth-like cover member 22. The size of the through hole 35 is such a size that four fingers (forefinger to little finger) can be inserted.

  Next, the use of the tono cover device 20 for a vehicle according to the present embodiment will be described. First, the locking piece 26 is inserted into the locking groove 18 provided in the side panel 14 to fix the rail member 21 to the side panel 14. As shown in FIG. 4, when covering the cargo compartment 11, the cloth-like cover member 22 is stretched between the pair of left and right rail members 21 when the cloth-like cover member 22 is stretched back and forth. Is covered by the cloth-like cover member 22. The connecting members 25 located at the foremost and the foremost ends are fixed at the front end, the rear end and the middle of the rail body 23 by the magnetic force of the magnet 30.

  When the cargo compartment 11 is opened, as shown in FIG. 2B, the cargo compartment 11 is opened by moving the rear end 34 of the cloth-like cover member 22 forward as much as possible. In the present embodiment, it is also possible to open the luggage compartment 11 by moving the front end 33 rearward from the rear seat 17 side. Moreover, it is also possible to cover only the front half of the loading space 11 or to cover only the rear half of the loading space 11. When moving the cloth-like cover member 22, the cloth-like cover member 22 is easily moved by operating the finger through the through hole 35.

  Next, the case where the vehicle tono cover device 20 is removed from the loading space and stored will be described. With the luggage compartment 11 covered by the cloth-like cover member 22, as shown in FIG. 5A, the pair of left and right rail members 21 are removed from the side panel 14. Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, after the pair of left and right rail members 21 are removed, the pair of rail members 21 are put together. And as shown in FIG.5 (c), the cloth-like cover member 22 is wound so that the two rail members 21 may become center. The length in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle tonneau cover device 20 in the state in which the cloth-like cover member 22 is taken up is shorter than the length in the width direction of the deck board 12. Therefore, the size is easier to store than conventional. The vehicle tonneau cover device 20 in a state in which the cloth-like cover member 22 is wound up is accommodated in the accommodation portion 19 provided on the upper surface side of the deck board 12 (see FIG. 1).

The tono cover device 20 for a vehicle of the present embodiment has the following effects.
(1) The cloth-like cover member 22 is stretched between the pair of left and right rail members 21 so that it can function as a tono cover. Further, since the cloth-like cover member 22 is movable along the longitudinal direction of the pair of left and right rail members 21, not only opening and closing from the rear door side of the rear of the luggage compartment 11 but also a rear seat at the front of the luggage compartment 11 It is possible to open and close from the 17 side. Further, when the vehicle tono cover device 20 is stored, the cloth cover member 22 is wound around the pair of left and right rail members 21 removed from the side panel 14 of the luggage compartment 11 so that the width is shorter than the width of the deck board 12 It will be the length. As a result, the tono-cover apparatus 20 for a non-use state is excellent in storability rather than before.

(2) The magnet 30 as a regulating member regulates the movement of the cloth-like cover member 22 in the longitudinal direction of the pair of rail members 21 and fixes the cloth-like cover member 22 to the pair of left and right rail members 21. Therefore, the cloth-like cover member 22 can be fixed to the pair of rail members 21 in a closed state or an open state.

(3) By connecting the pair of left and right rail members 21 and the cloth-like cover member 22 and providing the connecting member 25 slidable with respect to the pair of left and right rail members 21, the cloth-like cover member 22 is It can move smoothly with respect to the rail member 21 of this.

(4) The cloth-like cover member 22 has a through hole 35 as a grippable gripping portion. For this reason, the cloth-like cover member 22 can be easily moved by operating the cloth-like cover member 22 through the through hole 35 with a finger.

(5) The pair of left and right rail members 21 have the collar portion 27 covering the connection side end 31 connected to the pair of left and right rail members 21 in the cloth-like cover member 22. For this reason, the collar portion 27 of the pair of left and right rail members 21 covers the connection side end portion 31 connected to the pair of left and right rail members 21 in the cloth-like cover member 22. Therefore, the design effect of the tono cover device 20 for vehicle Can be improved.

Second Embodiment
Next, a vehicle tonocover device according to a second embodiment will be described. The present embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the cloth-like cover member is directly connected to the rail member. About the same composition as a 1st embodiment in this embodiment, explanation of a 1st embodiment is used and common numerals are used.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the vehicle tono cover device 40 of the present embodiment includes a pair of left and right rail members 41 and a cloth-like cover member 42 that can be stretched between the pair of left and right rail members 41. . The rail member 41 has a rail main body 43 having a straight axial center, and locking ends 44 formed at both ends of the rail main body 43. The side panel 14 in the luggage compartment 11 of the wagon 10 is provided with a locking hole (not shown) into which the locking end 44 can be inserted. The vehicle end cover 40 is fixed to the side panel 14 by inserting the locking end 44 into the locking hole of the side panel 14. The rail member 41 is detachable from the side panel 14 and can be disposed along the front-rear direction of the luggage compartment 11.

  The connection side end 45 of the cloth-like cover member 42 is provided with an insertion hole 46 through which the rail main body 43 is inserted. A plurality of insertion holes 46 are provided along the connection side end 45. Through holes 49 are formed in the front end portion 47 and the rear end portion 48 as gripping portions. The length C in the longitudinal direction of the rail main body 43 is shorter than the width B of the deck board 12.

  According to the vehicle tono cover device 40 of the present embodiment, the same operation and effect as the operation and effects (1) and (4) of the vehicle tono cover device 20 according to the first embodiment can be obtained. Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the connecting member is not used to connect the rail member 41 and the cloth-like cover member 42, noise does not occur due to the contact between the connecting member and the rail main body. Moreover, the number of parts of the tono cover device 40 for a vehicle can be reduced.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention. For example, the following modifications may be made.

In the above embodiment, the cloth-like cover member is provided with the through hole as the grip portion, but the grip portion is not limited to the through hole. The grip portion may be, for example, an annular cord provided at the front end portion and the rear end portion of the cloth-like cover member.
In the first embodiment, the locking pieces of the rail member are provided at three locations, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the case where a locking groove extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in the side panel in the luggage compartment, the locking piece may be formed in the longitudinal direction of the rail member.
In the first embodiment, the rail member is fixed to the side panel by the locking between the locking groove and the locking piece, but this is not a limitation. For example, a rail member insertion portion into which the rail member itself is inserted may be formed in the side panel, and the rail member may be detachable from the rail member insertion portion.
In the first embodiment, the rail member is provided with a ridge, but the ridge is not an essential component. For example, it is good also as a rail member which is not provided with a ridge like a rail member of a 2nd embodiment. Moreover, you may provide a collar part in the rail member of 2nd Embodiment.
In the first embodiment, the connecting member is connected to the cloth-like cover member at the side of the rail member in a state where the vehicle tonneau cover member is fixed to the side panel, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the cloth-like cover member and the connection member may be connected below the rail member.
In the first embodiment, the magnet is used as the restricting member, but the restricting member is not limited to the magnet. The regulating member may be, for example, a hook-and-loop fastener, or a locking pawl that physically regulates and fixes. Further, not only the restricting members may be provided on the foremost and rearmost connecting members, but all the connecting members may be provided with the restricting members. Further, the regulating member may not necessarily be provided in the vehicle tono cover device.
In the first embodiment, although the non-use vehicle tonneau cover device in which the cloth-like cover member is wound up is accommodated in the accommodating portion provided on the upper surface side of the deck board, it is not limited to this. The storage location of the non-use vehicle tonocover device is not particularly limited. For example, as in the prior art, the unused vehicle tonneau cover device may be stored below the deck board.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Wagon 11 Load room 12 Deck board 14 Side panel 18 Locking groove 20, 40 Vehicle cover device 21, 41 Rail member 22, 42 Cloth-like cover member 23 Rail main body 25 Connection member 26 Locking piece 27 Flange 30 Magnet (As a regulating member)
31 connection side end 32 insertion hole 35 through hole (as a grip)
44 Locking end A, C Rail body length B Deck board width

Claims (5)

A pair of left and right rail members that can be attached to and detached from the left and right side panels in the loading space and can be disposed along the front-rear direction of the loading space;
A cloth-like cover member connected to the pair of left and right rail members so as to be stretched between the pair of left and right rail members, and movable along the longitudinal direction of the pair of left and right rails;
A longitudinal length of the pair of left and right rail members is shorter than a width of a deck board of the luggage compartment.   A regulation member is provided which regulates movement of the cloth-like cover member in the longitudinal direction of the pair of left and right rail members, and fixes the cloth-like cover member to the pair of left and right rail members. Tono cover device for vehicles.   The vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a connecting member that connects the pair of left and right rail members and the cloth-like cover member and is slidable with respect to the pair of left and right rail members. For the tonocover device.   The tono cover device for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cloth-like cover member has a grip portion that can be gripped.   The pair of left and right rail members has a collar portion that covers a connection side end portion connected to the pair of left and right rail members in the cloth-like cover member. Tono cover device for vehicles.

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