JP2542867Y2 - Automotive sun visor - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] << Industrial application field >> The present invention relates to a sun visor for an automobile.
The present invention relates to a sun visor for an automobile in which a shaft and a bracket, which are attachment parts of the sun visor main body, are covered by the sun visor main body, and the interior aesthetics and safety are improved.

<Conventional technology> Normally, a sun visor is installed above the front window for the purpose of shielding the sun rays and ensuring the occupant's visibility, and recently, in order to improve indoor aesthetics and safety, a sun visor is installed. As shown in FIG. 5, when the sun visor is in a retracted state, a sun visor of a type in which the sun visor main body 1 covers the shaft 2 and the bracket 3 is in practical use.

This type of sun visor covers the hard shaft 2 and the bracket 3 with the sun visor main body 1 having cushioning properties, so that the safety is high and the ceiling and the sun visor main body 1 are covered.
In order to avoid interference between the shaft 2 and the bracket 3 and the sun visor main body 1, the pad on the back side of the sun visor main body 1 is usually abolished. (See FIG. 6).

<< Problem to be Solved by the Invention >> Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, when the sun visor body 1 is used at a position substantially parallel to the front window, the skin of the portion A where the pad is abolished has no tension, wrinkles,
It has been pointed out that loosening occurs and the appearance of the sun visor in use is deteriorated. This means that wrinkles and slacks are further promoted due to fluctuations in the environmental temperature due to long-term use, which significantly impairs the appearance and design.

Furthermore, with the rotation operation of the sun visor body, the shaft
2. Since the skin of the sun visor body 1 comes into contact with the bracket 3, a problem that the skin is damaged has also been pointed out.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances,
An object of the present invention is to provide a sun visor for a vehicle in which a shaft and a bracket are covered by a sun visor body when the sun visor body is stored on a ceiling surface, and the rotation of the sun visor does not impair the aesthetic appearance of the sun visor and repeat the rotation. An object of the present invention is to provide a sun visor for an automobile in which the skin of the sun visor main body is not damaged by the operation.

<< Means for Solving the Problems >> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pad material laminated on the front and back surfaces of a core material trimmed into a product shape, and encloses the outer periphery of the pad material with a skin material. A sun visor for an automobile, in which the sun visor main body is configured and the sun visor main body is stored in the ceiling surface via a rotating shaft in a bracket attached to the ceiling surface, and the shaft and the bracket are covered by the sun visor main body, A lightening portion is formed in a pad material at a corner portion of the sun visor body through which the shaft is inserted, and a reinforcing plate is installed in the lightening portion, and thermocompression bonding is performed with one side surface of the reinforcing plate as a pressing surface. The skin material is thermocompression-bonded and fixed to the entire side surface of the reinforcing plate by the jig.

<< Operation >> As is clear from the above configuration, according to the sun visor for an automobile of the present invention, when the sun visor main body is stored on the ceiling surface, the shaft and the bracket can be covered by the sun visor main body, which is preferable from the viewpoint of aesthetics and safety.

Further, the pad material is cut off at the corner of the sun visor body through which the shaft is inserted, and the shaft and the bracket do not interfere with the sun visor body side due to the rotation operation of the sun visor body.

In addition, a reinforcing plate is set in the lightening portion, and the skin material is thermocompression-bonded and fixed over the entire contact surface with the reinforcing plate, so that the skin material can be faithfully formed into the embossed shape of the corner portion, and the corner portion can be formed. No wrinkles or tarmi are generated on the skin material.

<< Embodiment >> Hereinafter, an embodiment of the sun visor for an automobile according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a sun visor for an automobile according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the sun visor, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic views showing a manufacturing process of the sun visor.

1 and 2, a sun visor 10 for an automobile according to the present invention has cushioning properties and a sun visor body 11 having an appropriate light-shielding area, and a substantially L-shaped body for rotatably supporting the sun visor body 11. The shaft 12 is roughly formed of a shaft 12 bent at one end, and one end of the shaft 12 is rotatably inserted into the sun visor main body 11, and the other end is similarly mounted in a bracket 13 fixed to the ceiling surface. It is rotatably inserted.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the sun visor main body 11 includes a wire core 14 bent in a loop shape conforming to the product shape, and a corrugated cardboard plate 15 fixed to a central portion of the wire core 14. (Installed to regulate the deflection of the sun visor due to its own weight) and a core material, and pad material such as polyurethane foam is provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the core portion.
16 are stacked and arranged, and the outer periphery thereof is covered with a skin material 17.

Furthermore, the skin material 17 arranges the sheet-like skin material 17 on the front and back surfaces of the pad material 16, performs high-frequency welding, etc. along the outer peripheral shape of the product, and joins the peripheral portion along the outer periphery of the product, The sun visor main body 11 is configured by covering the core portion and the pad material 16 with the skin material 17.

By the way, in the present invention, the sun visor 10 is provided at the corner of the sun visor body 11 through which the shaft 12 is inserted.
In use, the pad material 16a on the side facing the occupant is lightened, and the lightening portion 18 has, as shown in FIG.
A reinforcing plate 19 is adhered and fixed to the wire core 14 and the cardboard board 15, and a skin material is directly applied to the entire surface in contact with the reinforcing plate 19.
17 is adhesively fixed.

As described above, the automotive sun visor 10 according to the present invention has a configuration in which a part of the pad material 16 at the corner of the sun visor main body 11 is cut off, and when the sun visor main body 11 is stored on the ceiling surface, the sun visor main body 11 is closed. As a result, the shaft 12 and the bracket 13 are covered, so that the aesthetic appearance when the sun visor is stored can be maintained well, and the safety is also excellent.

Further, as described above, the shaft 12 and the bracket 13 are accommodated in the lightening bracket 18 formed on the pad material 16, so that even if the sun visor body 11 is frequently rotated, the shaft 12 and the bracket 13 The sun visor body 11 does not come into contact with the sun visor body 11, so that the skin material 17 of the sun visor body 11 is not damaged, and the shaft 12
This is advantageous in that the workability is improved also in the assembly work for inserting the horn into the sun visor body 11.

Further, in the lightening portion 18, a reinforcing plate 19 is provided, and the skin material 17 is thermocompression-bonded to the entire surface of the contact surface with the reinforcing plate 19, so that the shape retaining property of this portion is good, and wrinkles and the like are reduced. Good appearance because it does not occur.

Next, a process of forming a corner portion of the sun visor body 11 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 3, the corner portion of only one pad material 16a is cut off, and the wire core material 14 and the cardboard board are removed.
The pad material 16a, 16b and the skin material 17 are laminated and arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the material 15, and the outer periphery of the skin material 17 is welded by welding, so that the outer periphery of the core material and the pad material 16 is covered with the skin material 17 to provide a sun visor. The main body 11 is formed.

At this time, in the corner portion of the sun visor body 11, the lightening portion 18 is formed in the pad material 16a on one side, so that the skin material 17 is in a tent-like state.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the skin material 17 is heat-welded to the entire surface of the contact surface with the reinforcing plate 19 by the high-frequency welder bar 20 to form a concave portion that does not interfere with the shaft 12 or the bracket 13. To

Therefore, as the reinforcing plate 19, the high-frequency welder bar 20 is used.
When the skin material 17 is thermocompression-bonded, a single PVC plate may be used as the material, and when cardboard or the like is used as the reinforcing plate 19, a hot-melt film or a high-frequency welder What is necessary is just to coat an agent.

In addition to the high-frequency welding, the skin material 17 may be thermocompression-bonded to the entire surface of the contact surface with the reinforcing plate 19 by ultrasonic welding, in which case the reinforcing plate 19 may be a polypropylene resin plate or an ABS resin plate. Etc. may be used,
Also, a cardboard laminated with a hot melt film may be used.

<< Effects of the Invention >> As described above, the automotive sun visor according to the invention has the following special effects.

According to the present invention, a lightening portion is provided in a corner portion of the sun visor body where wrinkles and loosening have conventionally occurred, and a reinforcing plate is installed in this lightening portion, and the entire surface of the contact surface with the reinforcing plate is directly covered with the skin. Since the material is fixed by thermocompression bonding, there is an effect that, when the sun visor is in use, wrinkles and slacks do not occur at the corners of the sun visor body, and the appearance of the product is significantly improved.

According to the present invention, a lightening portion is provided at a corner portion of the sun visor body, so that the shaft and the bracket do not interfere with the sun visor body, so that the skin material of the sun visor body can be prevented from being damaged and the rotation operability can be prevented. Are also effective.

According to the present invention, a lightening portion is provided at a corner portion of the sun visor main body, a reinforcing plate is installed in the lightening portion, and a skin material is thermocompression-bonded to the entire surface of the contact surface with the reinforcing plate, so that the concave portion is formed. Is formed, the assembling operation of inserting the shaft into the sun visor body can be performed very easily, and there is an effect that the workability of inserting the shaft is significantly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing the structure of a sun visor for an automobile according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.
FIGS. 4 and 5 are explanatory views showing a part of a manufacturing process of a sun visor for a vehicle according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is an external view showing a storage state of a conventional sun visor for a vehicle, and FIG. 6 is a shaft mounting of the conventional sun visor. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the parts, and FIG. 7 is a front view showing a usage state of a conventional sun visor for an automobile. 10 ... Sun visor for automobiles 11 ... Sun visor body 12 ... Shaft 13 ... Bracket 16 ... Pad material 17 ... Skin material 18 ... Thickening part 19 ... Reinforcement plate 20 ... High frequency welder bar

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A sun visor body (11) in which pad materials (16) are laminated and arranged on the front and back surfaces of a core material (14) trimmed into a product shape, and the outer periphery thereof is covered with a skin material (17). And a bracket (1
When the sun visor body (11) is stored on the ceiling surface via the rotating shaft (12) in 3), the shaft (12) and the bracket (13) are covered by the sun visor body (11). In the above, a lightening portion (18) is formed in a pad material (16) at a corner portion of the sun visor body (11) through which the shaft (12) is inserted, and a reinforcing plate (19) is formed on the lightening portion (18). ) Is installed, and the skin material (17) is thermocompression-bonded and fixed over the entire contact surface with the reinforcing plate (19).