JP2956926B2 - Sun visor for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sun visor for a vehicle, and more particularly to an inexpensive and lightweight sun visor for a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a sun visor is installed in a vehicle cabin for the purpose of shielding sunlight and securing a traveling view of an occupant.

[0003] As a general configuration of the sun visor, a sheet-like cushion material is sandwiched between the front and back surfaces of a wire frame core material bent in a loop shape, and the outer surfaces thereof are further covered with a skin material. The sun visor body is constituted by covering the sun visor body, and the sun visor body is rotatably supported on the ceiling side by a rotating shaft.Recently, in order to reduce the weight of the sun visor body,
A material utilizing a paper material such as cardboard or kraft paper as a core material has been proposed (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-90428).

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a sun visor body 1 includes a corrugated cardboard core 2 which is folded in half, and a skin material 3 which is adhered along the outer surface of the corrugated cardboard core 2. , A loop-shaped wire frame 4 disposed in the cardboard core material 2, and a holder 5 supported and fixed to the loop-shaped wire frame 4.
The sun visor body 1 is rotatably supported by the rotation shaft 6 by rotatably supporting the rotation shaft 6 therein.

[0005]

However, FIG.
1, the sun visor shown in FIG. 12 requires two members, a corrugated cardboard core material 2 and a wire frame 4, as a reinforcing member, so that the number of parts is large and the cost is increased. Attach and fix,
Since the both sides of the holder 5 are sandwiched between the cardboard core members 2, the work of mounting the holder 5 is troublesome, and the stable mounting of the holder 5 due to the deformation of the wire frame 4 cannot be expected. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by using a cardboard core material, a lightweight and inexpensive sun visor body can be formed, and the number of parts can be reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sun visor for a vehicle in which a holder can be easily and firmly attached.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle sun visor according to the present invention divides an expanded cardboard core material into three equal parts through a broken line, and forms a front core part,
It is divided into three sections: a back side core part and an intermediate core part, and a skin material is adhered to one surface side of the cardboard core material, and the cardboard core material is divided into three parts.
Folded into a triple structure with each core overlapped,
A bearing holder is accommodated and installed in a notch formed in a corner portion of the intermediate core, the lower edge of the bearing holder is supported by the intermediate core, and both side surfaces of the bearing holder are a front core and a rear core. And is supported by:

[0008]

As is evident from the above configuration, a triple structure is obtained by folding the expanded cardboard core into three parts, so that the rigidity is enhanced and the intermediate core is provided with a notch for mounting the holder. In this regard, the wire frame as a support member for the holder can be eliminated.

Further, a holder is accommodated and installed in a notch provided at a corner portion of the intermediate core portion, and the front side core portion and the rear side core portion are overlapped and fixed on the front and back sides of the intermediate core portion, respectively. With this configuration, the troublesome mounting work as in the prior art can be eliminated, and the lower edge of the holder is supported by the intermediate core, and both sides are firmly supported by the near side core and the rear side core. Will be.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sun visor for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an external view of a sun visor, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the configuration of the sun visor, and FIGS. It is each explanatory drawing which shows a manufacturing procedure.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a second embodiment of the vehicle sun visor according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the structure of the sun visor, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the sun visor.

9 and 10 show a third embodiment of a sun visor for a vehicle according to the present invention. FIG. 9 is an external view of the sun visor, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a cardboard core material in the sun visor shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration.

First, a vehicle sun visor according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

1 and 2, a sun visor 10 for a vehicle according to the present invention has a sun visor body 11 having an appropriate light-shielding area rotatably supported by a turning shaft 12. The sun visor body 1 is fixed to a ceiling (not shown) via a bracket 13.
Numeral 1 is vertically rotatable so as to take an arbitrary position between a storage state along the ceiling surface and a use state positioned substantially parallel to the front window.

The configuration of the sun visor body 11 is as follows.
Abolished the conventional wire frame and replaced the cardboard core material 2
In order to improve the appearance and touch, a skin material 30 such as a nonwoven fabric or a low-cost cloth is adhered to the surface of the product, and the sun visor body is provided. In 11, a bearing holder 40 that rotatably supports the rotation shaft 12 is accommodated and installed.

A feature of the vehicle sun visor 10 according to the present invention is to provide a lightweight and inexpensive structure. For this purpose, the wire frame is eliminated, and the core structure is constituted only by the cardboard core material 20. The point is that the bearing holder 40 is easily and reliably achieved.

That is, the configuration of the vehicle sun visor according to the present invention will be described based on the procedure for manufacturing the vehicle sun visor 10 shown in FIGS.

First, the corrugated cardboard core material 20 is trimmed into an unfolded shape as shown in FIG. 3, and two broken lines 21 are formed on the corrugated cardboard core material 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower core 22, the rear core 23, and the intermediate core 24 are divided into three equal parts.
As shown in FIG. 2, the cardboard core material 20 has a triple structure such that the intermediate core portion 24 is located between the near side core portion 22 and the back side core portion 23, so that even if the wire frame is abolished, a desired structure is obtained. It is devised to obtain rigidity.

Further, a notch 25 for accommodating the holder 40 is formed at a corner portion of the intermediate core portion 24.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, a skin material 30 such as a nonwoven fabric is provided on one surface side (product surface side) of the cardboard core material 20.
Is fixed with an adhesive or the like, but the skin material 30 is trimmed slightly larger than the cardboard core material 20.
The peripheral edge 30a of the skin material 30 is wound around and adhered to the inner surface side of the cardboard core material 20.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a corrugated cardboard core material 20 having a skin material 30 adhered to the surface of the product is placed in two.
The sun visor 10 is formed by forming a folded triple-structured cardboard core material 20 through the two folding lines 21. At this time, first, as shown in FIG. 5, the intermediate core portion 24 is formed based on the lower folding line 21b. Is folded in the direction of the arrow on the inner surface of the back side core portion 23, and both core portions 23 and 24 are bonded and fixed via an adhesive.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG.
After the bearing holder 40 is accommodated and installed in the notch 25 provided on the front side, the front side core portion 22 is folded back in the direction of the arrow via the broken line 21a so as to cover the intermediate core portion 24, and the two core portions 22 are , And 23, the manufacture of the vehicle sun visor 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is completed.

As described above, the sun visor 10 for a vehicle according to the present invention has a triple structure in which the corrugated cardboard core material 20 is folded into three parts, so that the sun visor main body 10 is composed of the corrugated cardboard core material 20 and the skin material 30. With this configuration, the conventional wire frame can be eliminated, the man-hour for bending the wire frame, the man-hour for attaching the wire frame, and the like can be eliminated, thereby leading to a significant cost reduction.

Further, even if the wire frame is abolished, the bearing holder 40 has the notch 25 at the corner of the intermediate core 24, so that a sufficient accommodation space for the bearing holder 40 is ensured. Bearing holder 40
Can be supported by the intermediate core portion 24 and both side surfaces of the bearing holder 40 can be supported by the inner side surfaces of the near side core portion 22 and the back side core portion 23, respectively, so that a sufficient mounting space for the bearing holder 40 is provided. Is secured, and there is an advantage that the mounting operation is robust and quick and easy.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a second embodiment of the vehicle sun visor according to the present invention. In the second embodiment, the vehicle sun visor 50 is formed by fabricating the outer surface of the above-described vehicle sun visor 10 with a cloth. This is an embodiment in which the commercial value is enhanced by covering with the outer skin 60 so as to give a sense of quality.
One edge is left with an opening 61, the remaining three sides are joined by sewing or welding, etc., turned upside down to form a bag shape, and the sun visor 10 as a core is passed through the opening 61 as shown in FIG. A high-grade vehicle in which the outer surface of the core sun visor 10 is covered with the cloth outer skin 60 if the outer surface of the core sun visor 10 is housed in the bag-shaped cloth outer skin 60 and then the opening 61 is fixed by welding or welding as shown in FIG. The sun visor 50 can be implemented at low cost.

A pad material 62 such as a soft polyurethane foam is adhered to the inner surface of the cloth outer cover 60 so that a good cushioning property can be obtained.
The groove at the lower edge of the core sun visor can be absorbed by the pad material 62, and there is an effect that the touch feeling is excellent.

Also in this embodiment, the core sun visor 1
No. 0 is a low-cost and light-weight structure in which the corrugated cardboard core material 20 is folded in three, so that the vehicle sun visor 50 is provided, which achieves weight reduction and cost reduction, and also has improved appearance design and feel. Can be.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show a third embodiment of the vehicle sun visor according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the corrugated cardboard core member 20 is folded into three parts to reduce the cost and weight. Is provided, and the rotation shaft 12 is formed to extend in the longitudinal direction, and the auxiliary knob 71 fitted and held in the holder 70 installed on the ceiling side is attached to the extension portion 14 of the rotation shaft 12. This is an example of setting.

According to this embodiment, the sun visor body 11
Since the rotating shaft 12 is set along the upper edge of the rotating shaft 12, the rotating shaft 12 functions as a reinforcing member, and the rigidity can be enhanced.

If the grooves 26 are formed on both sides of the broken line 21a on one side of the corrugated cardboard core 20 so as to accommodate the extension 14 of the rotation shaft 12, the extension 14 of the rotation shaft 12 is provided. In order for the auxiliary knob 71 to be exposed at the appropriate position and to expose the auxiliary knob 71, the corrugated cardboard core 22 only needs to have an opening 27 so as to straddle the broken line 21a.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the rigidity of the sun visor 10 is enhanced, and the rotation shaft 1
Since the auxiliary knob 71 is also used as 2, two-point support is possible, and stable mounting on the vehicle body side can be expected.

[0033]

As described above, the vehicle sun visor according to the present invention has the following special effects.

(1) Since the core portion of the sun visor body is formed by folding the corrugated cardboard core into three parts, the rigidity is strengthened, and the conventional loop-shaped wire frame can be eliminated. The number of points can be reduced, and the number of processing steps and the number of mounting steps of the wire frame can be omitted. This has the effect of greatly reducing the processing cost.

(2) The cardboard core material is folded into three parts, an intermediate core is set between the front core and the rear core, and a bearing holder is accommodated and installed at a corner of the intermediate core. With this configuration, the installation space for the bearing holder can be secured, and stable and quick mounting of the bearing holder is possible. In addition, the lower edge and both side surfaces of the bearing holder are supported by the respective cores. Strong attachment can be expected, and there is an effect that smooth rotation operability can be obtained.

(3) The sun visor for a vehicle according to the second aspect has a structure in which the outer surface of the core sun visor having a three-fold structure of a corrugated cardboard core is covered with a cloth outer shell, so that it is lightweight and inexpensive. This has the effect of improving the appearance design and the surface feel.

(4) The sun visor for a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the core portion of the sun visor is formed by folding a corrugated cardboard core into three parts, and the rotating shaft is formed to extend along the upper edge of the sun visor body. Since the auxiliary knives function is provided on the side of the unit, the rigidity of the sun visor in the longitudinal direction can be greatly enhanced, and the sun visor can be supported at two points by the rotating shaft and the auxiliary knob. This has the effect that a secure attachment becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a first embodiment of a vehicle sun visor according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an expanded state of a cardboard core material used in the vehicle sun visor shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which a skin material is covered and adhered to one surface side of a developed cardboard core material.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an assembled state of the vehicle sun visor according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an assembled state of the vehicle sun visor according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the vehicle sun visor according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a configuration of the vehicle sun visor shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an external view showing a third embodiment of the vehicle sun visor according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a cardboard core material in the vehicle sun visor shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is an external view of a conventional vehicle sun visor.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. 11;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Sun visor for vehicles 11 Sun visor main body 12 Shaft for rotation 20 Corrugated cardboard 21 (21a, 21b) Folding line 22 Front core 23 Back core 24 Intermediate core 25 Notch 26 Groove 27 Opening 30 Skin material 40 Bearing holder 50 Vehicle sun visor 60 Cloth skin 70 Holder 71 Auxiliary knob

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] An exploded corrugated cardboard core (20) is divided into three equal parts via a polygonal line (21), and the front core part (2) is divided into three parts.
2), a back side core part (23) and an intermediate core part (24) are divided into three, and a skin material (30) is provided on one surface side of the cardboard core material (20).
And the cardboard core material (20) is folded in three to form a triple structure in which the core portions (22, 23, 24) are overlapped, and formed at the corners of the intermediate core portion (24). The bearing holder (40) is accommodated and installed in the notch (25), and the lower edge of the bearing holder (40) is attached to the intermediate core (2).
4) A sun visor for a vehicle, wherein both sides of the bearing holder (40) are supported by a front side core portion (22) and a rear side core portion (23). 2. The vehicle sun visor (1) according to claim 1,
A sun visor for vehicles, wherein 0) is a core sun visor, and the outer surface of the core sun visor is covered with a cloth outer skin (60). 3. A rotation shaft (12) rotatably inserted into a bearing holder (40) is extended in a longitudinal direction, and the extension (14) is engaged with a holder (70) on the vehicle body side. The sun visor for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein an auxiliary knob (71) is set.