JP2963694B1 - Car body cover - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a cover that can be easily put on a tall car body without a large auxiliary tool. A cloth capable of covering the body of an automobile along its outer shape, a pair of pulleys fixed symmetrically to a bonnet-corresponding portion of the cloth, and tails at both ends of the cloth. It is fixed symmetrically to the gate or to the rear bumper corresponding portion, and has a substantially T-shape with a first string 5 for driven that is hung between both ends so as to run on the pair of pulleys 3 and 4. The left and right ends are respectively fixed to positions where the first string 5 is fixed, and the remaining end is provided with a second string 6 for driving connected to the center of the first string 5. Features.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile body cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to protect a car body during storage from wind and rain and atmospheric pollutants, a cloth cover capable of covering the body from above along its outer shape is used. In conventional covers, rubber is passed along the periphery of the opening, and when covering the body, a part of the periphery of the opening is first hooked on the license plate, and then the opening is opened against the elasticity of the rubber. It was fixed by hooking the peripheral edge to the lower edge of the body while expanding the area.

[0003]

However, when a conventional cover is put on the body of a tall car such as a box-shaped car or a wagon car, a person with an average physique cannot reach the center of the upper surface of the body. As such, large assistive tools such as stepladders and ladders are usually required. Therefore, it is difficult to put a cover on a place without a stepladder or a ladder. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a cover that can be easily put on a tall automobile body without a large auxiliary tool.

[0004]

In order to achieve the object, a body cover according to the present invention comprises a cloth capable of covering the body of an automobile along the outer shape thereof, and a symmetrically fixed portion attached to a bonnet-corresponding portion of the cloth. A pair of pulleys and both ends are fixed symmetrically to the tailgate or rear bumper corresponding portion of the cloth,
A driven first string (hereinafter, referred to as “driven string”) hung between the two ends so as to be able to run on the pair of pulleys is substantially T-shaped, and left and right ends are first strings. And a second driving string (hereinafter, referred to as a “driving string”), the remaining end of which is fixed to the position where the first string is fixed and the remaining end is connected to the center of the first string.

[0005] The body cover of the present invention may be constructed by using a conventional off-the-shelf body cover as a cloth and attaching the first and second cords thereto as described above, or by newly designing a special cloth. Is also good. According to the present invention, the body cover can be put on the body in the following procedure. First,
Secure the front end of the cloth to the front license plate and cover the bonnet with the bonnet-corresponding part of the cloth. This is the same as the conventional body cover. However, when the third string is provided as described later, the cloth can be prevented from being torn during the operation.

Next, the driving cord is passed over the upper surface of the body to the rear. The driving string may be thrown from the front to the rear of the body. Then, the user turns around the rear part and drags the intersection of the T-shaped drive string. Then, the rear end of the cloth is pulled by the driving cord, and the rear end of the cloth moves to the rear of the body, and the cloth spreads back and forth. At this time, the driven string slides on the pulley such that both ends thereof are directed rearward. Although tension is applied to the cloth in the front-rear direction, if a rigid rod is sewn to the rear end of the cloth in the left-right direction, the rod regulates the cloth width, so there is no need to worry about shrinking in the width direction. When the rear edge of the cloth reaches the tailgate of the body, hook the rear bumper to fix the cloth. Thereafter, the cloth can be covered over the entire body by hooking the peripheral edge of the cloth to the lower end of the body as in the related art.

If the cloth is weak and the cloth is torn when pulling the driving cord, one end is connected to the fixing point of one pulley and the other end is connected to the fixing point of the other pulley. It is preferable to further include a third string that can be hooked at the middle by a front license plate when the cover is covered with a cloth. This is because the third string receives the tensile stress, so that no excessive force is applied to the cloth.

When removing the cover from the body, the operation may be performed in the reverse of the operation when the cover is put on. That is, first, the periphery of the cloth is removed from the lower end of the body. Then, the connecting point with the driven string is pulled by the driving string. Then, while both ends of the driven string are pulled through the pulley, the rear end of the cloth moves forward,
The fabric wrinkles toward the pulley. The shrinked cloth can be put on the bonnet as before. As described above, according to the present invention, when the cover is put on and taken off, the work can be easily performed without requiring any special auxiliary tool.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view showing an unfolded state of the body cover of the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which the body cover is about to be put on the body of an automobile, FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, and FIG. It is a top view which expands and shows the pulley used.

The body cover 1 includes a cloth 2. The cloth 2 is sewn in a shape substantially equal to the outer shape of the body of the automobile. A pair of pulleys 3 and 4 are fixed symmetrically at predetermined positions 2a and 2b of a portion corresponding to the hood of the cloth 2. A driven string 5 is hung on the pulleys 3 and 4 so as to run from one side to the other, and both ends of the driven string 5 are located at predetermined positions 2c and 2d symmetrical to a tailgate or a rear bumper corresponding portion of the cloth 2, respectively. It is fixed. The driven string 5 is passed through metal rings 2e and 2f sewn on the cloth 2 at the intermediate point between the fixed point 2c and the pulley 3 and at the intermediate point between the fixed point 2d and the pulley 4, so that extreme slackness is prevented. I have. Between the fixed point 2c and the fixed point 2d or behind it, the fixed point 2
A rigid rod 8 having a length corresponding to the width between c and 2d is sewn. Thereby, the interval between the fixed point 2c and the fixed point 2d is always kept constant.

A driving string 6 different from the driven string 5 is connected to the middle point of the driven string 5. The driving cord 6 extends rearward from the knot 6a to at least a line connecting the fixed point 2c and the fixed point 2d, and branches left and right on or near the line, and both ends in the left and right direction are fixed to the fixed points 2c and 2d, respectively. I have. Accordingly, the driving cord 6 has a substantially T-shape when viewed from the portion corresponding to the bonnet of the cloth. In addition, it is usually difficult to form a T-shape with one string, and it is not necessary in the present invention. good.

On the other hand, both ends of the third string 7 are fixed to the fixed points 2a and 2b. The string 7 is passed through two cloth rings 2 g and 2 h sewn at symmetrical positions near the front end of the cloth 2. The interval between the wheel 2g and the wheel 2h is equal to the interval between the fixed point 2a and the fixed point 2b.
By hooking the middle of the string 7 on the front license plate etc., the fixed point 2 is used to spread the cloth 2 on the bonnet.
When the cords a and 2b are pulled backward, the tension is received by the string 7, so that no excessive tension is applied to the cloth 2. Therefore, tearing of the cloth 2 is prevented.

The procedure for placing the body cover 1 on the body B of the automobile is as follows. Fixed point 2g and fixed point 2 of string 7
h is hooked on the front license plate P as shown in FIGS. After the cloth 2 is spread on the hood, the driving cord 6 is extended to the rear of the body B. If the target vehicle is a normal car as shown in the figure, the driving string 6 may be extended to the rear while carrying it. However, if the car is tall, the driving string 6 may be thrown to the rear. Then, the driving string 6 is pulled in the direction of the branch point 6a (the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2).
To pull. Then, the fixed points 2c and 2d move backward, and the cloth 2 is spread in the front-rear direction. The fixed points 2a and 2b are strongly pulled in the front-rear direction when the cloth 2 gets over the windshield, but since the string 7 receives the tension, the cloth 2 is not torn. Further, while the cloth 2 is moving on the upper surface of the body B, tension is applied to the cloth 2 itself, but since the rod 8 regulates the width of the cloth 2, the cloth 2 does not shrink in the width direction. Therefore, the cloth 2 covers the top and side surfaces of the body B during the movement.
Accordingly, the driven string 5 runs on the pulleys 3 and 4. Then, the work is completed by hooking the peripheral edge of the cloth 2 that has moved rearward to the lower end of the body B.

The procedure for removing the body cover 1 from the body B is the reverse of the procedure for putting it on. First, put the periphery of the cloth 2 on the body B
Remove from the bottom edge of Then, the driving cord 6 is pulled in a direction (arrow C direction in FIG. 2) in which the connection point 6b is dragged. Then, the driven string 5 runs so as to rotate the pulleys 3 and 4 inward, and pulls the fixed points 2c and 2d forward. At the same time, the cloth 2 is wrinkled in the front-back direction. Finally, the work is completed by removing the string 7 from the license plate P.

As described above, the body cover 1 can be easily put on the body of a tall automobile even without a large assisting tool such as a stepladder or a ladder.

According to the present invention, a tall automobile body can be protected at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a deployed state of a body cover according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which the body cover is about to be put on the body of an automobile.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view showing a pulley used for the body cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body cover 2 Cloth 3,4 Pulley 5,6,7 String 8 stick

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cloth capable of covering an automobile body along its outer shape, a pair of pulleys symmetrically fixed to a bonnet-corresponding portion of the cloth, and a tailgate or a rear bumper at each end of the cloth. It is fixed symmetrically to the corresponding portion, and has a first string for driving that is hung between both ends so as to be able to run on the pair of pulleys, and has a substantially T-shape. An automobile body cover, comprising: a second driving string connected to the center of the first string and a remaining end fixed to a position where the first string is fixed. 2. A third cord having one end connected to a fixing point of one pulley and the other end connected to a fixing point of the other pulley, the middle of which can be hooked by a front license plate when the body is covered with a cloth. The vehicle body cover according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The vehicle body cover according to claim 1, further comprising a rigid bar sewn to the rear end of the cloth in the left-right direction.