JP3158985B2 - Terminal structure of curtain rail 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 curtain rail for a vehicle, and more particularly to a structure of a terminal portion of a curtain rail for guiding a lower edge of a window curtain.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In many van-type vehicles, a curtain that covers a window glass from the inside thereof is attached to a window opening of a vehicle body. In this case, as shown in FIG.
Curtain rails 1 and 2 are respectively provided along the upper edge and the lower edge of the window opening to guide the open / close of the window curtain 3. In the figure, reference numeral 4 denotes a window glass.

On the other hand, as a simple means for attaching the curtain rail on the lower edge side, means using a trim 5 provided along the lower edge of the window opening is used (actually open flat 1-1).
No. 80312). That is, as shown in FIG. 1A (a cross-section along the line AA in FIG. 2, the left side is the vehicle interior side), the locking legs 22 are extended below the main body 21 of the curtain rail 2, The side edge of the trim 5 is elastically sandwiched between the bottom surface of the main body 21 and the locking leg 22, so that the curtain rail 2 can be easily attached and the side edge of the trim 5 is molded by the curtain rail 2. Cover.
In the drawing, reference numeral 51 denotes a trim board forming the trim 5, and 52 denotes a skin material covering the trim board 51.

In this case, both ends of the curtain rail 2 are provided with end caps for preventing the runner 6 from falling off and for positioning and fixing the terminals.
As shown in FIG. 3, the end cap 7 </ b> A has a protrusion 71 at the tip and a boss 72 on the lower surface. The protrusion 71 is inserted into the runner groove 211 of the curtain rail 2, and the boss 72 is connected to the trim board 51. inserted, boss hole 53 provided on
The screw member 8 is screwed into the portion 72 from the back side of the trim board 51 to fix the end cap 7A.

[0005] c this way, of the vehicle body by using a trim 5
When a window curtain is attached to a vehicle by a rail structure for attaching the curtain rail 2 on the lower edge side of the India opening ,
The curtain rail 2 is fitted to the side edge of the trim 5, and the rail 2
After inserting a large number of runners 6 from the terminals, the end caps 7A are fitted to both terminals, and the end caps 7A are screwed and fixed to the trim. Then, the trim 5 with the curtain rail is attached to the vehicle body along the window opening.

[0006] and each hook attached to the lower edge of the window curtain suspended in advance in the curtain rail 1 on edge of the window opening, the curtain Leh lower edge of the window opening
It was hung on each runner of Le2.

[0007]

In the above-mentioned conventional curtain rail structure, however, it is necessary to fix the end cap to the trim with screws. In particular, it is difficult to insert the hooks at the lower edge of the wind curtain into the small holes of a large number of runners inserted into the curtain rail 2 attached to the vehicle body via the trim 5 one by one. And time was required, and workability was poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to facilitate installation of an end cap and to improve workability in mounting a wind curtain.

[0009]

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a front end of a main body 73 is used as an end cap of a curtain rail 2 fitted to a side edge of a trim 5 provided at a lower edge of a window opening of a vehicle body. A projection 74 projecting forward from the surface, and a locking pin 75 projecting downward from the back surface of the main body 73.
Front along the left and right sides of the runner groove 211 of the
A pair of left and right vertical pieces 74a, 74b extending toward
And a connecting piece 74c connecting the tips of
Using the end cap 7, the protrusion 74 is inserted into the runner groove 211 of the curtain rail 2, and the locking pin 75 is inserted into the hole 53 provided in the trim 5, so that one-touch operation can be performed without screwing. Thus, the end cap 7 is fixed to the trim 5 attached to the vehicle body .

The protruding portion 74 has the thickness of the tip portion and the root portion of the vertical pieces 74a and 74b, and the thickness of the runner guide groove 21 on the upper surface.
The vertical pieces 74a, 74 have a thickness corresponding to the depth of the runner groove 211 of the curtain rail having a rectangular cross section with the opening 2 formed.
The upper surface 741 of the intermediate portion b has a concave curved surface.

The projecting portion 74 is formed in a U-shape so that the projecting portion 7 is formed.
4 is made flexible and the upper surfaces 741 of the vertical pieces 74a and 74b are formed as concave curved surfaces, so that the projecting portion 74 of the end cap 7 is curtained from the direction of arrow F as shown in FIG. When the end cap 7 is inserted into the rail 2, the overall flexibility and the concave curved surface 741 are guided by the upper edge terminal of the curtain rail 2, thereby facilitating the insertion work of the end cap 7.

The projection 74 has an arched curtain member.
By forming the hook locking piece 76 integrally, the wind court
The end of the lower edge of the housing 3 can be locked.

If the end cap 7 is used,
A runner 6 is previously attached to each hook (not shown) on the lower edge of the wind curtain, and the runner 6 is sequentially inserted into the curtain rail 2 previously fitted to the trim 5 previously attached to the vehicle body. Since the end cap 7 is inserted into the terminal of the rail 2 and can be fixed to the trim 5 with one touch, the workability of attaching the curtain rail 2 and the window curtain 3 is greatly improved.

[0014]

1 and 2, a trim 5 is attached to a lower edge of a window opening of a vehicle inside the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 1A, the upper end of the trim 5 extends outward in an arc shape, and the upper end side edge faces the window glass 4 (FIG. 2). Trim 5 consists of trim boat 51 and skin material 52
A skin material 52 is adhered to the surface of the trim board 51 except for side edges.

The curtain rail 2 at the lower edge of the window opening
As shown in FIG. 1 (A), the main body 21 has a U-shaped cross section, a runner guide groove 212 is opened on the upper surface thereof, and an L-shaped locking leg 22 extends from one end of the main body 21. Is out. The curtain rail 2 is fitted to the trim board 51 by pushing the side edge of the trim board 51 between the locking leg 22 and the bottom surface of the main body 21 while expanding the locking leg 22.

The end cap 7 is made of a synthetic resin.
As shown in (B) and (C), the main body 73 and the projection 7
4 and a locking pin 75. The main body 73 has a bowl shape with a lightened rear surface, and a cylindrical locking pin 75 projects downward from the rear surface. The tip of the pin 75 is an inclined cut surface that rises forward.

The protruding portion 74 protrudes forward from the front end face of the main body 73. The protruding portion 74 is formed in a U-shape by a pair of left and right vertical pieces 74a, 74b protruding forward and a connecting piece 74c connecting these ends. The lower surface of the protrusion 74 is substantially flush with the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the main body 73. The width of the protrusion 74 is such that when the protrusion 74 is inserted into the runner groove 211 of the curtain rail 2, the vertical pieces 74a, 74b
Has a width almost in contact with the left and right side surfaces in the runner groove 211. The thickness in the vertical direction of the tip portion and the root portion of both vertical pieces 74a and 74b is set to be substantially the same as the depth of the runner groove 211. And the middle part is the upper surface 741
Are concave curved surfaces, so that the middle part is thinner. Small projections 77 are formed on the back surfaces of both vertical pieces 74a and 74b. A hook locking piece 76 is provided on the projection 74.
Are integrally formed. The hook engaging piece 76 is arch-shaped, is located at the center in the width direction of the protruding part 74, and has a leading end connected to the connecting piece 74 c and a rear end connected to the front end face of the main body 73.

The operation of attaching the window curtain 3 to the vehicle using the curtain rail 2 and the end cap 7 will be described.

A runner is engaged with a hook attached to the upper edge of the window curtain 3 at a predetermined interval, and these runners are set on a skewer fitting, and the curtain rail 1 for the upper edge of the window opening (FIG. 2) ), And attach the end caps 10 to both ends of the rail 1. Curtain rail 1 with wind curtain prepared in this way
Is fixed along the upper edge of the window opening of the vehicle using a support (not shown). The mounting structure of the curtain rail 1 is the same as the conventional one.

Next, along the side edges of the trim board 51 of the trim 5 assembled in advance the vehicle body in a factory interior lines, as shown in FIG. 1 (A), the window openings under edge side
The curtain rail 2 is fitted by its locking leg 22.
On the other hand, a runner 6 is attached to each hook attached to the lower edge of the wind curtain 3 in advance . Set the runner 6 on the skewer jig and collectively set the curtain rail 2
Insert inside.

Finally, both ends of the curtain rail 2 are fixed with end caps 7. That is, as shown in FIG. 1D, the projecting portion 74 of the end cap 7 is inserted into the curtain groove 211 of the curtain rail 2 from diagonally above as shown by the arrow F. In this case, since the protruding portion 74 has a U-shape, it has flexibility as a whole, and the upper surfaces 741 of the vertical pieces 74a and 74b which are pressed against the upper edge of the curtain rail 2 at the time of insertion are formed as concave curved surfaces. Therefore, the end cap 7 can be inserted into the curtain rail 2 without difficulty in a direction in which the upper surface 741 serves as a guide surface and the inclination angle gradually decreases and approaches the horizontal.

On the other hand, holes 53 are formed in the trim board 51 in advance, and during the process of inserting the end cap 7 into the curtain rail 2, the locking pins 75 of the end cap 7
3 Since the tip of the locking pin 75 has an inclined surface, it fits into the hole 53 without difficulty. Thus, the curtain rail 2 elastically fitted to the trim board 51 is finally positioned by the end cap 7 locked to the trim board 51, and is fixed so as not to be displaced at that position. The small projections 77 provided on the back surfaces of the vertical pieces 74a and 74b play a role in inserting the projections 74 into the curtain rail 2 without play.

According to the terminal structure of the curtain rail according to the present invention, the end cap 7 can be attached to the trim 5 previously attached to the vehicle body with one touch. Therefore, the end caps can be fixed after the runners attached to the hooks on the lower edge of the wind curtain are collectively inserted into the curtain rail attached to the trim.
Rather than inserting the hook of the wind curtain into the small hole of the runner already inserted in the curtain rail,
If the runner before insertion is freely inserted through the hook, the work is easier and the workability of attaching the wind curtain is greatly improved.

[0024]

According to the present invention, the use of the trim at the lower edge of the window opening of the vehicle facilitates the installation of the curtain rail. Further, the end cap of the curtain rail can be fixed to the trim with one touch without using a screw member. Also, runners are attached to the hooks on the lower edge of the wind curtain in advance, and the end caps can be fixed to the trim after inserting the runners together into the curtain rail fitted to the trim. improves.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1A is a sectional view of a state where the curtain rail is mounted at a position along the line AA in FIG. 2, FIG. 1B is a plan view of the end cap, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along an IC line, showing details of a portion E in FIG. 1 (D) and FIG. 2 and showing a state of mounting an end cap.

FIG. 2 is a view of a window opening of a vehicle to which the present invention is applied, as viewed from a passenger compartment side.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state of attachment of a conventional end cap.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Curtain rail of the upper edge of a window opening 2 Curtain rail of the lower edge of a window opening 22 Engagement leg of a curtain rail 3 Window curtain 4 Window glass 5 Trim 53 Trim hole 6 Runner 7 End cap 73 Main part 74 Projection 74a, 74b Vertical Piece 74c connecting piece 741 concave curved surface 75 locking pin 76 hook locking piece

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-55975 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60J 3/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A terminal portion of a curtain rail having a trim provided at a lower edge of a window opening of a vehicle body, the curtain rail being fitted along a side edge facing an inner surface of a window glass, and an end cap attached to a terminal of the curtain rail. In structure
A main body having an end surface that comes into contact with the end of the curtain rail as the end cap; a protruding portion that protrudes forward from the end surface and is inserted and fitted into a runner groove of the curtain rail; and a protrusion that protrudes downward from the back surface of the main body. A stopper pin, and the projecting portion is attached to the cartridge from the end face of the main body.
Forward along the left and right sides of the rail runner groove
Connects a pair of left and right vertical pieces that extend and the ends of both vertical pieces
Using an end cap formed in a U-shape consisting of a piece ,
A terminal structure of a curtain rail for a vehicle, wherein the protrusion is inserted into the runner groove of the curtain rail, and the locking pin is inserted and locked into a hole provided in the trim to fix an end cap to the trim. 2. The curtain rail has a guide groove for guiding the movement of the runner formed on the upper surface thereof, and has a rectangular cross section. The projecting portion of the end cap defines the root portion and the tip portion of the two vertical pieces. Along with the thickness corresponding to the depth of the runner groove, the upper surface of the intermediate portion between the root portion and the tip portion is formed as a concave curved surface, and the upper surface is formed on the curtain rail terminal when the projecting portion is inserted. The terminal structure of a vehicular curtain rail according to claim 1, wherein the terminal surface is a guide surface for the edge. 3. The terminal structure of a curtain rail for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a curtain hook engaging piece for connecting the connecting piece and the end face of the main body in an arch shape is formed on the projecting portion.