JP3240121U - Automotive seat drying cover - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to shorten the time required for drying by efficiently acting air flow on a wet automobile seat. A cover body (10) made of a flexible sheet for covering the upper surface of a seat portion (210) and the front surface of a backrest portion (220) of an automobile seat (200) and forming an air flow path (F) between the seat and the seat (200); and fixing means for attaching the cover body 10 to the seat 200 . The cover main body 10 has a hose insertion opening 15 into which the tip of the blowing hose 310 is inserted, and an air vent opening 16 . [Selection drawing] Fig. 2

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an automobile seat drying cover that is used to cover an automobile seat.

Automobile dealers and auto supply stores mainly apply or spray a coating liquid to the upper surface of the seat and the front of the backrest of the car seat to prevent stains on the car seat. It is carried out through the process of drying the coating liquid. Also, for automobile seats, a so-called rinser process may be performed in which the seat is washed by spraying washing water and immediately absorbing the sprayed water using a vacuum function at the same time.

Car seats that have undergone antifouling treatment and rinser treatment are in a state where they are considerably wet with the coating liquid and washing water. is spent. It took a long time to dry, especially in winter. In addition, regarding coating liquids, environmental issues related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), etc., and petroleum-based coating agents, which have the risk of inhalation toxicity and flammability during work, have been changed to highly safe water-based coating agents. There is also the fact that drying is slowing down due to such changes. Therefore, conventionally, attempts have been made to shorten the drying time by using warm air from an air conditioner or infrared lamps to dry, but these methods have not yielded sufficiently satisfactory results. .

A prior example describes placing an air duct in the seat of a vehicle and drying the seat by discharging hot air from a plurality of outlets of the air duct (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-139970 A

As described above, conventionally, there has been a problem that it takes a long time to dry a wet automobile seat after antifouling treatment or rinser treatment. In addition, the air duct described in Patent Document 1 is placed on the seat of a vehicle for use, so that the seating surface of the seat is difficult to dry, and the hot air discharged from the outlet of the air duct is used. However, it can be said that it is difficult to efficiently act on the seat.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above situation, and it is possible to use hot air emitted from the tip of a blowing hose connected to a commercially available futon dryer or the like to blow air onto a wet car seat. To provide an automobile seat drying cover capable of shortening the time required for drying by efficiently acting the flow of air.

An automobile seat drying cover according to the present invention is an automobile seat drying cover that is used by covering an automobile seat, and covers at least the upper surface of the seat portion and the front surface of the backrest of the automobile seat so as to be in contact with the automobile seat. A cover body made of a sheet having flexibility for forming an air flow path therebetween, and fixing means for mounting the cover body on an automobile seat. It has a hose insertion opening into which the tip is inserted, and has an opening for venting at the top.

When the automobile seat drying cover is constructed in this way, an air flow path is formed between the cover body attached to the automobile seat by the fixing means and the automobile seat, so that the hose insertion at the bottom of the cover body While the wind discharged from the tip of the blower hose inserted into the mouth passes through the air flow path and escapes from the wind removal port on the upper part of the cover body, the wind blows onto at least the upper surface of the seat portion of the automobile seat. And it acts efficiently on the front surface of the backrest to promote drying.

In the present invention, the installation location of the hose insertion opening and the air ventilation opening in the cover body is such that the tip of the air blowing hose inserted into the hose insertion opening faces the front end of the seat, and the air ventilation It is desirable that the mouth portion is defined to face the upper portion of the backrest portion. According to this, while the wind passes through the air flow path, it efficiently acts on the entire area from the front end of the seat to the upper part of the backrest.

In the present invention, it is desirable to have tightening means for squeezing and deforming the hose insertion opening so as to surround the tip of the blower hose inserted into the hose insertion opening. According to this, it is possible to suppress air leakage from around the tip of the blower hose inserted into the hose insertion port, so that the air discharged from the tip of the blower hose can be used to dry the seat without waste. easier to help.

In the present invention, the cover body preferably has a shape that covers the upper surface and side surfaces of the seat portion of the vehicle seat, the front surface and side surfaces of the backrest portion, and the back surface of the backrest portion. According to this, since the entire seat can be covered with the cover body, the wind efficiently acts on the entire automobile seat.

In the present invention, the cover body is desirably formed of a composite sheet in which a thin filling material is interposed between the outer material and the lining material. According to this, when the seat is dried using the warm air, the temperature drop of the warm air flowing through the air flow path is suppressed, and the drying efficiency is improved.

As described above, by using the automobile seat drying cover according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the time required for drying by efficiently applying the wind flow to the wet automobile seat.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an automobile seat drying cover according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a usage state of the automobile seat drying cover of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustratively showing an automobile seat drying cover according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a preferred configuration of a cover body;

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustratively showing an automobile seat drying cover 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the usage state of the automobile seat drying cover 100 of FIG.

FIG. 1 shows a cover body 10 made of a flexible sheet in an unfolded state. As shown in the figure, the unfolded cover body 10 has a substantially rectangular front portion 11, left and right side portions 12, 12 of a downwardly expanding triangle, and a substantially rectangular rear portion 13. The front portion 11, the left and right A portion surrounded by the side portions 12 and 12 and the lower end portion of the back portion 13 forms an opening 14 . The cover main body 10 has a slit-shaped hose insertion opening 15 into which the tip of a blowing hose (described later) is inserted at one location on the lower portion thereof, and slit-shaped air vent openings at a plurality of locations on the upper portion thereof. 16,16. A string passage opening 17 is sewn on the hose insertion opening 15, and by tightening a string as a tightening means 18 passed through the string passage opening 17, the hose insertion opening 15 is squeezed and deformed to reduce its diameter. It is possible to do so. The string as the tightening means 18 is provided with a stopper 19 for maintaining the tightened state.

A fixing means 30 is provided on the cover body 10 . The fixing means 30 of the illustrated example has a ring-shaped string opening 31 sewn on the rim of the opening 14 of the cover body 10 , and a notch 33 at one end of a string 32 passed through the string opening 31 . A string 32 is equipped with a stopper 34 as it is pulled out from.

The state of use of the automotive seat drying cover 100 described here will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, 200 indicates an automobile seat, which includes a seat portion 210 and a backrest portion 220, and a headrest 230 is provided at the upper end of the backrest portion 220. As shown in FIG. Although the automobile seat 200 is generally equipped with attachments such as armrests next to the seat portion 210, the attachments are not shown.

The cover body 10 is put over the seat 200 as shown in FIG. 2 using the opening 14 (see FIG. 1) at the lower end. When the cover main body 10 is placed over the seat 200 in this manner, the upper portion of the cover main body 10 covers the upper portion of the backrest portion 220 and the headrest 230 of the seat 200, and the front portion 11 of the cover main body 10 covers the upper surface of the seat portion 210 and the seat portion 210. An airflow path F is formed between the front surface of the backrest portion 220 and the automobile seat 200 . Further, the left and right side portions 12 of the cover body 10 cover the sides of the seat portion 210 and the backrest portion 220 of the seat 200 , and the back portion 13 of the cover body 10 covers the back of the backrest portion 220 . Furthermore, the lip of the opening 14 of the cover body 10 is arranged around the lower side of the seat 210 . Therefore, if the cord 32 of the fixing means 30 shown in FIG. ) is hooked on the seat portion 210 so that the cover body 10 is attached to the seat 200 so as not to come off.

After the cover body 10 is attached to the seat 200, as shown in FIG. 2, the tip of the blower hose 310 is inserted into the hose insertion port 15, and then the string as the tightening means 18 is tightened as described above to insert the hose. The mouth 15 is squeezed, and the tip of the blower hose 310 is held between the hose insertion openings 15 (see FIG. 1). By doing so, air leakage from around the tip of the blower hose 310 inserted into the hose insertion port 15 is suppressed.

In this embodiment, the hose insertion opening 15 and the air ventilation opening 16 are installed in the cover body 10 so that the front end of the air blowing hose 310 inserted into the hose insertion opening 15 faces the front end of the seat portion 210, and the wind is removed. The withdrawal opening 16 is defined to face the upper portion of the backrest portion 220 . Therefore, while the air discharged from the tip of the air blowing hose 310 passes through the air flow path F and is released from the air vent opening 16 in the upper part of the cover main body 10, the air is blown into at least the seat of the seat 200. Effectively acts on the upper surface of the portion 210 and the front surface of the backrest portion 220 . As a result, even if the seat 200 that has been subjected to the antifouling treatment and rinser treatment described at the beginning is in a state of being considerably wet with the coating liquid and the washing water, the upper surface of the seat portion 210 and the backrest portion 220 can be removed. Drying of the upper surface of the seat portion 210 and the front surface of the backrest portion 220 is facilitated by the air flow acting on the front surface of the seat. As a result of investigation, when the upper surface of the seat part 210 and the front surface of the backrest part 220 are made of a fabric material, if the hot air generated by the futon dryer is discharged from the tip of the air blowing hose 310, it will take as short as 30 minutes. It was confirmed that the upper surface of the seat portion 210 and the front surface of the backrest portion 220 that were wet with the coating liquid could be completely dried by blowing air within a certain period of time.

In the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the automotive seat drying cover is used to dry a single seat that is independently installed, such as the driver's seat and the passenger seat of an automobile. 100 was shown. In this regard, some automotive seats, such as rear seats, have a plurality of, for example two, seats positioned adjacent to each other in close proximity, and in such seats, the drying of multiple seats at the same time is desirable. may be required to increase the efficiency of the drying process. In order to meet this requirement, the width of the cover body 10 shown in FIG. And the air ventilation opening is installed so that the tip of the air blowing hose inserted into the hose insertion port faces the front end of each seat separately, and the air ventilation opening is the upper part of each backrest. You should be able to face it.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an automobile seat drying cover 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the shape of the cover body 10 and the configuration of the fixing means 30 are different from those shown in FIG.

That is, in the case of FIG. 3, in comparison with the cover main body 10 of FIG. A portion of the rear end side of the left and right side portions 12, 12 is omitted. The reason for adopting such a configuration is that the automobile seat drying cover 100 is mainly intended for use in the rear seats of sedan-type vehicles in which the back side of the backrest portion cannot be covered with a seat. . In addition, since a plurality of, for example, two, rear seats of a sedan-type vehicle are generally installed adjacent to each other at close positions, the cover body 10 is required to cope with the demand for drying two seats at the same time. The width of the cover is made long enough to match the width of the two seats. The tips of the blowing hoses inserted into the mouths face the front ends of the respective seat portions, and the air vents face the upper portions of the backrests.

In this automobile seat drying cover 100 as well, when the cover main body 10 is placed over two rear seats in a row, the upper part of the cover main body 10 covers the upper parts of the backrests and the headrests of the two rear seats, and the front part of the cover main body 10 is covered. 11 covers the upper surface of the two rear seats and the front surface of the backrest to form an air flow path between the two rear seats (see FIG. 2). Further, the left and right side portions 12 of the cover body 10 cover the sides of the seat portions and backrest portions of the two rear seats.

In the example of FIG. 3, as the fixing means 30, hooks 36, 36 are provided at both ends of a string-like body 35 made of elastic rubber or the like. According to this fixing means 30, the cover main body 10 is attached to the rear seat so as not to come off by using the engagement holes 37 provided at appropriate positions in the end edges of the cover main body 10 covering the two section seats. becomes possible. Other configurations and actions are the same as those described with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 , so redundant description is avoided by giving the same reference numerals to the same elements.

As the fixing means 30, it is also possible to use a structure other than that described in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example, a surface fastener.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a preferred configuration of the cover body 10 according to the two embodiments described above. The figure shows a composite sheet 20 in which a thin filling material 23 is interposed between an outer material 21 and a lining material 22 . In this composite sheet 20, the outer material 21 is made of 100% nylon fabric, and the lining 22 is a urethane resin coat (not shown) mixed with metallic pigments made of aluminum or silver pigments made of pearl pigments on one side of the 100% nylon fabric. It is made of a fabric coated with Then, the outer material 21 and the lining material 22 are overlapped so that the urethane resin coat of the lining material 22 faces the outside (the side facing the air flow path F), and a thin 100% polyester filling material 23 is sandwiched between them. be. If such a composite sheet 20 is used for the cover body 10, when the seat 200 (see FIG. 2) is dried using warm air, the composite sheet 20 is protected by the urethane resin coating mixed with silver pigment. It becomes breathable, hot air does not leak from the surface of the fabric of the composite sheet 20, radiant heat is suppressed by reflecting heat, and heat conduction is suppressed by the thin filling fabric 23. , the temperature of the warm air flowing through the airflow path F (see FIG. 2) is suppressed, and the temperature can be maintained above a certain level, thereby improving the drying efficiency. Furthermore, since the temperature in the air flow path F can be maintained at a certain level or higher, the seat 200 is treated with a coating liquid containing a water-repellent agent for fibers using fluorine-based resin or the like. In this case, by heating the seat 200 to a temperature above a certain level, the effective ingredients of the coating liquid are activated by the heat, and effects such as improved water repellency and fixability can also be obtained. In this embodiment, one side of the lining 22 is coated with a urethane resin coat mixed with silver pigment. may be adopted, and the same effect can be obtained by this as well.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 cover body 15 hose insertion port 16 wind vent 18 tightening means 20 composite sheet 21 outer material 22 lining 23 thin batting fabric 30 fixing means 100 car seat drying cover 200 seat (car seat)
210 seat portion 220 backrest portion 310 blowing hose F air flow path

Claims (5)

An automobile seat drying cover used by covering an automobile seat,
A cover body made of a sheet having flexibility for covering at least the upper surface of the seat portion and the front surface of the backrest of an automobile seat and forming an airflow path between the automobile seat and the automobile seat, and the cover main body being attached to the automobile seat. fixing means for
1. A drying cover for automobile seats, wherein the cover body has a hose insertion opening into which the tip of a blowing hose is inserted in the lower part thereof, and has an air vent opening in the upper part thereof. The installation location of the hose insertion opening and the air ventilation opening in the cover body is such that the tip of the blower hose inserted into the hose insertion opening faces the front end of the seat, and the air ventilation opening is located above the above. 2. An automobile seat drying cover as claimed in claim 1, which is defined to face the upper portion of the backrest portion. 2. The automobile seat drying cover according to claim 1, further comprising tightening means for squeezing and deforming the hose insertion opening so as to surround the tip of the blower hose inserted into the hose insertion opening. 3. The automobile seat drying cover according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the cover body has a shape that covers the upper surface and side surfaces of the seat portion of the automobile seat, the front surface and side surfaces of the backrest portion, and the back surface of the backrest portion. 2. An automobile seat drying cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover body is formed of a composite sheet with a thin filling material interposed between the outer material and the lining material.

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