JP3594189B2 - Tonneau cover hook mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tonneau cover provided at the rear or rear of a rear seat of, for example, a station wagon. In addition, the tonneau cover (tonneau cover) is a term meaning a substantially horizontal and openable / closable cover that covers the space behind the seat.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-30835 discloses a tonneau cover device. In FIG. 1 of the publication, two hooks 15 and 15 are provided on a sub-cover 12 of the tonneau cover, and these hooks 15 and 15 are attached to a headrest. 4, and two hooks 16, 16 are also provided on the sub-cover 13 of the tonneau cover, and these hooks 16, 16 engage with the support shaft of the headrest 5, thereby moving the tonneau cover to the headrest. Is shown in the state of engagement.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Although the pitches of the two support shafts of the headrest 4 are constant, the seat may "shift" to the right or left in the vehicle width direction. It is possible to engage the hooks 15, 15 on the laterally displaced support shaft, but as a result the sub-cover 12 is wrinkled.
The tonneau cover is a design member provided to enhance the aesthetics when looking into the rear of the passenger compartment from the outside of the vehicle. Therefore, wrinkling of the design member is not preferable from an aesthetic standpoint, and a countermeasure is required.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a hook mounting structure for a tonneau cover that can tolerate a lateral displacement of a headrest.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a round pipe as a core material at one end of a cover sheet to form an edge of a tonneau cover, and to provide a hook at the edge, and to attach the hook to a headrest. A tonneau cover which can be locked to the leg of the headrest, wherein the hook body has a locking portion having an opening which is detachably fitted to the leg of the headrest at one end, and a round cross-section concave portion fitted to the edge portion, and A tonneau cover having a C-shaped fitting portion formed of a slit extending from the circular cross-section recess and receiving an end portion of the cover sheet at the other end, and the C-shaped fitting portion slidably fitted to an edge portion of the tonneau cover. In the hook mounting structure of the above, at the end of the tonneau cover, a two-sheet part is formed by folding back along a round pipe and two cover sheets are overlapped, and a slit is formed so that the two-sheet part is accommodated in the slit. Make up Characterized in that the long flanges.
[0005]
The hook was movably attached to the tonneau cover. Even if the headrest is shifted laterally, the lateral displacement can be absorbed by moving the hook body. As a result, the cover sheet can be prevented from wrinkling, and the appearance of the tonneau cover can be kept good.
[0006]
Two sheet portions occurring in the end portions of the bets Nokaba, by keeping the slit between the upper and lower flanges of the hook body, the rotational force of the upper and lower flanges can stress dispersion into accompanied cover sheet, the durability of the cover sheet Can be enhanced.
[0007]
A second aspect is characterized in that at least one of the C-shaped fitting portion of the hook body and the end of the tonneau cover in the slidable range of the hook body is coated with a lubricant.
By applying a lubricant, the movement of the hook body is made smooth.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings should be viewed in the direction of reference numerals.
FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a vehicle provided with a tonneau cover according to the present invention. In a wagon-type vehicle, rear seats 11L and 11R (L indicates the left with respect to the driver, and R indicates the right), a tailgate 12, and the like. There is a space S between the ceiling 13 and the floor 14, and luggage (not shown) can be appropriately placed in the space S. Since this luggage is visible from the outside through the window glass 15 of the hatchback 12, the appearance is poor as it is. Therefore, the main frame 17 is detachably disposed in the space S, and the tonneau covers 18, 19, and 20 are pulled out from the main frame 17 as appropriate.
[0009]
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a rear portion of the vehicle according to the present invention, in which a body frame 17 is hung over a vehicle body, and tonneau covers 19 and 20 are pulled out from the body frame 17 and locked to the rear seats 11R and 11L. 18 shows a state in which 18 is pulled out and locked to the left and right walls 21L, 21R. In this state, only the main body frame 17 and the tonneau covers 18, 19, 20 can be seen from outside the vehicle, so that the appearance of the rear portions of the rear seats 11R, 11L is improved.
[0010]
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2, and the main body frame 17 includes a front chamber 27 and a rear chamber 28 surrounded by a partition wall 22, upper flanges 23 and 24, and lower flanges 25 and 26. The first winding shaft 31 and the tonneau covers 19 and 20 wound around the first winding shaft 31 are stored therein (19 is the back), and the second winding shaft 32 and the tonneau cover wound around the second winding shaft 32 in the rear chamber 28. 18 is stored.
[0011]
FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of arrows 4-4 in FIG. 2. A cap member 33 is attached to the end of the main body frame 17, and a projection 34 is provided on the cap member 33 so as to be able to protrude and retract. As a result, the main body frame 17 can be detachably attached to the wall 21L on the vehicle body side.
Then, the return spring 36 is housed in the cap member 33, and a winding force can be applied to the tonneau cover 18 by the return spring 36.
[0012]
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a main part of the tonneau cover of the present invention. The tonneau cover 20 has a lower stopper member 39 at the center of its width at the edge 38, and movable hooks 40, 40 on both sides thereof. Further, upper stopper members 41, 41 are provided outside these. Reference numerals 42, 42 denote stop screws, and 43, 43 indicate lubricant application areas. These details are described below.
[0013]
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 6-6 in FIG. 5, and shows a representative cross section of the edge portion 38 of the tonneau cover. The edge portion 38 of the tonneau cover winds one end of a cover sheet 45 around a round pipe 44 as a core material. At the same time, the base was sewn with a thread 46, and the folded portion 47 of the sheet and the cover sheet 45 were bonded to form a two-sheet portion 48.
[0014]
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line 7-7 in FIG. 5, showing a central section of the hook body 40 of the present invention. The hook body 40 has an opening 51 (see FIG. 5) which is removably fitted to the leg of the headrest. One end is provided with a locking portion 52 (see FIG. 5) having a round section concave portion 53 fitted into the edge portion 38 (see FIG. 6), and a slit extending from the round section concave portion 53 to accommodate the end of the cover sheet 45. A resin molded product or a light metal molded product provided with a C-shaped fitting portion 55 formed at the other end, and the C-shaped fitting portion 55 is slidably fitted to the end portion 38 of the tonneau cover in the front and rear directions in the figure. It is characterized by having done.
[0015]
By providing the upper and lower flanges 56 and 57, the rotation of the hook body 40 can be restricted. Preferably, the projecting length L1 of the upper and lower flanges 56, 57 forming the slit 54 is set to a length that can completely accommodate the two sheet portions 48.
[0016]
Returning to FIG. 5, when the width of the upper flange 56 of the hook body 40 is W1 and the width of the lower flange 57 is W2, W1 <W2.
[0017]
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 5 and shows a cross section of the lower stopper member 39. The lower stopper member 39 is a block 59 having a sufficiently wide stopper surface 58 (up and down width in the figure). served from below the block 59 to the end edge portion 38 is fixed with screws 61. When the stopper surface 58 contacts the lower flange 25 of the main body frame 17 indicated by the imaginary line, the winding end of the tonneau cover 20 can be determined. That is, by providing the lower stopper member 39, the edge portion 38 is prevented from entering the front chamber 27.
[0018]
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 5, in which a stopper screw 42 is screwed into a predetermined position of the edge 38 from below. The operation of the stop screw 42 will be described later.
[0019]
Figure 10 is a line 10-10 sectional view of FIG. 5 shows a section of the upper stopper member 41, the upper stopper member 41 is a block 63 having a stopper surface 62 of the narrow end of the block 63 of this It is attached to the edge 38 from above and fixed with screws 64. The take-up end of the tonneau cover 20 can be determined by contact of the stopper surface 62 with the upper flange 23 of the main body frame 17 indicated by the imaginary line. That is, by providing the upper stopper member 41, the edge portion 38 is prevented from entering the front chamber 27.
[0020]
FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b) are illustrations of lubricant application according to the present invention.
In (a), a lubricant 65 is applied to the C-shaped fitting portion 55 of the hook body 40 as illustrated.
In (b), a lubricant 65 is applied to the edge portion 38 and the two sheet portions 48 of the tonneau cover 20. The lubricant 65 is preferably silicon.
The application range of the lubricant 65 in the front and back directions of the drawing is the lubricant application area 43 shown in FIG.
The lubricant 65 is used to prevent the rubbing sound of the C-shaped fitting portion between the cover sheet and the hook body due to the vibration during traveling and to prevent the tapping sound due to the rotational vibration of the upper and lower covers against the cover sheet surface. Applied.
[0021]
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a main part of the tonneau cover according to the present invention, and explains the procedure for assembling the parts.
A lower stopper member 39 is mounted at the center of the width of the edge portion 38. Next, the hook bodies 40, 40 are fitted to the edge 38 in the manner of arrows (1) and (2) . Then, the upper stopper members 41, 41 are attached to predetermined positions. Stop screws 42, 42 may be attached at any time.
[0022]
The operation of the tonneau cover having the above configuration will be described below.
FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b) are diagrams for explaining the operation of the tonneau cover of the present invention.
(A) shows a state in which the tonneau cover 20 is stored in the main body frame 17 and luggage 6...
In (b), the tonneau cover 20 is pulled out from the main frame 17 and the hook body 40 is fitted to the leg 68 of the headrest 67. Thus, the luggage 66... Cannot be seen from the outside, and the appearance of the rear part of the passenger compartment is improved.
[0023]
14 (a) and 14 (b) are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the hook body of the present invention.
(A) shows a state in which the leg 68 of the headrest is at a predetermined position, and the hook body 40 can be engaged with such a leg 68 as it is.
(B) shows a state in which the leg 68 of the headrest is laterally displaced by δ from a predetermined position (imaginary line) to a position shown by a solid line. Problems arise. However, in the present invention, since the hook body 40 can be freely slid between the stop screw 42 and the upper stopper member 41, the hook body 40 can be moved by δ as shown in FIG.
As a result, there is no possibility that the tonneau cover 20 is wrinkled.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention has the following effects by the above configuration.
In claim 1, the hook body is movably attached to the tonneau cover. Even if the headrest is displaced laterally, the displacement of the hook body can absorb the lateral displacement. As a result, the cover sheet can be prevented from wrinkling, and the appearance of the tonneau cover can be kept good.
[0025]
Furthermore, the two sheet portions generated at the end of the tonneau cover are accommodated in the slits between the upper and lower flanges of the hook body, so that stress can be dispersed to the cover sheet due to the rotational force of the upper and lower flanges, and the durability of the cover sheet can be improved. Can be increased.
[0026]
According to the second aspect , since the lubricant is applied to at least one of the C-shaped fitting portion of the hook body and the end of the tonneau cover in the slidable range of the hook body, the movement of the hook body can be made smooth. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is a perspective view of a vehicle rear provided with a tonneau cover according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a plan view of a vehicle rear according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2; FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 5; FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 5; FIG. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 5. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line 10-10 of FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a main part of the tonneau cover of the present invention. FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of the operation of the tonneau cover of the present invention. FIG. 14 is an explanatory view of the operation of the hook body of the present invention.
11L, 11R: rear seats, 18, 19, 20: tonneau cover, 40: hook body, 44: round pipe, 45: rubber sheet, 48: two sheet part, 51: opening of hook body, 52: locking part 53, a round section concave portion, 54, a slit, 55, a C-shaped fitting portion, 56, an upper flange forming a slit, 57, a lower flange forming a slit, 65, a lubricant, 67, a headrest, 68, a headrest, leg.

Claims (2)

One end of the cover sheet to provide a round pipe as core to form an edge portion of the tonneau cover, the hook body provided in the edge portion, met tonneau cover can be locked to the hook body to the leg of the headrest hand,
The hook body has a locking portion having an opening that is detachably fitted to the leg of the headrest at one end, and has a round cross-section recess fitted to the end edge and an end of the cover sheet extending from the round cross-section recess. Bei give a C-shaped fitting portion consisting accommodating slit in the other end, the C-type fitting portion of this, the hook mounting structure for slidably fitted for Nokaba the edge of the tonneau cover,
The end of the tonneau cover is formed by folding back along a round pipe to form a two-sheet portion in which two cover sheets overlap, and the upper and lower slits are formed so that the two-sheet portion is accommodated in the slit. A hook mounting structure for the tonneau cover, which has a longer flange. The hook mounting structure for a tonneau cover according to claim 1, wherein a lubricant is applied to at least one of a C-shaped fitting portion of the hook body and an end of the tonneau cover in a slidable range of the hook body.

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