JP3703303B2 - Tonneau cover device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tonneau cover device for a vehicle suitably used for a vehicle including a rear seat having a reclining mechanism.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a vehicle such as a so-called wagon type automobile or a one-box vehicle, a tonneau cover may be provided to cover a luggage compartment at the rear of the vehicle. For example, a conventional tonneau cover unit 1 shown in FIG. 6 is known in which a luggage compartment 4 is covered by a tonneau cover body 3 pulled out from a tonneau cover case 2 with a built-in winding mechanism. The tonneau cover body 3 is made of a deployable material such as cloth and is wound around the tonneau cover case 2.
[0003]
The tonneau cover unit 1 is provided behind the rear seat back 5. For example, the tonneau cover case 2 is fixed by fitting both end portions 2a of the tonneau cover case 2 to the tonneau cover mounting portion 6 at the front of the cargo compartment. A hook portion 7 is provided at an end of the tonneau cover body 3 on the drawer side, and the tonneau cover body 3 can be held in an unfolded state by engaging the hook portion 7 with the receiving portion 8 at the rear of the cargo compartment. ing.
[0004]
In the rear seat having the reclining mechanism, the rearward tilt angle (reclining angle) of the seat back 5 can be changed as necessary. In this case, if the seat back 5 is tilted toward the cargo compartment 4 by the reclining mechanism, a part of the seat back 5 or the headrest 5a interferes with the tonneau cover case 2, and the seat back 5 cannot be tilted to a desired position.
[0005]
For this reason, in a vehicle equipped with a rear seat having a reclining mechanism, the mounting position of the tonneau cover unit 1 is changed in the front-rear direction according to the reclining angle of the seat back 5 as indicated by a solid line and a two-dot chain line A in FIGS. It should be possible to switch. In response to such a demand, there is a tonneau cover device in which the tonneau cover mounting portions are provided at a plurality of positions with different positions in the front-rear direction, and the tonneau cover unit 1 can be replaced at a position corresponding to the reclining angle of the seat back 5. Proposed [0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When the tonneau cover unit 1 increases the reclining angle of the seat back 5, the tonneau cover unit 1 is once detached from the tonneau cover attaching portion and then reattached to the tonneau cover attaching portion on the rear side. is necessary. Further, when the reclining angle of the seat back 5 is returned to the original position, it is necessary to return the tonneau cover unit 1 to the previous position in order to prevent the gap between the tonneau cover case 2 and the seat back 5 from expanding.
[0007]
That is, the conventional tonneau cover unit 1 has to be attached and detached every time the reclining angle of the rear seat back 5 changes in order to fulfill the function as a tonneau cover. However, since the tonneau cover unit 1 is long and heavy, it is difficult to remove the tonneau cover unit 1 from the tonneau cover mounting portion and to re-fix it, especially for workers who do not have sufficient physical strength. May be difficult. In particular, it is practically impossible to change the mounting position of the tonneau cover unit 1 while the tonneau cover body 3 is unfolded.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a tonneau cover device that can easily move the tonneau cover unit to a desired position.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a tonneau cover device for a vehicle having a tonneau cover unit including a tonneau cover case with a built-in winding mechanism and a tonneau cover main body pulled out from the tonneau cover case. You can move a guide member having a plurality of engaging portions extending in a direction and located before and after different ride and in the longitudinal direction with respect to the tonneau cover case guide member on the upper surface of the respective guide members provided at both ends of the tonneau cover case Yo engaging the tonneau cover case and supporting portion for slidably supporting, with respect to the locking portion of the guide member in a state in which and the support portion is provided has got on the upper surface of the guide member to the end portions of the tonneau cover case a locking member movable across locked and unlocked positions of disengagement to the concert A locking member provided in the both end portions of the bar casing and an operation capable of operating unit for unlocking position from the lock position.
[0009]
The tonneau cover device of the present invention disengages the locking member from the locking portion of the guide member by operating the operating portion to move the locking member to the unlocking position. In this way, the tonneau cover unit can be moved along the guide member in the front-rear direction of the cargo compartment, so that the position where the rear seat back and the tonneau cover case avoid interference according to the rearward tilt angle (reclining angle) of the rear seat back, and The tonneau cover unit is moved to a position where the gap between the two can be reduced. And a tonneau cover unit is fixed to a guide member by engaging a locking member with the latching | locking part of the guide member in the position.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
A vehicle tonneau cover device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is provided behind a seat back (rear seat back) 13 of a rear seat 12 having a reclining mechanism 11, and includes a tonneau cover unit 20 and a guide member 21 to be described later. I have. There is a luggage compartment 22 behind the rear seat back 13. In FIG. 1, a luggage compartment 22 is a space surrounded by a rear seat back 13, a vehicle body inner wall 25, a rear gate (back door) 26, a rear floor panel (not shown), and the like. A headrest 13a may be provided on the rear seat back 13.
[0011]
The tonneau cover unit 20 includes a cylindrical tonneau cover case 30 with a built-in winding mechanism (retractor), and a tonneau cover body 31 wound on the tonneau cover case 30. The tonneau cover body 31 is mainly composed of a flexible member that can be developed in a planar shape, such as a cloth. A rigid plate-like end member 32 is provided at the end of the tonneau cover body 31 on the drawer side. It has been.
[0012]
A handle 35 is provided on the end member 32, and the tonneau cover body 31 can be deployed to the rear end position of the luggage compartment 22 by placing a hand on the handle 35 and pulling it toward the rear gate 26. The end member 32 extends in the width direction (vehicle width direction) of the luggage compartment 22. Hooks 36 are provided at both ends of the end member 32, and the tonneau cover body 31 can be held in an unfolded state by engaging the hooks 36 with the receiving parts 37 at the rear of the cargo compartment.
[0013]
The pair of guide members 21 are provided in parallel to each other on the left and right side portions (vehicle body inner wall 25) of the luggage compartment 22. These guide members 21 take the form of rods, for example, and extend along the front-rear direction of the luggage compartment 22, that is, the direction in which the tonneau cover body 31 is pulled out. As shown in FIG. 4, on the lower surface side of each guide member 21, groove-like locking portions 40 are formed at predetermined intervals in a plurality of locations in the front-rear direction.
[0014]
Support portions 50 projecting toward the guide member 21 are provided at both end portions 30 a of the tonneau cover case 30. By placing the support portion 50 on the upper surface of the guide member 21, the tonneau cover case 30 is supported slidably in the longitudinal direction of the guide member 21 (the front-rear direction of the cargo compartment 22).
[0015]
Lock members 60 that can be engaged and disengaged with respect to the engaging portions 40 of the guide member 21 are provided at both end portions 30 a of the tonneau cover case 30. The lock member 60 can move in the longitudinal direction of the tonneau cover case 30, that is, in the width direction of the tonneau cover body 31, and is urged by the elastic force of the return spring 61 in a direction protruding from the end surface of the tonneau cover case 30 toward the guide member 21. Yes. The distal end portion 60 a of the lock member 60 has a latch shape that can be fitted into the locking portion 40 of the guide member 21.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 3, the lock member 60 can move between a lock position where the lock member 60 is fitted to the locking portion 40 of the guide member 21 and a lock release position (FIG. 5) where the lock member 60 is released from the locking portion 40.
[0017]
An operation unit 65 is provided on the lock member 60. The operating portion 65 can reciprocate in the direction of arrow F and arrow R in FIG. 3 with respect to the end 30 a of the tonneau cover case 30, and the operating portion 65 is moved in the direction of arrow F against the elasticity of the return spring 61. When the operation is performed, the lock member 60 can be moved to the position where the lock member 60 is removed from the locking portion 40 of the guide member 21 (the lock release position shown in FIG. 5).
[0018]
Next, the operation of the tonneau cover device 10 of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the lock member 60 is engaged with the engaging portion 40 of the guide member 21, the tonneau cover case 30 is fixed to the guide member 21 via the lock member 60. In this state, a hand is put on the handle portion 35 of the tonneau cover body 31, the tonneau cover body 31 is pulled out in the direction of the rear gate 26, and the hook portion 36 of the tonneau cover body 31 is engaged with the receiving portion 37. By carrying out like this, the tonneau cover main body 31 is expand | deployed in the luggage compartment 22, and the luggage compartment 22 can be covered.
[0019]
When the reclining mechanism 11 of the rear seat 12 is used to change the reclining angle of the seat back 13, for example, if the rearward tilt angle of the seat back 13 is increased, a part of the seat back 13 or the headrest 13 a may hit the tonneau cover case 30. In such a case, the lock member 60 is moved to the unlocking position by operating the operation portion 65, and the lock member 60 and the locking portion 40 of the guide member 21 are engaged as shown in FIG. remove.
[0020]
By doing so, the tonneau cover case 30 is slidable in the front-rear direction of the luggage compartment 22 along the guide member 21, so that the seat back 13 and the headrest 13 a are connected to the tonneau cover case 30 according to the reclining angle of the seat back 13. The tonneau cover case 30 is moved to a position where it does not interfere.
[0021]
The operation of moving the tonneau cover case 30 in this way can be performed with the tonneau cover main body 31 in the unfolded state, that is, with the hook portion 36 of the tonneau cover main body 31 being engaged with the receiving portion 37. After adjusting the position of the tonneau cover case 30 in the front-rear direction as described above, the tonneau cover case 30 is, for example, shown in FIG. It is fixed at the position indicated by B.
[0022]
When the reclining angle of the seat back 13 is returned to the original position, that is, when the rearward tilt angle of the seat back 13 is reduced, a gap between the tonneau cover case 30 and the seat back 13 is widened, and the luggage compartment is opened from the gap. A part of 22 can be seen. In such a case, the operation unit 65 is operated again to the unlock position (FIG. 5), the tonneau cover case 30 is advanced to a position where the gap between the seat back 13 and the tonneau cover case 30 is reduced, and then the front side The tonneau cover case 30 may be fixed in a state in which the gap in the luggage compartment 22 is reduced by engaging the locking member 60 with the engaging portion 40.
[0023]
The tonneau cover device 10 of the embodiment described above does not need to remove the tonneau cover unit 20 when changing the reclining angle of the seat back 13, and only the unlocking operation of the operation unit 65 and the sliding operation of the tonneau cover case 30 can be performed. Can be moved to a desired position. For this reason, even if the tonneau cover unit 20 is long and heavy, the position of the tonneau cover unit 20 can be easily changed, and the reclining operation of the seat back 13 can be performed.
[0024]
The present invention can also be applied to a rear seat that does not include a reclining mechanism. For example, when it is desired to load / unload a luggage into / from the luggage compartment 22 from the rear seat side while the tonneau cover body 31 is unfolded, the front portion of the luggage compartment 22 can be opened by sliding the tonneau cover case 30 rearward.
In carrying out the present invention, it goes without saying that the constituent elements of the present invention including the guide member 21, the tonneau cover case 30, the support portion 50, the lock member 60, and the operation portion 65 can be variously modified.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
According to the tonneau cover device of the present invention, the tonneau cover unit can be easily moved to a position where it does not interfere with the rear seat back or a position where the gap between the rear seat back and the tonneau cover case can be reduced according to the inclination of the rear seat back. The operation of adjusting the position of the tonneau cover case can also be performed from the rear seat side with the tonneau cover main body being unfolded. The range in which the position of the tonneau cover can be adjusted can be set according to the length of the guide member, and the position can be adjusted in a plurality of stages according to the number and positions of the locking portions of the guide member. In addition, since it is not necessary to remove the tonneau cover unit, it is possible to achieve excellent effects such as not having trouble placing the tonneau cover unit.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a tonneau cover device and a part of a vehicle showing an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a side view of a tonneau cover device and a rear seat shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of a part of the tonneau cover device shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the rear of the vehicle body.
4 is a cross-sectional view of a part of a guide member and a lock member of the tonneau cover device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a rear view of a part of the tonneau cover device in a state where the lock member shown in FIG. 3 is removed from the guide member;
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a part of a conventional tonneau cover device and a vehicle.
7 is a side view of a part of the conventional tonneau cover device and the rear seat shown in FIG. 6. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Tonneau cover apparatus 11 ... Reclining mechanism 13 ... Rear seat back 20 ... Tonneau cover unit 21 ... Guide member 22 ... Cargo compartment 30 ... Tonneau cover body 31 ... Tonneau cover main body 40 ... Locking part 50 ... Support part 60 ... Lock member 65 ... Operation part

Claims (1)

A tonneau cover device for a vehicle including a tonneau cover unit including a tonneau cover case with a built-in winding mechanism and a tonneau cover main body pulled out from the tonneau cover case,
A guide member provided on both sides of the luggage compartment, each having a plurality of locking portions extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and having different positions in the front-rear direction;
And support portions provided at both ends ride on the upper surface of the respective guide members and said tonneau cover case is slidably supported the tonneau cover case so that it can move in the longitudinal direction relative to the guide member of the tonneau cover case,
Over the guide the locking portion locked and unlocked positions of disengagement to engagement against the member in a state in which the provided at both end portions and the support portion is superimposed on the upper surface of the guide member of the tonneau cover case A movable locking member;
An operation unit provided at both ends of the tonneau cover case and capable of operating the lock member from the lock position to the unlock position;
Vehicle tonneau cover device characterized by comprising

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