JP5293137B2 - Tonneau cover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily store a tonneau cover without folding. <P>SOLUTION: The tonneau cover 10 arranged above a baggage room 50 of a vehicle to shut off the baggage room 50 and capable of being stored in the baggage room 50 includes a skin 20 having flexibility; a wire 30 attached along an outer periphery of the skin 20 and retaining the skin 20 to a flat shape; a pair of tonneau cover ends 40 provided at both ends in a vehicle width direction of the skin 20 and capable of being mounted to a plurality of mounting positions (shutting off position and storage position) provided in the baggage room 50; a pair of hooks 42B provided at both tonneau cover ends 40 and engaged with one of a plurality of parts to be engaged (deck side trim hook 55 and slit 57) provided so as to correspond to the plurality of mounting positions; and a pair of position adjustment parts (slide groove 41 and guide part 42A) provided at both tonneau cover ends 40 and capable of adjusting positions of both hooks 42B. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tonneau cover.

Conventionally, a tonneau cover described in Patent Document 1 below is known as a tonneau cover that shields the inside of a cargo compartment in a vehicle. The tonneau cover includes a flexible sheet material, a shape holding unit that holds the sheet material in a flat shape, and the like. When the tonneau cover is used, it is installed inside the cargo compartment in a state of being flattened by the shape holding portion, and when the tonneau cover is not used, it can be stored in a folded state.
JP 11-129816 A

  However, since the above-mentioned tonneau cover needs to be folded, it cannot be easily stored. Further, after storing the tonneau cover, the tonneau cover may be lost by forgetting the storage location of the tonneau cover.

  The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to easily store a tonneau cover without folding it.

  The present invention is a tonneau cover that is disposed above a cargo compartment of a vehicle to shield the cargo compartment and can be accommodated in the interior of the cargo compartment, and includes a flexible sheet material and an outer periphery of the sheet material. A shape holding portion that is mounted and holds the sheet material in a flat shape, and a pair of attachment portions that are provided at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the sheet material and can be attached to a plurality of attachment positions provided inside the cargo compartment. A pair of engaging portions that can be engaged with any one of a plurality of engaged portions provided corresponding to a plurality of mounting positions, and both engaging portions. And a pair of position adjusting units capable of adjusting the position of the position.

  According to such a structure, a tonneau cover can be accommodated in the inside of a cargo compartment by attaching both attachment parts to either attachment position, holding a sheet | seat material in a flat shape with a shape holding part. Therefore, the tonneau cover can be easily accommodated without folding the sheet material.

  Here, even when the interval between the two engaged portions differs depending on the mounting position of the tonneau cover, the position adjusting portion can adjust the positions of the two engaged portions. It can be made to engage with an engaging part. Thus, the tonneau cover can be attached to a plurality of attachment positions.

The following configuration is preferable as an embodiment of the present invention.
The plurality of mounting positions include a shielding position that shields the interior of the cargo compartment, and a storage position in which the sheet material is disposed along the back door trim disposed on the rear side of the cargo compartment. It is good also as a structure which can be moved to a vehicle width direction corresponding to a storage position.

  According to such a configuration, the tonneau cover can be attached to the storage position by arranging the sheet material along the back door trim. For this reason, the dead space in the interior of the cargo compartment can be used effectively. Even if the vehicle width dimension of the back door trim is different from the vehicle width dimension of the cargo compartment, the engaging portion can be moved in the vehicle width direction. It can be attached.

  The position adjustment unit may be configured to include an engagement holding unit that holds the engagement unit at the position of the engagement unit in the storage position.

  Generally, the vehicle width dimension of the back door trim is smaller than the vehicle width dimension of the luggage compartment. For this reason, the position of the engaging part in the storage position is arranged on the inner side in the vehicle width direction than the position of the engaging part in the shielding position. Here, in order to engage the engaging portion and the engaged portion, it is necessary to hook the engaging portion and the engaged portion and pull each other in the vehicle width direction.

  When the tonneau cover is attached to the shielding position, the engaging portion is pulled outward in the vehicle width direction, and movement is restricted at the position of the engaging portion at the shielding position. Can be engaged. Therefore, the tonneau cover can be held at the shielding position.

  On the other hand, when the tonneau cover is attached at the storage position, the engagement holding portion can hold the engagement portion at the inner side in the vehicle width direction, that is, at the position of the engagement portion at the storage position. The joint portion can be engaged in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, the tonneau cover can be held in the storage position.

  According to the present invention, the tonneau cover can be easily stored without being folded.

<Embodiment 1>
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings of FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the tonneau cover 10 according to the present embodiment includes a flexible skin (an example of the “sheet material” of the present invention) 20 and a wire that holds the skin 20 in a flat shape (the “shape of the present invention”). 30), a tonneau cover end (an example of the “attachment portion” of the present invention) 40 for attaching the outer skin 20 to the interior of the luggage compartment 50, and the like.

  The tonneau cover 10 can be attached to the shielding position shown in FIG. 1 and the storage position shown in FIG. In the shielding position, when the back door 51 is closed, the interior of the lower position is shielded from the upper part of the seat back 56 of the luggage compartment 50. For this reason, the inside of the lower position cannot be seen from the upper part of the seat back 56 of the luggage compartment 50 from the back door window 52 of the back door 51. On the other hand, in the storage position, since the skin 20 is disposed along the back door trim 53 of the back door 51, the tonneau cover can be used by effectively utilizing the dead space inside the luggage compartment 50 without narrowing the luggage space of the luggage compartment 50. 10 can be stored.

  The skin 20 may be a sheet material that can be expanded and contracted in the vehicle width direction. For example, a fabric sheet, a nonwoven fabric sheet, a synthetic resin sheet, or the like can be used.

  The wire 30 is made of, for example, a flexible metal such as aluminum, a shape memory alloy, or a synthetic resin. The periphery of the wire 30 is included in the outer peripheral terminal of the skin 20. The wire 30 is used for the purpose of holding the skin 20 in a flat shape.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the tonneau cover end 40 is provided at both ends of the skin 20 in the vehicle width direction. The tonneau cover end 40 is made of a synthetic resin and may be formed integrally with the skin 20 or may be fixed so that both ends of the skin 20 are sandwiched from both the front and back sides by a pair of halves.

  The tonneau cover end 40 is formed with a pair of slide grooves 41 arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction. Both slide grooves 41 have a long hole shape extending in the vehicle width direction. The tonneau cover end 40 is provided with a tonneau cover hook 42 that extends across the slide grooves 41 and projects outward in the vehicle width direction.

  The tonneau cover hook 42 is made of synthetic resin and has a guide portion 42A formed by connecting upper end portions of both shaft portions passing through both slide grooves 41, and an inner side after projecting outward from the lower end portions of both shaft portions in the vehicle width direction. 42B (an example of the “engagement portion” of the present invention) 42B folded back. The guide portion 42A and the slide grooves 41 constitute the “position adjusting portion” of the present invention.

  The guide portion 42A is slidable in the vehicle width direction with respect to the slide groove 41. Thereby, the tonneau cover hook 42 is movable in the vehicle width direction with respect to the tonneau cover end 40. As shown in FIG. 1, the tonneau cover hook 42 is located at the outer position in the vehicle width direction outside of the slide groove 41 at the shielding position, and at the storage position, the tonneau cover hook 42 is located in the slide groove 41 as shown in FIG. 2. It is located inside the vehicle width direction.

  The tonneau cover hook 42 is configured to be held at the inner position. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the guide portion 42 </ b> A is urged from the outer position toward the inner position by a pair of coil springs 43, and the concave portion 44 provided in the hook portion 42 </ b> B is formed on the tonneau cover end 40. The tonneau cover hook 42 is held at the inner position by fitting with the provided protrusion 45. The coil spring 43, the recess 44, and the protrusion 45 constitute the “engagement holding portion” of the present invention.

  Alternatively, instead of the two coil springs 43, as shown in FIG. 5, the entrance portion 44A of the recess 44 is formed to be slightly narrow so that the projection 45 is prevented from coming out of the recess 44, and the tonneau cover end 40 is You may hold | maintain in an inner position. In this case, the recess 44 and the protrusion 45 constitute an “engagement holding portion” of the present invention. In FIG. 5, for ease of understanding, the inlet portion 44A is shown to be narrower than the actual width, but the opening size of the inlet portion 44A is set so that the protrusion 45 does not come off the recess 44. I just need it.

  The hook portion 42B can be engaged with a deck side trim hook 55 (an example of the “engaged portion” of the present invention) 55 installed on the deck side trim 54 constituting both sides of the cargo space 50 in the vehicle width direction. It is. The deck side trim hook 55 is provided above the bulging portion 54 </ b> A that bulges toward the vehicle interior side corresponding to the wheel house (not shown) of the vehicle body in the deck side trim 54. Thereby, the tonneau cover 10 can be attached to the shielding position. As shown in FIG. 1, the tonneau cover 10 attached to the shielding position is located at the upper rear of the rear seat back 56.

  In the deck side trim hook 55, a plurality of grooves 55A having a cutout shape are cut out. These grooves 55A can be used as a convenience store hook for hanging a shopping bag or the like when the tonneau cover 10 is not used.

  On the other hand, when attaching the tonneau cover 10 to the storage position, as shown in FIG. 2, the tonneau cover 10 is attached to the back door trim 53 by hooking the tonneau cover hook 42 on the slit 57 formed in the outer wall portion 53 </ b> A of the back door trim 53. Can do. In this case, the tonneau cover hook 42 needs to be held at the inner position by the coil spring 43. The reason why the position (inner position) of the tonneau cover hook 42 in the storage position is arranged on the inner side in the vehicle width direction than the position (outer position) of the tonneau cover hook 42 in the shielding position is generally based on the interval between the two deck side trims 54. This is because the vehicle width dimension of the back door trim 53 is narrower.

  The present embodiment is configured as described above, and its operation will be described subsequently. First, when attaching the tonneau cover 10 to the shielding position, one of the two tonneau cover hooks 42 is hooked on one of the deck side trim hooks 55, and then the other tonneau cover hook 42 is pulled outward in the vehicle width direction, and the skin After extending 20, the hook 20 is hooked on the other deck side trim hook 55, and then the skin 20 is contracted to the original shape, whereby both tonneau cover hooks 42 are engaged with both deck side trim hooks 55 in the vehicle width direction. Thereby, the tonneau cover 10 is attached to the shielding position.

  When attaching the tonneau cover 10 to the storage position, one of the two tonneau cover hooks 42 is hooked on one of the slits 57, and then the other tonneau cover hook 42 is pulled to stretch the skin 20 and hook on the other slit 57. After that, the skin 20 is contracted to the original shape, whereby both tonneau cover hooks 42 are engaged with both slits 57 in the vehicle width direction. Thereby, the tonneau cover 10 is attached to the storage position.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the tonneau cover 10 can be easily stored in the storage position while being flat without being folded. Moreover, since the skin 20 can be arrange | positioned along the back door trim 53 in a storage position, a dead space can be used effectively and there is no possibility that the tonneau cover 10 may be lost. Further, by moving the tonneau cover hook 42 in the vehicle width direction between the inner position and the outer position, the tonneau cover 10 can be attached to both the storage position and the shielding position, so that the tonneau cover 10 can be easily attached. Can be done. Furthermore, since the tonneau cover hook 42 can be held at the inner position, it can be prevented that the tonneau cover hook 42 moves to the outer position and the tonneau cover 10 is detached from the back door trim 53.

<Embodiment 2>
Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawing of FIG. In the present embodiment, the holding structure of the tonneau cover hook 42 of the first embodiment is partially changed. The same reference numerals are used for the same configurations as those of the first embodiment, and descriptions of configurations, operations, and effects that are the same as those of the first embodiment are omitted. That is, in the present embodiment, a holding hole 46 is formed instead of the concave portion 44 of the first embodiment as the “engagement holding portion” of the present invention. In this way, when the tonneau cover hook 42 is in the inner position, the tonneau cover hook 42 can be held in the inner position by fitting the protrusion 45 into the holding hole 46.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the present embodiment, the hook structure is constituted by the tonneau cover hook 42 and the deck side trim hook 55. It is good also as a structure engaged by combining.

  (2) Although the tonneau cover 10 is accommodated by arranging the skin 20 along the back door trim 53 in the present embodiment, according to the present invention, the position where the tonneau cover 10 is accommodated is within the luggage compartment 50. It doesn't matter.

  (3) In the present embodiment, two positions of the shielding position and the storage position are illustrated as positions where the tonneau cover 10 can be attached. However, according to the present invention, three or more positions are provided as positions where the tonneau cover 10 can be attached. May be.

The figure which showed the state in which the tonneau cover in Embodiment 1 was attached to the shielding position The figure which showed the state in which the tonneau cover in Embodiment 1 was attached to the storage position The figure which showed the attachment structure of the tonneau cover and deck side trim in Embodiment 1. The figure which showed the tonneau cover end in Embodiment 1. The figure which showed the state which prevented the projection part from falling out with respect to the recessed part by forming the entrance part of a recessed part somewhat narrowly instead of a coil spring in Embodiment 1. The figure which showed the tonneau cover end in Embodiment 2.

Explanation of symbols

10 ... tonneau cover 20 ... epidermis (sheet material)
30 ... Wire (shape holding part)
40 ... Tonneau cover end (mounting part)
41 ... Slide groove (position adjustment part)
42A ... Guide part (position adjustment part)
42B ... hook part (engagement part)
43 ... Coil spring (engagement holding part)
44 .. recessed portion (engagement holding portion)
45. Projection (engagement holding part)
46 ... Holding hole (engagement holding part)
50 ... cargo compartment 53 ... back door trim 55 ... deck side trim hook (engaged part)
57 ... Slit (engaged part)

Claims (2)

A tonneau cover that is disposed above the cargo compartment of the vehicle to shield the cargo compartment and can be stored inside the cargo compartment,
A sheet material having flexibility;
A shape holding part that is mounted along the outer periphery of the sheet material and holds the sheet material in a flat shape;
A pair of attachment portions provided at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the sheet material, and attachable to a plurality of attachment positions provided inside the cargo compartment;
A pair of engaging portions that are provided at both the mounting portions and are engageable with any of the plurality of engaged portions provided corresponding to the plurality of mounting positions;
A pair of position adjustment portions provided on the both attachment portions and capable of adjusting the positions of the engagement portions ;
The plurality of mounting positions include a shielding position that shields the interior of the cargo compartment, and a storage position in which the sheet material is disposed along a back door trim that is disposed on the rear side of the cargo compartment. The tonneau cover is capable of moving the engaging portion in the vehicle width direction corresponding to the shielding position and the storage position . The tonneau cover according to claim 1, wherein the position adjustment unit includes an engagement holding unit that holds the engagement unit at a position of the engagement unit in the storage position.

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