JP7098357B2 - Vehicle sun visor device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle sun visor device.

Conventionally, the sun visor mounted on the ceiling of the vehicle is used by the occupant by manually rotating the sun visor toward the front of the vehicle with the ceiling mounting as the rotation axis from the stored state along the ceiling. The mainstream mode is to manually rotate the vehicle to the rear and return it to the position along the ceiling. Since such a sun visor is exposed on the ceiling of the vehicle, it has long been desired to improve the appearance of the sun visor. On the other hand, the specifications of the vehicle sun visor have been devised so that it can be stored inside the ceiling. For example, the sun visor stored inside the ceiling is slid forward of the vehicle, and the rear mounting portion of the sun visor is used as a rotation axis downward. It is known that the product is rotated to protect the eyes from external light and is used in a state of use (for example, Patent Document 1). Further, it is also known that the above-mentioned slide structure has a structure that slides electrically (for example, Patent Document 2). According to these, since the sun visor can be stored inside the ceiling, the vehicle ceiling is neat and contributes to the improvement of the appearance.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-175540 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-007448

However, in the specification mode of the sun visor, there are cases where it is desired to repeatedly perform a usage state and a storage state in which no awning is required in a short time. In that case, the sun visor in the above technique must be pulled out from the inside of the ceiling each time it needs to be used, and must be stored inside the ceiling every time it is stored from the used state, which causes trouble in operation. rice field. On the other hand, it is conceivable to position the sun visor along the front window when there is no need for awning, but this is not preferable because the view of the part of the front window that overlaps the sun visor is obstructed.

The present invention was devised in view of such a point, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is a specification that can be stored inside the ceiling and a storage state along the ceiling portion. The purpose is to provide a sun visor device for vehicles.

The vehicle sun visor device that solves the above problems has a support arranged in a storage space between a vehicle component in the vehicle and a vehicle interior material arranged on the vehicle interior side, and front and rear with respect to the support. It has a slide body that is supported so as to be reciprocally movable in a direction, and a visor body that is rotatably supported by the slide body in the vertical direction via a torque hinge, and the torque hinges have a relative positional relationship. The visor body has a first hinge that can rotate in the vertical direction on the slide body side and a second hinge that can rotate in the vertical direction on the visor body side, and the visor body is flat with the slide body. A first storage position that is stored in the storage space adjacent to the top, and a drawer position that is exposed in the vehicle room by moving the slide body forward with respect to the support from the first storage position. It can be set to a use position that is rotated downward from the drawer position to an arbitrary angle, and a second storage position that is rotated upward from the use position and along the vehicle interior material. It is composed.

One feature and advantage of the above configuration is that the visor body has a first storage position in which the visor body is stored in the storage space adjacent to the slide body on a plane, and the slide body is moved forward from the first storage position with respect to the support. The drawer position exposed in the vehicle room by moving, the use position rotated downward from the drawer position at an arbitrary angle, and the use position rotated upward from the use position to form the interior material for the vehicle. It is configured to be configurable to the second storage position along the line. Therefore, when it is desired to repeatedly perform the use state and the storage state that does not require awning in a short time, the visor main body may be moved between the use position and the second storage position. Further, when the visor body is not used for a long time, it can be stored in the first storage position to make the interior of the vehicle cleaner and improve the appearance. Further, since the torque hinge has the first hinge and the second hinge, the visor main body and the slide body can be placed adjacent to each other on a plane, so that the overall thickness can be suppressed and the storage space can be saved. Can be achieved. Therefore, it is possible to provide a sun visor device for vehicles that can be stored inside the ceiling and can be stored along the ceiling.

Regarding the vehicle sun visor device, it is preferable that the first hinge in the torque hinge is set so that the rotational torque is relatively smaller than that of the second hinge.

One of the features and advantages of the above configuration is that the first hinge rotates before the second hinge due to the rotational torque, so that the second hinge can be positioned below the first hinge. can. Therefore, the visor main body can be smoothly stored in the second storage position when the awning is not required.

The present invention can provide a vehicle sun visor device that can be stored inside the ceiling and can be stored along the ceiling by taking the means of each of the above inventions.

It is an overall perspective view which showed the sun visor device for a vehicle which concerns on this embodiment. It is an exploded perspective view of the sun visor device for a vehicle. It is sectional drawing which showed the state which the visor main body of the sun visor device for a vehicle is located in the 1st storage position which is stored in a storage space. It is sectional drawing which showed the state which the visor main body of the sun visor device for a vehicle is located in the drawer position exposed in a vehicle room. It is sectional drawing which showed the state which the visor main body of the sun visor device for a vehicle is located at the use position which was rotated downward at an arbitrary angle. It is sectional drawing which showed the state which the visor main body of the sun visor device for a vehicle is located in the 2nd storage position along the interior material for a vehicle.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. As an embodiment of the vehicle sun visor device of the present invention, a vehicle sun visor device applied to a vehicle will be illustrated and described. The vertical and horizontal directions shown in each figure are unified in the vertical and horizontal directions as seen from the seated person sitting in the vehicle.

<Overall configuration of sun visor device for vehicles>
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, a steel roof panel 2 (vehicle component) is configured as the roof of the vehicle. A front window 3 is arranged on the front side of the roof panel 2, and a vehicle ceiling material 4 (vehicle interior material) is mounted on the vehicle interior side as an interior material. A storage space 5 is formed between the roof panel 2 (vehicle constituent member) and the vehicle ceiling material 4 (vehicle interior material). The front window 3 in the roof panel 2 and the vehicle ceiling material 4 is open. The vehicle sun visor device according to the embodiment is assembled along the surface of the vehicle ceiling material 4 in the storage space 5 between the roof panel 2 and the vehicle ceiling material 4.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle sun visor device includes a base 10 (support), a slide rail 12, a visor base 14 (slide body), a torque hinge 16, a visor body 20, a plunger base 22, and a plunger spring 34. It includes a gear damper 36.

The base 10 (support) serves as a base for a vehicle sun visor device. The base 10 is a plate-shaped member and is fixed to the roof panel 2 or the vehicle ceiling material 4. In this embodiment, the base 10 is fixed along the roof panel 2.

A pair of slide rails 12 are arranged on the lower surface side of the base 10. The slide rails 12 are arranged in parallel on the left and right sides. The slide rail 12 is a long member extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the fixed rail 12A is fixed to the base 10. The movable rail 12B is fitted so that the fixed rail 12A can slide and move in the rail longitudinal direction. A visor base 14 (slide body) is connected to the movable rail 12B. As a result, the visor base 14 is supported so as to be reciprocally movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the base 10.

The visor base 14 (slide body) is a plate-shaped member that supports the visor body 20 via the torque hinge 16. A pair of left and right torque hinges 16 are attached to the front end of the visor base 14. A plate-shaped visor body 20 is attached to the front side of the torque hinge 16. The torque hinge 16 includes a first hinge 16A that can rotate in the vertical direction on the visor base 14 side and a second hinge 16B that can rotate in the vertical direction on the visor body 20 side in terms of relative positional relationship. Have. Here, the rotation torque of the first hinge 16A is set to be relatively smaller than that of the second hinge 16B.

A plunger base 22 is fixed between the slide rails 12 on the lower surface side of the base 10. The plunger base 22 is configured such that the front recess 24 and the rear recess 26 on the spherical surface that open downward are separated from each other in the front-rear direction. Between the front recess 24 and the rear recess 26, a linear groove 28 shallower than the recess is formed along the front-rear direction. A plunger 32 is attached to the visor base 14 at positions along the front recess 24, the rear recess 26, and the groove 28. The plunger 32 has a hemispherical convex portion at the tip, and the convex portion is urged by the plunger spring 34 in a direction in which the convex portion enters toward the rear concave portion 26 and the groove 28.

Further, the rack 30 is configured in parallel with the groove 28. The rack 30 is a linear strip-shaped member, and is provided with a linear gear portion in the longitudinal direction. A gear damper 36 is attached to the visor base 14 at a position corresponding to the linear gear portion of the rack 30, and meshes with the rack 30. As a result, the gear damper 36 functions to reduce the speed of slide movement when the visor base 14 slides in the front-rear direction by engaging with the rack 30.

<Operation details of the sun visor device for vehicles: Figures 2 to 6>
As shown in FIGS. It is located at 20A. At this time, the visor main body 20 is configured such that the visor base 14 (slide body), the first hinge 16A, and the second hinge 16B are positioned in a straight line so that they are adjacent to each other on a plane. There is. Further, the plunger 32 is engaged with the rear recess 26.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, when the visor body 20 is manually pulled forward from the position of the first storage position 20A (see FIG. 3), the plunger 32 pushes the rear recess 26 against the urging of the plunger spring 34. It slides on the overpass groove 28 and engages with the front recess 24. This position is the drawer position 20B exposed in the vehicle interior. At this time, the visor main body 20 is in a posture along the front window 3.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the visor body 20 at the drawer position 20B (see FIG. 4) is manually rotated so that its tip is directed backward and downward. At this time, because the first hinge 16A rotates before the second hinge 16B due to the rotation torque, the second hinge 16B is located below the first hinge 16A. By rotating the first hinge 16A, the visor main body 20 can be set to the use position 20C rotated by an arbitrary angle.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the visor body 20 at the use position 20C (see FIG. 5) is further manually rotated so that its tip is directed backward and upward. At this time, since the rotation of the first hinge 16A has already been completed, the visor body 20 rotates around the second hinge 16B. Thereby, the visor main body 20 can be set to the second storage position 20D along the vehicle ceiling material 4.

As described above, according to the vehicle sun visor device of the present embodiment, the visor main body 20 has a first storage position 20A that is stored in the storage space 5 in a state of being adjacent to the visor base 14 (sliding body) on a plane. By moving the visor base 14 forward from the first storage position 20A with respect to the base 10 (support), the drawer position 20B exposed in the vehicle chamber and the drawer position 20B are rotated downward at an arbitrary angle. It is configured to be configurable to the used position 20C and the second storage position 20D along the vehicle ceiling material 4 (vehicle interior material) that rotates upward from the used position 20C. Therefore, when it is desired to repeatedly perform the use state and the storage state that does not require awning in a short time, the visor main body 20 may be moved between the use position 20C and the second storage position 20D. Further, when the visor main body 20 is not used for a long time, the visor body 20 can be stored in the first storage position 20A to make the interior of the vehicle cleaner and improve the appearance. Further, since the torque hinge 16 has the first hinge 16A and the second hinge 16B, the visor main body 20 and the visor base 14 can be placed adjacent to each other on a plane, so that the overall thickness is suppressed. It is possible to save space in the storage space 5. Therefore, it is possible to provide a sun visor device for vehicles that can be stored inside the ceiling and can be stored along the ceiling.

Further, since the first hinge 16A rotates before the second hinge 16B due to the rotation torque, the second hinge 16B can be positioned below the first hinge 16A. Therefore, the visor main body 20 can be smoothly stored in the second storage position 20D when the awning is not required.

Further, in the vehicle sun visor device having the above configuration, it is conceivable that the visor main body 20 interferes with the airbag when the front airbag is deployed in the state of the use position 20C. Here, even if the visor main body 20 comes into contact with the airbag when the airbag is deployed, the visor body 20 can move to the second storage position 20D by the force when the airbag expands, so that the deployment of the airbag is not hindered. That is, even if the slide structure is used so that the airbag can be stored inside the ceiling, the sun visor device for a vehicle can be used to cope with the interference problem when the airbag is deployed.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment and can be implemented in various other embodiments. For example, the vehicle is not limited to the vehicle, and may be applied to various vehicles such as ships and aircraft.

2 Roof panel (vehicle component)
3 Front window 4 Ceiling material for vehicles (interior material for vehicles)
5 Storage space 10 Base (support)
12 Slide rail 12A Fixed rail 12B Movable rail 14 Visor base (slide body)
16 Torque hinge 16A 1st hinge 16B 2nd hinge 20 Visor body 20A 1st storage position 20B Drawer position 20C Use position 20D 2nd storage position 22 Plunger base 24 Front recess 26 Rear recess 28 Groove 30 Rack 32 Plunger 34 Plunger spring 36 Gear damper

Claims (1)

A support arranged in a storage space between a vehicle component in a vehicle and an interior material for a vehicle arranged on the vehicle interior side,
A slide body that is supported so as to be reciprocally movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the support body,
The slide body has a visor body that is rotatably supported in the vertical direction via a torque hinge.
The torque hinge has a first hinge that can rotate in the vertical direction on the slide body side and a second hinge that can rotate in the vertical direction on the visor body side in terms of relative positional relationship.
The visor body is
The first storage position to be stored in the storage space in a state of being adjacent to the slide body on a plane, and
A drawer position exposed in the vehicle chamber by moving the slide body forward with respect to the support from the first storage position.
The used position rotated downward from the drawer position to an arbitrary angle, and
It is configured to be configurable to a second storage position along the vehicle interior material that rotates upward from the use position .
The first hinge in the torque hinge is a sun visor device for a vehicle in which the rotation torque is set to be relatively smaller than that of the second hinge .

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