JP7124607B2 - Fixed structure of the tonneau cover - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a tonneau cover fixing structure.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a fixing structure for a tonneau cover, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. The fixing structure of the tonneau cover described in Patent Document 1 includes a plurality of plate-like portions partitioned in the front-rear direction. A folding tonneau board is disclosed with a first stiffener in the rear region and a second stiffener in the rear region. It is also described that with such a configuration, each plate-like portion can be folded alternately.

JP-A-2000-62536

However, in the configuration disclosed in Patent Literature 1, even when the tonneau board is folded, it cannot be folded smaller than the smallest plate-like portion among the plurality of plate-like portions. In addition, it takes time and effort to fold and store the tonneau board and unfold and fix it.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a tonneau cover fixing structure that is easy to fix. Another object of the present invention is to provide a fixing structure for a tonneau cover that is easy to store.

The present invention relates to a structure for fixing a tonneau cover to be arranged in an interior material of a luggage compartment of a vehicle, wherein the tonneau cover includes a metal wire that can be bent in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and the tonneau cover that is spread into a film by the wire. and a film-like portion that is folded to cover the luggage compartment, and a folded state in which the wire is bent and the film-like portion is folded. A magnet is attached to the upper portion of the interior material, and the tonneau cover is fixed to the upper portion of the interior material by attracting the wire to the magnet.

According to such a tonneau cover fixing structure, when the tonneau cover is not required to be arranged, the tonneau cover can be folded into a small size and stored by changing the tonneau cover from the unfolded state to the folded state. In addition, the tonneau cover can be easily fixed to the upper part of the interior material by attracting the wire with a magnet.

In the above configuration, the wire may be arranged along the entire circumference of the film portion. According to such a tonneau cover fixing structure, since the film-like portion is preferably spread inward and outward by the wire, the tonneau cover is less likely to be twisted or bent in the unfolded state. And the state change of the tonneau cover becomes smooth. Moreover, it becomes easy to arrange a magnet in arbitrary positions in an interior material.

In the above configuration, the interior material is a side trim that forms a side wall of the luggage compartment, the side trim has a stepped portion at the top thereof, and the magnet is disposed on the stepped portion. can be According to such a tonneau cover fixing structure, the wire is attracted to the magnet while the end of the tonneau cover is fitted in the stepped portion, thereby fixing the tonneau cover. As a result, the tonneau cover can be firmly fixed to the interior material. Further, positioning of the tonneau cover on the upper part of the interior material is facilitated.

In the above configuration, the magnet may be arranged on the back side of the stepped portion. According to such a tonneau cover fixing structure, since the magnet is not visible to the user, deterioration of design can be prevented. In addition, since the magnet does not rub against or get caught on the tonneau cover, the durability of the tonneau cover and the magnet is improved.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a tonneau cover fixing structure that is easy to fix. In addition, it is possible to provide a fixing structure for the tonneau cover that is easy to store.

The figure which looked at the rear part of the vehicle which concerns on Embodiment 1 from upper direction A perspective view showing a manner in which a tonneau cover is arranged on the left side trim. Sectional view of the left side trim and tonneau cover (A-A line cross section in Figure 1) Diagram showing how to bend the wire of the tonneau cover View showing tonneau cover folded Sectional view of side trim and tonneau cover according to Embodiment 2

<Embodiment 1>
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. The arrow direction L is left, the arrow direction R is right, the arrow direction FR is forward, the arrow direction RR is backward, the arrow direction U is upward, and the arrow direction B is downward.

At the rear of a vehicle (vehicle) 1, as shown in FIG. , an end trim 3 attached to a portion facing the lower end of a back door (not shown), and D-pillar trims 4, which are interior materials disposed on the left and right sides of the end trim 3 and have a columnar shape in the vertical direction, 4 and are arranged.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, between the rear seats 2, 2 and the D-pillar trims 4, 4, side panels of interior materials extending upward from the left and right ends of the deck board 5 forming the floor surface are provided. Trims 10, 10 are arranged. The side trims 10, 10 have a shape in which the upper portion 11 thereof forms a plane in the horizontal direction. 2 shows the left side trim 10 of the pair of side trims 10, 10 arranged on the left and right.

At the rear of the vehicle 1, there are provided rear seats 2, 2, an end trim 3, D pillar trims 4, 4, a deck board 5, and a cargo room 6 which is a space surrounded by side trims 10, 10. - 特許庁The rear seats 2, 2 form front side walls of the luggage compartment 6, and the side trims 10, 10 form left and right side walls of the luggage compartment 6.例文帳に追加The luggage compartment 6 is a space for the passenger to store relatively large luggage.

A membrane-like tonneau cover 30 that partitions the vehicle compartment and the luggage compartment 6 is arranged from above on the upper parts 11, 11 of the side trims 10, 10 . The tonneau cover 30 is a member that prevents luggage stored in the luggage compartment 6 from being seen and blocks sunlight from entering the luggage compartment 6, and has flexibility. The front portion of the tonneau cover 30 has a rectangular shape in plan view that extends in the left-right direction, and the rear portion has a shape that extends rearward while being recessed inward from the left-right direction so as to avoid the D-pillar trims 4, 4. ing. The tonneau cover 30 is deployed so as to cover the luggage compartment 6 from above (this state is referred to as a deployed state).

The tonneau cover 30 has a film-like portion 31 forming a major part thereof, and a metallic wire 32 that can be bent in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The wire 32 is wrapped in a cloth-like terminal member 33 arranged so as to surround the entire circumference of the film portion 31 (see FIG. 3). It is arranged over the entire circumference of the film-like portion 31 by being sewn to the inside. The wire 32 biases the film-like portion 31 in the direction of expanding it in-plane and outward. The film-like portion 31 is spread out into a film-like shape by a wire 32 and maintains an appropriate tension. A woven fabric, a non-woven fabric, a mesh sheet, or the like can be used as the film-like portion 31 .

4 and 5 are diagrams showing how the user 7 changes the state of the tonneau cover 30 from the unfolded state to the folded state described later. As shown in FIG. 4, the tonneau cover 30 in the unfolded state can be moved forward and backward by the user 7 gripping the ends thereof and twisting the wire 32 in opposite directions with the right hand and the left hand so that the wire 32 becomes, for example, a figure of eight. It can be bent in both directions and left and right directions. When the membrane portions 31 are folded together, the tonneau cover 30 can be folded as shown in FIG. 5 (this state is called a folded state). In the folded state, the tonneau cover 30 is less than half the size of the unfolded state and has rounded ends. The tonneau cover 30 in the folded state can be returned to the unfolded state by retracing the above procedure. In this way, the tonneau cover 30 can be changed between the unfolded state and the folded state.

Hereinafter, details of the left side trim 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, but it is assumed that the right side trim 10 has the same configuration. The left side trim 10 has a stepped portion 12 extending in the front-rear direction, which is a stepped downward portion at the right (inside the luggage compartment) end of the upper portion 11 . The stepped portion 12 has a descending wall portion 13 that forms a surface that descends from the horizontal surface of the upper portion 11 , and extends rightward (inside the luggage compartment) from the lower end portion of the descending wall portion 13 so that the bottom surface of the stepped portion 12 extends. and a bottom portion 14 forming the bottom portion 14 . A side wall portion 15 forming a side wall rising upward from the deck board 5 is disposed below the bottom portion 14 .

Here, in the left side trim 10, when the surface on the inside of the luggage compartment is taken as the front surface, and the surface on the outside of the luggage compartment is taken as the back surface, the rear surface of the side wall portion 15 has upper and lower surfaces. A plate-like rib 16 is provided extending in the direction. Below the bottom surface portion 14 of the stepped portion 12 and on the upper left side of the rib 16, a slit-shaped gap is formed in the right direction, and a long plate-shaped magnet 20 is fitted in the gap in the front-rear direction. is It can also be said that the magnet 20 is arranged on the back surface 14B side of the bottom surface portion 14 .

A plurality of magnets 20 are provided in the front-rear direction on the back surface 14</b>B side of the bottom surface portion 14 . When the tonneau cover 30 is deployed, the end of the tonneau cover 30 is fitted into the stepped portion 12 of the side trim 10 . At this time, the wire 32 is in contact with the surface 14A of the bottom portion 14 with the terminal member 33 interposed therebetween, and is attracted downward by the magnetic force of the magnet 20 acting over the bottom portion 14 and the terminal member 33 . Thereby, the tonneau cover 30 is fixed to the step portion 12 of the side trim 10 .

Next, the effects of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, there is a structure for fixing a tonneau cover 30 disposed on an interior material 10 of a luggage compartment 6 of a vehicle 1. The tonneau cover 30 includes a metal wire 32 that can be bent in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and a wire A film-like portion 31 is spread out into a film-like shape by means of a wire 32, and can be in a deployed state in which it is deployed to cover the luggage compartment 6, and a folded state in which the wire 32 is bent and the film-like portion 31 is folded. A magnet 20 is attached to the upper portion 11 of the interior material 10, and a wire 32 is attracted to the magnet 20, so that the tonneau cover 30 is fixed to the upper portion 11 of the interior material 10. ing.

According to such a fixing structure of the tonneau cover 30, when the tonneau cover 30 is not required to be arranged, the tonneau cover 30 can be folded into a small size and stored by changing from the unfolded state to the folded state. Also, the tonneau cover 30 can be easily fixed to the upper portion 11 of the interior material 10 by attracting the wire 32 with the magnet 20 .

Moreover, in this embodiment, the wire 32 is arranged over the entire circumference of the film-like portion 31 . According to such a structure for fixing the tonneau cover 30, the film-like portion 31 can be preferably spread inward and outward by the wire 32, so that the tonneau cover 30 is less likely to be twisted or bent in the unfolded state. Then, the state change of the tonneau cover 30 becomes smooth. Moreover, it becomes easy to arrange the magnet 20 at an arbitrary position in the interior material 10 .

Further, in this embodiment, the interior material 10 is a side trim 10 forming a side wall of the luggage compartment 6, and the side trim 10 has a stepped portion 12 at an upper portion 11 thereof, and the magnet 20 is a stepped portion. 12. According to this fixing structure of the tonneau cover 30 , the wire 32 is attracted to the magnet 20 while the end of the tonneau cover 30 is fitted in the stepped portion 12 , thereby fixing the tonneau cover 30 . As a result, the tonneau cover 30 can be firmly fixed to the interior material 10 . Further, positioning of the tonneau cover 30 on the upper portion 11 of the interior material 10 is facilitated.

Moreover, in this embodiment, the magnet 20 is arranged on the back surface 14B side of the stepped portion 12 . According to such a fixing structure of the tonneau cover 30, the magnet 20 is not visually recognized by the user, so that deterioration of the design can be prevented. Moreover, since the magnets 20 are not rubbed or caught by the tonneau cover 30, the durability of the tonneau cover 30 and the magnets 20 is improved.

<Embodiment 2>
Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, a fixed structure of the tonneau cover that differs from the first embodiment in the structure of the side trim and the positions of the magnets is illustrated. In addition, in this embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for the same portions as those in the above-described embodiment, and overlapping descriptions of structures, functions, and effects are omitted.

A stepped portion 212 of the left side trim 210 includes a descending wall portion 213 that forms a surface that descends from the horizontal surface of the upper portion 211, and extends rightward (inside the luggage compartment) from the lower end portion of the descending wall portion 213. and a bottom surface portion 214 forming the bottom surface of the stepped portion 212 . Below the bottom surface portion 214 , a side wall portion 215 is disposed that rises upward from the deck board 5 .

A rectangular double-sided tape 221 is attached in the front-rear direction to the surface 214A side of the bottom surface portion 214 . A long plate-shaped magnet 220 is attached to the surface side (upper side) of the double-sided tape 221 in the front-rear direction. When the tonneau cover 30 is unfolded, the wire 32 is arranged on the surface 214A side of the bottom portion 214 and attracted downward by the magnetic force of the magnet 220 acting beyond the terminal member 33 . As a result, the tonneau cover 30 is fixed to the stepped portion 212 of the side trim 210 .

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and illustrated in the drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. can be implemented with various changes.

(1) The interior material in which the tonneau cover is arranged can be appropriately changed other than the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, the tonneau cover is fixed to the upper part of the side trim, but it is not limited to this. For example, the tonneau cover may be arranged on the end trim or the D-pillar trim. In this case, magnets may be provided on the end trim or the D-pillar trim.

(2) The positions and attachment methods of the magnets can be changed as appropriate in addition to the above embodiments. In the first embodiment, the magnet is fitted in the gap, but it may be fixed to the back surface of the bottom surface with double-sided tape. Moreover, in the above-described embodiment, the magnets are arranged on the back side or the front side of the bottom portion, but the configuration is not limited to this. For example, the magnet may be arranged on the back side or the front side of the falling wall.

(3) In the above embodiment, the shape of the tonneau cover is such that the front portion is rectangular in plan view and extends in the left-right direction, and the rear portion is recessed inward from the left-right direction so as to avoid the D-pillar trim. Although it is assumed to have a shape extending backward, it is not limited to this. The shape of the tonneau cover can be changed as appropriate depending on the shape of the rear seat, side trim, D-pillar trim, and end trim (that is, the shape of the luggage compartment). In addition, along with this, the shape of the wire can also be changed as appropriate.

(4) The configuration of the upper part of the side trim can be changed as appropriate other than the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, the side trim has a step portion that is one step lower than the upper portion thereof, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the side trim may have a plurality of protruding portions that protrude into the luggage compartment at its upper portion. In that case, a magnet may be provided on the back side or the front side of the projecting portion.

(5) The tonneau cover fixing structure exemplified in the above embodiment is not limited to being provided for vehicles, and may be provided for various vehicles. For example, the fixing structure of the tonneau cover can be applied to vehicles such as trains and amusement vehicles as ground vehicles, airplanes and helicopters as flying vehicles, and ships and submarines as sea and undersea vehicles.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Vehicle (vehicle), 2... Rear seat, 3... End trim, 4... D-pillar trim, 5... Deck board, 6... Luggage room, 10, 210... Side trim (interior material), 12, 212... Multi-layered portion, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13, 213... Falling wall part 14, 214... Bottom part 15, 215... Side wall part 16... Rib 20, 220... Magnet 30... Tonneau cover 31... Film part 32... Wire 33... Terminal Member, 221... Double-sided tape

Claims (2)

A fixing structure of a tonneau cover arranged in an interior material of a luggage compartment of a vehicle,
The tonneau cover is
A metallic wire that can be bent in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction;
and a film-like portion that is spread in a film-like shape by the wire,
The configuration is such that the state can be changed between an unfolded state in which it is unfolded so as to cover the luggage compartment and a folded state in which the wire is bent and the membrane portion is folded,
The interior material is a side trim forming a side wall of the luggage compartment,
The side trim has a step portion that is one step lower at its upper portion,
A plate-shaped rib extending in the vertical direction is provided on the back side of the bottom surface of the stepped portion, and a slit-shaped gap is formed below the bottom surface and above the rib,
A magnet is fitted in the gap,
A fixing structure for a tonneau cover, wherein the tonneau cover is fixed to an upper portion of the interior material by attracting the wire to the magnet. 2. The tonneau cover fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the wire is arranged along the entire circumference of the membrane portion.

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