JP7130566B2 - Pocket structure for vehicle interior materials - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pocket structure for a vehicle interior material for forming a pocket in the vehicle interior material.

Patent Literature 1 listed below describes a structure for forming a pocket in a vehicle door trim as an interior material for a vehicle. The structure is such that a box-shaped pocket with an upper opening is fixed to each of the upper side portion and the lower side portion using fastening means such as welding and crimping or screws.

JP-A-10-315769

In the pocket structure as described in Patent Literature 1, a separate part such as a screw is required, and there are restrictions on the position of the mounting portion, and the degree of freedom in mounting the pocket is low. there is a problem. In addition, as a structure for forming the pocket, a structure in which the pocket is integrally formed with the vehicle interior material is also conceivable. However, if the pocket is formed to protrude from the base material as in this pocket structure, deep drawing is required for the surface material, and a lining material is required to match the shape of the surface material. Problems such as becoming

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a pocket structure capable of forming a pocket in a vehicle interior material by a simple operation.

In order to solve the above problems, the pocket structure of the vehicle interior material of the present invention includes:
A pocket structure of a vehicle interior material for forming a pocket in the vehicle interior material,
A pocket front portion formed in a flexible sheet-like shape and forming a surface of the pocket on the inside of the vehicle compartment, and at least a pair of laterally extending portions extending from the pocket front portion in each of the left and right directions. and at least one downward extension extending downwardly from the pocket front surface;
a plurality of slits provided in the vehicle interior material, through which the at least one pair of laterally extending portions and the at least one downwardly extending portion are inserted;
consists of
inserting the at least one pair of laterally extending portions and the at least one downwardly extending portion into the plurality of slits from the interior of the vehicle interior, and inserting the at least one downwardly extending portion on the exterior of the vehicle interior of the vehicle interior material; and the at least one pair of laterally extending portions are fixed to each other to form the pocket between the surface of the vehicle interior material on the inside of the vehicle interior and the pocket member.

In the pocket structure of this configuration, a plurality of extensions are inserted into the slits, the extensions are folded toward the center on the outside of the vehicle compartment, their tips are overlapped, and the overlapped portions are fixed to each other. , a pocket can be formed inside the vehicle interior. Therefore, according to the pocket structure having this configuration, a separate member is not required for attaching the pocket member, and the work for attaching the pocket member to the vehicle interior material is simplified, and the pocket in the vehicle interior material can be easily formed. can do. The method of fixing the plurality of extensions to each other is not particularly limited, but if an adhesive tape or hook-and-loop fastener is used, the work of attaching the pocket member can be made simpler.

This pocket structure may be, for example, a configuration in which the pocket member is attached to the resin base material, or a configuration in which the pocket member is attached to the skin covering the base material. In addition, in this pocket structure, the opening side of the pocket is described as upward, but this pocket structure is not limited to being adopted in a place such as a wall extending vertically, and for example, a ceiling or a floor of a vehicle. It can also be adopted in a planar portion such as.

In addition, this pocket structure may have at least one pair of laterally extending portions and at least one downwardly extending portion. For example, when forming a pocket that is long in the vertical direction, a plurality of pairs of laterally extending portions can be provided, and when forming a pocket that is long in the horizontal direction, a plurality of downwardly extending portions can be provided. However, from the viewpoint of simplifying the work of attaching the pocket member, it is desirable to have only one pair of laterally extending portions and only one downwardly extending portion.

In the above configuration, the pocket member is provided with hook-and-loop fasteners on each of the ends of the at least one pair of laterally extending portions and the end of the at least one downwardly extending portion. The extending portion and the at least one pair of side extending portions can be configured to be fixed to each other by the hook-and-loop fastener.

In the pocket structure of this configuration, the method of fixing the plurality of extensions to each other is limited to hook-and-loop fasteners. In other words, in the pocket structure with this configuration, the attachment of the pocket member is completed simply by overlapping the loop (male fastener) and the hook (female fastener) of the hook-and-loop fastener, making the attachment work of the pocket member simpler. Become.

Further, in the above configuration, the pocket member has a loop that constitutes the hook-and-loop fastener arranged on one of the two surfaces of the pocket member, which includes the surface of the front portion of the pocket on the inside of the vehicle compartment. Hooks constituting the hook-and-loop fastener may be arranged at both ends of the pair of laterally extending portions on the back surface, which is the surface on the opposite side of the surface.

In the pocket structure of this configuration, after inserting the laterally extending portion and the downwardly extending portion through the slit, the downwardly extending portion is first folded back so that the loop of the hook-and-loop fastener faces the outside of the vehicle compartment. By folding back one of the pair of laterally extending portions in this state, the hook disposed on the rear surface side of the end portion can be superimposed and coupled to the loop of the downwardly extending portion. In this state, one end surface side of the pair of laterally extending portions, that is, the loop faces the outside of the vehicle compartment, so that the other of the pair of laterally extending portions is finally folded back. , the back surface side (hook) of one end of the laterally extending portion can be connected to the front surface side (loop) of the other end. Therefore, according to the pocket structure having this configuration, the pair of laterally extending portions can be attached by folding back from either side, thereby simplifying the attachment work of the pocket member.

Moreover, in the above configuration, the pocket member may have a pair of the laterally extending portions and the single downwardly extending portion.

The pocket structure of this configuration has a generally T-shaped pocket member. Since the pocket structure having this configuration has only one pair of laterally extending portions and only one downwardly extending portion, the work of attaching the pocket member becomes easier.

In the above configuration, the vehicle interior material may be a carpet laid on the floor of the vehicle.

In the pocket structure of this configuration, the object to which the pocket member is attached is limited to the carpet. For example, in the case of forming a pocket on the floor under the seat for storing the parts (parts for fixing the wheelchair, etc.) that are necessary when the seat of the vehicle is raised, this pocket structure is used. can be adopted.

Further, in the above configuration, the floor of the vehicle on which the carpet is laid is formed with a raised surface that rises upward, and the carpet is formed with the plurality of slits at locations covering the raised surface. can be configured.

In the pocket structure having this configuration, the rising surface is not limited to being a surface extending in the vertical direction, and may be an inclined surface. Since the opening of the pocket structure faces upward, the pocket structure of this configuration is suitable for the pocket of a vehicle with large horizontal movement (large acceleration/deceleration).

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the pocket structure which can form a pocket by simple operation|work in the interior material for vehicles can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the vehicle interior of the vehicle in which the pocket structure which is the Example of this invention was employ|adopted. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the interior of the vehicle shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which an occupant in a wheelchair is placed on the vehicle shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a developed view of the surface of the first pocket member, which is the main component of the pocket structure according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a developed view of the back surface of the first pocket member, which is the main component of the pocket structure according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a developed view of the surface of the second pocket member, which is the main component of the pocket structure according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the back surface of the second pocket member, which is the main component of the pocket structure according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5C is a perspective view showing a state before the second pocket member shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B is attached to the floor carpet; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a procedure for assembling the second pocket member to the floor carpet; Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second pocket member is attached to the floor carpet, viewed from the rear side of the floor carpet; FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing an enlarged state in which the second pocket member is attached to the floor carpet; It is a perspective view which shows the pocket structure of other embodiment. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a pocket structure of still another embodiment;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as modes for carrying out the present invention. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the following examples, and can be implemented in various modes with various modifications and improvements based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

A pocket structure that is an embodiment of the present invention is employed in three pockets 10a, 10b, 10c formed in the interior of a vehicle shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pocket structure of this embodiment has pockets 10a, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, 10b, and 10b in a floor carpet 12 as a vehicle interior material (vehicle interior material) laid on a floor 11 of a vehicle. 10c. These three pockets 10 a , 10 b , 10 c are arranged below the rear seat 13 . Specifically, the rear seat 13 is divided in the vehicle width direction into a left rear seat (including a middle portion) 13L and a right rear seat 13R. are distributed. The floor 11 is formed with a raised surface 11a which is inclined upward and raised below the rear seat 13. On the raised surface 11a, three pockets 10a, 10b, and 10c are formed in the vehicle width direction. arranged side by side.

In a vehicle employing the pocket structure of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the seat cushion 14 of the rear seat 13 is flipped up from the rear side of the vehicle to bring it into contact with the seat back 15. is possible. In addition, the front passenger seat is designed so that the seat back and seat cushion can be raised from the front of the vehicle with the seat back folded forward, creating a wide space in the vehicle interior in the front-rear direction. can be formed. And, as shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle is a vehicle in which the wheelchair 20 can be boarded in the space.

When the occupant rides in the wheelchair 20, a plurality of lashing belts 21 (in this embodiment, four lashing belts corresponding to the four wheels of the wheelchair 20) are used to secure the wheelchair 20 to the vehicle. A binding belt) and an extension belt 22 for the seat belt are required for the occupant sitting in the wheelchair 20 to fasten the seat belt. The three pockets 10a, 10b, 10c are for accommodating the plurality of lashing belts 21 and extension belts 22. As shown in FIG. Therefore, these pockets 10a, 10b, and 10c are arranged under the rear seat 13 so that they can be used when the wheelchair 20 is loaded.

Of the three pockets 10a, 10b, and 10c, the right pocket 10a and the center pocket 10b have the same size, and the left pocket 10c is wider in the vehicle width direction than the right pocket 10a and the center pocket 10b. is assumed to be small. Of the total five belts 21 and 22, two can be accommodated in each of the right pocket 10a and the central pocket 10b, and the remaining one can be accommodated in the left pocket 10c. there is

The right pocket 10a and the central pocket 10b are mainly composed of a first pocket member 30 shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B. By attaching the first pocket member 30 to the floor carpet 12, the right pocket 10a and the central pocket 10b are formed. is formed. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the first pocket member 30 includes a longitudinal member 31 in the form of a cloth (flexible sheet) elongated in the vertical direction, and a cloth upper member 31 elongated in the vehicle width direction (horizontal direction). and a lateral member 32 of . The first pocket member 30 is generally T-shaped by stitching together the upper end portion of the longitudinal member 31 and the central portion of the lateral member 32 .

In the first pocket member 30, a portion 30a where the longitudinal member 31 and the lateral member 32 are sewn together forms a surface of the right pocket 10a and the central pocket 10b on the inside of the passenger compartment, as shown in FIG. , the part that functions as the front part of the pocket. A right side portion 30b and a left side portion 30c of the pocket front portion 30a of the horizontal member 32 function as a pair of laterally extending portions extending in the left and right directions from the pocket front portion 30a. ing. A lower portion 30d of the pocket front surface portion 30a of the longitudinal member 31 functions as a downward extending portion extending downward from the pocket front surface portion 30a.

One side surface of each of the longitudinal member 31 and the lateral member 32 shown in FIG. 4A is a surface including the surface of the pocket front surface portion 30a on the inside of the passenger compartment (inside the passenger compartment), and the entire surface is made of nonwoven fabric. It has a shape and constitutes the loop (female fastener) of the hook-and-loop fastener. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B , on the back surface of the first pocket member 30 , hooks (male fasteners) 33 of hook-and-loop fasteners are sewn on both the left and right ends of the lateral member 32 .

The left pocket 10c is mainly composed of the second pocket member 40 shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. By attaching the second pocket member 40 to the floor carpet 12, the left pocket 10c is formed. The second pocket member 40 is similar to the first pocket member 30, but has a different dimension in the vehicle width direction. That is, the second pocket member 40 is composed of a vertical member 41 and a horizontal member 42, and the upper end portion of the vertical member 41 and the central portion of the horizontal member 42 are sewn together to form a generally T-shaped member. It is As with the first pocket member 30, the second pocket member 40 includes a pocket front face portion 40a, a pair of side extending portions 40b and 40c, and a downward extending portion 40d. . Furthermore, one side surface of each of the vertical direction member 31 and the horizontal direction member 32 shown in FIG. As shown, on the back surface of the second pocket member 40, hooks (male fasteners) 43 of hook-and-loop fasteners are sewn on the left and right ends of the lateral member 42, respectively.

By attaching the two pocket members 30 configured as described above to the floor carpet 12, the right pocket 10a and the central pocket 10b are formed, and by attaching the second pocket member 40 to the floor carpet 12, A left pocket 10c is formed. The mounting method will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. FIG. Since the mounting method of the three pockets 30 and 40 is the same, the second pocket member 40 will be described as a representative.

In order to attach the pocket members 30 and 40 constructed as described above, the floor carpet 12 is provided with three sets of attachment portions. As shown in FIG. 1, these three sets of mounting portions are provided on the portion of the floor carpet 12 that covers the rising surface 11a of the floor 11. As shown in FIG. Of the three sets of mounting portions, the mounting portion 50 corresponding to the second pocket member 40 is composed of a plurality of slits 51, 52, 53 (three in this embodiment), as shown in FIG. Two of these slits 51 and 52 (which may be referred to as "longitudinal slits 51 and 52" in the following description) extend vertically and are formed parallel to each other. Another slit 53 (sometimes referred to as a "horizontal slit 53" in the following description) is formed between the two vertical slits 51 and 52 and on the lower end side of the vehicle width. It is formed in a shape extending in the direction.

The pocket members 30 and 40 are attached to the floor carpet 12 before the floor carpet 12 is laid on the floor 11 . When attaching the second pocket member 40 to the attachment portion 50 formed as described above, first, the pair of laterally extending portions 40b and 40c of the second pocket member 40 are bent so that the longitudinal slits 51 are formed. , 52 , and the downwardly extending portion 40 d is bent and inserted into the horizontal slit 53 . Then, as shown in FIG. 7, first, on the rear side (lower side) of the floor carpet 12, the downward extending portion 40d inserted into the horizontal slit 53 is folded upward (toward the pocket front portion 40a). Next, one of the pair of laterally extending portions 40b and 40c (in FIG. 8, the laterally extending portion 40c on the left side in the vehicle width direction) is folded back toward the pocket front portion 40a. Then, the surface side of the downward extending portion 40d, that is, the loop of the hook-and-loop fastener and the hook of the hook-and-loop fastener arranged on the back side of the side extending portion 40c are overlapped and joined together. Subsequently, the other of the pair of laterally extending portions 40b and 40c (in FIG. 8, the laterally extending portion 40b on the right side in the vehicle width direction) is folded back. In this case, the loop of the hook-and-loop fastener arranged on the surface side of the side extending portion 40c and the hook 43 of the hook-and-loop fastener arranged on the back side of the side extending portion 40b are overlapped and joined together. . Thereby, as shown in FIG. 9, a pocket 10c is formed between the surface of the floor carpet 12 on the interior side and the second pocket member 40. As shown in FIG. This completes the attachment of the second pocket member 40 to the floor carpet 12, and likewise, the remaining two first pocket members 30 are attached to form the three pockets 10, a, 10b, and 10c.

As described above, in the pocket structure of this embodiment, the plurality of extensions 40b, 40c, 40d (30b, 30c, 30d) are inserted into the slits 51, 52, 53, and the plurality of extensions 40b, 40c are inserted. , 40d are folded toward the center (toward the pocket front portion 40a side) on the back side of the floor carpet 12, which is the interior material for the vehicle, and the tip ends are overlapped, and the overlapped portions are fixed to each other, so that the interior of the vehicle is secured. Pockets 10a, 10b, 10c can be formed in the . Therefore, according to the pocket structure of the present embodiment, separate members are not required for attaching the pocket members 30, 40, and the work of attaching the pocket members 30, 40 to the floor carpet 12 is simplified. The pockets 10a, 10b, 10c can be easily formed. The method of fixing the plurality of extending portions 40b, 40c, and 40d together is not particularly limited, but since the pocket structure of the present embodiment employs a hook-and-loop fastener as a fixing method, the pocket members 30 and 40 cannot be attached. It makes work easier.

Also, in the pocket structure of this embodiment, since a plurality of slits 51, 52, 53 are formed in the floor carpet 12 at locations covering the rising surface 11a of the floor 11, the openings of the pockets 10a, 10b, 10c are directed upward. Since the pockets 10a, 10b, and 10c are oriented, objects stored therein are prevented from falling out of the pockets 10a, 10b, and 10c due to the acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle. In particular, there is a possibility that the vehicle may brake suddenly, but since the openings of the pockets 10a, 10b, and 10c face the rear of the vehicle, even in such a case, the pocket structure of the present embodiment can , the contents are prevented from jumping out of the pockets 10a, 10b, 10c.

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In the pocket structure of the above embodiment, the pocket members 30 and 40 are provided with only one pair of laterally extending portions and only one downwardly extending portion, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the pocket member 80 shown in FIG. 10 has only one downwardly extending portion 81, but is provided with a plurality of pairs of laterally extending portions 82L, 82R (three pairs in FIG. 10). there is That is, the pocket 85 using this pocket member 80 opens at one end in the longitudinal direction. For example, it can be used to store an elongated object such as an umbrella. Further, for example, the pocket member 90 shown in FIG. 11 has only one pair of laterally extending portions 91L and 91R, but is provided with a plurality of downwardly extending portions 92 (three pairs in FIG. 11). can also Since the pocket 95 using this pocket member 90 is open at one end in the lateral direction (width direction), it can be used to accommodate, for example, a plate-like object. Additionally, the pocket member may include multiple pairs of laterally extending portions and multiple downwardly extending portions.

In the pocket structure of the above embodiment, the pocket members 30 and 40 are attached to the skin (floor carpet 12) covering the base material (floor 11). Alternatively, the pocket member may be directly attached to the housing. Although the pocket structure of the above embodiment is applied to the floor 11 of the vehicle, it can also be applied to the ceiling and side walls.

Further, the pocket structure of the above embodiment has been adopted for vehicle interior materials, but is not limited to this, and can be adopted for various vehicle interior materials. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The pocket structure of the present invention can be applied, for example, to the pocket structure of interior materials for vehicles such as trains, amusement vehicles, airplanes, helicopters, ships and submarines.

10a, 10b, 10c Pocket 11 Floor 11a Standing Surface 12 Floor Carpet 20 Wheelchair 21 Lashing Belt 22 Extension Belt 30 First Pocket Member 30a Pocket Front Part 30b, 30c... A pair of laterally extending portions 30d... A downward extending portion 33... Hook 40... Second pocket member 40a... Pocket front portion 40b, 40c... A pair of laterally extending portions 40d... Downward extension 43 Hook 51, 52 Vertical slit 53 Horizontal slit 80 Pocket member 81 Downward extension 82L, 82R Lateral extension 85 Pocket 90 Pocket Members 91L, 91R... Lateral extension part 92... Downward extension part 95... Pocket

Claims (6)

A pocket structure of a vehicle interior material for forming a pocket in the vehicle interior material,
A pocket front portion formed in a flexible sheet-like shape and forming a surface of the pocket on the inside of the vehicle compartment, and at least a pair of laterally extending portions extending from the pocket front portion in each of the left and right directions. and at least one downward extension extending downwardly from the pocket front surface;
a plurality of slits provided in the vehicle interior material, through which the at least one pair of laterally extending portions and the at least one downwardly extending portion are inserted;
consists of
inserting the at least one pair of laterally extending portions and the at least one downwardly extending portion into the plurality of slits from the interior of the vehicle interior, and inserting the at least one downwardly extending portion on the exterior of the vehicle interior of the vehicle interior material; and said at least one pair of laterally extending portions are fixed to each other to form said pocket between said surface of said vehicle interior material on the inside of the vehicle interior and said pocket member. The pocket member is provided with hook-and-loop fasteners on each of the ends of the at least one pair of laterally extending portions and the end of the at least one downwardly extending portion,
2. The pocket structure for vehicle interior material according to claim 1, wherein said at least one downwardly extending portion and said at least one pair of laterally extending portions are fixed to each other by said hook-and-loop fastener. The pocket member has loops constituting the hook-and-loop fastener arranged on one of the two surfaces including the surface of the front surface of the pocket on the inside of the vehicle compartment, and the other surface of the two surfaces is opposite to the surface. 3. A pocket structure for an interior material for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein hooks constituting said hook-and-loop fasteners are arranged at both ends of said pair of laterally extending portions on the rear surface which is a side surface. 4. A pocket for vehicle interior material according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said pocket member comprises a pair of said laterally extending portions and said single downwardly extending portion. structure. 5. The vehicle interior material pocket structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle interior material is a carpet laid on a vehicle floor. The floor of the vehicle on which the carpet is laid is formed with a raised surface that rises upward,
6. The pocket structure for vehicle interior material according to claim 5, wherein the carpet has the plurality of slits formed in a portion covering the rising surface.

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