JPH0159132B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a tonneau cover for an automobile, and particularly to a tonneau cover that can be removed from a vehicle body and used as a seat.

(Prior art) Generally, so-called hatchback cars and 2-BOX
In cars, there is a luggage compartment behind the rear seat for loading luggage, but a so-called tonneau cover is installed to prevent the loaded luggage from being seen from outside through the window glass. Various types of tonneau covers have been used in the past. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, one end of the first cover member 9 of the tonneau cover 4 is fixed to the upper end of the back surface of the seat bag 3 of the rear seat 2 of the hatchback vehicle 1, and a winder attached to the lower end of the hatchback door 5 is fixed. When the second cover member 7, which is rewindably wound around the container 6, is fixed to the other end of the first cover member 9 of the tonneau cover 4, and the hatchback door 5 is opened, the second cover member 7 which has been wound up is fixed to the other end of the first cover member 9 of the tonneau cover 4. 7 is pulled out, and the baggage can be taken out without removing the second cover member 7 (see Utility Model Publication No. 55-51632).

However, such a tonneau cover is only used as a covering member for the luggage compartment, and it has traditionally been necessary to use the tonneau cover not only as a covering member for the luggage compartment but also for other purposes more effectively. A request was made regarding. In order to meet such demands, as shown in FIG.
the first and second pins 10a, which are engaged with the first and second clamps 12a, 12b of the side finisher 12;
10b so that it can be supported horizontally,
The third cover member 8b can be bent substantially at right angles to the second cover member 8b.
The pin 10c is engaged with a third clamp 12c, and the first to third clamps 12 of this tonneau cover 8
1st to 3rd pins 10a, 1 from a, 12b, 12c
0b, 10c and remove it from the support part 13. As shown in FIG. second to
The rear end of the cover member 8b is placed, the second cover member 8b is used as a seating part, and the first cover member 8a is placed on the second cover member 8b.
If the first cover member 8a is used as a backrest by engaging the pin 10a with the second clamp 12b, when an occupant sits on the second cover member 8b, the seating load is applied to the second clamp 12b. While being distributed and supported by the first pin 10a, the legs 11, 11 and the rear end panel 14a,
A tonneau cover has been proposed that is sufficiently durable and can be used as a deck because the side parts of the first and second cover members 8a and 8b are supported by the side finishers 12 (Toyota Motor Corporation 1982). Corona 5-door new car manual published in January).

However, when this tonneau cover 8 is removed from the vehicle body and taken out of the vehicle, there is no member supporting the first cover member 8a, which is the backrest, and the second cover member 8b cannot be prevented from moving laterally. If it moves, it will climb over the stoppers (not shown) on the legs 11 and fall down from its upright position, making it unable to function as a chair.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention was made in view of the above-described problems in the prior art, and its purpose is to provide a tonneau cover for an automobile that can be carried outside the vehicle and used as a chair. It's about doing.

(Structure of the Invention) In order to achieve such an object, in the present invention, a cover member that covers an upwardly opening luggage room formed by a rear seat, a side finisher, and a back door of an automobile is provided as a first cover member and a second cover member. In addition, the first cover member is formed to be removably attached to the side finisher, and the second cover member is provided with a reinforcement that can be used as a support leg for the first cover member on the back surface thereof. It is something.

(Embodiments of the Invention) The present invention will be described in detail below based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

What is shown in FIGS. 3 to 7 is one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 3, the tonneau cover 1
5 is installed on a support portion 13 provided on the side finisher 12 so as to cover the upper part of a luggage room 17 provided behind the rear seat 16. As shown in FIG. 4, the tonneau cover 15 includes a rectangular first cover member 18 that covers the front half of the luggage compartment 17, and a rectangular second cover member 18 that is provided adjacent to the rear end of the first cover member 18. It consists of a cover member 19. The first cover member 18
is made of a material having enough rigidity to support the weight of a small package placed on the first cover member 18 without providing a reinforcement (for example, felt mixed with powdered synthetic resin and compressed and heat molded) The first cover member 1 is integrally molded with a board plate formed by
8 is formed with a rectangular recess 20 used as a parcel shelf. Further, holders 21 each having a U-shaped cross section are attached to the four corners of the recess 20 by means of holes 22, with the openings 21a of the holders 21 facing upward. Further, the second cover member 19 is formed of a wooden board or the like, and a rain force 23 is attached to the back surface of the second cover member 19 via a holder 24.
As shown in FIG. 5, this reinforcement 23 is made up of two large and small pipe materials 25 and 26, each having a generally rectangular shape. Of these two pipe materials, the short side 26a of the small pipe material 26 is formed shorter than the short side 25a of the large pipe material 25, and the long side 25b of the large pipe material 25 is shorter than the short side 25a of the large pipe material 25. It is formed to have the same length as the inner diameter l of the long side portion 25b. Therefore, the small pipe material 26 is housed inside the large pipe material 25 and is attached close to one long side 25b'. Further, these two pipe materials 25 and 26 are connected to a hinge 27 at a position slightly shifted from the intermediate position of the short sides 25a and 26a of the respective pipe materials 25 and 26.
and are mutually rotatably supported by this hinge 27. These pipe materials 25 and 26 have long sides 25b and 26, respectively.
b, and these holders 24 are fixed to four single holders 24.
a and two double holders 24b. The four single holders 24a are connected to one long side 26b' of the small pipe material 26 and the large pipe material 26.
The two double holders 24b support and fix one long side 25b' of the pipe material 25,
The other long side portions 25b and 26b of 26 are supported and fixed.

When forming a chair using the tonneau cover 15 configured in this manner, first, the first cover member 18 is removed from the support portion 13 of the side finisher 12, and the first cover member 18 is disposed on the back surface of the second cover member 19. The pipe materials 25 and 26 serving as the reinforced reinforcement 23 are removed from the holder 24. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, this first cover member 1
8 and the pipe materials 25 and 26 outside the vehicle, place them in an appropriate place such as the lawn 28, and remove the large pipe material 25.
After rotating the small pipe material 26 about the hinge 27 so that the short sides 25a and 26a form an X-shaped side surface, the first cover member 18 is reversed and inserted into the recess 20. The long sides 25 of the pipe materials 25 and 26 are attached to the four holders 24 provided.
b, 26b are engaged and fixed. In this case, the first cover member 18 is made of a rigid material as described above, and can sufficiently support the weight of a person, so it can be used as a seating part, and can also be used as the rainforest. The pipe materials 25 and 26 can be used as legs for supporting the seating section.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the hinges 27 of the pipe materials 25, 26 used as the legs are attached slightly offset from the intermediate position of the short sides 25a, 26a. Therefore, the pipe material 25 serving as one leg comes into contact with the ground in a manner that protrudes slightly forward than the pipe material 26 serving as the other leg, and one length of the pipe material 25 serving as the leg You can put your feet on the side 25b' and use it as a more stable chair. Moreover, in this way, the first cover member 18 and the rain force 2
3 is used to create and use the chair outside the vehicle, the second cover member 19 is located inside the vehicle and covers the rear half of the luggage compartment 17, and serves as a luggage covering member. fulfill. Furthermore, when the tonneau cover 15 according to this embodiment does not include a chair, the pipe materials 25, 2
6 can be used as a reinforcement for the second cover member 19, so a relatively heavy load can also be placed on the second cover member 19. Further, in the automobile tonneau cover according to the present embodiment, the first cover member 18 is provided with a recess 20 that can be used as a rear parcel shield, and when not formed as a chair, the recess 20 can be used in various ways. Can store small luggage.

In addition, in this embodiment, the pipe materials 25, 26
The explanation has been given by taking as an example a case where the hinge portion 27 is attached slightly shifted to one side from the intermediate position between the respective short side portions 25a, 26a, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. Short side portion 25b, 2
It may be attached at an intermediate position of 6b. Further, the first cover member 18 and the rainforest 23 may be made of any material that can support the weight of a person when used as a chair. Further, the rain force 23 may have any shape and structure as long as it can be used as a leg of the chair when removed. Further, the first cover member 18 may not have the recess 20 formed therein, and is not limited to this embodiment at all.

(Effect of the invention) Since the present invention has the above configuration,
The tonneau board that covers the luggage compartment of a hatchback or 2-BOX vehicle can be removed and taken out of the vehicle, and the rainforth attached to the back of the tonneau board can be used as legs to form a chair, allowing for more effective use of the tonneau board. This produces the effect that.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventionally used tonneau cover, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a conventionally used tonneau cover that can be used as a deck, and Figs. 3 to 7 show an automobile tonneau cover according to the present invention. 3 is a perspective view of the tonneau cover and its surroundings, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG. 3 with the rear seat removed, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view taken in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a chair formed using the tonneau cover of FIGS. 3 to 5, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 6. 15... Tonneau cover, 16... Rear seat, 17...
Luggage room, 18...first cover member, 19...
Second cover member, 23... Rain force, 25,
26...Support leg (pipe material).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Cover members that cover an upwardly opening luggage room formed by a rear seat, a side finisher, and a back door of an automobile are used as first and second cover members, and the first cover member is attached to and detached from the side finisher. 1. A tonneau cover for an automobile, characterized in that the second cover member is freely formed and has a rain force attached to the back surface of the second cover member, which can serve as a support leg for the first cover member.