JPH0218729Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to a sunshield for use in a vehicle in which a portion of the vehicle roof is made of a glass roof.

[Prior art]

In recent years, van-type vehicles with a large living space at the rear have been attracting attention, and it has been proposed that such vehicles be provided with glass roofs on the left and right sides of the roof in order to further improve the design and comfort. has been done.

Such glass roofs are generally curved along the body line of the vehicle, and it is structurally difficult to use a sliding type sunshade for this purpose. There were problems in that it required a relatively large amount of space to store and was difficult to handle.

Therefore, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 47-174228 discloses that a sunshade having almost the same shape as the sunroof is constructed of a foam and an elastic frame, and the sunshade is deformed so as to fit tightly against the lower surface of the sunroof.
It has been proposed that the sunroof be held in a support holder, and this structure can solve the above problems.

However, in the above proposal, since the sunshade is in close contact with the sunroof, there is no air layer between them, which creates a new problem in that the heating and cooling efficiency inside the car deteriorates due to heat transfer in the close contact area. Since it needs to be molded to be slightly smaller than a sunroof, there is a problem in that a gap is created around the sunroof where light is not blocked. Furthermore, since it is necessary to provide the support holder on the sunroof, there is also the problem that the open feeling of the sunroof when the sunshade is not in use is impaired.

[Purpose of invention]

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, this invention improves the structure of the removable plate-shaped sunshade, and provides a sunshade for vehicles that does not cause problems such as deterioration of cooling/heating efficiency, gaps in light shielding, or reduction in the sense of openness. With the goal.

[Structure of the idea]

To explain the structure of the present invention, the sunshade is installed at a distance below the curved glass roof S that covers the roof opening of the vehicle, and blocks light entering the vehicle interior. Main body 1
At the same time, hard trims 2 are attached to two opposite sides located at both ends of the glass roof in the curved direction,
An elastic trim 3 that can be elastically deformed is attached to the other two opposing sides extending in the glass roof curving direction, and the main body 1 and the elastic trim 3 are curved in the shape of the glass roof S, and the glass roof is bent in the glass roof curving direction. The hard trim 2 is fitted and held by holding members 41 and 42 provided at the opening edge of the vehicle roof.

[Effect]

The two sides fitted with the elastic trim are curved into the shape of the glass roof, and the two sides fitted with the hard trim are fitted and held in a holding member provided at the edge of the roof opening, thereby making it possible to curve the sides along the glass roof. They are placed below it at intervals.

Since the trim held by the holding member is hard, even if the sunshade is positioned away from the glass surface, the side to which the hard trim is attached will not be deformed, and the sunshade will be maintained in an appropriate posture. .

Furthermore, since the holding member is provided at the opening edge of the roof, the sunshade can be made large enough to cover the entire glass roof.

〔Example〕

In FIG. 5, a glass roof S is provided on the side of the vehicle interior roof R, and the glass roof S is curved along the body line in the direction of the roof side rail R1. An opening trim T is provided below the glass roof S at the edge of the roof opening, and holding members 41 and 42 are provided at four locations along the trim T (one location is not shown) at the bottom.

The external shape and structure of the sunshade used in the above-mentioned glass roof S are shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. The main body 1 of Sunshade is in the form of a rectangular plate,
A foamed resin molded body 11 made of heat-resistant and heat-insulating polypropylene or the like is used as a base material, and its surface facing the vehicle interior (bottom surface in FIG. 2) is made of a noncombustible cloth material with a design matching the interior of the vehicle interior. formed on the epidermis 12,
A skin 13 made of heat-resistant vinyl chloride resin or the like is wrapped on the surface located on the outside of the vehicle. The main body 1 having such a structure can be freely deformed.

A hard trim 2 having a U-shaped cross section is attached to two opposing sides of the main body 1. As the trim 2, a steel plate or the like coated with vinyl chloride resin is used. Elastic trims 3, which also have a U-shaped cross section, are attached to the other two opposing sides of the main body 1 (FIG. 3). The elastic trim 3 is made of an extrusion molded product of vinyl chloride resin or the like, and has spring properties and can be elastically deformed. The sunshield of the above structure usually has a flat plate shape, but when force is applied, the two sides to which the elastic trim 3 is attached can be curved upward and downward (dashed lines in FIGS. 1 and 2).

When installing the sunshade, as shown in Fig. 4, one side on which the hard trim 2 is attached is fitted and held between the holding member 41 and the trim T to curve the elastic trim 3, and the other side on which the hard trim 2 is attached. A holding member 42 whose side faces the holding member 41
Fit and hold it. In this state, the hard trim 2 is moved to the holding member 41 by the restoring elastic force of the elastic trim 3.
42 and is fixed along and below the sunroof S at intervals.

When the sunshade is to be removed, it is curved upward and one of the sides to which the hard trim 2 is attached is separated from the holding members 41 and 42.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, the sunshade of this invention is located below the curved glass roof, covers the entire glass surface to provide reliable light shielding, and forms an air layer between it and the glass roof above. By doing so, the insulation effect is also ensured. The simple structure allows for extremely smooth installation and removal, and when stored, the entire structure returns to a flat plate shape due to its elasticity, so it can be stored in a small space on the side of the seat, for example, and is easy to handle. is also easy. Furthermore, since the holding member is provided at the edge of the roof opening, a sufficient sense of openness can be obtained when the sunshade is not in use.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show one embodiment of the sunshade of this invention. Figure 1 is an overall perspective view of the sunshade, Figure 2 is an overall sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is an overall sectional view of the sunshade.
The figure is a partial sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 1, Figure 4 is a sectional view of the cabin roof with the sunshade installed, and Figure 5 is a view of the cabin roof with the glass roof installed from inside the car. FIG. R... Vehicle roof, R1... Roof side rail, S... Glass roof, T... Opening trim, 1... Body, 2... Hard trim, 3... Elastic trim, 41, 42... Holding member .

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A sunshade is installed at a distance below the glass roof that curves to cover the opening of the vehicle roof, and blocks incident light into the vehicle interior, and has a deformable plate-like body in the direction of curvature of the glass roof. Hard trims are attached to two opposing sides located at both ends of the glass roof, and elastic trims that can be elastically deformed are attached to the other two opposing sides extending in the curved direction of the glass roof. A sunshade for a vehicle, characterized in that the main body and the elastic trim are curved, and the hard trim is fitted and held in a holding member provided at the opening edge of the vehicle roof located in the direction of curve of the glass roof.