JPH0234446A - Fixing structure for rewinding type tonneau cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a fixing position to be arbitrarily set in a range of longitudinal length of a side shelf by forming a structure fixing both side end parts of a tonneau cover, drawn out from a rewinding device, to the side shelf by a fixing means stopping or holding the tonneau cover to be fixed. CONSTITUTION:A hatchback car 1 has a rewinding type tonneau cover coating a luggage compartment 4 behind a rear seat 1a, and the tonneau cover is stored being rewound to a rewinding device 2 in the normal time and drawn out to the rearmost part of the luggage compartment 4 along a side shelf 5 from the rewinding device 2 when necessary. Here in both side end parts 3a of the tonneau cover 3 and in a surface part of the side shelf 5 piling these both side end parts 3a, holes 3b, 5a are formed respectively with an equal space. While a flat plate-shaped resin cover 6, protrusively providing two or more bosses 6a insertable to the holes 3b, 5a, is connected by hinge with a pin 6b to the side shelf 5, and by closing this cover 6 and inserting the boss 6a to the holes 3b, 5a, the tonneau cover 3 is fixed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a fixing structure for a roll-up tonneau cover that is attached to the luggage compartment of a hatchback vehicle and covers the luggage compartment.

(Prior art) As shown in Fig. 7, a hatchback door 1 is installed at the rear of the vehicle body.
In the hatchback vehicle 1 having the rear seat 1a, the rear seat 1a
A luggage compartment is provided from the rear of the vehicle to the tailgate IC, but the problem arises that the luggage loaded in the luggage compartment is visible from the outside through the window 1d of the hatch back door 1b, resulting in an unsightly appearance.

Therefore, in order to improve the appearance of the hatchback vehicle, a sheet-like tonneau cover 23 made of vinyl chloride sheet or the like is installed on the back side of the seat back of the rear seat 1a, and a winding device 2 is used to wind up and store the tonneau cover 23 when it is not needed.
An example is known in which a roll-up tonneau cover consisting of 2 is attached.

The tonneau cover 23 of this roll-up type tonneau cover is wound up by the winding device 22 and stored in the winding device 22 during normal times, and when necessary, the tonneau cover 23 is rolled up by the winding device 22 to form both sides of the luggage compartment of the vehicle body. It is pulled out toward the rear of the vehicle body along the side shelf, and the tip end 23a of the drawer is connected to the tailgate 1c.
It is fixed to the trunk or the end of the trunk and stretched over so as to cover the entire luggage compartment, preventing the cargo inside the compartment from being seen from the outside.

Additionally, the tonneau cover 23 is normally secured at the eighth
As shown in the figure, a ring 23b, etc. is attached to the tip of the drawer of the tonneau cover 23, which is reinforced with a resin plate 23a, etc., and a hook 25 is attached to the tailgate 1+:l on the rearmost side of the cargo compartment or on the trunk end side. The general structure is to fix the tonneau cover 23 on the tailgate lc side or the trunk end side by engaging the hook 25 with the ring 23b on the tonneau cover 23 side.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional fixing structure of the roll-up type tonneau cover, the ring 23 attached to the tip side 23a of the tonneau cover 23
Because of the structure in which the tonneau cover 23 is fixed by engaging a hook 25 fixed to the tailgate LC side or the trunk end side on the rearmost side of the cargo compartment, the tonneau cover 23 can only be fixed in a position that covers the entire cargo compartment. I was unable to secure the drawer while it was being pulled out.

For this reason, in the conventional fixing structure, as shown in Fig. 9,
If even one of the items 26, 27, 28, 29 loaded in the luggage compartment is taller than the height of the tonneau cover 23, the tonneau cover 23 cannot be pulled out and secured, which is inconvenient. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a roll-up type tonneau cover that can be pulled out and fixed at any position between the wind-up device and the rearmost part of the luggage compartment. The purpose is to provide a fixed structure for

Means for Solving CtjlM) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fixing method in which both sides of the tonneau cover are hooked or clamped to a side shelf that comes into contact with both sides of the tonneau cover when the tonneau cover is pulled out. The winding according to the present invention is characterized in that means is provided so that the tonneau cover can be fixed to the side shelf at any drawer position between the winding device and the rear end of the luggage compartment. In the fixing structure of the removable tonneau cover, the tonneau cover can be moved from the winding device to the cargo compartment by providing a fixing means that hooks or clamps both sides of the tonneau cover to the side shelves forming the ri5y side wall of the cargo compartment. It can be fixed to the side shelf at any drawer position up to the rear end, and the tonneau cover can cover not only the entire luggage compartment but also only a portion of it.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on the illustrated example.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the main parts of a hatchback vehicle to which the roll-up tonneau cover fixing structure of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main parts of the tonneau cover fixing part of the hatchback vehicle as seen from the direction of FIG. 1. , FIG. 3 is a perspective view of essential parts of the tonneau cover fixing portion, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line B--B in FIG. 2 of the tonneau cover fixing portion.

1 to 4, the retractable tonneau cover covering the luggage compartment 4 provided behind the rear seat 1a of the hatchback vehicle 1 is located on the back side of the seat back of the rear seat 1a, and is attached to the seat back or side shelf 5 of the vehicle body. A fixed winding device 2 is used. During normal times, the winding device 2 is wound up and stored in the winding device 2, and when necessary, the winding device 2 is moved from the winding device 2 along the side shelf 5 to the end of the luggage compartment 4. The tonneau cover 3 can be pulled out to cover the entire luggage compartment 4.

Here, in the present invention, a fixing means is provided for hooking or pinching and fixing both sides of the tonneau cover 3 to the side shelves 5 against which both sides of the tonneau cover 3 come into contact when the tonneau cover 3 is pulled out. The tonneau cover 3 is provided so that it can be fixed to the side shelf 5 at any drawer position between the winding device 2 and the rearmost part of the luggage compartment.

1 to 4 show an example of the above-mentioned fixing means, and in the illustrated embodiment, the fixing means is arranged at equal intervals from the drawer side tip to the winding device side end of both ends 3a of the tonneau cover 3 along the side shelf 5. While drilling a hole 3b with the same diameter as the tonneau cover 3,
Holes 5a are formed at the same intervals as the holes 3b on the tonneau cover 3 side in the surface portion of the side shelf 5 against which both side ends 3a of the tonneau cover 3 come into contact when the tonneau cover 3 is pulled out, and holes 5a are formed in the surface portion at the same intervals as the holes 3b on the side shelf 5 side. A flat resin cover 6 is provided in which the truncated conical bosses 6a to be inserted are vertically formed at the same spacing as the holes 5a on the side shelf 5 side, and one end edge of the resin cover 6 along the 68 rows of bosses is hinged. 6c and the hinge pin 6b, and when the tonneau cover 3 is pulled out, the resin cover 6 is closed to the side shelf S side as shown in FIG.
and the hole 5a of the side shelf 5 and the boss 6 of the resin cover 6.
a is inserted so that the tonneau cover 3 is fixed to the side shelf 5.

That is, in the fixing structure of the roll-up type tonneau cover shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, when the tonneau cover 3 is pulled out, the resin cover 6 is opened as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the boss 6 is opened.
a from the hole 5a of the side shelf 5, and then pull out the tonneau cover 3 to an arbitrary position. Close the resin cover 6 and insert it into the hole 3b of the tonneau cover 3 as shown in FIGS. By inserting the bosses 6a of the resin cover 6 into the holes 5a of the side shelf 5, both sides 3a of the tonneau cover 3 are hooked to the side shelf 5 by the bosses 6a of the resin cover 6, and are connected to the surface portions of the resin cover 6. It is sandwiched between the side shelf 5 and the surface part of the side shelf 5, and is firmly fixed.

Therefore, in the fixing structure of the roll-up type tonneau cover according to the present invention, fixing means for hooking and clamping the both sides 3a of the tonneau cover 3 are provided on the side shelves 5 forming both side walls of the luggage compartment 4. Since the tonneau cover 3 can be fixed to the side shelf 5 at any drawer position between the winding device 2 and the rear end of the luggage compartment 4, it is possible to cover not only the entire luggage compartment 4 but also only a part of the luggage compartment 4 with the tonneau cover. It can be covered by 3.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even if there is a piece of luggage that is taller than the height of the tonneau cover, if the tall piece of luggage is placed at the rearmost side of the luggage compartment, the tonneau cover can cover the luggage in front of it. This makes it possible to hide the cluttered interior of the luggage compartment from the outside.

In addition to the illustrated embodiment, the tonneau cover can be fixed by attaching a rail-shaped guide member to the side shelf.
Both ends of the pulled out tonneau cover are provided to move along the guide member.

Groove-like hooks are provided at multiple locations on the guide member, and protrusions are provided on both sides of the tip of the tonneau cover, and the protrusions provided on both sides of the tip of the tonneau cover are engaged with the hooks on the guide member. Various implementations are possible, such as a structure in which the tonneau cover is fixed in place, or a structure in which a long or lip-shaped clamping member is fixed to the side shelf side and both sides of the tonneau cover are clamped and fixed by the clamping member.

By the way, conventional roll-up type tonneau covers use sheets made of vinyl chloride, etc., but tonneau covers made of sheets tend to loosen and wrinkle when being stretched.
When pulled out from the take-up device to cover all or part of the luggage compartment,
The drawback is that you cannot place objects on the tonneau cover, and you cannot utilize the space on the tonneau cover.

Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6,
The tonneau cover 13 is composed of a resin plate-like body 13a having a flat hexagonal cross-section in which a reinforcing metal member 13d having a U-shaped cross-section is embedded as a core material. The plate-shaped bodies 13a have a structure in which they are arranged parallel to each other and connected, and the resin on the side shelf S side is attached to both ends of each plate-like body 13a, similar to the tonneau cover 3 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. A hole 13b for hooking the cover 6 is bored.

Here, the resin tonneau cover 13 is integrally molded as a whole from a relatively soft resin material such as polypropylene, and the connecting portions 13C between the plate bodies 13a function as hinges due to the flexibility of the resin. It is functional and bendable. Therefore, the tonneau cover 13 is bendable at the connecting portions 13c between the plate-shaped bodies 13a, and can be easily rolled up by the winding device 2.

Now, in the tonneau cover 13 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, since the metal member 13d is embedded in each plate-like body 13b of the tonneau cover 13, the rigidity of each plate-like body 13b is quite strong. Each plate-like body part 1 pulled out from the removing device 2
Fix both sides of 3a to the side shelf, and each plate-like body 13
When the tonneau cover 13 is hung between the side shelves, the pulled-out portion of the tonneau cover 13 is difficult to bend due to the rigidity of the plate-like body 13b, and objects can be placed on the tonneau cover 13. The space above 13 can be used effectively.

Note that the cross-sectional shape of each plate-like body portion of the tonneau cover is not limited to the hexagonal shape shown in the drawings, but may be of any shape as long as it is easy to wind up.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above based on the illustrated embodiment, the retractable tonneau cover fixing structure according to the present invention has a structure in which both ends of the tonneau cover pulled out from the retractor are fixed to the side shelves. Therefore, the fixing position can be arbitrarily determined within the length range of the front and rear of the side shelf, and the tonneau cover can be fixed in a state where it is pulled out to an arbitrary length.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the tonneau cover can be pulled out and used at any position within the range from the winding device to the rear end of the luggage compartment, so it is possible to cover not only the entire luggage compartment but only a part of it with the tonneau cover. Even if there is luggage that is taller than the height of the tonneau cover, if you place the tall luggage at the rear of the luggage compartment, you can cover the front of the luggage with the tonneau cover, reducing clutter. The inside of the cargo compartment can be hidden from view from the outside.

Further, according to the present invention, a core material is embedded in the tonneau cover to give the tonneau cover rigidity, and both sides of the tonneau cover can be fixed to the side shelves, so that objects can be placed on the tonneau cover. The space on the tonneau cover can now be used effectively.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of essential parts of a hatchback vehicle showing an embodiment of the fixing structure for a roll-up tonneau cover according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a view from direction A in Fig. 1 showing the tonneau cover fixing portion of the same hatchback vehicle. A plan view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the main part of the tonneau cover fixing part of the hatchback vehicle shown in FIG. 1, and FIG.
The second figure shows the tonneau cover fixing part of the hatchback vehicle shown in the figure.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of a roll-up type tonneau cover showing another example of the roll-up type tonneau cover, Figure 6 is a partial sectional view of the same tonneau cover, and Figure 7 is a conventional roll-up type tonneau cover. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part of a hatchback vehicle showing an example of a fixing structure for a conventional roll-up tonneau cover. FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of essential parts of a hatchback vehicle to which a removable tonneau cover fixing structure is applied, for explaining a state in which cargo is loaded on the hatchback vehicle. 1...Hatchback car, 1a...Rear seat,
2... Winding device, 3, 13... Tonneau cover,
3a...Side end of tonneau cover, 3b, 13b...
...Latching hole, 4...Luggage compartment, 5...Side shelf, 5a...Latching hole on side shelf side, 6...Resin cover 6a... ...Boss, 6b...
-h sidipin, 6c...hinge. Treatment 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] A tonneau cover is installed in a luggage compartment provided behind the rear seat of a hatchback vehicle and extends from the back of the seatback of the rear seat to the rear end of the luggage compartment to cover the luggage compartment, and a tonneau cover is located on the back side of the seatback of the rear seat. a winding device fixed to a seat back or a side shelf forming a side wall of the luggage compartment and winding the tonneau cover;
During normal times, the tonneau cover is wound up by the winding device and stored in the winding device, and when necessary, the tonneau cover is pulled out from the winding device along the side shelf to the rearmost part of the luggage compartment, covering the entire luggage compartment. The tonneau cover is provided with a fixing means for hooking or clamping and fixing both sides of the tonneau cover to the side shelves against which both sides of the tonneau cover come into contact when the tonneau cover is pulled out, and the tonneau cover is removed from the winding device by the load. A fixing structure for a roll-up tonneau cover, characterized in that it is provided so that it can be fixed to the side shelf at any drawer position up to the rear end of the compartment.