JPH04113926A - Cover equipment to cover vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To install and remove a cover to and from a vehicle in a quick and smooth process by providing a housing capable of being mounted to the vehicle, and providing a cover made of flexible sheet material, which can be drawn out to cover the vehicle, in the housing. CONSTITUTION: A housing 4 involves a cover 8, and the cover 8 is drawn out from the housing 4 to cover a vehicle 2. Besides, the housing 4 is formed of a relatively flat base part 4a to be engaged with a lid 6 of the vehicle side, and of an upper wall part or an upper face 4b which is formed into an arcuate shape as a whole to function as a wing. Further, the cover 8 is made up of a main part 8a having an sufficient length to extend over the top of the vehicle 2 and the front end part of the vehicle 2, a pair of side parts 8b, 8c for covering both side parts of the vehicle 2, and a short rear part 8d having a sufficient length to hold fast to a rear bumper of the vehicle 2. Then, a group of long pockets for receiving reinforcing bars 12a, 12b, and 12c are formed at the main part 8a and the two side parts 8b, 8c of the cover 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a cover device for covering a vehicle to protect it from sunlight, airborne pollutants, etc.

(Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention) U.S. Patent Specification Box L719,055, No. 1,912,23
No. 1, No. 1.918,423, No. 2,646,097
No. 3,222,102, No. 3,316,012, No. 3,563,594, No. 3,763.908,
No. 3,785,697, No. 3,992,053, No. 4.174.134, No. 4,216,989, No. 4
, No. 324,427, No. 4,596.418, No. 4,
No. 612,967, No. 4,657,298, No. 4,7
A number of covering devices have been proposed for covering vehicles, such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat.

However, to the best of our knowledge, none of these covering devices have found widespread general use. This is probably because these known covering devices are not entirely satisfactory from the point of view of ease of installation and removal of the covering from the vehicle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a cover device for a vehicle that allows the cover to be attached and removed in a quick and smooth manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cover device for a vehicle which allows the cover device, in particular its housing, to serve as a spoiler or rear wing of the vehicle when the cover is in the stowed condition. .

[Means and effects for solving the problem] According to the invention, a rear end having a front end, a group of doors and a group of windows on opposite sides of the vehicle, a front bumper, a trunk and a trunk lid. A cover device is provided for covering a vehicle having a rear bumper and a rear bumper, the cover device comprising:
a housing attachable to the vehicle, and a cover of flexible sheet material disposed within the housing and removable from the housing to cover the vehicle, the cover being removable from the housing. a main portion extending over the top of the vehicle and the front end of the vehicle and having a length sufficient to be attached to the front bumper of the vehicle and covering the doors and windows on opposite sides of the vehicle; a pair of side portions attached to opposite sides of the main portion; a first plurality of parallel elongated reinforcing bars carried by and extending along the sides of the cover; , the second plurality of reinforcing bars extend substantially continuously from the edge of a corresponding side adjacent the main portion to the opposite edge of that side.

According to another aspect of the invention, the upper surface of the housing has an airfoil shape effective to enable the housing to also serve as a spoiler or rear wing for the vehicle when the housing is mounted on the trunk lid of the vehicle. to do.

As will be explained in more detail below, a cover device constructed according to the features described above allows a cover to be placed on and removed from a vehicle in a quick and smooth manner. Still further, when the cover is in the stowed position within the housing, the housing also acts as a spoiler or rear wing for the vehicle.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description below.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring first to FIG. 1, a vehicle, generally designated by the reference numeral 2, is provided with a cover device, generally designated by the reference numeral 4, having a housing, generally designated by the reference numeral 4, attached in any suitable manner to a trunk lid 6 of the vehicle. It is shown. The housing 4 encloses a cover, designated in its entirety by the reference numeral 8, which cover 8 is adapted to be pulled out of the housing 4 to cover the vehicle 2 when the vehicle 2 is not in use, as shown in FIG. .

The housing 4 is formed from a relatively flat base 4a that engages a vehicle trunk lid 6, and a generally arcuate earth wall or top surface 4b that acts as a wing. The construction of the housing 4 is such that the housing 4 also serves as a spoiler or rear wing of the vehicle 2 when the cover 8 is in the stowed position within the housing 4 .

The structure of the cover 8 is shown in detail in FIGS. 2 and 3. The cover 8 includes a main part 8a having a sufficient length to extend from the housing 4 to the top of the vehicle 20 and the front end of the vehicle 2 so as to be attached to the front bumper, and a main part 8a to cover both sides of the vehicle 2. It consists of a pair of side parts 8b and 8c attached to both sides of the part 8a, and a short rear part 8d extending from the housing 4 and having a length sufficient to be attached to the rear bumper of the vehicle 2. As particularly shown in FIG. It has a fastener 10 in the form of.

The cover 8 can be made of any suitable flexible sheet material such as plastic, sackcloth, linen or cloth. The various parts of the cover 8 can be joined together in any suitable manner, such as by stitching, gluing, fastening, heat welding, gluing, or the like. Preferably, the cup 8 can be pulled out from the housing 4 and wound up by a winding mechanism disposed within the housing 4.

The main part 8a and two side parts 8b and 8C of the cover 8 include
Long pockets are formed which are adapted to receive reinforcing bars 12a, 12b and 12c, respectively.

Since the rear part 8d of the cover 8 is relatively short, no such pockets and reinforcing bars are required within the rear part 8d. Third
As shown in the figure, the pocket group and reinforcing rod group (or first reinforcing rod group) 12a in the cover main portion 8a extend completely across the cover main portion 8a in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction. They are arranged parallel to each other and spaced apart. Pocket groups and reinforcing rod groups (or second reinforcing rod groups) 12b and 12c in cover sides 8b and 8C, respectively, are also spaced parallel to each other, preferably parallel to each other and preferably similar to the pocket groups and reinforcing rods in main portion 8a. It is arranged so as to be substantially aligned with group 12a. Reinforcement rod group 12b.

12c denotes each side portion 8b adjacent to the main portion 8a.

From the edge of 8c to the opposite edge (free end) of each side 8b, 8c
It extends continuously.

When the cover 8 is not used as a cover to cover the vehicle 2, these reinforcing rod groups 12a, 12b, 12
c allows the two side parts 8b, 8c to be folded against the main part 8a and allows all three cover parts 8a, 8b, 8c folded over each other to fit inside the housing 4 together with the cover rear part 8d. It is allowed to be wound up.

When the cover 8 is pulled out from the housing 4, the reinforcing rod group 12 in the main part 8a, side parts 8b, and Bc of the cover 8
a, 12b, and 12c each give the cover 8 a basic shape so as to surround the vehicle 2, thereby providing the cover 8 to the vehicle 2.
Installation is made easy. Thus, when the parts of the cover 8 are pulled out from the housing 4, all four cover parts 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d naturally assume their respective predetermined positions on the vehicle 2, so that the fastener group 10 It is only necessary to attach their ends to the vehicle 2 using. The fastener group lO carried by the cover main part 8a and the cover rear part 8d is thus attached to the bottom of the front bumper and the bottom of the rear humper, respectively. On the other hand, the fasteners 10 carried on the ends of the cover sides 8b and 8c are attached to the sides of the vehicle frame located below the doors.

The reinforcing bars 12a-12c further serve to space the inner surface of the corresponding cover part from the vehicle surface, thereby providing an air gap between the vehicle surface and the cover 8.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above,
It will be appreciated that many alternative embodiments are possible. For example, the housing 4 for the cover 8 can be fixed to the vehicle 2 in other locations, for example on the roof of the vehicle. Furthermore, the cover device can be activated by remote control via a motor that unwinds the cover 8 into its housing 4. Other variations, modifications and adaptations of the invention will be apparent.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a vehicle equipped with a cover device according to the present invention in which the cover is in a storage position within the cover device. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the cover in the cover device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 2...Vehicle, 4...Housing, 4
b... Earthen wall (top), 6... Trunk lid, 8
...Cover 8a...Main part, 8b, 8c
... Side part, 8d... Rear part, 10... Fastener, 12a... Reinforcement rod (first reinforcement rod), 12b, 12C
...Reinforcement rod (second reinforcement rod).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle having a front end, a door group and a window group on opposite sides of the vehicle, a front bumper, a rear end having a trunk and a trunk lid, and a rear bumper. A cover device for covering a vehicle, comprising a housing attachable to a vehicle, and further comprising a flexible sheet material disposed within the housing and removable from the housing to cover the vehicle. Equipped with a cover,
The cover includes a main portion extending from the housing to the top of the vehicle and the front end of the vehicle and having a length sufficient to be attached to the front bumper of the vehicle, and a group of doors on opposite sides of the vehicle. and a pair of side parts attached to opposite sides of the main part so as to cover the window group, and further,
a first plurality of parallel elongate reinforcing bars carried by the main body and extending continuously substantially completely across the main body and longitudinally spaced apart; a second plurality of parallel elongated reinforcing bars carried by and extending along the side groups, the second plurality of reinforcing bars generally extending from corresponding sides adjacent the main body; A covering device for covering a vehicle that extends continuously from the edge of the section to the opposite edge of its side. 2. For covering a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the housing is attachable to the rear of the vehicle, and the cover further has a rear portion extending from the housing and having a length sufficient to be attached to a rear bumper of the vehicle. cover device. 3. A cover device for covering a vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said groups of reinforcing bars in the main part and in the side groups are received in pockets formed in corresponding parts of the cover. 4. A cover device for covering a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein each of said parts of said cover has an end carrying a group of fasteners for fastening the ends to the vehicle. 5. The housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has an upper surface in the shape of an airfoil effective to enable the housing to also serve as a spoiler or rear wing of the vehicle when the housing is mounted on the trunk lid of a vehicle. A covering device for covering a vehicle.