JPH07101289A - Awning device for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the backlash of a front frame and the like in the enclosed state of an awning tent and make a contact part between a case and the front frame imperceptible so as to make external shape desirable. CONSTITUTION:An awning device for an automobile has a case 14 mounted to the body 10 of the automobile and having an opening part at a part of the side face, a winding shaft 28 provided in the case 14, an awning tent 26 accommodated in the case 14, in the state of being wound to the winding shaft 28, and an arm 34 provided bendably and enclosed in the case 14. A front frame 16 that can close the opening part of the case 14 is fitted to the tip part of the arm 34, and the tip edge of the awning tent 26 is fixed to the upper part of the front frame 16. A storage part 44 formed longitudinally is provided at the upper part in the front frame 16. A support 50 is further provided being inserted through the storage part 44, and this support 50 can support the front frame 16 at the time of being pulled out of the storage part 44.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an awning device for an automobile, which is attached to a side surface or a rear surface of a camper van, a wagon vehicle or the like, and in which a awning tent is retractably wound.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional sunscreen device for an automobile is, for example,
As disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-60416,
It has a case attached to the upper part of the vehicle body, and a front frame provided so as to be able to close the opening portion on the lower outside of the case,
The winding shaft of the shade tent was housed in the upper part of the case, and the tip edge of the shade tent was fixed to the upper edge of the front frame. A pair of bendable arms is housed in the lower part of the case, the base end portion of the arms is pivotally supported by the case, and the tip end portion is pivotally supported by the front frame. Further, in the front frame, a widened sunshade tent and a support column for supporting the front frame are housed at the corners on the lower end surface side. This support is inserted and stored in the cylindrical storage part in the front frame, and when used, after pulling out from the storage part in the longitudinal direction, the support is turned to fix the tip part to the ground or the vehicle body. Is used.

[0003]

In the case of the above-mentioned conventional technique, since the support column is housed in the corner portion on the lower end surface side of the front frame, the center of gravity of the front frame is located on the lower end surface side and the front frame is fixed to the case. In this case, since the front frame is held in the case by the tension of the sunshade tent, the abutting force is different at the engaging parts of the front frame upper edge and the front frame lower edge, and the sunshade tent is stored. There was a problem that rattling of the front frame would occur when the vehicle was running. In addition, there is a problem in that the contact portion between the front frame and the case is noticeable in appearance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. When the sunshade tent is stored, the front frame or the like does not rattle, and the contact portion between the case and the front frame is inconspicuous. ,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile sunshade device having a good external shape.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a case mounted on a vehicle body of an automobile and having an opening at a part of a side surface thereof. The case includes a winding shaft and a winding shaft. The awning tent to be accommodated and an arm that is bendable are housed, and the awning tent is attached to the tip of the arm and the tip edge of the awning tent is fixed to the upper part and the opening of the case can be closed. A front frame is provided, and a storage portion formed in the longitudinal direction in the upper portion of the front frame, and a column that is inserted into the storage portion and is pulled out from the storage portion to support the front frame. It is an awning device for automobiles provided.

Further, according to the present invention, a recess is formed along the longitudinal direction at an edge portion where the case and the front frame are in contact with each other, and the recess is provided on at least one of the case and the front frame on both sides of the recess. An awning device for an automobile, in which parallel uneven portions are formed at predetermined intervals.

[0007]

In the automobile sunshade device of the present invention, since the storage portion for the support is formed in the longitudinal direction at the upper end portion of the front frame, the center of gravity of the front frame is located above, and the tension of the sunshade tent causes The force with which the front frame comes into contact with the edge of the opening of the case is substantially uniform between the upper part and the lower part of the front frame, and it is possible to prevent the front frame from rattling when the awning tent is stored. Further, since a concave portion is formed along the longitudinal direction at the edge portion where the case and the front frame are in contact with each other, and a concavo-convex portion is further formed in parallel with this concave portion, the edge portion where the case and the front frame are in contact with each other. The parts are inconspicuous in appearance and a good appearance shape is obtained.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The vehicle awning device of this embodiment is attached to a side surface or a rear surface of a camper, a wagon, or the like, and a mounting bracket 12 is fixed to an upper portion of a vehicle body 10 and a case 14 is attached to the mounting bracket 12 as illustrated. The top edges are engaged. This case 14
Has a uniform cross-sectional shape in the longitudinal direction, and an opening 15 is formed below the side surface thereof along the longitudinal direction. A front frame 16 is provided so that the opening 15 can be closed. The mounting bracket 12 and the case 14 are engaged with each other by forming a recessed groove 18 that opens upward along the mounting direction of the case 14 on the mounting bracket 12 and form a hook groove that is formed on the upper edge of the case 14 and projects downward. The piece 19 engages with the groove 18 and the mounting bracket 12
The case 14 is connected to. Further, below the side surface of the case 14 on the vehicle body side, the case 14 is directly fixed to the vehicle body 10 by the screw 20, and the case 14 is securely fixed to the vehicle body 10 by the engagement with the mounting bracket 12 and the screw fixing. Has been done.

The automobile sunshade device of this embodiment has a so-called kamaboko-shaped external appearance when the front frame 16 is attached to the case 14, and has an upper end edge 14a of the opening 15 of the case 14. A corner portion having an L-shaped cross section is formed at a portion where the upper edge 16a of the front frame 16 is in contact with each other, and a recess 22 is formed between the side walls 14b and 16b facing each other of the corner portion. A plurality of concave and convex portions 24 and 25 having concave grooves having substantially the same width as the concave portion 22 are formed in the case 14 and the front frame 16 on both sides of the concave portion 22 in parallel with each other in the longitudinal direction. Incidentally, this uneven portion 2
4, 25 may be provided on one of the case 14 and the front frame 16, and the pitch of the concave and convex portions and the widths of the convex and concave grooves may be appropriately changed.

In the upper part of the case 14, the awning tent 2
A winding shaft 28 for winding 6 is rotatably provided with its both ends pivotally supported, and the awning tent 26 is wound around the winding shaft 28 and accommodated in the case 14. This winding shaft 2
The rotating mechanism 8 is manually rotated by a well-known worm gear device (not shown) using a rotating member (not shown). The base end edge of the sunshade tent 26 is fixed to the winding shaft 28, and the front end edge is fixed to a mounting portion 30 provided on the upper side surface inside the front frame 16 by a fixing member 32.

A pair of arms 3 are provided in the case 14 so as to be bent in a dogleg shape and housed in the case.
4 are provided. A tension coil spring is attached to the inside of the arm 34, and the arm 34 is constantly urged in the straight direction. Then, as shown in FIG.
Of the bearing member 38 attached to the end holding members 36 provided at both ends of the case 14 in the longitudinal direction.
The shaft 39 is pivotally supported. This bearing member 38
Is rotatably supported by an attachment shaft (not shown) provided in the end holding member 36 so as to project in the longitudinal direction of the case 14. Further, a stopper 40 that restricts the rotation range of the bearing member 38 is provided outside the rotation member 38. In addition, the front end of the arm 34 is
The inner side surface of 6 is axially supported by a mounting shaft 42, and this arm 34 holds the front frame 16 in a cantilever state.

A cylindrical storage portion 44 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the front frame 16 on the inner upper side of the front frame 16 and substantially behind the mounting portion 30 of the sunshade tent 26, and the storage portions 44 face each other. A pair of ridges 46 is formed on each of the pair of side surfaces along the longitudinal direction. Further, a pair of sliding members 48 having two pairs of groove portions 47 fitted to the protrusions 46 and provided slidably in the storage portion 44 are inserted into the storage portion 44. Then, in the storage section 44, the front frame 16
A pair of struts 50 supporting the above is connected to the sliding member 48 at their tip ends, and inserted from both ends of the accommodating portion 44. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, at the tip of the support column 50, the mounting shafts 51 and 52 arranged at right angles to each other.
Connecting member 54 forming a universal joint by
Is provided, and one end of the connecting member 54 is fixed to the sliding member 48. The support column 50 is composed of two cylinders 50a, 50.
b, and the ground-side cylinder 50a has a tip-side cylinder 50a.
It is provided so that it can be inserted into b. A plurality of through holes 56 are formed in the tubular body 50b at predetermined intervals, and a projecting and retractable locking pin 58 provided on the tip end side of the tubular body 50a is provided so as to be able to engage with any through hole 56. ing. The ground-side ends of the pillars 50 are held in a supported state by the support portions 17 a of the end caps 17 attached to both ends of the front frame 16. Further, a grounding body 60 is rotatably attached to the ground-side end of the pillar 50, and stably holds the position of the pillar 50 in the grounded state.

In the lower part of the case 14 on the vehicle body 10 side, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a fixing block 70 made of resin is attached to the central portion in the longitudinal direction. Fixed block 70
Is formed with a guide surface 72 inclined obliquely downward, and a locking recess 74 is formed on the upper surface. Further, a lock release pin 78 is inserted into a through hole 76 penetrating from the bottom of the lock recess 74 to the bottom surface of the fixed block 70. The head 79 of the locking release pin 78 has a locking recess 74.
Is formed to have a length substantially equal to that of the through hole 76 and is slidably inserted into the through hole 76.

The fixed block 7 at the center of the front frame 16
The guide surface 7 of the fixed block 70 is located at a position facing 0.
A guide block 80 that is in sliding contact with the second block 80 is provided, and the lower surface of the guide block 80 is formed as a guide surface 82 that contacts the guide surface 72 of the fixed block 70. The guide block 80 includes the locking recess 7 of the fixed block 70.
A lock piece 84 that engages with the No. 4 is rotatably attached about a rotation shaft 85, and the lock piece 84 is biased downward by a leaf spring 86.

A resin sliding contact body 90 is attached to the lower end edge 14c of the case 14 along the longitudinal direction. The sliding contact body 90 is attached so as to slightly project from an inclined surface 92 formed on the lower end edge 14c of the case 14. In addition, the front frame 16 that abuts on the lower edge 14c of the case 14
At the lower edge 16c of the front tent 9 as shown in FIG.
A mounting groove 96 for mounting one end portion of No. 4 is formed along the longitudinal direction.

Next, a method of using the automobile sunshade device of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, in order to open the awning tent 26 from the state in which the awning tent 26 is wound up by the winding shaft 28 and stored in the case 14, first, a turning member (not shown) is used to unfold the awning tent 26. The worm gear device is rotated, and the winding shaft 28 is rotated 2-3 times in the direction in which the shade tent 26 is expanded. After that, as shown in FIG. 3, the tip portion 98 of the rotating member is fixed to the fixing block 7.
The lock release pin 78 is lifted. Then, the head 79 of the lock release pin 78 pushes the lock piece 84 out of the lock recess 74 to disengage the lock piece 84, and as shown in FIG. 4, the front frame 16 slightly protrudes from the case 14. Become. After that, the worm gear device is rotated by the rotating member, and the awning tent 26 is laterally extended. At this time, since the pair of arms 34 are urged in the straight direction, if the winding shaft 28 is rotated counterclockwise in the drawing, the arms 34 are gradually extended from the bent state, and the sunshade tent 26. Overhangs to the side. When the arm 34 extends, the bearing member 38 contacts the stopper 40 at the base end of the arm 34, as shown in FIG.
The inclination angle of the extending direction of the arm 34 is restricted. However, the arm 34 is in a cantilever state, and the amount of bending increases toward the tip portion due to the bending thereof. Therefore, when extending from the bent state, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the bottom surface of the arm 34 swings while coming into contact with the sliding contact body 90 of the lower end edge 14c of the case 14.

After projecting the awning tent 26, the front frame 1
The support column 50 is pulled out from the storage section 44 of 6. When the slide member 48 is pulled out, the sliding member 48 slides toward the end portion along the protrusion 46 in the housing portion 44, and the bottom surface of the column 50 slides on the support portion 17a of the end cap 17 of the front frame 16. The slide member 48 comes into contact with the stopper (not shown) and stops.
After this, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 9, the support column 50 is
The grounding body 60 is grounded by adjusting the engagement position of the through hole 56 and the locking pin 58 so that the cylindrical bodies 50a and 50b can be rotated by 90 degrees by the mounting shaft 52 and have the desired length. To do. Further, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
You may rotate the support | pillar 50 to the vehicle body 10 side and attach the earthing | grounding body 60 to the predetermined position of the vehicle body 10.

Next, when the sunshade tent 26 is to be housed, the operation opposite to the above is carried out to rotate the support column 50 in the horizontal direction and insert it into the housing portion 44 of the front frame 16. Then, the worm gear device at one end of the case 14 is rotated to wind the sunshade tent 26 around the winding shaft 28, whereby the arm 34 is bent, and the sunshade tent 26 is housed on the case 14 side together with the front frame 16. Here, the front frame 16 is the case 1
4, the guide block 80 of the front frame 16 first comes into contact with the fixed block 70 of the case 1 as shown in FIG. The guide surface 82 is the fixed block 70.
It moves to the case 14 side along the guide surface 72 of. Then, when the tip of the lock piece 84 moves along the guide surface 72 and is positioned in the locking recess 74, the tip of the lock piece 84 is engaged with the locking recess 74 by being biased by the leaf spring 86. To do. In this state, the front frame 16 is securely locked to the case 14. The front frame 16 is housed in a state in which the awning tent 26 is wound by the worm gear device and is biased toward the case 14 side by the tension of the awning tent 26, and the lock piece 84 is locked. By engaging the recess 74, even if the sunshade tent 26 is loosened,
The front frame 16 does not come off the case 14 and pop out.

According to the automobile sunshade device of this embodiment, the housing portion 44 of the support column 50 is formed in the upper portion of the front frame 16, and the tip edge of the sunshade tent 26 is attached to the rear side of the housing portion 44. Since the portion 30 is provided, the center of gravity of the front frame 16 is located near the extension line of the shade tent 26 in the pulling direction, and the upper edge 16a and the lower edge 16c of the front frame 16 and the upper edge 14a and the lower edge of the case 14 are provided. The abutting portion with the edge 14c comes into contact with the abutting force corresponding to the load, and the front frame 16 does not rattle. In addition, the upper edge 1 of the front frame 16
6a and the concave portion 22 formed at the contact portion between the upper edge 14a of the case 14 are formed on both sides with concave and convex portions 24 and 25 having concave grooves having the same width as the concave portion 22. The connection between the front frame 16 and the case 14 is inconspicuous. Further, the case 14 can be attached to the vehicle body 10 simply by engaging the hooking piece 19 of the case 14 with the groove 18 of the bracket 12 and fixing the lower part of the case 14 with the screw 20. it can.

[0020]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The vehicle sunshade device according to the present invention has no rattling at the abutting portion between the front frame and the case when the sunshade tent is stored, and ensures stable and reliable running and long-term use. The front frame is in contact with the case. further,
The abutting portion between the front frame and the case is also inconspicuous in appearance, and the outer shapes of the case and the front frame are also good.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a sunshade device for an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention in a state in which a sunshade tent is housed.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a case portion of an automobile shade device according to an embodiment of the present invention with a shade tent attached.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the central portion of the case with the sunshade tent of the sunshade device for an automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention housed therein.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the central portion of the case with the front frame of the sunshade device for an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention slightly protruding.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a tent of an automobile sunshade device according to an embodiment of the present invention is extended.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the support pillar is taken out from the front frame of the automobile sunshade device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an end portion of a case of an automobile sunshade device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a usage state of the automobile sunshade device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a usage state of the automobile sunshade device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Car body 14 Case 15 Opening 16 Front frame 22 Recesses 24, 25 Concavo-convex part 26 Awning tent 28 Winding shaft 34 Arm 44 Storage part 50 Strut

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A case (14) mounted on a vehicle body (10) of an automobile and having an opening (15) in a part of its side surface, and a winding shaft (28) provided in the case (14). , The case (1) when wound on the winding shaft (28).
4) an awning tent (26) housed in the awning, an arm (34) flexibly provided and housed in the case (14), and the awning tent () attached to the tip of the arm (34). A front frame (16) having a tip edge fixed to the upper part and capable of closing the opening (15) of the case (14); and the front frame (1).
6) A storage part (44) formed in the upper part in the longitudinal direction
And a support column (50) which is inserted into the storage section (44) and is pulled out from the storage section (44) to support the front frame (16). Awning device. 2. A case (14) mounted on a vehicle body (10) of an automobile and having an opening (15) in a part of its side surface, and a winding shaft (28) provided in the case (14). , The case (1) when wound on the winding shaft (28).
4) an awning tent (26) housed in the awning, an arm (34) flexibly provided and housed in the case (14), and the awning tent () attached to the tip of the arm (34). 26) a front frame (16) having a fixed tip edge and capable of closing the opening (15) of the case (14); and a longitudinal frame formed in the front frame (16). A storage part (44), a column (50) provided in the storage part (44) so as to be supported in the storage part (44) and capable of supporting the front frame (16), and the case ( 14) and the upper edge portions (14a, 16a) of the front frame (16) are in contact with each other to form a recess (22) along the longitudinal direction, and the case (14) on both sides of the recess (22) is formed. At least one of the front frames (16) is provided with the recess (22 Parallel irregularities (24, 25)
An awning device for an automobile, characterized in that the ridges are formed at predetermined intervals.