JPH08310306A - Tonneau cover for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a toneau cover which does not interfere with the operation concerning the car when a luggage cover is not used. CONSTITUTION: A tonneau cover 10 is composed of two tonneau cover bodies 11, 12 capable of being installed to and removed from the left and right side bodies. Between the room inside end part 111 of the first tonneau cover body 11 and the room inside end part 121 of the second tonneau cover body 12, a connecting member 30 for supporting one rotatably in relation to the other is provided. The connecting member 30 can turn the tonneau cover bodies 11, 12 by 180 degrees between the first state where the two tonneau cover bodies 11, 12 are horizontally connected to the length double that of either of the cover bodies, and the second state where the two tonneau cover bodies 11, 12 are superposed one on the other to the length equivalent to that of either of the cover bodies. The connecting member 30 can be made up of, for example, hinges and stopper.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tonneau cover for loading and unloading a luggage cover for covering a luggage compartment of a vehicle, and more particularly to a tonneau cover capable of reducing an occupied space when the luggage cover is not used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A tonneau cover for loading and unloading a luggage cover that covers a luggage compartment of a vehicle is usually a single luggage cover. It has an integral structure. Further, it is known that the luggage cover is divided into two parts on the left and right sides and can be separately pulled out from the tonneau cover (see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-65152). Furthermore, not only the luggage cover but also the tonneau cover is divided into two,
It is known that each of the divided tonneau covers can be mounted in parallel with the side body so as not to project from the left and right side body parts in a state where the luggage cover is housed (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 14527/1991). reference).

[0003]

However, each of the above-mentioned conventional tonneau covers occupies a certain space at a certain position in the luggage compartment even when the luggage cover is not used, so that a large amount of luggage is to be accommodated. There is a problem that it becomes an obstacle when doing. In particular, an ordinary one-piece tonneau cover has a long length, which is a major obstacle to cargo storage. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tonneau cover having excellent convenience, which does not easily become an obstacle when storing luggage in a vehicle.

[0004]

The present invention is a tonneau cover capable of freely inserting and removing a luggage cover for covering a luggage compartment of a vehicle, wherein the luggage cover is divided into a pair of left and right sub-covers. , A first tonneau cover body that detachably mounts the outer side end to one side body and accommodates one sub-cover, and the other sub-cover, and to the vehicle-inside end of the first tonneau cover body. A second tonneau cover main body to which the vehicle inner end is connected and the vehicle outer end is detachably attached to the other side body; and the vehicle inner end of the first tonneau cover body and the second tonneau cover. A connecting member that rotatably supports one tonneau cover body with respect to the other tonneau cover body is provided between the inner side end of the body and the tonneau cover main body. The tonneau cover body is rotated 180 degrees between the first state in which the two are horizontally connected in series in a double length and the second state in which the two tonneau cover bodies are folded in half to make one length. A tonneau cover for a vehicle, which can be moved.

The most remarkable thing in the present invention is that
The tonneau cover is composed of two tonneau cover main bodies in which both vehicle-inside end portions are connected by a connecting member, and the vehicle-outside ends of the respective tonneau cover bodies are attachable to and detachable from the left and right side bodies. The connecting member rotatably supports one of the tonneau cover bodies with respect to the other of the tonneau cover bodies, and the two tonneau cover bodies are in a first state in which the tonneau cover bodies are horizontally expanded to a double length, and the two tonneau cover bodies. It is possible to rotate the tonneau cover main body 180 degrees between the two states of the second state in which the tongue cover is folded in half and has a length of one piece.

Such a connecting member includes, for example, a hinge capable of rotating both tonneau cover bodies by 360 degrees and a tonneau cover body which is projected from an inner side end of one of the tonneau cover bodies and rotates. For example, there is a stopper (see FIGS. 2 to 4) including a stopper that comes into contact with the other tonneau cover body to stop the rotation of the tonneau cover body when the tonneau cover body rotates from the second state to the first state position.

[0007]

In the tonneau cover according to the present invention, the outer end portions of the two tonneau cover bodies can be attached to and detached from the side bodies, respectively, and can be freely detached from the side bodies. Therefore, if the luggage cover is removed from the side body and the luggage cover is housed, and it is folded in half in the second state (see FIG. 4), it can be freely placed in an empty space in the vehicle with about half the width of the vehicle. Can be done. It can also be stored in a place separate from the car.

As described above, when the luggage cover is not used, the tonneau cover can be placed anywhere in a short folded state. As mentioned above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a convenient tonneau cover that is unlikely to be an obstacle when storing luggage in the vehicle.

[0009]

EXAMPLE In this example, as shown in FIG.
It is the tonneau cover 10 in which the luggage cover 40 for covering the can be freely put in and taken out. Luggage cover 4
0 is divided into a pair of left and right sub-covers 41 and 42, and the tonneau cover 10 is a first tonneau cover that detachably attaches the end portion on the vehicle outer side to one side body 81 and accommodates the one sub-cover 41. The main body 11 and the other sub-cover 42 are accommodated, and the vehicle-side end portion 1 of the first tonneau cover main body 11
The second tonneau cover body 12 is connected to the vehicle inner side end 121 and the vehicle outer side end is detachably attached to the other side body 82.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first tonneau cover body 1
A connection for rotatably supporting one of the tonneau cover bodies 11 or 12 with respect to the other of the tonneau cover bodies 12 or 11 between the inward side portion 111 of the first tonneau cover body 12 and the inward side portion 121 of the second tonneau cover body 12. A member 30 is provided. The connecting member 30 has a first state (FIG. 3) in which two tonneau cover bodies 11 and 12 are horizontally connected in series in a double length,
It is possible to rotate the tonneau cover main bodies 11 and 12 by 180 degrees between the two states of the second state (FIG. 4) in which the two tonneau cover bodies 11 and 12 are overlapped in parallel and have a length of one piece.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the connecting member 30 has a structure in which both tonneau cover bodies 11 and 12 are attached to both wings.
A hinge 31 that can be rotated by 60 degrees and one of the tonneau cover main body 1
When the tonneau cover main body 11 or 12 that is projected from the inner-side end 121 of the second vehicle and rotates is rotated from the second state to the position in the first state, the tonneau cover main body 11 comes into contact with the other tonneau cover main body 11 or 12 and the tonneau cover main body 11 or 12 is rotated. And a stopper 32 for stopping the rotation of the.

A supplementary explanation will be given below for each of these. As shown in FIG. 6, the side body 82 (or 81)
Is provided with a receptor 821 for mounting the outer end of the tonneau cover body 12 (11), and the receptor 8 is attached to the outer end of the tonneau cover body 12 (11).
21 is provided with a protrusion 122. Protrusion 12
2 is movable in the longitudinal direction of the tonneau cover main body 12 (11) (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6), and the tonneau cover 10 deployed in the first state shown in FIG. 3 can be easily engaged with and disengaged from the receptor 821.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hinge 31 forming the connecting member 30 connects the two tonneau covers 11 and 12, and the hinge 31 itself forms an angle θ between the members 11 and 12.
Can be freely changed from 0 ° to almost 360 °, but the rotation angle θ is 180 due to the action of the stopper 32.
Limited to °. That is, the stopper 32 is provided from the vehicle inner side end of the second tonneau cover body 12 to the first tonneau cover body 1.
It is projected on the first side, and the angle θ is 1 as shown in FIG.
Abut the first tonneau cover body 11 at a position of 80 °,
Prevents further rotation.

In order to ensure the above-described action of preventing the rotation, as shown in FIG. 2, a stopper claw 321 is provided at the tip of the stopper 32, and the first tonneau cover body 11 is provided.
A locking groove 119 that engages with the locking claw 321 is provided in the. In addition, the sub covers 41 and 42 have
As shown in FIG. 5, an engaging member is provided for connecting the ends of the both sides 41, 42 on the vehicle inner side. That is, the magnetized protrusion 421 is attached to one of the sub covers 42, and the receiving port 41 for the soft magnetic material is attached to the other sub cover 41.
1 is provided, and the sub-covers 41 and 42 are connected by engaging both members 411 and 421.

In the tonneau cover 10 of this embodiment, the outer end portions of the two tonneau cover bodies 11 and 12 are detachable from the side bodies 81 and 82 (receptors 821), respectively, and can be easily removed from the side bodies 81 and 82. Can be done. Therefore, by removing the luggage cover 40 from the side bodies 81 and 82 in the housed state and folding the luggage cover 40 in half (FIG. 4), the luggage cover 40 can be freely placed in an empty space in the vehicle with a length approximately half the vehicle width. It can also be stored in a place separate from the car.

As described above, when the luggage cover 40 is not used, the tonneau cover 10 can be placed anywhere by folding it in half to shorten its length. As described above,
According to this example, it is possible to obtain the tonneau cover 10 that is not in the way when storing luggage in the vehicle and is excellent in convenience.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a state in which a tonneau cover of an embodiment is mounted on a vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the tonneau cover of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the tonneau cover of the embodiment in a first state.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the tonneau cover of the embodiment in a second state.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of an engagement portion of a luggage cover in the tonneau cover of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a structure for mounting the tonneau cover of the embodiment on a side body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10. ． ． Tono cover, 11, 12. ． ． Tono cover body, 111, 121. ． ． Inner edge of vehicle, 30. ． ． Connecting member,

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A tonneau cover capable of freely putting in and taking out a luggage cover for covering a luggage compartment of a vehicle, wherein the luggage cover is divided into a pair of left and right sub-covers, and the tonneau cover is outside the vehicle. The first tonneau cover body that detachably mounts the end portion of one side body to one side body and accommodates one sub cover, and the other sub cover, and the inside end portion of the first tonneau cover body to the vehicle inside end portion. A second tonneau cover main body that connects the parts and detachably attaches the outer end of the vehicle to the other side body, and the inner end of the first tonneau cover body and the inner side of the second tonneau cover body. A connecting member for rotatably supporting one tonneau cover main body with respect to the other tonneau cover main body is provided between the end portion and the other tonneau cover main body. Rotating the tonneau cover body 180 degrees between the first state in which the tonneau cover body is connected in double length and the second state in which the two tonneau cover bodies are superposed in parallel to make one length. A tonneau cover for a vehicle, which is capable of 2. The tongue cover according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is a hinge for mounting both tonneau cover bodies and rotatable about 360 degrees, and a tonneau cover that is provided to project from one vehicle interior end portion of the tonneau cover body and pivots. A tonneau cover for a vehicle, comprising: a stopper that stops the rotation of the tonneau cover body by coming into contact with the other tonneau cover body when the body turns from the second state to the first state position.