JPH09193654A - Shade for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sufficiently display both awning function and blinding function as an automobile shade mounted on the front side in the automobile, cope with the size difference of a windshield, make the shade with the same specifications usable in common for various vehicle types and facilitate mounting and removal. SOLUTION: A shade for an automobile is formed of a flexible nontransparent sheet 10 with side cover parts 12 connected to both lateral sides of a front cover part 11 for covering the inner surface side of a windshield. The upper edge of the front cover part 11 forms expansion gather 2, and mounting hooks 6 are provided at both lateral corner parts of the upper edge. The lower edge is provided with a fixing part to the vicinity of the lower edge of the windshield, and the side cover parts 12 are provided with fitting means 9 to the inner surface side of side windows.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a blindfold for hiding the inside of a vehicle from outside eyes by mounting the vehicle on a front side of a temporarily parked vehicle in various automobiles including ordinary passenger cars. The present invention relates to an automotive shade which functions as a sunshade for preventing the inside of a vehicle from becoming hot due to direct sunlight.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shades for automobiles, for example, a folding screen type light-shielding paperboard is simply placed on a dashboard, and two telescopic rods (a real open flat) holding a flexible light-shielding sheet on a rearview mirror. No. 6-27242) and a bag portion for inserting a sun visor (Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 6-6050).
No. 5) or two shades in which an opaque sheet is stretched over a flexible loop frame are arranged inside a windshield and pressed by a sun visor. Various configurations are known.

[0003] However, these conventional shades are:
It is useful only as a sunshade that blocks direct sunlight from the windshield, but because it is only a shield in one direction, it does not fully function as a blindfold.
For example, when changing clothes in a car or taking a nap or a rest in a car during sea bathing in summer or skiing in winter, the means of hiding the inside of the car from outside eyes is extremely insufficient.
Moreover, the folding screen type light-shielding paperboard is very bulky in a storage form, and the sheet form is a compact folding form, but cannot cope with a difference in the size of a windshield. The loop frame type is very expensive and has a problem that it is considerably bulky even in a folded form.

Although some large trucks are provided with round curtains using curtain rails similar to those for household curtains, it is difficult for passenger cars to secure the installation location of the curtain rails on the front side, and especially station wagons. Curtain rails cannot be installed on sedan type vehicles including. Even if such a round curtain were installed on the front side of a normal passenger car, the curtain would hang down near the steering wheel, which would reduce the interior space and heat the dashboard exposed to direct sunlight. As a result, the temperature inside the vehicle is raised, and the function as a sunshade cannot be fully fulfilled.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, a first object of the present invention is, as a shade for a vehicle to be mounted on the front side of a temporarily parked vehicle, capable of sufficiently exhibiting both a sunshade function and a blindfold function, and The object of the present invention is to provide a windshield that can accommodate different sizes of the windshield, can be used in various vehicle models having the same specifications, and can be easily attached and detached. A second object of the present invention is to provide not only the original automobile shade having the above-mentioned excellent advantages, but also one that can be used for other specific applications as required.

[0006]

In order to achieve the first object, a vehicle shade according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises:
It consists of a flexible non-transparent sheet in which side cover parts are connected to the left and right sides of the front cover part that covers the inner surface of the windshield of an automobile. Mounting hooks are provided at both left and right corners, a fastening portion for the vicinity of the lower edge of the windshield is provided at the lower edge, and each side cover portion has a mounting means for the inner surface of the side window of the automobile. The configuration is adopted.

In the vehicle shade of the first aspect, the mounting hooks on the left and right sides are respectively fixed to the bases of the sun banzas usually provided on both sides of the windshield of the vehicle, so that the windshield at the front cover portion. And the side cover portions on both sides are attached to the inner surface of the side window via the attachment means, so that a space in which the front and left and right sides are shielded in a U-shape can be secured. In the case of a special vehicle model in which there is no member capable of locking the mounting hook such as the base of the sun banza near the end of the windshield, an appropriate hook locking member may be attached in advance near the end of the windshield. Good.

However, in the above-mentioned mounted state, the telescopic gathers at the upper edge of the front cover portion are in a forcibly extended state, and the upper edge is always kept in a tensioned state by the contracting force of the telescopic gathers. The entire surface of the windshield is securely shut off without any gaps due to drooping, and the lower edge of the front cover is fastened to the vicinity of the lower edge of the windshield by the fastening portion. , The interior space is increased and sunlight is prevented from entering the dashboard.
In addition, since the left and right widths of the upper edge of the front cover portion can be changed in a wide range depending on the degree of extension of the elastic gathers, it is possible to cope with the difference in the left and right widths of the front glass depending on the vehicle type.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle shade of the first aspect, the elastic gathers are provided from the upper edge of the front cover portion to the upper edges of the left and right side cover portions. The length of the upper edge is also variable. Therefore, even when the front and rear lengths of the side window are variously different, the side cover portion can be attached so as to completely cover, for example, the end of the front side window. When the side window forms a window glass of the door, when the door is opened and closed in the shade mounted state, the distance from the locking position by the mounting hook of the front cover portion to the mounting position by the mounting means of the side cover portion. Changes, but the upper edge of the side cover portion expands and contracts in accordance with the change in the distance.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first or second aspect is provided.
In the shade for automobiles, the fastening portion at the lower edge of the front cover portion is formed by enclosing a rod-shaped elastic core material along the lower edge, and the lower edge of the windshield of the automobile is compressed so as to compress the elastic core material. It is to be pushed into the gap between the car and the dashboard to secure it. Therefore, in this automotive shade, the lower edge side of the front cover portion can be very easily arranged along the lower edge of the windshield, and the entire shade can be arranged in comparison with a configuration using a weight for the same arrangement. Weight is reduced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the automobile shade according to any of the first to third aspects, the attachment means of each side cover portion is a suction cup attached to the upper edge of the tip of the side cover portion. By using this suction cup, it is possible to easily attach / detach each side cover part to / from the inner surface side of the side window by one-touch operation.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the second object, in the vehicle shade according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the left and right sides near the upper edge of the front cover portion are disengaged from each other. A possible fastener is provided, and the upper edge of the front cover portion is put on the body around the neck, and the neck is fastened with the fastener to enable use as a poncho. Therefore, if the vehicle shade is loaded on the vehicle, the shade can be easily worn on the body when performing external work such as changing tires or attaching / detaching tire chains while raining or snowing or cold winds are blowing. It can prevent you from getting wet and survive the cold. However, in the wearing state as this poncho, the upper edge of the front cover portion is shortened by the elastic gathers, so the neck circumference is not opened, and the front side of the body is greatly widened by the side cover portions on both sides, Easy to move arm.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle shade of the fifth aspect, a storage bag for storing the shade main body made of the non-transparent sheet is provided, and this storage bag is attached to the head when used as the poncho. Since the hood to be worn is configured, even the shade storage bag can be effectively used in the form of use as a poncho, and there is no waste.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle shade of the sixth aspect, the storage bag is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and has an opening extending between two adjacent sides thereof. In this case, one side of the opening can be used as a part around the neck and the other side can be used as a face-out part.

According to the invention of claim 8, in claim 6 or claim 8,
Since the vehicle shade includes a fastening means for fastening the opening edge of the storage bag along the upper edge of the front cover portion of the shade body, when used as a poncho, the storage bag is fastened to the shade body as a hood. It can be worn and the hood will also cover the neck when worn.

[0016]

FIG. 1 shows an inner side of a shade for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention in a state where a shade main body (1) is fully expanded. This shade body (1)
For example, it is made of a flexible non-transparent sheet (10), which is formed by vapor-depositing aluminum or stainless steel on one surface of a polyester non-woven fabric having a basis weight of about 150 g / m 2, and has a substantially rectangular front cover part (11) and a left and right side of the front cover part. It is composed of a substantially trapezoidal side cover portion (12) (12) provided.

From the upper edge of the front cover portion (11) to the upper edge of the left and right side cover portions (12), (12), a telescopic gather (2) is formed by sewing a rubber call, and the telescopic gather (2) is formed. ), The upper edge side of the shade body (1) in the natural state is contracted shortly (see FIG. 8). In addition, on the periphery of the shade body (1),
Except for the lower edge of the front cover part (11), the edge cloth (3)
Is sewn.

Triangular reinforcing cloth (4a) is sewn on the inner side of each of the left and right corners of the upper edge of the front cover (11). As shown in detail in FIG. 2, a cloth band (5) folded in an L-shape is sewn to each reinforcing cloth (4a) at the folded middle portion.
A substantially S-shaped mounting hook (6) is held on the upward piece (5a) of each cloth band (5), and both cloth bands (5) are held.
Fasteners (7a) on horizontal pieces (5b) and (5b) of (5)
(7b) is held. Note that the fastener (7a) constitutes a locking frame, and the fastener (7b) constitutes an insertion piece. By inserting the fastener (7b) into the fastener (7a), both are connected, and In this connection state, the connection is released by pinching the fastener (7b) from both sides in the width direction with a finger and compressing and deforming it.

The left and right side cover portions (12) (1)
A triangular reinforcing cloth (4b) is sewn on the inner side of the upper edge of the end of 2), and as shown in detail in FIG. 3, the reinforcing cloth (4b) and the non-transparent sheet (10) are attached. The eyelet fitting (8) is fixedly penetrating therethrough, and the suction cup (9) is attached to the shaft (9a) passing through the hole of the eyelet fitting (8).
It is attached outward by inserting 3).

The lower edge of the front cover (11) is shown in FIG.
As shown in detail in FIG. 2, a tubular portion (10a) is formed by folding the non-transparent sheet (10).
A rod-shaped elastic core material (14) made of a rubber hose or the like in a)
The fastening portion (15) is formed by enclosing the fixing portion. A plurality of hooks (16a), which engage and disengage on the outer surface side, are attached at predetermined intervals along the upper edge of the front cover portion (11).

To mount the shade body (1) having the above structure on the front side of a vehicle, as shown in FIG.
With the sun visors (S) and (S) on both sides raised, first, one mounting hook (6) of the front cover part (11)
Is fixed to the base of the support rod (R) of the sun visor (S) on one side, and while the telescopic gather (2) on the upper edge of the front cover (11) is forcibly extended, the other is Place the mounting hook (6) on the opposite side of the sun visor (S)
Is similarly suspended at the base of the support rod (R), thereby suspending the whole. Then, in order to make the front cover portion (11) follow the curved windshield (F), the sun visors (S) on both sides as shown in FIG.
(S) is lowered and the front cover (11) is pressed.
(B) is a rearview mirror.

After suspending the shade body (1) in this way, as shown in FIG. 5C, the suction cups (9) of the left and right side cover parts (12) and (12) are connected to the side window (W). By adsorbing to the upper corner of the rear end side, the side windows (W) and (W) on both sides are covered with both side cover portions (12) and (12), and then the front cover portion (1).
1) The fastening portion (15) at the lower edge is pushed into the gap (t) between the lower edge of the windshield (F) and the dashboard (D) to obtain the mounting state shown in FIG.

With this mounting, the front side of the car
Although the front and the left and right sides are shielded from the outside, the rear side is shielded by the backrest of the seat, so that an independent space substantially hidden from the outside eyes is formed. Therefore, by using this automotive shade,
It is possible to change clothes in the car without worrying about the eyes at all during the sea bathing in the summer, skiing in the winter, and the like, and an environment in which naps and breaks in the car are shielded from the outside can be obtained. In addition, since the front side and the left and right sides are shielded as described above, the sunshading effect as a sunshade that prevents the inside of the car from becoming hot due to direct sunlight is high, and the change in the incident direction of sunlight due to long parking time Can be fully supported.

In this shade for automobiles, the upper edge of the front cover portion (11) is in a state in which the elastic gathers (2) are forcibly extended, and is in a tensioned state by the contracting force of the elastic gathers (2). Because we hold
There is no danger of gaps due to sag. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the front cover portion (11) has a lower edge fixed along the lower edge of the windshield (F) and is disposed along the inclination of the windshield (F). As the space increases, sunlight is prevented from entering the dashboard (D). In a normal passenger car, the side window (W) constitutes the window glass of the door. Therefore, when the door is opened, the suction cup (9) of the side cover portion (12) moves from the position locked by the mounting hook (6). In this case, the upper edge of the side cover portion (12) can be extended and contracted by the elastic gathers (2). Can be opened and closed.

The left and right widths of the upper edge of the front cover portion (11) can be changed over a wide range depending on the degree of extension of the telescopic gathers (2). . Further, since the left and right side cover portions (12) and (12) also have variable upper edge lengths by the elastic gathers (2), even if the front and rear lengths of the side windows (W) are variously different, the entire surfaces thereof are completely covered. Can be covered. In addition, when the present invention is applied to a special type of vehicle having no member that can lock the mounting hook (6) such as the base of the sun banza (S) near the end of the windshield (F), an appropriate hook locking The member may be attached near the end of the windshield (F).

On the other hand, the automotive shade of the present embodiment is configured to be used as a poncho worn on a human body, in addition to being used as a blindfold or a sunshade inherent to the shade described above. Hereinafter, the case of using as a poncho will be described.

FIG. 7 shows a storage bag (20) for storing the above-mentioned shade body (1) in a folded state when not in use. The storage bag (20) is substantially rectangular, has a bag mouth (22) with a tying string (21) on one short side, and an opening which is opened and closed by a slide fastener (23) on one long side. A portion (24) is formed, and a plurality of hooks (16b) ... paired with each hook (16a) of the shade body (1) are provided along the bag opening (21). Then
The opening (24) is configured to be continuous with the bag mouth (22) in an open state.

To make a poncho, take out the shade body (1) from the storage bag (20), open the slide fastener (23) of the storage bag (20), and as shown in FIG.
The opening (24) and the bag mouth (22) are opened, and the hood flange (25) folded inward is pulled out. Then, by fastening each hook (16b) of the storage bag (20) to each hook (16a) of the corresponding shade body (1), as shown in FIG. 9, the front cover portion (1) of the shade body (1) is formed. 11) A storage bag (20) is attached to the upper edge to form a hood. Then, the user puts the shade body (1) around the body with the upper edge of the front cover part (11) around the neck, puts on the head a hood formed of the storage bag (20), and fastens the left and right fasteners in front of the neck ( It may be worn as a poncho by fastening 7a) and (7b).

Therefore, if the shade for an automobile is loaded on the automobile, the shade can be worn on the body when performing external work such as changing tires or attaching / detaching a tire chain while raining or snowing or cold wind is blowing. You can easily prevent it from getting wet or survive the cold. When the poncho is worn, the front cover (11)
Since the upper edge of the neck is shortened by the elastic gathers (2), the neck is not opened, and the side cover parts (1
2) The front side of the body becomes very wide due to (12), and the arms are easily moved, so that the above-mentioned work outside the vehicle can be easily performed in a worn state.

In the above embodiment, an automobile shade which can be used as a poncho has been exemplified.
The vehicle shade according to the invention of the present invention includes a configuration that cannot be used as a poncho. However, in a configuration that can be used as a poncho, the fasteners for fastening the left and right sides of the front cover portion at the front of the neck are limited to those having a simple locking mechanism such as the combination of the illustrated locking frame and the insertion piece. Instead, for example, hooks, crimp fasteners, fastening buttons and the like can also be employed. As means for fastening the storage bag (20) as a hood to the upper edge of the front cover (11) of the shade body (1), in addition to the illustrated hooks (16a) (16b), a crimp fastener, a fastening button , Slide fasteners and the like can be used.

In addition, in the shade for automobiles according to the present invention, the overall shape of the shade main body (1), the size and shape of each part, the sewing configuration, the material configuration of the non-transparent sheet (10), the mounting hook (6) Shape and mounting configuration, suction cup (9)
The detailed construction, such as the mounting construction, the material of the elastic core material (14) of the fastening portion (15), and the cross-sectional shape, can be variously changed in design other than the embodiment.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, as a shade for an automobile, a space in which the front, the left, and the right and left sides are shielded in a U-shape can be secured in the interior of the car by being easily mounted on the front side. No gaps due to drooping on the front cover part in the upper and lower mounting conditions, making it possible to change clothes in the car, nap, break, etc. in summer sea bathing and winter skiing without worrying about the outside eyes, In addition, the sunshade effect that prevents the inside of the car from becoming hot due to direct sunlight is also high, and it can sufficiently respond to changes in the direction of incidence of sunlight due to long-time parking,
In addition, since the front cover part is arranged along the slope of the windshield, it is possible to secure a large space inside the vehicle and prevent sunlight from entering the dashboard, and the left and right width of the upper edge of the front cover part can be varied widely. For this reason, there is provided a vehicle which can easily cope with a difference in the left and right width of the windshield depending on a vehicle type.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the length of the upper edge of the side cover portion is variable as the above-mentioned automobile shade, even if the front and rear lengths of the side windows are variously different, it can be reliably shielded. Further, even when the side window constitutes a window glass of the door, there is provided a door which can be opened and closed without any trouble in a shade mounted state.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, as the above-mentioned automobile shade, particularly, the lower edge of the front cover can be very easily arranged along the lower edge of the windshield. An object is provided that can reduce the overall weight of the shade as compared to a configuration using a weight.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided, as the above-mentioned shade for an automobile, a type in which each side cover can be easily attached to and detached from the inner surface of the side window by one-touch operation.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the original functions of blindfolding and awning,
A poncho which can be easily used as a poncho which is easily put on at the time of outside work such as tire replacement or tire chain attachment / detachment while rain or snow falls or a cold wind blows, and which has a good sensation in a poncho form is provided.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automobile shade which can be used as the poncho, wherein the storage bag of the shade body can be used as a poncho hood.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automobile shade which can be used as the above-mentioned poncho, in particular, a storage bag suitable for a poncho hood.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automobile shade which can be used as the above-mentioned poncho and which is particularly excellent in wearability and usability as a poncho.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an inner side of an automotive shade according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a main part of a front cover in the vehicle shade.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a side cover portion in the vehicle shade.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a lower edge of a front cover portion in the vehicle shade.

5A and 5B are explanatory views showing a procedure for mounting the vehicle shade in a vehicle, wherein FIG. 5A shows a mounting state of a front cover portion, FIG. 5B shows a state after the front cover portion is mounted,
(C) shows the state of attachment of the side cover.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the vehicle shade is mounted in a vehicle.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a storage bag for storing the shade main body in the vehicle shade.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a storage bag and a shade main body when the automobile shade is used as a poncho.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the automobile shade in a poncho form.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Shade main body 2 ... Telescopic cage 6 ... Mounting hook 7a ... Fastener 7b ... Fastener 9 ... Suction cup (attachment means) 10 ... Non-transparent sheet 11 ... Front cover part 12 ... Side cover part 14 ... Elastic core material 15 ... Fixing part 16a ... Hook (Fixing means) 16b ... Hook (Fixing means) 20 ... Storage bag 22 ... Bag mouth 24 ... Opening F: Windshield W ... Side window D ... Dashboard S ... Sun visor R ... Support rod

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A flexible non-transparent sheet having side cover portions connected to the left and right sides of a front cover portion for covering an inner surface of a windshield of an automobile, wherein the front cover portion has an upper edge formed with an elastic gather,
In addition, mounting hooks are provided at both left and right corners of the upper edge, and a lower edge has a fastening portion near a lower edge of the windshield, and each of the side cover portions has an attachment means for an inner surface of a side window of an automobile. An automotive shade comprising: 2. The automotive shade according to claim 1, wherein the elastic gathers are provided from an upper edge of the front cover portion to an upper edge of the left and right side cover portions. 3. A fastening portion at a lower edge of the front cover portion includes a rod-shaped elastic core material wrapped along the lower edge, and a lower edge of a windshield of an automobile so as to compress the elastic core material. The automotive shade according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shade is pressed into a gap between the dashboard and the dashboard. 4. The automotive shade according to claim 1, wherein the means for attaching each side cover comprises a suction cup attached to an upper edge of the tip of the side cover. 5. A detachable fastener is provided on each of the left and right sides near the upper edge of the front cover portion, and the upper edge of the front cover portion is put on the body around the neck. The automotive shade according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which can be used as a poncho by fastening together. 6. The shade for an automobile according to claim 5, further comprising a storage bag for storing the shade main body made of the non-transparent sheet, wherein the storage bag constitutes a hood that covers a head when used as the poncho. 7. The automotive shade according to claim 6, wherein the storage bag is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and has an opening extending between two adjacent sides thereof. 8. The automotive shade according to claim 6, further comprising fastening means for fastening an opening edge of the storage bag along an upper edge of the front cover portion of the shade body.