JPH09226368A - Sunvisor for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a field of view while attemperating and reducing glare of the sunlight and to visualize a road sign and a signal at a high place. SOLUTION: A sunvisor 1 supported between a roughly trailing position and a roughly horizontal position against a window glass 2 of a vehicle free to revolve is constituted to be the transparent sunvisor 1 having a transparent window consisting of a transparent plate member to prevent permeation of an ultra-violet ray but to allow permeation of a visible ray.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sun visor that covers an upper edge region of a window glass in a vehicle such as an automobile so as to be capable of opening and closing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an automobile, a vehicle is positioned in the vicinity of the boundary between the window glass and the ceiling of the vehicle and has a substantially downward attitude that covers the area near the upper edge of the window glass and a substantially horizontal attitude that is along the ceiling. A sun visor supported so as to be rotatable is provided.

This sun visor is generally formed by covering a plate-shaped core member with a sheet of synthetic leather or knitted fabric, and during normal operation,
The sun visor is rotated along the ceiling to hold it in a substantially horizontal position, ensuring a view of the entire window glass.

Therefore, when the window glass is directly exposed to the sun rays, the sun visor is rotated so as to be held in a substantially hanging posture, and the sun visor covers an area near the upper edge of the window glass to block the sun rays. .

[0005]

The conventional sun visor is non-transparent because it blocks the sun's rays, and therefore, when used in a drooping position, the view of the window glass is limited to the lower region of the sun visor. It That is, the field of view is narrowed.

In particular, when the sun visor obstructs the view of the upper area of the window glass, it becomes difficult to visually recognize road signs and signals located at high places, which is not only inconvenient to drive but also there is a risk of ignoring signals. is there.

By the way, in recent years, in automobiles, there is an example in which a user attaches a smoke-like translucent film to a window glass. Therefore, such a film is attached to a region near the upper edge of the windshield. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the transmission of sun rays while ensuring the visibility. However, according to current laws and regulations, it is prohibited to attach such a film to the windshield of an automobile, and at least the film must be peeled from the glass and discarded at the time of vehicle inspection.

[0008]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a vehicle sun visor that solves the above-mentioned problems, and the first means is to provide a portion near the boundary between the window glass and the ceiling of the vehicle. In the sun visor supported so as to be rotatable between a substantially drooping position that covers a region near the upper edge of the window glass and a substantially horizontal position along the ceiling, the sun visor is, The point is that a see-through sun visor having a see-through window made of a see-through plate member that blocks the passage of ultraviolet rays but allows the passage of visible rays is formed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the vehicle is located in the vicinity of the boundary between the window glass and the ceiling of the vehicle, and has a substantially drooping posture that covers the area near the upper edge of the window glass, and is located along the ceiling. In a sun visor that is supported so as to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal position, the see-through sun visor attached to the existing sun visor prevents the passage of ultraviolet rays but allows the passage of visible rays. A transparent window formed of a member, wherein the transparent sun visor has a generally horizontal posture along the lower surface of the existing sun visor, and a window glass, with respect to the existing sun visor which is rotated in a substantially horizontal posture. It is characterized in that it is provided with an attaching means which is attached so as to be rotatable in a substantially hanging posture which covers the region near the upper edge.

In the present specification and the drawings, the vehicle sun visor is exemplified by a sun visor for an automobile, but it should be understood that the sun visor for a vehicle is not limited to an automobile and can be widely applied to vehicles in a broad sense such as ships and aircrafts.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) A first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
In the embodiment, the perspective sun visor 1 is located in the vicinity of the boundary between the windshield 2 and the ceiling 3 of the automobile and has a substantially drooping posture that covers a region near the upper edge of the windshield 2 and a substantially horizontal position along the ceiling 3. It is supported so as to be rotatable between the postures. In the illustrated example, a pair of transparent sun visors 1 and 1 are provided on the left and right with a rear-view mirror 4 installed in the center, but at least only the sun visor on the driver's side is the transparent sun visor 1, and the passenger side The sun visor may be a conventional opaque sun visor.

As shown in FIG. 2, the see-through sun visor 1 has a see-through plate member 5 which blocks the passage of ultraviolet rays but allows the passage of visible rays. The see-through plate member 5 is made of a glass plate containing a UV absorber or a polycarbonate or other synthetic resin plate, and may be transparent as long as it absorbs UV rays, but it is semi-transparent in a smoked color such as gray or brown. It is preferable. Further, it is preferable to perform antiglare treatment on both the inner and outer surfaces of the see-through plate member 5 to prevent the reflected light from the outer surface from irradiating an oncoming vehicle and the like, while the reflected light from the inner surface irradiates the driver's face. It is good to prevent that.

The see-through plate member 5 is an elongated portion 5 projecting in an elongated shape.
It is preferable that a is provided, and the extended portion 5a covers the gap between the rearview mirror 4 and the ceiling 3 when used in a suspended posture.

As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, a flexible holding frame 6 made of an extruded aluminum material or a synthetic resin molding material is fitted around the see-through plate member 5, and The outer periphery of the holding frame 6 is covered with an elastic protective member 7 made of rubber or a soft synthetic resin material. Therefore, while the see-through plate member 5 is held by the holding frame 6, the surroundings are protected by the protecting member 7 so that the body such as the driver's face is not injured when the body is hit. As a result, the see-through plate member 5 constitutes a see-through window 8 surrounded by a window frame composed of the holding frame 6 and the protective member 7.

The holding frame 6 forms a hollow cylinder portion 9, and as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2C, the see-through plate member 5 is formed.
In the corner portion 10 located on the upper side of one side, the hollow cylindrical portion 9
The horizontal shaft portion 11a of the rotary shaft member 11 can be inserted into.
That is, the protective member 7 is provided over the entire circumference of the see-through plate member 5, but both ends of the holding frame 6 are open at the corner portions 10, and in the corner portion 10, the horizontal shaft portion of the rotating shaft member 11 is provided. 11 a penetrates the protective member 7, enters the inside, and is inserted into the hollow cylindrical portion 9 of the holding frame 6.

The rotating shaft member 11 has a vertical axis portion 11b which is bent in a substantially L shape and stands upright from the horizontal axis portion 11a, and the vertical axis portion 11b is rotatably supported on the ceiling 3. . Therefore, the transparent sun visor 1 is rotatable between the windshield 2 and the side glass (window glass on the door side) via the vertical axis portion 11b, and further, is rotatable along the windshield 2. In the leaning position, it is rotatable between the hanging posture and the horizontal posture as described above via the horizontal shaft portion 11a.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A, a cutout portion 5b is formed in a part of the upper edge of the see-through plate member 5, and the holding frame 6 and / or the protection member 7 facing the cutout portion 5b. A bearing member 11c for removably sandwiching is fixed to the ceiling 3. Therefore, when the transparent sun visor 1 is rotated between the hanging posture and the horizontal posture, the horizontal shaft portion 11a and the bearing member 11c are rotated.
The stable rotation is performed by the two-point support.

(Second Embodiment) In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3, in the transparent sun visor 1, a transparent plate member 5 having an extension 5a and a pad-shaped plate member 12 are juxtaposed and integrated. .

The see-through plate member 5 prevents the transmission of ultraviolet rays but allows the transmission of visible rays, and is made of a glass plate containing a UV absorber or a polycarbonate or other synthetic resin plate, and is transparent as long as it absorbs UV rays. Although it is good, it may be semi-transparent colored in a smoked color such as gray or brown, and is preferably the same as that of the first embodiment, in which both the inner and outer surfaces of the see-through plate member 5 are subjected to an antiglare treatment. .

The see-through plate member 5 has a peripheral edge covered with a flexible and / or elastic protective member 7 made of rubber or synthetic resin, and the see-through window 8 surrounded by the protective member 7.
Is configured. In addition, a cutout portion 5b is formed in a part of the upper edge of the see-through plate member 5, and the bearing member 11c described in the first embodiment is detachable and rotatable with respect to the protection member 7 facing the cutout portion 5b. Clamp it in.

The pad-like plate member 12 has a structure in which a core material 13 is covered with a covering material 14, a vanity mirror 15 is provided, and a lid piece 16 that covers the mirror 15 so as to be openable and closable is provided. The lid piece 16 includes a hinge portion 17
Is connected to the pad-like plate member 12 by means of the mirror 15, and the open / close end of the lid piece 16 is connected to the pad-like plate member 1 with the mirror 15 being covered.
It is detachably fixed to the magnet 2 by a magnet 18.

A bearing hole 19 is formed in the core member 13 of the pad-shaped plate member 12, and the horizontal shaft portion 11 of the rotary shaft member 11 is formed.
a is inserted in the bearing hole 19.

(Third Embodiment) In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the perspective sun visor 1 is used by attaching it to an existing sun visor S provided in an automobile. That is, the existing sun visor S is located in the vicinity of the boundary between the windshield and the ceiling of the automobile, as is well known.
With a substantially drooping posture that covers the area near the upper edge of the windshield,
It is supported so as to be rotatable between a substantially horizontal posture along the ceiling.

The see-through sun visor 1 has a see-through plate member 5 that blocks the passage of ultraviolet rays but allows the passage of visible rays. The see-through plate member 5 is made of a glass plate containing a UV absorber or a polycarbonate or other synthetic resin plate, and may be transparent as long as it absorbs UV rays, but it is semi-transparent in a smoked color such as gray or brown. It is preferable. Further, it is preferable to perform antiglare treatment on both the inner and outer surfaces of the see-through plate member 5 to prevent the reflected light from the outer surface from irradiating an oncoming vehicle and the like, while the reflected light from the inner surface irradiates the driver's face. It is good to prevent that.

The see-through plate member 5 is an elongated portion 5 projecting in an elongated shape.
It is preferable that a is provided, and the extended portion 5a covers the gap between the rearview mirror 4 and the ceiling 3 when used in a suspended posture.

The periphery of the see-through plate member 5 is covered with a flexible and / or elastic protective member 7 made of rubber or a synthetic resin material, and is provided along at least the upper side portion of the see-through plate member 5. A core material 20 made of a round wire is embedded in the upper side protection member 7a. In the case of the illustrated example, the core member 20 is embedded over the entire length of the protective member 7 surrounding the see-through plate member 5. The see-through plate member 5 includes the holding frame 6 and the protection member 7.
A see-through window 8 surrounded by a window frame is formed.

The upper side protection member 7a is formed with notches 21 and 21 at a plurality of places, that is, two places apart from each other in the right and left in the illustrated example, and the core member 20 is exposed to form a rotary shaft portion 22. A mounting means 23 is provided at 22.

The mounting means 23 includes a bearing portion 24 for removably and rotatably sandwiching the rotating shaft portion 22, and a fixing portion 25 removably fixed to the edge portion of the existing sun visor S. I have it. In the illustrated embodiment, the fixing portion 25 constitutes a bifurcated clip 26 that elastically attaches the edge portion of the existing sun visor S, and the fixing portion 25 and the rotary shaft portion 22 are made of a spring material such as synthetic resin or steel. Are formed integrally.

In addition to the clip 26 as shown in the figure, the fixing portion 25 may also be a clamp means for fastening the edge portion of the existing sun visor S with a bolt or the like.

Therefore, the perspective sun visor 1 attached to the existing sun visor S by the attaching means 23 is provided with the existing sun visor S via the rotary shaft portion 22 and the bearing portion 24.
It is freely rotatable between a substantially horizontal posture along the lower surface of the vehicle and a substantially downward posture that covers a region near the upper edge of the window glass (the windshield of the automobile).

[0032]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, in a sun visor supported so as to be rotatable between a substantially horizontal position and a drooping position, the see-through sun visor 1 transmits ultraviolet rays. Since the transparent window 8 composed of the transparent plate member 5 which hinders but allows the transmission of visible light is formed, the glare caused by the sun's rays in a state in which the transparent window 8 is rotated in a substantially downward posture and covers the area near the upper edge of the windshield 2. It is possible to secure the field of view through the transparent window 8 and to visually recognize road signs and signals at high altitudes while alleviating and reducing the above conditions, which contributes to safe driving.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the perspective sun visor 1 can be attached to the existing sun visor S, the safe perspective sun visor of the present invention can be mounted on a general-purpose automobile. There is an effect that 1 can be attached and used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a windshield of an automobile equipped with a vehicle sun visor according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a vehicle sun visor according to a first embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a perspective view, (B) is a vertical side view, and (C) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a corner portion.

3A and 3B show a vehicle sun visor according to a second embodiment of the present invention, where FIG. 3A is a perspective view, FIG. 3B is a vertical sectional side view showing a portion of a see-through plate member, and FIG. It is a vertical side view which shows the part of a plate member.

4A and 4B show a vehicle sun visor according to a third embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 4A is a perspective view and FIG. 4B is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a mounting means portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Fluorescent sun visor 2 Windshield (window glass) 3 Ceiling 5 Fluorescent plate member 5a Extension part 6 Holding frame 7 Protective member 8 Fluorescent window 11 Rotating shaft member 11c Bearing member 12 Pad-like plate member 15 Vanity mirror 20 Core material 21 Notch 22 Rotating Shaft Part 23 Attachment Means 24 Bearing Part 25 Fixing Part S Existing Sun Visor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle, which is located near a boundary between a window glass of a vehicle and a ceiling and is rotatable between a substantially downward posture that covers a region near the upper edge of the window glass and a substantially horizontal posture that is along the ceiling. In the sun visor supported as described above, the sun visor comprises a see-through sun visor having a see-through window made of a see-through plate member that blocks transmission of ultraviolet rays but allows transmission of visible light. For sun visor. 2. A rotatable structure between a substantially downward posture, which is located near a boundary between a window glass and a ceiling of a vehicle and covers a region near the upper edge of the window glass, and a substantially horizontal posture, which is along the ceiling. In the sun visor supported so that the perspective sun visor attached to the existing sun visor,
The transparent sun visor comprises a transparent window made of a transparent plate member that blocks the transmission of ultraviolet rays but allows the transmission of visible light, and the transparent sun visor is different from the existing sun visor which is rotated in a substantially horizontal posture. A vehicle characterized by comprising an attachment means that is attached so as to be rotatable between a substantially horizontal posture along the lower surface of the visor and a substantially downward posture that covers a region near the upper edge of the window glass. Sun visor.