JPH09315145A - Vehicular blind device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the intrusion of foreign matters in a blind device and improve its appearance. SOLUTION: A roll blind device 10 is provided with a cover 16 for containing its device body 22, and the cover 16 is formed with an opening 18 fitted with a cover 80 to be opened or closed thereby for letting an arm 44 and a screen 70 out or in therethrough. The cover 80 normally closes the opening 18 while being opened by the pressing of the arm 44 driven to turn toward above a vehicle. When the arm 44 is driven to turn toward inside the cover 16 to be contained therein, the pressing force of the arm 44 acting against the cover 80 is then released to cause the cover 80 to close the opening 18 through turning due to its deadweight, which leads to the prevention of the invasion of foreign matters into the cover 16 and improved appearance of the device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle blind device installed in a vehicle interior.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a type of blind installed in the vicinity of a rear glass in a vehicle compartment, a roll blind device for a vehicle is generally employed which can store a screen (curtain) in a wound state when not needed. That is, this type of vehicle roller blind device includes a box-shaped cover that is long in the vehicle width direction and that opens upward. Bases are installed inside the cover on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and a take-up shaft formed in a columnar shape elongated in the vehicle width direction is rotated on a rail lower whose both ends in the longitudinal direction are supported by the base. Supported as possible. One end of a screen for shielding the rear glass from light is fixed to the winding shaft, and is usually housed inside the cover in a state of being wound around the winding shaft.

A pair of actuators are installed inside the cover on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and arms are attached to the actuators. By receiving the driving force from the actuator, these arms can rotate upward of the rear glass at an angle corresponding to the inclination angle of the rear glass.

Further, the tips of these arms are connected to the other end of the screen (the end opposite to the end fixed to the winding shaft), and the arms are directed upward from the rear glass. When turned, the arm pulls the screen out of the cover. As a result, the screen is developed in front of the rear glass (inside the passenger compartment), and the rear glass can be shielded from light.

[0005]

By the way, in the above-described conventional vehicle roller blind device, the device main body such as the actuator, the arm, the winding shaft, and the screen is simply housed in the box-shaped cover. For this reason, the entrance and exit of the screen is always open, and there is a possibility that foreign matter or the like will enter the inside of the cover. It could interfere with the operation.

Further, in the structure in which the main body of the apparatus is simply housed in the box-shaped cover, the mechanical parts constituting the main body of the apparatus can be seen by the occupant, so that the overall appearance is unsatisfactory and it is suitable for the atmosphere in the passenger compartment. There was a defect such as disappearance.

In view of the above facts, it is an object of the present invention to obtain a vehicle blind device capable of preventing foreign matter from entering the inside of the device and improving the appearance.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle blind device, which is installed near a lower end portion of a rear glass of a vehicle and has a light shielding means in a retracted state by an arm which rotates upwardly of the rear glass. An apparatus main body capable of shielding the rear glass by pulling it out, a cover formed in a box shape capable of accommodating the apparatus main body and having an opening through which the arm and the light shielding means can enter and exit, and the cover of the cover. And a lid which is attached to the opening so as to be openable and closable and which closes the opening of the cover when the light shielding means is in the retracted state and which can be opened by a pressing force of the arm from the inside of the cover.

In the vehicle blind device having the above-described structure, when the rear glass is shielded from light, when the arm is rotated toward the upper side of the rear glass and the light shielding means is pulled out toward the upper side of the vehicle compartment, the arm is rotated toward the upper side of the rear glass. The lid is pressed and opened from the inside of the cover by the moving arm, and the light shielding means is developed from the opening of the cover to the front surface of the rear glass.
Thereby, the rear glass can be shielded from light.

When the arm and the light blocking means are stored in the cover, the lid is closed and the opening of the cover is closed.
Therefore, foreign matter can be prevented from entering the inside of the cover in this state. In addition, in this state, since the inside of the cover is shielded by the lid, the external parts of the cover (that is, the occupants of the vehicle) do not see the mechanical parts or the like constituting the main body of the device, and the appearance of the device is improved.

A vehicle blind device according to a second aspect of the present invention is
The vehicle blind device according to claim 1, wherein the lid closes the opening of the cover by its own weight when the arm is stored in the cover.

In the vehicle blind device having the above structure, when the arm and the light-shielding means are housed in the cover, the pressing force from the inside of the cover by the arm is released, and the lid naturally moves due to its own weight (self-weight). Close the cover opening. Therefore, a special member or device for controlling the opening and closing of the lid is not required, and the opening of the cover can be opened and closed with a simple configuration.

[0013]

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of a roll blind device 10 as a vehicle blind device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 3 shows a front view of the roller blind device 10.

As shown in these drawings, the roll blind device 10 is provided inside the vehicle 12 near the lower end portion of the rear glass 14 (for example, the rear package trim 1 of the vehicle 12).
2A above).

Further, as shown in the side sectional view of the roller blind device 10 of FIG. 1, the roller blind device 1
0 is provided with a device main body 22.

The apparatus main body 22 has a stay 24. The stays 24 are provided on the rear package trim 12A in the vehicle width direction (that is, in the arrow X direction of FIGS. 2 and 3) near both ends. Each of the stays 24 has a curved portion 26 having a semi-arcuate curved surface that is concave approximately toward the front of the vehicle 12 (that is, the arrow Y direction in FIGS. 1 and 2).
And a pair of legs 28 extending from the lower end of the curved portion 26. The stays 24 are installed inside the cover body 16 near both ends in the vehicle width direction, and the leg portions 28 are fixed to the rear package trim 12A by bolts (not shown).

A base 30 is attached to each of the stays 24. The base 30 is the vehicle 12
Portion 3 having a semi-arcuate curved surface that is convex toward the rear of the
2 and a bent portion 34 extending from the inside of the curved portion 32
It is constituted by.

The outer peripheral surface of the curved portion 32 of the base 30 corresponds to the inner peripheral surface of the curved portion 26 of the stay 24.
2 is fixed by a plurality of screws 36 in a state of being aligned with the curved portion 26 of the stay 24.

On the other hand, the bending portion 34 is generally above the vehicle 12 from the inside of the bending portion 32 (ie, in the direction of arrow Z in FIG. 1).
It extends toward the front of the vehicle 12 (that is, in the direction of the arrow Y in FIG. 1) at a right angle from the upper end thereof. In addition, the bent portion 3 of each base 30
An actuator 38 is attached to the front side of the vehicle 12 of No. 4.

The actuator 38 has a cover 40. A female connector 58 is formed on the cover 40, and a male connector 60 can be inserted from the outside, whereby electricity for operating the actuator 38 can be taken in. A motor (not shown) having an output shaft 42 protruding outside the cover 40 is housed inside the cover 40. Further, a pair of limit switches (not shown) are housed inside the cover 40, and the output shaft 4 can be rotated up to a preset angle.
When 2 rotates, the power can be cut off to stop the motor.

The output shaft 42 penetrates the bent portion 34, and an arm 44 is attached to the tip end side thereof. In a normal state, the arm 44 is lengthened from both ends in the vehicle width direction (that is, the arrow X direction in FIGS. 2 and 3) toward the center, and the motor of the actuator 38 operates to cause the output shaft 42 to move. When rotated, the arm 44 moves to the vehicle
2 (that is, the arrow A _{1 in} FIGS. 2 and 3)
Rotate). Here, since the base 30 is fixed to the stay 24 in a state where the axis of the output shaft 42 inclines upward of the vehicle 12 with respect to the front-rear direction of the vehicle 12 by a predetermined angle θ, the arm 44 has the arm 44. When the arm 44 is rotated upwards, the arm 44 moves forward of the vehicle 12 (that is, in FIG. 1) at an angle corresponding to the inclination angle of the rear glass 14.
2) and stands upright. A guide member 46 is attached to the tip of the arm 44.

The guide member 46 is a tubular member having a rectangular cross section which is elongated in the vehicle width direction, and has a guide groove 48 which is elongated in the vehicle width direction. A runner 50 rotatably attached to the tip of the arm 44 is inserted in the guide groove 48, and is slidable along the guide groove 48. That is, when each arm 44 rotates upward of the rear glass 14, the runner 50 rotates and moves toward both ends of the guide member 46 in the vehicle width direction, and the guide member 46 is pushed up above the rear glass 14. is there.

Further, end caps 52 are fixed to both ends of the guide member 46 in the vehicle width direction. here,
As shown in FIG. 4 in which the vicinity of the distal end portion of the arm 44 is enlarged, the end cap 52 is fitted from the longitudinal end portion of the guide member 46, and is fixed by the screw 56. This prevents the runner 50 from falling off the guide member 46. A guide roller 54 is rotatably attached to the side end of the end cap 52.

On the other hand, a rail lower 62 is attached to the bent portion 34 of the base 30. The rail lower 62 has a plate shape elongated in the vehicle width direction, and has a bent portion 34.
Screw 64 on the upper side of the portion bent toward the front of the vehicle 12
Has been fixed by. A front portion of the rail lower 62 in the vehicle 12 is formed as a curved portion 66 that is curved so as to be concave toward the rear of the vehicle 12, and a winding shaft 68 is disposed inside the curved portion 66.

The take-up shaft 68 is in the form of a cylinder elongated in the vehicle width direction, and is rotatably supported by caps 70 attached to both ends of the curved portion 66 of the rail lower 62 in the vehicle width direction. . Further, one end of a screen 72 as a light shielding means for shielding the front of the rear glass 14 in the unfolded state is fixed to the winding shaft 68, and the screen 72 is wound by rotating the winding shaft 68 in a predetermined direction. It is possible to take and withdraw. Further, the winding shaft 68
Is always screen 7 by a spiral spring (not shown).
It is urged in the direction of winding 2.

The other end of the screen 72 is fixed to the bottom portion 46A of the guide member 46, and when the arm 44 rotates to push up the guide member 46, a spiral spring for urging the winding shaft 68 is attached. The screen 72 can be pulled out against the influence.

The apparatus main body 22 having the above structure is housed inside the cover 16. The cover 16 is formed of a resin material in a box shape elongated in the vehicle width direction. Also, cover 1
A rectangular opening 18 that is long in the vehicle width direction is formed in the ceiling portion 16A of No. 6, and the arm 44 and the screen 7 are provided.
2 can go in and out from the inside of the cover 16.

Further, a flange portion 20 is formed at the end of the opening 18 on the front side of the vehicle 12. The collar portion 20 is located below the rear surface of the ceiling portion 16A and extends toward the rear of the vehicle 12.

A lid 80 is attached to the opening 18. The lid 80 is formed of a resin material in a plate shape elongated in the vehicle width direction. Further, the lid 80 corresponds to the shape of the opening 18 and is rotatably attached to the vehicle rear end side of the opening 18 by a pin 82.

The tip of the lid 80 is in contact with the collar portion 20 formed at the end of the opening 18 on the front side of the vehicle to prevent the lid 80 from rotating (falling) further. .
Further, the lid 80 is provided on the arm 44 that rotates upward of the vehicle 12.
It is turned upward by the pressing force from the vehicle 12 (in the direction of arrow B _{1 in} FIG. 1) so that the vehicle 12 can be opened. Is supported by the arm 44 in a leaning state. Here, in a state where the arm 44 deploys the screen 72, the arm 44 is inclined by an inclination angle θ with respect to the upward direction (that is, the arrow Z direction in FIG. 1), and the lid 80 in a leaning state on the arm 44. Is closing direction B with respect to the sky direction
Pin 82 so that it is inclined by angle α toward ₂
Is set. Accordingly, when the arm 44 is stored in the cover 16, the lid 80 falls down by its own weight and closes the cover 16.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. In the roll blind device 10, the screen 72
The screen 72 can be pulled out by operating the motor of the actuator 38 while the film is wound on the winding shaft 68.

That is, when the screen 72 is wound (stored), the arm 44 is laid sideways (that is,
The runner 50 attached to the tip of the arm 44 is close to each other at the center of the guide groove 48 in the longitudinal direction.

When each actuator 38 operates in this state and each output shaft 42 rotates, each arm 44 is directed upwards of the vehicle 12 so as to be separated from each other (that is,
The guide member 46 is moved above the rear glass 14 while rotating toward the outside in the vehicle width direction so that the runners 50 are separated from each other in the guide groove 48 by rotating the runners 50 (in the direction of arrow A _{1 in} FIGS. 2 and 3). Push up. This allows the screen 72
Is withdrawn from the winding shaft 68 against the biasing force of the spiral spring.

Then, each arm 44 covers the lid 80.
6 is pushed up from inside (that is, from below), the lid 80 is rotated upward of the vehicle 12 (that is, toward the arrow B ₁ direction in FIG. 1), and when the lid 80 is opened, the opening is opened. The screen 72 is pulled out from the portion 18 to the outside of the cover 16. Here, since the lid 80 is only pivotally supported by the pin 82 and only closes the cover 16 by its own weight, the rotation of each arm 44 is performed in addition to the own weight of the lid 80. No interfering force acts. Therefore, the lid 80 can be easily opened without applying an excessive load to the motor of the actuator 38.

Further, when each arm 44 further rotates from this state, the guide roller 54 of the end cap 52 contacts the rear glass 14 and rotates toward the upper end portion of the rear glass 14 while rotating due to frictional resistance with the rear glass 14. Moving. As a result, the screen 72 is replaced by the rear glass 1.
4 can be deployed in front of and can shield the rear glass 14 from light. Here, in this state, the lid 80 of the cover 16 is supported by the respective arms 44 by its own weight in a leaning state (state of two-dot chain line in FIG. 1).

Next, the rear glass 1 by the screen 72
When the screen 72 is stored because the light shielding of No. 4 becomes unnecessary, the motors of the actuators 38 are rotated in the reverse direction, and the arms 44 are directed toward the inside of the cover 16 (that is, the arrows in FIGS. 2 and 3). It is rotated (toward the A ₂ direction). As a result, the arm 44 is stored inside the cover 16. Further, in this state, the winding shaft 68 is rotated by the urging force of the spiral spring, the screen 72 is wound around the winding shaft 68, and is stored inside the cover 16.

Since the lid 80 is supported by the arms 44 in a standing state when the arms 44 are upright, when the arms 44 are stored inside the cover 16, the arms 44 are stowed. With the rotation of the inside of the cover 16,
The lid 80 is gradually tilted downward of the vehicle 12 (that is, in the direction of the arrow B _{2 in} FIG. 1) while being close to the arms 44. In addition, each arm 44 completely covers 1
Each arm 4 stored inside 6 and acting on lid 80
When the pressing force from 4 disappears, the tip of the lid 80 falls down until it is supported by the collar portion 20 of the cover 16 (opening 18), and the lid 80 closes the cover 10. In this state, the lid 80 can reliably prevent foreign matter such as dust from entering the inside of the cover 10 from the outside. Further, since the inside of the cover 16 is shielded by the lid 80, the device body 2
2 (that is, the arm 44, the actuator 38, etc.) cannot be seen from the outside, and the roll blind device 10
Can improve the overall appearance of.

As described above, in the roller blind device 10 according to the present embodiment, the cover 80 is attached to the cover 16.
Since the above is provided, it is possible to reliably prevent foreign matter such as dust from entering the inside of the cover 16 from the outside.

In the normal state (that is, the screen 7
2), since the inside of the cover 16 can be reliably shielded, the mechanical parts and the like (that is, the arm 44, the actuator 38, etc.) that form the device body 22 are not visible to the occupants, and the appearance of the device is improved. In addition, it is possible to prevent unintentional contact between the mechanical parts and the like that form the device body 22 and the occupant in the normal state.

Further, the lid 80 is attached to the opening 18 of the cover 16.
Since it has a simple structure in which it is rotatably attached, it can be manufactured at a low cost. Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. It should be noted that parts that are basically the same as those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a vehicle blind device 100 (hereinafter, simply referred to as "blind device 100") according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, while the roll blind device 10 according to the first embodiment uses the screen 72 to shield the rear glass 14 from light, the blind device 100 has a plurality of slats (fins) 102. This is a so-called Venetian blind that shields the rear glass 14 from light.

That is, the apparatus main body 103 of the blind apparatus 100 has a pair of winding drums 110. The winding drum 110 is arranged inside the curved portion 66 of the rail lower 62 and near both ends of the curved portion 66 in the vehicle width direction. A support portion 108 is provided inside each of the winding drums 110 in the vehicle width direction. The support portion 108 is provided from the inside (rear side) surface of the bending portion 66 from the vehicle 1 side.
2, the winding drum 110 is rotatable around the axis line along the vehicle width direction by the support portion 108 and the cap 70 fitted to the end portion of the bending portion 66 in the vehicle width direction. It is supported. Further, one end of the cord 112 is fixed to the winding drum 110, and the cord 112 can be wound and pulled out by rotating the winding drum 110. Furthermore, the winding drum 1
10 is always a cord 11 due to a spiral spring (not shown)
It is urged in the direction of winding 2.

A pulley 114 is provided on the rail lower 62 below the winding drum 110, and a pulley 116 is provided behind the pulley 114.
These pulleys 114, 116 are rotatable around an axis line along the vehicle width direction, and a cord 112 from a winding drum 110 is wound around them in sequence.

Further, above the pulley 116, a plurality of slats 102 as light shielding means are arranged in a laminated state. These slats 102 are formed in a thin plate shape that is long in the vehicle width direction, and have a cross section in a direction perpendicular to the vehicle width direction that is concave toward the lower side of the vehicle 12. Both ends of each slat 102 in the width direction are connected to each other by a ladder tape 118 at predetermined intervals along the stacking direction. The upper end of the ladder tape 118 is fixed to the bottom surface 46A of the guide member 46, and when the arm 44 rotates and the guide member 46 moves toward the upper side of the rear glass 14, each slat 102 moves to the rear glass 14. The rear glass 14 is pulled out (arranged) in front of the rear glass 14 at predetermined intervals along the height direction, and thereby the rear glass 14 is shielded from light.

Further, a cord 112 from a pulley 116 penetrates in the vicinity of both longitudinal end portions of each slat 102 and in the widthwise central portion along the laminating direction. The cord 112 penetrates each slat 102 and is fixed to the bottom surface 46A of the guide member 46 together with the ladder tape 118, and when the guide member 46 moves upward of the rear glass 14, it resists the urging force of the spiral spring. Then, the cord 112 is pulled out from the winding drum 110. Further, when the guide member 46 moves downward from the rear glass 14 from this state, it is wound around the winding drum 110 by the urging force of the spiral spring. Here, since the cord 112 penetrates each slat 102, the guide member 46
When is moved toward the lower side of the rear glass 14, the respective slats 102 are in a predetermined laminated state.

The apparatus main body 103 having the above-described structure is provided with a cover 120.
Is housed inside. The cover 120 has basically the same configuration as the cover 16 of the roller blind device 10 according to the first embodiment, but the cover 120 of the blind device 100 is the outer shape of the stay 24 and the rail lower 62. The excess space inside the cover 120 is smaller than that of the cover 16. Further, a rectangular opening 122 is formed in the ceiling 120A of the cover 120 along the vehicle width direction so that the arm 44 and the slat 102 can enter and exit from the inside of the cover 120.

Further, a flange portion 124 is formed at an end portion of the opening 122 on the front side of the vehicle 12. This collar 124
Is located below the back surface of the ceiling 120A, and
2 It extends toward the rear.

A lid 130 is attached to the opening 122. The lid 130 is formed of a resin material in a plate shape elongated in the vehicle width direction. Furthermore, the lid 13
0 corresponds to the shape of the opening 122, and the opening 12
A pin 82 is rotatably attached to the rear end side of the vehicle 2.

The tip of the lid 130 has an opening 122.
Is in contact with the flange portion 124 formed at the vehicle front side end portion, and the lid 130 is prevented from further rotating (falling). Further, the lid 130 is rotated upwards of the vehicle 12 (direction of arrow B _{1 in} FIG. 5) by the pressing force from the arm 44 which is rotated upwards of the vehicle 12, and thereby the lid 130 can be opened. When the arm 44 pulls out the slat 102, the lid 130 is supported by the arm 44 in a leaning state. Here, when the arm 44 pulls out the slat 102, the arm 44 is tilted at an inclination angle θ with respect to the ceiling direction (that is, the arrow Z direction in FIG. 5), and the lid 130 leaning against the arm 44 is also tilted. The position of the pin 82 is set so as to be inclined by an angle α with respect to the ceiling direction in the closing direction B ₂ . Thus, when the arm 44 is stored in the cover 120, the lid 1
30 falls by its own weight and closes the cover 120.

Therefore, also in the present blind device 100, as with the roll blind device 10 according to the first embodiment, in a state where each arm 44 stands up,
The lid 130 is supported by each arm 44 in a leaning state, and when each arm 44 is stored inside the cover 120, the lid 130 is rotated as the arm 44 rotates inside the cover 120.
Is gradually tilted downward of the vehicle 12 (that is, in the direction of arrow B _{2 in} FIG. 5) while being leaned against each arm 44. Further, each arm 44 is completely housed inside the cover 120 and acts on the lid 130.
When the pressing force from is removed, the tip of the lid 130 falls down until it is supported by the flange portion 124 of the cover 120 (opening 122), and the lid 130 closes the cover 120.

Therefore, like the roll blind device 10 according to the first embodiment, the cover 12 is externally applied.
The effects similar to those of the roll blind device 10 according to the first embodiment, such as surely preventing foreign matter from entering the inside of the 0, improving the appearance of the device, can be obtained in the blind device 100.

In each of the above-described embodiments, when the arm 44 is stored, the lids 80 and 130 fall down by their own weight and the covers 16 and 120 are closed.
For example, the lid 80 in the direction of closing the covers 16 and 120,
A biasing member for biasing 130 may be provided, and this biasing force may be used supplementarily when closing the covers 16 and 120. In this case, for example, even if the vehicle 12 is traveling uphill, the lids 80 and 130 do not fall behind the vehicle 12, and the lids 80 and 130 can be closed more reliably. .

[0053]

As described above, in the vehicular blind device according to the present invention, since the cover is provided with the lid, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the inside of the device. Further, since the cover is closed by the lid when the light shielding means is in the retracted state, the mechanical parts and the like that form the main body of the apparatus are not visible from the outside, and the appearance of the apparatus can be improved. Further, since the device drive unit such as the motor can be shielded from the outside by providing the lid, it is possible to prevent the device drive unit and an occupant from being inadvertently contacted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a vehicle blind device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the vehicle blind device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the vehicle blind device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the tip of the arm.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a vehicle blind device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Roll Blind Device (Blind Device for Vehicle) 12 Vehicle 14 Rear Glass 16 Cover 18 Opening 22 Device Main Body 44 Arm 72 Screen (Light Shielding Means) 80 Lid 100 Vehicle Blind Device 102 Slat (Light Shielding Means) 103 Device Main Body 120 Cover 122 Opening Part 130 lid

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A device main body, which is installed near a lower end portion of a rear glass of a vehicle and is capable of shielding the rear glass by pulling out a light shielding means in a retracted state by an arm that pivots upward of the rear glass, and the device. A cover formed in a box shape capable of accommodating a main body and having an opening portion through which the arm and the light shielding means can enter and exit; and a cover that is openably and closably attached to the opening portion of the cover in a retracted state of the light shielding means. A blind device for a vehicle, comprising: a lid that closes an opening of the cover and that can be opened by pressing force of the arm from the inside of the cover. 2. The vehicle blind device according to claim 1, wherein the lid closes the opening of the cover by its own weight when the arm is stored in the cover.