JPS5914515A - Sun visor for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the crew of a vehicle from being damaged by contacting with the sun visor upon an accident and prevent drooping of the central part of the sun visor when it is stored in parallel to a ceiling by a method wherein a pad member, located at the central side, is made more rigid than the pad member at the side of surface skin. CONSTITUTION:The pad member 13, provided along the surface skin members 6 of the upper and lower surfaces of a sun visor S, consists of the sandwich structure of the surface side pad member 11 and the central pad member 12, provided at the central side of the sun visor and possessing higher rigidity compared with the pad member 11. The pad member 11 is a soft pad member. Accordingly, the outer surface of the sun visor 1 is provided with a soft feeling and the damage, caused by the sun visor contacted by the crew upon accident, may be prevented while the central side pad member 12 prevents the visor 1 from hanging down when it is stored in parallel to the ceiling.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention particularly relates to a sun visor for a vehicle in which the pad material has a special structure.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional sun visors for vehicles include those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, for example.

In the figure, 1 is a sun visor, 2 is a front window, 3 is a rearview mirror, 4 is a windshield Φ pillar, and 5 is a ceiling material. By the way, the sun visor 1 is covered with a skin material 6 on the outside, filled with a pad material 7 made of foam or other material such as urethane foam or polyethylene foam, and a frame made of metal or other material. The outer shape of the sun visor 1 is maintained by the wire 8, and is attached to the ceiling by a holder such as a mounting shaft 9 and its mounting bracket 10, and has a flat shape having upper and lower surfaces. Generally, as the padding material 7 of the sun visor 1, materials such as the above-mentioned foam are used.
Since the padding material is provided close to the head of the passenger, it is desirable for the padding material to be made of soft F for the part that is expected to come into contact with the human body from the viewpoint of safety measures in the event of an accident.

However, in such a conventional sun visor, the outer shape is maintained using the frame line No. 8, and a homogeneous pad material 7 is provided throughout the interior of the skin material 6, resulting in a three-structure structure. If the pad material 7 is made soft, that is, has a small modulus of elasticity, in order to provide flexibility in case an occupant comes into contact with the surface of the sun visor 1 in the event of an accident, then FIGS. 3 and 4 As shown in , when the sun visor 1 is stored parallel to the ceiling and used for a long period of time, or when the temperature inside the sun is high during sunshine, the central part of the sun visor 1 sags as shown by arrow a. There was a point.

This invention was made by focusing on such conventional problems, and the outside is covered with a skin material, the inside is filled with foam or other padding material, and the outside shape is maintained by a frame line. , and in a flat vehicle sun visor having both upper and lower surfaces that is attached to the ceiling with a holder, the padding material on the center side among the padding materials provided along both the top and bottom surfaces is more rigid than the padding material on the outer skin side. This prevents accidents by making the pad material flexible in areas that are expected to come into contact with occupants in the event of an accident, and also prevents the center of the sun visor from sagging when it is retracted parallel to the ceiling. The aim is to solve the above problems.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Frame lines and skin materials are indicated by the same symbols as in the conventional example.

5 and 6 show an embodiment of the invention.

First, the configuration will be explained. In the embodiment shown in FIG.
The pad material 13 provided along the skin material 6 on the upper l side of the sun visor S is a pad material 12 that is more rigid than the pad material 11 on the skin material side and the skin side pad material 11 provided on the center side.
The pad material 13 has a Sanderuch structure.

Note that the pad material 11 is a conventional soft pad material.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the padding material 14 provided along the skin material 6 on both the upper and lower surfaces is made of a soft material 14a on the skin side, which is the same as the conventional padding material, and a padding material 14b that becomes more rigid toward the center. That is.

Next, the effect will be explained. In these embodiments, among the padding materials provided along both the upper and lower surfaces, the padding materials 12 and 14b on the center side are made more rigid than the batting materials 11 and 14a on the skin side, so that the sun visor 1 The pad material 12, 1 on the center side provides a flexible feel to the outer surface of the pad to prevent accidents caused by contact with passengers in the event of an accident.
Even when the sun visor 4b is retracted parallel to the ceiling, it does not sag as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the outside is covered with a skin material, the inside is filled with foam or other padding material, and the outside shape is maintained by the frame line,
In a flat vehicle sun visor having upper and lower surfaces that is attached to the ceiling with a holder, the pad material on the center side among the pad materials provided along both the upper and lower surfaces is more rigid than the pad material on the outer skin side. With this structure, the skin side of the sun visor has the same flexible feel as conventional sun visors, which prevents disasters caused by contact with occupants in the event of an accident, and the center part of the sun visor is rigid even when stored parallel to the ceiling. It has the effect of preventing it from sagging.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the arrangement of a conventional vehicle sun visor, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along l-n of the sun visor shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a central part of the sun visor shown in Fig. 1. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line ff-IV in FIG. 3, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are views showing two embodiments of the sun visor according to the present invention. 1...Sun visor 6...
......Skin material 8...Frame line 9...Holding shaft 10--Holding bracket

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A flat vehicle whose exterior is covered with a skin material, whose interior is filled with foam or other padding material, whose external shape is maintained by a frame line, and whose upper and lower surfaces are attached to the ceiling with a holder. 1. A sun visor for a vehicle, characterized in that among the padding materials provided along both the upper and lower surfaces, the padding material on the center side is more rigid than the padding material on the outer skin side.