KR100843563B1 - Carrying box sliding-cover assebmly of pick-up truck - Google Patents

Abstract

A sliding-cover assembly for a loading box of a pick-up truck is provided to increase convenience by allowing a user to open/close a curve of a loading box that can be foldable and slidable. A sliding-cover assembly(A) for a loading box of a pick-up truck including a loading box(10) and a loading box-door(20) opening/closing a rear space of the loading box comprises as follows. A frame unit(100) includes a horizontal frame mounted on a front of the loading box and a pair of vertical frames(120L,120R) mounted on both upper portions of the loading box. A pair of guide rails are arranged to be faced lengthwise inside the vertical frames of the frame unit. A foldable unit(400) includes a plurality of sliding rods(411,412) and a foldable link(430) arranged between the sliding, which connects the sliding rods to be foldable. A cover(300) is formed to cover all upper portion of the loading box that is opened. In addition, a locking plate(500) is mounted lengthwise on the sliding rod positioned in the rearmost among the rods, which includes a cover portion and a locking portion.

Description

Sliding cover assembly for pick-up vehicle loading box {CARRYING BOX SLIDING-COVER ASSEBMLY OF PICK-UP TRUCK}

The present invention relates to a cover assembly of a pick-up vehicle loading box, and more particularly, to a sliding cover assembly for a pick-up vehicle that can be installed to cover the top of the loading box to make the cargo load more robust.

In general, a pickup truck is a small truck provided with a small loading box at the rear, and recently, a loading box is also provided in a recreational vehicle to meet various demands of consumers.

Since most of the pick-up boxes of these pickup vehicles have no cover, they should be tied with a rope to prevent the load from falling. However, in a conventional pickup vehicle, when the loaded cargo is loaded over the side plate of the loading box, there is a fear that it always falls during the operation, which causes a problem of a traffic accident.

In order to solve this problem, the loading cover of the pickup truck to cover the loading tray of the pickup truck has been filed a utility model registration date of October 07, 2002 and registered on December 24, 2002 (Registration No. 20-0300169). .

Referring to FIG. 1, a lid of a conventional pickup truck disclosed in Korean Patent No. 20-0300169 is a lid 1 having a lower portion and a rear side opened to be mounted in a pickup truck loading compartment to form a space portion of a predetermined height, and the lid 1 The door is hinged to an open rear upper part of the cover) and can be opened and closed to rotate up and down, and is provided at the inner bottom of the front and left and right sides of the cover (1) and the cover (1) in the pickup truck stacker. It includes a fastening means (3) for fastening to prevent separation. In addition, the lower end of the cover-door 2 is provided with a locking plate 4 formed integrally with the cover-door 2 so as to be engaged with the upper end of the rear door (not shown) of the pickup truck. And one side of the cover-door (2) is provided with a key lock (5) that can keep it in the locked state.

Therefore, there is no fear that the goods loaded in the loading box are dropped by the loading box cover 1, and the cargo can be loaded without being wet even in the rain. In addition, the key lock device 5 is attached to the cover-door 2, so that cargo theft can be effectively prevented.

However, in the conventional loading box cover (1), even though the locking device is already attached to the rear door of the loading box of the pickup truck, a locking device (5) using a key must be installed in the cover-door (2). 2) has the disadvantage of cumbersome use in locking and unlocking.

In addition, the manufacturing cost is increased due to the addition of the key lock 5, and the computer service request of the product is frequently generated due to the failure of the key lock 5.

The present invention is to solve this problem; It is an object of the present invention to improve the cover (cover) structure of the loading box to provide a sliding cover assembly for the loading box of the pickup vehicle which can be kept locked through the loading box-rear door without a separate key locking device.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a sliding cover assembly for a storage box of the pickup vehicle to open and close the curve of the storage box in the form of a foldable slide to further improve its ease of use.

The present invention for achieving this object is; A loading cover sliding cover assembly for a pick-up vehicle having a loading box having an upper portion and a rear portion opened, and a loading box-door configured to hinge the lower portion of the rear portion of the loading box to open and close the rear space of the loading box up and down;

The sliding cover assembly for the stacking box; A frame unit having a transverse frame mounted on the front side of the stack and a pair of longitudinal frames connected to both sides of the transverse frame and mounted on both sides of the stack; A pair of guide rails disposed in a longitudinal direction of the frame unit so as to extend in a longitudinal direction from the front to the rear; A plurality of sliding rods having both ends movably moved back and forth through a bearing block on the pair of guide rails, and a plurality of sliding rods disposed between the sliding rods to fold and connect the sliding rods to be foldable. A folding unit provided; A seat-like cover provided to cover an open upper entire area of the loading box and fixed to a horizontal frame of the frame unit and locally fixed to the sliding rod to be folded and unfolded together with the folding unit; Of the sliding rods of the folding unit is mounted in the transverse direction to the rearmost sliding rod, it is mounted to the sliding rod to be rotated up and down through a hinge member so that both ends to cover the rear end of the frame frame of the frame unit A cover part formed by bending a metal plate in a round shape, and the cover part is bent inwardly from the end of the cover part and extends downward again, and locks the inner surface of the stacker-door when the cover is closed with the cover part lowered. A locking plate comprising a portion; It is characterized by including.

In addition, the present invention is disposed on the rear end of the longitudinal frame of the frame unit, the bracket is a stop hole is disposed; Stopper members provided with fixing pins are disposed on both ends of the sliding unit at the rearmost side of the folding unit so as to be elastically caught in the stop hole in a state in which the cover is fully extended and the extended state of the cover is maintained. It is characterized by.

In addition, the first and second links are arranged at a predetermined interval while the hinge link is hinged to the sliding rod one end; It is characterized in that it comprises a connecting rod which is arranged in the transverse direction between the sliding rods and foldably connect the other ends of the first and second links.

In addition, the present invention further includes a torsion spring having one end of the foldable link coupled to the first link and the other end coupled to the second link, and a central portion exerting elastic restoring force fitted to the connection rod; When the fixing pin of the stopper member exits the stop hole, the other ends of the first links and the second links are folded upward by the elastic restoring force of the torsion spring.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the pressing plate for adhering the edge of the cover in close contact with the upper edge of the vertical frame of the frame unit when the sliding rods are unfolded in the foldable links located at both edge portions of the sliding rods.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the packing for preventing the occurrence of the gap while mitigating the shock when the loading box-door closing the locking portion of the locking plate is characterized in that arranged in the horizontal direction.

According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the load from falling from the loading box, as well as the sliding cover assembly can be kept in the locked state through the loading box-door without a separate key lock. In addition, by opening and closing the cover of the loading box in a sliding form it is possible to further improve its ease of use.

According to the sliding cover assembly for the loading box of the pickup vehicle according to the invention; When the folding unit with the cover on the seat is unfolded and the locking plate is rotated to the lower side, and the loading box-doors are closed in sequence, the locking plate is caught by the upper inner surface of the loading box-door so that the locking plate remains locked. Therefore, the sliding cover assembly is kept in a locked state only by closing the loading box-door after the locking plate is rotated downward, which not only has the advantage of maximizing the convenience of use, but also reduces the manufacturing cost of the sliding cover assembly. It has an effect.

In addition, as the cover of the loading box is opened and closed together with the folding, it is possible not only to improve its convenience, but also the initial folding of the folding unit is naturally induced by the elastic restoring force of the torsion spring, so that the opening and closing can be precisely and quickly. There is an advantage to this.

In addition, when the cover is completely unfolded, the pressing plate of the connecting link is in close contact with the upper edge of the both sides of the cover, it is possible to increase the waterproof and windproof effect.

In addition, the sliding cover assembly for the storage box according to the present invention has an advantage that can be easily mounted to the loading box of the pickup vehicle because the folding unit and the locking plate attached to the guide rail and the cover is integrally formed in the frame unit.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The sliding cover assembly for a loading box according to the present invention is disposed on the loading box of the pick-up vehicle to prevent the loaded cargo from falling. The structure thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

First, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the stacking box 10 of the pickup vehicle to which the present invention is applied includes a pair of side walls 11L and 11R provided opposite to each other so that the upper part and the rear part are opened, and the side wall 11L. It consists of a loading box-door 20 which opens and closes the rear part between 11R. The loading box-door 20 is hinged at the lower end so as to open and close up and down, and both sides of the loading box-door 20 are provided with an auto-locking device 30 for maintaining a closed state.

In addition, a locking hole 12 is provided on the inner surface of the side walls 11L and 11R of the loading box 10 that faces the auto-locking device 30. Therefore, when the loading box-door 20 is closed, the auto-locking device 30 catches the catch 12 and keeps the loading box-door 20 closed. The auto-locking device 30 of such a stacker-door 20 is typically configured to maintain or release a lock state through a lock / release means (not shown) provided in the driver's seat.

And the sliding cover assembly (A) according to the present invention is for opening and closing the upper space of the loading box (10); A frame unit 100 mounted and fixed to be integrated on the front part of the storage box 10 and the upper sidewalls 11L and 11R, and a pair of guide rails disposed in both sides of the frame unit 100 in the longitudinal direction ( 200, a folding unit 400 is installed by folding through the guide rail 200, the folding unit 400 is provided with a seat cover 300 to open and close the upper space of the stacking box 10, the end of the folding unit 400 It includes a locking plate 500 which is disposed in the transverse direction to keep it in a locked state, the detailed structure of each component is as follows.

First, the frame unit 100 is manufactured through FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic), the transverse frame 110 is mounted on the front side of the loading box 10, and is loaded while being connected to both sides of the transverse frame 110, respectively It is distinguished by a pair of longitudinal frames 120L and 120R which are mounted on both sides of the upper portion of 10. The horizontal frame 110 is mounted on the mounting box 10 in front of the mounting bolt (not shown), and the tip of the cover 300 is firmly fixed in the longitudinal direction. In addition, the pair of longitudinal frames 120L and 120R are also mounted on both side walls 11L and 11R of the loading box 10 and mounted through mounting bolts (not shown). Watertight walls (not shown) and drainage grooves (not shown) in which watertight rubbers are inserted at both edges are formed in the longitudinal direction. In addition, as shown in Figure 4, the rear end of each vertical frame (120L) (120R), the bracket 130, the perforated stop hole 131 is disposed to face each other. This stop hole 131 is for holding the cover 300 of the sheet | seat fully extended by the engagement of the fixing pin 441 of the stopper member 440 mentioned later selectively.

3 and 6, the pair of guide rails 200 are disposed inside the vertical frames 120L and 120R of the frame unit 100, respectively, and the vertical frames 120L and 120R. They are arranged in the longitudinal direction so as to extend from the inner leading end to the rear end. These guide rails 200 are firmly disposed through the brackets so as to maintain a constant distance from the inner walls of the longitudinal frames 120L and 120R at the inner front and rear ends of the longitudinal frames 120L and 120R. In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the guide rail 200 is configured as a round bar having a circular cross section, but is not limited thereto. The sliding rods 410 to 412 of the folding unit 400 can be moved back and forth by configuring the channel shape. It may be.

2, 3, and 5, the folding unit 400 includes a plurality of sliding rods 410 to 412 disposed at both ends of the pair of guide rails 200 to move back and forth, respectively, and the sliding unit 400 includes the sliding unit 400. A plurality of rods 410 to 412 are disposed between the rods 410 to 412.

Sliding rods (410 ~ 412) is formed in the form of a square pipe having a predetermined length, both ends thereof are coupled to the guide rail 200 through the bearing block 420, respectively. In the embodiment of the present invention configured three sliding rods (410 ~ 412). In addition, to keep the cover 300 fully extended by pulling the sliding rods (410 ~ 412); Both ends of the rearward sliding rod 412 constituting the folding unit 400 are respectively equipped with stopper members 440 provided with fixing pins 441 so as to be elastically caught by the stop hole 131. The fixing pin 441 is always elastically supported to the outside through a spring (not shown) built in the stopper member 440, so that the fixing pin 441 is protruded unless pulled inward through the handle 442 of the stopper member 440. do.

And the folding link 430 is to connect the sliding rods (410 ~ 412) substantially foldable as described above; One end is pivotally coupled to the sliding rods (410 ~ 412), and a plurality of first link 431 and the second link 432, which is arranged at regular intervals are transversely between the sliding rods (410 ~ 412) It is disposed in the direction is provided with a connecting rod 433 in the form of a round bar foldable to connect the other ends of the first link (431) and the second link (432). Among the sliding rods 410 to 412 of the folding unit 400, the sliding rod 410 at the foremost side is directly coupled to the horizontal frame 110 of the frame unit 100 via the folding link 430. Therefore, the sliding rods (410 ~ 412) is folded or unfolded by changing the gap of the folding links 430 are folded. At this time, since the first links 431 and the second links 432 are all connected through one connection rod 433, the folding unit 400 is folded without distortion and, of course, the cover 300. You will be able to lift some straight lines and fold them correctly.

In addition, the folding link 430 has one end 461 is coupled to the first link 431 side and the other end 462 is coupled to the second link 432 side and the central portion 463 wound several times to exert an elastic restoring force. Is further provided with a torsion spring 460 is fitted to the connecting rod 433 (see Figure 5). Therefore, when the fixing pin 441 of the stopper member 440 comes out of the stop hole 131, the other ends of the first links 431 and the second links 432 are moved upward by the elastic restoring force of the torsion spring 460. As it is slightly lifted up (see FIG. 6), the folding operation of the folding link 430 is easily made. In addition, when the sliding rods 410 to 412 are unfolded in the folding links 430 positioned at both edges of the sliding rods 410 to 412, the edge of the cover 300 is extended to the vertical frame 120L of the frame unit 100. A pressing plate 470 is attached to the upper portion of the 120R, that is, the top of the waterproof wall.

In addition, the sheet-like cover 300 is made to cut the synthetic resin fabric excellent in waterproofing to cover the open upper entire area of the stacking box 10, the front end of which is in the horizontal frame 110 of the frame unit 100 It is firmly mounted and is locally fixed to the sliding rods 410 to 412 to allow folding and unfolding together with the folding unit 400. In the embodiment of the present invention, the seat-like cover 300 is firmly fixed locally through the fixing member 310 on the sliding rods 410 to 412. In addition, both side edges of the cover 300 were firmly attached and fixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the pressing plate 470 by Velcro tape 471 (see also). Accordingly, when the sliding rods 410 to 412 are unfolded, the pressing plate 470 closely adheres the edge of the cover 300 to the upper portions of the vertical frames 120L and 120R, which will be described later in the description of use conditions. .

2, 4 and 5, the locking plate 500 is mounted to the sliding rod 412 on the rear side in the lateral direction and the folding unit 400 without a separate key lock device through the loading box-door (20) ) Can be expanded; The hinge member 540 is mounted to the sliding rod 412 so as to be rotatable up and down (refer to the arrow direction in FIG. 2), and both ends of the frame unit 100 cover the rear ends of the longitudinal frames 120L and 120R of the frame unit 100. The cover part 510 formed by bending the metal plate in a round shape, and the cover part 510 is bent inwardly from the end of the cover part 510 so as to extend downward again, and the fixing pin 441 is inserted into the stop hole 131. Closing the stacker-door 20 at is defined as the locking portion 520 that is caught on the inner surface of the stacker-door 20.

The cover 510 of the locking plate 500 is configured to cover the upper end of the loading box-door 20 as well as the rear end of the vertical frames 120L and 120R, as well as the loading box-door 20. Therefore, when the loading box-door 20 is opened, the locking plate 500 coupled through the hinge member 540 may be lifted upward, and the loading plate-door 20 is completely lowered to the lower side of the locking plate 500. Closing the end of the locking portion 520 of the locking plate 500 is to be held in the state caught on the inner surface of the stacker-door 20. And at the end of the locking portion 520, the packing 530 for mitigating the shock during the closing of the loading box-door 20 to prevent the occurrence of a gap is inserted to extend in the horizontal direction. Accordingly, when the loading box-door 20 is closed, the packing 530 prevents direct contact between the locking portion 520 of the locking plate 500 and the loading box-door 20.

5, one end is fixed to the inside of the locking plate 500, and the other end is a two-stage link fixed to the sliding rod 412, through which the vertical movement of the locking plate 500 is supported. Of course, the angle of rotation will be limited.

Next, the state of use of the sliding cover assembly A for the loading box according to the present invention configured as described above and the effects thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10.

First, to load the cargo in the stacking box 10, as shown in Figure 7, after opening the stacking-door 20, lifting the locking plate 500 upwards to fold the unit 400 forward To stick. Therefore, the cover 300 on the seat with the folding unit 400 is folded in a zigzag form, the rear and top of the loading box 10 can be opened to load the cargo through it.

And after loading cargo is completed, as shown in FIG. 8, the folding unit 400 pushed forward was pulled to the rear side by holding the handle 450. As shown in FIG. Accordingly, the sliding rods 410 to 412 are slid backward along the guide rails 200, and the folding unit 400 is unfolded (see arrow direction in FIG. 8).

At this time, when the fixing pin 441 of the stopper member 440 described above with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 is completely unfolded until the fixing pin 441 is caught and fixed to the stop hole 131, the folding unit 400 Is fixed in an unfolded state and at the same time completely covers the top of the stacking box 10 while the cover 300 is kept in a tense state. At this time, the pressing plate 470 attached to the folding link 430 (see Fig. 5) by pressing the edge of the cover 300 in close contact with the top of the vertical frame (120L) (120R), the edge of the sheet 300 Lifting is prevented.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9, when the locking plate 500 is lowered (refer to the arrow direction in FIG. 9), this locks the locking part while wrapping the rear end of the longitudinal frames 120L and 120R of the frame unit 100. 520 is accommodated in the stacking box 10 space.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 10, when the loading box-door 20 is lifted up and closed (refer to the arrow direction in FIG. 10), the auto-locking device 30 attached thereto is caught in the latch 12 and closed. At the same time, the cover 510 of the locking plate 500 covers the upper portion of the loading compartment-door 20, and the locking portion 520 of the locking plate 500 is caught by the upper inner surface of the loading compartment-door 20.

That is, the cover part 510 of the locking plate 500 covers the upper surface of the loading compartment-door 20, and the locking part 520 abuts on the inner surface of the upper end of the loading compartment-door 20. Since the packing 530 is installed at the end of the locking part 520 of the locking plate 500, the shock is reduced when the loading box-door 20 is closed, and the gap thereof is prevented.

Therefore, the sliding cover assembly (A) for the loading compartment is kept in the locked state without opening the loading compartment-door (20), thereby keeping the locking state even without separately installing the locking device in the sliding cover assembly (A) for the loading compartment. This makes it easier to use.

Then, after unlocking the auto-locking device 30 of the loading box-door 20 through the locking / release means provided in the driver's seat, the fixing pin 441 of the stopper member 440 is easily opened by opening the loading box-door 20. The cover 300 may be folded and opened together with the folding unit 400 by separating from the stop hole 131.

That is, when the loading box-door 20 is opened and the fixing pin 441 of the stopper member 440 is separated from the stop hole 131, the elastic restoring force of the torsion springs 460 is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. As described above, the other ends of the first links 431 and the second links 432 of the folding link 430 come up while being slightly folded upward. Accordingly, when the user pushes the folding unit 400 to the front side, the folding unit 400 and the cover 300 on the sheet are naturally pushed forward while being folded in a zigzag form (see FIG. 7). At this time, when the folding unit 400 is folded, the connecting rods 433 in the form of a round rod rise upwards, and a portion of the cover 300 on the seat is lifted by the connecting rod 433 so that the folding unit 400 is folded in a zigzag form. .

Figure 1 shows a conventional compartment cover.

2 is a perspective view schematically showing a sliding cover assembly for a loading box of a pickup vehicle according to the present invention.

3 is a perspective view schematically showing the folding unit structure of the sliding cover assembly according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the IV portion of Figure 2, showing the structure of the locking plate and the stopper member provided in the folding unit in more detail.

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the V portion of Figure 2, showing the structure of the folding link and the locking plate of the folding unit in more detail.

6 to 10 are cross-sectional views taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 2, illustrating the use state of the sliding cover assembly according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10. Loading A. Sliding cover assembly

100. Frame unit 200. Guide rail

300. Cover 400. Folding unit

410 ~ 412 Sliding Rod 430 Sliding Link

431. First link 432. Second link

433. Connecting rod 440. Stopper member

460..torsion spring 470.Pressure plate

500..Locking plate

Claims (6)

Pick-up vehicle having a loading box 10 having an upper and a rear part open, and a loading box-door 20 which is hinged to a rear part of the loading box 10 to open and close the rear space of the loading box 10 vertically. In the sliding cover assembly (A) for the loading box of; The sliding cover assembly (A) for the stacking box; The transverse frame 110 mounted on the front side of the loading box 10 and a pair of vertical frames 120L mounted on both sides of the loading box 10 while being connected to both sides of the transverse frame 110 ( A frame unit 100 having a 120R); A pair of guide rails 200 disposed in the longitudinal frames 120L and 120R of the frame unit 100 so as to face in the longitudinal direction so as to extend from the front to the rear; A plurality of sliding rods (410 ~ 412) and the plurality of sliding rods (410 ~ 412) is disposed between the two ends of the guide rail 200 to be moved back and forth through the bearing block 420, respectively A folding unit 400 having a folding link 430 disposed to connect the sliding rods 410 to 412 to be folded; It is provided to cover the entire open upper portion of the stacking box 10, one end is fixed to the horizontal frame 110 of the frame unit 100 and is locally fixed to the sliding rods (410 ~ 412) the folding unit 400 A cover 300 on which the sheet can be folded and unfolded; Among the sliding rods (410 ~ 412) of the folding unit 400 is mounted in the transverse direction to the rearmost sliding rod 412, it is possible to rotate up and down on the sliding rod 412 through the hinge member 540 A cover part 510 formed by bending a metal plate in a round shape so that both ends of the frame unit 100 cover the rear ends of the vertical frames 120L and 120R of the frame unit 100, and at the end of the cover part 510. Locking including the locking part 520 is extended to the lower side while being bent inward and closed to the loading box-door 20 when closing the loading box-door 20 while the cover part 510 is lowered downward. Plate 500; Sliding cover assembly for the loading box of the pickup vehicle characterized in that it comprises. The method of claim 1, Brackets 130 with stop holes 131 are disposed at rear ends of the vertical frames 120L and 120R of the frame unit 100; Both ends of the rearward sliding rod 412 of the folding unit 400 are elastically caught in the stop hole 131 in a state in which the cover 300 is completely extended together with the sliding rods 410 to 412. A stopper member (440) having a fixing pin (441) is provided to maintain the open state of the cover 300, the cover of the pickup compartment sliding cover assembly, characterized in that disposed. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The folding link 430 is; First links 431 and second links 432 having a plurality of hinges coupled to one end of the sliding rods 410 to 412 at regular intervals; A connecting rod 433 which is arranged in the transverse direction between the sliding rods 410 to 412 and foldably connects the other ends of the first links 431 and the second links 432 to each other; Sliding cover assembly for the loading box of the pickup vehicle comprising a. The method of claim 3, wherein The folding link 430 is; One end 461 is coupled to the first link 431, the other end 462 is coupled to the second link 432, and the central portion 463 exerting elastic restoring force is fitted to the connection rod 433. Further comprises a torsion spring 460; When the fixing pin 441 of the stopper member 440 comes out of the stop hole 131, the first link 431 and the second link 432 may be formed by the elastic restoring force of the torsion spring 460. A sliding cover assembly for a loading box of a pickup vehicle, the other end of which is folded upward. The method of claim 1, When the sliding rods 410 to 412 are unfolded in the foldable links 430 positioned at both edge portions of the sliding rods 410 to 412, the edges of the cover 300 are vertical frames of the frame unit 100. 120L) (120R) Sliding cover assembly for the loading box of the pickup vehicle, characterized in that the pressing plate 470 is attached to the upper portion in close contact. The method of claim 1, The locking portion 520 of the locking plate 500 is characterized in that the packing 530 is disposed in the transverse direction to prevent the occurrence of gaps while alleviating the impact when the loading box-door 20 is closed Sliding cover assembly for the loading compartment.

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