KR20190095862A - Pad Device and System for prevention of damage of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pad device for prevention of damage to a vehicle, which comprises: a pad formed with a synthetic resin foam in the shape of a panel, extended to be long in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, having one side surface arranged toward a door panel of the vehicle at a lower side of a door handle of the vehicle, and having a through slot extended to be long in a longitudinal direction in the center of the longitudinal direction; and a strap having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is coupled through the through slot of the pad not to be separated from the pad, and the second portion opposite to the first portion penetrates through a space between the door handle and a vehicle door to form a closed curve to be coupled to the door handle, and having a portion of the closed curve, wherein the portion is separated to be left from the door handle. A position of the first portion of the strap for attachment is adjusted in the through slot of the pad to adjust a position of the pad with respect to the vehicle door.

Description

Pad device and system for prevention of damage of vehicle}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pad device for preventing damage to a vehicle and a pad system including the pad devices. Specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle body or an outer surface of a door, which is disposed on a side of the vehicle and is opened by another door. It relates to a pad system that prevents damage to the vehicle consisting of a pad device and two pad devices to prevent the same damage occurs.

Parking spaces of a typical vehicle are provided with a parking dividing line so that the vehicles are parked next to each other, and even in the absence of such a parking dividing line, the vehicles are often parked next to each other for efficient use of the parking space.

When vehicles are parked side by side, a space having a width enough to open the door should be secured between the vehicles, but the width of such space is very rarely wide enough to open the door completely.

Therefore, be careful not to hit the door next to the side-by-side parked vehicle when the door is opened while the vehicle is parked. Damage is frequent.

As a means for preventing the damage of the door, some of the vehicles are attached to the lower side of the door is a molding extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

However, such moldings are often provided in a position suitable for preventing the door from being damaged by hitting another structure or article when opening the door of the vehicle, and even a vehicle of a type that is not equipped for the beautiful appearance of the vehicle. have.

As a means for preventing the damage when the door of the vehicle parked side by side, such as pads are attached to the side of the vehicle, in particular the surface of the door to protect the door surface.

These pads are mainly classified as fixedly attached to the door surface of the vehicle and detachable, and are attached when parking and detached when driving and stored in the trunk.

Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-0439924 (document 1) discloses the design of the name of the 'vehicle side protection magnet cover', the design of this document 1 is to form a pad by mixing a magnetic material to rubber or plastic, The end of is fixed inside the door of the vehicle and the pad is in close contact with the outer surface of the door.

However, the cover, such as the design of the document 1, is fixedly provided in the vehicle, and if it does not have a shape that exactly matches the outer surface of the door of the vehicle, a gap is generated between the surface of the door and adversely affects the running of the vehicle. There is a problem that it is crazy or hurts the aesthetics of the vehicle, and there is also a problem that the shape or dimensions of the pad should be designed according to the shape and color of each vehicle.

Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-0482627 (Document 2) discloses the design of the vehicle door breakage prevention device, the design of the document 2, the design of the magnetic material is formed at both ends of the pads to the vehicle The pad is configured to be folded in a zigzag form.

The device of Document 2 is configured to unfold a zigzag pad and to fix it to a vehicle with a fixing part that is a magnetic body, and to fold and store the pad while driving. The device of Document 2 is easy to store because the pad is folded and can be fixed to the door or the vehicle body with a magnetic material, so that the device can be easily attached and detached.

However, since the fixing of the vehicle to the vehicle is made of a magnetic material in the apparatus of Document 2, there is a problem that theft of the vehicle is large as it can be easily detached from the vehicle by strong wind or impact and can be easily removed.

Moreover, since the pad is folded in a zigzag and fixed only at both ends, it does not adhere closely to the vehicle and falls down at the center, thereby causing a problem of poor aesthetics.

Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0439924 (Document 1) Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0482627 (Document 2)

The present invention is to provide a pad device that is installed in a vehicle to prevent damage to the door. Specifically, the present invention is to provide a pad device that can be easily installed in a vehicle and can be disposed at an appropriate position of the door regardless of the vehicle type, and can be easily attached and detached, but there is no fear of detachment.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a pad system comprising pad devices that prevent damage to the doors in the front and rear of the vehicle.

In particular, the pad device for the front door and the pad device for the rear door are not provided separately from each other, but to provide a pad system having a configuration in which the pads can be disposed in place in the vehicle by interacting with each other.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a pad system of a pad system constituting a pad system that can be easily coupled and separated from each other and easily coupled to each other in a position and a pad device constituting such a pad system.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a pad system and a pad device that are easy to store and transport even when stored without use.

The foregoing object of the present invention is achieved by a pad device for preventing damage to a vehicle according to the present invention and a pad system composed of such pad devices.

The pad device according to the present invention is made of a foam material made of synthetic resin, extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, is disposed such that one surface is facing the door surface of the vehicle at the lower side of the door handle of the vehicle, A pad having a through slot extending in the longitudinal direction; And a strap comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is coupled through the through slot of the pad so as not to be separated from the pad, and the second portion opposite the first portion is disposed between the door handle and the door of the vehicle. A strap formed through the space of the closed curve to be coupled to the door handle, wherein a portion of the closed curve is separated and detachable from the door handle, and by adjusting the position of the first portion of the attachment strap in the through slot of the pad. The position of the pad relative to the door of the vehicle is adjusted.

According to this configuration, the pad device of the present invention is detachably attached to the handle of the door, the pad coupled to the first portion of the strap while the second portion of the strap is coupled to the handle is maintained on the vehicle suspended in the vehicle Attached.

Since the first portion of the strap is adjusted relative to the through slot of the pad, the position of the pad relative to the door of the vehicle can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the pad with respect to the strap attached to the handle of the door.

As an additional feature of the pad device of the invention, the second portion of the strap consists of the ends of the strap being joined together by a buckle to form a closed curve, the length of the second portion being adjusted by adjusting the length of the strap in the buckle. can do.

According to this additional feature, by adjusting the length of the second portion of the strap, it is possible to easily adjust the height of the pad relative to the door by adjusting the interval at which the pad is suspended with respect to the door handle of the vehicle.

In addition, in the pad device of the present invention, it has a thickness or diameter that can be placed between the vehicle door and the vehicle body when the vehicle door is closed, one end of which is coupled to the pad and the other end of the thickness does not pass between the vehicle door and the vehicle body. The block may further include a wire provided.

According to this configuration, if the door is closed with the block of wire in the vehicle interior, the pad cannot be removed from the vehicle unless the wire is cut in the closed state of the door, thereby preventing the loss and theft of the pad. .

On the other hand, by providing two pad devices of the present invention described above, one pad device is attached to the front door and the other pad device to the rear door to prevent the damage of the vehicle with the two pad devices Can be configured.

The pads of the pad device constituting such a pad system are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction with each other, and are joined to each other and extended in the longitudinal direction by coupling means for allowing the longitudinal end surfaces to face each other.

As a specific embodiment of such a joining means, magnets or velcro tapes are respectively attached to the mutually opposite longitudinal end faces of the pads so that they are joined and extended in the longitudinal direction to each other by engagement by the attraction between the magnets or by the attachment between the velcro tapes.

When the two pad devices are mounted on the front door and the other on the rear door, and the longitudinal ends of the pads of each pad device are brought into contact with each other, the pads forming the pad devices are located along the length of the vehicle. It will be lined up.

At this time, the magnets inserted into the longitudinal ends of the pads are coupled to each other by magnetic force or the Velcro tapes are attached to each other so that the pads are coupled to each other in the longitudinal direction.

Accordingly, the two pads coupled to each other are suspended from the handles of the front and rear doors by the two points, that is, the two straps, so that the pads can be mounted on the vehicle in a stable state.

As another embodiment of the joining means, the joining means consists of a convex portion projecting from the longitudinal end surface of the pad of one pad apparatus and a recess formed concave from the longitudinal end surface of the pad of the other pad apparatus, The concave portion may be configured to be inserted into the convex portion in a state where the pads are disposed in parallel with each other and not to be separated in the longitudinal direction.

Even in the case of the coupling means composed of such concave and convex portions, the pad devices are coupled to each other in the longitudinal direction when mounted on a vehicle to maintain a stable extension state, and can be easily separated from each other when stored.

On the other hand, as an additional configuration of the pad device constituting such a pad system, a velcro tape is attached to the surface of the pad device of each pad device facing the door, and the velcro tape of any one pad device is composed of a velcro tape of an arm The Velcro tape of the other pad device may be composed of a number of Velcro tapes so that a plurality of pads are joined in an overlapping state by the coupling between the Velcro tapes.

When the pad devices of the pad system are separated from the vehicle and the pads of the pad devices are overlapped with each other for driving of the vehicle, the male and female Velcro tapes of the pads are bonded to each other, so that the pads of the two pad devices are combined and combined to carry and store.

1 is a perspective view of a pad apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a state in which two pad devices are mounted on a vehicle to form a pad system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2.
4 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which two pad devices according to an embodiment of the present invention are separated from a vehicle and overlapped with each other.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4.
6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which pads are coupled to each other in a pad system according to a modification of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of one pad device and a pad system including the pad devices according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the configuration of one pad device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

Pad device of the present embodiment is in close contact with the door of the vehicle to protect the door pad 10, the strap 10 for coupling the pad 10 to the door handle of the vehicle, the wire to prevent theft of the pad device It consists of 30.

The pad 10 is made of ethylene vinyl acetate foam material (EVA foam), and the panel-shaped EVA foam is cut into a narrow and long form and processed into a form extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

In this embodiment, the pad 10 is formed of EVA foam, but in addition to the EVA foam, the pad 10 may be made of another synthetic resin having physical properties that can protect the vehicle from external shocks.

The pad 10 of this embodiment has a thickness of 25 mm so as to protect the door from external impact, and has a width of 150 mm and a length of 980 mm in accordance with one door of a conventional sedan or a sports utility vehicle. It is formed. The pad 10 has a large surface disposed towards the door surface of the vehicle.

In the center of the longitudinal direction of the pad 10, a through slot 13 penetrating in a thickness direction of 200 mm in length and 6 mm in width is formed at an interval of 25 mm from one end in the width direction.

Of course, these sizes or various dimensions can be changed to be applied to other types of vehicles, of course, can be changed as much as possible depending on the design of the product or applicable models.

Two magnets 15 are inserted side by side in the width direction on one end face 12 in the longitudinal direction of the pad. The magnet 15 is a cylindrical neodymium magnet, and the cylindrical hole is machined in the end face 12 of the pad, and the magnet 15 is inserted into the hole and fixed by an adhesive agent.

Further, the velcro tapes 14 are attached to the upper surface 11 of the pad, that is, the surface facing outward when the vehicle is mounted on the vehicle, that is, the surface facing the door, on both ends in the longitudinal direction.

In the pad device of the present embodiment, the Velcro tape 14 is provided with a female type, that is, an annular ring, but at one end is attached with a female type Velcro tape and at the other end with a male type, that is, a hooked type of Velcro tape. It can also be configured.

'Velcro' in this specification does not mean a specific brand of product, but consists of a tape with a large number of hooked fibers on its surface and a tape with an annular ring, which are joined and exerted by mutual contact. When pulled, it means the type of tape peeled off from each other.

A strap 20 consisting of two parts is coupled to the through slot 13 of the pad 10.

The strap 20 is composed of one long extending synthetic resin strip, and both ends of the strap 20 are coupled to and separated from each other by the buckle 23 and 24. Buckles 23 and 24 are widely known and used, and are composed of a female part 23 and a male part 23, and both ends of the strap 20 are coupled to the female part 23 and the male part 24, respectively. .

The strap 20 is joined by the rivets 25 with the middle portions overlapping each other, and is divided into two parts 21 and 22 mainly around the joining portions by the rivets 25. Is a part which forms a closed loop and penetrates the through slot 13 of the pad 10 so that the pad 10 and the strap 20 are not separated from each other.

The second part 21 has a part separated from each other, including the end of the strap 20, in the separated part is coupled to each other by the buckle (23, 24) to form a closed ring or separated from each other.

The wire 30 is coupled to the first portion 21 of the strap 20, and the wire 30 is coupled to the first portion 21 of the strap so as not to be detached from the first portion 21, and the other end thereof is provided with a block ( 32) is attached.

The wire 30 is made of a diameter that can be disposed in the gap between the door and the vehicle body of the vehicle, the block 32 has a form that cannot be separated into the gap between the door and the vehicle body of the vehicle.

The pad device 100 of this embodiment of such a configuration can be used alone as a pad device for preventing damage to the vehicle door.

In FIG. 2, the two pad devices 100 and 100 ′ are longitudinally connected to each other and are placed on the front door 3 and the rear door 2 of the vehicle 1, but the pad devices 100. Are each independently mounted to the vehicle.

Referring to the pad device 100 mounted on the rear door 2, the pad device 100 removes the buckle 23, 24 of the second part 22 of the strap 20 from the pad device 100, and the strap 20. After passing through the space between the handle 4 of the door and the door 2, the buckle 23, 24 is again engaged.

Then, the position of the strap 20 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the through slot 13 of the pad is adjusted. Since the position of the strap 20 is determined by the position of the door handle 4, the pad 10 is moved relative to the rear door 2 of the vehicle by moving the pad 10 relative to the strap 20 in the length range of the through slot 13. The position of the pad 10 can be adjusted to an appropriate position.

On the other hand, in order for the pad 10 to prevent damage to the rear door, the height of the pad 10 relative to the rear door 2 of the vehicle must be placed at an appropriate height, such height adjustment being performed by the male portion 24 of the buckle. By pulling the end of the strap 20 with respect to, the length of the second portion 22 of the strap can be shortened to increase the height of the pad 10, and the strap 20 can be released to lower the height of the pad 10. have.

When this position adjustment operation is completed, the block of wire (32 of FIG. 1) closes the rear door 2 in the state which placed in the vehicle interior. As a result, the pad device 100 is attached to the rear door 2, and the pad 10 is placed at a position that protects the surface of the rear door 2 along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

The pad device 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment may adjust the position of the pad device 100 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by the strap 20 and the through slot 13, and adjust the length of the second end 22 of the strap in the height direction of the vehicle. Position adjustment is possible. Therefore, it can be used without being limited to a specific vehicle model.

In addition, since it is attached to the vehicle by the strap 20 penetrating the door handle 4, it is not separated from the vehicle by wind or other impact. In addition, theft is prevented because the buckle 23, 24 is released and the wire 30 is cut off from the vehicle.

Of course, it is possible to cut the wire 30 and release the buckle 23, 24 to separate it from the vehicle without opening the door 4, but it is possible to prevent theft due to the burden of exposure to such an action and the delay of time. The effect can be obtained.

On the other hand, a pad or other device for preventing the damage of the door is not usually installed only for any one door, it is a general consumer's request to install on all doors to prevent damage to all the doors.

Referring to FIG. 2, the pad device 100 according to the present embodiment is also connected to another pad device 100 ′ having substantially the same configuration to form a pad system.

The other pad apparatus 100 '(second pad apparatus) constituting the pad system has substantially the same configuration as the pad apparatus 100 (first pad apparatus) shown in FIG. 1, but with the attachment position of the magnet 15'. And the polarity of the portion exposed to the surface and the kind of the Velcro tape 14 '.

In the second pad device 100 ′, the magnet 15 ′ is disposed at an end opposite to the magnet 15 of the first pad device 100, and a portion having an opposite polarity is exposed to the surface.

Accordingly, when the first and second pad devices 100 and 100 'are installed at the rear and front doors 2 and 3, respectively, and the longitudinal ends of the two pad devices are brought into contact with each other as shown in FIG. The pads 10 abut against each other in the longitudinal direction and are coupled to each other by the magnets 15 and 15 'to form a state in which the pads 10 are connected from the front door 3 to the rear door 2 of the vehicle.

In each pad device, since the pad 10 is suspended from the door handle by one strap 20, the pad 10 may be inclined to either side due to an external impact or the like. The two pads 10 are joined together as one pad and suspended from the two door handles 4 and 5 by the two straps 20 so that they do not tilt.

In addition, in the pad system of the present embodiment, the pads 10 forming the respective pad devices are respectively adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle by the through slots 13 and the height is adjusted by the length adjustment of the strap 20. According to the vehicle type, even if there is a difference in the shape of the front and rear doors or the relative spacing or height of the front and rear door handles can be easily adjusted accordingly, the pads 10 are arranged to be parallel to each other and connected to each other by the magnet 15.

Meanwhile, in the pad devices illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, magnets 15 and 15 ′ are inserted into the longitudinal end faces of the pads 10, but the magnets 15 and 15 ′ are attached to the top surface 11 of the pad instead of the magnets. Velcro tape such as this may be attached.

By attaching female velcro tapes to the pads of one pad unit and male velcro tapes to the pads of the other pad unit, when the pad units 100 and 100 'are installed, the velcro The tapes may be attached to each other such that the pads are longitudinally bonded to each other.

On the other hand, in the pad system of the present embodiment, when the pad device is removed from the door for the driving of the vehicle and the pad device is to be stored in the trunk of the vehicle, the pad device can be combined and stored in the state shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

As also shown in FIG. 3, the two pad apparatuses 100 and 100 'are provided with the velcro tapes 14 and 14' of a different structure.

The female Velcro tape 14 is provided at the end of the pad 10 of the first pad device 100, and the male Velcro tape 14 ′ is provided at the end of the pad of the second pad device 100 ′. 4, when these pad devices are separated and overlapped with each other, as shown in FIG. 5, the Velcro tapes 14 and 14 ′ are bonded to each other.

Therefore, after being separated from the vehicle door, the two pad apparatuses 100 and 100 'are overlapped with each other to be stored as one article, thereby facilitating transportation and storage.

With reference to FIG. 6, the construction and operation of a modification to the above-described embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the pad system of the modified example, the convex portion 15-2 and the concave portion 15-1 are coupling means for joining the pads to each other in place of the two magnets 15 on the longitudinal end faces of the pads 10 and 10 ', respectively. ) Is provided.

The convex portion 15-2 protrudes in the longitudinal direction from the longitudinal end surface of the pad 10 '. The convex portion 15-1 is formed to have a narrow width at the pad side and a wide width at the tip, and the concave portion 15-1 corresponds to the convex portion. It is formed in a shape that is formed in a shape that is concavely cut out from the end of the pad 10 has a shape that is cut wider in the inside.

According to this configuration, when the ends of the two pads 10 and 10 'overlap each other in parallel, the convex portions 15-2 are inserted into the recesses 15-1 and the pads 10 and 10' end faces each other. It extends in the contact state. In this state, even if a force separating in the longitudinal direction acts on the pads, they are not separated from each other, but can be separated by applying a force in the thickness direction of the pad.

The pad device and the pad system according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications and additions can be made within the scope of the claims.

10: pad 14: Velcro tape
15: magnet 20: strap
23, 24: buckle 30: wire

Claims (7)

A pad device for preventing damage to a vehicle,
Made of a synthetic resin foam in the form of a panel, extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the lower surface of the door handle of the vehicle is disposed so that the surface facing the door panel of the vehicle, the penetrating extending in the longitudinal direction in the longitudinal center A pad in which a slot is formed; And
A strap comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion penetrates through the through slot of the pad so as not to be separated from the pad, and the second portion opposite the first portion is provided between the door handle and the door of the vehicle. A strap that penetrates the space to form a closed curve and can be coupled to the door handle, and a portion of the closed curve can be separated and detached from the door handle.
Including,
Wherein the position of the pad relative to the door of the vehicle is adjusted by adjusting the position of the first portion of the attachment strap in the through slot of the pad. The method according to claim 1,
The second portion of the strap is a pad device in which the ends of the strap are joined to each other by a buckle to form a closed curve, and the length of the second portion is adjusted by adjusting the length of the strap in the buckle. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a wire having a thickness or diameter that can be placed between the vehicle door and the vehicle body when the vehicle door is closed, one end coupled to the pad and the other end provided with a block of thickness that cannot pass between the vehicle door and the vehicle body. The pad device. A pad system comprising two pad devices according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
One pad unit is coupled to the front door and the other pad unit is coupled to the rear door so that the pads of the pad unit are arranged in a longitudinal line with each other, and the pads of the pad unit are mutually long on the longitudinal end faces facing each other. The pad system being joined to one another and extending in the longitudinal direction by means of coupling means for allowing engagement in a direction. The method according to claim 4,
The coupling means is a magnet or velcro tape provided on mutually opposite longitudinal end faces of the pads, wherein the pads are joined to and extended in the longitudinal direction with each other by magnetic coupling between the magnets or attachment between the velcro tapes. The method according to claim 4,
The engaging means consists of a convex portion projecting from the longitudinal end surface of the pad of one pad apparatus and a recess formed concave from the longitudinal end surface of the pad of the other pad apparatus, the recess being parallel to each other. The pad system which is inserted in the convex part in the arrange | positioned state, and is comprised so that it may not leave in a longitudinal direction. The method according to claim 4,
Velcro tape is attached to the surface of the pad of each pad unit facing the door, the velcro tape of one pad unit consists of the velcro tape of the female, and the velcro tape of the other pad unit consists of the number of velcro tapes. And a plurality of pads are joined to each other in a state where the pads are overlapped with each other by a combination of Velcro tape yarns.

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