WO2002096687A1

WO2002096687A1 - Cover for vehicle door window

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Publication number: WO2002096687A1
Application number: PCT/KR2002/001024
Authority: WO
Inventors: Dae-Bum Lee; Jae-Hwang Lee
Original assignee: Dae-Bum Lee; Jae-Hwang Lee
Priority date: 2001-05-31
Filing date: 2002-05-30
Publication date: 2002-12-05
Also published as: KR20020091613A

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a window cover for a vehicle door, wherein only a window portion of the vehicle door is covered with the window cover, a shading effect can be obtined, and insects can be prevented from entering the interior of a vehicle. According to the present invention, there is provided a window cover for a vehicle door capable of blocking sunlight by covering a window 1 of the vehicle door 9, comprising a fishnet cloth 20 tailored to cover one surface of the window 1 of the vehicle door and to wrap around edges of top and side portions of a frame of the vehicle door 9 over the top and side portions of the frame of the vehicle door 9; an elastic member 30 disposed along an edge of the finisnet cloth corresponding to the top and side portions of the frame of the vehicle door 9; and a coupling means 42 for connecting both ends of the elastic member 30. The fishnet cloth 20 covers the top and side portions of the frame of the vehicle door 9 and the surface of the window by means of elastic force of the elastic member 30.e

Description

COVER FOR VEHICLE DOOR WINDOW

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a cover for covering a window portion of a vehicle door, and more particularly, to a cover for a vehicle door window which provides a shading effect, allows ventilation, and prevents insects from entering the interior of a vehicle even when the window is open.

Background Art Vehicles become necessities of life of the moderns. Usually, people enjoy driving and leisure using the vehicle, and take a rest within the vehicle. However, it is difficult to take a rest within the vehicle in summer due to direct rays of light and ultraviolet rays. Thus, various shading devices for shutting out the sunlight have been developed. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle in a state where a conventional shading net device with a suction cup attached thereto is mounted to the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the shading net device with the suction cup attached thereto comprises a shading net 4 for shutting out the sunlight, the suction cup 8 which is fixed to a central portion of the shading net 4 and then attached to a window 1, and an elastic member 7 which is disposed along a peripheral portion of the shading net 4. The elastic member 7 provides elastic force for allowing the shading net 4 to be kept in its unfolded state. The shading net device with the suction cup attached thereto is installed as follows. The suction cup 8 is attached to the window 1 after the window 1 of the vehicle door has been lifted and closed. Then, the shading net 4 unfolded by the elastic member 7 is positioned to cover a larger part of the window 1. Thus, the sunlight incident into the interior of the vehicle through the window 1 can be shut out.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a conventional blind-type shading device is installed to the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 2, the blind-type shading device 10 comprises a plurality of blind plates 1 1, connecting lines 13 which connect the plurality of blind plates 11 to one another and have upper ends with hooks 15 connected thereto, and a storage box (not shown) in which the plurality of blind plates 1 1 are stacked one above another and stored. The blind-type shading device is installed as follows. The storage box is fixed directly below the window 1 within the vehicle. Then, if the window 1 is lifted in a state where the hooks 15 connected to the connecting lines 13 are hung on an upper end of the window 1, the hooks 15 are moved upward together with the window 1. Consequently, the blind plates 11 are lifted in sequence. Therefore, the blind plates 1 1 for shutting out the sunlight can be installed to an extent that the window 1 is lifted.

The shading net device with the suction cup attached thereto shown in FIG. 1 and the blind-type shading device shown in FIG. 2 have a disadvantage in that an opening portion of the door should be closed by lifting the window 1 if a user intends to install the devices. Thus, the shading net device of FIG. 1 and the shading device of FIG. 2 only have a function of blocking the sunlight. Further, since the shading devices can be installed only when the window is closed, an air stream between the exterior and interior of the vehicle is blocked. Therefore, it is difficult to perform ventilation in the interior of the vehicle. In particular, when a family goes on a picnic using a leisure vehicle and takes a rest for a while in the vehicle, the window should be closed if the user intends to install the conventional shading devices. Thus, since ventilation in the vehicle is not made, a passenger becomes to feels uncomfortable and the temperature in the vehicle is increased. Thus, if the passenger intends to operate an air conditioner unit of the vehicle, the engine of the vehicle should be kept in a running state. Therefore, there are problems of waste of energy and environmental pollution. In particular, there is a problem in that harmful insects such as mosquitoes intrude the vehicle when the window is opened in the night. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional window cover. As shown in FIG. 3, a window cover 16 includes two sheets of fishnet cloths 17 having sizes capable of covering one and the other sides of a window of a vehicle door 9, respectively. The window cover takes the shape of an envelope with an opening formed by sewing curved portions of the fishnet cloths 17, and a rubber cord 19 is sewn along the periphery of the opening to provide elastic force. The window cover 16 is installed to the door 9 in such a manner that the opening of the window cover is placed onto the top of the door 9 and then pulled downward to enclose the window portion of the door 9. Such a window cover has a problem that it can be easily taken off along the curved front portion of the door frame. Moreover, such a window cover 16 should be manufactured to have various sizes applicable to various kinds of vehicle doors having different sizes. Furthermore, even when the window is opened by lowering the window glass after installation of the window cover, there is a disadvantage in performing ventilation since the two sheets of fishnet cloths overlap with each other.

Summary of Invention

The present invention is conceived to solve the aforementioned problems in the prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide a window cover door applicable to vehicle doors having various sizes and shapes, whereby insects can be prevented from entering the interior of a vehicle and the sunlight can be blocked even when a window of the vehicle door is opened.

According to the present invention, there is provided a window cover for a vehicle door capable of blocking sunlight by covering a window of the vehicle door, comprising a fishnet cloth tailored to cover one surface of the window of the vehicle door and to wrap around edges of top and side portions of a frame of the vehicle door over the top and side portions of the frame; an elastic member disposed along an edge of the fishnet cloth corresponding to the top and side portions of the frame of the vehicle door; and a coupling means for connecting both ends of the elastic member. The fishnet cloth covers the top and side portions of the frame of the vehicle door and the surface of the window by means of elastic force of the elastic member.

Preferably, the elastic member is accommodated in a finishing cloth that is sewn on the edge of the fishnet cloth to form a passage along the edge of the fishnet cloth corresponding to the top and side portions of the frame of the vehicle door, one end of the elastic member is fixed to one end of the finishing cloth, and the other end of the elastic member penetrates through and protrudes from the finishing cloth.

The elastic member may be a rubber cord. An O-ring may be installed at a portion of the fishnet cloth to which one end of the rubber cord is fixed and a coupling hook may be attached to the other end of the rubber cord so that the coupling hook can be coupled with the O-ring. A stopper may be provided on a middle portion of the rubber cord which penetrates through the fishnet cloth in order to adjust elastic force of the rubber cord.

Preferably, non-slip cloths with rubber members embedded therein arc sewn on inner sides of the portion of the fishnet cloth to which the one end of the elastic member is fixed and the portion of fishnet cloth through which the elastic member penetrates, whereby an inner surface of the fishnet cloth which comes into contact with the frame of the vehicle door is prevented from being slipped off. Cut lines having predetermined lengths may be formed in the middle of the fishnet cloth and slide fasteners are sewn along the cut lines on the fishnet cloth.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle in a state where a conventional shading net device with a suction cup is mounted to the vehicle.

FIG. 3 a perspective view showing a conventional window cover. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a window cover for a vehicle door according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a tailored fishnet cloth for the window cover shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a portion of the fishnet cloth for the window cover shown in Fig. 4 with a stopper installed. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a rear surface of the window cover of FIG.

4 in unfolded state.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a first installation state where the window cover of FIG. 4 is installed on a window of a front door of the vehicle.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a second installation state where the window cover of FIG. 4 is installed on a window of a rear door of the vehicle.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

Hereinafter, a window cover for a vehicle door according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a window cover 100 for the vehicle door includes a fishnet cloth 20 which can sufficiently cover an outer surface of the window 1 of the vehicle door and is tailored to have a horizontal side 21, a vertical side 23 and a convex curved portion 25 for connecting ends of the horizontal and vertical sides 21 , 23 in a manner similar to typical the shape of a general vehicle door window; a rubber cord 30 disposed along the vertical side 23 and the curved portion 25 of the fishnet cloth 20 for providing elastic force; a stopper 50 for adjusting the length of the rubber cord 30; a hook 42 attached to an end of the rubber cord 30; and an O-ring 44 installed at a junction portion of the vertical side 23 and the horizontal side 21 of the fishnet cloth 20. The hook 42 is coupled with the O-ring 44.

The fishnet cloth 20 has a fishnet structure and predetermined elasticity. As described above, the fishnet cloth 20 is tailored to have the horizontal and vertical sides 21 , 23 and the curved portion 25 for connecting the ends of the horizontal and vertical sides 21, 23. The top of the convex curved portion 25 is provided with two cutouts 27 spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval. Each of the cutouts 27 is formed by cutting away a part of the fishnet cloth by a predetermined length inwardly from an edge of the curved portion 25. Sides of each cutout 27 are overlapped with each other and then sewn together. As a result of the sewing of the sides of the cutouts 27, the tailored planar fishnet cloth 20 is formed into a three-dimensional fishnet cloth having a planar portion 29 and a folded portion 26. The folded portion 26 is formed along the vertical side 23 and the curved portion 25 of the fishnet cloth 20 to be folded in a direction perpendicular to the planar portion 29. At this time, it is preferred that the predetermined interval between the two cutouts 27 correspond to the length of a linear portion on the top of a window frame of the vehicle door.

Meanwhile, a first finishing cloth 61 having a length corresponding to the sum of those of the curved portion 25 and the vertical side 23 is sewn along the curved portion 25 and the vertical side 23 of the fishnet cloth 20 so that a passage space for the Ribber cord can be formed within the finishing cloth 61. At this time, both ends of the width of the first finishing cloth 61 come in contact with and are sewn on front and rear surfaces of the curved portion 25 and the vertical side 23 of the fishnet cloth 20, so that the passage space can be formed along the curved portion 25 and the vertical side 23 of the fishnet cloth 20. Further, a second finishing cloth 63 having a length corresponding to that or the horizontal side 21 of the fishnet cloth 20 is folded with respect to a longitudinal central axis of the second finishing cloth 63 and then sewn in a state where it encloses the horizontal side 21 and a bottom side of a pressing cloth 22. Therefore, the horizontal side 21 of the fishnet cloth 20 is finished by sewing the second finishing cloth 63.

Here, the pressing cloth 22 is a fishnet cloth of which the bottom side and both ends thereof are tailored in the form of a smooth circumference. Recently, some vehicles are designed such that inner surfaces of doors are outward curved to enlarge interior space of the vehicles. Since the pressing cloth 22 is placed onto the curved portion of the door 9 in a state where the pressing cloth is spread out outward of the fishnet cloth 20, the pressing cloth 22 covers a gap between the curved inner surface of the door 9 and the horizontal side 21 of the fishnet cloth 20. Thus, insects that may probably have passed through the opened window are prevented from entering the interior of the vehicle through the gap between the fishnet 20 and the door 9.

In the meantime, as shown in FIG. 7, an elastic rubber cord 30 is disposed in the passage space defined by the first finishing cloth 61. One end of the rubber cord 30 is fixedly sewn on a portion where the horizontal and vertical sides 21 , 23 of the fishnet cloth 20 meet with each other. The other end of the rubber cord 30 escapes from the passage space on a side (hereinafter, referred to as "front surface") opposite to the folded side of the folded portion 26 at a portion where the curved portion 25 and the horizontal side 21 of the fishnet cloth 20 meet with each other, and then passes through the fishnet cloth 20 on the folded side (hereinafter, referred to as "rear surface") of the folded portion 26 of the fishnet cloth 20.

Meanwhile, the hook 42 is attached to the other end of the rubber cord 30, and a stopper 50 is installed at a portion of the rubber cord 30 placed on the front surface.

At this time, the stopper 50 includes a case 52 with two through-holes formed therein, and a fixing plate 54 which is positioned over the interior and exterior of the case 52, subjected to elastic force urging the fixing plate toward the exterior of the case 52 by a spring (not shown) placed within the case 52, and has two through-holes formed therein. The rubber cord 30 which has passed through one through-hole of the case 52 and one through-hole of the fixing plate 54 passes through the other through-hole of the case 52 and the other through-hole of the fixing plate 54, then escapes from the stopper 50 and finally penetrates through the fishnet cloth 20. Therefore, if the fixing plate 54 is pushed to move toward the interior of the case 52, the through-holes of the fixing plate 54 and the case 52 are aligned with each other so that the rubber cord 30 can freely pass through the through-holes. If the pushing of the fixing plate is released, the fixing plate 54 presses and fixes the rubber cord 30 by means of the spring.

In the meantime, an O-ring 44 is installed through coupling with a connection loop 46 at a portion where the vertical side 23 and the horizontal side 21 of the fishnet cloth 20 meet with each other. A hook 42 is coupled with the O-ring 44. By adjusting the length of the rubber cord 30 that passes through the two through-holes of the stopper 50, it is possible to control the tension exerted by a portion of the rubber cord 30 disposed within the first finishing cloth 61 as well as the tension exerted by a portion of the rubber cord 30 with the hook 42 attached thereto in a state where the O-ring 44 and the hook 42 are coupled with each other.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, non-slip cloths 80 are fixedly sewn at portions on the rear surface of the fishnet cloth 20 where the horizontal side 21 and the vertical side 23 meet with each other and the horizontal side 21 and the curved portion 25 meet with each other. A rubber band 85 is disposed along the length of each non-slip cloth 80. Further, a protection cloth 70 for protecting the fishnet cloth 20 is sewn on the front surface of a portion of the fishnet cloth on which the non-slip cloth 80 is sewn.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7, a cut line 28 for causing a middle portion of the fishnet cloth defined by the cut line to be folded in a fore or aft direction is formed in the center of the fishnet cloth 20. Slide fasteners 90 are sewn on the fishnet cloth 20 at two lines constituting the cut line 28, respectively. In the case where the two slide fasteners 90 are sewn on the fishnet cloth 20, the middle portion of the fishnet cloth 20 defined by the cut line 28 is closed when sliders 91 of the respective fasteners 90 slide toward each other. On the contrary, the middle portion of the fishnet cloth 20 is opened when the sliders 91 of the respective fasteners 90 slide away from each other. The opening and closing of the middle portion of the fishnet cloth 20 is intended to allow a driver or passenger to hold out his/her hand therethrough and subsequently to give and take a pass card, a parking ticket or the like in a state where the window cover 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is installed in the vehicle.

An installation relationship of the window cover for the vehicle door constructed as such will be described hereinafter in detail.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a first installation state where the window cover of FIG. 4 is installed on a window of a front door of the vehicle; and FIG. 9 is a view showing a second installation state where the window cover of FIG. 4 is installed on a window of a rear door of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 8, the folded portion 26 of the fishnet cloth 20 is positioned to wrap around a curved portion and a vertical portion extending therefrom which are formed at the top of a window frame of the front door. At this time, the front surface of the fishnet cloth 20 faces the interior of the vehicle, and the rear surface of the fishnet cloth 20 is placed to be in contact with the vehicle door 9. The planar portion 29 of the fishnet cloth 20 is placed on an inner side of the window 1 to entirely cover the window 1, and the folded portion 26 is positioned at the exterior of the vehicle in a state where it is interposed between the door frame and a body frame of the vehicle.

In such a state, the hook 42 attached to the end of the rubber cord 30 is pulled and then coupled with the O-ring 44. As the rubber cord 30 is stretched, it exerts larger elastic force by which the window cover 100 is tightly installed on the vehicle door 9. Meanwhile, the vehicle door 9 has a different size depending on the kind of the vehicle. Therefore, if the rubber cord 30 dose not exert sufficient elastic force in the installation state of the window cover 100, the stopper 50 is adjusted to provide elastic force greater than the insufficient elastic force of the rubber cord 30. By controlling the elastic force by means of the stopper 50 in such a way, the window cover 100 can be installed on all of doors of compact cars and full size cars regardless of the door sizes. The two non-slip cloths 80 are in contact with the frame of the door 9 in the installation state of the window cover 100. If the elastic force is provided by means of the rubber cord 30 as described above, the window cover 100 is subjected to a force which pulls the window cover upward along the curved portion of the door 9, and may also be stripped off the door due to a wind. The rubber bands 85 of the non-slip cloths 80 increase friction force between the non-slip cloths and the door frame to prevent the window cover from being stripped off. Moreover, the protection cloths 70 are positioned on portions where the door frame adjoins the body frame. Since portions of the fishnet cloth 20 corresponding to such portions become ends of the fishnet cloth which come into contact with the door frame and the body frame, the portions of the fishnet cloth 20 are apt to be weakened and torn away. Therefore, the installation of the protection cloths 70 can prevent the fishnet cloth 20 from being torn away. Further, the pressing cloth 22 is spread out from the fishnet cloth 20 and comes into a pressure contact with the curved portion of the inner surface of the door 9.

Even though the driver opens the window 1 in such an installation state of the window cover, the fishnet cloth 20 disposed on the inner side of the window can block the sunlight, perform the ventilation and prevent harmful insects from entering the interior of the vehicle since the insects cannot pass through the fishnet cloth. Since the fishnet cloth 20 of the window cover 100 installed on the vehicle door maintains the position in the wind even while the vehicle is running, the vehicle can travel with the window cover 100 installed on the door.

Alternatively, the window cover 100 for the vehicle door according to the present invention can be installed on the rear door of the vehicle, as shown in FIG. 9. In this case, the window cover is installed in an orientation opposite to that of the window cover 100 for the vehicle door 9 installed as shown in FIG. 8, i.e. such that the planar portion 29 of the fishnet cloth 20 is placed on the exterior side of the vehicle.

Meanwhile, with the elasticity of the unitarily-connected rubber cord 30 installed in the window cover 100, the length of the rubber cord 30 can be adjusted using the stopper 50 to be adapted to the vehicle door 9 having a different size. Furthermore, since the pressing cloth 22 comes into pressure contact with the curved portion of the door 9, it is possible to prevent intrusion of the harmful insects into the interior room of the vehicle. As described in detail above, since the window cover for the vehicle door according to the present invention is installed on the door frame of the vehicle, the intrusion of the insects can be prevented when the driver or passenger takes a sleep or a rest within the vehicle in the night, and the sunlight can be blocked and the interior room of the vehicle can be maintained in a pleasant condition in the daytime, even while the window is opened.

Although the technical spirit of the window cover for the vehicle door according to the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be noted that the above description discloses a preferred embodiment of the present invention only by way of example and does not limit the present invention. It will also be apparent that those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications thereto without departing from the scope and technical spirit of the invention.

Claims

1. A window cover for a vehicle door capable of blocking sunlight by covering a window of the vehicle door, comprising: a fishnet cloth tailored to cover one surface of the window of the vehicle door and to wrap around edges of top and side portions of a frame of the vehicle door over the top and side portions of the frame; an elastic member disposed along an edge of the fishnet cloth corresponding to the top and side portions of the frame of the vehicle door; and a coupling means for connecting both ends of the elastic member, wherein the fishnet cloth covers the top and side portions of the frame of the vehicle door and the surface of the window by means of elastic force of the elastic member.

2. The window cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic member is accommodated in a finishing cloth that is sewn on the edge of the fishnet cloth to form a passage along the edge of the fislmet cloth corresponding to the top and side portions of the frame of the vehicle door, one end of the elastic member is fixed to one end of the finishing cloth, and the other end of the elastic member penetrates through and protrudes from the finishing cloth.

3. The window cover as claimed in claim 2, wherein the elastic member is a rubber cord, an O-ring is installed at a portion of the fishnet cloth to which one end of the rubber cord is fixed and a coupling hook is attached to the other end of the rubber cord so that the coupling hook can be coupled with the O-ring, and a stopper is provided on a middle portion of the rubber cord which penetrates through the fishnet cloth in order to adjust elastic force of the rubber cord.

4. The window cover as claimed in claim 2, wherein non-slip cloths with rubber members embedded therein are sewn on inner sides of the portion of the fishnet cloth to which the one end of the elastic member is fixed and the portion of fishnet cloth through which the elastic member penetrates, whereby an inner surface of the fishnet cloth which comes into contact with the frame of the vehicle door is prevented from being slipped off.

5. The window cover as claimed in claim 1 , wherein cut lines having predetermined lengths are formed in the middle of the fishnet cloth and slide fasteners are sewn along the cut lines on the fishnet cloth.