JP3314300B2 - Mounting device for tonneau cover device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tonneau cover device for pulling out a cover sheet housed in a take-up case and covering a luggage compartment between a rear seat and a back door of an automobile. The present invention relates to a mounting device for mounting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional mounting device for a tonneau cover device is configured such that mounting members provided at both ends of a take-up case are removably locked to locking members on a vehicle body side. 7 and FIG.

FIGS. 7 and 8 are front views partially showing the mounting device of the conventional tonneau cover device. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes an insertion block fixed to both ends of a cover sheet winding case. In the lower half of this, an insertion portion 2 having a concave groove 2b on both sides and a projecting portion 2a projecting in the center
Are formed integrally with each other, and locking claws 3 are projected from both side walls (side surfaces) of the projecting portion 2a of the insertion portion 2, respectively.

A mounting base 4 is fixed to a part of the vehicle body. The mounting base 4 is provided with an insertion hole 5 through which the insertion section 2 can be inserted. The bottom of the insertion hole 5 has a U-shape as a whole, which is elastically in contact with the side surface of the inserted protruding portion 2a and can be engaged with the locking claw 3, and has a bent portion 6a. Holding spring 6 is attached.

Therefore, by operating the insertion block 1,
As shown in FIG. 8, the protrusion 2 a of the insertion portion 2 is press-fitted into the insertion hole 5 so as to push and expand a part of the holding spring 6, and as shown in FIG. The retaining claw 3 is held, and the mounting base 4 of the insertion block 1 is held.
Can be held.

The holding of the insertion block 1 from the mounting table 4 is released by pulling out the insertion portion 2 from the hole 5 so that the locking claw 3 rides over the bent portion 6a and the holding force of the holding spring 6 is reduced. This is done by being pulled out against this.

[0007]

However, in such a conventional mounting device for a tonneau cover device, the holding of the insertion portion 2 in the insertion hole 5 only uses the elastic force of the holding spring 6. However, some backlash occurs in these holding portions, which causes abnormal noise, and the insertion portion 2 easily comes off, so that the holding state is not stable.
If the shape of the holding spring 6 is changed or the repulsion force is increased in order to stabilize the holding state, the attaching / detaching operation of the insertion portion 2 to / from the insertion hole 5 becomes heavy, resulting in inconvenience in operation. There were challenges.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and provides a tonneau cover device which can securely and stably hold a mutual connection state without backlash and can perform the connection and disconnection operations lightly. The aim is to obtain a mounting device.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a mounting device for a tonneau cover device according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises a housing fixed to an end of a winding case of a cover sheet. the operation button mover is continuously provided to slidably provided, and an inner end against the housing,
A spring that constantly biases the operation button outward of the housing, a pin provided on the mover, and a locked member
Having a guide groove guided by the pin,
The reciprocating movement of the pin, and the slide lock member to and from and out of the housing, provided on the vehicle body, said slide
Partly has an engagement hole that detachably engages with the idlock member.
Mounting member, and the locked member within the housing.
Is provided so as to face the first member by the locked member.
Upon receiving the pressing force, the slide lock member is in the housing.
And the lock on the mounting member on the vehicle body side is released.
Hold the locked member in the
Push / push type that releases the holding of the locked member
And a lock device .

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mounting device for the tonneau cover device, wherein the slide lock member and the engagement hole are provided.
Are attached to the housing and the mounting member on the vehicle body side, respectively.
It is characterized by being provided for each pair .

Further, in the attaching device of the tonneau cover device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the locked member may be configured such that:
・ Locking projection that can be locked by push-type locking device
It is characterized by having .

[0012]

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing a mounting device for a tonneau cover device according to the present invention. In the drawing, reference numeral 11 denotes a case for winding a cover sheet covering a luggage compartment between a rear seat and a back door of an automobile. The housing 11 is provided at an end thereof. The housing 11 has an operation button 13 slidable in a guide hole 12.

The inner end (lower end) of the operation button 13
Is provided with a toy-top movable element 14, and a spring 15 inserted into the shaft of the movable element 14 is provided in the guide through hole 12, and an operation button integrated with the movable element 14 is provided. 13 is constantly urged upward, that is, in a direction to protrude outside the housing 11.

Further, a lockable member 16 having a locking projection 16a that is held and released by a push-push type locking device described later is provided at the tip (lower end) of the mover 14. Each pin 17 is symmetrically disposed on a pair of triangular frame portions 14a of a target shape extending right and left of the mover 14.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a pair of slide lock members provided at positions substantially facing the respective triangular frame portions 14a, which are arranged in the housing 11 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction in the figure. The outer surface of the slide lock member 18 is formed as a claw-shaped portion 18 a, which is disposed on the side of the housing 11 so as to be freely retractable.

In these slide lock members 18, guide grooves 19 are arranged in a "C" shape, and the pins 17 are inserted into these guide grooves 19, respectively.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a push-push type lock device which is disposed in the housing 11 so as to face the locked member 16 of the movable member 14, and is closed by receiving the first pressing force of the locked member 16. A bifurcated holding member 21 for holding (holding) the locked member 16 and releasing it by receiving the next pressing force to release the holding of the locking projection 16a.

The front opening of the housing 11 is
It is closed by the cover 25 and the rear side is fixed to the winding housing.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 24 denotes a mounting member that is mounted on the vehicle body side and detachably mounts the tonneau cover device. The mounting member 24 is formed in a concave groove 24a corresponding to the housing 11, and the concave groove 24a
Have locking holes 23 for the slide lock member. The mounting member 24 may be provided on the vehicle body itself or formed of an arbitrary block member, and may be mounted on the vehicle body side.

Next, the operation will be described. First, the housing 11 in the state shown in FIG. 1 is inserted in the direction of the arrow P into the concave groove 24a of the mounting member 24 on the vehicle body side. By this insertion operation, the slide lock member 1
8 is guided downward while sliding along the inner surface of the concave groove 24a.

As a result, the slide lock member 18 gradually retracts into the housing 11, and the guide groove 19 pushes down the pin 17 inserted therein. As a result, the operation button 13 is immersed in the housing 11 with its head left.

However, when the operation of inserting the housing continues and the side edge of the claw portion 18 a of the slide lock member 18 reaches the engagement hole 23 of the mounting member 24, the claw portion 18 a Upon receiving the repulsive force, it enters the engagement hole 23. As a result, the housing 11 does not enter the concave groove 24a and does not come off in the direction opposite to the insertion direction, and is held in a locked state. This spring 15
When the claw portion 18a of the slide lock member 18 is inserted into the engagement hole 23 by the repulsive force, the operation button 13 also returns to the state shown in FIG.

Next, in the locked state, to release the locked state, the operation button 13 is pushed down in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. 5, and the pushing down operation is performed sufficiently. As a result, the locked member 16 of the mover 14 presses the holding member 21 in the open state of the push-push type locking device 20.
It sinks inside and is locked at the sinking position.

At this time, the holding member 21 is also closed at that position, and the locking projection 1 of the locked member 16 is closed.
6a is pressed and held. Therefore, the locked member 16 does not return upward even after the pressing operation of the operation button 13 is released, and the operation button 13 is held in the state shown in FIG.

At this time, the pin 17 is maintained in the lowered state, and each slide lock member 1 is moved through the guide groove 19.
8, the claw member 18a is disengaged from the engagement hole 23.
6 can be easily and smoothly pulled out from the inside of the mounting member 24 in the direction of arrow Q as shown in FIG. As a result, the tonneau cover device to which the housing 11 is fixed can be easily removed from the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 6, the operation button 13 of the housing 11 pulled out of the mounting member 24 in this manner is in a state where the operation button 13 is sunk in the housing 11, and the operating button 13 is held by the mounting member 24 again. For this purpose, it is necessary to return to the state shown in FIG.

For this purpose, when the operation button 13 in the state shown in FIG. 6 is pushed into the housing 11, the locked member 16 is held by the holding member 21 and the holding member 21 is further moved. Pushing into the push-push type lock device 20
The locked state of the push-type lock device 20 is released.

Therefore, by releasing the locked state,
The holding member 21 is lifted and opened, and the holding of the locked member 16 is released. For this reason, the locked member 16 rises together with the operation button 13 under the repulsive force of the spring 15, and as shown in FIG.
3 protrudes significantly above the housing 11 and returns.

Therefore, in the mounting device of the tonneau cover device of the present invention, the engagement and locking of the housing 11 with the mounting member 24 utilize not only the repulsive force of the spring 15 but also the clamping force of the push-push type locking device. As a result, there is no backlash or looseness between the housing 11 and the mounting member 24, and the conventional problem of the spring being loosened and accidentally coming off due to looseness and the like is completely overcome. it can.

In mounting the tonneau cover device, the housing 11 only needs to be inserted into the mounting member 24, and the slide lock member 18 is easily retracted in the housing 11 because there is no member that retreats inside the housing 11 and can be easily removed. It can be carried out.

[0032]

As is evident from the foregoing description, according to the present invention, a housing is fixed to the winding case end portion of the cover sheet, it is provided slidably against the housing, and the inner end
The operation button with the mover connected in series and the operation button
A spring that constantly biases the outer side of the housing,
The pin and the locked member provided, and the pin
It has a guide groove to be guided,
Ri, a slide lock member to and from and out of the housing, provided on the vehicle body side, wear and the slide lock member
A mounting member having a partly engaging hole for removably engaging the mounting member.
To face the locked member in the housing
The push-push lock device is installed as
The slide member receives the first pressing force from the locked member.
The lock member retracts into the housing and is attached to the vehicle body.
Hold the locked member with the member unlocked.
Receiving the next pressing force to hold the locked member.
So as to release, since detachably attached to the attachment member of the vehicle body, tonneau cover device, to be able to be lightly easily attached to the body side of the mounting member, at this time,
Locked by the slide lock member, so they are connected to each other
But without looseness, it is held reliably and stably, in concert
When removing the cover device, press the operating button once.
Since the lock of the slide lock member with respect to the mounting member on the vehicle body side can be released simply by obtaining, the effect of being light and easy can be obtained.

[0033]

Further, by performing the engagement between the slide lock member and the engagement hole at two places, there is obtained an advantage that the strength and stability of the lock are increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing a mounting device of a tonneau cover device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the housing in FIG. 1 when a cover is closed.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the housing in FIG. 1 when a cover is closed.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state before and after the operation of the attaching device of the tonneau cover device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state before and after the operation of the attaching device of the tonneau cover device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state before and after the operation of the attaching device of the tonneau cover device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway front view of a conventional tonneau cover mounting device.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state before and after the operation of the attaching device of the tonneau cover device shown in FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 11 housing 13 operation button 14 mover 15 spring 16 locked member 17 pin 18 slide lock member 19 guide groove 20 push / push type lock device 23 engagement hole 24 mounting member

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuyuki Mizuno 2 Nihonsan Motor Co., Ltd. 2 Takaracho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture (72) Inventor Tomoya Sakuma 2nd Takaracho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Nissan (72) Inventor Junichi Oki 3316, Miyayama, Samukawa-cho, Koza-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd.At the Samukawa Head Office Plant (72) Inventor Ken Suzuki 4056 Sakuradai, Nakatsu Asakuradai, Aikawa-cho, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture (72) Inventor Takashi Morimoto 4056 Sakuradai, Nakatsu-sha, Aikawa-cho, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (56) References JP-A-9-86280 (JP, A) JP-A-7 -11835 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model 7-26252 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60R 5/04

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A housing which is fixed to the winding case end portion of the cover sheet, is provided slidably against the housing and movable to an inner end
An operation button having a plurality of sub-elements , and an operation button which is constantly biased to the outside of the housing.
Neto has a pin and the locking member provided, the guide groove is guided by the pin to the movable element, the pin
Of the reciprocating movement, and the slide lock member to and from and out of the housing, is provided on the vehicle body side, removably with the slide lock member
Member having an engagement hole partially engaged with the housing and the housing
Provided to face the locked member in the ring,
Receiving the first pressing force by the locked member, the slide
The locking member is retracted into the housing and the mounting portion on the vehicle body side
Holds the locked member with the material unlocked
Then, receiving the next pressing force, the holding of the locked member is released.
And a push-push type locking device. 2. The slide lock member and the engagement hole,
Each of the housing and the mounting member on the vehicle body side
One that is provided mounting system of bets <br/> Nokaba device according to claim 1, wherein the. 3. The push-pull member according to claim 1 , wherein
Has a locking projection that can be locked by a brush-type locking device
Mounting device tonneau cover device according to claim 1, characterized in that that.