JP4152483B2 - Vehicle sun visor - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to Sanbai The vehicle having a sun visor body which core is covered by the outer skin.
[0002]
[Prior art]
This type of Sanbai The vehicle, for example, disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-114514.
In this, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the hollow core body 20 is formed by joining a pair of halves 121 divided in the thickness direction at a joint piece 122 formed mutually. It is composed by being done.
At this time, a predetermined gap 134 is formed between the insertion opening edges 135 at the peripheral edge portions of both halves 121.
On the other hand, in a state where the two skin materials 160 are superimposed on the front surface and the back surface of the core body 120, the skin materials 160 are stitched together along the peripheral edge of the core body 120.
Then, the stitching edges 161 of the two skin materials 160 are pushed in while elastically expanding the insertion opening edge 135 of the core body 120. As a result, the stitching edges 161 of the two skin materials 160 are elastically held between the insertion opening edges 135. As a result, the sun visor main body 110 in which the core body 120 is covered with the exterior skin 150 made of the two skin materials 160 is manufactured.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Incidentally, said have you to conventional Sanbai The vehicular exterior skin 150 consisting of two skin materials 160 has a structure that is resiliently clamped in the insertion opening edge 135 of the core 120 in the sewing edge 161 It has become. For this reason, when a tensile force is applied to the exterior skin 150, there is a possibility that the stitching edge 161 of the exterior skin 150 may come off unexpectedly from the opening edge 135 for insertion of the core body 120.
The purpose of this invention, the light of the conventional problems, to provide a vehicle Sanbai THE that can be held by retaining surely leaves the edge of the exterior skin relative to the inserting opening edge of the core It is.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, a vehicle sun visor according to the invention of claim 1 is a vehicle sun visor having a sun visor body whose core is covered with an outer skin,
The core body is configured by combining a pair of halves by a coupling means,
Of the peripheral edges of the halves facing each other, at least one side is formed with an opening edge for insertion facing with a predetermined gap,
Among the opposing opening edges, an elastic locking piece is formed on the back side of at least one insertion opening edge so as to close a gap between the both opening edges,
The elastic locking piece is elastically deformed in a curved shape toward the inside of the core body when an end edge portion of the skin material forming the exterior skin is inserted into a gap between the opposing opening edges. and flexure is formed in a sawtooth shape by the elastic force based on the elastic deformation of its bite into the edge portion of the skin material.
[0005]
According to the above configuration, when the edge portion of the skin material is inserted into the gap between the opposing opening edges of the core body by a predetermined amount , the elastic locking piece is curved toward the inside of the core body. deflected elastically deformed, its leading end portion by the elastic force based on elastic deformation of themselves self-align the edges of the skin material may be held by retaining the skin material by the biting force. As a result, the sun visor body whose core is covered with the outer skin made of the skin material is easily manufactured.
[0006]
The vehicle sun visor according to the invention of claim 2 is the vehicle sun visor according to claim 1,
The opening edge for insertion is formed in the perimeter of the opposing peripheral part of both halves .
Therefore, when the entire peripheral edge of the skin material is inserted into the gap between the opposing opening edges of the core body by a predetermined amount, the elastic locking piece has its tip portion due to the elastic force based on its own elastic deformation. The skin material is prevented from coming off by the biting force of the edge of the skin material and the biting force. As a result, the sun visor body whose core is covered with the outer skin made of the skin material is easily manufactured.
[0007]
The vehicle sun visor according to the invention of claim 3 is the vehicle sun visor according to claim 1 or 2,
The elastic locking pieces are formed so as to mesh with the back sides of the opposing opening edges of both halves .
Therefore, it is possible to effectively increase the biting force of the elastic locking piece with respect to the edge portion of the skin material. As a result, it is possible to more reliably prevent the end edge portion of the skin material from coming out of the opening edge for insertion of the core body.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(Embodiment 1)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 2, the vehicle sun visor 1 includes a support shaft 2 and a sun visor body 10. The support shaft 2 is formed in a substantially L shape, and is attached to the passenger compartment ceiling surface by a mounting bracket at the longitudinal axis portion thereof. A sun visor body 10 is mounted on the horizontal shaft portion 3 of the support shaft 2. The sun visor main body 10 is rotationally operated around the axis of the horizontal shaft portion 3, so that the sun visor main body 10 is switched between a storage position along the passenger compartment ceiling surface and a light shielding position along the windshield.
As shown in FIG. 1, the sun visor body 10 is configured by covering a hollow core body 20 with an outer skin 50.
The core body 20 is configured by a pair of half-divided bodies 21 that are half-divided in the thickness direction to form a half-shell shape and are coupled by a coupling means. The exterior skin 50 is composed of a sheet-like skin material 60 such as a synthetic resin sheet or a woven fabric. And the sun visor main body 10 is manufactured through the order of a core body coupling | bonding process and a coating | coated process.
[0009]
In the core body coupling step, a pair of halves 21 for forming the core body 20 is formed by injection molding of synthetic resin or the like.
As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of pairs of coupling pieces 22 and holding pieces 24 that form coupling means are provided on the opposing inner wall surfaces of the pair of halves 21 at predetermined intervals. 4 and 5, the coupling piece 22 of one half 21 is inserted between the coupling piece 22 and the holding piece 24 of the other half 21, and at the same time, the other half The coupling piece 22 of the half body 21 is inserted between the coupling piece 22 of one half body 21 and the holding piece 24. As a result, the engaging portions 23 at the distal ends of the coupling pieces 22 are engaged with each other, and the pair of halves 21 are held in a coupled state by the engagement force, thereby forming the core body 20.
[0010]
In the state in which the core body 20 is configured as described above, the insertion opening edges 35 facing each other with a predetermined gap are formed in an annular shape on the entire circumference of the opposing peripheral edge portions of the pair of halves 21. .
A large number of elastic locking pieces 36 that are engaged with each other so as to close the gap 34 between the insertion opening edges 35 protrude from the back side of the opposing insertion opening edges 35 of the pair of halves 21. It is installed. These elastic locking pieces 36 are elastically deformed and bent when the stitching edge 61 of the end edge portion of the skin material 60 forming the exterior skin 50 is inserted into the gap 34 between the opposing opening edges 35, And the front-end | tip part has comprised the serrated shape so that it can bite into the skin material 60. FIG.
[0011]
Next, in the covering step, first, a sheet material such as a synthetic resin sheet or a woven fabric is cut appropriately larger than the outer shape of the core body 20 to form two skin materials 60.
Thereafter, the two skin members 60 are sewn together by sewing on the entire periphery of the core body 20 with the core body 20 interposed therebetween.
Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the stitching edge 61 on the entire periphery of the skin material 60 is inserted into the gap 34 between the opposing opening edges 35 of the core body 20 by the insertion jig 100. At this time, the elastic locking piece 36 is elastically deformed and bent toward the inside of the core body 20 by insertion of the stitching edge 61 of the skin material 60.
[0012]
The stitching edge 61 on the entire periphery of the skin material 60 is inserted into the gap 34 between the insertion opening edges 35 of the core body 20 facing each other, and the insertion jig is removed.
Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the elastic locking piece 36 has a tip portion that is hard to be near the suture edge 61 of the skin material 60 due to the elastic force based on its own elastic deformation, and the skin material 60 is caused by the biting force. Retained and retained. As a result, the sun visor body 10 in which the core body 20 is covered with the exterior skin 50 made of the two skin materials 60 is manufactured.
[0013]
As described above, the sun visor body 10 in which the hollow core body 20 is covered with the outer skin 50 is easily manufactured through the order of the core body bonding step and the covering step.
In the sun visor body 10, when a tensile force is applied to the exterior skin 50 in a direction in which the stitching edge 61 at the end edge of the skin material 60 is pulled out from the opening edge 35 for insertion of the core body 20, the tensile force is elastic. The elastic locking piece 36 penetrates deeper in the vicinity of the stitching edge 61 of the skin material 60 in order to act in the direction in which the stop piece 36 stands in its original state. For this reason, it is reliably prevented that the stitching edge 61 at the end edge portion of the skin material 60 is pulled out from the opening edge 35 for insertion of the core body 20.
[0014]
Further, in the first embodiment, a large number of saw-toothed elastic locks engaged with the back side of the opposed insertion opening edge 35 so as to close the gap 34 between the insertion opening edges 35. Each piece 36 is provided in a protruding manner.
For this reason, the biting force of the elastic locking piece 36 with respect to the edge part of the skin material 60 can be increased effectively. As a result, it is possible to more reliably prevent the end edge portion of the skin material 60 or the stitched edge 61 from slipping out from the insertion opening edge 35 of the core body 20.
[0015]
(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the core body coupling step of the second embodiment, the pair of halves 21 are coupled by the coupling means including the coupling piece 22 and the holding piece 24 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. A core body 20 is configured.
An insertion opening edge 35 is formed annularly on the entire circumference of the opposing peripheral edge portions of the pair of halves 21 with a predetermined gap therebetween. A large number of elastic locking pieces 36 each having a shape are projected.
[0016]
Next, in the covering step, first, a sheet material such as a synthetic resin sheet or a woven fabric is cut appropriately larger than the outer shape of the core body 20 to form two skin materials 60.
The two skin materials 60 are respectively bonded to the front and back surfaces of the core body 20 by an adhesive.
Here, as shown in FIG. 8, the entire peripheral edge portion 62 of the two skin members 60 is respectively inserted into the gap 34 between the insertion opening edges 35 of the core body 20 by a predetermined amount by the insertion jig. It is inserted and the insertion jig is removed. Then, the elastic locking piece 36 bites into the vicinity of the entire peripheral edge 62 of the two skin members 60 by the elastic force based on its own elastic deformation, and the two skin materials 60 by the biting force. Is retained. As a result, the sun visor body 10 in which the core body 20 is covered with the exterior skin 50 made of the two skin materials 60 is manufactured.
[0017]
Therefore, also in the second embodiment, the sun visor main body 10 in which the hollow core body 20 is covered with the outer skin 50 through the order of the core body bonding step and the covering step, in substantially the same manner as in the first embodiment. Is easily manufactured. Furthermore, it is possible to reliably prevent the end edge portion of the skin material 60 from coming out of the insertion opening edge 35 of the core body 20.
[0018]
(Embodiment 3)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Also in the core body coupling step of the third embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the pair of halves 21 are coupled by the coupling means 25 including the coupling piece 22 and the holding piece 24. The core body 20 is configured.
At this time, an insertion opening edge 35 facing a predetermined gap 34 on one side (upper side, lower side, right side, or left side in FIG. 9) of the peripheral edges of the pair of halves 21. Are formed in a slit shape, and a large number of sawtooth-shaped elastic locking pieces 36 project from the back side of the opening edge 35 for insertion.
As shown in FIG. 10, the opposed peripheral portions of the pair of halves 21 are abutted with each other except for the portion where the insertion opening edge 35 is formed.
[0019]
Next, in the covering step, first, two skin materials 60 such as a synthetic resin sheet and a woven fabric or a single skin material 60 is sized to accommodate the core body 20 and opened on one side. It is formed in a shape.
Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the core body 20 is accommodated in the bag of the skin material 60 so that the insertion opening edge 35 of the core body 20 is positioned on the opening side of the skin material 60. .
Here, as shown in FIG. 13, the end edge portion 62 on one side of the skin material 60 is inserted into the gap 34 between the opposing opening edges 35 of the core body 20 by a predetermined amount by the insertion jig. And the insertion jig is removed. Then, the elastic locking piece 36 bites into the vicinity of the edge 62 on one side of the skin material 60 by the elastic force based on its own elastic deformation, and one side of the skin material 60 by the biting force. The end edge portion 62 is retained so as not to come off. Thus, the sun visor body 10 in which the core body 20 is covered with the outer skin 50 is manufactured.
[0020]
Therefore, also in the third embodiment, the sun visor main body 10 in which the hollow core body 20 is covered with the outer skin 50 through the order of the core body bonding step and the covering step in substantially the same manner as in the first embodiment. Is easily manufactured. Further, the end edge portion 62 on one side of the skin material 60 can be reliably prevented from coming out from the insertion opening edge 35 of the core body 20.
[0021]
In the first to third embodiments, the gap 34 between the insertion opening edges 35 is closed with respect to the back side of the opposing insertion opening edges 35 of the pair of halves 21. Although the case where many saw-tooth-like elastic locking pieces 36 that are meshed with each other is illustrated as protruding, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, an elastic locking piece 36 that protrudes into the edge portion of the skin material 60 is provided only on one of the insertion opening edges 35 of the pair of halves 21 facing each other. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the skin material 60 from coming off.
Moreover, in the coupling | bonding means of the core 20, although it was set as the structure which mutually engages the coupling piece 22 of the half body 21, it is not limited to this. For example, you may make it the structure which couple | bonds the mutual protrusion of the half-split body 21 by welding, adhesion | attachment, etc.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reliably prevent and hold the end edge portion of the exterior skin with respect to the insertion opening edge of the core body of the sun visor body. For this reason, it is possible to prevent problems such as deterioration of the appearance due to the end edge portion of the exterior skin coming out from the opening edge for insertion of the core body, or wrinkles or looseness in the exterior skin.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is a cross-sectional view based on the line II of FIG. 2, showing a sun visor body of a vehicle sun visor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the sun visor body.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the state before the pair of halves of the core body are joined together, broken away.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a pair of halves of a core body are joined together, broken.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a pair of halves of the core body are joined together.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the peripheral portions of the two skin materials are also sewn along the peripheral portion of the core body.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which two skin materials are bonded to both front and back surfaces of a core body of a sun visor body according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the sun visor body is configured by inserting the peripheral edge portions of two skin materials into the gap between the insertion opening edges of the core body.
FIG. 9 is a front view showing a core body related to a sun visor body according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view based on the XX line of FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a front view showing a state in which a core body is housed in a bag-like skin material.
12 is a cross-sectional view based on the XII-XII line of FIG.
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the sun visor body is configured by inserting the edge portion of the bag-like skin material into the gap between the insertion opening edges of the core body.
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the peripheral portions of two skin materials according to a conventional sun visor body are sewn along the peripheral portion of the core body.
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a sun visor body is configured by inserting the peripheral edge portions of two skin materials into the gap between the insertion opening edges of the core body.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sun visor for vehicles 10 Sun visor main body 20 Core body 21 Half split body 22 Joining piece (joining means)
35 Opening edge for insertion 36 Elastic locking piece 50 Exterior skin 60 Skin material

Claims (3)

A vehicle sun visor having a sun visor body whose core is covered with an exterior skin,
The core body is configured by combining a pair of halves by a coupling means,
Of the peripheral edges of the halves facing each other, at least one side is formed with an opening edge for insertion facing with a predetermined gap,
Among the opposing opening edges, an elastic locking piece is formed on the back side of at least one insertion opening edge so as to close a gap between the both opening edges,
The elastic locking piece is elastically deformed in a curved shape toward the inside of the core body when an end edge portion of the skin material forming the exterior skin is inserted into a gap between the opposing opening edges. to deflection, its the sun visor which is formed in a sawtooth shape biting into the edge portion of the skin material by the elastic force based on elastic deformation. The vehicle sun visor according to claim 1,
The opening rim for insertion is a sun visor for vehicles formed in the perimeter of the peripheral part which both halves oppose . The vehicle sun visor according to claim 1 or 2,
The vehicular sun visor is formed so that the elastic locking pieces are engaged with the back sides of the opposing opening edges of the halves .

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