JP5378976B2 - Curtain rail end caps for vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an end cap improving appearances by completely covering ends of a curtain rail regarding the end cap of the curtain rail for a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: The resin end cap fixed to the end of the curtain rail for a vehicle includes: a cap body fitted in a runner groove from the end of the curtain rail; a joint piece integrally formed along the outer circumference of the cap body allowing insertion of a runner guide groove of the curtain rail; and a cover piece integrally formed at the top end of the joint piece with the cross section wider than the joint piece and formed into a roughly L shape, and covering the edge of the runner guide groove end of the curtain rail end from the outer side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an end cap for a curtain rail for a vehicle.

  Conventionally, to improve the comfort of vehicles, curtain rails are installed on the upper part of the side window and rear window, and the curtain is hung on the curtain rail to cover the side window and rear window with a curtain when taking a nap. Is widely used in large trucks.

  Similar to conventional curtain devices of this type, this type of vehicle curtain device has a curtain runner disposed on a curtain rail in which a slit-like runner guide groove is formed in a longitudinal direction on a long member having a hollow cross section and a rectangular shape. The end cap is fixed to the end of the curtain rail to prevent the curtain runner from falling off.

  9 to 11 show the terminal structure of the curtain rail disclosed in Patent Document 1, and this conventional example is a bowl-shaped main body with the back side being thinned as an end cap 3 for fixing the terminal of the curtain rail 1. 5, a projecting portion 7 projecting forward from the main body portion 5, and a locking pin 9 projecting downward from the back surface of the main body portion 5. The end caps 7a and 7b have a thickness equal to the depth of the runner groove 11 of the curtain rail 1 and the end cap 3 is thinned at the intermediate portion. As shown in FIG. While the end of the curtain rail 1 is inserted into the runner groove 11, the locking pin 9 is inserted into the hole 15 provided in the trim 13 to fix the end cap 3 to the trim 13, and the end of the curtain rail 1 is connected to the end cap 3. Fixed with And has a configuration was.

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  However, in the conventional example, the edge E portion at the end of the runner guide groove 17 of the end of the curtain rail 1 cannot be completely covered with the end cap 3, and the end cap 3 is not assembled. Due to the deviation, there is a defect that a gap is generated between the end of the curtain rail 1 and the end cap 3 and the appearance is deteriorated.

  The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an end cap for a vehicle curtain rail that reliably covers the end of the curtain rail to improve its appearance.

  In order to achieve such an object, an invention according to claim 1 is a resin-made end cap that is fixed to the end of a curtain rail for a vehicle, the cap main body being engageable in the runner groove from the end of the curtain rail; A connecting piece integrally formed along the outer periphery of the cap body and capable of being inserted through the runner guide groove of the curtain rail, and integrally formed at the tip of the connecting piece in a substantially L-shaped cross section wider than the connecting piece, It consists of the cover piece which coat | covers the edge of the runner guide groove edge part of a curtain rail terminal from the outside.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the end cap of the vehicular curtain rail according to the first aspect, the cap body is provided with a screw insertion hole corresponding to the vehicle body mounting hole formed in the curtain rail. A temporary holding latching claw that can be latched at the peripheral edge of the vehicle body mounting hole is provided, and the invention according to claim 3 is the vehicle curtain according to claim 1 or 2. In the end cap of the rail, a punching angle is set in a die cutting direction at the time of molding from the outer periphery of the cover piece and the cap body to the connecting piece.

  According to the invention according to claim 1, even if a slight gap occurs between the end of the end cap and the curtain rail terminal, the cover piece closes a large part of the curtain rail terminal from the outside. And since the cover piece covers the left and right edges of the end of the runner guide groove from the outside, the gaps and edges are not exposed to the outside, and as a result, it looks better than before and improves product quality Is possible.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the end cap is attached to the curtain rail terminal, the locking claw is locked to the peripheral edge of the vehicle body mounting hole to temporarily hold the end cap. This eliminates the need for the temporary holding tape and the like, and has the advantage of reducing the parts and processing costs.

  In addition, according to the invention of claim 3, since the upper and lower molds can be divided by only two molds without using an expensive slide mold or the like when manufacturing the end cap, an inexpensive mold structure is provided. Has the advantage that

It is a whole perspective view of the end cap concerning one embodiment of Claim 1 thru / or Claim 3. It is the whole perspective view from the other angle of the end cap which abbreviate | omitted a part of cover piece. It is a side view of an end cap. It is a perspective view of a curtain rail terminal and the end cap inserted in this. It is the perspective view of a curtain rail terminal and an end cap which abbreviate | omitted some cover pieces of the end cap. It is a perspective view of a curtain rail terminal. It is a perspective view of the curtain rail terminal which inserted the end cap. It is a perspective view of the curtain rail terminal which shows the attachment method to a vehicle body. It is a top view of the conventional end cap. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 9. It is explanatory drawing which shows the attachment state of the conventional end cap.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 3 show an end cap of a vehicle curtain rail (hereinafter referred to as “curtain rail”) according to an embodiment of claims 1 to 3, and the end cap is manufactured by injection molding as an example. .

  1 to 3, reference numeral 21 denotes a cap body (curtain rail insertion portion) of an end cap 29 that can be engaged in the runner groove 27 from the end 25 of the curtain rail 23 as shown in FIGS. The cap body 21 extends from the upper surface portion 31 and the left and right side surface portions 33 and 35 formed along the inner periphery of the runner groove 27, and extends from the upper surface portion 31 and both side surface portions 33 and 35 to one end side of the cap body 21. The rear surface side is thinned and the insertion side distal end 39 side into the runner groove 27 is open.

  And in the upper surface part 31 of the cap main body 21, one long hole-shaped screw insertion hole corresponding to one long hole-shaped vehicle body mounting hole 41 formed in the bottom of the runner groove 27 shown in FIG. 43 is provided in the same direction, and the cap body 21 is inserted into the runner groove 27 from the end 25 of the curtain rail 23 and engaged with the end cap 29 in a predetermined position as shown in FIGS. When inserted, the centers of the screw insertion hole 43 and the vehicle body attachment hole 41 are matched.

  Further, the upper surface portion 31 of the cap body 21 is provided with one locking claw 45 having a substantially triangular cross section that can be elastically deformed when the cap body 21 is inserted into the runner groove 27, as described above. When the cap body 21 is engaged in the runner groove 27 and the end cap 29 is inserted into a predetermined position as described above, the locking claw 45 is locked to the peripheral edge of the vehicle body mounting hole 41, and the curtain rail 23 is locked. The end cap 29 is temporarily held.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a connecting piece 47 is integrally provided below the front portion 37 of the cap body 21 along the front portion 37 (on the same level as the front portion 37). 2, 5, and 7, the connecting piece 47 is formed with a width dimension (reference numeral L in FIG. 5) through which the runner guide groove 49 of the curtain rail 23 can be inserted.

  Accordingly, as described above, when the cap body 21 is engaged in the runner groove 27 and the end cap 29 is inserted into a predetermined position, the connecting piece 47 forms the runner guide groove 49 as shown in FIGS. It is inserted and protrudes below the curtain rail 23.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a cover piece 51 having a substantially L-shaped cross section that is wider in the lateral direction than the connection piece 47 is integrally formed at the tip of the connection piece 47. It is formed in a rectangular shape. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when the cap body 21 is engaged in the runner groove 27 and the end cap 29 is inserted into a predetermined position, the cover piece 51 removes many portions of the terminal 25 of the curtain rail 23. It comes to close from the direction.

  In addition, a cover piece 51 having a substantially L-shaped cross section that is wider in the lateral direction than the connecting piece 47 is formed at the tip of the connecting piece 47 that passes through the runner guide groove 49 and protrudes below the curtain rail 23. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, when the cap body 21 is engaged in the runner groove 27 and the end cap 29 is inserted into a predetermined position, the coupling projecting downward from the curtain rail 23 as shown in FIG. The left and right corners 51a and 51b of the cover piece 51 extending laterally from the piece 47 respectively cover the left and right edges (E in FIG. 6) of the end of the runner guide groove 49 from the outside. .

  The distance between the left and right corners 51a and 51b of the cover piece 51 and the left and right edges E of the end of the runner guide groove 49 is 0.5 mm as an example in consideration of variations in the cross-sectional dimensions of the terminal 25 of the curtain rail 23. The above is secured.

  The end cap 29 according to the present embodiment is manufactured by injection molding. However, in order to make it possible to split the upper and lower molds, the cover piece 51 and the front portion 37 of the cap body 21 extend from the front piece 37 to the connecting piece 47 as shown in FIG. In addition, the drawing angles θ1 and θ2 are set in the die-cutting direction at the time of molding (the arrow direction in FIG. 3), respectively.

  The end cap 29 according to the present embodiment is configured in this way, and the end cap 29 is temporarily attached to the terminal 25 of the curtain rail 23 by the manufacturer, and these are delivered and delivered to the vehicle body (vehicle interior) on the factory line. 4, 5 and 7, when the cap body 21 is engaged in the runner groove 27 and the end cap 29 is inserted into the terminal 25 of the curtain rail 23 as shown in FIGS. The end cap 29 is temporarily held by engaging with the peripheral edge of the vehicle body attachment hole 41, and the center of the screw insertion hole 43 and the vehicle body attachment hole 41 coincide as shown in FIG.

  Therefore, the curtain rail 23 may be screwed to the vehicle body through the screw S through the screw insertion hole 43 and the vehicle body mounting hole 41 in the factory line as shown in FIG. 8, whereby the end cap 29 is fastened to the curtain rail 23 together. The

  7 and 8, the cover piece 51 of the end cap 29 covers many portions of the terminal 25 of the curtain rail 23 from the outside, and the left and right corners 51a and 51b of the cover piece 51 are respectively The left and right edges E of the end portion of the runner guide groove 49 are covered from the outside.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, when the end cap 29 is attached to the terminal 25 of the curtain rail 23, the locking claw 45 is locked to the peripheral portion of the vehicle body mounting hole 41 to temporarily hold the end cap 29. This eliminates the need for a temporary holding tape or the like that has been conventionally used, and has the advantage of reducing the parts cost and processing cost.

  Moreover, even if a slight gap is generated between the end 25 of the end rail 29 and the end 25 of the curtain rail 23, the cover piece 51 closes a large portion of the end 25 of the end of the curtain rail 23 from the outside. Since the left and right corners 51a and 51b of the cover piece 51 cover the left and right edges E of the end of the runner guide groove 49 from the outside, the gap and the edge E are not exposed to the outside. The appearance is good and the product quality can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the cutting angles θ1 and θ2 are set in the die-cutting direction at the time of molding from the front piece 37 of the cover piece 51 and the cap body 21 to the connecting piece 47. In manufacturing the end cap 29, the upper and lower molds can be divided by only two molds without using an expensive slide mold or the like.

  Although not shown, the cover piece 51 can also function as a hook for hooking clothes or the like.

21 Cap body 23 Curtain rail 25 Terminal 27 Runner groove 29 End cap 41 Car body mounting hole 43 Screw insertion hole 45 Locking claw 47 Connection piece 49 Runner guide groove 51 Cover pieces 51a, 51b Corner portions θ1, θ2 Draw angle

Claims (3)

  A resin end cap fixed to the end of a curtain rail for a vehicle, the cap main body being engageable in the runner groove from the end of the curtain rail, and integrally formed along the outer periphery of the cap main body, A connecting piece through which the runner guide groove can be inserted, and an end of the runner guide groove of the curtain rail end are integrally formed at the tip of the connecting piece so as to have a substantially L-shaped cross section wider than the connecting piece. An end cap for a curtain rail for a vehicle comprising a cover piece.   The cap body is provided with a screw insertion hole corresponding to the vehicle body mounting hole formed in the curtain rail, and a temporary holding locking claw that can be locked to the peripheral edge of the vehicle body mounting hole. The end cap for a curtain rail for a vehicle according to claim 1. 3. The curtain rail for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a punching angle is set in a die cutting direction at the time of molding from the outer periphery of the cover piece and the cap body to the connecting piece. end cap.

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