JP5540830B2 - Vehicle tonneau cover device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a rear opening formed at the rear of the vehicle body, a back door that covers the rear opening so as to be openable and closable, a rear luggage compartment formed on the front side of the rear opening, and the rear cargo compartment. The present invention relates to a tonneau cover device for a vehicle provided with a tonneau board installed in a substantially horizontal unfolded state in an upper part.

  Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, in an automobile equipped with a back door (tail gate), a front panel fixed to a seat back of a rear seat, and a rear disposed behind the front panel An automatic support device having a pair of arms that divide the rear luggage compartment into two upper and lower luggage compartments with the side panel and that drives the rear end of the rear side panel to be lifted when the bag door is opened. And the rear upper surface of the space is opened so that the luggage can be easily taken in and out of the lower space of the rear cargo room.

Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 39-16916

  As disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, when configured to pull up the rear side panel of a predetermined width so as to cover the rear upper part of the rear luggage compartment in conjunction with the opening operation of the bag door, It is necessary to design so that the rear end portion of the rear panel does not contact the side surface or the upper end portion of the rear cargo compartment. For this reason, there existed a problem that the magnitude | size of the said rear side panel or its movable range was restrict | limited, and the vehicle model which can apply the said structure was limited.

  That is, in a normal passenger car, the upper part of the vehicle body is formed to be constricted in a rear view, and the rear vehicle body is formed in a streamlined form of a rear part in a plan view. When set to a value corresponding to the width dimension of the luggage compartment, when the rear end of the rear panel is pulled up in conjunction with the opening operation of the bag door, the width of the side end becomes narrower. In addition, there is a problem in that it easily interferes with the upper side of the rear cargo room. In order to prevent this, the vehicle width direction dimension or movable range of the rear panel is set small, or vehicles applicable only to the so-called station wagon type etc. in which the rear part of the vehicle body is formed in a box shape are limited. There was a problem such as.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and when opening the back door, the rear portion of the rear luggage compartment is opened over a wide range with a simple configuration, thereby making it easy to load and remove the luggage. An object of the present invention is to provide a tonneau cover device for a vehicle that can be used.

The invention according to claim 1 includes a rear opening formed at the rear of the vehicle body, a back door that covers the rear opening so as to be openable and closable, and a rear luggage compartment formed at the front side of the rear opening. A tonneau cover device for a vehicle in which a tonneau board is installed in a substantially horizontal unfolded state in an upper part of the rear luggage compartment, the tonneau board having a front board and a rear board positioned in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a front The rear end of the rear board and the front end of the rear board are flexibly connected by a hinge part, and the rear board is driven so as to raise the rear end from a substantially horizontal initial state as the back door is opened. And a forward drive means for driving the rear end of the front board to move forward from the initial position. The forward drive means is associated with the opening operation of the back door. the above Substantially horizontally connecting portion between parts board and the rear board is one that is configured to move forward.

The invention according to claim 2 is the tonneau cover device of a vehicle according to the claim 1, biases so as to return the front board and the rear board in a substantially horizontal initial state in accordance with the closing operation of the back door A biasing means is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the tonneau cover device for a vehicle according to the second aspect , the urging means is disposed in a connecting portion between the front board and the rear board, and the rear end portion of the rear board is moved downward. It consists of a torsion coil spring that urges the spring.

The invention according to claim 4 is the vehicle tonneau cover device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein an auxiliary board is disposed in front of the front board, and the auxiliary board and the front The auxiliary board is connected to the front board so that it can be folded, and when the back door is opened, the connecting part between the auxiliary board and the front board is driven upward, so that the auxiliary board and the front board are in a mountain folded state. Thus, the rear end portion of the front board is configured to move forward.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the tonneau cover device for a vehicle according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the front board and the rear board are set to have substantially equal front-rear widths, and from the vehicle body. It is configured to be removable.

  In the invention according to claim 1, the rear end portion of the front board constituting the tonneau board and the front end portion of the rear board are connected to be able to be bent by the hinge portion, and the rear board is omitted in accordance with the opening operation of the back door. Since the ascending drive means for driving to raise the rear end portion from the horizontal initial state and the front drive means for driving to move the rear end portion of the front board forward from the initial position, Without causing problems such as the size of the rear panel or its movable range being restricted, the rear load can be opened over a wide area with a simple configuration during the opening operation of the back door. The luggage can be easily taken in and out of the room.

In addition , since the connecting portion between the front board and the rear board is moved forward in a substantially horizontal manner along with the opening operation of the back door, the back door is opened with the article stored below the tonneau board. When operating and moving the connecting portion between the front board and the rear board forward, the connecting portion can be prevented from coming into contact with the upper surface of the article, and the article can be effectively prevented from being damaged. There is an advantage.

In the invention according to claim 2 , since the urging means for urging the front board and the rear board to return to a substantially horizontal initial state with the closing operation of the back door is provided, the back door is closed. In this case, there is an advantage that the tonneau board can be installed in the upper part of the rear cargo room in a substantially horizontal unfolded state without requiring a complicated operation such as manually stretching the tonneau board.

As shown in the invention according to claim 3 , when the urging means is constituted by a torsion coil spring which is disposed in a connecting portion between the front board and the rear board and urges the rear end portion of the rear board downward. Since the urging means can be attached at the same time together with the hinge part, the attaching work can be facilitated and the urging means can be effectively prevented from being obstructed during the loading / unloading operation of the luggage with respect to the rear luggage compartment. There are advantages such as being able to.

In the invention according to claim 4 , the front board and the front auxiliary board are connected so as to be foldable, and the connecting part between the auxiliary board and the front board is driven upward when the back door is opened. Since the front board is automatically moved to the front side of the vehicle from the initial position by placing the auxiliary board and the front board in a mountain-folded state, a separate actuator or the like is not provided. With the opening operation of the back door, the opening area of the rear luggage compartment can be effectively increased, and the loading / unloading operation of the luggage with respect to the rear luggage compartment can be easily performed with a simple configuration.

In the invention according to claim 5 , since the front and rear widths of the front board and the rear board are set to be approximately equal, and the front board and the rear board are configured to be removable from the vehicle body, the tonneau board is made compact by folding them. And can be stored easily.

It is explanatory drawing which shows 1st Embodiment of the tonneau cover apparatus of the vehicle body which concerns on this invention. It is a rear view which shows the state which opened the back door. It is a perspective view which shows the specific structure of a tonneau board. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the specific structure of a tonneau board. It is a perspective view which shows the support structure of a fixed board. It is explanatory drawing which shows the installation state of a fixed board. It is explanatory drawing which shows the open start state of a back door. It is explanatory drawing which shows the opening process of a back door. It is explanatory drawing which shows the opening process of a back door. It is explanatory drawing which shows the open state of a back door. It is explanatory drawing which shows the storing state of a tonneau board. It is explanatory drawing which shows 2nd Embodiment of the tonneau cover apparatus of the vehicle body which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the state which opened the back door.

  1 to 4 show a first embodiment of a tonneau cover device for a vehicle body according to the present invention. The vehicle includes a rear opening 1 formed at the rear of the vehicle body, a back door 3 that covers the rear opening 1 by opening and closing by swinging and displacing the upper end pivot 2 as a fulcrum, and the rear opening 1. A rear cargo compartment 5 formed between the rear row seats 4 and a tonneau board 7 installed in a substantially horizontal unfolded state above the floor panel 6 constituting the bottom of the rear cargo compartment 5. Yes.

  The tonneau board 7 is disposed on the front board 10 and the rear board 11 positioned in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the auxiliary board 9 disposed on the front side of the front board 10, and the front side of the auxiliary board 9. The divided boards 8 to 11 including the fixed board 8 are set to substantially equal values in the front and rear dimensions. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the rear end portion of the front board 10 and the front end portion of the rear board 11 are connected to each other so as to be bent by a hinge portion 13 made of a hinge or the like. As will be described later, the hinge portion 13 includes a biasing means 14 formed of a torsion coil spring that biases the front board 10 and the rear board 11 to return to a substantially horizontal initial state when the back door 3 is closed. Is provided.

  The fixed board 8, the auxiliary board 9, and the front board 10 are also flexibly connected to adjacent boards by a hinge part 13 made of a hinge or the like provided with the biasing means 14. When the back door 3 is closed, the end surfaces of the divided boards 8 to 11 are held in contact with each other according to the urging force of the urging means 14 so that the divided boards 8 to 11 are aligned. It is configured to cover the upper part of the rear luggage compartment 5 in an extended state.

  The fixed board 8 is provided with a pair of front and rear locking pins 15 and 16 that protrude from the left and right end faces toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction. Further, the auxiliary board 9 is provided with a locking pin 17 that protrudes outward from the rear part of the left and right side end faces in the vehicle width direction. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an I-type first locking groove 18 extending in the vertical direction is formed on the side wall portion of the rear luggage compartment 5 located on the rear side of the seat back 12 of the rear row seat 4. The L-shaped second locking groove 19 extending in the vertical direction and the rear side and the I-shaped third locking groove 20 extending in the vertical direction are at intervals corresponding to the installation intervals of the locking pins 15 to 17. Is provided.

  Then, the locking pin 16 on the rear side of the fixed board 8 is inserted and locked in the second locking groove 19, and the locking pin 15 on the front side of the fixed board 8 is locked in the first locking groove 18. Is inserted and locked, so that the fixed board 8 is installed so as to extend substantially horizontally in a state where the back and forth movement and the up and down movement are restricted. The fixing board 8 can be removed from the vehicle body by extracting the locking pins 15 and 16 of the fixing board 8 from the first and second locking grooves 18 and 19.

  Further, when the locking pin 17 of the auxiliary board 9 is inserted into the third locking groove 20 provided in the side wall portion of the rear cargo compartment 5, the vehicle body can be moved in a state where the upward movement of the auxiliary board 9 is allowed. It is supported by. Further, a support portion (not shown) on which the front board 10 and the rear board 11 are placed protrudes from the side wall portion of the rear cargo compartment 5, and the front board 10 and the rear portion are placed on the support portion. The board 11 is supported in a mounted state.

  Locking pins 24 project from the left and right sides of the back door 3, and the locking pins 24 are first and second connecting members 22, 23 made of a flexible linear member such as a wire. The top end of the first connecting member 22 is locked to the left and right of the rear portion of the auxiliary board 9. As a result, when the back door 3 is opened, the driving force is transmitted to the auxiliary board 9 via the first connecting member 22 and the rear end thereof is pulled up obliquely rearward. Further, the lower end of the second connecting member 23 is locked to the left and right of the rear portion of the rear board 11, and the driving force is transmitted to the rear board 11 when the back door 3 is opened. The rear board 11 has a function as an ascending drive means for driving the rear board 11 so as to pull the rear end portion obliquely forward from a substantially horizontal initial state.

  The first connecting member 22 has a total length that is substantially equal to or slightly longer than the distance between the installation position of the locking pin 24 provided on the back door 3 and the left and right rear parts of the rear board 11. ing. On the other hand, the second connecting member 23 has a total length longer by a predetermined distance than the distance between the installation position of the locking pin 24 provided on the back door 3 and the left and right rear portions of the auxiliary board 9. Thereby, at the initial stage when the opening operation of the back door 3 is started, the second connecting member 23 is in a slack state, and the rear board 11 located on the rear side of the vehicle is the auxiliary board located on the front side thereof. Prior to 9, it is configured to be pulled upward.

  In addition, a locking pin 26 is provided on the side wall of the rear cargo compartment 5 so that the lower end of the third connecting member 25 made of a flexible linear member such as a wire is detachably locked. In addition, the upper end portion of the third connecting member 25 is locked to the front portion of the side portion of the front board 10. The total length of the third connecting member 25 is substantially equal to or more than the interval from the locking pin 26 provided on the side wall portion of the rear cargo compartment 5 to the side portion of the front board 10. It is set to a slightly long value.

Then, as described later, when the back door 3 is opened, the third connecting member 25 pulls the side portion of the front board 10 diagonally downward to restrict the rear end portion from being pulled up. Then, by driving the rear end of the auxiliary board 9 upward via the first connecting member 22, the auxiliary board 9 and the front board 10 are in a mountain folded state, and the rear end of the front board 10 The first and third connecting members 22 and 25 are forward drive means for driving the vehicle so as to move the vehicle to the front side of the vehicle from the initial position.

  In the above configuration, when the back door 3 is closed, the upper portion of the rear luggage compartment 5 is covered by the tonneau board 7 having a predetermined length composed of the divided boards 8 to 11 developed substantially horizontally according to the urging force of the urging means 14. It has been broken. When the opening operation of the back door 3 is started from this state, the left and right side portions of the front board 10 of the tonneau board 7 are pulled downward by the third connecting member 25, and the rear portion is driven by the second connecting member 23. The rear left and right of the board 11 are pulled upward. As a result, the rear board 11 is bent and displaced with the front hinge 13 as a fulcrum as shown in FIG. 7 against the urging force of the urging means 14, and the rear end of the rear board 11 is raised. To be driven.

  When the opening degree of the back door 3 increases according to the opening operation of the back door 3, as shown in FIG. 8, the left and right sides of the front board 10 are pulled obliquely downward by the third connecting member 25. Thus, when the rear portion of the rear board 11 is further pulled upward by the second connecting member 23, the rear board 11 and the front board 10 are in a valley folded state. Further, when the looseness of the first connecting member 22 is eliminated, the rear portion of the auxiliary board 9 is pulled upward by the first connecting member 22 so that the auxiliary board 9 and the front board 10 are in a mountain folded state. Begin to bend.

  Further, when the opening degree of the back door 3 is further increased, as shown in FIG. 9, the first and first right and left sides of the front board 10 are supported by the third connecting member 25. The rear portions of the auxiliary board 9 and the rear board 11 are further pulled upward by the two connecting members 22 and 23, and the bending angle of the boats 9 and 11 is increased. In this way, the auxiliary board 9 and the front board 10 are in a mountain-folded state with a steep angle, so that the front board 10 is slid forward and the front board 10 and the rear board 11 When the valley fold angle becomes a steep angle, the connecting portions of the boards 10 and 11 are slid forward substantially horizontally.

  And in the maximum open state of the back door 3 shown in FIG. 10, while the lower surfaces of the said auxiliary board 9 and the front board 10 mutually approach, the upper surfaces of this front board 10 and the rear board 11 mutually approach. The movable boards including the auxiliary board 9, the front board 10 and the rear board 11 are folded in a bellows shape. Thereby, it will be in the state where the rear part upper surface of the rear luggage compartment 5 was opened largely.

  A rear opening 1 formed at the rear of the vehicle body as described above, a back door 3 that covers the rear opening 1 so as to be openable and closable, a rear luggage compartment 5 formed on the front side of the rear opening 1, and In a tonneau cover device for a vehicle comprising a tonneau board 7 installed in a substantially horizontal unfolded state in an upper part of the rear luggage compartment 5, a front board 10 and a rear board 11 positioned in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle are disposed on the tonneau board 7. And the rear end portion of the front board 10 and the front end portion of the rear board 11 are connected to each other so as to be bendable by the hinge portion 13, and the rear board 11 is brought into a substantially horizontal initial state as the back door 3 is opened. The back door 3 is provided with the ascending drive means for driving the rear end portion so as to raise the rear end portion and the forward drive means for driving the rear end portion of the front board 10 to move forward from the initial position. Release During work, by opening over the rear portion of the rear baggage compartment 5 in a wide range with a simple configuration, it can be advantageously facilitate the loading and unloading of luggage for rear baggage compartment 5.

  That is, in the said 1st Embodiment, the 2nd connection member 23 which consists of a flexible linear body, such as a wire which connects the right-and-left both sides of the back door 3, and the right-and-left rear part of the rear board 11, is provided, Since the rear end portion of the rear board 11 is pulled upward in accordance with the opening operation of the back door 3 by the ascending driving means comprising the second connecting member 23, the rear cargo room 5 by the rear board 11 is raised. The closed state can be easily and automatically released.

  Further, the auxiliary board 9 and the front board 10 are folded in a mountain-folded state by the front drive means comprising the first and third connecting members 22 and 25 in response to the opening operation of the back door 3. Since the rear end portion is configured to move to the front side of the vehicle from the initial position, the rear board 11 is moved to the front side of the vehicle in conjunction with this, so that the rear portion of the rear luggage compartment 5 is enlarged. Can be opened. Therefore, the vehicle width direction dimension or movable range of the rear boat 11 or the like is set to be small, or the applicable vehicle type is limited to a vehicle such as a so-called station wagon type in which the rear part of the vehicle body is formed in a box shape. The rear portion of the rear luggage compartment 5 can be opened largely in accordance with the opening operation of the back door 3 with a simple configuration, and luggage can be easily taken in and out of the rear luggage compartment 5 from the opening portion. .

  In particular, in the first embodiment, the connecting portion between the front board 10 and the rear board 11 is provided by the front drive means including the first and third connecting members 22 and 25 as the back door 3 opens. Since it is configured to move forward substantially horizontally, the connecting portion between the front board 10 and the rear board 11 is moved forward by opening the back door 3 with the article stored below the tonneau board 7. In this case, there is an advantage that it is possible to effectively prevent the article from being damaged by preventing the connecting portion from contacting the upper surface of the article.

  In addition, as shown in the first embodiment, the front board 10 and the front board 10 and the rear board 11 are biased by a biasing means 14 formed of a torsion coil spring provided in a hinge portion 13 that connects the front board 10 and the rear board 11 so as to be bendable. When the rear board 11 is urged to return to the substantially horizontal initial state, when the back door 3 is shifted from the open state to the closed state, the urging means 14 is responsive to the urging force. The front board 10 and the rear board 11 can be automatically extended in a straight line. Therefore, when the back door 3 is closed, the tonneau board 7 is placed in a substantially horizontal unfolded state by the tonneau board 7 without requiring a complicated operation such as manually stretching the divided boards 8 to 11. There is an advantage that the upper part of 5 can be properly covered.

  In place of the biasing means 14 formed of a torsion coil spring provided in the hinge portion 13, a tension spring or the like that biases the connecting portion between the front board 10 and the rear board 11 so as to pull downward. The urging means is provided on the side wall of the rear cargo compartment 5 and the like so that the front board 10 and the rear board 11 are returned to the substantially horizontal initial state in accordance with the closing operation of the back door 3 by the urging means. It is also possible to force. However, in the case of such a configuration, it is necessary to separately perform the operation of connecting the divided boats 8 to 11 by the hinge portion 13 and the operation of installing the biasing means including the tension spring, In addition, there is a possibility that the urging means installed on the side wall portion of the rear cargo room 5 may become an obstacle during the loading / unloading operation.

  On the other hand, as shown in the first embodiment, the front board 10 and the rear board 11 are urged by the urging means 14 formed of a torsion coil spring provided in the hinge part 13 to obtain a substantially horizontal initial stage. When it is configured to return to the state, the urging means 14 can be attached at the same time together with the hinge portion 13, so that the attaching operation can be facilitated and the attaching operation is performed at the time of loading / unloading the baggage with respect to the rear luggage compartment 5. There is an advantage that it is possible to effectively prevent the urging means 14 from getting in the way.

  Further, as shown in the first embodiment, the front and rear widths of the divided boards 8 to 11 are set to be substantially equal, and the first to third connecting members 22, 23, 25 are engaged by the locking pins 24, 26. While releasing a stop state, the locking pins 15-17 provided in the said fixed board 8 and the auxiliary board 9 are extracted from the 1st-3rd locking grooves 18-20 provided in the side wall part of the rear luggage compartment 5. Thus, when the divided boards 8 to 11 are configured to be removable from the vehicle body, there is an advantage that the divided boards 8 to 11 can be folded and compactly stored as shown in FIG. . Further, as shown by the phantom lines in FIG. 11, the divided boards 8 to 11 can be installed on the floor panel 6 of the rear cargo room 5 in an extended state.

  As described above, the auxiliary board 9 and the front board 10 are folded in a mountain-folded state by the front drive means comprising the first and third connecting members 22 and 25 in accordance with the opening operation of the back door 3. For example, along the lower surface of the fixed board 8a as in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, instead of the first embodiment configured to move the part board 10 to the front side of the vehicle from the initial position. The front board 10a may be supported so as to be movable back and forth, and a separate actuator 27 including an electric cylinder or the like that drives the front board 10a to move forward may be provided.

  According to the tonneau cover device for a vehicle according to the second embodiment, when the back door 3 is opened, the second connecting member 23 is driven to raise the rear end portion of the rear board 11a, and the actuator 27 is operated. , The front board 10 can be moved to the front side of the vehicle from the initial position, but the actuator 27 must be provided, so that the structure becomes complicated and the cost is inevitable. .

  On the other hand, as shown in the first embodiment, the front board 10 and the auxiliary board 9 in front of the front board 10 are connected so as to be foldable, and the connecting part between the auxiliary board 9 and the front board 10 is connected to the back. When the auxiliary board 9 and the front board 10 are configured to be in a mountain-folded state by driving upward along with the opening operation of the door 3, without providing a separate actuator 27 or the like, By automatically moving the front board 10 from the initial position to the front side of the vehicle in accordance with the opening operation of the back door 3, the open area of the rear luggage compartment 5 is effectively enlarged with a simple configuration. Thus, the loading / unloading operation of the luggage with respect to the rear cargo room 5 can be easily performed.

  Further, in the above embodiment, since the fixed board 8 fixed to the vehicle body in a substantially horizontal state is provided on the front side of the auxiliary board 9, the front board 10 and the rear boat 11 constituting the tonneau board 7, the rear cargo room 5 The total weight of the movable board composed of the auxiliary board 9, the front board 10 and the rear boat 11 that is bent and displaced by the folding mechanism while ensuring the full length of the board so that it can be covered with the tonneau board 7. There is an advantage that the folding operation can be facilitated by suppressing the increase in the number of folds.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Back opening part 3 Back door 5 Rear part luggage compartment 6 Floor panel 7 Tonneau board 8 Fixed board 9 Auxiliary board 10 Front board 11 Rear board 22 1st connection member (front drive means)
23 Second connecting member (rising drive means)
25 3rd connection member (forward drive means)

Claims (5)

A rear opening formed at the rear of the vehicle body, a back door that covers the rear opening so as to be openable and closable, and a rear luggage compartment formed on the front side of the rear opening, and an upper portion of the rear luggage compartment A tonneau cover device for a vehicle in which the tonneau board is installed in a substantially horizontal unfolded state,
The tonneau board has a front board and a rear board positioned in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a rear end portion of the front board and a front end portion of the rear board are connected to each other by a hinge portion so that the back door is opened. Ascending drive means for driving the rear board to raise the rear end from a substantially horizontal initial state in accordance with the operation, and before driving the rear board to move the rear end of the front board forward from the initial position. Dynamic drive means ,
The tonneau cover device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the front drive means is configured to move the connecting portion between the front board and the rear board forward substantially horizontally along with the opening operation of the back door . 2. The tonneau cover device for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising urging means for urging the front board and the rear board to return to a substantially horizontal initial state as the back door is closed. . 3. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the biasing means includes a torsion coil spring that is disposed at a connecting portion between the front board and the rear board and biases the rear end of the rear board downward. Tonneau cover device. An auxiliary board is disposed in front of the front board, and the auxiliary board and the front board are connected so as to be able to be folded, and when the back door is opened, the auxiliary board and the front board are connected to each other. The connecting portion is driven upward to cause the auxiliary board and the front board to be in a mountain-folded state, so that the rear end portion of the front board moves forward. The tonneau cover device for a vehicle according to any one of 1 to 3 . The said front board and the rear board, along with its longitudinal width is substantially equal to, tonneau cover device of a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it is configured to be removable from the vehicle body .

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