JPH0243772Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <<Field of the Invention>> This invention relates to a sun visor for an automobile, and more particularly to a holding device for an automobile sun visor that allows the setting position of the sun visor body to be varied in the vertical direction.

<Prior Art and its Problems> A sun visor is usually installed above the front window of an automobile to block sunlight and ensure the driver's visibility while driving.

This sun visor is attached to the ceiling via a support shaft, rotates around this support shaft, and is positioned so that it is almost parallel to the front window when in use, and is stored along the ceiling when stored. There is.

However, since the setting position of this type of sun visor cannot be adjusted vertically, for example, when the passenger changes the inclination angle of the reclining seat, the height of the passenger's line of sight changes accordingly, and a sun visor that is always at a constant height is not sufficient. It could not be said that it exhibited a good light-shielding performance.

Also, even if the occupant does not move the reclining seat, when the angle of incidence of sunlight changes,
Conventional sun visors that are held at a predetermined height cannot reliably block sunlight depending on the angle of incidence of the sun's rays.

As a countermeasure to these problems, a sun visor with a built-in auxiliary visor that can be slid downward from the sun visor body has been proposed in order to expand the light-shielding area, but this has a complicated structure and has problems that increase costs. It wasn't practical.

Therefore, the inventor modified the conventional sun visor, which is attached to the ceiling surface via a support shaft, to attach a sun visor bracket to the front pillar that extends vertically inside the vehicle interior, and to attach this bracket to the top and bottom of the vehicle. The present invention was completed by focusing on the point that the setting position of the sun visor can be varied in the vertical direction by making it slidable in the vertical direction.

《Purpose of the invention》 This invention was made based on the points mentioned above, and the purpose of the invention is to improve the seating posture of the occupant (reclining seat) by vertically varying the set height of the sun visor. This is an automotive sun visor that can always provide reliable light-shielding performance regardless of the angle of incidence of the sun's rays (when the inclination angle is changed in various ways), greatly contributes to safe driving, and whose position can be easily adjusted. An object of the present invention is to provide a holding device.

<Configuration and Effects of the Invention> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has one end of the shaft rotatably inserted into a sun visor body having a desired light-shielding area, and the other end of the shaft is held on the vehicle body side. A holding device for an automobile sun visor, the holding device comprising a vertically extending bracket inserted into a gap between a front pillar panel and a front pillar trim and fixed to the front pillar panel. , a slide member which is attached to the bracket so as to be slidable in the vertical direction and which fixes the other end of the shaft through a long hole formed in the front pillar trim; The sun visor body is characterized in that the vertical position of the sun visor body can be changed by sliding the sun visor body in the following directions.

That is, according to the above configuration, one end of the shaft is rotatably inserted into the sun visor main body, and the other end of the shaft is inserted into the gap between the front pillar panel and the front pillar trim through the long hole formed in the front pillar trim. The slide member is fixed to the front pillar panel and is slidably mounted on the bracket fixed to the front pillar panel, so that the slide member can be slid vertically by a predetermined stroke amount relative to the bracket. This allows the height position of the sun visor body to be varied.
When the height of the passenger's line of sight changes due to a change in the seating position of the occupant, or when the angle of incidence of sunlight changes, the sun visor can be moved to the desired height by simply sliding the sun visor body up and down. It can be set easily, provides sufficient light-shielding performance, and greatly contributes to safe driving.

<<Description of Embodiment>> Hereinafter, one embodiment of the automobile sun visor holding device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a holding device for an automobile sun visor showing a first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the holding device, and Fig. 3 shows the entire sun visor to explain the function of the holding device. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a sun visor holding device showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the holding device.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 indicates a sun visor body having a desired light-shielding area, and although this sun visor body 10 is not shown, pad material such as urethane foam is formed on the upper and lower surfaces of a wire frame bent into a loop shape. layered and then their outer periphery
It is constructed by being covered with a skin material such as PVC sheet. Furthermore, one end of an L-shaped shaft 11 is rotatably inserted into one side edge of the sun visor body,
Similarly, the other end of this shaft 11 is connected to a holder 12.
It is rotatably inserted inside.

The above configuration is the same as a conventional sun visor,
The present invention is characterized by the holding structure of the holder 12.

That is, this holding device holds a gap 15 between the front pillar panel 13 (an inner panel located at the boundary between the front window and the side window) and the front pillar trim 14 that is installed inside the front pillar panel 13 on the inside of the vehicle. A bracket 16 is inserted into the housing and fixed to the front pillar panel 13 side, and this bracket 16 and a pressing plate 17 hold the bracket 1 under pressure.
The holder 12 is fixed to a shaft 19 protruding from the upper surface of the slide member 18, and the shaft 11 and the slide member 18 on the sun visor body 10 side are connected to each other. I am trying to concatenate. In this embodiment, after the holder 12 and the holder fixing plate 20 formed at the tip of the shaft 19 are joined together, they are fixed by screws. The slide member 18 is configured such that coil springs 22 are provided at the four corners between the two plates 21, 21, and the plates 21 can be moved toward and away from each other. Also, the pressure plate 17
A long hole 23 through which the shaft 19 passes is provided in the center of the
A similar elongated hole 24 is also formed in the front pillar trim 14.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, when the press plate 17 is fixed to the bracket 16 by bolting and the slide member 18 is interposed between the bracket 16 and the press plate 17, the coil spring 22 The slide member 18 is held in a predetermined position by the spring force, and presses the sun visor body 10 in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
When the slide member 18 is compressed, the thickness of the slide member 18 becomes smaller than the distance l between the bracket 16 and the pressing plate 17, and the slide member 18 becomes free, and the sun visor body 10 can freely slide along the vertical direction as shown in FIG. becomes. When the external force is released at a predetermined position, the coil spring 22 returns to its original state, and the slide member 18 is held under pressure by the bracket 16 and the pressing plate 17, and is securely held at that position.

In this embodiment, the joint surfaces of the bracket 16 and the slide member 18 are provided with a groove 16a and a protrusion 1, respectively.
8a is formed to enhance the holding effect of the slide member 18.

In this embodiment, it is sufficient to press the sun visor body 10 toward the front pillar, slide the sun visor body 10 vertically to the desired height position, and then release the external force. , it is extremely practical because it requires simple operation and can provide excellent light-shielding performance.

Next, regarding the second embodiment of the present invention, FIGS.
This will be explained based on the diagram. This embodiment differs from the previous embodiment in that the set height position of the sun visor body is made variable in stages, and the same parts as in the previous embodiment are given the same reference numerals and their explanations will be omitted.

First, the bracket 15 inserted into the gap 15 between the front pillar panel 13 and the front pillar trim 14 is provided with a large number of locking holes 26 at a constant pitch in the longitudinal direction. A slide member 27 that can be slid in the vertical direction is attached, and by fitting the operation knob 28 provided on the slide member 27 into the locking hole 26, the slide member 27 is fixed to the bracket 25 at a predetermined position. When sliding the slide member 27, loosen the operation knob 28 to make the slide member 27 free with respect to the bracket 25, slide it to an appropriate position, and then operate the operation knob 28 to set it at a predetermined position. The slide member 27 may be fixed at a predetermined position by fitting into the locking hole 26 of the slide member 27. Note that this slide member 2
An embossed portion 29 for fixing the other end of the shaft 11, which is rotatably inserted into the sun visor body 10, is protrudingly provided at 7.

Furthermore, an ornament plate 30 is provided on the inner surface of the front pillar trim 14 to hide the interior from the inside of the vehicle.
Through-holes 31 and 32 are bored through the operation knob 28 and the shaft 11, respectively.

In this embodiment, the shaft 1 has one end rotatably inserted into the sun visor body 10.
The other end of 1 is fixed to a slide member 27,
In addition, this slide member 27 can be slid in stages with respect to the bracket 25 fixed to the front pillar panel 13, so when the occupant wants to change the set height of the sun visor body 10, he/she loosens the operation knob 28 and slides the bracket 25 onto the bracket 25. On the other hand, the slide member 27 is set in a free state, the position of the sun visor body 10 is adjusted in either the vertical direction by a predetermined stroke, and the operating knob 28 is fitted into the locking hole 26 of the bracket 25 at the desired position. Since the sun visor body 10 is held securely by the bracket 25, the setting position of the sun visor can be changed in stages according to the height of the passenger's line of sight, the angle of incidence of sunlight, etc. In this embodiment, the bracket 25 By pressing the tip of the operating knob 28 onto the surface of the bracket 25 and fixing the slide member 27 at a desired position, the set height of the sun visor body 10 can be adjusted steplessly. Can be adjusted.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a sun visor holding device showing a first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the sun visor holding device, and Fig. 3 is an overall perspective view illustrating the operation of the holding device. , FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a sun visor holding device showing a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the holding device. 10... Sun visor body, 11... Shaft,
12... Holder, 13... Front pillar panel, 14... Front pillar trim, 15... Gap, 16, 25... Bracket, 17... Pressing plate, 18, 27... Slide member, 19... Shaft, 20... Holder fixing plate, 21... Plate, 22... Coil spring, 23, 24...
Long hole, 26... Locking hole, 28... Operation knob, 29
... Embossed part, 30 ... Ornament plate, 31, 32 ... Through hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A holding device for an automobile sun visor, in which one end of the shaft is rotatably inserted into a sun visor body having a desired light-shielding area, and the other end of the shaft is held on the vehicle body side. The holding device includes a vertically extending bracket inserted into the gap between the front pillar panel and the front pillar trim and fixed to the front pillar panel, and a vertically slidable bracket on the bracket. and a slide member that is attached and fixes the other end of the shaft through a long hole made in the front pillar trim. By sliding the slide member vertically with respect to the bracket, the sun visor body can be fixed. A holding device for an automobile sun visor, characterized in that its vertical position can be varied.