JPH0530657B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a tonneau cover that can be used as a carrier for covering a luggage compartment provided at the rear of a passenger compartment of an automobile.

BACKGROUND ART In hatchback type and one box type automobiles, a luggage compartment is provided at the rear of the vehicle interior. An example of this is ``1983 (Showa 58)''.
P.3-172 of the new car manual "TOYOTA CORONA 5 DOOR (Toyota Corona 5 Door E-ST150 series)" published by Toyota Motor Corporation in January 2017
There is something like the one disclosed in the column "15. Parcel board". This is an example of a hatchback type car, and the same figure is shown in Figure 1.
It is shown in FIG.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, an opening 3 for opening a passenger compartment 2 rearward is formed in the rear of a vehicle body 1, and a back door 4 for opening and closing the opening 3 is pivotally attached to the upper end of the opening 3. ing. A luggage compartment 5 is formed at the rear of the vehicle compartment 2, and the upper part of the luggage compartment 5 is covered with a parcel board 6. This parcel board 6 can be folded in two from the center folding line 7, and can be used to cover the luggage compartment 5 in the state shown in Figure 1 and as a deck air in the state shown in Figure 2. It's getting old.

However, the parcel board 6 cannot be used outside the vehicle.

Purpose of the Invention Therefore, the present invention is provided in place of the parcel board, and can be used outside the vehicle.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a tonneau cover that can also be used as a carrier and can support heavy objects when used as a cover inside a car.

Structure of the Invention In order to achieve this object, the present invention covers the upper part of the rear luggage compartment by supporting both ends on side finishes provided on both upper sides of the rear luggage compartment in the vehicle interior. A tonneau cover for use as a carrier car, first and second end caps supported on each of the side finishers;
A pair of parallel pipes spanned between both ends of the end caps, a center frame spanned between the central parts of the two pipes, and a center frame positioned between the pipes and removably attached to the center frame. comprising a cargo receiving frame attached thereto, a pair of casters housed in a storage chamber in the first end cap, and a tonneau board detachably held by both end caps and abutting the center frame;
One end of the pipe is inserted and held in the through hole of the first end cap, the caster is removable from the one end of the pipe, and the receiving frame is inserted into the first end cap from a direction perpendicular to the plane formed by the two pipes. It is characterized by a tonneau cover that can be attached to and detached from both casters and is used as a carrier car.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 3 to 21. In addition, in this description, parts or members that are the same or equivalent to the conventional ones are given the same reference numerals and redundant description will be omitted.

In Figures 3 to 5, 8 is the rear seat;
The luggage compartment 5 is provided behind the rear seat 8.
Side finishers 9 and 10 shown in FIG. 5 are fixed to the upper portions of both sides of the luggage compartment 5. Each side finisher 9, 10 is formed by molding a synthetic resin plate as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 10a is provided. In the figure, 9b and 10b are side finishers 9,
On the side surface above the support step portions 9a and 10a of 10,
These side surfaces 9b and 10b are opposed to each other. Furthermore, a positioning pin 11 is protruded from one side of the side surface 9b as shown in FIG.
A cover lock device 12 is attached to one side of the side surface 10b as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

The cover lock device 12 includes a lock pin 13 having a substantially L-shape and a torsion spring 14. The operating end 13a of the lock pin 13 is connected to a long hole 15 formed in the upper surface 10c of the side finisher 10.
The engaging end 1 of the locking pin 13 protrudes upward from the lock pin 13.
3b projects toward the side finisher 9 from a hole 16 bored in one side of the side surface 10b. The axis of the engagement end 13b and the axis of the positioning pin 11 are aligned, and the elongated hole 15 is elongated toward the side finisher 9. Also,
A support pin 17 and a locking pin 18 are protruded from the lower surface of the upper wall 10d of the side finisher 10, and one end of the torsion spring 14 wound around the support pin 17 is wound around the lock pin 13, and the torsion spring 14 is wound around the lock pin 13. The other end engages with a locking pin 18. Moreover, this torsion spring 14 biases the lock pin 13 in a direction in which the engaging end portion 13b protrudes from the side surface 10b.

In FIGS. 3 to 5, both ends of a tonneau cover A that can also be used for a carrier car (hereinafter simply referred to as tonneau cover A) are supported on support step portions 9a and 10a of side finishers 9 and 10.

As shown in FIG. 5, the tonneau cover A includes first and second end caps 19 and 20 supported on support steps 9a and 10a, and end caps 19 and 20.
It includes a pair of parallel pipes 21, 21 that are spanned between both ends of the pipes 20, and a center frame 22 that is spanned between the intermediate parts of the pipes 21, 21.
The tonneau cover A also includes a cargo receiving frame 23 that is removably held on the center frame 22, a tonneau board 24 that is removably held on the end caps 19 and 20, and a pair of casters shown in FIGS. 9 and 11. 25, 25.

The first end cap 19 has one end surface 19a.
As shown in FIG. 9, storage chambers 26, 26 which are open to each other are arranged side by side as shown in FIG.
27 (see FIGS. 9 to 11) are bored. The storage chambers 26, 26 are formed into a rectangular shape by a back wall 26a and a partition wall 26b. In each storage chamber 26, a caster 25 is stored as shown in FIG. 11, and a stopper 4 made of an elastic material is stored.
1, and each through hole 27 has a pipe 21.
One end of the is inserted and held. In addition, the first end cap 19 has a positioning hole 28 opened on one side of one end surface 19a, and a board holding groove 29 formed on the other end surface 19b so as to connect between the through holes 27.
is formed with an opening. This positioning hole 28 is inserted into the positioning pin 11 as shown in FIG.
One end of the tonneau board 24 is inserted and held in the board holding groove 29 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 9, the caster 25 includes a support frame 30 and a wheel 3 pivotally connected to the support frame 30 by an axle 31.
2. The support frame 30 is integrally provided with an attachment shaft 33 for attaching to the pipe 21 and a cargo receiving tube 34 that is orthogonal to the axle 31. The receiving tubes 34 are attached to the support frame 30 so that they are centered on each other (FIG. 11) so that they are located on the inside when used as casters.

As shown in FIG. 14, the center frame 22 includes a plate-shaped main body 35 and cylindrical parts 36, 36 integrally formed at both ends of the main body 35. Furthermore, cargo holding holes 37, 37 extending parallel to the cylindrical portion 36 are bored in both sides of the main body 35 in the vicinity of the cylindrical portion 36. The center frame 22 is spanned between the intermediate portions of the pipes 21, 21 by inserting the pipes 21, 21 into the cylindrical portions 36, 36, and the cargo receiving frame 23 has shaft portions 23a, 23a on both sides connected to the cargo holding hole 37. , 37 are inserted and held in the center frame 22. Moreover, the tonneau board 24 is in contact with the main body 35 of the center frame 22.

The second end cap 20 has holding holes 38, 38 that are open only on both sides of the one end surface 20a as shown in FIGS. End face 20a and other end face 2
0b and a board insertion slit 39 formed to connect the holding holes 38, 38;
As shown in the figure, a lock pin insertion hole 40 is formed in one side of the other end surface 20b. In each holding hole 38, the other end of the pipe 21 is connected to the first
The other end of the tonneau board 24 is inserted and held in the slit 39 as shown in FIG. 17, and the engaging end 13b of the lock pin 13 is inserted into the lock pin insertion hole 40 as shown in FIG. 19. Inserted and retained.

Next, the state of use of the tonneau cover for carrying and carrying cars having such a structure will be explained along with its operation.

When using tonneau cover A inside passenger compartment 2,
Normally, the caster 25 is stored in the storage chamber 26 of the end cap 19 as shown in FIG. 11, the cargo receiving frame 23 is held on the center frame 22 as shown in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 17, the end cap 19,
The end caps 19 and 20 are inserted and held in the board holding grooves 29 and slits 39 of 20, respectively.
Cover the gap with the tonneau board 24. Moreover, in this state, the end caps 19 and 20 are supported on the support steps 9a and 10a of the side finishers 9 and 10, and the upper part of the luggage compartment 5 is covered with the tonneau cover A.
Insert the positioning pin 11 into the positioning hole 28 of the end cap 19, and insert the engaging end 13 of the lock pin 13 into the lock pin insertion hole 40 of the end cap 20.
b, and fix the tonneau cover A in a predetermined position on the side finishers 9 and 10.

On the other hand, when the tonneau cover A is used outside the vehicle, first, the operating end 13a of the lock pin 13 is moved in the direction away from the tonneau cover A within the elongated hole 15 against the spring force of the torsion spring 14. Pull out the engaging end 13b of the lock pin 13 from the lock pin insertion hole 40 of the tonneau cover A. Next, lift the end cap 20 side of the tonneau cover A, and then move the tonneau cover A to the side finisher 1.
0 side and remove the positioning pin 11 from the positioning hole 28.

In this way, remove the tonneau cover A from the side finishers 9 and 10, and then remove the tonneau board 24.
Slide it toward the end cap 20 using the slit 39 to remove it from the board holding groove 29, and then slide it further to remove it from the slit 39 and remove it from the end caps 19, 20. Then, the caster 25 is removed from the stopper 41 and taken out from the storage chamber 26, the cargo receiving frame 23 is removed from the center frame 22, and one end of each pipe 21 is pressed and moved into each storage chamber 26 of the end cap 19. One end surface of the pipe 21 is flush with one end surface 19a of the end cap 19 as shown in FIG. In this state, as shown in FIG. 21, the mounting shaft 33 of each caster 25 is lightly press-fitted into one end of each pipe 21, and the shaft portions 23a, 23a of the cargo receiving frame 23 are attached to the receiving shaft of each caster 25. Lightly press it into the mounting tube 34 to fit it. By this,
The tonneau cover A serves as a carrier as shown in FIG. 21, and can be used outside the vehicle for transporting luggage.

Effects As explained above, the present invention provides a carrier car tonneau cover that covers the upper part of the rear luggage compartment by supporting both ends on the side finishers provided on both upper sides of the rear luggage compartment in the vehicle interior. A first end cap and a second end cap supported on each of the side finishers, a pair of parallel pipes spanned between both ends of the end caps, and an intermediate portion between the two end caps. a center frame suspended between them, a cargo receiving frame located between the pipes and removably attached to the center frame, and a pair of casters stored in a storage chamber in the first end cap; a tonneau board that is detachably held by both end caps and abuts against the center frame, one end of the pipe is inserted and held in a through hole of the first end cap, and the caster is attached to one end of the pipe. The cargo receiving frame is a carrier car tonneau cover that can be attached to and detached from the two casters from the direction perpendicular to the planes formed by the two pipes, so it can be used for transporting cargo even outside the vehicle, and it can also be used to transport cargo inside the vehicle. When used as a cover, it can also support heavy objects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are partial perspective views of an automobile equipped with a conventional parcel board, FIG. 3 is a side view of an automobile equipped with a tonneau cover of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of an automobile equipped with a conventional parcel board. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of one side finisher shown in FIG. 5; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the other side finisher shown in FIG. 5; The figure is a partial plan view of the side finisher shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of one end of the tonneau cover shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 10 is an end view in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Figures 11 to 13 are - lines in Figure 5,
- line and a cross-sectional view along the - line;
14 is an exploded perspective view of the center frame shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the other end of the tonneau cover shown in FIG. 5, and FIGS.
The figure is a sectional view taken along the - line and - line in Fig. 5, Fig. 18 is an end view taken in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 15, Fig. 19 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 5, and Fig. 20 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 5. Figure 21 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the caster, receiving frame, and pipe.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the tonneau cover shown in the figure used as a carrier. 1...Vehicle body, 2...Vehicle compartment, 5...Luggage compartment, 9,1
0... Side finisher, 19... First end cap, 20... Second end cap, 2
1... Pipe, 22... Center frame, 23
... Receiving frame, 24 ... Tonneau board, 25 ... Caster, 26 ... Storage room, 27 ... Through hole, A ...
...Tonneau cover.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A tonneau cover that can be used for both carrier cars and which covers the upper part of the rear luggage compartment by having both ends supported on side finishers provided on both upper sides of the rear luggage compartment in the vehicle interior, first and second end caps supported on each of the side finishers, a pair of parallel pipes spanned between both ends of the end caps, and a span spanned between the intermediate portions of the two pipes. a receiving frame located between the pipes and removably attached to the center frame;
The tonneau board includes a pair of casters housed in a storage chamber in the first end cap, and a tonneau board that is removably held in both end caps and abuts on the center frame, and one end of the pipe is connected to the first end cap. The caster is inserted into and held in a through hole of the end cap of the pipe, the caster is removable from one end of the pipe, and the cargo receiving frame is removable from the caster from a direction perpendicular to the plane formed by the pipes. A tonneau cover that can be used as a carrier car.