JPH09122008A - Curtain device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a curtain device for a vehicle by which the curtain can be fixed under a half-opened condition and freely opened and closed. SOLUTION: In a curtain device S provided with a curtain rail 10 and a curtain runner disposed slidable on the curtain rail 10, an engaging part 21 of the curtain runner located in the curtain rail 10 is formed between expansible leg parts on either one of the front side and rear side with a recessed part 25 and on the other side with a projecting part 24 engaging the recessed part 24 to expand the leg parts 25a. The projecting part 24 engages the recessed part 25 to expand the leg parts 25a which are pressed against the curtain rail 10 to fix the curtain runner to the pressed-against position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a curtain device for a vehicle, and more particularly to a curtain device installed in a vehicle compartment for the purpose of shielding light.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional travel guide device of this type is shown in FIG.
And, as shown in FIG. 7, a curtain rail 6 in which a slit 62 in the longitudinal direction is formed in a long member having a hollow rectangular cross section.
1 is provided with a curtain runner 63, and the upper and lower engaging portions 6
The curtain runner 63 provided with 4, 64 was slid on the pair of horizontal bottom surfaces 61a, 61a of the curtain rail 61, and was run in the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail 61 together with the curtain (not shown). . Reference numeral 65 is a curtain mounting wheel.

As shown in FIG. 8, a convex portion 82 is formed on one of the front and rear portions of each curtain runner 81, and a concave portion 83 is formed on the other side so that the convex portion 82 can be engaged with the concave portion 83. , Each of the curtain runners 8 adjacent to the curtain rail 84
This is a technique in which the convex portion 82 and the concave portion 83 are arranged in an engageable state between the first and the first portions 81.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned prior art, since the curtain runner is not constrained in the upward and leftward and rightward directions, the stationary curtain runner is free to move sideways and up and down due to vibrations when the vehicle is running. There is an inconvenience that the rail repeatedly collides with each other and noise is generated by the collision. There is also a demand for fixing the curtain at a predetermined position, for example, in the middle of the window so that it is not affected by vibrations when the vehicle is running. Further, in windows for vehicles, there are windows with irregular shapes in which the lengths of the upper and lower portions of the windows are uneven, and in such windows, there is also a demand for arranging a curtain without deviation or slack. .

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle curtain device which can fix the curtain in a half-open state and can be freely opened and closed. Another object of the present invention is to
An object of the present invention is to provide a curtain device for a vehicle which can cope with the present invention only by changing the shape of the curtain runner without making a large change to the conventional configuration. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle curtain device.

[0006]

A curtain device according to the present invention comprises a curtain rail and a curtain runner slidably arranged on the curtain rail, wherein The engaging portion positioned at is formed with a recess between the expandable legs on either the front side or the rear side, and a convex portion that engages with the recess and expands the leg is formed on the other side. It is characterized in that the convex portion is engaged in the concave portion, the leg portion is expanded and pressed into contact with the curtain rail, and the curtain runner is fixed at the position where the curtain rail is pressed.

At this time, it is preferable that the curtain runner is formed by forming a notch on the outside of the leg portion to assist the expansion.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A vehicle curtain device S according to the present invention is a device for a curtain that shields a window frame portion of a vehicle, and is disposed on a curtain rail 10 and slidably on the curtain rail. The curtain runner 20 is provided. The engaging portion 21 located in the curtain rail 10 of the curtain runner 20 has a recess 25 formed between the leg portions capable of expanding on either the front side or the rear side, and engages with the recess 25 on the other side. Then, a convex portion 24 that expands the leg portion 25a is formed, and the convex portion 24 is engaged in the concave portion 25 so that the leg portion 2
5a expands and is pressed against the curtain rail 10, and the curtain runner 20 is fixed at the position where the curtain rail 10 is pressed.

A predetermined position of the curtain or the curtain runner 20 is directly held and locked, and the adjacent curtain runners 20 or the curtain runners 20 having a plurality of gaps are moved to the locked curtain runner 20 side. Make a collision. As a result, the projections 24 of the other curtain runners 20 are fitted into the recesses 25 of the curtain runner 20 that have been locked to connect the curtain runners 20 to each other, and the leg portions 25a that form the recesses 25 of the curtain runner 20. Spreads and is pressed against the inner surface of the curtain rail 10 in the width direction.
As a result, the curtain runner 20 that has been locked is fixed at this locking position. Further, the curtain runner 20 is released only by pulling the curtain, and the curtain runner 20 can be freely opened and closed, so that the curtain does not open or close freely when the vehicle is running.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The members, arrangements, and the like described below do not limit the present invention, and can be variously modified within the scope of the present invention.

A vehicle curtain device S according to the present invention is for a curtain that shields a window frame portion of a vehicle, and mainly includes a curtain rail 10 and a curtain runner 20.

The curtain rail 10 of this example is a horizontally long one that is horizontally installed along the upper frame (lower frame) of the window frame portion in the passenger compartment. Similar to 6, a notch (slit) is formed in a longitudinal direction in a part of a hollow elongated member having a square cross section, and the curtain runner 20 engages with both sides of the notch, The curtain runner 20 is configured to be slidable.

The curtain runner 20 of this embodiment is made of synthetic resin, and has a first engaging portion 21 located inside the curtain rail 10 and a first engaging portion 21 formed with a gap from the first engaging portion 21. The second engaging portion 22 and a mounting wheel 23 to which a curtain hook (not shown) formed on the second engaging portion 22 is attached are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first engaging portion 21 of this example has a convex portion 24 formed on either the front side or the rear side (the front side in this example). . On the other side (rear side in this example), leg parts 25a, 25 which are bifurcated.
The concave portion 25 is formed between the leg portions 25a so that a can be expanded. The width b of the convex portion 24 is formed to be larger than the width a of the concave portion 25, but the convex portion 24 is configured such that the width increases from the front end side toward the rear end side.

Further, at least the leg portion 25a, which is the portion where the concave portion 25 is formed, is configured to be more flexible than the other portions. The flexible means may be configured by a change in hardness, or may be formed by forming a fragile portion having a cut or the like as in a second embodiment described later.

The first engaging portion 21 will be further described. The first engaging portion 21 has a tapered convex portion 24 formed on the tip end side, and the convex portion 24 is bifurcated into leg portions 25a and 25a. A recess 25 is formed inside the leg portion. Then, the legs 25a are formed substantially parallel to each other at a predetermined distance, that is, as shown in FIG. 3, up to a position where the protrusion 24 is fitted into the recess 25, and when the protrusion 24 is completely fitted, the leg 25a is formed. An inclined portion 26 that is inclined inward is formed on the rear side from a position where the blades are expanded and parallel to each other. A recess 25 is formed in the center of the rear end side toward the front end side. A taper portion 27 is formed at the entrance of the concave portion 25, and the tip end on the convex portion 24 side is the concave portion 25.
It is formed so that it can easily fit inside.

The second engaging portion 22 of this example is the first engaging portion 21.
And a concave portion 25 formed in the first engaging portion 21 in the second engaging portion 22.
It is divided into two parts with almost the same width as. A mounting wheel 23 is formed in a loop shape on the end surface of the second engaging portion 22 so as to bridge it.

The first engaging portion 21 and the second engaging portion 2
The length of the connecting portion 28 for connecting with the curtain rail 1 is
0 thickness of notch (that is, thickness of 61a shown in FIG. 6)
It is formed to be slightly larger than the first engaging portion 21 and the second engaging portion 21.
Both side portions of the slit 62 of the curtain rail 10 are located between the engaging portions 22, and the curtain runner 20 is formed so as to slide. This configuration itself is the same as the conventional technique.

Then, a curtain (not shown) is hung on a mounting wheel 23 of the curtain runner 20 that slides in the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail 10 with the first engaging portion 21 installed in the curtain rail 10. A plurality of curtain runners 20 are attached to the rail 10.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, caps 31 and 32 are provided at the ends of the curtain rail 10, and the caps 31 and 32 have a convex portion 34 on one side. , The cap 32 on the other side is the recess 3
It is 5. The protrusions 34 and the recesses 35 are formed so as to be able to engage with the protrusions 24 and the recesses 25 of the curtain runner 20. The caps 31 and 32 and the curtain rail 10 may be engaged with each other by fitting, or by using a fixing means such as a screw.

Next, the operation of the vehicle curtain device S having the above structure will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, in a normal state, the curtain runner 20 has the curtain rail 1
It lies between 0 widths and is slidably arranged. Therefore, a predetermined position of the curtain or the curtain runner 20 is directly held and locked, and the adjacent curtain runner 20
Alternatively, the curtain runner 20 having a plurality of gaps is abutted against the curtain runner 20 side that has been locked.

As a result, the projections 24 of the other curtain runners 20 are fitted into the recesses 25 of the curtain runner 20 that have been locked, and the leg portions 25a forming the recesses 25 are expanded to allow the curtain rail 10 It is pressed against the inner surface in the width direction. As a result, the curtain runner 20 that was locked is
It will be fixed at this locking position. Therefore, the curtain runner 20 can be fixed at a desired position.

Further, since the curtain runner 20 is fixed when the vehicle is running, it is possible to effectively prevent the trouble that the curtain runner 20 repeatedly collides with the curtain rail 10 due to the horizontal shake and the vertical shake and the noise due to the collision occurs. You can

As described above, by changing the shape of the curtain runner 20, the curtain runner 20 can be released and opened and closed simply by pulling the curtain, and the curtain can be opened and closed freely when traveling in a curtain such as a vehicle. Absent.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention. Members and the like similar to those in the above embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted. In this example, a cut is formed in the first engaging portion 21 as a fragile portion. The notch of this example is a widened portion of the first engaging portion 21 as shown in FIG. 4, and a V-shaped notch 41 is formed inward from the outer peripheral side of the leg 25a corresponding to the bottom of the recess 25. Is forming.

According to the present embodiment, when the convex portion 24 is fitted into the concave portion 25, it becomes possible to easily press the curtain rail 10 side from the notch 41 portion, as in the above embodiment.

[0027]

According to the present invention, at a desired position,
It becomes possible to fix the curtain runner. Further, since the curtain runner is fixed when the vehicle is running, it is possible to effectively prevent a problem in which the curtain runner repeatedly collides with the curtain rail due to the horizontal shake and the vertical shake and noise due to the collision is generated.

As described above, by changing the shape of the curtain runner, the curtain runner is released by simply pulling the curtain without changing other curtain devices.
The curtain can be freely opened and closed, and the curtain does not open and close freely when the vehicle is running, and the practical effect in consideration of economy is great.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a curtain runner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the lower side of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a curtain runner connected and a curtain runner not connected.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view similar to FIG. 3 showing another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a curtain rail cap at an end portion.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a conventional example in use.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Curtain Rail 20 Curtain Runner 21 First Engagement Part 22 Second Engagement Part 23 Mounting Ring 24 Convex Part 25 Recessed Part 25a Leg Part 26 Inclined Part 27 Tapered Part 28 Connecting Part 31, 32 Cap 34 Convex Part 35 Recessed Part 62 Slit a Width b Width S Curtain device for vehicle

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A curtain device comprising a curtain rail and a curtain runner slidably arranged on the curtain rail, wherein an engaging portion of the curtain runner located inside the curtain rail is on a front side. A recess is formed between the leg portions that can be expanded on one of the rear sides, and a convex portion that engages with the concave portion and expands the leg portion is formed on the other side, and the convex portion is engaged in the concave portion. A curtain device for a vehicle, characterized in that the leg portions are expanded and brought into pressure contact with the curtain rail, and the curtain runner is fixed at the position of pressure contact. 2. The curtain device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the curtain runner has a notch formed on the outer side of the leg portion to facilitate expansion.