JP4194676B2 - Vehicle sun visor - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle sun visor in which an auxiliary visor plate is slidably assembled to a storage position and a pull-out position via a guide member with respect to a sun visor body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As this type of vehicle sun visor, for example, one disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,042,867 is known.
In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, a guide member 130 is fixed to a flat board member 112 provided in the sun visor main body 110, and the auxiliary visor plate 170 is placed in the storage position while being guided by the guide member 130. It is slidably guided to the drawing position.
In order to fix the guide member 130 to the flat board member 112 provided in the sun visor main body 110, the board member 112 has a plurality of mounting holes 113 penetrating the guide member 130. A caulking pin 132 is provided so as to be inserted through each.
The guide member 130 is fixed to the board member 112 by inserting the caulking pins 132 of the guide member 130 into the plurality of mounting holes 113 of the board member 112 and then caulking the tip 133 of each of the caulking pins 132. It is like that.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Incidentally, in the conventional vehicle sun visor shown in FIG. 8, in order to fix the guide member 130 to the flat board member 112 provided in the sun visor main body 110, a plurality of mounting holes 113 penetrating the board member 112 are provided. On the other hand, the guide member 130 must be fixed to the board member 112 by inserting the plurality of caulking pins 132 projecting from the guide member 130 and caulking the tip 133 of each caulking pin 132. For this reason, much trouble is required for fixing the guide member 130 to the board member 112.
[0004]
An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle sun visor capable of easily fixing a guide member for slidingly guiding an auxiliary visor plate with respect to a sun visor body in view of the conventional problems.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle sun visor according to the invention of claim 1 is a vehicle sun visor in which an auxiliary visor plate is slidably assembled with a sun visor body into a storage position and a drawer position by a guide member. And
The sun visor body is foamed synthetic resin, consists covered by the outer skin with mainly a foamed article made of foam rubber or the like,
The guide member is fixed integrally with the foamed molded body at the same time as the foamed molded body is formed . Further, the guide member opens a storage chamber on one side for storing the auxiliary visor plate so that the auxiliary visor plate can be pulled out. A case body having a cover body that is attached to one side opening of the storage chamber of the case body and covers the opening;
On one end side of the case body, a presser frame that holds a peripheral edge portion of a cut hole formed in the exterior skin with the case body is attached.
The presser frame includes a decorative mouth plate that forms an outlet of the auxiliary visor plate between the case body and an elastic insertion piece that elastically engages the case body and attaches the presser frame. Prepared,
Furthermore, guide grooves for taking out and guiding the auxiliary visor plate are formed on both sides of the inner surface of the decorative mouth plate.
[0006]
Therefore, simultaneously with the molding of the foamed molded product forming the main part of the sun visor body, for guiding members for the auxiliary visor plate in a predetermined position of the foamed molding it is integrally fixed to form, unlike conventional, internal to the sun visor body The troublesomeness of fixing the guide member to the provided flat board member is eliminated.
Further, since the guide member is divided into the case body and the cover body, each of the case body and the cover body is easily and accurately formed.
In addition, the auxiliary visor plate can be taken in and out by the guide grooves formed on both sides of the inner surface of the decorative mouth plate, and rattling of the auxiliary visor plate is prevented.
[0007]
Vehicle sun visor according to the invention of claim 2 is the vehicle Sanbai The according to claim 1,
The auxiliary visor plate is formed with an elastic retaining piece that comes into contact with a part of the guide member to prevent the auxiliary visor plate from being pulled out when the auxiliary visor plate is pulled out to the pulling position .
Therefore , when the auxiliary visor plate is pulled out to the pulling position, the tip of the elastic retaining piece comes into contact with a part of the guide member, and further pulling of the auxiliary visor plate is restricted.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
4 and 5, a vehicle sun visor 1 includes a substantially L-shaped support shaft 2 attached to a ceiling surface of a passenger compartment, and a sun visor body 10 rotatably mounted on a horizontal shaft portion 3 of the support shaft 2. And. The sun visor main body 10 is rotated around the axis of the horizontal shaft portion 3 of the support shaft 2 so that the sun visor main body 10 is disposed at a storage position along the ceiling surface of the passenger compartment and a light shielding position along the windshield. It is switched.
Furthermore, the sun visor main body 10 in the first light shielding position is arranged at the second light shielding position along the side glass by being rotated about the longitudinal axis 3 of the support shaft 2.
[0009]
Inside the sun visor body 10, an auxiliary visor plate 70 is slidably assembled to a storage position and a drawing position via a guide member 30, and the light shielding area is expanded by drawing the auxiliary visor plate 70. It has become.
The sun visor body 10 is mainly composed of a foamed molded body 11 formed by molding of foamed synthetic resin, foamed rubber or the like, and the outer surface of the foamed molded body 11 is covered with an exterior skin 20 as shown in FIG. Is made up of.
As shown in FIG. 3, an annular bone frame 15 having rigidity made of a metal wire or the like is provided at the periphery of the foam molded body 11 at the same time as the foam molded body 11 is molded. A bearing member 16 into which the horizontal shaft portion 3 of the support shaft 2 is rotatably inserted is fixed at a predetermined position of the bone frame 15.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 1, a case-shaped guide member 30 having a storage chamber 31 in which the auxiliary visor plate 70 is retractably stored is integrally fixed to the foamed molded body 11 of the sun visor body 10.
The guide member 30 is individually formed of a hard or semi-rigid synthetic resin material, and includes a case body 40 and a cover body 50, and is formed in a case shape.
As shown in FIG. 2, the case body 40 includes a bottom plate portion 41, a side wall portion 42 and an end wall portion 45 projecting from the upper and lower portions and one end portion of one side plate surface of the bottom plate portion 41. . The case body 40 includes a storage chamber 31 having one side opened by a bottom plate portion 41, a side wall portion 42, and an end wall portion 45.
[0011]
Near the other end portion of the bottom plate portion 41 of the case body 40 is formed a mouth frame portion 47 into which a presser frame 60 for forming the outlet 63 for the auxiliary visor plate 70 is inserted. At the end, an extension 48 is formed that extends beyond the mouth frame 47 to the other end of the bone frame 15.
Further, the case body 40 is formed with a required number of projecting portions 46 projecting from the peripheral edge portion of the bottom plate portion 41 and projecting into the foam molded body 11 as shown in FIG. The case body 40 is fixed to the foamed molded body 11 stably and firmly by the protruding portion 46.
[0012]
Engaging portions 44 for the cover body 50 are formed at the tip ends of the upper and lower side wall portions 42 of the case body 40.
On the other hand, the cover body 50 is provided with locking projections 51 that can be engaged with the engaging portions 44 of the upper and lower side wall portions 42 of the case body 40. Then, when the cover body 50 is pressed against the case body 40 from the opening side of the storage chamber 31, the locking protrusion 51 of the cover body 50 is engaged with the engaging portion 44 of the case body 40, thereby A cover body 50 is attached to the body 40. The cover body 50 covers the opening of the storage chamber 31 of the case body 40.
[0013]
In this embodiment, when the foamed molded body 11 is molded by a mold, the annular bone frame 15 and the case body 40 of the guide member 30 are positioned and set in the cavity of the mold. The Then, at the same time that the foam molded body 11 is molded in the mold, as shown in FIG. 3, the bone frame body 15 and the case body 40 are respectively inserted and fixed to the foam molded body 11. It has become.
Further, the cover body 50 may be attached to the case body 40 in advance before the case body 40 is inserted and fixed to the foam molded body 11, and the case body 40 is inserted and fixed to the foam molded body 11. The case body 40 may be attached later.
[0014]
As described above, after the guide member 30 is inserted and fixed to the foam molded body 11, the foam molded body 11 is covered with the exterior skin 20 as shown in FIG. 1, thereby forming the sun visor body 10.
A slit-like cut hole is formed in the exterior skin 20 at a portion corresponding to the mouth frame portion 47 of the case body 40 of the guide member 30. Then, the holding frame 60 is inserted into the mouth frame portion 47 of the case body 40 with the peripheral edge portion of the cutout hole of the exterior skin 20 interposed therebetween, so that the outlet 63 for the auxiliary visor plate 70 becomes a piece of the sun visor body 10. Opened on the side.
[0015]
That is, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the presser frame 60 is integrally provided with a decorative mouth plate 61 and a pair of elastic insertion pieces 65. The decorative mouth plate 61 presses one side edge of the cut hole of the exterior skin 20 toward the mouth frame portion 47 of the case body 40. In the lower central portion of the decorative mouth plate 61, FIG. As shown, a clamping piece 62 that clamps one side edge of the cut hole of the outer skin 20 and the mouth frame portion 47 in cooperation with the decorative mouth plate 61 is formed.
At both ends of the decorative mouth plate 61, both side walls of the case body 40 are passed through the mouth frame portion 47 of the case body 40 while pressing the other side edge of the cut hole of the exterior skin 20 against the bottom plate portion 41 of the case body 40. A pair of elastic insertion pieces 65 inserted toward the portion 45 are extended.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, the elastic insertion pieces 65 are disposed along the both side wall portions 42 of the case body 40 through the mouth frame portion 47 of the case body 40 at the distal ends of the pair of elastic insertion pieces 65. When only a fixed amount is inserted, a locking claw 66 that engages with the engagement hole 49 formed in the both side wall portions 42 is formed.
Then, the presser frame 60 is attached to the mouth frame portion 47 of the case body 40 with the peripheral edge portion of the cutout hole of the exterior skin 20 interposed therebetween, so that the outlet 63 for the auxiliary visor plate 70 is connected to the sun visor body 10. It is configured to open on one side. Further, in this embodiment, guide grooves 64 for the auxiliary visor plate 70 are recessed in both sides of the inner surface of the decorative mouth plate 61 that forms one side of the outlet 63.
[0017]
As described above, the auxiliary visor plate 70 is inserted into the storage chamber 31 of the guide member 30 provided in the sun visor body 10 from the outlet 63 so as to be drawn out.
The auxiliary visor plate 70 is formed in a horizontally-long rectangular plate shape having a plate width of approximately the same size as the opening width of the outlet 63, and has a substantially semicircular cross section at the upper and lower side portions and the drawing end portion on one side. Projecting edges 71 and 72 are formed. The upper and lower protrusions 71 of the auxiliary visor plate 70 are inserted into the guide grooves 64 of the outlet 63 and slidably guided, thereby preventing the auxiliary visor plate 70 from rattling.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, when the auxiliary visor plate 70 is pushed into and stored in the storage chamber 31 of the guide member 30, its drawer end is exposed from the outlet 63 by a predetermined amount. At the same time, the protruding edge 72 of the leading end is used as a handle.
[0018]
Between the auxiliary visor plate 70 and the guide member 30, locking means 90 for detachably locking the auxiliary visor plate 70 at the storage position, and locking the auxiliary visor plate 70 at the drawing position to prevent the auxiliary visor plate 70 from coming off. And a retaining means 80 are provided.
The retaining means 80 is constituted by a pair of elastic retaining pieces 81 formed by cutting grooves near the back side of the auxiliary visor plate 70. As shown in FIG. 7, when the auxiliary visor plate 70 is pulled out to the pull-out position, the ends of the pair of elastic retaining pieces 81 abut against the mouth frame portion 47 of the case body 40, and the auxiliary visor plate 70 beyond this. It is designed to limit the withdrawals.
[0019]
The locking means 90 includes an elastic locking piece 91 projecting from the back side of the case body 40 of the guide member 30 and a protrusion of the elastic locking piece 91 formed near the back side of the auxiliary visor plate 70. It is comprised by the engaging hole 93 engaged with 92 so that engagement / disengagement is possible. As shown in FIG. 6, when the auxiliary visor plate 70 is pushed to the storage position, the projection 92 of the elastic locking piece 91 engages with the engagement hole 93, and the auxiliary visor plate 70 is stored by the engaging force. It is designed to be held in position.
[0020]
The vehicle sun visor according to this embodiment is configured as described above.
Therefore, in the state where the sun visor body 10 arranged at the first light shielding position along the windshield is rotated around the longitudinal axis 4 of the support shaft 2 and arranged at the second light shielding position along the side glass, the light shielding area is reduced. In the case of expansion, the auxiliary visor plate 70 is drawn backward with respect to the sun visor main body 10 with the protruding edge portion 72 as a handle, thereby extending the light shielding area as shown in FIGS.
When the auxiliary visor plate 70 is pulled out to the pull-out position, the tips of the pair of elastic retaining pieces 81 of the auxiliary visor plate 70 abut on the mouth frame portion 47 of the case body 40 of the guide member 30, and more auxiliary visors are provided. The pull-out of the plate 70 is restricted and the auxiliary visor plate 70 is prevented from being pulled out.
[0021]
When it is not necessary to expand the light-shielding area, the auxiliary visor plate 70 is pushed in, so that the auxiliary visor plate 70 is stored in the storage chamber 31 of the guide member 30 as shown in FIGS.
When the auxiliary visor plate 70 is pushed to the storage position, the protrusion 92 of the elastic locking piece 91 engages with the engagement hole 93, and the auxiliary visor plate 70 is held at the storage position by the engagement force.
[0022]
The upper and lower side surfaces of the auxiliary visor plate 70 are slidably guided with the inner wall surfaces of the side wall portions 42 of the guide member 30 as guide surfaces 43, and the upper and lower projecting edge portions 71 of the auxiliary visor plate 70 are pressed. The frame 60 is slidably guided by being fitted into the guide groove 64 of the decorative mouth plate 61. For this reason, the auxiliary visor plate 70 is easily slid between the drawing position and the storage position while preventing backlash in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction.
[0023]
The foam molded body 11 forming the main part of the sun visor body 10 is molded by molding such as foamed synthetic resin or foamed rubber.
Simultaneously with the molding of the foam molded body 11, a case-shaped guide member 30 for the auxiliary visor plate 70 is integrally fixed at a predetermined position of the foam molded body 11. For this reason, after molding the foam-molded body 11, the trouble of fixing the guide member 30 to the foam-molded body 11 can be saved, and the cost can be reduced accordingly.
[0024]
The guide member 30 is individually formed of a hard or semi-rigid synthetic resin material, and includes a case body 40 and a cover body 50, and is formed in a case shape.
Further, the case body 40 is configured with a storage chamber 31 having one side opened, and the opening of the storage chamber 31 of the case body 40 is covered with a cover body 50. For this reason, the case body 40 and the cover body 50 are not only easily and accurately molded, but also the elastic locking pieces 91 and the auxiliary visor plate 70 that form the locking means 90 at predetermined positions of the case body 40. It is possible to easily form the mouth frame portion 47 that forms a contact portion with the elastic retaining piece 81.
The case body 40 is formed with a required number of projecting portions 46 projecting from the peripheral edge portion of the bottom plate portion 41 and projecting into the foam molded body 11. For this reason, the case body 40 is stably and firmly fixed to the foamed molded body 11 by the overhanging portion 46.
[0025]
In the above embodiment, the guide member 30 having the storage chamber 31 for the auxiliary visor plate 70 is illustrated as being divided by the case body 40 and the cover body 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to integrally form the guide member 30 having the storage chamber 31.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the guide member is integrally fixed at a predetermined position of the foam molded body simultaneously with the molding of the foam molded body forming the main part of the sun visor body. Unlike the prior art, the trouble of fixing the guide member can be saved, and the cost can be reduced accordingly.
The case of draft inner member and a cover body as possible out to be easily and precisely formed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a sun visor body of a vehicle sun visor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the auxiliary visor plate and a case body, a cover body and a presser frame of the guide member.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the case body of the guide member is fixed simultaneously with the molding of the foam molded body of the sun visor body.
FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which an auxiliary visor plate is stored in a storage chamber of a guide member provided in the sun visor body.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which an auxiliary visor plate is similarly pulled out from the sun visor body.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.
7 is a cross-sectional view based on the line VII-VII in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a guide member for slidingly guiding a conventional auxiliary visor plate is fixed to a board member provided in the sun visor body.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle sun visor 2 Support shaft 10 Sun visor main body 11 Foam molding 30 Guide member 31 Storage chamber 40 Case body 46 Overhang | projection part 50 Cover body 70 Auxiliary visor plate 80 Detaching means 90 Locking means

Claims (2)

A sun visor for a vehicle in which an auxiliary visor plate is slidably assembled to a storage position and a pull-out position by a guide member with respect to the sun visor body,
The sun visor body is foamed synthetic resin, consists covered by the outer skin with mainly a foamed article made of foam rubber or the like,
The guide member is fixed integrally with the foamed molded body at the same time as the foamed molded body is formed . Further, the guide member opens a storage chamber on one side for storing the auxiliary visor plate so that the auxiliary visor plate can be pulled out. A case body having a cover body that is attached to one side opening of the storage chamber of the case body and covers the opening;
On one end side of the case body, a presser frame that holds a peripheral edge portion of a cut hole formed in the exterior skin with the case body is attached.
The presser frame includes a decorative mouth plate that forms an outlet of the auxiliary visor plate between the case body and an elastic insertion piece that elastically engages the case body and attaches the presser frame. Prepared,
Further, a vehicle sun visor is characterized in that guide grooves for taking in and guiding the auxiliary visor plate are formed on both sides of the inner surface of the decorative mouth plate . The vehicle Sanbai The according to claim 1,
A vehicular sun visor , wherein the auxiliary visor plate is formed with an elastic retaining piece that comes into contact with a part of the guide member to prevent the auxiliary visor plate from being pulled out when the auxiliary visor plate is pulled out to a drawing position .

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