Foldable tonneau cover for pickup truck

Abstract

The present invention discloses a foldable compartment cover for a pickup truck, which relates to the field of vehicle accessories, and includes a foldable transverse panel assembly, a flexible edging wrapped around the left and right sides of the transverse panel assembly, and a mounting frame installed on both sides of the rear compartment of the pickup truck, wherein a first switch device that can be opened with a key, a plurality of second switch devices that match the mounting frame, and a plurality of mounting plates that are respectively used for the installation of the first switch device and the second switch device and correspond to the left and right ends of the transverse panel assembly, wherein the first switch device includes: a lock core, the upper end of which is exposed on the upper surface of the transverse panel assembly, and the lower end of which is inserted into the transverse panel assembly; first lock blocks, which are arranged in pairs and are respectively slidably installed on the mounting plates on both sides and match the mounting frame; a first rotating member, which is coaxially connected to the lock core and has first connecting members connected to the first lock blocks on both sides at both ends. The present invention has the advantage of easy operation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of vehicle accessories, and in particular to a foldable compartment cover of a pickup truck. Background Art

[0002] The switch device structure of the existing transverse panel assembly in the rear compartment of a pickup truck is complex and often requires two operations to open, resulting in complex structure and cumbersome operation. In addition, the large cover plate at the front position of the rear compartment of the transverse panel assembly generally needs to wait until the large covers at other positions are unlocked and opened before it can be opened, which is very inconvenient. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the background technology, the present invention provides a foldable compartment cover for a pickup truck which is easy to unlock.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a foldable compartment cover of a pickup truck, comprising a foldable transverse panel assembly, a flexible edging wrapped around the left and right sides of the transverse panel assembly, and a mounting frame installed on both sides of the rear compartment of the pickup truck, wherein a first switch device that can be opened by a key, a plurality of second switch devices that cooperate with the mounting frame, and a plurality of mounting plates for mounting the first switch device and the second switch device respectively and corresponding to the left and right ends of the transverse panel assembly are provided below the transverse panel assembly, wherein the first switch device comprises:

[0005] A lock core, the upper end of which is exposed on the upper surface of the horizontal plate assembly and the lower end of which is inserted into the horizontal plate assembly;

[0006] First locking blocks are arranged in pairs and are slidably mounted on the mounting plates at both sides and matched with the mounting frame;

[0007] A first rotating member, which is coaxially connected to the lock core and has first connecting members connected to the first locking blocks at both ends respectively;

[0008] The first switch device has a first state in which the first locking blocks are locked in cooperation with the mounting frame respectively, and a second state in which the lock cylinder is rotated by a key to drive the first locking blocks to move toward each other and unlock.

[0009] The second switch device comprises:

[0010] The second locking blocks are arranged in pairs and are slidably mounted on the mounting plates at both sides, and a second connecting member is provided between the two;

[0011] Rotating components are arranged in pairs and are rotatably mounted on the mounting plates on both sides, and wrap around the second connecting member along the length direction;

[0012] The rotating assembly has a first state in which the second locking blocks are locked in cooperation with the mounting frame respectively, and a second state in which the rotating member is manually twisted to drive the second locking blocks at both ends to move toward each other through the second connecting member to complete unlocking.

[0013] The first rotating member is a U-shaped rotating piece, and the U-shaped rotating piece is provided with a central portion coaxially fixedly connected to the lock core and mounting portions integrally arranged at both ends of the central portion and fixedly connected to the first connecting member.

[0014] The rotating assembly comprises:

[0015] A column fixedly mounted on the mounting plate;

[0016] The rotating handle has its center hingedly mounted on the column, and a torsion spring is arranged between the two. The peripheral surface of the column is provided with a through hole for the second connecting member to pass through, and the inner cavity of the rotating handle is provided with a groove for wrapping the second connecting member.

[0017] Each of the mounting plates is provided with a baffle plate close to the first locking block and the second locking block, and the first connecting member and the second connecting member are provided with a reset member respectively abutting between the first locking block and the second locking block and the baffle plate.

[0018] The cross plate assembly includes cover plate 1, cover plate 2 and cover plate 3 which are flexibly connected in sequence, and a connecting plate flexibly connected to cover plate 1 corresponding to the front position of the rear compartment and cover plate 2 corresponding to the middle position of the rear compartment is provided between the two.

[0019] A plurality of sets of elastic buckles and elastic bands are arranged on the lower surface of the second cover plate corresponding to the rear part of the rear compartment, and a corresponding first mounting ring is arranged on the upper surface of the first cover plate corresponding to the front part of the rear compartment.

[0020] The installation frames on both sides are respectively provided with a group of anti-separation webbing and webbing buckles, and the two ends of the connecting plate are provided with corresponding second installation rings.

[0021] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the technical solution provides a first switch device on the large cover plate corresponding to the front position of the rear compartment, and opens the cover plate one by key operation, instead of having to open the cover plate three at the end in sequence as in the previous structure, thereby saving operation time and providing more fixing methods for the unlocked cross plate assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a foldable compartment cover of a pickup truck according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 2 A top view of the foldable tonneau cover.

[0024] Figure 3A bottom view of the foldable tonneau cover.

[0025] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a second switch device.

[0026] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the first switch device.

[0027] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A partial enlarged view of point B in the middle.

[0028] Figure 7 for Figure 4 A partial enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0029] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the unlocking process of the first switch device.

[0030] Fig. 9 Schematic diagram of the unlocking process of the second switch device.

[0031] Fig.10 This is a schematic diagram of the first step of fixing method two.

[0032] Fig.11 This is a schematic diagram of the second step of fixing method 2.

[0033] Fig.12 This is a schematic diagram of the third step of the second fixing method.

[0034] Fig.13 This is a schematic diagram of the first step of fixing method one.

[0035] Fig.14 This is a schematic diagram of the second step of fixing method one.

[0036] Fig.15 This is a schematic diagram of the third step of fixing method one.

[0037] Fig.16 for Fig.10 A partial enlarged view of point C in the middle.

[0038] Fig.17 It is a structural schematic diagram of the fastening mechanism.

[0039] Fig.18 Schematic diagram of the split structure of the fastening mechanism.

[0040] Fig.19 It is a structural schematic diagram of the connection structure between the various plates of the cross plate assembly.

[0041] Fig. 20 A schematic diagram of the structure of the installation frame.

[0042] Fig.21It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the rotating handle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The embodiments of the present invention are further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

[0044] As shown in the figure, a foldable compartment cover of a pickup truck includes a foldable transverse panel assembly 1, a flexible edging 2 wrapping the left and right sides of the transverse panel assembly 1, and a mounting frame 3 installed on both sides of the rear compartment of the pickup truck. A first switch device 4 that can be opened with a key, a plurality of second switch devices 5 that cooperate with the mounting frame 3, and a plurality of mounting plates 6 for installing the first switch device 4 and the second switch device 5 respectively and corresponding to the left and right ends of the transverse panel assembly 1 are provided below the transverse panel assembly 1. The first switch device 4 includes:

[0045] A lock core 41, the upper end of which is exposed on the upper surface of the horizontal plate assembly 1, and the lower end of which is inserted into the horizontal plate assembly 1;

[0046] The first locking blocks 42 are arranged in pairs and are slidably mounted on the mounting plates 6 on both sides and matched with the mounting frame 3;

[0047] A first rotating member 43, which is coaxially connected to the lock core 41 and has first connecting members 44 connected to the first locking blocks 42 at both ends;

[0048] The first switch device 4 has a first state in which the first lock block 42 is locked with the mounting frame 3 and a second state in which the lock cylinder 41 is rotated by a key to drive the first lock block 42 to move toward each other and unlock. The technical solution is to set a first switch device on a cover plate 1 corresponding to the front position of the rear compartment, and open the cover plate 1 by key operation, instead of having to open it in sequence from the end cover plate 3 like the previous structure, thereby saving operation time and providing more fixing methods for the unlocked cross plate assembly. The key in this embodiment first opens the lock cylinder, and then drives the lock cylinder to rotate by manually twisting the key.

[0049] In the first switch device of this embodiment, the first rotating member 43 adopts a U-shaped rotating piece, and the U-shaped rotating piece is provided with a central part 431 coaxially fixedly connected with the lock core 41 and mounting parts 432 integrally arranged at both ends of the central part 431 and fixedly connected with the first connecting member 44. A person only needs to insert a key into the lock core and rotate it, so that the lock core drives the U-shaped rotating piece to rotate, and the mounting parts at both ends of the U-shaped rotating piece rotate around the central part, thereby driving the first connecting member to pull the first locking blocks at both ends, thereby completing the unlocking. The operation is convenient, and there is no need to unlock step by step from the cover plate three at the end of the rear compartment as before. The unlocking process of the first switch device is as follows: Figure 8 shown.

[0050] The second switch device 5 comprises:

[0051] The second locking blocks 51 are arranged in pairs and are slidably mounted on the mounting plates 6 on both sides, and a second connecting member 53 is provided between the two;

[0052] The rotating components 52 are arranged in pairs and are rotatably mounted on the mounting plates 6 on both sides, and wrap around the second connecting member 53 along the length direction;

[0053] The rotating assembly 52 has a first state in which the second locking blocks 51 are locked with the mounting frame 3 respectively, and a second state in which the rotating member is manually twisted so that the second locking blocks 51 at both ends move toward each other through the second connecting member 53 to complete unlocking.

[0054] The rotating assembly 52 includes:

[0055] A column 521, which is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate 6;

[0056] The rotating handle 522 is hingedly mounted at its center on the column 521, and a torsion spring 523 is arranged between the two. The circumference of the column 521 is provided with a through hole 524 for the second connecting member 53 to pass through. The inner cavity of the rotating handle 522 is provided with a groove 525 for wrapping the second connecting member 53. The rotating handle in this embodiment wraps the second connecting member. When the person turns the knob to rotate the handle, the rotating handle will drive the second connecting member to twist, thereby pulling the second locking blocks at both ends to complete the unlocking. The specific process is shown in Fig. 9 After turning the handle to unlock, the reset function is achieved through the torsion spring.

[0057] Each of the mounting plates 6 is provided with a baffle 61 close to the first locking block 42 and the second locking block 51, and the first connecting member 44 and the second connecting member 53 are provided with a reset member 62 respectively abutting between the first locking block 42 and the second locking block 51 and the baffle 61. The reset member in this embodiment is a spring. After the pulling force of the first locking block and the second locking block is cancelled, reset is achieved by the pre-tightening force of the spring.

[0058] The cross plate assembly 1 comprises a cover plate 1 7, a cover plate 2 8 and a cover plate 3 9 which are flexibly connected in sequence. A connecting plate 11 which is flexibly connected to the cover plate 1 7 corresponding to the front position of the rear compartment and the cover plate 2 8 corresponding to the middle position of the rear compartment is provided between the two. Each plate is connected by a flexible rubber 12. The technical solution adopts two switch devices, thereby realizing a variety of fixing methods of the cross plate assembly after unlocking, which are as follows:

[0059] Fixing method 1:

[0060] The lower surface of the cover plate 2 8 corresponding to the rear part of the rear compartment is provided with a plurality of sets of elastic buckles 13 and elastic bands 14, and the upper surface of the cover plate 1 7 corresponding to the front part of the rear compartment is provided with a corresponding first mounting ring 15, such as Fig.13 As shown in 14 and 15, unlock cover plate three and put it on cover plate two, put cover plate three and cover plate two together on cover plate one, and lock and fix the elastic buckle and the first mounting ring with the elastic band to firmly fix the three cover plates together to prevent them from loosening during bumpy driving.

[0061] Fixing method 2:

[0062] The mounting frames 3 on both sides are respectively provided with a set of anti-separation webbing 16 and webbing buckle 17, and the two ends of the connecting plate 11 are provided with corresponding second mounting rings 18. The cover plate 1 is unlocked and opened by the first switch device, and the cover plate 3 is unlocked and opened by the second switch device. The cover plate 3 is covered on the cover plate 2, and then the cover plate 1 is covered on the cover plate 3. The webbing buckle and the second mounting ring are fixed by the webbing, so that the three cover plates are firmly fixed together to prevent loosening during bumpy driving. The specific process is as follows Fig.10 , as shown in 11 and 12.

[0063] In the existing pickup truck rear compartment, some of the two side panels of the rear compartment are tilted at a certain angle, while others are vertical, resulting in inconsistent standards, making it easy for the installation of the mounting frame to fail to meet the requirements and easily become loose. This technical solution solves this problem through the following structure:

[0064] The mounting frame 3 is provided with a fastening mechanism fixedly connected to the side panels of the rear compartment, and the fastening mechanism includes:

[0065] A vertical plate 34, which is integrally formed with the mounting and is arranged vertically downward;

[0066] The clamping assembly 35 , at least two in number, includes a clamping block portion 351 for clamping the rear compartment side panel and the vertical plate 34 , a rotating portion 352 installed behind the clamping block portion 351 and capable of adjusting an angle, and an adjusting bolt 353 for adjusting the distance between the rotating portions 352 .

[0067] An arc-shaped groove 354 is provided at the rear end of the clamping block portion 351, and the head of the rotating portion 352 is an arc-shaped protrusion 355 adapted to the arc-shaped groove 354. The arc-shaped protrusion 355 can rotate at an appropriate angle in the arc-shaped groove 354. The cooperation between the arc-shaped protrusion and the arc-shaped groove can make the rotating portion rotate appropriately at a certain angle. Even if the two side panels of the rear compartment are inclined, it can also meet the requirements of fastening installation, and has the advantage of good practicality.

[0068] The mounting frame 3 is provided with a horizontal mounting portion 36 for placing the cross plate assembly 1. The horizontal mounting portion 36 is provided with a sinking drainage groove 361 along the length direction. An outlet pipe 362 is installed at one end of the drainage groove 361. If the cross plate assembly leaks, the water flow can be concentrated into the outlet pipe through the drainage groove and discharged.

[0069] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0070] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances. In addition, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0071] Technical personnel should note that although the present invention has been described according to the above specific implementation methods, the inventive concept of the present invention is not limited to this invention, and any modification using the inventive concept will be included in the scope of protection of this patent.

Claims

1. A foldable truck cover for a pickup truck, comprising a foldable transverse panel assembly (1), a flexible edge (2) wrapping the left and right sides of the transverse panel assembly (1), and a mounting frame (3) mounted on both sides of the rear compartment of the pickup truck, characterized in that: A first switch device (4) that can be opened with a key, a plurality of second switch devices (5) that cooperate with the mounting frame (3), and a plurality of mounting plates (6) that are respectively used to mount the first switch device (4) and the second switch device (5) and correspond to the left and right ends of the horizontal plate assembly (1) are provided below the horizontal plate assembly (1). The first switch device (4) comprises: A lock core (41), the upper end of which is exposed on the upper surface of the horizontal plate assembly (1) and the lower end of which is inserted into the horizontal plate assembly (1); First locking blocks (42) are arranged in pairs and are slidably mounted on the mounting plates (6) on both sides and are matched with the mounting frame (3); A first rotating member (43) which is coaxially connected to the lock core (41) and has first connecting members (44) connected to the first locking blocks (42) at both ends respectively; The first switch device (4) has a first state in which the first lock block (42) cooperates with the mounting frame (3) to lock, and a second state in which the lock cylinder (41) is rotated by a key to drive the first lock block (42) to move toward each other and unlock; The second switch device (5) comprises: The second locking blocks (51) are arranged in pairs and are slidably mounted on the mounting plates (6) on both sides, and a second connecting member (53) is provided between the two; Rotating components (52) are arranged in pairs and are rotatably mounted on the mounting plates (6) on both sides, and wrap around the second connecting member (53) along the length direction; The rotating assembly (52) has a first state in which the second locking blocks (51) are locked in cooperation with the mounting frame (3) and a second state in which the rotating member is manually twisted to drive the second locking blocks (51) at both ends to move towards each other through the second connecting member (53) to complete unlocking; The first rotating member (43) is a U-shaped rotating piece, which is provided with a central portion (431) coaxially fixedly connected to the lock core (41) and mounting portions (432) integrally arranged at both ends of the central portion (431) and fixedly connected to the first connecting member (44).

2. The foldable tonneau cover for a pickup truck according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating assembly (52) comprises: A column (521) fixedly mounted on the mounting plate (6); The rotating handle (522) has a central portion hingedly mounted on the column (521), and a torsion spring (523) is provided between the two. The peripheral surface of the column (521) is provided with a through hole (524) for the second connecting member (53) to pass through. The inner cavity of the rotating handle (522) is provided with a groove (525) for wrapping the second connecting member (53).

3. The foldable tonneau cover for a pickup truck according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the mounting plates (6) is provided with a baffle (61) close to the first locking block (42) and the second locking block (51), and the first connecting member (44) and the second connecting member (53) are provided with a reset member (62) respectively abutting between the first locking block (42) and the second locking block (51) and the baffle (61).

4. The foldable tonneau cover for a pickup truck according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transverse plate assembly (1) comprises a cover plate 1 (7), a cover plate 2 (8) and a cover plate 3 (9) which are flexibly connected in sequence, and a connecting plate (11) flexibly connected to the cover plate 1 (7) corresponding to the front position of the rear compartment and the cover plate 2 (8) corresponding to the middle position of the rear compartment is provided between the two.

5. The foldable tonneau cover for a pickup truck according to claim 4, characterized in that: A plurality of sets of elastic buckles (13) and elastic bands (14) are provided on the lower surface of the second cover plate (8) corresponding to the rear of the rear compartment, and a corresponding first mounting ring (15) is provided on the upper surface of the first cover plate (7) corresponding to the front of the rear compartment.

6. The foldable tonneau cover for a pickup truck according to claim 4, characterized in that: The installation frames (3) on both sides are respectively provided with a set of anti-separation webbing (16) and webbing buckles (17), and corresponding second installation rings (18) are provided at both ends of the connection plate (11).

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