Protective cover

Abstract

The invention provides a protective cover which spans over the whole body, is not easy to generate wrinkles and is not easy to generate deviation relative to a proper pasting position. The protective cover (1) is adhered to a rocker protective cover (2) and a door interior trim (3) of a vehicle, and is configured from two types of sealing members (11, 11,..., 12, 12,...) having polygonal shapes. Since the sealing members (11, 12) are relatively small, the sealing members (11, 12) have good followability with respect to the upper surface of the rocker shield (2) and the surface of the door trim (3), and are easy to adhere. Therefore, the sealing members (11, 12) are less likely to be wrinkled, and are less likely to be displaced with respect to an appropriate adhesion position.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a protective cover. Particularly, the present application relates to a countermeasure for a protective cover that can achieve good appearance in a pasted state. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the past, a protective cover for protecting interior trim materials and the like of a vehicle is known. In Patent Literature 1, a structure is disclosed in which a protective cover is pasted so as to span the entire lower portion of a door trim in consideration of the possibility that a passenger's foot hits the door trim when getting on or off the vehicle and damages the door trim.

[0003] PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS

[0004] PATENT LITERATURE

[0005] Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-30784 SUMMARY

[0006] PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION

[0007] However, the protective cover disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is a member that is pasted in a manner of covering a wide range (the entire lower portion of the door trim) of the door trim with one sheet. Therefore, it is difficult to paste in a manner of spanning the entire protective cover without wrinkles or to paste without deviation from a proper pasting position.

[0008] That is, as a pasting work of the protective cover, since the outer edge portion of the large protective cover is aligned with the outer edge portion of the proper pasting position in the door trim, and then the inner portion of the protective cover is pasted along the door trim, wrinkles are likely to occur on the inner portion. Further, since the area of the back surface of the protective cover, that is, the adhesive surface is also large, it is difficult to perform the pasting work, and as a result, the possibility of deviation from the proper pasting position is high.

[0009] Therefore, a protective cover that is difficult to produce wrinkles across the entire body and is also difficult to deviate from the proper pasting position is needed.

[0010] The present application is an application that is completed in view of the problems involved, and an object thereof is to provide a protective cover that is difficult to produce wrinkles across the entire body and is also difficult to deviate from the proper pasting position.

[0011] METHOD FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS

[0012] The solution of the present application for achieving the above object is a protective cover which is attached to a protection target area in the surface of a protection target member so as to protect the protection target area, and which is characterized in that the protective cover is composed of a plurality of seal members formed in polygonal or circular shapes, and is attached to the protection target area in a state of being close to or in contact with each other.

[0013] The "close to or in contact with each other" herein is a concept including all of a case where the seal members are close to each other with a prescribed interval, a case of point contact, a case of line contact, and a case of surface contact.

[0014] According to the above specific matters, in a state where the protective cover is attached to the protection target area in the surface of the protection target member, the plurality of seal members are attached to the protection target area in a state of being close to or in contact with each other. Therefore, as each seal member, it is possible to provide a member which is sufficiently small compared to the size of the protection target area. In this way, since the seal members are relatively small members, the seal members have good followability to the surface of the protection target member, and the attachment work is easy. Therefore, it is difficult for the seal members to have wrinkles, and it is also difficult for the seal members to have a deviation from a proper attachment position. Since the protective cover is composed of a plurality of such seal members attached to the protection target area in the surface of the protection target member, it is possible to apply the protective cover having good appearance without a deviation from a proper attachment position with respect to a relatively wide range of the protection target area.

[0015] Further, the protection target member is an interior trim material of a vehicle, and the protection target area is a prescribed occupant contact area in the surface of the interior trim material.

[0016] Thus, it is possible to protect a part (for example, a part which is easily damaged by a foot of an occupant, and the like) which is concerned by the occupant by the plurality of seal members, and it is possible to protect the part well.

[0017] More specifically, the occupant contact area is an upper surface of a rocker panel cover or a surface of a door trim.

[0018] The upper surface of the rocker panel cover or the surface of the door trim is a part which has a high possibility of being damaged by a foot of an occupant when getting in or out of the vehicle. In the present solution, the part is protected by the plurality of seal members, and it is possible to suppress damage to the part.

[0019] Further, the plurality of seal members are two or more kinds of members which are different in shape from each other.

[0020] Thus, the protective cover can be applied to various shapes of the protection target region (for example, a complex shape or a curved surface), and the versatility of the protective cover can be expanded.

[0021] Further, in a state of being attached to the protection target region, the sum of the internal angles of the mutually adjacent corners of the mutually adjacent pair of polygonal sealing members is 180°.

[0022] According to this structure, one side of the mutually adjacent pair of polygonal sealing members can be located on the same straight line. For example, in the case where the outer edge of the protection target region is linear, by combining the pair of polygonal sealing members, the extension direction of the outer edge of the protection target region and the extension direction of one side of each of the sealing members can be made parallel. In other words, each of the sealing members can be arranged so that there is no case where a part of the sealing member does not follow the outer edge of the protection target region (a part of the sealing member protrudes from the outer edge of the protection target region), and thus the appearance of the protective cover can be further improved.

[0023] Effects of Invention

[0024] In the present application, the protective cover is configured by a plurality of sealing members formed in a polygonal shape or a circular shape. Thus, a protective cover that is difficult to wrinkle and is also difficult to be misaligned with respect to an appropriate attachment position can be provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the protective cover is attached to an interior trim material of a vehicle according to the embodiment.

[0026] Figure 2 is a view showing a part of the plurality of sealing members attached to the upper surface of the rocker panel protective cover according to the embodiment.

[0027] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view along the line III-III in Figure 2

[0028] Figure 4 is a view showing a part of the plurality of sealing members attached to a column of a house in a modification.

[0029] Figure 5 is a modification of the protective cover configured by one sealing member, and is a view corresponding to Figure 2 in which the attachment example of the protective cover is shown.

[0030] Figure 6 ​A modification of the protective cover composed of a plurality of sealing members, and a modification of the protective cover adhered to the vehicle interior material Figure 2 The same applies to the following figures. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] An embodiment of the present application will be described below based on the drawings. This embodiment will be described taking as an example the case where a protective cover is adhered to a resin-made cover (hereinafter referred to as a rocker panel cover) covering the upper side of a rocker panel and a door trim as vehicle interior materials. That is, the case where the upper surface of the rocker panel cover 2 and the surface of the door trim 3 are surfaces of the protective object member in the present application will be described.

[0032] Figure 1 Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the protective cover 1 is adhered to the rocker panel cover 2 and the door trim 3 as vehicle interior materials, respectively, and the door 4 is opened.

[0033] Here, although the case where the protective cover 1 is adhered to the rocker panel cover 2 and the door trim 3 on the right front (e.g., the driver seat side) of the vehicle will be described, the case where the protective cover is adhered to each of the rocker panel cover and the door trim on the left front, the right rear, and the left rear of the vehicle also has the same structure.

[0034] Protective cover adhered to the rocker panel cover

[0035] First, the protective cover 1 adhered to the rocker panel cover 2 will be described. As shown in Fig. 2, the protective cover 1 composed of a plurality of sealing members 11, 11,..., 12, 12,... is adhered to the upper surface of the rocker panel cover 2. Figure 1

[0036] The plurality of sealing members 11, 12 adhered to the upper surface of the rocker panel cover 2 are formed of two types of a first sealing member 11 having a substantially hexagonal shape and a second sealing member 12 having a substantially triangular shape, and these sealing members 11, 12 are alternately adhered in a manner extending across the extending direction (the vehicle body front-rear direction) of the rocker panel cover 2.

[0037] ​Furthermore, in this embodiment, the sealing components 11, 11, ..., 12, 12, ... are not affixed across the entire upper surface of the lower side beam guard 2, but only to areas where the occupant's feet are more likely to collide with the guard during boarding and alighting. In other words, they are affixed to the minimum area required to protect the upper surface of the lower side beam guard 2. This minimum area on the upper surface of the lower side beam guard 2 corresponds to the protected area (area of ​​concern for occupant contact) as described in this invention. The area where the occupant's feet are more likely to collide is defined based on experiments or simulations.

[0038] Figure 2 The diagram shows a portion of the multiple sealing components 11, 11, ..., 12, 12, ... that are affixed to the upper surface of the lower beam protective cover 2. Figure 2 The left and right directions in the text refer to the front and rear directions of the vehicle. Furthermore, Figure 3 For along Figure 2 A sectional view along line III-III.

[0039] like Figure 1 as well as Figure 2 As shown, the first sealing member 11 is formed in a generally regular hexagonal shape as described above, and as... Figure 3 As shown, the device includes a genuine leather sealing component body 11a and double-sided adhesive tape 11b adhered to the back of the sealing component body 11a. The material of the sealing component body 11a is not limited to genuine leather; it can also be made of resin such as PVC (polyvinyl chloride). More specifically, it has a shape where each corner portion of a regular hexagon is curved. By making each corner portion curved, the force exerted on the corner portion in the peeling direction is dispersed, thus suppressing peeling of the first sealing component 11. In particular, since the lower side beam guard 2 is more likely to come into contact (collide) with the occupant's feet from a near-horizontal direction when the occupant gets in and out of the vehicle, a peeling force is more likely to act on the corner portion of the first sealing component 11. Therefore, by making each corner portion curved, peeling is effectively suppressed.

[0040] In addition, although the color of the first sealing member 11 (particularly, the color of the sealing member main body 11a) is not particularly limited, in a case where it is intended to make the presence of the first sealing member 11 difficult to be visually confirmed, it is preferable to be provided in the same color or the same color system as the color of the rocker panel cover 2. Further, it is also possible to adopt a manner in which a transparent material is used as the material of the first sealing member 11. On the other hand, in a case where it is intended to perform a performance in the vehicle cabin based on the first sealing member 11, it is preferable to be provided in a color having a luminance or a chroma different from the color of the rocker panel cover 2. Further, it is also possible to adopt a manner in which the same color or the same color system as the color of the vehicle body (the color of the vehicle body main body) is used.

[0041] Then, in the work of attaching the first sealing member 11 to the upper surface of the rocker panel cover 2, the non-illustrated release paper covering the surface of the double-sided tape 11b is peeled off to expose the double-sided tape 11b on the first sealing member 11 before attachment, and the first sealing member 11 is attached in a manner in which the double-sided tape 11b is overlaid on the upper surface of the rocker panel cover 2.

[0042] On the other hand, the second sealing member 12 is formed in a substantially equilateral triangular shape as described above, although not illustrated, has a sealing member main body made of leather, and a double-sided tape attached to the back surface of the sealing member main body. In the second sealing member 12, the material of the sealing member main body is not limited to leather, and can be a resin such as PVC. As a more specific shape, each corner portion of the equilateral triangular shape is provided in a curved shape. Thereby, peeling of the second sealing member 12 is suppressed.

[0043] Although in the second sealing member 12, the color thereof (particularly, the color of the sealing member main body 11a) is not particularly limited, it is appropriately set in the same manner as the first sealing member 11 depending on a case where it is intended to make the presence of the second sealing member 12 difficult to be visually confirmed, or a case where it is intended to perform a performance in the vehicle cabin based on the second sealing member 12. Further, the color of the second sealing member 12 does not necessarily have to be the same color as the first sealing member 11.

[0044] Like the first sealing member 11, the second sealing member 12 is attached to the upper surface of the rocker panel cover 2 with the release paper peeled off. In addition, in the case where the pair of second sealing members 12, 12 disposed in the direction along the vehicle width direction are distinguished from each other to be described, the member disposed on the inner side (upper side in Figure 2 Figure 2 Figure 2 ​​the lower side in the vehicle width direction) of the lower side second sealing member 12A is made linear along the edge portion 21 of the lower rocker panel cover 2 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction.

[0045] As shown in FIG. 1, the first sealing member 11 is adhered to the upper surface of the lower rocker panel cover 2 in a state in which the outer edges of the first sealing member 11 are parallel to the edge portions 21, 22 of the lower rocker panel cover 2. Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1, the first sealing member 11 is adhered to the upper surface of the lower rocker panel cover 2 in a state in which the outer edges of the first sealing member 11 are parallel to the edge portions 21, 22 of the lower rocker panel cover 2.

[0046] Further, since the inner angle θ1 of one corner of the first sealing member 11 is 120°, and the inner angle θ2 of one corner of the second sealing member 12A, 12B is 60°, the sum of the inner angles of the first sealing member 11 and the second sealing member 12A, 12B adjacent to each other is 180°. Therefore, the edge (the edge on the inner side in the vehicle width direction) 11e of the first sealing member 11 on the upper side in Figure 2 Figure 2 the lower side in the vehicle width direction) of the lower side second sealing member 12A is made linear along the edge portion 21 of the lower rocker panel cover 2 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction.

[0047] Similarly, the edge (the edge on the outer side in the vehicle width direction) 11f of the first sealing member 11 on the lower side in Figure 2 Figure 2 the lower side in the vehicle width direction) of the lower side second sealing member 12A is made linear along the edge portion 21 of the lower rocker panel cover 2 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction.

[0048] ​​Therefore, it is possible to configure the sealing members 11, 11, ..., 12, 12, ... along the edges 21, 22 of the lower beam protective cover 2, with each edge 11e, 11f, 12b arranged along each edge 21, 22. In other words, even when the outer edges of the sealing members 11, 11, ..., 12, 12 do not extend from the edges 21, 22 of the lower beam protective cover 2, the sealing members 11, 11, ..., 12, 12 can be attached to the lower beam protective cover 2 in a side-by-side manner. This results in a better aesthetic appearance of the protective cover 1 and provides protection over a relatively wide area of ​​the upper surface of the lower beam protective cover 2.

[0049] More specifically, in this embodiment, such as Figure 1 As shown, four first sealing members 11 are arranged at predetermined intervals along the extension direction of the lower side beam guard 2, and two second sealing members 12A, 12B (a pair of second sealing members 12A, 12B arranged in the vehicle width direction) are arranged in three positions between these first sealing members 11, 11, ...

[0050] - Protective cover pasted on the interior trim of the car door -

[0051] Next, the protective cover 1 that is affixed to the interior trim 3 of the car door will be explained. For example... Figure 1 As shown, a protective cover 1 consisting of multiple sealing components 11, 11, ..., 12, 12, ... is also affixed to the lower area of ​​the surface of the interior trim 3 of the car door (the surface facing the interior of the car when the car door 4 is closed).

[0052] Even the multiple sealing components 11, 12 affixed to the surface of the door interior trim 3 are formed of two types: a first sealing component 11 with a generally hexagonal shape and a second sealing component 12 with a generally equilateral triangular shape. These sealing components 11, 12 are alternately affixed across the extending direction of the door interior trim 3 (the front-rear direction of the vehicle body when the door 4 is closed). The sealing components 11, 11, ..., 12, 12, ... are not affixed across the entire surface of the door interior trim 3, but only in areas where the occupant's feet are more likely to collide with the vehicle when getting in and out. In other words, they are affixed to the minimum area required to protect the surface of the door interior trim 3. This minimum area required on the surface of the door interior trim 3 corresponds to the protected area (area of ​​concern to occupant contact) as described in this invention.

[0053] The structure of each sealing component 11, 11, ..., 12, 12, ... affixed to the interior door trim 3, the arrangement on the surface of the interior door trim 3, and the operation for affixing them to the interior door trim 3 are substantially the same as those of each sealing component 11, 11, ..., 12, 12, ... affixed to the lower side beam guard 2. Specifically, in this embodiment, as... Figure 1 As shown, three first sealing members 11 are arranged at predetermined intervals along the extension direction of the door interior trim 3 (the front-rear direction of the vehicle body when the door 4 is closed), and two second sealing members 12 are arranged at two positions between these first sealing members 11, 11, 11 (a pair of second sealing members 12, 12 arranged in the vertical direction). This allows for good aesthetics of the protective cover 1 and provides relatively wide protection for the surface of the door interior trim 3.

[0054] Furthermore, in this embodiment, two of the first sealing members 11 affixed to the surface of the door interior trim 3 are arranged across the vertical direction, with the first sealing member 11 located at one end (the rear side of the vehicle body in the front-rear direction when the door 4 is closed). That is, the lower part of the door interior trim 3 can be protected by the lower first sealing member 11.

[0055] -Effects of the implementation method-

[0056] As explained above, in this embodiment, each sealing component 11, 11, ..., 12, 12, ... can be made sufficiently small compared to the size of the area (protected area) that should be protected on the upper surface of the lower side beam guard 2 and the surface of the door interior trim 3. In this way, since the sealing components 11, 11, ..., 12, 12, ... are relatively small components, they have good conformability to the upper surface of the lower side beam guard 2 or the surface of the door interior trim 3, and are easy to apply. Therefore, the sealing components 11, 11, ..., 12, 12, ... are less prone to wrinkling and less prone to offset relative to the appropriate application position.

[0057] Furthermore, the ease with which wrinkles form varies not only based on the size (area) of the sealing components 11, 11, ..., 12, 12, ..., but also based on the material, thickness, etc. Therefore, these parameters are appropriately selected through experimentation or simulation as parameters that minimize the formation of wrinkles. As an example, in the case of genuine leather of typical thickness, the width dimension of the first sealing component 11 (… Figure 2 The dimension T1 is set to approximately 50mm, which is the width dimension of the second sealing component 12.Figure 2 The size T2 in the above formula is set to about 23 mm. These values are not limited to these.

[0058] Since the protective cover 1 is configured by sticking a plurality of such sealing members 11, 11,..., 12, 12,... in the area to be protected, the protective cover 1 having good appearance can be applied to a relatively wide range of areas (protection target areas) without causing deviation from the appropriate sticking position.

[0059] Further, the invention of the aforementioned Patent Document 1 adopts a structure in which a protective cover is stuck across the entire lower portion of a door trim. Since the shape of the door trim differs depending on the vehicle model, in the technology of this Patent Document 1, the protective cover must be produced as a model-specific protective cover. That is, a plurality of types of protective covers must be produced in advance for each vehicle model, which leads to an increase in manufacturing cost.

[0060] In contrast, the protective cover 1 according to the present embodiment is a member configured by a plurality of sealing members 11, 11,..., 12, 12,... and thus can be applied to various parts of various vehicle models by the combination of the respective sealing members 11, 11,..., 12, 12,... with each other. Therefore, the versatility is high, and the degree of freedom is high in terms of the vehicle model or the sticking position. Further, the cost reduction can be achieved.

[0061] -Other Embodiments-

[0062] In addition, the present application is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments and can be modified or applied in all ranges included in the scope of the claims and equivalents thereto.

[0063] For example, in the aforementioned embodiments, the case where the protective cover 1 (a plurality of sealing members 11, 11,..., 12, 12,...) is stuck to both the rocker panel cover 2 and the door trim 3, which are interior trim materials of a vehicle, is described as an example. The present application is not limited to this and can be stuck to only one of the rocker panel cover 2 and the door trim 3 or can be stuck to interior trim materials of a vehicle other than the rocker panel cover 2 and the door trim 3. Further, it can be stuck to a member (protection target member) other than the interior trim material of the vehicle.

[0064] For example, Figure 4 A view showing a part of a plurality of sealing members 13, 13,... stuck to a column of a house. In this Figure 4In the illustrated structure, a plurality of rectangular sealing members 13, 13,... are attached to the column of the house with a prescribed interval. In the sealing members 13, 13,..., each corner portion is also made into a curved shape.

[0065] In this Figure 4 In the case of the illustrated sealing member 13, since the internal angle θ3 of one corner of the sealing member 13 is 90°, the sum of the internal angles of the respective sealing members 13, 13 adjacent to each other is 180°. Therefore, the respective edges 13a, 13a of the adjacent sealing members 13, 13 are located on the same straight line, and thus it is possible to protect the column of the house while obtaining good aesthetics along the outer edge of the column of the house. For example, it is possible to suppress damage to the column caused by contact of a wheelchair or a person in the room, or the like.

[0066] In addition, as an example of the dimensions of the third sealing member 13, the height dimension (dimension T3 in Figure 4 ) is set to about 30 mm, and the width dimension (dimension T4 in Figure 4 ) is set to about 70 mm. These values are not limited thereto.

[0067] Further, such rectangular sealing members 13, 13,... are not limited to the column of the house, but can also be applied to various kinds of protected object members including interior trim materials of vehicles.

[0068] Further, in the above-described embodiment, the protective cover 1 is configured by two kinds of sealing members 11, 12, which are the first sealing member 11 of a substantially regular hexagonal shape and the second sealing member 12 of a substantially regular triangular shape. The present application is not limited thereto, but the protective cover 1 can be configured by one kind of sealing member, or by three or more kinds of sealing members.

[0069] Figure 5 (a) of FIG. 1 and Figure 5 (b) of FIG. 1 are modified examples of the protective cover 1 configured by one kind of sealing member (the second sealing member of the above-described embodiment) 12, 12,... and are equivalent to the Figure 2 of FIG. 1, which represents an example of attachment of the protective cover 1.

[0070] Figure 5 (a) of FIG. 1 represents a case where the protective cover 1 is configured by alternately positioning the apexes of the regular triangular shape with respect to the second sealing members 12, 12,...

[0071] Further, Figure 5 (b) of FIG. 1 represents a case whereFigure 5 (a) of FIG. 1 indicates a case where the second sealing members 12, 12,... are arranged in two layers of upper and lower layers to constitute the protective cover 1.

[0072] Further, Figure 6 (a) of FIG. 1, and Figure 6 (b) of FIG. 1 is a modification example of the protective cover 1 constituted by a plurality of kinds of sealing members, and is a view corresponding to Figure 2 (a) of FIG. 1.

[0073] Figure 6 (a) of FIG. 1 indicates a case where the protective cover 1 is constituted by the substantially regular pentagonal sealing member 14, the substantially isosceles triangular sealing member 15, and the substantially quadrangular sealing member 16. The internal angle θ4 of one corner of the substantially regular pentagonal sealing member 14 is 108°, and with respect to this, the internal angle θ5 of one base angle of each of the substantially isosceles triangular sealing members 15, 15 located on both sides of the substantially regular pentagonal sealing member 14 is 36°, and the internal angle θ6 of one corner of the substantially quadrangular sealing member 16 located near the substantially regular pentagonal sealing member 14 is 72°, and thus the sum of the internal angles of each of the substantially isosceles triangular sealing members 15, 15 and the sum of the internal angles of each of the substantially regular pentagonal sealing member 14 and the substantially quadrangular sealing member 16 are each 180°. Thus, it is possible to arrange the base sides of the substantially isosceles triangular sealing members 15, 15 located on both sides of the substantially regular pentagonal sealing member 14 on the same straight line. Further, it is possible to arrange one side of the substantially regular pentagonal sealing member 14 and one side of the substantially quadrangular sealing member 16 on the same straight line.

[0074] Further, Figure 6 (b) of FIG. 1 indicates a case where the protective cover 1 is constituted by the circular sealing members 17, 17,... having a relatively large diameter, and the circular sealing members 18, 18,... having a relatively small diameter compared to the sealing members 17. That is, the circular sealing members 17, 17,... having a relatively large diameter are adhered to the surface of the object to be protected in a state where the outer edge points of the sealing members 17, 17,... are in point contact with each other, and the circular sealing members 18 having a relatively small diameter are arranged in a manner in which the outer edges of a pair of the sealing members 17, 17 are in contact with each other and are adhered to the surface of the object to be protected.

[0075] Further, in the above-described embodiments and the above-described various modification examples, the case where the mutually adjacent sealing members 11, 12, (13, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are adhered to the surface of the object to be protected in a state where the sealing members 11, 12, (13, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are in a prescribed interval from each other (see Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 ), or the case where the sealing members 11, 12, (13, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are adhered to the surface of the object to be protected in a state where the sealing members 11, 12, (13, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) are in point contact with each other (seeFigure 6 ) is explained. The present application is not limited to this, and the case where mutually adjacent seal members are brought into line contact with each other (where the edges of the seal members of polygonal shape are brought into line contact with each other) and are adhered to the surface of the protected object member, or the case where they are brought into face contact (where a part of the mutually adjacent seal members overlap) and are adhered to the surface of the protected object member is also included in the scope of the technical idea of the present application.

[0076] Industrial applicability

[0077] The present application is applicable to a protective cover to be adhered to the interior trim material of a vehicle for protecting the interior trim material.

[0078] Explanation of symbols

[0079] 1 … protective cover;

[0080] 2 … lower side beam protector (protected object member);

[0081] 3 … door interior trim (protected object member);

[0082] 11 … first seal member (seal member);

[0083] 12 … second seal member (seal member);

[0084] 13 to 18 … seal members.

Claims

1. A protective cover that protects a protected area by being adhered to the surface of a protected component, wherein... The protective cover is composed of multiple sealing components formed in polygonal or circular shapes, which are affixed to the protected area in a state of close proximity or contact with each other.

2. The protective cover as described in claim 1, wherein, The protected component is the interior trim material of the vehicle, and the protected area is a designated area of ​​concern for occupant contact on the surface of the interior trim material.

3. The protective cover as described in claim 2, wherein, The areas of concern for occupants are the upper surface of the lower side beam guard or the surface of the interior trim of the door.

4. The protective cover as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, Multiple sealing components are two or more types of components with different shapes.

5. The protective cover as described in claim 4, characterized in that, When affixed to the area to be protected, the sum of the interior angles of the adjacent corners of a pair of adjacent polygonal sealing components is 180°.

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