Vehicle sunshade device

Abstract

To obtain a vehicle sunshade device that allows for the selection of the light-blocking rate. [Solution] The vehicle sunshade device 10 comprises a plurality of sunshades (a first sunshade 22 and a second sunshade 24) stored adjacent to the vehicle's windshield glass 14, and allows for selective pulling out of the plurality of sunshades and positioning them along the windshield glass.

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle sunshade device.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 below discloses a sunshade that is wound up and stored inside a vehicle door. By pulling out this sunshade from inside the vehicle door and arranging it along the door glass, it is possible to block light from outside the vehicle compartment to inside the vehicle compartment.

Prior Art Document

Patent Document

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, from the viewpoints of ensuring privacy inside the vehicle compartment and the intensity of sunlight depending on the weather and time zone, it is desirable to be able to select the light blocking rate (transmittance) of the sunshade.

[0005] In consideration of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle sunshade device capable of selecting the light blocking rate.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The vehicle sunshade device according to the first aspect includes a plurality of sunshades stored at a position adjacent to the windshield glass of the vehicle, and it is possible to selectively pull out the plurality of sunshades and arrange them along the windshield glass.

[0007] In the first embodiment of the vehicle sunshade device, the degree of light blocking can be selected by selecting a sunshade from among several sunshades to be placed along the windshield glass.

[0008] The second embodiment of the vehicle sunshade device is the vehicle sunshade device of the first embodiment in which the light-blocking rates of the multiple sunshades are different from each other.

[0009] In the second embodiment of the vehicle sunshade device, the light-blocking rate can be selected by selecting a sunshade to be placed along the windshield glass from among a plurality of sunshades having different light-blocking rates.

[0010] The third embodiment of the vehicle sunshade device allows for the arrangement of multiple sunshades in an overlapping state along the windshield glass, as in the first or second embodiment of the vehicle sunshade device.

[0011] In the third embodiment of the vehicle sunshade device, the light-blocking rate can be selected by choosing the number of sunshades to overlap from among multiple sunshades. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] The vehicle sunshade device according to the present invention has the excellent effect of allowing the light-blocking rate to be selected. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0013] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view of the vehicle sunshade device of this embodiment as seen from the inside of the vehicle, showing the first sunshade and the second sunshade stored inside the door trim. [Figure 2] This is a perspective view of the vehicle sunshade device of this embodiment as seen from the inside of the vehicle, showing the first sunshade pulled out from the door trim and positioned along the windshield glass. [Figure 3]This is a perspective view of the vehicle sunshade device of this embodiment as seen from the inside of the vehicle, showing the first sunshade and the second sunshade pulled out from the door trim and positioned along the windshield glass. [Figure 4] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-section of a knob or similar object cut along the line 4-4 shown in the diagram. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0014] A vehicle sunshade device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 4. In the figures, arrow FR indicates the front side of the vehicle, arrow UP indicates the upper side of the vehicle, arrow OUT indicates the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and arrow IN indicates the inner side in the vehicle width direction. Furthermore, in the following description, unless otherwise specified, when the front / rear and up / down directions are indicated, they refer to the front / rear direction of the vehicle and the up / down direction of the vehicle.

[0015] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the vehicle sunshade device 10 of this embodiment (hereinafter simply referred to as "sunshade device 10") is installed on a side door 12 that opens and closes a door opening provided on the side of the vehicle. The side door 12 comprises a windshield glass 14 (also called door glass) made of colorless transparent or colored transparent tempered glass, and a door trim 16 that constitutes the interior side portion of the side door 12. A first opening 18 and a second opening 20 are formed on the upper part of the door trim 16. The first opening 18 and the second opening 20 are formed in a slit shape with the front-rear direction as the longitudinal direction, and are arranged adjacent to each other in the vehicle width direction at a position close to the windshield glass 14. The first opening 18 is positioned inward in the vehicle width direction relative to the second opening 20.

[0016] The sunshade device 10 includes a first sunshade 22, which is stored in the door trim 16 and pulled out upward through a first opening 18, and a second sunshade 24, which is stored in the door trim 16 and pulled out upward through a second opening 20. The sunshade device 10 also includes a knob 26 that is operated by an occupant inside the vehicle.

[0017] The first sunshade 22 is formed in a sheet-like shape that extends in the front-rear and up-down directions, with the vehicle width direction as the thickness direction, when pulled upward from the door trim 16. The shape of the first sunshade 22 when viewed from the inside in the vehicle width direction is rectangular, corresponding to the shape of the windshield glass 14 when viewed from the inside in the vehicle width direction. Here, the first sunshade 22 is formed, for example, by weaving synthetic fibers into a mesh. As a result, the first sunshade 22 has multiple openings of a predetermined shape and size. Consequently, the light-blocking rate of the first sunshade 22 is a predetermined light transmittance. The light-blocking rate of the first sunshade 22 can be appropriately set within the range of 0% or more and less than 100%.

[0018] The second sunshade 24 is formed in a sheet-like shape that extends in the front-rear and up-down directions, with the vehicle width direction as the thickness direction, when pulled upward from the door trim 16. The shape of the second sunshade 24 when viewed from the inside in the vehicle width direction is rectangular, corresponding to the shape of the windshield glass 14 when viewed from the inside in the vehicle width direction. Here, the second sunshade 24 is formed, for example, by weaving synthetic fibers into a mesh, similar to the first sunshade 22. As a result, the second sunshade 24 has multiple openings of a predetermined shape and size. Consequently, the light-blocking rate of the second sunshade 24 is a predetermined light transmittance. The light-blocking rate of the second sunshade 24 can be appropriately set within the range of 0% or more and less than 100%. Here, in this embodiment, the light transmittance of the second sunshade 24 is set to a lower light transmittance than that of the first sunshade 22.

[0019] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the knob 26 includes an attachment portion 30 attached to a knob attachment member 28 fixed to the upper end portion of the first sunshade 22, a grip portion 32 extending downward from the attachment portion 30 and gripped by a vehicle occupant, and an engagement portion 36 extending outward in the vehicle width direction from the attachment portion 30 and engaging with a knob engagement member 34 fixed to the upper end portion of the second sunshade 24. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the engagement portion 36 of the knob 26 is engaged with the knob engagement member 34 so as to be hooked from below, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the engagement portion 36 of the knob 26 can be configured to be engaged with the knob engagement member 34 by the magnetic force of a magnet.

[0020] And as shown in FIG. 1, when the first sunshade 22 and the second sunshade 24 are stored in the door trim 16, the knob 26 is disposed above the door trim 16. Although not shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, when the second sunshade 24 is stored in the door trim 16, the knob engagement member 34 fixed to the upper end portion of the second sunshade 24 is disposed above the door trim 16.

[0021] Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when a vehicle occupant grips the grip portion 32 of the knob 26 and pulls the knob 26 upward, the first sunshade 22 is pulled out from the door trim 16 and disposed along the windshield glass 14. The first sunshade 22 is maintained in a state of being disposed along the windshield glass 14 by locking the knob 26 to a locking portion provided at the upper part of the side door 12 or the like.

[0022] Also, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, with the occupant of the vehicle engaging the engaging portion 36 of the knob 26 with the knob engaging member 34 fixed to the upper end of the second sunshade 24, gripping the gripping portion 32 of the knob 26, and pulling up the knob 26 upward, the first sunshade 22 and the second sunshade 24 are pulled out from the door trim 16 and arranged along the windshield glass 14. In addition, by locking the knob 26 to a locking portion provided at the upper part of the side door 12 or the like, the state where the first sunshade 22 and the second sunshade 24 are arranged along the windshield glass 14 is maintained.

[0023] As described above, in the present embodiment, by selecting the state where the first sunshade 22 is arranged along the windshield glass 14 and the state where the first sunshade 22 and the second sunshade 24 are overlapped in the vehicle width direction and arranged along the windshield glass 14, the light shielding rate through the windshield glass 14 can be selected.

[0024] In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the light shielding rate can be selected by selecting the number of overlapping sunshades (the first sunshade 22 and the second sunshade 24), but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the second sunshade 24 may be configured to be pulled out alone, and the light shielding rate may be selected by selecting the sunshades (the first sunshade 22 and the second sunshade 24) arranged along the windshield glass 14. Also, a configuration including three or more sunshades may be adopted. Further, the light transmittance of the plurality of sunshades may be different from each other or the same.

[0025] As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the above, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made and implemented within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention.

Description of Reference Numerals

[0026] 10. Vehicle sunshade device 14 Windshield glass 22. First sunshade (sunshade) 24. Second sunshade (sunshade)

Claims

1. It features multiple sunshades stored adjacent to the vehicle's windshield glass, A vehicle sunshade device that allows for the selective extension of multiple sunshades and their placement along the windshield glass.

2. The vehicle sunshade device according to claim 1, wherein the light-blocking rates of the multiple sunshades are different from each other.

3. The vehicle sunshade device according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein multiple sunshades can be arranged along the windshield glass in an overlapping state.

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