Removable sunshade blind for a motor vehicle and assembly comprising such a blind

Abstract

The invention relates to a removable sunshade blind (11) for a motor vehicle, comprising a canvas (13) intended to cover a closing element of a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, the canvas (13) comprising a loop (15) intended to receive a tension wire (17) of the canvas, the loop (15) being sewn onto at least part of the periphery of the canvas. According to the invention, the sunshade blind (11) comprises at least one element (21) for fastening the sunshade blind (11), which is sewn onto the loop (15) at a sewing line (23).

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION

[0002] TITLE: REMOVABLE SUNSHADE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND COMPANY INCLUDING SUCH A SUNSHADE

[0003] [Technical field]

[0004] The present invention claims priority from French application 2408056 filed on July 22, 2024, the content of which (text, drawings, and claims) is incorporated herein by reference. The invention relates to a removable sunshade for a motor vehicle and an assembly comprising such a sunshade.

[0005] [Prior art]

[0006] When a motor vehicle has a glass roof and does not have an interior sunshade, a removable sunshade may be offered that the user installs in front of the glass roof to be shaded.

[0007] The installation and removal of the removable sunshade can be carried out at will by the user, in the same way as an interior accessory of the vehicle.

[0008] The installation of the removable sunshade in the vehicle is carried out manually by the user who fixes the removable sunshade between a roof lining and the window to be shaded.

[0009] The removable sunshade is fixed between the roof lining and the roof window to be covered by means of fixing clips, each of which has a part fixed to the removable sunshade and a retaining tab designed to be inserted between the roof lining and the glass window.

[0010] The removable sunshade and fixing clips are supplied as a mounting kit in which the fixing clips are not initially attached to the removable sunshade.

[0011] When the user wishes to install the removable sunshade in the vehicle, the user first attaches the fixing clips to the removable sunshade by clipping them onto the perimeter of the removable sunshade.

[0012] In a second step, the user inserts the retaining tabs of the fixing clips, now attached to the removable sunshade, into the gap defined by the space arranged between the roof lining and the glass window to be covered.

[0013] The fact that the user has to attach the mounting clips to the removable sunshade is inconvenient. Furthermore, incorrect clip placement can lead to problems with the removable sunshade's stability in the vehicle and an unsightly appearance once installed.

[0014] Finally, there is a risk of losing the fixing clips after several assembly and disassembly of the removable sunshade blind.

[0015] [Description of the invention]

[0016] The present invention aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks, and for this purpose relates to a removable sunshade for a motor vehicle, comprising a fabric intended to cover a closing element of a passenger compartment of said motor vehicle, said fabric comprising a loop intended to receive a tension wire of the fabric, said loop being sewn on at least a part of the perimeter of said fabric, said sunshade being remarkable in that it comprises at least one fixing element of said sunshade, sewn onto said loop at the level of a stitching line.

[0017] Thus, by providing a removable sunshade blind with at least one blind fixing element sewn to the blind fabric's hem, it is no longer necessary for the user to initially fix said at least one blind fixing element to the blind.

[0018] Also, since the loop is sewn on at least a portion of the perimeter of said fabric, the process of sewing the loop onto the fabric is used to sew the fixing element, which makes it possible to avoid carrying out an additional step in the manufacture of the sunshade blind according to the invention.

[0019] When the fastening element is a clip, the user can directly attach the removable blind to the vehicle's interior window without first handling the clips or the blind itself. This simplifies the installation process compared to previous methods and reduces the risk of the blind being improperly secured or positioned, thus minimizing the risk of an unsightly appearance once installed. It also prevents the user from losing the clips.

[0020] Depending on optional features of the sunshade according to the invention:

[0021] - said at least one fixing element is a fixing clip designed to allow the fixing of said sunshade to a roof of said vehicle;

[0022] - said fastening clip comprises a base in the extreme part of which is arranged a retaining tab, said stitching line passing through said base;

[0023] - said fixing clip includes a housing for receiving said tension wire, said housing extending from said base and including a retaining lug for said tension wire adapted to hold said tension wire in said housing;

[0024] - said fixing clip includes a gripping tab extending from said housing to the outside of said housing;

[0025] - said at least one fixing element is an assembly hook designed to assemble said sunshade blind with a complementary sunshade blind;

[0026] - said assembly hook comprises a base supporting a first housing extending from said base and comprising a retaining lug for said tension wire adapted to hold said tension wire in said first housing, a second housing extending from said base and comprising a retaining lug adapted to hold in said second housing a tension wire of a fabric of a complementary sunshade blind;

[0027] - said base supports at least one fixing clip arranged at the entrance of said second housing, said at least one fixing clip being adapted to lock said tension wire of said supplementary sunshade when said tension wire is inserted into said second housing.

[0028] The invention also relates to a motor vehicle assembly, remarkable in that it comprises:

[0029] - a closing element of a motor vehicle passenger compartment,

[0030] - a trim piece defining an ornamental element visible from inside the vehicle's passenger compartment,

[0031] - a sunshade blind according to the invention.

[0032] In one embodiment, said closure element is a glazed element closing an opening in the roof of said motor vehicle.

[0033] [Description of the drawings]

[0034] Other features, purposes and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the detailed description that follows, for understanding of which reference should be made to the accompanying drawings in which:

[0035] [Fig. 1] is a cross-sectional view of an assembly according to a first embodiment of the invention.

[0036] [Fig. 2] shows an enlargement of zone II of figure 1.

[0037] [Fig. 3] partially shows the assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention. [Fig. 4] shows a first step of the assembly kinematics of the assembly of the second embodiment.

[0038] [Fig. 5] shows a second stage of the assembly kinematics of the whole of the second embodiment example.

[0039] [Fig. 6] shows a third step in the assembly kinematics of the whole of the second embodiment example.

[0040] [Fig. 7] partially shows the assembly according to a third embodiment of the invention.

[0041] [Fig. 8] shows a first step in the assembly kinematics of the entire third example of realization.

[0042] [Fig. 9] shows a second stage of the assembly kinematics of the entire third embodiment example.

[0043] [Description of the embodiments]

[0044] In the following description, elements with an identical structure or analogous functions are designated by the same reference.

[0045] We refer to figure 1 which is a cross-sectional view of an assembly 1 according to a first embodiment of the invention.

[0046] The assembly 1 includes a closing element 3 of a passenger compartment 5 and a trim piece 7 defining an ornamental piece visible from inside the passenger compartment 5 of the vehicle.

[0047] The closing element 3 is made of a material capable of allowing at least some light from outside the vehicle to pass into the passenger compartment 5. The closing element 3 may, for example, be made of glass or of a plastic material.

[0048] In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, the closing element 3 consists of a glazed element closing an opening in a roof 9 of the vehicle.

[0049] Assembly 1 includes a sunshade 11 designed to be mounted and dismounted within assembly 1 at will by a user. For this purpose, the sunshade 11 is described as removable.

[0050] When the sunshade 11 is mounted in the assembly 1, it is intended to obscure the closure element 3 of the assembly 1. The sunshade 11 includes a flexible fabric 13, which can for example be made of a textile material, adapted to cover the closure element 3 of the passenger compartment 5.

[0051] We refer to figure 2 showing an enlargement of zone II of figure 1.

[0052] The fabric 13 includes a loop 15 for receiving a tension wire 17. The tension wire 17 may, for example, be a metal wire. The tension wire 17 may have a rectangular cross-section. The tension wire 17 may be arranged around the entire perimeter 19 of the fabric 13 or only on a portion of the perimeter 19 of the fabric 13.

[0053] The loop 15 is sewn all around the edge 19 of the fabric 13 or only on part of the edge 19 of the fabric 13.

[0054] According to the invention, the sunshade blind 11 includes at least one fixing element 21 of the sunshade blind 11 sewn onto the loop 15 at the level of a stitching line 23.

[0055] Thus, the fixing elements 21 of the sunshade 11 are permanently fixed to the loop 15 of the fabric 13 of the sunshade 11, unlike the prior art where no fixing element is permanently mounted there.

[0056] The fact that the fastening elements 21 are sewn onto the loop 15 allows the mounting step of the fastening elements 21 to be carried out during the process of sewing the loop 15 onto the fabric 13, thus making the mounting process of the fastening elements 21 non-constraining.

[0057] In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the fastening element 21 is a fastening clip 25 designed to allow the sunshade 11 to be attached to the roof 9 of the vehicle. The fastening clip 25 is thus sewn onto the loop 15 of the sunshade 11 at the seam line 23. The fastening clip 25 can be made of a plastic material.

[0058] For this purpose, the fixing clip 25 includes a base 27 in the extreme part of which is arranged a retaining tab 29, which may be elastic, protruding from the base 27.

[0059] The base 27 and the retaining tab 29 are designed to be inserted between the trim 7 and the closing element 3, which is a glazed element closing the roof opening 9 of the vehicle. The retaining clip 25 is held in place on the roof 9 by inserting the base 27 and the retaining tab 29 between the trim 7 and the closing element 3, so that the retaining tab 29 bears against the trim 7.

[0060] According to one embodiment, the stitching line 23 passes through the base 27. The fixing clip 25 further includes a housing 31 for receiving the tension wire 17, the housing 31 extending from the base 27 and including a retaining lug 33 for the tension wire 17 adapted to hold the tension wire 17 in the housing 31.

[0061] In the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the fixing clip 25 has a gripping tab 35 extending from the housing 31 to the outside of the housing 31.

[0062] We refer to figure 3, which partially shows assembly 1 according to a second embodiment of the invention.

[0063] In this second embodiment of the invention, the fastening element 21 is an assembly hook 37 designed to assemble the sunshade 11 with a complementary sunshade 111.

[0064] The assembly hook 37 is thus sewn onto the loop 15 of the sunshade blind 11 at the level of the seam line 23. The assembly hook 37 can be made of a plastic material.

[0065] For example, two assembly hooks 37 can be arranged at a rear edge 39 of the sunshade 11, defining a front blind in the assembly formed by the sunshade 11 and the complementary sunshade 111.

[0066] The assembly hook 37 has a base 39, supporting a first housing 41 extending from the base 39.

[0067] The first housing 41 is defined by the base 39 as well as by a stop 42 and by a retaining lug 43 adapted to block the translation of the tension wire 17 outside the first housing 41.

[0068] The base 39 also supports a second housing 45 which can extend in the same plane as the plane supporting the first housing 41, so that, when the additional sunshade 111 is received in the second housing 45, the additional sunshade 111 comes substantially in continuity with the sunshade 11.

[0069] The second housing 45 is also defined by the base 39 as well as by the stop 42 and by a retaining lug 47 adapted to block the translation of a tension wire 117 of a fabric 113 of the complementary sunshade blind 111. In one embodiment, the tension wire 117 can be housed in a loop 115.

[0070] Reference is made to Figures 4 to 6, which show the assembly kinematics of the supplementary sunshade 111 onto the sunshade 11 according to the second embodiment. The sunshade 11 is positioned and secured in the vehicle, for example by means of the fixing clips 25, between the trim 7 and the closing element 3.

[0071] The additional sunshade 111 is presented at an angle, as shown by the arrow 49, in order to correctly position the tension wire 117 in the second housing 45 of the assembly hooks 37 carried by the sunshade 11.

[0072] The additional sunshade blind 111 is then moved in translation towards the assembly hooks 37, as represented by arrow 51.

[0073] A rotation of the supplementary sunshade 111 is then carried out, as represented by arrow 53, so as to lock the position of the sunshade 11 and the supplementary sunshade 111.

[0074] Once the rotation of the supplementary sunshade 111 has been completed, the supplementary sunshade 111 can be positioned and fixed in the vehicle, as shown by the arrow 55, for example by positioning the fixing clips 25, between the trim 7 and the closing element 3.

[0075] Reference is made to figure 7, which partially shows assembly 1 according to a third embodiment of the invention.

[0076] In this third embodiment of the invention, the fixing element 21 is an assembly hook 57 designed to assemble the sunshade 11 with a complementary sunshade 111.

[0077] The assembly hook 57 is thus sewn onto the loop 15 of the sunshade 11 at the level of the seam line 23. The assembly hook 57 can be made of a plastic material.

[0078] For example, two assembly hooks 57 can be arranged at a rear edge 39 of the sunshade 11, defining a front blind in the assembly formed by the sunshade 11 and the complementary sunshade 111.

[0079] The assembly hook 57 has a base 59, supporting a first housing 61 extending from the base 59.

[0080] The first housing 61 is defined by the base 59 as well as by a stop 62 and by a retaining lug 63 adapted to block the translation of the tension wire 17 outside the first housing 61.

[0081] The base 59 also supports a second housing 65 which can extend in the same plane as the plane supporting the first housing 61, so that, when the additional sunshade 111 is received in the second housing 65, the additional sunshade 111 comes substantially in continuity with the sunshade 11.

[0082] The second housing 65 is also defined by the base 59 as well as by the stop 62 and by a retaining lug 67 adapted to block the translation of the tension wire 117 of the fabric 113 of the additional sunshade 111, the tension wire 117 being able to be housed in the loop 115.

[0083] According to one arrangement of this third embodiment, the height of the retaining lug 67 is reduced compared to that of the retaining lug 47.

[0084] Also, for example, the height of the retaining lug 67 is less than that of the retaining lug 63.

[0085] According to one arrangement of this third embodiment, the base 59 of the assembly hook 57 supports two fixing clips 69, 71 respectively arranged at the entrance of the first housing 61 and the second housing 65.

[0086] The fixing clips 69, 71 are adapted to lock respectively the tension wire 17 of the sunshade 11 and the tension wire 117 of the supplementary sunshade 111 when the tension wire 117 is inserted into the second housing 65.

[0087] In an alternative embodiment not shown, only the fixing clip 71 arranged at the entrance of the second housing 65 is supported by the base 59. This allows the tension wire 117 of the additional sunshade 111 to be held in the second housing 65 when the tension wire 117 is inserted there, the locking of the tension wire 17 of the sunshade 11 being achieved by the stitching of the loop 15, into which the tension wire 17 is inserted, on the assembly hook 57.

[0088] We refer to figures 8 and 9 showing the assembly kinematics of the complementary sunshade 111 on the sunshade 11 according to the third embodiment example.

[0089] The additional sunshade 111 is fixed in the second housing 65 by making a single translational movement represented by the arrow 73, this being permitted given that the height of the retaining lug 67 is reduced compared to that of the retaining lug 47. The translational locking of the tension wire 117 outside the second housing 65 is then achieved by both the retaining lug 67 and the fixing clip 71.

[0090] This assembly kinematics is simplified compared to that presented with reference to figures 4 to 6. Indeed, it is no longer necessary to tilt the additional sunshade 111 or to rotate the sunshade 111 when assembling it onto the assembly hook 57.

[0091] The present invention has been described with reference to a closing element of the vehicle's passenger compartment roof. The invention can more broadly be applied to any closing element of the passenger compartment, for example, door windows.

[0092] As can be understood, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments of this sunshade and of the assembly comprising such a sunshade, described above only as illustrative examples, but on the contrary it encompasses all variants involving the technical equivalents of the means described as well as their combinations if these fall within the scope of the invention.

Claims

DEMANDS

1. Removable sunshade (11) for a motor vehicle, comprising a fabric (13) intended to cover a closing element (3) of a passenger compartment (5) of said motor vehicle, said fabric (13) comprising a loop (15) intended to receive a tension wire (17) of the fabric (13), said loop (15) being sewn on at least a part of the perimeter of said fabric (13), said sunshade (11) being characterized in that it comprises at least one fixing element (21) of said sunshade (11), sewn onto said loop (15) at a seam line (23).

2. Sunshade (11) according to claim 1, characterized in that said at least one fastening element (21) is a fastening clip (25) designed to allow the fastening of said sunshade (11) on a roof (9) of said vehicle.

3. Sunshade blind (11) according to claim 2, characterized in that said fixing clip (25) comprises a base (27) in the extreme part of which is arranged a retaining tab (29), said stitching line (23) passing through said base (27).

4. Sunshade blind (11) according to claim 3, characterized in that said fixing clip (25) has a housing (31) for receiving said tension wire (17), said housing (31) extending from said base (27) and having a retaining lug (33) for said tension wire (17) adapted to hold said tension wire (17) in said housing (31).

5. Sunshade blind (11) according to claim 4, characterized in that said fixing clip (25) has a gripping tab (35) extending from said housing (31) to the outside of said housing (31).

6. Sunshade blind (11) according to claim 1, characterized in that said at least one fixing element (21) is an assembly hook (37, 57) designed to assemble said sunshade blind (11) with a complementary sunshade blind (111).

7. Sunshade blind (11) according to claim 6, characterized in that said assembly hook (37, 57) comprises a base (39, 59) supporting: - a first housing (41, 61) extending from said base (39, 59) and comprising a retaining lug (43, 63) for said tension wire (17) adapted to hold said tension wire (17) in said first housing (41, 61), - a second housing (45, 65) extending from said base (39, 59) and comprising a retaining lug (47, 67) adapted to hold in said second housing (45, 65) a tension wire (117) of a fabric (113) of a complementary sunshade blind (111).

8. Sunshade blind (11) according to claim 7, characterized in that said base (59) supports at least one fixing clip (71) arranged at the entrance of said second housing (65), said at least one fixing clip (71) being adapted to lock said tension wire (117) of said supplementary sunshade blind (111) when said tension wire (117) is inserted into said second housing (65).

9. Assembly (1) of a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises: - a closing element (3) of a passenger compartment (5) of a motor vehicle, - a trim (7) defining an ornamental part visible from inside the passenger compartment (5) of the vehicle, - a sunshade (11) according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. Assembly (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that said closure element (3) is a glazed element closing an opening in a roof (9) of said motor vehicle.

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