JPH0137285Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a rain shield for a vehicle used during cargo handling operations such as loading and unloading cargo onto a freight vehicle in rainy weather.

Conventionally, in freight vehicles with double doors or sliding doors, one side of the panel is attached to the upper edge of the door opening in order to prevent the cargo from getting wet during loading and unloading operations in the rain. There are some models in which the panel is rotatably attached, and when in use, the panel can be rotated outward to form an eaves to protect from rain, and when not in use, it can be rotated toward the loading platform and stored on the underside of the loading platform roof. However, since the panel is rotatable, it comes into contact with the cargo and may not be usable when fully loaded. For this reason, it may be possible to store the panel in a hanging state inside the door, but
In this case, even when there is no need to use the panel as a rain shelter, the panel must be rotated outward to form a canopy each time cargo handling operations are performed, which is a hassle. Further, with this conventional structure, separate latching devices must be provided for storing and installing the rain shield, which increases the number of parts and makes installation troublesome.

Therefore, the present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is designed to prevent the panels from coming into contact with the cargo when they are taken in and out, which serves as a rain protection (sometimes used as a sun protection in the hot sun such as summer). To provide a rain cover for a vehicle that can be smoothly taken in and taken out and easily locked during storage and use without providing a special locking device.

Therefore, in the present invention, the rain shield is provided with guide rails that slope diagonally downward toward the rear at both ends of the lower surface of the cargo platform roof, and flanges provided at both ends of the panel are attached to the rear ends of the guide rails. A supporting roller is rotatably pivoted, and a stopper piece is provided in front of the roller near the rear end of the guide rail, and a stopper piece is provided at the rear end of the flanges provided at both ends of the panel. An engaging portion that engages the roller when stored is formed, and casters that roll within the guide rail are rotatably mounted on both sides of the front end of the panel, and on both sides near the front end of the panel. The intended purpose is achieved by providing a stopper piece that engages with the stopper piece when the panel is used.

The present invention will be described below with reference to illustrative embodiments.

The rain cover for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a panel a that serves as the main body of the rain cover, and a panel a that is attached to the cargo roof 1 of the vehicle body.
1 Guide rail 1 that slides and stores on the bottom surface
It is composed of 2.

Panel a is a frame 13 made of L-shaped steel.
and a thin plate 14 made of an aluminum plate or the like stretched over the frame 13, and the frame 13 is attached to both side edges of the panel a by leaving an appropriate size at the rear end of the both side edges. The same L-shaped steel as the constituent members is fixed facing backwards to form the flange 15. A bent piece 15a is formed at the rear end of the flange 15 and serves as an engaging portion 16 extending diagonally upward toward the rear. Furthermore, casters 17 that roll within the guide rails 12 are rotatably attached to both sides of the front end of the panel a via brackets 18, and
A stopper piece 19 is provided near the front end of the lower surface of the flange 15 rearward of the caster 17. Reference numeral 20 denotes an auxiliary stopper fixed to the rear end portions of both side edges of panel a, and reference numeral 21 denotes a handle attached near the front of the center of the lower surface of panel a.

The guide rails 12 are made of U-shaped steel, and are arranged at both ends of the lower surface of the cargo platform roof 11 of the vehicle body with the openings facing inside, and are fixed so as to be inclined obliquely downward toward the rear. At the rear end of the bottom surface 12a of the guide rail 12, the panel a
, and supports the flange 15 of the engaging portion 16 .
A roller 22 that engages with the roller 22 is rotatably pivotally mounted via a bracket 23. Further, near the rear end of the bottom surface 12a of the guide rail 12 and in front of the roller 22, there is provided a stopper piece 24 that engages with the stopper piece 19 provided on the panel a. 25 is a frame material forming a loading platform, 2
6 is the aggregate of the loading platform roof 11, and 27 is the back door.

With the above configuration, when panel a is used as a rain shield (or sun shield), panel a is slightly lifted and the engaging part 16 formed at the rear end of the flange 15 of panel a and the rear of the guide rail 12 are connected to each other. When the panel a is disengaged from the roller 22 pivotally attached to the end and pulled out slightly rearward, the panel a will slide rearward under its own weight and protrude from the loading platform. The stopper piece 19 provided on the panel a and the stopper piece 24 provided on the guide rail 12 are engaged to set the rain shield.

Also, when storing the panel a, if you push the panel a forward, the caster 1 pivoted on the panel a
7 and the roller 22 pivotally connected to the guide rail 12, the panel a can be smoothly stored on the lower surface of the cargo roof 11 without requiring much force. During storage, the engaging portion 16 formed at the rear end of the flange 15 of panel a and the guide rail 1
Since the roller 22 pivotally connected to the rear end of the panel A is engaged with the roller 22, even if the back door 27 is opened, the panel a
does not stand out.

Note that even if panel a bounces due to vibration or the like while the vehicle is running and the engagement between the engaging portion 16 and the roller 22 is temporarily disengaged and the panel a attempts to move backward,
An auxiliary stopper 20 fixed to the rear end of both side edges of the panel comes into contact with a stopper 28 made of an elastic body protruding from the inner surface of the back door 27, thereby preventing the back door from moving backward. 16 is formed in a tapered shape so that the rear side is higher, so that the engaging portion 16 and the roller 22 are engaged again.

The rain protection according to the present invention described above can also be applied to vehicles having door openings on the sides of the vehicle body.

As described above, according to the present invention, a panel serving as a rain shield is stored under the roof of the loading platform,
Moreover, since the panel is slid in and out horizontally, it can be taken in and out smoothly without coming into contact with the cargo. Further, according to the present invention, there is no need for a special panel latching device, so the number of parts is small, the structure is simple, and it can be easily attached to the vehicle body, and the panel can be taken in and out very easily. It has the effect that it can be done.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a partial side view of a car platform equipped with a rain shield according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a partial side view of the same as shown in use, and Figure 3 is an enlarged partial view showing the relationship between the guide rail and the flange of the panel. Longitudinal sectional view, 4th
The figure is a plan view of the panel. a is a panel, 11 is a loading platform roof, 12 is a guide rail, 15 is a flange, 16 is an engaging portion, 17 is a caster, 19 and 24 are stopper pieces, and 22 is a roller.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Guide rails that slope diagonally downward toward the rear are provided at both ends of the lower surface of the cargo platform roof, and rollers that support flanges provided at both ends of the panel are rotatably pivoted to the rear ends of the guide rails. ,and,
A stopper piece is provided in front of the roller near the rear end of the guide rail, and an engaging portion that engages with the roller when the panel is stored is formed at the rear end of the flanges provided at both ends of the panel. At the same time, casters that roll within the guide rails are rotatably mounted on both sides of the front end of the panel, and are engaged with the stopper pieces on both sides near the front end of the panel when the panel is in use. A rain cover for a vehicle, characterized in that it is configured with a stopper piece.