Net pocket apparatus for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10160390-B2
Application number	US-201715449143-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2017
Priority date	Nov 2, 2016
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

A net pocket apparatus for a vehicle includes a base frame having guide rails formed respectively on opposite inner surfaces. A movable frame has guide protrusions moving along the guide rails. The movable frame is nested in and fixed to the base frame when the guide protrusions are positioned at one ends of the guide rails while the movable frame is fixed in a form of protruding from the base frame when the guide protrusions are positioned at the other ends of the guide rails. A net wire with opposite ends is rotatably coupled to the movable frame such that it is fixed to the movable frame in a form of being nested in the movable frame or a form of protruding from the movable frame. A net is coupled to the net wire.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A net pocket apparatus comprising:
a base frame having guide rails formed respectively on opposite inner surfaces;
a movable frame having guide protrusions moving along the guide rails, the movable frame being nested in and fixed to the base frame when the guide protrusions are positioned at one end of the guide rails and the movable frame being fixed in a form of protruding from the base frame when the guide protrusions are positioned at other ends of the guide rails;
a net wire with opposite ends rotatably coupled to the movable frame such that it is fixed to the movable frame in a form of being nested in the movable frame or a form of protruding from the movable frame;
a net coupled to the net wire, the net being unfolded by its own weight to form a storage space when the net wire is fixed in the form of protruding from the movable frame; and
a wire locking mechanism for restraining or releasing rotational movement of the net wire, the wire locking mechanism being provided at the movable frame and the net wire.

2. The net pocket apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the net pocket apparatus is disposed in a luggage room of a vehicle.

3. The net pocket apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fabric hook and loop fasteners coupled to the base frame for facilitating attachment and detachment of the base frame.

4. The net pocket apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the base frame is mounted using fabric hook and loop fasteners on a bottom surface of a luggage room of a vehicle in a state of being seated thereon, or on a side wall of the luggage room in a state of being erected.

5. The net pocket apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wire locking mechanism comprises:
a wire block coupled to one end of the net wire to rotate together with the net wire and provided with a protrusion protruding outward; and
an elastic piece having one end fixed to the movable frame and the other end installed to be a free end and to contact with the protrusion of the wire block, the elastic piece serving to press the protrusion of the wire block by its elastic force.

6. The net pocket apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the elastic piece comprises:
a fixing portion formed at one end to fixedly coupled to the inner surface of the movable frame;
a manipulating portion extending from the fixing portion and exposed to the outside through a through hole of the movable frame; and
a pressing portion extending from the manipulating portion so as to protrude to the inside of the movable frame and contacting with the protrusion of the wire block, wherein a latching jaw portion is formed at the end of the pressing portion and the net wire is fixed in a state of protruding from the movable frame when the protrusion of the wire block is latched to the latching jaw portion.

7. The net pocket apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the net wire is brought to be fixed in a form of being protruded in an orthogonal direction from the movable frame when the protrusion of the wire block is latched to the latching jaw portion of the elastic piece, and the net wire is brought to rotate by its own weight to be nested in the movable frame when the latching jaw portion is separated from the protrusion as the manipulating portion of the elastic piece is pressed through the through hole under the state that the protrusion is engaged with the latching jaw portion.

8. The net pocket apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base frame comprises:
a pair of base frame side members on which the guide rails are formed respectively along a longitudinal direction; and
a base frame connection member connecting between one ends of the base frame side members.

9. The net pocket apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the movable frame comprises:
a pair of movable frame side members with guide protrusions formed at one ends thereof so as to project laterally, the movable frame side members being nested in the inside of the base frame side members and extending along a longitudinal direction of the base frame side members respectively; and
a pair of movable frame connection member connecting between the other ends of the pair of movable frame side members in a manner of facing the pair of movable frame side members.

10. The net pocket apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising stopper blocks protruding laterally and formed at one end of the movable frame side members respectively and guide protrusions formed to protrude from side surfaces of the stopper blocks, wherein the stopper blocks and the guide protrusions are installed in such a manner that only the guide protrusions are inserted into the guide rails.

11. The net pocket apparatus of claim 10 , wherein each of the guide rails comprises a straight section extending from one end of an associated one of the base frame side members along the longitudinal direction of the base frame side member and an inclined section extending from the straight section, and
wherein in the base frame side member, a first fixing groove and a second fixing groove to which one end of the stopper block is fitted and fixed are formed at a site where an end portion of the straight section is located and a site where an end portion of a curved section is located, respectively;
wherein the movable frame is nested in the base frame to form a frame of a specific shape when one end of the stopper block is fitted into and fixed to the first fixing groove; and
wherein the movable frame takes a form protruded from the base frame when one end of the stopper block is fitted into and fixed to the second fixing groove.

12. A net pocket apparatus comprising:
a base frame having guide rails formed respectively on opposite inner surfaces;
a movable frame having guide protrusions moving along the guide rails, the movable frame being nested in and fixed to the base frame when the guide protrusions are positioned at one end of the guide rails and the movable frame being fixed in a form of protruding from the base frame when the guide protrusions are positioned at other ends of the guide rails;
a net wire with opposite ends rotatably coupled to the movable frame such that it is fixed to the movable frame in a form of being nested in the movable frame or a form of protruding from the movable frame; and
a net coupled to the net wire, the net being unfolded by its own weight to form a storage space when the net wire is fixed in the form of protruding from the movable frame;
wherein the base frame comprises a pair of base frame side members on which the guide rails are formed respectively along a longitudinal direction; and a base frame connection member connecting between one ends of the base frame side members.

13. The net pocket apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the movable frame comprises:
a pair of movable frame side members with guide protrusions formed at one ends thereof so as to project laterally, the movable frame side members being nested in the inside of the base frame side members and extending along a longitudinal direction of the base frame side members respectively; and
a pair of movable frame connection member connecting between the other ends of the pair of movable frame side members in a manner of facing the pair of movable frame side members.

14. The net pocket apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising stopper blocks protruding laterally and formed at one end of the movable frame side members respectively and guide protrusions formed to protrude from side surfaces of the stopper blocks, wherein the stopper blocks and the guide protrusions are installed in such a manner that only the guide protrusions are inserted into the guide rails.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Na Won Young

Classifications

• B60R7/005 Primary

  Nets or elastic pockets tensioned against walls or backrests · CPC title

• B60R7/02

  in separate luggage compartment {(B60R7/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R2011/0036

  Luggage compartment · CPC title

• B60R5/048 Primary

  of accordion-type, i.e. collapsible by sliding and folding · CPC title

• B60R2011/0059

  using clips, clamps, straps or the like · CPC title