Window cover for automobile

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10279660-B2
Application number	US-201414311450-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2014
Priority date	Jul 9, 2013
Publication date	May 7, 2019
Grant date	May 7, 2019

Abstract

A window cover for an automobile integrally includes: a front sheet to cover an outer surface of an automobile windshield; and a pair of side sheets to cover outer surfaces of left and right front door glasses, respectively. The side sheets are fixed to a vehicle body by a fixing device. The device includes a plate-shaped tab fixed to a rear edge of each side sheet. The tab is fixed by being inserted into a clearance between a rear edge of each of the front door glasses and a front edge of a rear door glass of a rear door placed rearward of the rear edge. Accordingly, convenience is improved because the cover can be easily attached to the vehicle body with the front and rear doors remaining closed, and workability is not deteriorated because the cover is not twisted or entwined when the front doors are opened or closed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A window cover for an automobile comprising:
a front sheet to cover an outer surface of an automobile windshield; and
a pair of side sheets to cover outer surfaces of left and right front door glasses, respectively, the front sheet and the pair of side sheets being integrated together, in which the pair of side sheets are configured to be fixed to a vehicle body by use of a fixing device,
wherein the fixing device includes a plate-shaped tab fixed to a rear edge of each of the pair of side sheets,
wherein with the pair of side sheets covering the outer surfaces of the left and right front door glasses, the tab is integrally sewn to the rear edge of each of the pair of side sheets such that the tab is configured to be oriented forward when fixed to the vehicle,
wherein the tab is configured to be fixed by either (i) the tab being inserted into a clearance between a rear edge of each of the left and right front door glasses and a front edge of a vehicle body member placed rearward of the rear edge, (ii) the tab being inserted into a clearance between a rear edge of a door sash at each of the left and right front door glasses and the front edge of the vehicle body member, or (iii) the tab being inserted into a clearance between a rear edge of a door garnish of each of the left and right front doors and the front edge of the vehicle body member, and
wherein the plate-shaped tab is fixed to the rear edge of the corresponding side sheet by sewing such that a rear base end portion of the tab overlaps the rear edge of the side sheet, a double-folded belt-shaped sheet piece overlaps both of the rear base end portion of the tab and the rear edge of the side sheet from outside, respectively, and the rear base end portion of the tab, the rear edge of the side sheet and the double-folded belt-shaped sheet piece are sewn together at mutually overlapped portions of the tab, the side sheet and the double-folded belt-shaped sheet piece.

2. The window cover for an automobile according to claim 1 ,
wherein as said tab, a plurality of tabs are provided to the rear edge of each of the side sheets,
wherein an uppermost one of the tabs is configured to be inserted into the clearance at a position around an upper end of the rear edge of each front door glass, and
wherein a lowermost one of the tabs is configured to be inserted into the clearance at a position around a lower end of the rear edge of the front door glass.

3. The window cover for an automobile according to claim 1 , wherein a corner portion at a front end of each tab in its insertion direction has an obtuse angle.

4. The window cover for an automobile according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle body member is a rear garnish of a rear door or a rear door glass or is a center pillar or a rear quarter glass.

5. The window cover for an automobile according to claim 1 , wherein the tab is sewn to the rear edge of the side sheets such that a base end portion of the tab overlaps on the rear edge of the side sheet, with mating faces of the base end portion of the tab and the rear edge of the side sheet in contact with each other.

Assignees

• Honda Access Kk

Inventors

• Nomura Tadashi
• Watanabe Daisuke

Classifications

• B60J1/2094 Primary

  Protective means for window, e.g. additional panel or foil, against vandalism, dirt, wear, shattered glass, etc. · CPC title

• B60J11/08 Primary

  for windows or windscreens (antiglare equipment B60J3/00) · CPC title