Luggage room screen apparatus of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10654419-B2
Application number	US-201816105814-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2018
Priority date	Apr 12, 2018
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

A luggage compartment screen apparatus of a vehicle may include a moving housing movable along guide rails; a push mechanism to be drawn out or drawn in from the moving housing toward the luggage compartment and be rotatable and formed to have a step in a rotation direction thereof; and a locking mechanism rotatably disposed on the moving housing to be configured to be selectively locked to the guide rail, formed to have a step in a drawn-out and drawn-in direction of the push mechanism, and having a stepped portion in contact with a stepped portion of the push mechanism to be rotated to be locked to the guide rail at the time of a drawn-in operation or a rotation operation of the push mechanism and be rotated to be separated from the guide rail at the time of a drawn-out operation of the push mechanism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A luggage compartment screen apparatus of a vehicle, comprising:
a moving housing provided to be movable along guide rails disposed in a luggage compartment;
a push mechanism engaged in the moving housing and having a step formed in a rotation direction of the push mechanism, wherein the push mechanism is disposed to be drawn out or drawn in from the moving housing toward the luggage compartment and to be rotatable; and
a locking mechanism rotatably disposed on the moving housing to be selectively locked to one of the guide rails,
wherein the locking mechanism is formed to have a step in a drawn-out and drawn-in direction of the push mechanism, and includes a stepped portion in contact with a stepped portion of the push mechanism to be rotated to be locked to the guide rail at a time of a drawn-in operation or a rotation operation of the push mechanism and be rotated to be separated from the guide rail at a time of a drawn-out operation of the push mechanism.

2. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein sliding grooves extending in a longitudinal direction of the guide rails are formed in the guide rails, and
wherein sliding protrusions inserted into the sliding grooves and slid in the sliding grooves are formed in the moving housing.

3. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein locking grooves which are spaced from each other in a predetermined interval therebetween and into which the locking mechanism is inserted and locked are formed in each sliding groove of the guide rails.

4. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein an insertion hole into which the push mechanism is inserted is formed in the moving housing,
wherein an installation hole in which the locking mechanism is pivotally disposed is formed in the insertion hole, and
wherein the insertion hole and the installation hole are in communication with each other.

5. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 4 ,
wherein a push latch is provided in the insertion hole of the moving housing, and
wherein the push latch has:
a first end portion exposed from the moving housing to the luggage compartment, wherein a screen bar is fastened to the first end portion of the push latch; and
a second end portion wherein the push mechanism is locked to or unlocked from the second end portion of the push latch.

6. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the insertion hole is provided with a first elastic portion elastically supporting the push mechanism toward the luggage compartment.

7. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the locking mechanism includes:
a first end portion formed to be locked to the guide rail;
a second end portion rotatably disposed in the installation hole; and
a plurality of jaws protruding on an end surface of the locking mechanism and facing the push mechanism to have the step.

8. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 7 , wherein a hinge pin is formed at the second end portion of the locking mechanism and coupled to the insertion hole.

9. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 7 ,
wherein the plurality of jaws includes a first jaw and a second jaw at a first side and a second side of the locking mechanism, respectively, and
wherein the first jaw protrudes at a height higher than a height of the second jaw from a body of the locking mechanism.

10. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the first jaw and the second jaw are formed to be bent.

11. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the push mechanism includes a depressed groove formed in a portion of a circumferential surface thereof where the locking mechanism is in contact with, and steps are formed in a vicinity of the depressed groove.

12. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein a locking jaw is formed on a circumferential surface of the push mechanism, and
wherein a corresponding jaw for limiting a rotation position of the push mechanism by engaging with the locking jaw is formed on a circumferential surface of an insertion hole of the moving housing.

13. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the moving housing is provided with a second elastic portion elastically supporting the locking mechanism toward the push mechanism.

14. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the second elastic portion is disposed between the moving housing and the locking mechanism.

15. The luggage compartment screen apparatus of the vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein the push mechanism includes a touch portion having a plate shape and an extending portion extending from the touch portion and at least a locking protrusion is formed along a circumference of the extending portion, and
wherein a screen bar is provided with a fixing portion formed to surround the touch portion and a fastening groove into which the extending portion is inserted is formed in the fixing portion.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Cho Jang Hyun
• Lee Won Jong
• Kim Hee Cheol
• Kim Dong Hwan
• Lee Dong Ha

Classifications

• B60R5/044

  luggage covering means, e.g. parcel shelves · CPC title

• B60R9/065

  Enclosure-type carriers, e.g. trunks · CPC title

• B60R5/047 Primary

  collapsible by rolling-up · CPC title

• B60R5/045 Primary

  collapsible or transformable · CPC title

• B60R5/048

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