Cargo screen assembly for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11167696-B2
Application number	US-201916700206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2019
Priority date	Dec 14, 2018
Publication date	Nov 9, 2021
Grant date	Nov 9, 2021

Abstract

A cargo screen assembly for a vehicle includes: a screen unit disposed inside a trim of a vehicle in a wound state, and for covering a cargo loading space of the vehicle when being drawn toward a vehicle interior; a driving part for drawing out the screen unit from the trim and the front end of the screen unit from the trim; and a pulling-out part for supporting the screen unit drawn out from the trim.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cargo screen assembly for a vehicle, the cargo screen assembly comprising:
a screen unit disposed inside a trim of the vehicle in a wound state, the screen unit covering a cargo loading space of the vehicle when being drawn toward a vehicle interior;
a driving part for drawing out the screen unit from the trim and a front end of the screen unit from the trim; and
a pulling-out part for supporting the screen unit drawn out from the trim,
wherein the trim has a slit through which the screen unit is pushed-in and pulled-out.

2. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the screen unit comprises:
a screen composed of fabric; and
a frame disposed on the circumference of the screen.

3. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 2 , further comprising a wire having both ends connected to the frame along a drawn-out direction of the screen inside the frame.

4. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the wire includes a plurality of wires spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to the drawn-out direction of the screen.

5. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the driving part comprises:
a main switch disposed in the vehicle interior; and
an actuator for rotating a main shaft around which the screen unit has been wound so that the front end of the screen unit is drawn out when the main switch is operated.

6. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 5 , wherein an end portion of the main shaft comprises an operating protrusion having a flat cross section, and
wherein the operation protrusion is configured such that, when the actuator operates, the operating protrusion rotates the main shaft so that the front end of the screen unit is drawn out from the trim.

7. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the frame is composed of a shape-memory alloy, and
wherein connectors for supplying a current to the frame are disposed on an upper portion and a lower portion of the slit when the screen unit is completely drawn out.

8. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 7 , wherein a current is supplied to the connectors when the main switch is operated.

9. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the connectors are spaced apart from each other on the upper portion and the lower portion of the slit, respectively.

10. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the connectors are configured to elastically rotate in a direction in which the connectors disposed on the upper portion and the lower portion of the slit, respectively, are connected to each other.

11. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the connectors disposed on the upper portion and the lower portion of the slit, respectively, are electrically connected to each other and a current is supplied to the frame when the screen unit is maximally drawn out.

12. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 11 , wherein, when the screen unit is wound around the main shaft, the front end of the screen unit is interposed between the connectors disposed on the upper portion and the lower portion of the slit, respectively, to separate the connectors disposed on the upper portion and the lower portion of the slit, respectively.

13. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 7 ,
wherein the screen is made of fabric subject to anti-wrinkle treatment.

14. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 3 ,
wherein the wire is made of a shape memory alloy.

15. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the pulling-out part comprises:
a sub-shaft disposed inside a trim facing the main shaft;
a pulling-out strip wound around the sub-shaft, the pulling-out strip fixing to the front end of the screen unit;
a sub-switch disposed in the vehicle interior; and
an actuator for rotating the sub-shaft so that a front end of the pulling-out strip is drawn out from the trim of the vehicle when the sub-switch is operated.

16. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the pulling-out strip is coupled to an end portion of the screen unit when the screen unit is maximally drawn out.

17. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the pulling-out part is disposed inside the trim facing the trim in which the screen unit is disposed in the vehicle interior.

18. The cargo screen assembly for the vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the trim has the slit in which the pulling-out strip is pushed-in and pulled-out.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• PARK Soon-Sung

Classifications

• B60R5/047 Primary

  collapsible by rolling-up · CPC title

• B60R13/011

  for internal load compartments, e.g. car trunks · CPC title

• B60Y2200/11

  Passenger cars; Automobiles · CPC title

• B60R5/044 Primary

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

• B60R5/048

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