Vehicle interior structures including curtain members

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11207953-B2
Application number	US-201916589536-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2019
Priority date	Oct 5, 2018
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

An interior structure includes a pillar garnish, a channel member, and a screen member. The pillar garnish is integral with a center pillar, and is formed with an opening facing a vehicle cabin and formed with a hollow housing section on the opposite side to the vehicle cabin. The channel member is provided so as to be capable of being housed in the housing section and capable of moving toward the vehicle cabin through the opening. The screen member is provided at the channel member so as to be housed in the housing section when in a non-deployed state and so as to be deployed in the vehicle cabin in a state in which the channel member has been moved into the vehicle cabin.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle interior structure comprising:
a vehicle interior member that is integral with a roof or a pillar, that is formed with an opening facing a vehicle cabin, and that is formed with a hollow housing section on an opposite side to the vehicle cabin;
a moving member capable of being housed in the housing section and capable of moving toward the vehicle cabin through the opening, the moving member including an upper member that is moved from the housing section toward an upper side in the vehicle cabin, and a lower member that is moved from the housing section toward a lower side in the vehicle cabin; and
a curtain member that is provided at one of the upper member or the lower member of the moving member so as to be housed in the housing section when in a non-deployed state, and so as to be at least partially deployed in the vehicle cabin accompanying movement of the moving member into the vehicle cabin or so as to be deployed in the vehicle cabin in a state in which the moving member has been moved into the vehicle cabin.

2. The vehicle interior structure of claim 1 , further comprising an opening-closing member that is provided further toward the vehicle cabin side of the housing section than the curtain member and that is capable of opening and closing at least a portion of the opening.

3. The vehicle interior structure of claim 1 , further comprising a drive section that drives the moving member toward the housing section and toward the vehicle cabin.

4. The vehicle interior structure of claim 2 , further comprising a drive section that drives the moving member toward the housing section and toward the vehicle cabin.

5. The vehicle interior structure of claim 2 , further comprising a pull-out section that pulls the curtain member from the one of the upper member or the lower member toward the other of the upper member or the lower member.

6. The vehicle interior structure of claim 3 , further comprising a pull-out section that pulls the curtain member from the one of the upper member or the lower member toward the other of the upper member or the lower member.

7. The vehicle interior structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the curtain member includes an upper curtain member provided at the upper member and a lower curtain member provided at the lower member.

8. The vehicle interior structure of claim 2 , wherein:
the curtain member includes an upper curtain member provided at the upper member and a lower curtain member provided at the lower member.

9. The vehicle interior structure of claim 3 , wherein:
the curtain member includes an upper curtain member provided at the upper member and a lower curtain member provided at the lower member.

10. A vehicle interior structure comprising:
a vehicle interior member that is integral with a roof or a pillar, that is formed with an opening facing a vehicle cabin, and that is formed with a hollow housing section on an opposite side to the vehicle cabin;
a moving member capable of being housed in the housing section and capable of moving toward the vehicle cabin through the opening, the moving member including an upper member that is moved from the housing section toward an upper side in the vehicle cabin, and a lower member that is moved from the housing section toward a lower side in the vehicle cabin; and
a curtain member that is provided at the moving member so as to be housed in the housing section when in a non-deployed state, and so as to be at least partially deployed in the vehicle cabin accompanying movement of the moving member into the vehicle cabin or so as to be deployed in the vehicle cabin in a state in which the moving member has been moved into the vehicle cabin, the curtain member includes an upper curtain member provided at the upper member and a lower curtain member provided at the lower member.

11. The vehicle interior structure of claim 10 , further comprising a drive section that drives the moving member toward the housing section and toward the vehicle cabin.

12. The vehicle interior structure of claim 10 , further comprising a pull-out section that pulls the curtain member from the one of the upper member or the lower member toward the other of the upper member or the lower member.

13. A vehicle interior structure comprising:
a vehicle interior member that is integral with a roof or a pillar, that is formed with an opening facing a vehicle cabin, and that is formed with a hollow housing section on an opposite side to the vehicle cabin;
a moving member capable of being housed in the housing section and capable of moving toward the vehicle cabin through the opening, the moving member including an upper member that is moved from the housing section toward an upper side in the vehicle cabin, and a lower member that is moved from the housing section toward a lower side in the vehicle cabin;
a curtain member that is provided at the moving member so as to be housed in the housing section when in a non-deployed state, and so as to be at least partially deployed in the vehicle cabin accompanying movement of the moving member into the vehicle cabin or so as to be deployed in the vehicle cabin in a state in which the moving member has been moved into the vehicle cabin, the curtain member includes an upper curtain member provided at the upper member and a lower curtain member provided at the lower member;
an opening-closing member that is provided further toward the vehicle cabin side of the housing section than the curtain member and that is capable of opening and closing at least a portion of the opening.

14. The vehicle interior structure of claim 13 , further comprising a drive section that drives the moving member toward the housing section and toward the vehicle cabin.

15. The vehicle interior structure of claim 13 , further comprising a pull-out section that pulls the curtain member from the one of the upper member or the lower member toward the other of the upper member or the lower member.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sakurai Hideyuki

Classifications

• B60R2011/0082

  collapsible, e.g. for storing after use · CPC title

• B60R11/0235 Primary

  of flat type, e.g. LCD · CPC title

• B60J7/0015

  roller blind · CPC title

• B60J1/2019

  powered, e.g. by electric, hydraulic or pneumatic actuators · CPC title

• B60R2011/0022

  Pillars · CPC title