Roll shade apparatus for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9387748-B2
Application number	US-201314772175-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2013
Priority date	Mar 26, 2013
Publication date	Jul 12, 2016
Grant date	Jul 12, 2016

Abstract

A roll shade apparatus for a vehicle is provided with a light shielding sheet, a winding member for the light shielding sheet, and a pair of sliding portions guiding the light shielding sheet. The roll shade apparatus for the vehicle is further provided with a first contact portion arranged between the sliding portions and the winding member, and a second contact portion arranged between the sliding portions and the first contact portion. The first contact portion is in contact with an upper surface of the light shielding sheet at a first intermediate position between an upper-most position of the winding member and a lower-most position of the winding member. The second contact portion is in contact with a lower surface of the light shielding sheet at a second intermediate position. The second intermediate position is positioned equivalent to or higher than the first contact portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A roll shade apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a light shielding sheet;
a winding member to which a first edge portion of the light shielding sheet in an operation direction thereof is fixed, the winding member being capable of winding up and winding out the light shielding sheet to allow and block passage of light at a light transmission portion provided at a roof portion of a vehicle;
a garnish with which a second edge portion of the light shielding sheet in the operation direction thereof is provided;
a pair of sliding portions each provided at the roof portion to extend in the operation direction, the sliding portions guiding both vehicle width direction edge portions of the light shielding sheet in the operation direction;
a first contact portion arranged between the both sliding portions and the winding member in the operation direction, the first contact portion being in contact with an upper surface of the light shielding sheet wound up and wound out by the winding member at a first intermediate position between an upper-most position of the winding member and a lower-most position of the winding member in a vehicle height direction; and
a second contact portion arranged between the both sliding portions and the first contact portion in the operation direction, the second contact portion being in contact with a lower surface of the light shielding sheet at a second intermediate position between the upper-most position of the winding member and the lower-most position of the winding member in the vehicle height direction, the second contact portion guiding the both vehicle width direction edge portions of the light shielding sheet to the both sliding portions, respectively, the second intermediate position being positioned equivalent to the first contact portion in the vehicle height direction, wherein
the first contact portion and the second contact portion are provided at a single holding member to be integral with the holding member,
the holding member includes a pair of connecting portions bridging between the first contact portion and the second contact portion in the operation direction at outer sides relative to the light shielding sheet in the vehicle width direction, respectively, and
the light shielding sheet is configured to linearly elongate between the first contact portion and a position beyond the second contact portion in the operation direction as viewed in the vehicle width direction when the light shielding sheet is wound out so that the garnish is at the position beyond the second contact portion.

2. The roll shade apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein each end portion of the holding member in the vehicle width direction is connected to the corresponding sliding portion.

3. The roll shade apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member is provided with holding recessed portions in which both vehicle width direction end portions of the winding member are fitted by insertion.

4. The roll shade apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the second contact portion is used also as an attaching portion of a ceiling lining.

5. The roll shade apparatus for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the operation direction substantially coincides with a vehicle front/rear direction.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Sawada Kazuki

Classifications

• B60J7/0015 Primary

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