JP3646257B2 - Electric vehicle roof equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a roof device for an electric vehicle capable of forming a state in which an upper portion of a seat portion is covered and a state in which the seat portion is stored.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, an electric vehicle that can run at a slow speed instead of walking has been used. When using such an electric vehicle, it is desired to protect the driving person in the rain so that the driving person does not get wet in the rain, and when the sun is strong, the sun is protected. Conventionally, there are some which form a small roof by expanding the seat portion so as to cover the upper part of the seat of the electric vehicle, but since the folding is a bellows type, a frame for forming a plurality of bellows is required. The accordion frame is pivotally supported by the support column at one place, and the accordion frame moves circularly by opening and closing. Therefore, the bellows spreading forward from the support column forms an arc-shaped roof. Will do. For this reason, when the support is low, the tip of the roof covers the front of the eyes of the person sitting on the seat and becomes annoying. To avoid this, it is necessary to increase the support or increase the radius of the bellows frame. There is. If it does in this way, the height of a device will become high and it will become difficult to make it compact even if it folds.
[0003]
In addition, in the system in which other pipes with bellows frames attached to the left and right support pipes are inserted and slidable with respect to each other, and stored in a low position on the back of the seat, the other pipes are connected to the support pipes. It is necessary to slide and set the roof to a predetermined height, and then to widen the roof, and to separate the operation of opening and closing the roof and the movement in the vertical direction.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In view of such a point, the present invention adopts a mechanism different from the conventional mechanism, so that the roof material is stored in the state of covering the upper portion of the seat portion of the electric vehicle and the back portion of the seat portion of the electric vehicle. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric vehicle roof device that can be in a state by a series of simple operations. In addition, a roof device for an electric vehicle capable of changing the height of the roof to a height suitable for the driver is provided.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention provides an electric vehicle including a roof that covers an upper portion of a seat portion of the electric vehicle, and a pair of left and right second movable members that are movable up and down with respect to a pair of left and right second fixing members attached to the back surface of the backrest of the seat portion. A pair of left and right first ends each having one fixing member and having one end pivotably connected to a position below the upper end of the first fixing member and the other end pivotally connected to the rear side of the roof frame member; A roof column, a second roof column having one end rotatably connected to the upper end of the first fixing member and the other end rotatably connected to left and right sides of the roof frame member; Is provided with a holding device for holding the first roof column with respect to the first fixing member so that the first roof column and the second roof column are rotated. The roof covers the upper part of the seat at the position raised at In a state where the first roof column and the second roof column are housed on the back surface of the backrest of the seat portion in a state where the holding by the holding device is released, the roof is mounted on the backrest of the seat portion. It is the structure accommodated along the back surface.
[0008]
Thus, even when the roof is composed of a sheet-like roof material and a roof frame material that holds the roof in an expanded state, the roof material covers the upper part of the seat part and is stored in the rear part of the seat part And can move stably.
[0009]
According to the present invention, in the above configuration, the fixing member is configured to be movable up and down, and the height of the roof can be changed by the vertical movement. Thus, the seat height of the person sitting on the seat can be changed according to the desired height.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 to 9 show an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of an electric vehicle in a state where the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is set above a seat portion, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electric vehicle in a state where the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is accommodated, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is set above the seat portion, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a rear surface state in which the roof device for the electric vehicle of the present invention is set above the seat portion, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a side operation state in which the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is stored, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a rear state in which the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is stored, FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a holding device that holds a state in which the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is set above the seat portion, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of the height changing device of the roof.
[0011]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The electric vehicle 1 includes a rear wheel 6 supported on the left and right sides of the vehicle body 5 by an axle at the rear portion of the vehicle body 5, and a front wheel 8 supported on the front portion of the vehicle body 5 so as to be rotatable left and right by a handle 7. The rechargeable secondary battery is used as a power source to drive the rear wheel 6 to move forward and backward, and can be used as a substitute for human walking. The forward and backward switching of the electric vehicle 1 can be performed by switching the rotation direction of the electric motor between forward and backward with a changeover switch. The electric vehicle 1 can be started and stopped by turning the switch on and off. Furthermore, a brake device for stopping the electric vehicle 1 is provided as necessary.
[0012]
The roof device for an electric vehicle according to the present invention includes a state in which the roof 3 covers the upper portion of the seat portion 2 by a member that extends upward along the backrest 4 of the seat portion 2 of the electric vehicle 1 and constitutes a rotating mechanism. It is characterized in that it takes a state of being stored on the back side of the rest 4.
[0013]
That is, the electric vehicle roof device of the present invention is rotatably supported by the fixing member 10 provided on the rear side of the seat portion 2 in the electric vehicle 1 including the roof 3 that covers the upper portion of the seat portion 2. And a second roof column 12 rotatably supported on the upper portion of the fixing member 10, the tip of the first roof column 11 and the roof 3. The rear portion of the second roof column 12 and the intermediate portion of the roof 3 are rotatably coupled, and the roof 3 is seated at a position where the first roof column 11 is raised. The first roof column 11 and the second roof column 12 rotate in conjunction with each other so that the roof 3 is stored on the rear side of the seat unit 2 at a position where the first roof column 11 is lowered. It constitutes a moving mechanism.
[0014]
The roof device for an electric vehicle according to the present invention includes an electric vehicle 1 including a roof 3 that covers an upper portion of a seat portion 2 of the electric vehicle 1, and the roof 3 is held in a state in which the sheet-like roof material 3 </ b> A is expanded. A first roof column 11, which is supported by a fixing member 10 provided on the rear side of the seat portion 2 so as to be rotatable and takes a position raised and lowered by rotation, and a fixing member 10. A second roof column 12 rotatably supported on the upper portion of the first roof column 12, and a front end portion of the first roof column 11 and a rear portion of the roof frame member 14 are rotatably coupled to each other. And the intermediate portion of the roof frame member 14 are rotatably connected so that the roof material 3A covers the upper portion of the seat portion 2 at a position where the first roof column 11 is raised. The roof material 3A is behind the seat 2 at the lowered position. To be accommodated in, and constitutes a mechanism in which the first roof support pillar 11 second roof support pillar 12 is rotated in conjunction with each other.
[0015]
Moreover, the roof apparatus for electric vehicles of this invention WHEREIN: The fixed member 10 is comprised vertically movable, The height of the roof 3 can be changed up and down by this vertical movement.
[0016]
The electric vehicle roof apparatus of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in more detail below. The roof frame member 14 is formed with left and right sides 14C and 14D that hang downward from the front side 14A and the rear side 14B as the left and right sides go rearward. It forms a heel that hangs down. The roof material 3A is composed of a sheet member that repels water droplets, and is formed of a woven organic or inorganic fiber or a synthetic resin sheet of one or more layers, and the periphery thereof is attached to the roof frame member 14 It is.
[0017]
The fixing member 10 is composed of a pair of left and right metal pipes made of metal or synthetic resin, the upper part and the intermediate part are connected by connecting sides 10A and 10B, and the lower part is connected to the vehicle body 5 below the seat part 2. The fixing portion 15 </ b> A is fixed by a bolt screw through an attachment member, and the fixing portion 15 </ b> B is fixed to the back surface of the backrest 4 by a bolt screw on the back side of the backrest 4, and extends upward along the back surface of the backrest 4.
[0018]
The first roof column 11 is composed of a pair of left and right metal pipes made of metal or synthetic resin, and one end portion is rotatably connected to an upper portion lower than the upper end portion of the fixing member 10 by a connecting portion 16. The other end portion is rotatably connected to the rear side 14 </ b> B of the roof frame member 14 by a connecting portion 17. A specific configuration of the latter connection is that a member attached to the rear side 14B of the roof frame member 14 and the first roof column 11 constitute a connection portion 17 by axial coupling, and the first roof column 11 and the roof frame are combined. The material 14 is rotatable. The left and right first roof columns 11 are connected and reinforced by the connecting side 11A.
[0019]
The second roof column 12 is composed of a pair of left and right metal pipes made of metal or synthetic resin, and one end portion is rotatably connected to the upper end portion of the fixing member 10 by a connecting portion 18 and supported. The parts are connected to the left and right sides 14C and 14D of the roof frame member 14 by a connecting part 19 so as to be rotatable.
[0020]
In the present invention, the fixing member 10 is configured to be movable up and down with respect to the vehicle body 5, and the fixing device 20 in that case is shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, the fixing member 10 is inserted into the pair of left and right second fixing members 102 attached to the vehicle body 5 and the backrest 4 of the seat portion 2 by fixing portions 15 </ b> A and 15 </ b> B, and is inserted into the second fixing member 102 so as to be vertically movable. A pair of left and right first fixing members 101 is formed, and a slit 21 is formed in the vertical direction at the upper end opening of the second fixing member 102. The 1st roof support | pillar 11 and the 2nd roof support | pillar 12 are rotatably connected with the 1st fixing member 101 by the connection parts 16 and 18, respectively. Reference numeral 22 denotes a fastening ring in which the upper end portion of the second fixing member 102 is fastened by the bolt screw 23 in a state where the first fixing member 101 is inserted into the upper end opening of the second fixing member 102.
[0021]
In this configuration, by tightening with the tightening ring 22, the slit 21 is narrowed and the first fixing member 101 is fixed to the second fixing member 102. For this reason, the vertical height of the first fixing member 101 can be varied depending on the degree of insertion of the first fixing member 101 into the second fixing member 102, and thus the height of the roof 3 can be changed.
[0022]
FIG. 8 shows a holding device 24 that holds the state in which the roof 3 is set above the seat portion 2. The holding device 24 acts to hold the first roof column 11 on the fixing member 10 in a state where the roof 3 is set above the seat portion 2. 8, in a normal state where the roof 3 covers the upper portion of the seat portion 2 as shown in FIG. 1, a lock pin 27 which can be freely inserted into and removed from a hole 26 formed in the plate-like socket 25 fixed to the connecting side 10A of the fixing member 10. Is a configuration attached to the first roof column 11. The lock pin 27 passes through a support tube 28 that is attached through the connecting side 11A of the first roof column 11, and the tip of the lock pin 27 is always protruded into the support tube 28. An energizing coil spring 29 is provided.
[0023]
Thereby, in the state of FIG. 1, the lock pin 27 keeps the state of being inserted into the hole 26 of the plate-like socket 25, and stably holds the roof 3 in the normal state of FIG. The lock pin 27 can be removed from the hole 26 of the plate-like socket 25 by pulling the lock pin 27 in the direction of arrow P in FIG.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the seat portion 2 includes a pipe frame 60 as a reinforcing material extending from a portion where the operator of the electric vehicle 1 is seated to the backrest 4, thereby the seat portion. The strength of 2 is maintained. The frame 60 is fixed to a mounting portion provided on the vehicle body 5 side at the bottom by a bolt screw, and on the left and right sides of the backrest 4, the left and right sides of the frame 60 are coupled to mounting members 62 fixed to the left and right second fixing members 102. Thus, the strength and position of both the second fixing member 102 and the frame 60 are maintained.
[0025]
The seat portion 2 is movable in the front-rear direction so that the operator of the electric vehicle 1 can easily operate the handle 7. This configuration allows the entire seat portion 2 to be moved stepwise in the front-rear direction with respect to the rail 64 in the front-rear direction fixed to the vehicle body 5 as employed in a driver seat of a general passenger car. Stopping of the seat portion 2 at a predetermined position is achieved by a locking means for the rail 64.
[0026]
In the above configuration, a configuration in which the roof 3 can move between a state where the roof 3 is covered above the seat portion 2 and a state where the roof 3 is housed on the back side of the seat portion 2 will be described. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show a normal state in which the roof 3 covers the upper portion of the seat portion 2 as shown in FIG. When the roof 3 is stored from this state, the lock pin 27 is pulled in the direction of arrow P in FIG. 8 against the coil spring 29 to remove the lock pin 27 from the hole 26 of the plate-like socket 25. With the lock pin 27 removed, the second roof column 12 and the roof 3 are rotated rearward by rotating the first roof column 11 rearward about the connecting portion 16 as an axis.
This state is shown in FIG. That is, the first roof column 11 is rotated to positions 111 and 112 around the connecting portion 16, and the second roof column 12 is rotated to positions 121 and 122 around the connecting portion 18, The roof 3 rotates to positions 31 and 32 while being supported by the first roof column 11 and the second roof column 12. The state of the roof frame member 14 in this case is indicated by 141 and 142.
[0027]
Through such rotation, the storage state shown in FIG. 2 is obtained. The state of each part in this storage state is shown in FIGS. In this stored state, the first roof column 11 is folded substantially parallel to the rear side of the fixing member 10, and the first roof column 11, the second roof column 12, and the roof 3 are the rear side of the seat portion 2, that is, the backrest. 4 is housed along the back surface. This housed state can be stably maintained by inserting the lock pin 27 into the hole of the plate-like socket 50 attached to the connecting side 10B of the fixing member 10.
[0028]
When the roof 3 is expanded again above the seat portion 2 from the stored state of FIG. 2, the roof 3 is moved upward by an operation reverse to the above with the lock pin 27 removed from the hole of the plate-like socket 50. 1, 3 or 4 may be set.
[0029]
As described above, the height of the roof 3 can be varied depending on the degree of insertion of the first fixing member 101 with respect to the second fixing member 102, so that the height of the roof 3 can be varied. Can be changed. Thereby, the height of the roof 3 can be changed according to the sitting height of the person sitting on the seat portion 2 and the desired height.
[0030]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be considered without departing from the technical scope of the present invention, and the various embodiments related thereto are included.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
In this invention, there exists an effect which can perform the state which covers the upper part of a seat part and the state accommodated in the back part of the seat part by a series of operation. For this reason, compared with the bellows method in which a plurality of bellows frames are rotated with respect to the support as described above, the operation of the state in which the roof material is set above the seat portion and the storage in the back portion of the seat is easy. Therefore, the structure can be simplified.
[0032]
Further, in the present invention, even when the roof is constituted by a sheet-like roof material and a roof frame material that holds the roof in an unfolded state, the roof material is stored in the state of covering the upper portion of the seat portion and on the rear side of the seat portion. Can move stably.
[0033]
Further, according to the present invention, the seating unit can be changed according to the seating height of the person sitting on the seat part or a desired height, and the holding device is fixed to hold the roof in a state of being set above the seat part. Since the first roof column is held with respect to the member, the roof can be stably held in a normal state regardless of the vertical movement of the roof.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electric vehicle in a state where a roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is set above a seat portion.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electric vehicle in a state where the roof device for the electric vehicle of the present invention is housed.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is set above a seat portion.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a back surface state in which the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is set above a seat portion.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a storage operation state of the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a side state in which the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is housed.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a back surface state in which the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is housed.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a holding device that holds a state in which the roof device for an electric vehicle of the present invention is set above a seat portion.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a roof height changing device of the roof device for an electric vehicle according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electric vehicle 2 ... Seat part 3 ... Roof 4 ... Backrest 5 ... Car body 6, 8 ... Wheel 7 ... Handle 10 ... Fixing member 11 ... First roof support | pillar 12 ... 2nd roof support | pillar 13 ... Roof material 14 ... Roof frame materials 15A, 15B ... Fixing parts 16, 17, 18, 19 ... Connecting part 20 ... Fixing device 24 ... Holding device 25 ... Plate-shaped socket 27 ... Lock pin

Claims (1)

  In the electric vehicle including a roof that covers an upper portion of the seat portion of the electric vehicle, the pair of left and right first fixing members are movable up and down with respect to the pair of left and right second fixing members attached to the back surface of the backrest of the seat portion. A pair of left and right first roof columns, one end of which is rotatably connected to a position below the upper end of the first fixing member and the other end of which is rotatably connected to the rear side of the roof frame member; A second roof column having one end rotatably connected to the upper end of the first fixing member and the other end rotatably connected to left and right sides of the roof frame member; and the roof is the seat portion. A holding device that holds the first roof column with respect to the first fixing member so that the first roof column and the second roof column are rotated. The roof is in a state of covering the upper part of the seat part at the position. When the holding by the holding device is released, the first roof column and the second roof column are accommodated in the back surface of the backrest of the seat portion, and the roof is behind the backrest of the seat portion. The roof apparatus for electric vehicles which is the structure accommodated along.

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