JPH0249131Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to the structure of a windshield header portion, specifically, a windshield header portion of an automobile whose roof is composed of a hood and can be opened and closed.

(B) Prior Art A windshield header of an automobile is a structural member that is provided at the top of a windshield and removably locks the tip of a roof that is made up of a hood and can be opened and closed. The conventional structure of a windshield header is that a windshield header outer and a windshield header inner are joined together, and the joint is erected upward as a flange, and the flange has a canopy that protrudes forward. A molding having a stopping part was covered from above, and the molding and the flange were fixed by screws laid horizontally at the flange part, and the top end of the hood was removably engaged and fixed at the hood latching part.

(c) Problems to be solved by this invention If the windshield header part has a conventional structure, the molding is screwed to the flange part, so the height of the flange part needs to be high enough to allow screwing. As a result, when the top is removed and the vehicle is stored, the flange protrudes, which tends to generate wind noise, and the appearance is poor. Furthermore, when traveling with a hood, there was a problem in that there was a large risk of the hood lifting due to wind pressure.

(d) Means for solving the problem This idea includes a flange part that protrudes from the windshield header, a fixed hem part that is fixed to the windshield header outer, a reverse groove part that covers the flange part, and a hood. By proposing a windshield header part, which is characterized in that a retainer having a stop part is fixed to a windshield header outer part by a fixed hem part, and a hole is bored in the windshield header inner part. Solving the above problems.

(E) Effect When driving with the top removed and stored, the height of the flange of the windshield header is lower than before, so air hitting the flange flows more smoothly and reduces wind noise.

In addition, when the car roof is closed, the top of the hood is hooked onto the hood locking part of the retainer in the windshield header part, but the height of the flange part of the windshield header part is higher than before. The lower the top, the tip of the hood locks closer to the windshield surface. Therefore, the front opening can be made narrower, reducing wind pressure and preventing the hood from lifting up.

(f) Examples This invention will be explained based on embodiment drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a windshield header, which connects a windshield header outer 2 on the outside of the vehicle and a windshield header inner 3 on the inside of the vehicle at the front and upper parts, with a space provided in the middle. It is provided almost horizontally on the upper part of the glass 4 via a molding 5. The upper joint portion of the windshield header outer 2 and windshield header inner 3 of the windshield header 1 is erected upward as a flange portion 6. Reference numeral 7 designates a retainer, which consists of a reverse groove portion 8 with a U-shaped cross section that opens at the bottom, a fixed hem portion 9 that is screwed onto the upper surface of the windshield header outer 2, and a hood locking portion 10 that projects forward. . The retainer 7 covers the flange part 6 from above with a reverse groove part 8, and is fixed to the windshield header outer 2 with a flat head bolt 11 at a fixed hem part 9. The flat head bolt 11 is previously welded to the retainer 7 and passed through a through hole 12 provided in the windshield header inner 3 and tightened with a torque wrench. A molding 13 covers the retainer 7. Reference numeral 14 denotes a hood, and the hood side locking protection rubber 16 provided at the folded back portion of the tip portion 15 is connected to the hood locking portion 1 of the retainer 7.
Fixed at 0. 17 is an opening formed between the tip 15 of the top 14 and the upper surface of the windshield header outer 2.

(g) Effects of the invention In this invention, the retainer having the hood locking part is provided with a fixed hem part, and a hole is bored in the windshield header inner, so that the retainer can be fixed to the surface of the windshield header outer. Therefore,
The height of the flange portion can be formed to the required minimum height, which has the effect of reducing the generation of wind noise when traveling with the top retracted. It also improves the appearance of the vehicle by increasing its smoothness when the top is retracted. Furthermore, the opening between the tip of the hood and the outer surface of the windshield header outer can be narrowed, which has the effect of preventing the hood from lifting up due to wind pressure during driving.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of this invention, and is a cross-sectional view of a windshield header portion, and FIG. 2 is a conventional example, and is a cross-sectional view of a conventional windshield header portion. 1...Windshield header, 2...Windshield header outer, 3...Windshield header inner, 4...Windshield, 5...
Molding, 6... Flange portion, 7... Retainer, 8
... Reverse groove part, 9 ... Fixed hem part, 10 ... Top locking part, 11 ... Flat head bolt, 12 ... Through hole, 13
...Mall, 14...Top, 15...Top tip, 1
6...Top side locking protection rubber, 17...Opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A flange portion is provided protruding from the windshield header, and a retainer having a fixed hem portion fixed to the windshield header outer, a reverse groove portion covering the flange portion, and a hood locking portion is fixed to the windshield header outer. 1. A windshield header part, which is fixed by a windshield header part, and has a hole bored in a windshield header inner part.