JPH03204338A - Canvas top structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a top detachable from a vehicle body so as to completely open an opening by providing a detachable member with a motor and cables for moving the top longitudinally while in engagement with the front end of the top, and guide rails, and providing the detachable member to roof side rails in such a manner as being freely attached and detached. CONSTITUTION:A top 3 which is opened and closed as it is guided by pairs of right and left side rails and guide rails 40 is provided over the opening 2 of a roof panel and the opening 2 is closed during extension of the top 3 and is opened when the top 3 is retreated. A detachable member (hard board)20 having the rear end of the top 3 detachably fixed thereto is detachably mounted on the roof opening 2. A guide rail 40, and a motor 55 and cables 5 for moving the front end 36 of the top 3 in its longitudinal direction are attached to respective portions of the hard board 20 and also the guide rail 40 is allowed to be freely attached to and detached from the vehicle body. By this constitution the top 3 can be detached from the vehicle body and the roof opening 2 is widely opened, and also, the motor and the like 55, 56 are attached and detached while being integrated into a unit and so the top mechanism will not be disconnected.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to canvas top structures for vehicles.

(Prior Art) Among the vehicles, there is known a so-called canvas top type vehicle in which the roof opening is covered with a canvas gutter, as seen in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 63-165225. In other words, a canvas top type vehicle has a roof opening that opens the entire center part of the roof panel, leaving the front header, a pair of left and right roof side rails, and the rear header, and this roof opening is flexible. It is covered with a canvas top which is a sheet. In this canvas top type vehicle, the rear end of the canvas top is fixed to the rear header, and can be changed between a closed state that closes the roof opening and an open state that opens the roof opening. Ru.

In other words, the front end of the canvas top is guided by the guide rail provided on the roof side rail and can move back and forth, and when the canvas top is stretched and the front end touches the front header, it is in the closed state. The open state is reached when the front end of the canvas top is moved significantly backward toward the rear header from this closed state.

In addition, canvas top type vehicles are classified into manual types, in which the canvas top is opened and closed manually, and electric types, in which a motor is arranged as a drive source and this motor is connected to the front end of the canvas top with a cable. Ru.

By the way, for canvas top type vehicles,
When it is in the open state, that is, in the stowed state where the front end of the canvas top is moved far back toward the rear header, the canvas top has a considerable width in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, so the rear part of the roof opening cannot be used for storage. The canvas top in the current state will cover quite a bit, which poses a problem in obtaining a sufficient sense of openness. Additionally, when the canvas top is stored, i.e., when the roof opening is open, the canvas top protrudes considerably above the rear header, creating running resistance and causing running noise (wind noise). There is a problem that.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a canvas top structure for a vehicle that allows the roof opening to be opened more widely, especially in an electric vehicle.

(Means and effects for solving the problem) In order to achieve this technical problem, in the present invention, the roof panel includes:
A roof opening is provided in which the center portion of the front header, left and right pairs of roof side rails, and rear header are all open, and the roof opening is guided by guide rails provided on the roof side rails to open and close. A canvas top is provided, the front end of the canvas top is brought into contact with the front header, the roof opening is closed when the canvas top is extended, and the front end of the canvas top is brought into contact with the rear header. Assuming that the canvas top structure of the vehicle is such that the roof opening is in an open state when the vehicle is moved significantly backward toward the vehicle, the rear end of the canvas top is fixed to a detachable member,
The detachable member is detachable from the vehicle body, and the detachable member includes a motor as a drive source for moving the front end of the canvas top forward or backward, and a motor that connects the motor to the front end of the canvas top. cable and
The roof side rail is provided with the guide rail, and the guide rail is detachably attached to the roof side rail.

With this configuration, in other words, the canvas top can be removed from the vehicle body, making it possible to fully open the roof opening. In addition, since the canvas top is attached and detached with the mote etc. in a unitized state, it is possible to attach and detach the canvas top without causing any deviation in the coupling relationship of each of these elements.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings.

2 and 3 show a canvas top vehicle 1 according to an embodiment.

This canvas top vehicle 1 has an open state in which the top 3 is folded to the rear of the roof opening 2 and the roof opening 2 is opened (see Fig. 2), and an open state in which the top 3 is extended and closes the roof opening 2. The top 3 can be in a closed state (see FIG. 3), and can be removed from the vehicle body as described later.

This will be explained in detail below.

The canvas top vehicle 1 has a roof panel 4, that is, a front pillar 5, a center pillar 6, and a rear villa 7.
A roof opening 2 is formed in a roof panel 4 that is connected to the vehicle body via. For more details, see roof panel 4
What, Lada 8 and body 11 to the front? i A roof opening 2 is provided which is largely open in the center, leaving a pair of left and right roof side rails 9 extending in the rear direction and a rear header (not shown), and this roof opening 2 is closed by a hood 3. It is now being changed to an open state.

In this embodiment, the roof opening 2 is substantially formed by the canvas top frame 11 shown in FIG. 1 and the like. That is, canvas top frame 1
1 includes a front header section 11a corresponding to the front ladder 8, a roof side rail section 11b corresponding to the roof side rail 9, and a ladder head section 11c corresponding to the rear header 10, and each of these sections 11a. ,
The roof opening 2 is formed by the opening surrounded by 11b and llc.

The rear part of the roof opening 2 is covered by a hard board 20 made of reinforced plastic, which is a separate member, and a bolt 21 extending downward is fixed to the hard board 20. It is fixed to the canvas top frame 11 using this bolt 21. That is, the roof side rail portion 11b of the canvas top frame 11 is formed with a bolt insertion hole lie into which the bolt 21 is received.
A nut 22 is screwed onto the bolt 21 inserted through the ie from the passenger compartment side. Of course, by operating this nut 22 from the passenger compartment side, the hard board 20 can be removed from the vehicle body.

Further, a pair of guide rails 40 are provided on both sides of the hard board 20. This guide rail 40 is divided into a front rail part 40a and a rear sill part 40b, and these front rail part 40a and rear rail part 40b are connected by a hinge 41, as shown in FIG.
The rear rail portion 40b is fixed to the L hardboard 20. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the Mii Canvas Top Frame 11 has a clip 42 fixed to its roof side rail portion 1],b, and the front rail portion 40a is attached to this clip 42. are fitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the canopy 3 includes a flexible sheet 30, three bones 31 to 33 attached to the inside of the sheet 30 and extending in the narrow width direction, and arranged between these bones 31 and 33. the two second ribs 34 to 35 provided and the front hardboard 3 attached to the target end of the sheet 30;
6, a hardboard 37 attached to the rear end of the seat 30, a link 38 connecting each hardboard 36.37 and number 31.35, and a tension spring 39 arranged in parallel with the link 38. It is roughly composed of,
The rear hard board 37 is bolted to the rear end of the hard board 20. As shown in FIG. 5, sliders 50 are fixed to both sides of the front hard board 36 and the bones 34 and 35, and the sliders 50 are engaged with the guide rails 40.

On the other hand, a motor 55 is disposed on the hard board 20, and the motor 55 and the slider 50 (fixed to the front hard board 36) are linked via a cable 56, and the motor 55 is rotated in forward and reverse directions. , slider 5
0 is guided by the guide rail 56 and moved back and forth.

The F-book 3 is assembled to the vehicle body through the following two steps.

As shown in FIG. 1, the hard board 20 is folded onto the hard board 20, and then the hard board 20 is assembled to the canvas top frame 11 (the bolts 2
0). At this time, the front rail portion 40a of the guide rail 40 is fitted into the clip 42.

After the installation of the top 3 is completed, when the slider 50 is moved forward toward the front header 8 by the drive of the motor 14, the top 3 is extended, and as shown in FIG. When the front end comes into contact with the front header 8, the roof opening 2 is in a closed state. Conversely, when the slider 50 is moved backward toward the rear header IO, the top 3 is folded (the link 38 rises due to the spring force) and is stored on the hardboard 20, and the roof opening 2 is in an open state. Become.

On the other hand, when the top 3 is to be removed, the nut 22 is removed from the passenger compartment side after the top 3 is in the stowed state. In other words, by removing the nut 22, the top 3 is released from the vehicle body together with the hard board 20 (while maintaining the coupling relationship with the motor 55, etc.).

At this time, the front rail portion 40a of the guide rail 40 is separated from the clip 42.

In addition, in FIGS. 6 to 8, reference numeral 45 is a seal stamp material, and 55a is a connector for the motor 55.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the canvas top is removable from the vehicle body, so when it is removed, the roof opening is widened, and running noise is also reduced. It becomes possible to do so. Even if the canvas top is attached or detached, there is no risk of a shift in the coupling relationship of the canvas top mechanism because it is unitized.

[Brief explanation of the drawings] Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the canvas top removed from the vehicle body. Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of the canvas top vehicle in the open state as seen diagonally from the front. Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the canvas top car in the closed state, seen diagonally from the front, Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV shown in Figure 3, and 1 2 Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the ■-V line shown in Figure 2. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line Vl--Vl shown in FIG. 1. 42...Clip 55--Motor 56--Cablet--Canvas top car 2...Roof opening 3...-Top 4--Roof panel 5...Front pillar 6...Center pilaf ... Rear pillar 8 ... - Front header 9 ... Roof side rail 11 ... Canvas top frame 13 ... - Front slider 20 ... Hard board 21 ... Bolts 22 ... Nuts 30 ... Flexible sheet 40...guide rail

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) The roof panel is provided with a roof opening that opens the entire center part of the roof panel except for the front header, a pair of left and right roof side rails, and the rear header, and the roof opening has a guide provided on the roof side rails. A canvas top that opens and closes while being guided by a rail is provided, the front end of the canvas top is brought into contact with the front header, and when the canvas top is extended, the roof opening is closed, and the canvas In a vehicle canvas top structure in which the roof opening is opened when the front end of the top moves significantly backward toward the rear header, the rear end of the canvas top is fixed to a detachable member;
The removable member is detachable from the vehicle body, and the removable member includes a motor as a drive source for moving the front end of the canvas top forward or backward, and the motor and the front end of the canvas top are connected to the removable member. A canvas top structure for a vehicle, characterized in that a cable and the guide rail are provided, and the guide rail is detachably attached to the roof side rail.