JPH0349954Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention is a so-called full door in which the upper edge of the door sash is extended upward to cover the rain gutter formed on the side edge of the roof panel from the side. The present invention relates to a support device for a roof carrier in a type of motor vehicle.

(Prior Art) In a full-door type automobile, as shown in Fig. 1, the side edge of the roof panel a is generally bent at a position close to the upper edge of the door sash b to form a rain gutter c. Unlike a non-full-door type automobile as shown in the second figure, in which the upper edge of the door sash b is brought into contact with the roof side rail d on the lower side of the roof panel a, the sides of the roof panel a are curved too much in an arch shape. do not have.

In the drawing, e indicates the leg of the roof carrier that rests on the roof panel a.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) When a heavy object is placed on a roof carrier, the load acts on the side of the roof panel a on which it is placed through the legs e of the carrier. As mentioned above, in a full-door type automobile, the side part of the panel a is not very curved, so the vertical rigidity of the side part is insufficient and deformation easily occurs.
This is a particularly important problem in a roof panel (a) having a large opening (f), such as a sunroof type.

An object of the present invention is to provide a roof carrier support device that solves the above problems by partially changing the structure of the roof panel.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an automobile in which the upper edge of the door sash is extended upward to cover the rain gutter formed on the side edge of the roof panel from the side. A support device for a roof carrier in which a part of a side part of a roof panel on which the legs of the roof carrier are placed is connected to the roof side rail through a sealing material filled between the part and the roof side rail below. It is characterized by being supported.

(Example) The present invention will be explained with reference to an example shown in FIG. 3 and below.

Referring to FIG. 3, 1 is a roof panel of an automobile body, 2 is a roof side rail integrated with the side panel of the automobile body provided on the lower side of the panel 1, and 3 is a door sash provided at the top of a door. A rain gutter 4 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is formed by bending the side edges of the roof panel 1 without curving it too much, and the panel 1 is attached to the rain gutter 4 by bending the side edges of the roof panel 1.
A drip seal 4 is polymerized and bonded onto the roof gutter 2a extending from the roof panel 1, and the door sash 3 is extended upward to reach the upper surface level of the roof panel 1, and the inner surface of the upper edge thereof is fitted into the rain gutter 4.
In this way, the rain gutter 4 is covered from the side by the sash 3, thereby forming a full-door type automobile.

The roof panel 1 has a sunroof opening 5 in its center, and a reinforcing stiffener 6 is attached to the lower surface of the panel 1 to span between the edge of the opening 5 and the rain gutter 4. Ta.

In the drawing, reference numeral 7 designates a leg of the roof carrier, which is placed on the upper surface of the side of the roof panel 1 at its lower end rubber 7a; The mounting portion of the leg section 7 of the section is supported by the roof side rail 2 via a sealing material 8 filled between the leg section 7 and the roof side rail 2 below. In the case shown in FIG. 3, a downwardly recessed seat portion 6a is formed in the stiffener 6 on the lower surface of the roof panel 1, and a gap between the seat portion 6a and the roof side rail 2 and a gap between the roof panel 1 and the stiffener 6 are formed. Each gap is filled with the sealing material 8, and it is preferable that the sealing material 8 has appropriate elasticity. In the embodiment, the sealing material 8 is a high solids chloroprene-based or PVC plastic sol-based mastic adhesive. We decided to use

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, in the roof panel 1 without the stiffener 6, a separate seat plate 2b is fixed on the roof side rail 2, or an integral seat part 2c is provided protrudingly as shown by the two-dot chain line. Then, an elastic body 8 is interposed between this and the roof panel 1.

(Function) When a heavy object is placed on the roof carrier, a large vertical load acts on the side part of the roof panel 1 where the legs 7 of the carrier are placed. In this case, since the side portions of the roof panel 1 are not very curved, the rigidity in the vertical direction is insufficient, and if left as is, the mounting portion of the leg portion 7 will be depressed downward, but in the present invention, the mounting portion is Since it is supported by the roof side rail 2 below through the sealing material 8, the load is received by the rail 2 and deformation of the mounting portion is prevented.

It is also possible to prevent deformation by directly abutting the roof side rail 2 against the lower side surface of the roof panel 1, but in this case, the rain gutter 4 may be Roof gutter 2 extending from the rail 2 as described above
In this case, it is more advantageous to fill the sealing material 8 between the roof panel 1 and the roof side rail 2 as in the present proposal since there is no adverse effect on the vehicle body assembly.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, the load acting on the side part of the roof panel where the legs of the roof carrier are placed is received by the roof side rails via the sealing material, and Even if the side parts are flat and do not have high rigidity in the vertical direction, it is sufficient that they do not deform and that a sealing material is filled between the roof panel and the roof side rails, making it easy to assemble the car body. It has no adverse effects and is advantageous in terms of cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the roof of a conventional full-door type automobile, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the roof of a non-full-door type car, and Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of an example of implementing the present invention. The top view and FIG. 4 are cross-sectional views of essential parts of a modification thereof. 1...Roof panel, 2...Roof side rail,
3...door sash, 4...rain gutter, 7...roof carrier leg, 8...sealing material.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A support device for a roof carrier in an automobile in which the upper edge of a door sash is extended upward to cover from the side a rain gutter formed on a side edge of a roof panel, the roof panel A roof carrier for an automobile, characterized in that the part on which the legs of the roof carrier are placed on the side of the roof carrier is supported by the roof side rail through a sealing material filled between the part and the roof side rail below. Support device. 2. The roof carrier support device for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the sealing material is made of a mastic adhesive.