JPH035128Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field]

This invention relates to improvements in storage devices for removable roof panels such as sunroofs and targa roofs.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, with removable roofs such as sunroofs and targa roofs, after being removed from the roof of a car, the roof panel is stored in a case, etc., and then placed on the rear deck or rear seat, or the roof panel is placed on the rear deck or rear seat. A structure has been proposed in which the vehicle is fixed with a belt or the like so that it does not move while driving. but,
With any of these structures, there is a problem in that the removed roof panel is disposed inside the vehicle, and the roof panel becomes a hindrance when passengers get on and off the vehicle or when loading luggage. Furthermore, the method of fixing the roof panel with a belt has the problem that the fixation is not reliable and is poor in reliability. On the other hand, the present applicant has already disclosed
65120, JP-A No. 60-65122, a roof panel fixing device for inserting and fixing a roof panel mounting hinge or mounting bracket into a stay, and a roof panel fixing device disposed on the edge of the roof panel opposite to the mounting hinge are provided. A roof panel storage device is proposed in which the roof panel is held and stored in a luggage compartment by a holding device that holds and fixes a lock handle. However, in the roof panel storage device proposed above, in order to store the roof panel in the storage space, the lock handle of the roof panel must be held in a locked state, and a lock operation is required. For this reason, there has been a problem in that the roof panel cannot be easily stored in a one-touch manner. On the other hand, the present applicant, in Utility Application No. 106632/1983, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9,
A roof panel fixing device 2 to which a mounting bracket 11 on one edge of a removable roof panel 10 is locked.
0 and a roof panel holding device 30 to which the other edge of the roof panel 10 is locked and elastically presses the roof panel 10 in the direction of the roof panel fixing device 20, the roof panel 10 is held up and down. A removable roof panel storage device is proposed in which the roof panel 10 is held within a storage space 12 of an automobile by restricting its movement in the horizontal, horizontal, and longitudinal directions. The roof panel fixing device 20 is attached to the storage space 12, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.
a support 21 attached to the inner peripheral wall 12A of the
A rotation shaft 2 arranged horizontally on the support 21
The roof panel 1 is pivoted around the center of rotation in a range including a retracted position in which it is in close contact with the inner peripheral wall 12A of the storage space 12 and a position protruding into the storage space 12 from this retracted position.
A stay 23 on which the mounting bracket 11 is fixed on one edge of the roof panel 1 is attached to the stay 23.
and a stay fixing means 24 for fixing the stay 23 at the protruding position so that the mounting bracket 11 at one end of the stay 23 is locked therein. The stay 23 includes a roof panel contact portion 25 with which the lower surface of the roof panel 10 comes into contact, and an upper portion of the mounting bracket 11 of the roof panel 10.
A mounting bracket locking portion 26 that gradually expands upward and restricts rearward and left-right movement.
is formed. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the roof panel holding device 30 is attached to the inner peripheral wall 1 of the storage space 12 facing the roof panel fixing device 20.
A case 31 attached to 2A, and the case 31
The roof panel fixing device 20 is held movably within the roof panel fixing device 20, and is fitted into the mounting notch 13 of the roof panel 10 to restrict the vertical movement of the roof panel 10 and to fix the roof panel 10 to the roof panel. It is constituted by a pushing body 32 that elastically pushes in the direction of the fixing device 20. The pushing body 32 includes a shoe 33 that fits into and locks the mounting notch 13 of the roof panel 10, a moving elongated hole 34 formed long in the pushing direction, and a moving elongated hole 3.
4 and a coil spring engaging step portion 35 projecting downward. Further, the case 31 has a groove 36 having a U-shaped cross section.
is formed in the U-shaped groove 36, and is inserted into the moving elongated hole 34 of the pushing body 32 to move the pushing body 32 to the case 3.
Two guide pins 37 that are slidably attached to 1.
A coil spring 38 is provided at one end of the case 31 and the other end of which engages with the coil spring engagement step 35 of the pushing body 32 and presses the coil spring engagement step 35 outward. When storing the roof panel 10, as shown in FIG. 7, the shoe 33 of the roof panel holding device 30 and the mounting notch 13 of the roof panel 10 are aligned, and the shoe 33 is fitted into the mounting notch 13. , then the roof panel 10 is attached to the case 31
The mounting bracket 11 of the roof panel 10 is pushed forward against the elastic force of the inner coil spring 38, and the edge of the roof panel fixing device 20 side of the roof panel 10 is pushed downward. Stay 23
It is fixed by being locked to the mounting bracket locking portion 26 of the mounting bracket. Thereby, the roof panel 10 can be easily stored within the storage space 12.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in the roof panel storage device proposed above, when the roof panel 10 is stored, both the mounting notch 13 on the back side of the roof panel 10 and the shoe 33 of the pushing body 32 of the roof panel holding device 30 cannot be seen, so The problem is that the mounting notch 13 and the shoe 33 must be aligned in this state, and the alignment becomes difficult, making it impossible to easily store the roof panel 10. Further, the roof panel holding device 30 is made of synthetic resin, and includes a pushing body 32 and a pushing body 32.
Since a gap is formed between the roof panel 10 and the case 31 that movably holds the roof panel 10, the stored roof panel 10 may move upward when driving on rough roads and cause rattling, and the guide pin 37 may break or break. , pushing body 32,
There is a problem in that cracks may occur in the guide pin 37 holding portion of the case 31 and the like.

[Purpose of invention]

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and makes it possible to easily align the roof panel for storing the roof panel.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a removable roof panel storage device that can prevent the roof panel from rattling when driving on rough roads and improve the durability of the roof panel holding device.

[Means to solve the problem]

This invention includes a roof panel fixing device that locks one edge of a removable roof panel, and a roof panel fixing device that locks the other edge of the roof panel and elastically moves the roof panel toward the roof panel fixing device. A removable roof panel storage device which restricts vertical, horizontal, and front-back movement of the roof panel and holds the roof panel within a storage space of an automobile by a roof panel holding device that moves repulsively, It is located above the edge of the roof panel on the side that is elastically pushed by the roof panel holding device when the roof panel is stored, and when the roof panel is stored, the edge of the roof panel on the pushing side is The above object is achieved by providing a guide bracket having an upward movement regulating piece that guides the roof panel by regulating its upward movement. Further, in an embodiment of the invention, the guide bracket is configured to include a rubber cushion on the lower surface of the upward movement regulating piece that elastically abuts against the upper surface of the roof panel when the roof panel is in the retracted state. be.

[Effect]

In this invention, by providing a guide bracket having an upward movement regulating piece, the guide bracket acts as a guide when aligning the mounting notch on the back of the roof panel with the shoe of the roof panel holding device when the roof panel is stored. and
It is possible to easily align the two. Moreover, since the vertical movement of the roof panel is restricted by the guide bracket, rattling of the roof panel when the roof panel is stored can be eliminated, and the durability of the roof panel holding device can be improved.

【Example】

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the same members as those in the conventional example are given the same reference numerals and their explanations will be omitted. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the first embodiment includes a roof panel fixing device 20 to which a mounting bracket 11 at one end of a removable roof panel 10 is locked, and a The roof panel holding device 30, to which the other edge is locked, elastically pushes the roof panel 10 in the direction of the roof panel fixing device 20, allows the roof panel 10 to be fixed in the vertical, horizontal, and front-back directions. In a removable roof panel storage device that holds a roof panel 10 in a storage space 12 of an automobile by restricting directional movement, the roof panel 10 is elastically pushed by the roof panel holding device 30 when the roof panel 10 is in the stored state. Edge 14A of the roof panel 10 on the side to be
an upward movement regulating piece 40 that is located above and guides the roof panel 10 by regulating the upward movement of the pushing side edge 14A of the roof panel 10 when the roof panel 10 is stored; Edge 14A
A pushing direction movement regulating piece 4 that regulates the pushing direction movement of
4 and a guide bracket 46. The guide bracket 46 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, press the metal plate and
The upward movement regulating piece 40 and the pushing direction movement regulating piece 4
4 and guide surfaces 40A and 44A are integrally molded so as to be perpendicular to each other. That is,
The guide surface 40A is formed to protrude from the edge of the pushing direction movement regulating piece 44, which also serves as the mounting base of the guide bracket 46, so as to be perpendicular to the guide surface 44A of the pushing direction movement regulating piece 44. The guide bracket 46 formed in this way is attached to the mounting bracket 16 which is welded to the rear surface 15A of the tower section 15 in the storage space 12 by attaching the mounting bolt 1.
The roof panel holding device 30 and the roof panel holding device 30 are fastened and fixed together through the screws 7. When the guide bracket 46 is attached, the guide surface 44A of the pushing direction movement regulating piece 44 is positioned in the vehicle width direction, and the guide surface 40A of the upward movement regulating piece 40 is positioned on a horizontal plane. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the roof panel 10
The mounting notch 13 on the back side of the roof panel 10 and the shoe 33 of the roof panel holding device 30 when storing the
When aligning with the edge 14 of the roof panel, the guide surface 40A of the upward movement regulating piece 40
By guiding A, the alignment can be easily performed. Also, guide bracket 4
6 restricts the vertical movement of the roof panel 10, thereby eliminating rattling of the roof panel 10 when the roof panel is stored and improving the durability of the roof panel holding device 30. Next, a second embodiment of this invention will be described. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a roof panel is attached to a guide surface 52A of an upward movement regulating piece 52 of a guide bracket 50 which is bent in the same manner as in the first embodiment. A rubber cushion 54 that elastically abuts on the upper surface of the roof panel 10 in the retracted state of the roof panel 10 is bonded. Note that the reference numeral 56 in the figure indicates a movement regulating piece in the pushing direction. The rubber cushion 54 has an inclined surface 54A that matches the shape of the roof panel 10 to be stored, and acts as a guide for the edge 14A of the roof panel 10 when the roof panel 10 is stored, and when in the stored state, the rubber cushion 54 It is supposed to be in close contact with the roof panel 10. Therefore, according to the second embodiment, alignment between the mounting notch 13 and the shoe 33 when the roof panel is stored is facilitated, and the stored roof panel 10 is elastically held by the rubber cushion 54. Shaking of the roof panel 10 can be prevented even when driving on a rough road. In the above embodiment, the guide bracket 4
Although the guide bracket 6 is supposed to be fastened together with the roof panel holding device 30 by the mounting bolt 49, this invention is not limited to this, and the guide bracket 46 is attached to the tower part 1 in the storage space 12 by itself.
The rear surface 15A of No. 5 may be attached to the side of the body or the like.

[Effect of the idea]

Since this invention is configured as described above, the mounting notch of the roof panel for storing the roof panel and the shoe of the roof panel holding device can be easily aligned, and the roof panel can be easily aligned when driving on rough roads. This has the excellent effect of preventing rattling and improving the durability of the roof panel holding device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a removable roof panel storage device according to this invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a roof panel holding device and guide bracket in the same embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a same embodiment. FIG. 4 is a side view showing the guide bracket, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the roof panel holding device and guide bracket according to the second embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the same implementation. Main part sectional view showing the roof panel storage state in the example, No. 7
FIG. 8 is a side view showing a conventional removable roof panel storage device, FIG. 8 is a perspective view similarly showing a roof panel fixing device, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view similarly showing a roof panel holding device. 10...Roof panel, 11...Mounting bracket, 12...Storage space, 13...Mounting notch,
20... Roof panel fixing device, 30... Roof panel holding device, 32... Pushing body, 33... Shu, 40... Upward movement regulating piece, 44... Pushing direction movement regulating piece, 46... Guide bracket , 54...
...Rubber cushions.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A roof panel fixing device that locks one edge of a removable roof panel, and a roof panel fixing device that locks the other edge of the roof panel, and that locks the roof panel. A roof panel holding device that elastically pushes in the direction of the roof panel fixing device restricts vertical, horizontal, and longitudinal movement of the roof panel to hold the roof panel within the storage space of the vehicle. In the roof panel storage device, the roof panel is located above the edge of the roof panel on the side that is elastically pushed by the roof panel holding device when the roof panel is stored, and when the roof panel is stored, the roof panel 1. A removable roof panel storage device comprising a guide bracket having an upward movement regulating piece that guides the roof panel by regulating upward movement of the pushing side edge of the panel. (2) The guide bracket is configured to include, on the lower surface of the upward movement regulating piece, a rubber cushion that elastically abuts against the upper surface of the roof panel when the roof panel is in the retracted state. Removable roof panel storage device.