JPH0514909Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a mounting device for a roof carrier installed on the roof of a passenger car, for example.

(Prior Art) Generally, a roof carrier is used when installing luggage such as skis or a bicycle on the roof of a passenger car. Conventionally, as a mounting structure for this roof carrier, for example, as shown in FIG.
A mounting bracket 4 is provided on the roof 1, and the mounting bracket 4 is inserted between the drip channel 5 provided on the left and right edges of the roof 1 and the side window glass 6, and is hooked onto the drip channel 5. What has been done is known.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional configuration in which the mounting bracket 4 is hooked to the drip channel 5, the drip channel 5 protrudes from the outer surface of both sides of the side window glass 6 and the roof 1. Because a decorative drip molding 7 is attached to the outer surface of the drip channel 5 in terms of appearance design, the drip molding 7 protrudes more to the side. For this reason, while driving, not only wind noise is generated from the vicinity of the drip channel 5, but also the so-called flat surface feeling, which is a flush surface from the side window glass 6 to the roof 1, is impaired, and the appearance is There was room for improvement in some aspects.

The present invention was developed based on these circumstances, and allows the roof carrier mounting bracket to be hooked and held on the vehicle body side while ensuring that the side window glass and the roof are flush with each other. To provide a mounting device for a roof carrier in a vehicle, which can improve the feeling of being flush by closing an insertion hole when not in use, and can also use the outer surface of a cap that closes the insertion hole as a kind of exterior part.

(Structure of the invention) (Means for solving the problem) Therefore, in the present invention, a glass molding is provided at the peripheral edge of the side window glass fixed to the side of the car body to cover the joint between the side window glass and the car body. A through-hole is provided in the upper edge of the glass molding that connects to the roof, through which the mounting bracket of the roof carrier installed on the roof is inserted, and the vehicle body covered by the glass molding is A bracket is provided on the side opposite to the insertion hole, on which the tip of the mounting bracket is removably hooked and held, and a cap that closes the insertion hole is removably attached to the insertion hole. It is characterized by being fitted in.

(Function) According to this configuration, when the roof carrier is used, the cap is removed to open the insertion hole, and the mounting bracket is inserted into the insertion hole, so that the tip of the mounting bracket can be hooked onto the bracket on the vehicle body side. , the roof carrier mounting bracket can be hooked and held on the vehicle body side without providing a conventional drip channel.

In this case, the seam between the side window glass and the roof is covered by a glass molding that is integrated with the side window glass, so the above-mentioned drip channel is not required, and the side window It is possible to ensure that the area from the glass to the roof is completely flush.

Furthermore, by covering the insertion hole with a cap when the roof carrier is not in use, the insertion hole becomes less noticeable from the outside, further improving the feeling that the side window glass and the roof are flush with each other. At the same time, if you display the car name, etc. on the outside of the cap, you can use this outside as it is as a display surface, and if you color this outside in a different color than the glass molding, it can be used as a kind of accent on the exterior. It can also be used as points.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on FIGS. 1 to 5, in which the invention is applied to a two-door type passenger car.

Reference numeral 11 in FIG. 5 is a vehicle body, and this vehicle body 11
A side window glass 13 is fixed to the opening periphery of a window hole 17 surrounded by a quarter panel 12, a center pillar 14, a rear pillar 15, and a roof 16, which constitute the side surface of the vehicle, through an adhesive 18. The opening periphery of the window hole 17 forms a recessed part 19 that is recessed inward, so that the outer surface of the side window glass 13 bonded here is in contact with the quarter panel 12, the center pillar 14, the rear pillar 15, and the roof 16. It is approximately flush with the outside surface.

Further, a glass molding 20 made of synthetic resin is integrally attached to the peripheral edge of the side window glass 13. This glass molding 20 includes a fitting part 21 that sandwiches and holds the peripheral edge of the side window glass 13, and a tongue part 22 that extends from the outer peripheral edge of the fitting part 21 along the outer surface of the side window glass 13. The tip portion of the tongue portion 22 is connected to the recessed portion 19.
is in contact with the outer edge 23 of.

Therefore, the tongue portion 22 of the glass molding 20 is connected to the side window glass 13 and the concave portion 19.
The joint between the side window glass 13 and the vehicle body 11 is smoothly connected.

Incidentally, a roof carrier 25 is installed on the roof 16 to fix skis or the like, for example. The roof carrier 25 of this embodiment has a pair of left and right legs 26 (only one shown) connected in the vehicle width direction, and the legs 26 are sucked to the upper surface of the roof 16 via a suction cup 27. . The leg portion 26 is provided with a mounting bracket 28 extending downward along both left and right sides of the roof 16, and a tip end 28a of the mounting bracket 28 is hooked and held on the upper edge of the window hole 17. ing. To explain this hook structure, an elongated insertion hole 30 is formed in the tongue portion 22 of the glass molding 20 located at the upper edge of the side window glass 13, located approximately in the middle in the front and back direction. The tip 28a of the mounting fitting 28 is inserted into the insertion hole 30. Further, on the bottom surface 19a of the concave portion 19 covered with the tongue portion 22, a distal end portion 28 of the mounting bracket 28 is located at a portion facing the insertion hole 30.
A bracket 31 to which the bracket a is removably locked is welded to the bracket 31, and the distal end 28a of the mounting fitting 28 passed through the insertion hole 30 is hooked and held on the bracket 31.

On the other hand, when the roof carrier 25 is not in use, the insertion hole 30 formed in the glass molding 20 is replaced by a removable synthetic resin cap 32.
occluded by This cap 32 has a cap body 33 that is fitted inside the insertion hole 30, and engagement protrusions 34 are integrally provided at three locations on the outer peripheral edge of the cap body 33. Also,
A notch 35 is formed in the opening periphery of the insertion hole 30 so as to face the engagement protrusion 34. With the engagement protrusion 34 aligned with the notch 35, the cap body 33 is inserted into the insertion hole 30. When pushed in, the engaging protrusion 34 catches on the inner edge of the notch 35 as shown in FIG.
3 is fixed inside the insertion hole 30 so as not to come off. In this case, the outer surface of the cap body 33 is flush with the outer surface of the glass molding 20, and in the case of this embodiment, the outer surface of the cap body 33 is provided with a display indicating, for example, the name of the automobile. 36 have been done.

According to such a configuration, the roof carrier 25
When using the cap 32, remove the cap 32 and insert the insertion hole 30.
is opened, and the mounting bracket 28 is inserted into this insertion hole 30.
Once the mounting bracket 2 is inserted, as shown in Figure 1.
8 can be hooked onto the bracket 31. Therefore, the attachment fitting 28 of the roof carrier 25 can be hooked and held on the vehicle body 11 side without providing a conventional drip channel at the boundary between the roof 16 and the side window glass 13.

And side window glass 13 and roof 1
The seam between 6 and 6 is the side window glass 13
Since the roof 16 and the side window glass 13 are covered by the glass molding 20 integral with the roof 16 and the drip channel is not present, it is possible to sufficiently ensure that the roof 16 and the side window glass 13 are flush with each other.

When the roof carrier 25 is not in use, the cap 32 can be fitted into the insertion hole 30 to close the insertion hole 30 as shown in FIG.
0 is not noticeable from the outside, and the feeling that the side window glass 13 and the roof 16 are flush with each other is further improved. At the same time, if a display 36 such as the car name or engine displacement is displayed on the outside of the cap 32, the outside of the cap 32 can be used as a display surface, and the outside of the cap 32 can be displayed in a different color than the glass molding 20. If it is colored, it can be used as a kind of accent point on the appearance, which is convenient for improving the appearance.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the insertion hole and the bracket are provided in only one place, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the insertion hole and the bracket may be provided in two places spaced apart in the front and back, and the cap mounting structure can also be modified. The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and for example, it may be screwed after being fitted into the insertion hole.

(Effects of the invention) According to the invention described in detail above, the roof carrier mounting bracket can be hooked and held on the vehicle body side while ensuring that the side window glass and the roof are flush with each other.

Moreover, when the roof carrier is not in use, the insertion hole is covered by the cap, so the insertion hole is not noticeable from the outside, which further improves the above-mentioned appearance, and the outer surface of the cap can be used as a display surface for displaying the vehicle name, etc. It can be used as an accent point on the appearance by being colored in a different color than the glass molding, and has the advantage of being convenient for improving the appearance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, with Figure 1 being a sectional view of the roof carrier installation part, Figure 2 being a sectional view of the roof carrier when not in use, and Figure 3 being the area around the glass molding. 4 is a perspective view of a side window glass, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an automobile, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a conventional roof carrier mounting structure. 11...Vehicle body, 13...Side window glass, 16...Roof, 20...Glass molding, 25...Roof carrier, 28...Mounting metal fittings, 30...Insertion hole, 31...Bracket, 3
2...cap.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A glass molding that covers the joint between the side window glass and the vehicle body is integrally attached to the peripheral edge of the side window glass that is fixed to the side of the vehicle body, and a glass molding that covers the joint between the side window glass and the vehicle body is attached to the upper edge of the glass molding that extends to the roof. An insertion hole is opened through which the mounting bracket of the roof carrier installed in the roof carrier is inserted.
On the vehicle body side covered with this glass molding, there is provided a bracket located opposite to the insertion hole, on which the tip of the above-mentioned mounting bracket is removably hooked and held. A roof carrier mounting device for a vehicle, characterized in that a cap that closes an insertion hole is removably fitted.