JPH05417Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a weather strip mounting structure for a collapsible pillar installed in, for example, a so-called open-top automobile, etc., in which the upper rear portion of the vehicle body is covered with a hood that can be opened and closed. .

(Conventional technology) Feeling of freedom when driving in warm, sunny weather;
In order to improve the feeling of exhilaration and enjoy a comfortable drive, a car has been put into practical use in which the roof panel is removed and the hood with a rear window can be folded and stored at the rear of the car body. Ori,
As this type of car, for example, the British published patent No.
There is one shown in Publication No. 2086316.

This type of car is called an open-top car, and is equipped with an inverted U-shaped retractable pillar at the rear of the car, which can be rotated upright in front of the car to cover the upper part of the rear of the car. By moving the top and rotating the collapsible pillar toward the rear of the vehicle, the top can be stored at the rear of the vehicle.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, in a car equipped with this type of collapsible pillar, the collapsible pillar is rotated forward to move the hood to a position that covers the rear of the vehicle body, and When the doors are closed and the upper part of the vehicle body is closed with a roof panel, the joints between the lower surfaces of both legs of the collapsible pillar and the vehicle body facing the lower surface, and the joints between the front edge of the collapsible pillar and the rear edges of the door and roof panel. It is required to ensure the sealing properties of the parts to prevent rainwater from entering when driving in the rain and car wash liquid from entering when washing the car.

To this end, weather strips are installed along the front surface of the collapsible pillar and the lower surface of both legs, and a sealing material is provided at the portion of the vehicle body that faces the lower surface of both legs of the collapsible pillar. When the weather strip is turned upright, the portions of the weather strip along the lower surfaces of the legs of the collapsible pillar are brought into pressure contact with the sealing material on the vehicle body side, and when the doors are closed and the roof panel is attached, the trailing edges of these are brought into contact with the weather strip. The seal is pressed against the portion along the front surface of the collapsible pillar to ensure the sealing performance of these mating portions and prevent the intrusion of rainwater, car wash fluid, etc.

However, with the structure described above where the lower surfaces of the legs come into contact with the vehicle body when the collapsible pillar is tilted forward from the rearward position, it is difficult to properly align the contact parts. For example, if there is an assembly error between the collapsible pillar and the vehicle body, and the pillar is misaligned in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle body when the pillar is erected, the weather strip on the lower surface of the leg of the collapsible pillar may A step is formed between the sealing material on the vehicle body side and the sealing material on the vehicle body side, resulting in a significant deterioration in the sealing performance and appearance of the mating portion.

The present invention addresses the above-mentioned situation in open-top vehicles.When a retainer for holding a weather strip is attached to a retractable pillar, the structure of the retainer is improved. Even if a positional shift occurs in the vehicle width direction when the pillar is erected due to an assembly error, a step is not formed between the weather strip on the pillar side and the sealing material on the vehicle body side,
The purpose is to ensure good sealing performance and appearance at the mating portion.

(Means for solving the problem) That is, the present invention has an inverted U-shaped collapsible pillar that can be rotated between a substantially vertical position and a rearward position between both rear side surfaces of the vehicle body. In a vehicle in which a weather strip is installed along the front surface of the pillar and the lower surface of both legs, a retainer for holding the weather strip is provided on the front surface of the collapsible pillar, and the retainer is attached to the leg portion of the collapsible pillar. Split into top and bottom. Then, the position of the divided lower retainer can be adjusted in the vehicle width direction.

(Function) According to the above configuration, even if the pillar is displaced in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle body when the pillar is erected due to an assembly error of the collapsible pillar, By adjusting the position of the lower retainer that holds the weather strip at the lower part of the pillar leg in the vehicle width direction, the portion of the weather strip held by the retainer and the portion following the portion along the lower surface of the leg of the collapsible pillar can be adjusted. By moving it in the vehicle width direction, it is possible to eliminate the difference in level, especially at the joint between the latter part and the sealing material on the vehicle body side that is in contact with it, ensuring good sealing performance and appearance at the joint. That will happen.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the automobile according to this embodiment, an inverted U-shaped retractable pillar 3 is disposed straddling between the rear doors 2, 2 on both sides of the vehicle body 1. A roof panel 5 is removably attached between the top of the collapsible pillar 3 and the top of the front window 4, and the rear part of the collapsible pillar 3 (upper rear part of the vehicle body) is covered by a hood 6. ing.

The collapsible pillar 3 has link members 7, 7 connected to the tips of both legs, which are rotatably connected and supported inside the rear fender portion of the vehicle body 1 via support shafts 8, 8, respectively. 6 is a storage part 9 (second
(see figure). And the first
As shown in the figure, when the collapsible pillar 3 is rotated forward and erected, the hood 6 is stretched to cover the upper rear part of the vehicle body, and in this state, the roof panel 5 is attached, the doors 2 are closed, and the window The interior of the vehicle is completely closed by closing the glasses 2a, 2a, and as shown in FIG. 2, by rotating the collapsible pillar 3 backward with the roof panel 5 removed, the top 6 is folded. The vehicle body 1 is stored in the storage section 9 together with the collapsible pillar 3, and in this state, the upper part of the vehicle body 1 is completely opened.

Here, an extending mechanism is provided to support the hood 6 in a stretched state at a position covering the upper rear portion of the vehicle body. As shown in the figure, there is an approximately inverted U-shaped upper canopy link 10 for extending the front part of the canopy 6 upward, and first auxiliary links 11, 11 that are connected to the lower ends of both legs and extend downward. , a substantially U-shaped rear canopy link 12 for horizontally extending the rear part of the canopy 6 rearward, and second auxiliary links 13, 1 connected to the front ends of both legs thereof and extending forward.
3, and band members 14, 14 extending from both sides of the top of the collapsible pillar 3 through the upper canopy link 10 to both sides of the rear canopy link 12 to form ridge lines on both sides of the canopy 6. It is configured. A link member 7 in which the lower end of the upper canopy link 10 is connected to the leg of the collapsible pillar 3
A first auxiliary link 11 connected to the upper canopy link 10 is connected to a bracket 15 fixed to the vehicle body, and a second auxiliary link connected to the rear canopy link 12. 13 is connected to a link member 7 connected to the leg of the collapsible pillar 3, and when the collapsible pillar 3 is erected, the hood 6 is is supported so as to extend outward at a position covering the rear of the vehicle body.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned inverted U-shaped collapsible pillar 3 has a closed cross-sectional structure in which an outer panel 3a and an inner panel 3b are joined at their peripheral edges by, for example, spot welding. As shown in the figure, a retainer 16 is attached to the front surface 3c of the collapsible pillar 3 using fastening members 17, such as screws. This retainer 16
is divided into an upper retainer 16a and lower retainers 16b, 16b at both legs of the collapsible pillar 3 (however, only one leg is shown in FIG. 5). The side retainer 16b is
It is attached to the collapsible pillar 3 using a pair of upper and lower stop members 17a and 17b, and in particular, the lower stop member 17b is collapsible through a long hole 16b' in the vehicle width direction formed in the lower retainer 16b. It is screwed into the front face 3c of the pillar 3. Therefore, by slightly loosening the screws of both retaining members 17a and 17b, the lower retainer 16b can be rotated about the upper retaining member 17a as shown by the arrows x ₁ and x ₂ . The lower end can be moved in the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, this retainer 16 includes a weather strip 2 having a solid base portion 20a and a hollow seal portion 20b.
0 is elastically fitted to the base 20a of the weather strip 20, so that the weather strip 20 is attached to the front surface 3 of the collapsible pillar 3.
It is installed in an inverted U shape along the line c.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the weather strip 20 is provided with a rearward extending portion 21 extending rearward from the rear surface of the lower end of both legs along the lower surface 3d of both legs of the collapsible pillar 3. . When the collapsible pillar 3 is upright and the hood 6 is in a position to cover the rear part of the vehicle body, the rear extending portion 21 has a lower surface 21a that is a mating surface ( (upper surface) 22a. As shown in FIG. 8, the rear extending portion 21 and the sealing material 22 on the vehicle body 1 side are provided with recesses 21b, 21b at multiple locations, and the stopper member 23 inserted into these recesses 21b, 22b. ，
24 (e.g. fastener)
The lower surface 3d of the vehicle body 1 and the upper surface 1a of the rear fender part of the vehicle body 1
In particular, the insertion hole 21c of the stopper member 23 in the rear extension part 21 is an elongated hole in the vehicle width direction, and the attachment position of the extension part 21 to the lower surface 3d of the collapsible pillar is the eighth one. In the figure, virtual lines y ₁ , y ₂
It is said to be adjustable in the vehicle width direction as shown in the figure.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 25 is a canvas cloth that covers the outer surface of the outer panel 3a of the collapsible pillar 3, and 26 is a garnish that covers the inner panel 3b of the collapsible pillar 3 and the inner surface of the weather strip 20.

According to the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 3 and 4, when the collapsible pillar 3 is upright and the hood 6 covers the rear upper part of the vehicle body, as shown in FIG.
The mating surface 21a of the weather strip rear extending portion 21 attached to the lower surface 3d of the collapsible pillar 3
is pressed against the mating surface 22a of the sealing material 22 attached to the upper surface 1a of the rear fender portion of the vehicle body 1, and the space between the lower surface 3d of the collapsible pillar and the vehicle body 1 is sealed. Furthermore, if the roof panel 5 is attached in this state and the doors 2, 2 and their window glasses 2a, 2a are closed, the rear edges of the roof panel 5 and window glasses 2a, 2a are attached to the front surface 3c of the collapsible pillar 3. weather strip 20
The seal portion 20b is pressed into contact with the seal portion 20b, and the mating portions thereof are also sealed.

Particularly, according to the above configuration, an error occurs in the assembly of the collapsible pillar 3 to the vehicle body 1, and due to this assembly error, the rearward extension of the weather strip 20 occurs when the collapsible pillar 3 is erected. For example, when a positional shift occurs in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. 9 between the portion 21 and the sealing material 22 on the vehicle body side, and a step W is formed at the mating portion of the two, the 5
A pair of stop members 17a attaching the divided lower retainer 16b shown in the figure to the collapsible pillar 3,
17b is loosened once, and the lower retainer 16b is rotated around the upper stopper member 17a.
By rotating the retainer 16b in a predetermined direction (in the case of FIG. 9, the _x1 direction in FIG. 5), the lower end of the retainer 16b can be moved in the vehicle width direction by the step W. Consequently, the lower end of the weather strip 20 and the rear extending portion 21 following it are also moved in the vehicle width direction. If the stoppers 17a and 17b are tightened again in this state, the step W is eliminated, as shown by the chain line in FIG.
A state in which the outer surface in the vehicle width direction of the side sealing material 22 is continuous with no step difference is obtained, and the appearance of the mating portion is improved, and the required sealing area is ensured, and sealing performance is also improved.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, in a vehicle equipped with an inverted U-shaped retractable pillar for opening and closing a hood covering the rear of the vehicle body, such as an open-top vehicle, the retractable pillar In addition to providing a retainer to hold the weather strip on the front of the collapsible pillar, the retainer is divided into upper and lower parts at the legs of the collapsible pillar, and the position of the lower divided retainer can be adjusted in the vehicle width direction. Even if the pillar is misaligned in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle body when the collapsible pillar is erected due to an assembly error between the lower retainer and the vehicle body, the lower retainer position cannot be adjusted. This makes it possible to move the part of the weather strip along the lower surface of the collapsible pillar in the vehicle width direction.
It becomes possible to bring the portion and the sealing material on the vehicle body side into contact with each other without creating a step. This improves the sealing performance and appearance of the joint between the lower surface of the leg of the collapsible pillar and the vehicle body.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is an overall perspective view of an open-top vehicle, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle with the upper part of the vehicle open, and Figure 3 shows the area around the collapsible pillar. FIG. 4 is a side view of the main part, FIG. 4 is a front view of the main part showing the pillar and hood extension mechanism, and FIG.
The figure is an enlarged front view of the main part of the collapsible pillar as seen from the V arrow in Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the main part taken along the line of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the main part showing the state in which the weather strip is held. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part taken along the line of FIG. 3, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part showing a state in which the weather strip is displaced. 1... Vehicle body, 3... Foldable pillar, 3c... Front, 3d... Lower surface of leg, 16... Retainer, 16
b...lower retainer, 20, 21...weather strip.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An inverted U-shaped collapsible pillar is provided between both sides of the rear of the vehicle body, and is rotatable between an approximately vertical position and a rearwardly laid down position. In a vehicle equipped with a weather strip, a retainer for holding the weather strip is attached to the front of the collapsible pillar, and the retainer is divided into upper and lower parts by the legs of the collapsible pillar. A weather strip mounting structure for a collapsible pillar for a vehicle, characterized in that the position of the retainer is adjustable in the vehicle width direction.