JPH0542680Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention relates to an improved technology for mounting a solar cell on a car body, which receives sunlight and outputs driving power for, for example, onboard equipment. .

(Prior art) Conventionally, for the purpose of improving the aesthetic appearance of a vehicle body, a vehicle has been formed between vehicle body frame members such as a front pillar, center pillar, rear pillar, roof rail, front header, rear header, etc. above the waistline of the vehicle body. It has been attracting attention to form the outer surface of the vehicle body with glass by closing the opening with a window glass by adhering its peripheral edge to a bone member.

By the way, when a solar cell is attached to the upper surface of a vehicle having an opening for lighting in the roof of the vehicle body as described above, for example
In the method disclosed in Publication No. 85743, a solar cell attached to a substrate is arranged below a roof glass that covers a roof opening of a vehicle body, and the substrate of the solar cell is removably attached to a frame member at its periphery. This prevents the solar cells from being directly visible from outside the vehicle, improving its appearance.

(Problem that the invention aims to solve) However, in that case, the solar cells under the roof glass will be exposed inside the vehicle, and it will be necessary to further arrange a trim below the solar cells to hide the solar cells. be. Therefore, when attaching and detaching the solar cell together with the board in the event of a failure, etc., the above-mentioned trim must be attached and detached at the same time, which is troublesome and reduces the ease of assembling and maintainability of the solar cell. It was hot.

The purpose of the present invention is to improve the mounting structure of the solar cell when installing the solar cell under the roof glass that closes the opening above the vehicle interior and forms the upper surface of the vehicle body. The objective is to improve the assemblability and maintainability of solar cells by making them easy to attach and detach without requiring extra effort.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, the solution of the present invention is to attach and detach the trim by attaching a solar cell to the trim itself, which is placed below the roof glass forming the upper surface of the vehicle body. This allows the solar cells to be attached and detached.

That is, the configuration of the present invention is such that in a vehicle in which a roof glass forming the upper surface of the vehicle body is attached to a body frame member above the vehicle interior, a trim forming the interior wall of the vehicle interior is attached to the vehicle body frame member below the roof glass. It is arranged so that it can be attached and detached. A solar cell is attached to the upper surface of the trim to allow sunlight to pass through the roof glass.

(Function) With the above configuration, in the present invention, since the solar cell is integrally attached to the top surface of the trim,
When attaching or detaching the solar cell in the event of a breakdown, etc., the solar cell can also be attached or detached by attaching and detaching the trim to the vehicle body frame, eliminating the need to attach and detach both the solar cell and the trim separately as in the past. Therefore, it is possible to improve the assemblability and maintainability of the solar cell.

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

FIG. 4 shows a car according to an embodiment of the present invention,
1 is a vehicle body, 2 is a compartment formed in the vehicle body 1, and 3
is a roof that constitutes the upper part of the passenger compartment 2 of the vehicle body 1, and this roof 3 is connected to the left and right front pillars 4,
A front header 5 extending in the vehicle direction is installed between the upper ends of 4 (only the left side is shown in the figure), and a pair of left and right headers whose front ends are connected to both left and right ends of the front header 5 and extend in the front-rear direction on the left and right sides. It is installed between the roof rails 6, 6 (only the left side is shown) and the upper ends of the left and right center pillars 7, 7 (only the left side is shown) near the rear ends of the roof rails 6, 6, and extends in the vehicle width direction. Extending front side rear header 8
and a rear side rear header 10 which is installed between the rear ends of the roof rails 6, 6 and between the upper ends of the left and right rear pillars 9, 9 (only the left side is shown) and extends in the vehicle width direction parallel to the front side rear header 8. The front header 5, roof rails 6, 6, and rear headers 8, 10 constitute a frame member above the passenger compartment 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the opening 12 between the left and right front pillars 4, 4, the front header 5, and the cowl panel 11 is formed by a front windshield 13, and the left and right rear pillars 9,
9, rear side rear header 10, and shelf panel 14
The opening 15 between the
Furthermore, the two front and rear openings 17 and 18 formed between the front header 5, the left and right roof rails 6 and 6, and the rear header 10 are opened by the roof glass 19, and each center pillar 7 and the rear pillar 9 behind it are opened. The openings 20 between the rear portions of the roof rails 6 are respectively closed by quarter window glasses 21. Therefore, the roof glass 19 is attached to the front header 5, the roof rails 6, 6, and the rear headers 8, 1 as vehicle body frame members above the vehicle interior 2 so as to form the upper surface of the vehicle body 1.
attached to 0.

Further, in FIG. 4, reference numeral 22 includes a door body 23 and a door window 22a which is raised and lowered relative to the door body 23.
The door is equipped with a door glass 24 that opens and closes, and the door glass 24 has an upper edge that is attached to the front pillar 4 to which the front edge corresponds when the door 22 and the door window 22a thereof are both in the closed state. The rear edge contacts the roof rail 6, and the rear edge contacts the center pillar 7.

The front window glass 13, the back window glass 16, the rule glass 19, and the quarter window glass 21 each have a surrounding glass 13, which is attached to the outer surface of the corresponding bone member at the peripheral edge thereof, as illustrated in FIG. 1, for example. 16, 19, 21
The adjacent glasses 13, 16, 19,
In the gap between 21, both glasses 13, 16, 19,
A spacer rubber 26 flush with 21 is fitted. Further, as shown in enlarged detail in FIG. 2, for example, in the closed state, the upper edge of the door glass 24 is flush with the roof glass 19, and the seal rubber 24 is flush with the roof glass 19.
7 so as to come into contact with the outer surface of the roof rail 6 in a sealed state. Therefore, the area above the waistline of the vehicle body 1 is covered with five types of glass 13, 16, 19, 21, and 24 that are smoothly continuous.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a panel-shaped trim 28 forming the upper wall of the interior of the vehicle interior 2 is disposed below the roof glass 19, and the trim 28 has a peripheral edge thereof. It is removably attached to the front header 5, roof rails 6, 6, and front-side rear header 8 as vehicle body frame members above the vehicle interior 2 by fasteners 29, 29, . . . . In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 3 indicates a fastener attachment hole formed in the bone member, and reference numeral 32 indicates a fastener insertion hole formed in the trim 28 corresponding to the fastener attachment hole 31.

Further, on the upper surface of the trim 28, there is a portion where sunlight can be let in through the roof glass 19;
In other words, the front header 5, roof rail 6,
A panel-shaped solar cell 30 is integrally attached to a portion corresponding to the front opening 17 formed by the front rear header 6 and the front rear header 8 by adhesive.

Therefore, in the above embodiment, a panel-shaped sun panel is provided on the upper surface of the trim 28 in a portion corresponding to the opening 17 formed by the front header 5, the roof rails 6, 6, and the front-side rear header 8 that constitute the roof 3 of the vehicle body 1. Since the battery 30 is attached, sunlight is incident on the solar cell 30 through the roof glass 19 covering the opening 17, so that the output power of the solar cell 30 can be stably secured.

Further, the trim 28 is provided with fasteners 29, 29, .
Since the solar cell 30 is integrally attached to the upper surface of the trim 28, when the solar cell 30 is attached or detached in the event of a failure etc., the trim 28 can be attached or detached by the fasteners 29, 29, …
By attaching and detaching the solar cell 30 to and from the front header 5, etc., the solar cell 30 can also be attached and detached at the same time, and compared to the case where the solar cell is directly attached to the front header etc. using a substrate, both the solar cell and the trim can be attached and detached from each other. There is no need to take the trouble of attaching and detaching the solar cell 30, thereby improving the ease of assembling and maintaining the solar cell 30.

Furthermore, since the solar cell 30 is attached to the upper surface of the trim 28, the solar cell 30 is hidden by the trim 28 and is not directly visible from inside the vehicle interior 2, thus reducing the appearance of the interior of the vehicle interior 2. can be improved.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, according to the invention, a trim serving as a wall of the vehicle interior is placed below the roof glass that closes the upper opening of the vehicle interior and forms the upper surface of the vehicle body, and the trim is provided with sunlight. By attaching the battery, the solar cell can be attached and detached by attaching and detaching the trim, eliminating the need to attach and detach both the solar cell and the trim, thereby improving the ease of assembling and maintaining the solar cell. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 4, FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the same line, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the vehicle. 1... Vehicle body, 2... Vehicle interior, 3... Roof, 5...
...Front header (bone member), 6... Roof rail (bone member), 8, 10... Rear header (bone member), 19... Roof glass, 28... Trim,
30...Solar battery.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a vehicle in which a roof glass forming an upper surface of the vehicle body is attached to a body frame member above the vehicle interior, a trim forming a vehicle interior wall is disposed below the roof glass so as to be removably attached to the vehicle body frame member. . A solar cell mounting structure, characterized in that a solar cell is mounted on the upper surface of the trim so that sunlight can be received through the roof glass.