JPH0546996Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field This invention relates to a structure for attaching an article to a vehicle roof.

2. Description of the Related Art Some automobiles have a roof carrier 3 attached to a roof portion 2 of a vehicle body 1, as shown in FIG. 6, for example. Specifically, the inner panel 5 of the roof side rail 4 and the roof side rail 4
The outer panel 6 of the roof panel 8 is joined, and the outer edge 9 of the roof panel 8 is attached to the upper part of the joining flange portion 7 of the inner panel 5 and the outer panel 6.

A vehicle body 1 is provided at the joint portion between the outer panel 6 and the roof panel 8 of the roof side rail 4.
A groove portion 10 is formed in the front-rear direction to guide rainwater and the like to the outside.

The groove 10 is formed into a dovetail groove shape, and the mounting member 11 is fitted into the groove 10.
1, the leg portion 12 of the roof carrier 3 is attached to the roof carrier 3 with screws 13.
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Problem to be solved by the invention However, in the above structure, the groove 10
Since this will be blocked by the attachment member 11, rainwater etc. flowing through the groove 10 will be dammed up, resulting in a problem that the drainage function of the groove 10 will be impaired.

On the other hand, it may be possible to avoid the groove 10 and attach the attachment member 11 to the general part of the roof panel 8, but in this case,
Since the general portion of the roof panel 8 is weaker in strength than the groove portion 10, problems such as deformation of the roof panel 8 occur.

Therefore, the present invention provides a structure for attaching an article to a vehicle roof, which does not impede the drainage function of the groove and can ensure sufficient attachment strength.

Means for Solving the Problem A groove is formed in the vehicle body panel of the roof, and within the groove, a bracket having a vertical wall portion that is continuously formed around the entire circumference and is open at the top forms a passage between the bracket and the side wall of the groove. It is placed in such a way that it is secured.

A sealing material is provided between the bracket and the vehicle body panel, and the leg portion of the attachment article is pressed against the upper edge of the vertical wall portion of the bracket via a sealing gasket, so that the leg portion is sealed between the bracket and the vehicle body. It is attached to the vehicle body panel by inserting a bolt into a through hole that passes through the panel.

Function The bracket is placed inside the groove, but since a passage is secured between the bracket and the side wall of the groove, rainwater, etc. flowing inside the groove flows through the passage without being blocked by the bracket. Made drainable.

Furthermore, since the legs of the attached article are fixed to the grooves via the brackets, the attachment strength is ensured. On the other hand, the sill gasket provided between the upper edge of the vertical wall of the bracket and the leg of the attachment item prevents rainwater from entering the bracket, and the sill gasket provided between the bracket and the vehicle body panel prevents rainwater from entering the bracket. The sealing material prevents rainwater from entering the vehicle body panel from the passage through the through hole.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1, 2 and 5, roof racks 14 as attachment items are attached to both sides of the roof portion 2 of the vehicle body 1 along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body 1. As shown in FIG.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the roof portion 2 of the vehicle body 1 has roof side rails 4 as vehicle body panels.
and a roof panel 8.

The roof side rail 4 is formed into a closed cross-sectional structure by an inner panel 5 and an outer panel 6, and the upper joining flange portion 7 of the inner panel 5 and outer panel 6 is located below the general surface of the roof panel 8. Shaved.

On the other hand, the outer edge 9 of the fool panel 8 is also formed in a stepped manner on the lower side in the same manner as the joining flange 7, and the outer edge 9 of the roof panel 8 is joined to the upper side of this flange 7, and the outer edge 9 of the roof panel 8 is Alternatively, a groove portion 10 for guiding drainage is formed at the rear.

The outer panel 6 of the roof-daid rail 4 that constitutes the inside of the groove 10, specifically the bottom wall of the groove 10.
As shown in FIG. 2, a box-shaped bracket 16 having a vertical wall portion 15 open at the top is fixed by spot welding. Above bracket 1
A passage 17 is secured around the groove 10, specifically between each side wall 10a of the groove 10, so that the groove 10 is not blocked. The passage 17 may be provided between the bracket 16 and the other side wall 10a of the groove 10 by having the bracket 16 abut against the other side wall 10a.

Furthermore, a paint seal P is applied as a sealing material to the lower peripheral edge of the bracket 16 and the corner of the outer panel 6 of the roof side rail 4, so that rainwater etc. flowing through the groove 10 and the passage 17 can be absorbed by the bracket 1.
It is designed to prevent it from entering the interior of the vehicle from around 6.

A through hole 18 is formed in the bottom wall 16a of the bracket 16, the outer panel 6 and the inner panel 5 of the roof side rail 44, and this through hole 1
A bolt 20 attached to the leg 19 of the roof rack 14 is inserted through the bolt 8, and the nut 2 is inserted from the inside of the vehicle.
1 is fastened and fixed, and the fool rack 14 is attached to the roof part 2.
It is installed along the front-rear direction on both sides of the

Here, the bottom wall 16a of the bracket 16 and the bracket 1 are attached to the leg portion 19 of the roof rack 14.
Contact portions 2 facing the upper edges of the vertical wall portions 15 of 6
2 and 23 are provided.

A seal washer 24 is provided between the contact portion 22 and the bottom wall 16a of the bracket 16, and a sealing washer 24 is provided between the contact portion 23 and the upper edge of the vertical wall portion 15 of the bracket 16. 25 is interposed.

According to the structure of the above embodiment, rainwater or the like flowing through the groove 10 can flow through the passage 17 provided around the bracket 16 at the position of the bracket 16, and therefore is not blocked by the bracket 16. The drainage function of the groove part 10 is not impaired, and rainwater and the like are drained and guided from the groove part 10 to the outside of the vehicle.

In addition, the roof rack 14 has a highly rigid groove portion 1.
Since the roof rack 14 is attached to the roof rack 14 via the highly rigid bracket 16, the attachment strength of the roof rack 14 can be increased.

Watertightness is maintained between the bracket 16 and the outer panel 6 of the roof side rail 4 by a paint seal P, and a seal washer 24 and a sealing packing are provided between the leg portion 19 of the roof rack 14 and the bracket 16. Since it uses a double seal structure with 25, the bracket 16
It is possible to reliably prevent rainwater or the like from entering the vehicle interior from the inside of the vehicle through the through hole 18.

Next, FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of this invention.

In this embodiment, the bracket 26 is composed of an oval plate portion 27 and a collar 28 as a pair of vertical wall portions that are erected on the plate portion 27. On the other hand, the legs 19 of the roof rack 14
A recess 29 for receiving the collar 28 is formed around the installed portion of the bolt 20.

Then, as in the above-mentioned embodiment, the bracket 2
The plate portion 27 of No. 6 is spot-welded to the outer panel 6 of the roof side rail 4 forming the bottom wall of the groove portion 10.

A packing 30 is placed on the upper edge of the collar 28 of the bracket 26 mounted in this way, and the nut 21 is fastened to the bolt 20 of the leg 19 with the collar 28 received in the recess 29 of the leg 19. and is fixed to the leg portion 19, that is, to the roof portion 2 of the vehicle body 1 of the roof rack 14.

Therefore, in this embodiment as well, a passage 17 is necessarily provided around the collar 28 as in the previous embodiment.
Since this is ensured, the drainage function of the groove portion 10 is not hindered, the mounting strength of the roof rack 14 is increased, and rainwater etc. are reliably prevented from entering the vehicle interior.

In particular, this embodiment employs a structure in which the collar 28 is received in the concave portion 29 of the leg portion 19 of the roof rack 14, so that it is difficult for water to enter the collar 28, and the seal 30 alone makes the collar 28 sufficiently watertight. Since the sealing washer 24 is not required as in the above embodiment, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps can be reduced, which is advantageous.

Note that the other configurations are the same as those in the previous embodiment, so the same parts are given the same reference numerals and the explanation will be omitted.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and the attachment article is not limited to roof racks, for example.

Effects of the invention As explained above, according to this invention, although the bracket is placed inside the groove, a passage is secured between the bracket and the side wall of the groove, so rainwater etc. flowing through the groove is directed to the bracket. This has the effect that the drainage function of the ditch will not be impaired due to the fact that it cannot be dammed up.

Further, since the legs of the attached article are fixed to the grooves which are advantageous in terms of rigidity, there is an effect that sufficient attachment strength can be ensured.

A sealing gasket is provided between the upper edge of the vertical wall of the bracket and the leg of the attachment item, and a sealing material is also provided between the bracket and the vehicle body panel, so that no leakage into the bracket is provided. In addition to preventing rainwater from entering, it also prevents rainwater flowing in the grooves and passages from entering the vehicle body panel through the through holes, thereby improving watertightness.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 shows the first embodiment of this invention in Figure 5 -
2 is a perspective view of the same bracket, FIG. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1 of the second embodiment, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the same bracket, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the same bracket. Perspective view, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the prior art. 2...Roof part, 4...Roof side rail (vehicle body panel), 8...Roof panel (vehicle body panel),
10...Groove portion, 14...Roof rack (installation article), 15...Vertical wall portion, 16...Bracket, 1
8... Through hole, 19... Leg, 20... Bolt,
25... Seal packing, 26... Bracket, 27... Color (vertical wall portion), P... Paint seal (sealing material).

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A groove is formed in the vehicle body panel of the roof, and a bracket having a vertical wall portion continuously formed around the entire circumference and open at the top is placed within the groove with a passage secured between it and the side wall of the groove. A sealing material is provided between the bracket and the vehicle body panel, and the leg portion of the attachment article is pressed against the upper edge of the vertical wall portion of the bracket via the sealing gasket, and the leg portion is attached to the bracket and the vehicle body panel. 1. A structure for attaching an article to a vehicle roof, characterized in that the article is attached to a vehicle body panel by inserting a bolt into a through hole passing through the vehicle roof.