JPH061482Y2 - Roof carrier mounting device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a roof carrier used particularly in a press door type passenger car.

[Prior Art] As is well known, a roof carrier of this type is mounted on the upper surface of the roof of a vehicle body by supporting a carrier frame as a loading platform with supporting legs, and the supporting legs are located outside the drain edge of the vehicle body. The means for engaging the locking claw portion provided at the lower end of the connecting member constituting the mounting device with the roof edge, and pulling the connecting member upward to fix it has been adopted.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] With the recent adoption of a press door type door opening / closing mechanism in automobiles, the conventional mounting device causes an obstacle to the door outer overlapping the roof side of the vehicle body. Now it can not be applied. Moreover, since the inclined edge of the press door type roof edge of this type is small, the locking claw portion of the mounting device is easily disengaged.

Further, as another problem, when the locking claws of the mounting device are engaged with the roof carrier and the support legs are tightened and fixed, there occurs an opening phenomenon in which the support legs themselves escape to the outside.

An object of the present invention is to provide a roof carrier mounting device that can solve the above problems.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is to engage a locking claw portion of a connecting member with a roof edge of a vehicle body, and to connect the connecting member through a tightening mechanism provided in the connecting member. Based on the premise of a roof carrier mounting device configured to pull up the base plate to fix the engagement of the locking claw portion with the roof edge, and crimp and fix the support leg of the roof carrier to the roof surface of the vehicle body. And

That is, the connecting member is composed of the first and second connecting members. The first connecting member includes a first flat plate-shaped portion, and an engaging portion that extends from both upper ends of the first flat plate-shaped portion and folds upward and outward to engage with a lateral rod integral with the support leg. And a screw receiving portion extending from the upper end between the two suspension portions and bent downward, and a drain receiving on the roof surface of the vehicle body extending from both lower ends of the first flat plate portion and bent downward. A point where a support portion to be inserted into the rail and a guide groove hole which is long in the length direction thereof are provided in the first flat plate portion. The second connecting member includes a second flat plate-like portion that is slid on the lower surface of the first flat plate-like portion, and a second flat plate-like portion that extends from an upper end of the second flat plate-like portion and is bent downward. A tightening portion that is located between the engaging portions and faces the screw receiving portion on the outside of the screw receiving portion, and the locking claw portion in which the lower end of the portion connected to the lower end of the second flat plate portion is bent inward. The point where and are provided. By screwing into the screw receiving portion and the tightening portion which are opposed to each other and tightening them, the second connecting member is slid with respect to the first connecting member and is tightened upward, and the roof edge of the locking claw portion. And a fastening screw for holding the roof portion between the roof edge and the drain rail between the locking claw portion and the support portion, and fixing to the second flat plate portion. And a set screw for fixing the superposition of the first and second connecting members by tightening through the guide groove hole.

[Operation / Effect] When a tightening force acts on the second connecting member via the first connecting member by tightening the tightening screw, the locking claw portion is
Since it is pulled up in the direction of the force, it is possible to prevent it from coming off from the roof edge. Moreover, the support part is the second
Supporting the intermediate area of the connecting member, sandwiching the roof portion between the roof edge and the drain rail, the supporting portion prevents the supporting leg from opening due to the tightening of the second connecting member, and The deformation of the connecting member can be prevented, and the engagement of the locking claw portion with the roof edge based on the previous force can be reliably fixed.

Embodiments Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a roof carrier mounting structure. The roof carrier 2 is mounted on the roof of the vehicle body 1, and is provided with support legs 3 at both left and right ends. The support leg 3 is provided with a horizontal rod 4 which is floated from the roof surface between the pair of front and rear support legs 3 and is integrally connected to the horizontal rods 4 of the both support legs 3 by fixing screws 3a. Four
A mounting device 5 is installed in the middle of the.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mounting device 5 is composed of first and second connecting members 11 and 12 made of metal plates.

One connecting member 11 is provided with the following parts. That is, between the flat plate-shaped portion 11a, the suspension portion 6 that extends from both sides of the upper end of the flat-plate portion 11a and is folded back to the upper and outer sides to engage with the horizontal rod 4 that is integral with the support leg 3, and between the suspension portions 6. Of the vehicle body 1 which extends from the upper end of the flat plate-shaped portion 11a and is bent downward.
A support portion 10 that is inserted into the drain rail 9 on the roof surface of
The flat plate-shaped portion 11a is provided with a guide slot 18 which is long in its length direction.

The other connecting member 12 is provided with the following parts. That is, the flat plate-shaped portion 12a, which is superposed on the lower surface of the flat plate-shaped portion 11a and is slid, and the screw receiving portion 1 which extends from the upper end of the flat-plate portion 12a and is bent downward are positioned between the two suspension portions 6.
5 is provided with a tightening portion 16 which is opposed to the outer side of the flat portion 5 and a locking claw portion 8 in which the lower end of the portion connected to the lower end of the flat plate portion 12a is bent inward.

Furthermore, in the screw receiving portion 15 and the tightening portion 16 which face each other,
By screwing these into and tightening them, the connecting member 12 is slid with respect to the connecting member 11 and tightened upward to fix the engagement of the locking claw portion 8 with the roof edge 7, and Roof edge 7 with support 10
A fastening screw 13 is provided to hold the roof portion between the drain rail 9 and the drain rail 9. In addition, the guide groove hole 18 is passed through the guide groove hole 18 and tightened so that the connecting members 11 and 12 are
A set screw is provided to fix the stacking. This set screw is a screw shaft 19 fixed to the upper surface of the flat plate-shaped portion 12a.
And a nut 14 screwed onto this. A spacer 20 is provided on the outer surface of the screw receiving portion 15, and a handle 21 for rotating the screw 13 is provided on the screw 13.

According to the embodiment in which the above-described structure is shaken, while the screws 13 and 14 are loosened, the interlocking portion 6 is engaged with the lateral rod 4 of the previously installed carrier, and the locking claw portion 8 is attached to the roof edge 7.
And the support portion 10 is inserted into the drain rail 9.

After the connection member 11 is erected on the left and right horizontal rods 4, the handle 21 is rotated to pull up the connection member 12 while sliding with respect to the connection member 11, so that the roof edge 7 and the horizontal rod 4 are connected. I get nervous between them. As a result, the support leg 3 integrated with the horizontal rod 4 is prevented from escaping to the outside by the support portion 10 inserted into the drain rail 9, that is, the opening phenomenon is prevented, and is fixed by pressure to the roof surface.

Next, the screw 14 is tightened to fix the overlapping state of the connecting members 11 and 12, and the roof carrier is fixed to the roof surface of the vehicle body 1.

Although the connecting member 11 is engaged with the fixed horizontal rod 4 of the support leg 3 in the above-described embodiment, the horizontal rod 4 has a short horizontal rod that serves as a mechanism when the horizontal rod 4 is not provided. 3 may be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a roof carrier is mounted using the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing an example of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a vertical side view showing the installed state thereof. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Car body, 3 ... Support leg, 4 ... Side rod, 5 ... Attachment device, 6
... Engagement portion, 7 ... Roof edge, 8 ... Engaging claw portion, 9 ... Drain rail, 10 ... Support portion, 11 ... First connecting member, 1
1a ... 1st flat plate part, 12 ... 2nd connection member, 12a
... second flat plate portion, 13 ... tightening screw, 14, 19 ... set screw, 15 ... screw receiving portion, 16 ... tightening portion

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A locking claw portion of a connecting member is engaged with a roof edge of a vehicle body, and the connecting member is pulled up through a tightening mechanism provided in the connecting member to engage the locking claw portion with the roof edge. And a supporting member of the roof carrier is crimped and fixed to the roof surface of the vehicle body, the connecting member comprises a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The connecting member includes a first flat plate-shaped portion, an erection portion that extends from both upper ends of the first flat plate-shaped portion, is folded back upward and outward, and engages with a lateral rod integrated with the support leg, and A screw receiving portion that extends from the upper end between the suspension portions and is bent downward, and a screw receiving portion that extends from both lower ends of the first flat plate portion and is bent downward and is inserted into the drain rail on the roof surface of the vehicle body. The support portion and the first flat plate portion are extended in the length direction. A guide slot is provided, and the second connecting member has a second flat plate-shaped portion that slides while being superposed on the lower surface of the first flat plate-shaped portion, and an upper end of the second flat plate-shaped portion. And a downwardly-folded tightening portion that is located between the two suspension portions and faces the outside of the screw receiving portion, and a lower end of a portion that is continuous with the lower end of the second flat plate-shaped portion. The locking claw portion bent toward one side is provided, and the second coupling member is slid with respect to the first coupling member by screwing into the screw receiving portion and the tightening portion facing each other and tightening them. It is moved and tightened upward to fix the engagement of the locking claw portion with the roof edge, and the roof claw between the roof edge and the drain rail is sandwiched between the locking claw portion and the support piece. The tightening screw and the second flat plate-shaped portion By tightening through the inner groove hole, said apparatus characterized by is provided with a set screw for fixing the superposition of the first and second connecting members.