JPH0696370B2 - Vehicle openable roof structure - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a retractable roof structure for a vehicle, and particularly to an opening for a vehicle roof leaving a connecting portion for connecting front and rear roof portions at a central portion of the roof. An opening / closing roof structure of a vehicle (a so-called open roof structure (so-called) in which a mail hook is provided at an inner end portion of the lid that is opened and the opening is closed, and a fimel hook that engages with the cable hook is provided at the connecting portion to fix the lid to the vehicle body T
(Bar roof).

[Conventional technology]

In general, there are vehicles that employ an opening / closing roof structure for vehicles in which an opening is provided in the roof of the vehicle in order to improve the ventilation performance of the passenger compartment and the occupant's sense of openness, and the opening is closed by a lid that can be opened and closed. As one type of the openable roof structure, there is a structure that employs a so-called T-bar roof as shown in "Automotive Engineering Complete Book, Vol. 13 Passenger Car Body" issued by Sankaido. This is the ninth
As shown in the drawing, the roof 2 of the vehicle body 1 is formed with the connecting portion 3 for connecting the front and rear roof portions at the center portion in the width direction of the roof so as to be flush with the general roof portion configured in the front and rear, The openings 4 are formed on both sides of the connecting portion 3. The two openings are closed by a removable lid 5 made of glass.

As shown in FIG. 10, the lid 5 is attached to the vehicle body by opening openings 7 on both sides of the outer panel 6 constituting the connecting portion 3 and attaching a fimel hook 8 having an engaging recess 9 formed in the opening 7. The hook-shaped mail hook 10 attached to the inner edge portion of the lid 5 is engaged with the fimel hook 8, while the locking device 11 for fixing the lid 5 to the vehicle body is provided at the outer end portion of the lid 5. I have to. In FIG. 12, reference numeral 12 is a roof inner panel, and 13 is a reinforcing retainer provided on the periphery of the lid 5.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in the vehicle openable roof structure as described above, since the connecting portion of the roof is exposed on the surface like the general roof portion, this connecting portion also has the same surface finish as other roof portions. The cost must be increased.

A technical problem of the present invention is to prevent the connecting portion of the above-mentioned window opening from being exposed on the surface when the lid is closed.

[Means for solving problems]

In the present invention, the technical means for achieving the above technical problem is to open an opening on the left and right of the connecting part, leaving a connecting part for connecting the front and rear roof parts in the central part of the roof to the roof of the vehicle. A vehicle openable roof structure in which a mail hook is provided at the vehicle center-side inner end of each of the left and right lids that are closed, and a fimel hook that engages with the mail hook is provided at the connecting portion so as to be fixed to the vehicle body, The connecting part is provided at a position lower than the general part of the roof, and a fimel hook is provided on the upper part of this connecting part.When the mail hook engages with this fimel hook, one of the mail hooks of the left and right lids is attached after the mail hook. The left and right mail hooks are staggered so that the front parts of the other mail hooks face each other in the front and back, and the left and right lids above the connecting part. Both central side inner ends are butted,
That is, the connecting portion is covered up. [Embodiment] An embodiment of a vehicle openable roof structure according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 8 show a first embodiment of a vehicle openable / closable roof structure according to the present invention. In the present embodiment, the roof 21 of the vehicle body 20 is provided with a connecting portion 22 for connecting the front and rear roof portions to the central portion in the width direction of the roof, and the openings 23 are provided on both sides thereof, as in the conventional case. . As shown in FIG. 1, the connecting portion 22 is located at a position lower than the general portion of the roof 21 located in front of and behind the connecting portion. Further, a mail hook 26, which engages with a mail hook 25 provided on the inner side of the left and right lids, is connected to the connecting portion 22.
Are provided at two locations, front and back. And lid
When the 24 is attached to the vehicle body 20, as shown in FIG. 2, the lid 24 covers the connecting portion 22 in a state of being attached above the connecting portion 22.

In addition, reference numeral 27 in FIG. 1 denotes a locking device provided on an outer edge portion of the lid, and the rod 28 is extended to the front and the rear of the lid 24 to prevent
The lid 24 is fixed by engaging with a hole formed at the edge of the opening 23.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fimel hook 26 has a mountain-shaped engaging portion 30 formed between the left and right mounting portions 29, and an opening 31 for inserting the mail hook 25 is opened in the engaging portion 30 to engage the engaging portion 30. A resin mold part 32 is formed above the part. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 3, the mail hook 25 provided on the lid 24 is fitted with a metal mounting portion 33 fixed to the lid 24 with a bolt and the above-mentioned fimel hook and a fitting portion molded with resin. 34 and the mating part 34
In order to improve the mounting stability of the lid 24, the length dimension L is made as large as possible, and the two do not interfere with each other in the fimel hook 26. The position is set to Therefore, when the mail hook is inserted into the fimel hook, the tips of the fitting portions 34 do not interfere with each other, as shown in FIG.

Further, on the upper portion of the fimel hook 26, a protrusion 35 is formed along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. When the lid 24 is not correctly installed as shown in FIG. 5, the fitting portion 34 rides on the projection portion 35 of the fimel hook 26 so that the lid 24 is lifted from its normal position. Therefore, it is made clear that the mounting position of the lid 24 is not normal.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the lid 24 that closes the opening of the roof is formed by the outer panel 40 and the inner panel 41, and the weather strip 42 is provided on the periphery of the lid 24. There is a seal between Further, the vehicle body is composed of an outer panel 44, an inner panel 45, and a reinforcement 46, and a connecting portion formed lower than a general roof portion is provided with a weather provided at an end portion of the lid 24 along the vehicle body front-rear direction. A weather strip 47 that elastically contacts the strip 42 is provided.

Further, the opening edge of the outer panel 44 of the vehicle body 20 is erected upward, and a weather strip 48 that comes into contact with the back surface of the lid 24 is provided at the tip of the outer edge of the outer panel 44. A drip channel portion 49 that guides the rainwater and the like that has come out to the outside of the vehicle is formed. On the other hand, at the end of the inner panel 45 of the vehicle body 20, welt for decoration
50 is provided so that the end portion of the inner panel 45 and the weather strip 48 are not exposed in the vehicle interior.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 51 is a front window panel, 52 is a molding for covering a gap between the outer panel 44 and the front window panel 51 of the vehicle body 20, 53 is an adhesive material for fixing the front window panel to the vehicle body, and 54 is an adhesive material 53. It shows a dam rubber that prevents the squeeze out.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the connecting portion 22 can be hidden by the lid 24 and not exposed on the surface, and the surface treatment of the connecting portion 22 can be performed in comparison with the general part of the roof exposed to the outside. Since it can be omitted, the cost can be reduced and the degree of freedom in design can be increased.

Although the shape of the fimel hook and the mail hook is set to the above shapes in the above embodiments, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to these shapes and may be any shape. As described above, according to the present invention, the connecting portion can be covered with the lid and not exposed to the surface, and the surface treatment of the connecting portion can be exposed to the outside. Besides, it can be omitted, and since the mail hooks of the left and right lids do not interfere with each other, ensure a sufficient engagement margin between the mail hooks and the fimel hooks, and then the center inner end of the left and right lids. Can be sufficiently brought close to each other, so that the degree of freedom in design can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a vehicle openable roof structure according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the vehicle openable roof structure shown in FIG. 1 when a lid is closed, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mail hook and a fimel hook used in the opening / closing roof structure of the vehicle shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an engagement state of both hooks shown in FIG. -A cross-sectional view corresponding to the line IV, and FIG. 5 is a view showing a hook engagement failure state in FIG.
6 is a sectional view corresponding to line VI-VI in FIG. 2, FIG. 7 is a sectional view corresponding to line VII-VII in FIG. 2, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line VIII-VIII in FIG. 9, FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a vehicle showing a conventional openable roof structure for a vehicle, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line XX in FIG. 21 …… Roof 22 …… Connection part 23 …… Opening 24 …… Lid 25 …… Mail hook 26 …… Fimel hook

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle roof is provided with an opening at the left and right of the connecting portion for connecting the front and rear roof portions at the central portion of the roof, and the vehicle center side of each of the left and right lids closing the opening. In an openable roof structure for a vehicle, in which a mail hook is provided at an inner end portion and a fimel hook that engages with the mail hook is provided at the connecting portion so as to be fixed to a vehicle body, the connecting portion is provided at a position lower than a general portion of a roof. In addition to the provision of a fimel hook on the upper part of this connecting part, when the mail hook engages with this fimel hook, one of the mail hooks of the left and right lids has a rear side part of the other mail hook and a front part of the other mail hook moves forward and backward. The left and right mail hooks are staggered so that the left and right lids are opposed to each other, and the inner ends of the vehicle center side are abutted to each other above the connecting portion. Retractable roof structure of a vehicle, characterized in that as covers.