JPH0730411Y2 - Car body structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to an upper body structure of an automobile, particularly to an opening / closing structure such as a rear roof.

(Prior Art) In an automobile having a so-called hard roof, a structure in which a roof is detachably attached has been used so far in addition to a normal "closed" form in which a roof right above is covered with a roof. There is known an upper body structure capable of taking a form of “Targa” having an open upper portion. Further, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-61334, the rear leaf covering the latter half of the upper part of the passenger compartment has a structure that can be rotated rearward to a predetermined storage position, and in conjunction with this rotation. There is also known an upper vehicle body structure in which a roof can also be stored so that it can take a form of “closed” or “fully open”.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the upper vehicle body structure in which the rear roof is rotatable rearward as described above, it is necessary to form a storage room for storing the rear roof in the rear of the vehicle compartment. The space deviated from the locus of the rear roof rotation in this storage room was a dead space.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an upper body structure of an automobile capable of effectively utilizing a space of a storage room for storing a rear roof. .

(Means for Solving the Problems) In the upper body structure of an automobile according to the present invention, the rear roof is generally formed in a shell shape, and a dead space is formed inside the turning locus. However, by providing a luggage storage portion in this dead space, the above object is achieved. That is, the upper body of an automobile provided with a rear roof that is provided so as to cover the latter half of the upper part of the passenger compartment and is rotatably supported by the vehicle body rearward to a predetermined storage position in a storage compartment formed at the rear of the passenger compartment. In the structure, a luggage storage portion is provided inside the turning locus of the rear roof in the storage room, and the storage position is set to a position extending from the rear of the luggage storage portion to a position directly below. It is a thing.

(Operation and Effect of the Invention) As shown in the above configuration, the luggage storage portion is provided inside the rear roof rotation locus in the storage room, and the storage position is set to a position extending from the rear of the luggage storage portion to a position directly below. Therefore, the part which has been a dead space in the storage room can be effectively used as a luggage space. That is, the dead space in the storage room can be suppressed to a minimum and the luggage space can be expanded.

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

1A and 1B are side views showing an embodiment of the upper body structure of an automobile according to the present invention together with the action of a rear roof, and FIG. 2 is a front perspective view showing the main part of the upper body structure. FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of an automobile having such an upper body structure.

As shown in FIG. 3, a front window 4, a roof 6 and a rear roof 8 are provided in this order from the front side on the upper part of the vehicle compartment of the vehicle body 2 so that the vehicle compartment is covered from above. The rear roof 8 is rotatably supported by the vehicle body 2 on both sides of the vehicle compartment, and is rotated rearward to a predetermined storage position. The roof 6 has a front end removably supported by the front window 4 and a rear end rotatably supported by the rear roof 8.

A deck cover 10 and a trunk lid 12 are provided behind the rear roof 8 of the vehicle body 2. Deck cover 10
Is provided to cover the upper part of the storage room that houses the rear roof 8, but since it is located on the rotation trajectory of the rear roof 8, when the rear roof 8 rotates, the vehicle body is rotatable to a predetermined retracted position. It is supported.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the rear roof 8 is fixed to the shaft 14 extending in the vehicle width direction at both lower ends thereof. The shaft 14 is rotatably supported by the vehicle body 2 and is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown), so that the rear roof 8 can be rotated between a normal position shown in FIG. 1A and a storage position shown in FIG. 1B. Has become. That is, by rotating the rear roof 8 from the normal position to the rear, the rear roof 8 is separated from the vehicle compartment 18 by the partition wall 16 and is stored at the illustrated position in the storage room 20 formed behind the vehicle compartment 18. Has become. At this time, the roof 6 rotates together with the rear roof 8, and after the rear roof 8 rotates to the storage position, the roof 6 rotates forward to the position shown in the drawing for storage. The deck cover 10 that has been rotated to the retracted position when the rear roof 8 is rotated is rotated to the position shown in the figure after the roof 6 is rotated forward.

The locus of the innermost end of the rear roof 8 when the rear roof 8 rotates is an arc-shaped curve shown by A in FIG.
Inside the turning locus A in the inside 20, the luggage storage boxes 22 and 26 are provided in two stages, upper and lower. The upper luggage storage box 22 is composed of a panel 24 and a partition wall 16 whose front end portions on both bottom and front end portions on both sides are welded to the partition wall 16, and an opening is formed in the upper portion. On the other hand, in the lower luggage storage box 26, the front end portion of the bottom surface and the front end portions of both side surfaces are welded to the partition wall 16, and the upper end portion of the rear surface is the panel 24.
The panel 28 and the panel 24 are welded to each other, and an opening is formed in the front portion.

The upper opening of the upper luggage storage box 22 has its front end rotatably supported by the vehicle body 2 at the upper end of the partition wall 16 and its rear end locked by the lower end of the rear roof 8 in the normal position. The sub-shell 32 is covered by the per-shell tray 30 and a part of the per-shell tray 30 is divided so that it can be opened and closed by a sub-tray 32 which is rotatably supported by the per-shell tray 30. You can put your luggage in and out. On the other hand, the front opening of the lower luggage storage box 26 is
The center tray 34 is rotatably supported by the partition wall 16 so that it can be opened and closed, whereby the luggage in the luggage storage box 26 can be put in and taken out. The opening / closing operation of the center tray 34 is performed after the seat 36 is tilted forward.

FIG. 2 shows the upper roof structure shown in FIG.
It is a figure shown in the state where it cut in the lower end part vicinity.

As is apparent from the drawing, the per-shell tray 30 is fitted in the center of the per-shell tray 38 fixedly mounted on the rear roof 8 so as to be substantially flush with the per-shell tray 38. A pair of lock members 40 having pins 40a slidable in the vehicle width direction are fixedly provided near the left and right ends of the lower surface front end of the parsell tray 30, and the upper end of the partition wall 16 of the vehicle body 2 is fixed. A pair of guide members 42 that engage with the pins 40a of the lock members 40 are fixed. Pin 40a of locking member 40
The lever 40b projecting from the upper surface of the per-shell tray 30 is slid inward in the vehicle width direction against the bias of the spring so that the engagement with the guide member 42 is released. On the other hand, at the center of the rear end portion of the lower surface of the per-shell tray 30, there are fixedly provided guide members 44 which are inserted into the locking holes 42 formed in the per-shell tray 38 from above, and one guide member 44 is provided near both lateral ends thereof. A pair of magnets 46 is fixedly installed. Further, a pair of magnets 48 are fixedly mounted on the per-shell tray 38 at positions corresponding to these magnets 46. The magnets 46 and 48 attract the per-shell trays 30 and 38 in a substantially flush state, and the guide member 44 and the locking holes 42 engage with each other to position the per-shell tray 30 in the horizontal direction. It is like this.

When the rear roof 8 rotates rearward, the per-shell tray 38 fixed to the lower end of the rear roof 8 rotates downward. Along with this, the per-shell tray 30 also rotates downward due to the attracting action of the magnets 46 and 48. However, as shown in FIG. 1B, when the per-shell tray 30 rotates by a predetermined amount (about 10 °), the panel 24 moves to the panel 24. It abuts and further rotation is restricted.
In this way, the rear end of the per shell tray 30 should be supported by the per shell tray 38 (rear roof 8 side) in the normal position. By supporting the panel 24 (on the side of the vehicle body 2) in the storage position, it is possible to secure the flush accuracy between the parshel trays 30 and 38 in the normal position and also to secure the storage space for the roof 6 in the storage position. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sub-tray 32 is a per-shell tray.
The pivotal support to the 30 is made by a pair of hinge members 50 arranged at the rear end of the lower surface of the sub-tray 32, and at the front end of the lower surface of the sub-tray 32, engaging pieces that engage with the parsell tray 30. 52 are fixed.

On the other hand, the center tray 34 is pivotally supported on the partition wall 16 by a pair of hinge members 54 arranged at the lower end portion thereof. Further, a pair of opening / closing lids 56 are provided on the left and right sides of the center tray 34 mounting portion of the partition wall 16, thereby facilitating inspection of a rear roof rotation motor (not shown).

As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, since the upper and lower two-stage luggage storage boxes 22 and 26 are provided inside the turning locus of the rear roof 8 in the storage room 20, the conventional storage room 20 has The dead space can be effectively used as a luggage space. And, the luggage in the upper luggage storage box 22 is put in and taken out of the parsell tray 30.
Since the sub-tray 32 is opened and closed, it is easy to use and does not impair the appearance. on the other hand,
Seat 36 for loading and unloading luggage in the lower luggage storage box 26
Since it is designed to be tilted forward by opening and closing the center tray 34, the presence of the luggage storage box is less noticeable, which is preferable in terms of appearance. In addition, the Pershell tray 30
In the normal position, since the rear end portion is supported on the rear roof 8 side, it is possible to secure sufficient flush accuracy with the per-shell tray 38, which can further improve the appearance quality. At the stowed position, the rear end portion is displaced downward by a predetermined amount and is supported on the vehicle body 2 side, so that a space for housing the roof 6 can be secured.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are side views showing an embodiment of the upper body structure of an automobile according to the present invention together with the action of the rear roof, FIG. 2 is a front perspective view showing the essential parts of the upper body structure, and FIG. It is a rear perspective view showing an automobile provided with a body structure. 2 …… Body, 8 …… Rear roof 18 …… Vehicle compartment, 20 …… Storage room 22,26 …… Luggage storage box (luggage storage section)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An automobile provided with a rear roof which is provided so as to cover a rear half of an upper part of a vehicle compartment and is rotatably supported by a vehicle body rearward to a predetermined storage position in a storage room formed at the rear of the vehicle compartment. In the upper vehicle body structure, the luggage storage portion is provided inside the rotation locus of the rear roof in the storage compartment, and the storage position is set to a position extending from the rear of the luggage storage portion to a position directly below. Characteristic car upper body structure.