JPH10203406A - Cart roof - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] While securing a feeling of release when getting on and ease of getting on and off,
The present invention reduces riding water on the occupant during rain and improves riding comfort during rain. A windshield (5) extending in the vehicle width direction is provided in front of a driver's seat (4) of a vehicle body (2), and a separate roof is provided so as to cover a riding space (8) formed behind the windshield (5). In the golf car 1 in which the material 6 is arranged and the upper edge 5a of the windshield 5 is positioned below the front edge 6c of the roofing material 6, the portion of the roofing material 6 where the ground height HO is the lowest is located under the roof material 6. In the region where the windshield 5 is arranged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roof of a cart including a golf car, a land car, a vehicle running in a factory, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, golf carts used for moving players on golf courses and carts used for moving visitors on leisure lands require a feeling of release and ease of getting on and off when riding. It is something that can be done.

[0003] For this reason, a cart of this type has not been provided with a door for getting on and off, and a windshield serving as a windshield is provided in front of the driver's seat of the cart, and the riding space behind the windshield is conventionally provided. Above is a simple roof with separate roofing materials.

[0004]

By the way, in a cart provided with a windshield erected at the front and a roofing material arranged above the riding space behind the windshield, the cart at the time of riding is described. Although it is possible to obtain a feeling of freedom and ease of getting on and off, on the other hand, it is difficult to say that the rainproof function at the time of rainfall is perfect, and during rainfall, water droplets may be applied to the occupants in the boarding space, The ride comfort at the time has been somewhat impaired.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it has been made possible to reduce the likelihood of water drops on the occupant during rainfall while ensuring the feeling of release and ease of getting on and off when riding this kind of cart. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cart roof that improves the riding comfort in rain.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and to achieve the object, the invention according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a windshield extending in the vehicle width direction in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle body. In a cart roof in which a roofing material is disposed so as to cover above a riding space formed behind the windshield and an upper edge of the windshield is positioned below a front edge of the roofing material, It is characterized in that the portion of the timber having the lowest ground height is located in a region where the windshield is arranged below the portion. Water droplets dripping from the roof often travel to the lowest part of the roof above the ground, and drool from there.Therefore, a windshield is located below that part. Dripping.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a windshield extending in the vehicle width direction is provided in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle body, and a roofing material is provided so as to cover a riding space formed behind the windshield. A roof of a cart in which an upper edge of the windshield is positioned below a front edge of the roofing material, wherein the roofing material has a groove extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and Is inclined downward to the front, and the groove is opened to a region where a windshield is arranged below the roof edge at the front edge of the roofing material. Most of the rainwater that has fallen on the roof is trapped in the groove, and after passing through the groove, it is forcibly discharged from the front edge of the roof where the windshield is located below, so the discharged water is windshield. Drops on top.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the outer side wall of the groove at the front edge of the roofing material is formed to be inclined toward the center of the vehicle. Even when the groove extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is formed at the edge in the vehicle width direction, the water captured by the groove can be surely dripped onto the windshield.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a windshield extending in the vehicle width direction is provided in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle body, and a roofing material is provided so as to cover an upper part of a riding space formed behind the windshield. In the roof of the cart where the upper edge of the windshield is positioned below the front edge of the roofing material, a groove extending in the vehicle width direction is formed on the roofing material, and the groove is formed on the roofing material. It features a weir. Even when centrifugal force during turning of the cart acts on water in the groove, the presence of the weir can reduce dripping of a large amount of water from one side in the vehicle width direction. .

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a golf car will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a golf car as a cart, and 2 denotes a vehicle body. A driver's seat 4 in which a steering wheel 3 and the like are installed is formed at a front portion of the vehicle body 2.
A windshield 5 made of a transparent synthetic resin plate is disposed in front of the vehicle body 2 in front of the driver's seat 4. In this embodiment, the windshield 5 is
Both ends on the vehicle side are fixed to a front support 7 installed to support a roof material 6 described later at a front portion, and extend upright in the vehicle width direction.

Behind the windshield 5 erected at the front of the vehicle body 2 is formed a riding space 8 including a passenger seat and a rear seat in addition to the driver's seat 4. A golf player rides here and moves.

In the golf car 1 of this embodiment, since the golf car 1 is steered by radio guidance, the golf player sitting in the driver's seat 4 does not perform the driving operation. Similarly, a system in which a golf player seated in the driver's seat performs a driving operation may be used.

Then, as described above, the windshield 5
A roof 11 is formed on the upper portion of the front support column 7 for fixing both ends on the vehicle side of the vehicle as follows. In this embodiment, the roofing material 6 is formed by integrally forming a plate material made of a synthetic resin into a required bent shape shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, and is formed separately from the windshield 5. .

That is, the roof car 6 has the golf car 1
Three longitudinal grooves 12a, 12b, 12c extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle when mounted on the vehicle, and these longitudinal grooves 1
Three vehicle width direction grooves 13a, 13b, 13c connecting between 2a to 12c in the vehicle width direction are formed in a lattice shape by bulging the plate material downward. These longitudinal grooves 12a
12c and the vehicle width direction grooves 13a to 13c collect raindrops on the roof 11 to collectively drain water as will be described later, and increase the rigidity of the roofing material 6 made of a synthetic resin plate. Is also provided.

The roofing material 6 supports the left and right sides of the front portion 6a at the upper end of the front support 7 and the rear 6b of the roof 6 at the upper end of the rear support 14. Thus, the roof 11 is arranged at a predetermined position covering the upper part of the riding space 8 formed behind the windshield 5.

In the roof 11 shown in the drawing, the roofing material 6 is supported on the upper ends of the front support 7 and the rear support 14 as described above. In this state, the roofing 6 is entirely in front of the vehicle. 2 (shown by an arrow F in FIG. 2), the front-rear grooves 12 a to 12 c formed on the roofing material 6 also have their bottoms lowered forward toward the front of the vehicle. Therefore, the longitudinal grooves 12a-1
2c allows rainwater falling on the roofing material 6 to flow to the front side of the vehicle.

The front edge 6 of the roof material 6 on the roof 11
1, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the front edge of the front-rear direction grooves 12a to 12c is located at the front edge 6c while covering the upper edge 5a of the windshield 5 from above. Drainage port 15a opened in
15c. Therefore, the longitudinal groove 1
The rainwater that has reached the front edge portion 6c through 2a to 12c is discharged toward the front of the vehicle from each of the drain holes 15a to 15c. Since the drains 15 a to 15 c are all located above the windshield 5, rainwater discharged from the drains 15 a to 15 c drips onto the windshield 5.

In particular, of these drain ports 15a to 15c, drain ports 15a, 15 located on both sides in the vehicle width direction.
5c is the portion having the lowest ground height H0 among the roofing materials 6 forming the roof 11, so the roofing material 6c
When water drips from the water, after the water reaches the drains 15a and 15c, these drains 1
It will hang down from 5a, 15c.

In such a case, these drains 15
Since the windshield 5 is located below the a and 15c as described above, the dripping water does not hit the occupant. In this embodiment, the drain ports 15a to 15c
Water is dripped onto the windshield 5 from above, but is not limited to the drainage ports 15a to 15c, and a portion of the roofing material 6 having the lowest ground height H0 is provided at a position on the windshield 5 Just do it.

In each of the drainage ports 15a and 15c, the outer side wall 16 on the vehicle side is formed to be inclined inward toward the center of the vehicle in plan view.
Since the outflow direction of the water discharged from these drain ports 15a and 15c is directed inward by the outer side wall 16, the fear that the dripping water is applied to the occupant is further reduced.

Furthermore, in the roofing material 6 of this embodiment, the vehicle width direction grooves 13a to 13c are formed as described above, and the vehicle width formed in the front edge portion 6c of the roofing material 6 is formed. A weir 17 is formed in the direction groove 13a.

This prevents a large amount of water from dripping from one side in the vehicle width direction due to the centrifugal force acting on the water in the vehicle width direction groove 13a when the golf car 1 turns. To do that. In addition, such a weir is provided with a roof material 6.
Alternatively, it may be formed as a separate part and attached to a required position in the vehicle width direction groove.

As described above, in this embodiment,
Many measures have been taken to prevent the dripping of water from the roof from affecting the occupants, and the windshield 5 was installed to guide the dripping of water from the roof onto the windshield 5. It is intended to reduce the dripping of water from other parts that are not.

Therefore, it is possible to improve the ride comfort in rain by reducing the occupant's splash of water during rain while securing the feeling of release and ease of getting in and out of the golf car 1 as before. Can be.

[0026]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, water drops dripping from the roof often travel down to the portion of the roof where the ground height is the lowest, and droop from there. However, since the windshield is disposed below the portion, water droplets dripping from the roof will fall on the windshield. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the likelihood of water drops on the occupant during rainfall and improve the riding comfort during rainfall, while maintaining the same feeling of release and ease of getting on and off when riding this kind of cart as before. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, most of the rainwater that has fallen on the roof is caught in the groove, and after passing through the groove, the portion where the windshield is disposed below the front edge of the roof. As the water is forcibly discharged from the windshield, the discharged water drips onto the windshield. In other words, much of the rain that falls on the roof is forcibly discharged onto the windshield, so that water dripping from other parts of the roof can be reduced and the feeling of freedom when riding this kind of cart can be improved. The easiness of getting on and off can be secured as in the related art, and the occupant can be prevented from being splashed with water droplets at the time of rain, so that the riding comfort at the time of rain can be improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the outer side wall of the groove at the front edge of the roof is formed toward the center of the vehicle, the groove extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is formed in the vehicle width. Even if it is formed on the edge in the direction, water trapped by the groove can be surely dripped onto the windshield. As a result, the degree of freedom in the arrangement of the grooves formed on the roof in the vehicle width direction is increased, thereby increasing the proportion of water trapped by the grooves and further reducing the dripping of water from other parts of the roof. It is possible to further improve the riding comfort during rain.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a groove extending in the vehicle width direction is formed in the roof, and a weir is provided in the groove. Even when a centrifugal force is applied when turning, the presence of the weir can reduce a large amount of water dripping from one side in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the dripping of water from other parts of the roof where the windshield is not installed, while maintaining the same feeling of release and ease of getting on and off when riding this kind of cart as before. In addition, it is possible to reduce the possibility of water drops on the occupant at the time of rain, thereby improving the riding comfort at the time of rain.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a golf car.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the golf car.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the golf car.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top view of a drain port 15c.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 golf car 2 body 4 driver's seat 5 windshield 5a upper edge 6 roof material 6c front edge 8 riding space 11 roof 12a, 12b, 12c longitudinal groove 13a, 13b, 13c vehicle width direction groove 15a, 15b, 15c drainage Mouth 16 Outer side wall 17 Weir

Claims (4)

[Claims] A windshield extending in the vehicle width direction in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle body, and a roofing material arranged so as to cover a riding space formed behind the windshield; In a cart roof in which the upper edge of the shield is located below the front edge of the roofing material,
A cart roof, wherein a portion of the roof material having the lowest height is located in an area where a windshield is arranged below the roof material. 2. A windshield extending in the vehicle width direction in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle body, and a roofing material is disposed so as to cover a riding space formed behind the windshield. In a cart roof in which the upper edge of the shield is located below the front edge of the roofing material,
In the roofing material, while forming a groove extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the groove is inclined downward and forward,
2. The cart roof according to claim 1, wherein said groove portion is opened in a front edge portion of said roofing material and in a region below which a windshield is arranged. 3. The cart roof according to claim 2, wherein the outer side wall of the groove at the front edge of the roofing material is formed to be inclined toward the center of the vehicle. 4. A windshield extending in the vehicle width direction in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle body, and a roofing material is disposed so as to cover a riding space formed behind the windshield. In a cart roof in which the upper edge of the shield is located below the front edge of the roofing material,
A roof for a cart, wherein a groove extending in the vehicle width direction is formed in the roof material, and a weir is provided in the groove.