JPH106864A - Roof luggage holder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a luggage holding member for a roof provided with a suitable storage in terms of appearance and cost. SOLUTION: A roof carrier is attached to a roof 2 of a vehicle body, and a hollow portion 42a is formed in a front roof stay 41 of the roof carrier, and the hollow portion 42a is used as a container. Also, the roof carrier has a hollow connecting rail 47,
The hollow part 47a of the connecting rail 47 was used as a storage. [Effect] This container is convenient because stored small items do not enter the gap. Further, a long object such as a fishing rod can be stored in an elongated storage space in which the hollow portion 47a of the connection rail 47 is stored.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roof luggage holding member attached to a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Since a trunk room of an automobile is a space for storing a relatively large compartment, when the automobile runs, small articles in the trunk room are displaced and enter a gap in the trunk room. For this reason, it is convenient to have a dedicated storage for small items. Further, when a long object such as a fishing rod is stored in the trunk room, the long object may be damaged by being pushed by other luggage. Therefore, it is convenient to have a container dedicated to long objects.

[0003]

However, it is not preferable in terms of appearance and cost to newly attach a case dedicated to small or long objects outside the vehicle body. The present inventors have studied preparing a container for small items or long items using a roof carrier. If a roof carrier is used, it is not necessary to attach a new case outside the vehicle body, which is preferable in terms of appearance and cost. In addition, since the roof carrier has sufficient rigidity, there is no problem in rigidity even if a part of the roof carrier is hollow and used for storage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a roof luggage holding member provided with a storage compartment for small items and long objects.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a luggage holding member is mounted on a roof of a vehicle body, and a hollow portion is formed in a part of the luggage holding member. It is a luggage holding member for a roof, characterized in that the part is a container.

A hollow portion is formed in a part of the luggage holding member of the roof, and the hollow portion is used as a storage. A container suitable for appearance and cost can be obtained. In addition, since the storage compartment is not as large as a trunk room, it is possible to prevent the stored small articles from getting into a small gap between the loads.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the luggage holding member comprises a plurality of legs mounted on a roof of a vehicle body, and a hollow connecting member connecting the plurality of legs. A luggage holding member for a roof, characterized in that: By making the hollow portion of the connecting member into a container, an elongated storage space can be obtained, so that a long object such as a fishing rod can be stored.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings should be viewed in the direction of reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle provided with a roof luggage holding member (first embodiment) according to the present invention. In the description, “left”, “right”, “front” and “rear” indicate directions or positions as viewed by the driver. The vehicle body 1 includes a roof 2 with a roof luggage holding member (hereinafter referred to as a roof carrier) 3. The roof carrier 3 includes left and right roof rail units 4 and 8 arranged on both sides of the roof 2.
And a front carrier bar 11 attached to the front ends of the roof rail units 4 and 8, and a rear carrier bar 12 attached to the rear ends of the roof rail units 4 and 8.

The left roof rail unit 4 includes a front roof stay 5 disposed at the front end of the roof 2, a rear roof stay 6 disposed at the rear end of the roof 2, and a connection in which the front roof stay 5 and the rear roof stay 6 are connected. And a rail (connection member) 7. The right roof rail unit 8 is formed in substantially the same manner as the left roof rail unit 4, and includes a front roof stay 9 arranged at the front end of the roof, a rear roof stay (not shown) arranged at the rear end of the roof 2, and a front roof stay. 9 and a connecting rail 10 connecting the rear roof stay. Reference numeral 15 denotes a front window, 16a and 16b denote side windows, and 17a and 17b denote left and right side mirrors.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a luggage holding member (first embodiment) of the roof according to the present invention. The front roof stay 9 on the right side has a substantially U-shaped storage section 20 disposed at the front end and a substantially U-shaped top cover that is supported at the front end of the storage section 20 via pins 21 and 21 so as to be openable and closable. 22. The storage part 20 forms a storage space (hollow part) by covering the upper lid 22. A mounting member 25 is rotatably provided on the upper lid 22, and the mounting member 25 can be stored in the storage space formed by the storage section 20 and the upper lid 22.

The mounting member 25 is fixed to a T-member 26 rotatably mounted on the upper lid 22, a sphere 27 rotatably press-fitted into a recess at the tip of the T-member 26, and fixed to the sphere 27 via a rod 28. And a mounting cylinder 29. The mounting cylinder 29 includes a lock lever 30, and the lock lever 30 includes a projection (not shown) that projects into the mounting cylinder 29. The projection projects into the mounting cylinder 29 by the biasing force of a spring (not shown), and locks the end of the telescopic rod 35 shown in FIG.

The telescopic rod 35 is configured to extend and contract like an antenna, and is a member for suspending a seat 36 (see FIG. 5) on the front window 15. FIG.
The sheet 36 has side mirror storage bags 36c and 36d on both sides at the lower end. Side mirror storage bag 36c,
Reference numeral 36d is used to lock the left and right side mirrors 17a and 17b by enclosing the left and right side mirrors 17a and 17b. Note that the left front roof stay 5 shown in FIG. 1 is made of the same member as the right front roof stay 9, and a description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. Lock mechanism 3 for upper lid 22
1 is a ball 3 fitted on the side wall of the storage section 20 so as to be able to come and go.
2, a coil spring 33 that resilients the ball 32, and a recess 22 a formed in the upper lid 22 for fitting to the ball 32. When the lock mechanism 31 closes the upper lid 22,
The ball 32 protruding from the storage portion 20 is received, and the upper lid 22 is locked at a closed position.

The luggage holding member for the roof described above (first
The operation of the embodiment will be described below. FIG.
(C) is a first action explanatory view of the roof luggage holding member (first embodiment) according to the present invention. (A) shows a state in which the upper lid 22 of the right front roof stay 9 is put on the storage section 20. From this state, the upper lid 22 is opened in the direction of the arrow around the pin 21. (B) shows the result (a state in which the upper lid 22 of the right front roof stay 9 is removed from the storage unit 20). From this state, the mounting member 25 is swung about the T member 26 in the direction of the arrow by approximately 180 °. (C) shows the result (a state in which the mounting cylinder 29 shown by the two-dot chain line is projected from the upper lid 22). From this state, the mounting cylinder 29 is swung in the direction of the arrow around the sphere 27 to the position indicated by the solid line.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a second operation of the object holding member for the roof according to the present invention. The mounting member 25 of the left front roof stay 5 is attached to the mounting member 2 of the right front roof stay 9.
As in the case of 5, the mounting tube 29 is taken out from the upper lid 22, and the mounting tube 29 is turned to face the mounting tube 29 of the front roof stay 9 on the right side. Next, the right and left ends of the telescopic rod 35 are inserted into the left and right mounting cylinders 29 and 29 respectively, and the inserted left and right ends are locked by the projections of the lock levers 30 and 30.

Next, the upper end of the sheet 36 is attached to the telescopic rod 35. Left and right portions 36a (the right portion is not shown) of the seat 36 are hung on the side window 16a (the right side window is not shown). The left and right side mirrors 17a, 17b are wrapped by the left and right side mirror storage bags 36c, 36d of the sheet 36, and the side mirror storage bags 36c, 36d are locked. Then sucker 3
7 is attracted to the front window 15.

The sheet 36 is folded small when not in use, and is stored in a storage space formed by the storage section 20 and the upper lid 22. The telescopic rod 35 contracts slightly when not in use, and is stored in the storage space formed by the storage section 20 and the upper lid 22.

In the first embodiment, the case where the storage space is formed in the front roof stays 5, 9 of the roof carrier 3 has been described. However, the same effect can be obtained by forming the storage space in the rear roof stay 6. Can be.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a roof luggage holding member (second embodiment) according to the present invention. A right roof rail unit 40 is used in place of the right roof rail unit 8 of the first embodiment. Here is an example. The right roof rail unit 40 includes a front roof stay 41 and a rear roof stay (not shown), and a connection rail 47 that connects the front roof stay 41 and the rear roof stay.

The front roof stay 41 includes a storage portion 42 fixed to the roof 2, an upper lid 44 attached to the storage portion 42 via a hinge 43 so as to be openable and closable, and a projection 45 inserted into a hollow portion 47 a of a connecting rail 47. Consists of Storage section 42
Is a box member formed substantially in the shape of a parallelogram in a side view, and includes a hollow portion 42a serving as a container, a lock piece 42b disposed in the hollow portion 42a, and an opening portion 42c formed in the front end and the upper end.
And stoppers 42d provided in the opening 42c.

The lock piece 42b has both ends fixed to the side wall of the storage section 42 and has an elongated hole 42f into which a lock cylinder 46 described later is fitted. The upper lid 44 is attached to the storage section 42
Is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in accordance with the opening 42c of the
A lock cylinder 46 is provided near 4a. Projection 45
Is a member formed in a hollow shape.
a and the hollow portion 47 a of the connecting rail 47. The left roof rail unit (not shown)
Is the same as that of the right roof rail unit 40, and the description is omitted.

Next, the operation when the upper cover 44 is closed will be described. First, the lock cylinder 46 is turned 90 ° in the direction of the arrow.
Then, the upper cover 44 is closed by rotating the upper cover 44 about the hinge 43 in the arrow direction. The top end of the upper lid 44 comes into contact with the stoppers 42d and stops at a position flush with the upper end of the storage section 42. The lock cylinder 46 is a lock piece 42b.
Into the long hole 42f. Next, the lock cylinder 46
Is rotated by 90 °, and the claws 46a, 46 of the lock cylinder 46 are rotated.
a is locked to the lock piece 42b, and the upper lid 44 is locked in a closed state.

The roof luggage holding member described above (second
An example of use of the embodiment will be described below. FIG. 7 (a),
(B) is an explanatory view of an example of use of the roof luggage holding member (second embodiment) according to the present invention. In (a), a long object such as a fishing rod 48 is pushed in the direction of the arrow to
It is inserted into the hollow part 47a (shown in FIG. 6) of the connecting rail 47 from the side. In (b), the insertion of the fishing rod 48 ends. Thereafter, the upper lid 44 is closed, and the storage of the fishing rod 48 is completed. In addition, the hollow part 42a of the storage part 42 is used as an accessory case.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing a roof luggage holding member (third embodiment) according to the present invention. A right roof rail unit 50 is used in place of the right roof rail unit 40 of the second embodiment. Here is an example. The right roof rail unit 50 includes a front roof stay 51 and a rear roof stay (not shown), and the same connection rail 47 as in the second embodiment. The front roof stay 51 includes an upper lid 53.
Is different from the second embodiment in that a hinge type is replaced with a detachable type.

52a are stoppers of the upper cover 53, and 52b are
Are claws, and claws 52b sandwich the tip 53a of the upper lid 53. 54a is a lock cylinder, 54b is a lock claw, 52c is a locking protrusion, and the locking protrusion 52c is a member that locks the lock claw 54b.

In the first to third embodiments, the roof carrier in which the front and rear roof stays are connected by the connecting rails has been described. However, a roof carrier in which the front and rear roof stays are independent will be described with reference to the following drawings.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are perspective views showing a roof luggage holding member (fourth and fifth embodiments) according to the present invention. (A) is a roof carrier (fourth embodiment) 6
Indicates 0. The roof carrier 60 has a structure in which roof stays 61 are attached to the left and right ends of the front and rear ends of the roof 2. In this figure, a roof stay 61 attached to the front left side of the roof 2 is shown.
Is shown. The front roof stay 61 has a hollow storage portion 62,
A box-shaped upper lid 63 for opening and closing the storage section 62 is provided. 64a
Is a lock cylinder, and the lock cylinder 64a is a member for locking the upper lid 63 to the storage portion 62. 64b is a cushion member, 64c is a fixture, and the fixture 64
c is a member for attaching the front roof stay 61 to the roof 2.

(B) shows a roof carrier (fifth embodiment) 65. The roof carrier 65 differs from the roof carrier 60 of the fourth embodiment in that the upper lid 67 of the front roof stay 66 is a plate material bent in a substantially rectangular shape.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a roof luggage holding member (sixth embodiment) according to the present invention.
“Right”, “front” and “rear” are as illustrated. The roof carrier 70 is a member that is substantially U-shaped in plan view and is attached to the roof of the vehicle body. The members include front roof stays 71a and 71b attached to the left and right of the front end of the roof and left and right of the rear end of the roof. A connecting rail 75a for connecting the roof stays 73, 74 and the left roof stays 71a, 73.
And a connecting rail 75b for connecting the right roof stays 71b and 74, and a connecting spoiler (connecting member) 76 for connecting the rear roof stays 73 and 74.

The rear roof stay 73 on the left side includes a storage portion 77 serving as a storage, and a cover 78 for opening and closing the storage portion 77. Since the right rear roof stay 74 is symmetrical with the left rear roof stay 73, the description of the storage portion 79 and the cover 80 of the right rear roof stay 74 will be omitted.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a roof luggage holding member (sixth embodiment) according to the present invention. The storage portion 77 is connected to a hollow portion 81 used as a container, an opening 82 opened and closed by a cover (upper lid) 78, a stopper 83 attached to the opening 82, and a lock piece 84 attached to the opening 82. A projection 85 is fitted into the hollow portion 75c of the rail 75a, and a projection 86 is fitted into the hollow portion 76a of the connection spoiler 76.

The stoppers 83 contact the edge of the cover 78 to arrange the cover 78 flush with the storage portion 77. The lock piece 84 includes a lock hole 84a in which the lock cylinder 87 is locked. The protrusions 85 and 86 are hollow bodies. The hollow portions 75c and 76a of the connecting rail 75a and the hollow portion 76a of the connecting spoiler 76 communicate with the hollow portion 81 of the storage portion 77, respectively.
This is for the purpose of storing a long object as in (b).

Numerals 90, 90 are bolt insertion holes for fixing the storage portion 77 to the roof. Reference numeral 91 denotes a screw insertion hole for attaching the connection rail 75a to the protrusion 85. 92,92
Is a screw hole for attaching the connection spoiler 76 to the projection 86.

[0034]

According to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited by the above configuration. According to the first aspect, a hollow portion is formed in a part of the luggage holding member, and the hollow portion is used as a container. A container suitable for appearance and cost can be obtained. In addition, since the storage compartment is not as large as a trunk room, it is possible to prevent the stored small articles from getting into a small gap between the loads. Therefore, an easy-to-use accessory case can be provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a long storage space can be obtained by forming the hollow portion of the connecting member as a container, so that a long object such as a fishing rod can be stored.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle provided with a roof luggage holding member (first embodiment) according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a roof luggage holding member (first embodiment) according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a first operation explanatory view of the roof luggage holding member (first embodiment) according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a second operation of the object holding member of the roof according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a luggage holding member (second embodiment) of a roof according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an example of use of a roof luggage holding member (second embodiment) according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing a roof luggage holding member (third embodiment) according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a roof luggage holding member (fourth and fifth embodiments) according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a roof luggage holding member (sixth embodiment) according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a roof luggage holding member (sixth embodiment) according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Body, 2 ... Roof, 3, 60, 70 ... Roof carrier (luggage holding member), 5, 41, 51, 61 ... Front roof stay, 7, 10, 47, 75a, 75b ... Connection rail (connection member) , 42a, 47a, 75c, 76a, 81
... hollow part, 73, 74 ... rear roof stay, 76 ... connecting spoiler (connecting member).

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A luggage holding member is attached to a roof of a vehicle body,
A luggage holding member for a roof, wherein a hollow portion is formed in a part of the luggage holding member, and the hollow portion is used as a case. 2. The luggage holding member comprises a plurality of legs attached to a roof of a vehicle body, and a hollow connecting member connecting the plurality of legs, and the hollow portion of the connecting member is used as a container. The luggage holding member for a roof according to claim 1, wherein: