JP2006151084A - Upper body structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure the stiffness of a vehicle body while improving a feeling of release in a vehicular cabin by disposing a glass sunroof of a large area in a center part of a vehicular roof panel. <P>SOLUTION: In the upper vehicle body structure, the glass sunroof 12 is fixed to a peripheral edge of an opening 11a that is formed at a center of the roof panel 11 and long in a vehicle body fore-and-aft direction. Therefore, not only the feeling of release in the vehicular cabin can be improved, six sun shades 29L, 29R divided into right and left parts are disposed so as to slide in a right-and-left direction, so that individually lighting to occupants seated in right and left sides of a plural line seats is enabled to improve comfort. Furthermore, four guide frames 18 to 21 are connected to right and left roof side rails 13R, 13L, so that lowering in the stiffness of a vehicle body caused by forming an opening 11a on the roof panel 11 can be avoided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an upper body structure of a vehicle including a plurality of sunshades that open and close a lower surface of a glass sunroof fixed to an opening of a roof panel.

A glass sunroof is attached to each of five openings formed in an automobile roof panel, and a sunshade that can be opened and closed is arranged on the lower surface of four glass sunroofs, excluding the frontmost glass sunroof. It is known from document 2.
Utility Model Registration No. 2602926 Utility Model Registration No. 2581552

  By the way, what was described in the above-mentioned patent document 1 is that the five glass sunroofs are arranged in a U shape so as to follow the front part and the left and right side parts of the roof panel. A large-area daylighting unit cannot be formed in the central portion of the panel, and it is difficult to sufficiently enhance the feeling of release of the passenger compartment.

  Moreover, what was described in the said patent document 2 is made into the light-shielding part in the vehicle width direction both sides of the four glass sunroof which were put together, and is made into the shielding part in which a vehicle width direction center part accommodates a sunshade. Therefore, the daylighting part is divided on both sides of the roof panel, and it is difficult to sufficiently enhance the feeling of release of the passenger compartment. In addition, since the large-area opening for mounting the glass sunroof is formed on the roof, the rigidity of the roof panel may be lowered.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to secure vehicle body rigidity while increasing a feeling of release of a passenger compartment by arranging a large-area glass sunroof in the center of a vehicle roof panel. .

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the right and left side edges of the roof panel are connected to the roof side rail, and the periphery of the opening formed in the center of the roof panel is long in the front-rear direction. A fixed glass sunroof, a front guide frame that extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle body and is connected to the front edge of the opening and the left and right roof side rails, and a rear edge of the opening and the left and right roof side rails that extend in the left-right direction of the vehicle body The connected rear guide frame, at least one intermediate guide frame extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle body so as to cross the middle part in the front-rear direction of the opening, and connected to the left and right roof side rails, the front guide frame and the intermediate guide frame Between the rear guide frame and the intermediate guide frame. A vehicle upper body comprising: left and right sunshades covering the lower surface of the vehicle; and left and right sunshade storage portions that are formed between the opening and the left and right roof side rails and store the sunshade that opens the lower surface of the glass sunroof. A structure is proposed.

  According to the configuration of the first aspect, since the glass sunroof is fixed to the periphery of the opening that is formed in the center of the roof panel in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, not only can the feeling of release of the passenger compartment be enhanced, but also it extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle body. A sunshade divided into left and right is arranged between the front guide frame, the rear guide frame and at least one intermediate guide frame so as to be slidable left and right, so that at least four sunshades can be selectively opened and closed with a glass sunroof. By doing so, it is possible to individually illuminate the occupants seated on the left and right of the plurality of rows of seats, thereby enhancing comfort. Moreover, the front guide frame, the rear guide frame, and the intermediate guide frame are connected to the left and right roof side rails, and the front guide frame and the rear guide frame are connected to the front and rear edges of the roof panel opening. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a decrease in vehicle body rigidity due to the opening formed in the roof panel.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on examples of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the vehicle, FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow 2 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of part 5 of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a rectangular opening 11a that is long in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is formed at the center of a roof panel 11 of an RV (recreational vehicle) type vehicle V, and a glass sunroof is formed there. 12 is fixed. The left and right roof side rails 13L and 13R include a front cross member 15 along the upper edge of the windshield 14, a rear cross member 17 along the upper edge of the rear glass 16, and a front guide frame 18 along the front edge of the opening 11a. And the rear guide frame 19 along the rear edge of the opening 11a and the first and second intermediate guide frames 20 and 21 crossing the opening 11a. The front guide frame 18, the rear guide frame 19, and the first and second intermediate guide frames 20, 21 extend in parallel in the left-right direction of the vehicle body at substantially equal intervals, and the positions near the left end and the position near the right end are They are connected by reinforcing frames 22L and 22R extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

  As apparent from FIGS. 3 to 5, the left and right roof side rails 13 </ b> L and 13 </ b> R are formed by welding the outer member 23 and the inner member 24 to a closed cross section, and the side edge of the roof panel 11 is at the inner end in the vehicle width direction. The front guide frame 18, the rear guide frame 19 and the first and second guide frames 18 are welded and welded between the inner ends of the inner members 24 in the vehicle width direction of the gussets 25. The end portions of the intermediate guide frames 20 and 21 are sandwiched and welded, and the upper surfaces of the reinforcing frames 22L and 22R are welded to the lower surface of the roof panel 11.

  The bottom surface of the roof panel 11 and the bottom surface of the inner member 24 of the roof side rails 13L and 13R are covered with a roof lining 26 except for the opening 11a. A molding 27 is mounted between the outer members 23 of the roof side rails 13L and 13R and the side edges of the roof panel 11, and a dam rubber 28 is mounted between the opening 11a of the roof panel 11 and the periphery of the glass sunroof 12.

  6 and 7, the front guide frame 18, the rear guide frame 19, and the first and second intermediate guide frames 20 and 21 are H-shaped members having front and rear side edges. The sunshades 29L,..., 29R,. That is, the opening 11a of the roof panel 11 is divided into three areas, the front, the middle, and the rear, by the front guide frame 18, the rear guide frame 19, and the first and second intermediate guide frames 20, 21. A pair of sunshades 29L and 29R are arranged symmetrically so as to sandwich the vehicle body center line L therebetween.

  The sunshades 29L and 29R are made of a synthetic resin plate material, and are formed with projecting portions 29a and 29a having a triangular cross section projecting downward along the opposite inner end portions in the vehicle width direction. Handles 29b and 29b that are recessed upward are formed in the center of the lower surface of 29a. In addition, at the front and rear edges of the sunshades 29L and 29R, closed position notches 29c and 29c and open position notches 29d and 29d are formed. In the vicinity of the side edge of the opening 11 a of the roof panel 11, the spring 30... Is formed on the partition wall c that partitions the front guide frame 18, the rear guide frame 19, and the guide grooves a and b of the first and second intermediate guide frames 20 and 21. Stopper pins 31 urged in the protruding direction by the elastic force are attached.

  When the left and right sunshades 29L and 29R are closed, the projecting portions 29a and 29a facing each other abut on the vehicle body center line L, and at this time, the notch for closed position formed at the front and rear edges of the left and right sunshades 29L and 29R The front and rear stopper pins 31 and 31 are engaged with the spring pins 29 and 29c by the elastic force of the springs 30 and 30, so that the movement of the sunshades 29L and 29R due to vibration or the like is prevented.

  In order to open the sunshades 29L and 29R from this state, if the fingers 29b and 29b provided on the lower surfaces of the projecting portions 29a and 29a are put in the left and right direction and pulled in the horizontal direction, for example, in the case of the sunshades 29L and 29R in the middle row, The front edge is guided in the guide groove b on the rear surface of the first intermediate guide frame 20, and the rear edge is guided in the guide groove a on the front surface of the second intermediate guide frame 21, thereby covering the lower surface of the glass sunroof 12. It slides in the left-right direction to a state where it is stored in sunshade storage portions 32L, 32R (see FIG. 3) formed between the roof lining 26 and the roof panel 11. When the sunshades 29L and 29R are completely stored in the sunshade storage portions 32L and 32R, the front and rear stopper pins 31 and 31 are fitted to the spring position of the springs 30 and 30 on the notch 29d and 29d for the open position formed on the front and rear edges of the sunshades 29L and 29R. By engaging with the elastic force, the movement of the sunshades 29L and 29R due to vibration or the like is prevented.

  When the sunshades 29L and 29R start to move from the closed position to the open position, or when the sunshades 29L and 29R start to move from the open position to the closed position, the inclined surfaces d of the closed position notches 29c and 29c or the open position notches 29d and 29d (FIG. 6). When the tip of the stopper pins 31 and 31 is pressed, the stopper pins 31 and 31 are retracted against the spring force of the springs 30 and 30, and the closed position notches 29c and 29c or the open position notches 29d, You can get over 29d.

  As described above, a pair of left and right sunshades 29L and 29R are arranged in three rows in the front-rear direction corresponding to the front row seat, the center row seat, and the rear row seat, and the left and right sunshades 29L and 29R are independently provided. Since it can be opened and closed, it is possible to individually illuminate all the occupants and enhance comfort. In addition, when all the sunshades 29L, 29R,... Are opened, a large area daylighting unit is formed in the center of the roof panel 11, so that the feeling of release of the passenger compartment can be effectively enhanced.

  Further, both ends of the front guide frame 18, the rear guide frame 19 and the first and second intermediate guide frames 20, 21 extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle body are connected to the left and right roof side rails 13L, 13R, and the front guide frame 18 is connected. Since the rear guide frame 19 is connected to the front and rear edges of the opening 11 a of the roof panel 11, it is possible to avoid a reduction in vehicle body rigidity due to the opening 11 a formed in the roof panel 11.

  Further, since the front guide frame 18, the rear guide frame 19 and the first and second intermediate guide frames 20, 21 extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle body are integrally coupled by the left and right reinforcing frames 22L, 22R extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. The front guide frame 18, the rear guide frame 19, the first and second intermediate guide frames 20, 21 and the reinforcement frames 22L, 22R assembled in advance as sub-assemblies are collectively It is possible to connect to the roof side rails 13L and 13R, thereby contributing to an improvement in assembling property.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the embodiment, the first and second intermediate guide frames 20 and 21 are provided between the front guide frame 18 and the rear guide frame 19, but the number of intermediate guide frames is not limited to two. Or three or more may be sufficient.

Overall perspective view of the vehicle 2 direction view of FIG. 3-3 sectional view of FIG. Sectional view along line 4-4 in FIG. 5 enlarged view of FIG. 6-6 sectional view of FIG. Perspective view of guide frame and sunshade

Explanation of symbols

11 roof panel 11a opening 12 glass sunroof 13L roof side rail 13R roof side rail 18 front guide frame 19 rear guide frame 20 first intermediate guide frame (intermediate guide frame)
21 Second intermediate guide frame (intermediate guide frame)
29L Sunshade 29R Sunshade 32L Sunshade storage part 32R Sunshade storage part

Claims (1)

A roof panel (11) having left and right side edges connected to the roof side rails (13L, 13R);
A glass sunroof (12) fixed to the periphery of the opening (11a) formed in the center of the roof panel (11) and extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction;
A front guide frame (18) extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle body and connected to the front edge of the opening (11a) and the left and right roof side rails (13L, 13R);
A rear guide frame (19) extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle body and connected to the rear edge of the opening (11a) and the left and right roof side rails (13L, 13R);
At least one intermediate guide frame (20, 21) extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle body so as to cross the front-rear direction intermediate portion of the opening (11a) and connected to the left and right roof side rails (13L, 13R);
A glass sunroof (12) is slidably supported between the front guide frame (18) and the intermediate guide frame (20, 21) and between the rear guide frame (19) and the intermediate guide frame (20, 21). Left and right sunshades (29L, 29R) covering the lower surface of
Left and right sunshade storage portions (32L, 32R) for storing sunshades (29L, 29R) formed between the opening (11a) and the left and right roof side rails (13L, 13R) and opening the lower surface of the glass sunroof (12); ,
An upper body structure of a vehicle characterized by comprising:

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