JP2006218938A - Upper vehicle body structure for open car - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an upper vehicle body structure for an open car preventing large size of a front roof header while a lock mechanism is installed at a central position in a vehicle width direction of a front roof header and a room lamp is also installed at a center in a vehicle width direction in order to facilitate opening/closing work of a hood member of the open car. <P>SOLUTION: Mounting parts 52a, 52a of a striker 52 installed on a lower surface of the front roof header 3 are constituted in a fork shape so as to straddle the room lamp 4 in plan view. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an upper car body structure of an open car, and more particularly to an upper car body structure of an open car provided with a roof lock mechanism between a front end portion of a hood member and a front roof header above a front window.

  Conventionally, it has been known that an open car is provided with a roof lock mechanism between a front end portion of a hood member and a front roof header of a vehicle body side member so that the hood member constituting the roof can be freely opened and closed. .

  For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a striker (lock plate 121 in the literature) having a locking portion on the lower surface of a front roof header is fixed, and a front end portion of a hood member is engaged with the locking portion. An engagement mechanism (lock arm 122 in the literature) provided with a hook is provided, and the hood member is opened and closed by operating this engagement mechanism.

JP 2004-249899 A

  By the way, such a roof lock mechanism is generally provided at two places on the left and right sides of the end of the hood member in the vehicle width direction.

  However, when the roof lock mechanism is in two places on the left and right in this way, when a driver or the like operates, it is necessary to step into the passenger seat side and perform locking / unlocking operations with both hands. Was not good.

  In view of this, it is conceivable that the roof lock mechanism is provided at only one position in the center in the vehicle width direction so that the driver can operate without having to lean on the passenger seat side with one hand.

  However, a room lamp that illuminates the interior of the vehicle must be installed in the center of the front roof header in the vehicle width direction. If the roof lock mechanism is installed in the center of the vehicle width as it is, the width of the front roof header in the vehicle front-rear direction is A problem arises in that the front roof header has to be enlarged.

  Therefore, in order to simplify the opening / closing operation of the hood member of the open car, the present invention installs the lock mechanism at the center position in the vehicle width direction of the front roof header, and installs the room lamp in the center in the vehicle width direction. An object of the present invention is to provide an upper body structure of an open car that prevents an increase in the size of a roof header.

  The upper car body structure of the open car of the present invention includes a hood member that forms a roof when closed, a hood side lock mechanism provided at the front end of the hood member, a front roof header that extends in the vehicle width direction above the front window, A vehicle body side lock mechanism having a locking portion that is installed on the front roof header and that engages with an engagement portion of the hood side lock mechanism when the hood member is closed. Is disposed at the center of the front roof header in the vehicle width direction, and a room lamp is disposed on the lower surface of the front roof header in front of the front roof header. In addition, it extends forward to a position where it overlaps with the room lamp in a side view of the vehicle, and is set so as to avoid the room lamp in the vehicle width direction. It is.

  According to the above configuration, the locking portion of the vehicle body side locking mechanism is disposed at the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the front roof header, and the room lamp is disposed in front thereof. The mounting portion of the vehicle body side lock mechanism extends to a position overlapping the room lamp in a side view of the vehicle, and is disposed so as to avoid the room lamp in the vehicle width direction.

  For this reason, the attachment part of the vehicle body side lock mechanism can be arranged up to the front side of the front roof header without being affected by the room lamp.

  Here, if the mounting portion is arranged so as to avoid the room lamp in the vehicle width direction, it may extend so as to incline in the vehicle width direction, or may extend directly to the front side of the vehicle. The shape is not limited.

  Further, either the vehicle body side lock mechanism or the hood side lock mechanism may be an engagement hook member or a striker member, and is not particularly limited.

  Further, the room lamp is not limited to one, and two room lamps may be provided at the central position so as to illuminate the left and right seats independently.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the mounting portion of the vehicle body side locking mechanism is formed in a bifurcated shape so as to straddle the room lamp in the vehicle width direction in plan view.

  According to the above configuration, the attachment portions of the vehicle body side lock mechanism are formed in a bifurcated shape so as to be positioned at both sides of the room lamp in the vehicle width direction.

  For this reason, the vehicle body side locking mechanism can be made to be a both-end support structure while the room lamp is installed in the approximate center of the vehicle width direction.

  Therefore, the support rigidity of the vehicle body side lock mechanism can be increased without affecting the layout of the room lamp.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the attachment portion is formed so as to extend forward and outward from the locking portion side, and is attached at two or more points in the extending direction.

  According to the said structure, an attaching part is formed so that it may extend ahead and a vehicle outer side from a latching | locking part, and it is attached to a front roof header at two or more points in the extending direction.

  For this reason, the attachment point close to the engaging part can be brought closer to the engaging part, and the attachment point far from the engaging part can be attached at a position avoiding the room lamp.

  Therefore, while the attachment point close to the locking portion improves the support rigidity of the vehicle body side lock mechanism, it is possible to further increase the support rigidity by setting a plurality of attachment points without adversely affecting the layout of the room lamp.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the extending direction of the mounting portion is set so that the extension line in the extending direction substantially coincides with the locking portion of the vehicle body side locking mechanism.

  According to the above configuration, the attachment portion extends on an extension line that substantially matches the engagement portion.

  For this reason, the attachment point of an attachment part will be arrange | positioned linearly with respect to a latching | locking part, and support rigidity can be improved with respect to the tensile load which arises in a latching | locking part.

  Therefore, the tensile load from the hood side lock mechanism to the vehicle rear side when the hood member is closed can be reliably supported, and the support rigidity as the roof lock mechanism can be further increased.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the position of the locking portion of the vehicle body side locking mechanism is set above the irradiation position of the room lamp.

  According to the said structure, the irradiation position of a room lamp will be located below rather than the latching | locking part of a vehicle body side lock mechanism.

  For this reason, even if the hood side locking mechanism is positioned on the vehicle rear side of the room lamp in the closed state of the hood member, the irradiation range of the room lamp that illuminates the vehicle interior is not limited by the influence of the locking mechanism.

  Therefore, even if the vehicle body side locking mechanism is disposed behind the room lamp, the irradiation performance of the room lamp can be sufficiently ensured, and the merchantability can be prevented from deteriorating.

  According to the present invention, the mounting portion of the vehicle body side lock mechanism can be disposed up to the front side of the front roof header without being affected by the room lamp.

  Therefore, in order to simplify the opening / closing operation of the hood member of the open car, the present invention installs the lock mechanism at the center position in the vehicle width direction of the front roof header, and installs the room lamp at the center in the vehicle width direction. An increase in the size of the roof header can be prevented.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an upper part of a front window of a vehicle adopting an upper car body structure of an open car according to the present invention as viewed from the vehicle interior side. 2 is a bottom view of the lower surface of the front roof header at the center in the vehicle width direction, and FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the front roof header with the trim member removed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper car body structure of the open car of this embodiment includes a front windshield 1 that is inclined at the front of the vehicle, and an A-pillar that extends substantially vertically at the side edge. 2, a front roof header 3 (hereinafter referred to as a header) that extends in the vehicle width direction at the upper edge of the windshield 1, a room lamp 4 that is installed on the bottom surface of the header 3 in the vehicle width direction, and the room A roof lock mechanism 5 installed at a rear position of the lamp 4 and a hood member 6 constituting the roof of the vehicle in a closed state with the roof lock mechanism 5 in the center of the front end.

  A room mirror 7 for visually recognizing the rear of the vehicle is installed in the upper center of the windshield 1, and sun visors 8 and 8 are installed on the left and right sides of the header 3, respectively.

  The above-described roof lock mechanism 5 includes an engagement hook mechanism portion 51 installed on the hood member 6 side and a striker 52 installed on the header 3 side. As shown in FIG. It is installed only at one place in the center of the direction.

  As described above, by installing the roof lock mechanism 5 at one place in the center position in the vehicle width direction, it is possible to eliminate the disadvantages when the conventional roof lock mechanisms are provided at the two left and right positions.

  That is, conventionally, when the roof lock mechanism 5 is provided in two places on the left and right, when the driver performs the opening / closing operation of the hood member 6, the roof lock mechanism 5 is put on the passenger seat side (not shown) and the roof lock mechanism is operated with both hands. 5 had to be operated and the operability was never good.

  Therefore, as in this embodiment, by providing the roof lock mechanism 5 at the center of the lower surface of the header 3 in the vehicle width direction, the driver can operate with one hand without getting on the passenger seat side. Can be improved.

  However, when the roof lock mechanism 5 is installed in the center in the vehicle width direction on the lower surface of the header 3 in this way, it interferes with the room lamp 4 described above, and a new problem arises.

  In general, since the room lamp 4 needs to illuminate the entire vehicle interior, the installation position is set at the center above the vehicle interior. And especially in the case of an open car, since the roof is comprised by the hood member 6, the room lamp 4 must be installed in the vehicle width direction center of the lower surface of the header 3 which is a vehicle body side member.

  In addition, the room lamp 4 needs to be configured to be somewhat large in order to ensure illuminance. Furthermore, the striker 52 of the roof lock mechanism 5 also needs a certain size in order to support the tension of the hood member 6 with one.

  When such large objects are arranged on the lower surface of the header 3 in the vehicle front-rear direction, it is necessary to secure a large layout space on the lower surface of the header 3, and it is necessary to increase the width of the header 3 in the vehicle front-rear direction. As a result, the problem of an increase in the size of the header 3 is caused.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the attachment portions 52 a and 52 a of the striker 52 installed on the lower surface of the header 3 are configured in a bifurcated shape so as to straddle the room lamp 4 in plan view.

  Thus, by making the attachment portions 52a, 52a of the striker 52 into a bifurcated shape, the striker 52 and the room lamp 4 can be superimposed in a side view of the vehicle, and the installation position of the room lamp 4 is secured as it is. Since the lengths of the attachment portions 52a and 52a of the striker 52 can be secured to some extent, the room lamp 4 and the striker 52 can be juxtaposed in the center of the lower surface of the header 3 in the vehicle width direction without increasing the size of the header 3.

  In particular, since the attachment portions 52a and 52a have a bifurcated shape, the striker 52 can be attached to the header 3 with a dual-support structure, so that the attachment rigidity can be increased.

  Specific structures of the roof lock mechanism 5 and the room lamp 4 will be described with reference to cross-sectional views of FIGS. 4 to 7 and a single-part view of the striker of FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. It is a DD sectional view taken on the line.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the header 3 described above is attached to a front header member 33 configured by joining an outer panel 31 and an inner panel 32 and extending in the vehicle width direction, and a lower surface (side surface of the passenger compartment). A trim member 34.

  The front end flange 33 a of the front header member 33 supports the upper end portion of the windshield 1, and the rear end flange 33 b of the front header member 33 is connected to the hood member at the front end portion of the hood member 6 via the seal member 35. 61 is supported.

  In addition, an engagement hook mechanism 51 of the roof lock mechanism 5 is fixed to a lower surface (side surface of the passenger compartment) of the hood member 61 via a support bracket 62.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the engagement hook mechanism 51 is rotatable through a holder 53 fixed to a support bracket 62 via fastening bolts 63 and 63 and a support pin 54 provided on the holder 53. The attached operation lever 55, an engagement hook member 56 that moves to the vehicle front side and the lower side by a turning operation of the operation lever 55, and a tension coil spring 57 that applies an urging force to the engagement hook member 56 toward the vehicle rear side. Further, a lock lever 58 and the like for preventing the operation lever 55 from freely rotating are provided.

  A method for operating the engagement hook mechanism 51 will be described. First, when a driver or the like performs an unlocking operation, the lock lever 58 is turned in the direction indicated by the arrow a (clockwise in the drawing) to unlock the operation lever 55, and then the operation lever 55 Is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow b (counterclockwise in the drawing), the engagement hook member 56 is shifted to the vehicle front side and the lower side, and the engagement portion 56a of the engagement hook member 56 and the striker 52 are This is done by releasing the engagement and fixation with the locking portion 52b.

  On the other hand, when a driver or the like performs a locking operation, the operating lever 55 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow c (clockwise in the drawing) with the hood member 61 at the front end of the hood member 6 supported by the header 3. Then, the engagement hook member 56 is shifted to the vehicle rear side and the upper side, the engagement portion 56a of the engagement hook member 56 and the locking portion 52b of the striker 52 are engaged, and then the rear end of the operation lever 55 By engaging the portion with the tip end portion 58a of the biased lock lever 58, the operation lever 55 is prevented from being freely rotated and engaged and fixed.

  In this way, the lock / unlock operation is performed. As described above, the roof lock mechanism 5 is only installed at the center of the header 3 in the vehicle width direction, so the driver can easily lock it with one hand.・ Can be unlocked.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the striker 52 with which the engagement hook mechanism 51 is engaged includes a substantially pentagonal head 52c provided with a locking portion 52b, and bifurcated mounting portions 52a and 52a having a rectangular cross section. It is comprised with the cast-shaped member of the unusual shape provided with.

  Specifically, the striker 52 achieves such a complicated shape by being molded by zinc die casting.

  The head 52c of the striker 52 has a rectangular through hole 52d at the center, a rear wall portion 52c1 on the vehicle rear side (upward position in FIG. 8), side wall portions 52c2 and 52c2 located on both sides, It consists of a front wall 52c3 on the vehicle front side (downward position in FIG. 8).

  Among these, the above-mentioned locking part 52b is comprised by the inner surface of the rear wall part 52c1, and it is comprised so that the engagement part 56a of the engagement hook member 56 may be engaged and fixed. Further, the side walls 52c2 and 52c2 are configured to be thick, thereby increasing the support rigidity of the locking portion 52b.

  Further, the side wall portions 52c2 and 52c2 are set so as to protrude downward from the rear wall portion 52c1 serving as the locking portion 52b in the vehicle installation state. By projecting in this way, the engagement hook member 56 of the engagement hook mechanism 51 is guided to the through hole 52d side to facilitate engagement with the locking portion 52b.

  The front wall 52c3 is also provided with an inclined surface 52e that is inclined toward the rear of the vehicle, so that the engagement hook member 56 can be easily engaged with the locking portion 52b.

  On the other hand, the mounting portions 52a and 52a of the striker 52 are extended to the left and right of the vehicle forward and outward with a predetermined inclination angle α.

  The mounting portions 52a and 52a are formed with concave portions 52f on both the left and right sides as seats for the fastening screws 59 (see FIGS. 5 and 6). The seat portion 52f is formed in an oval shape along the direction in which the attachment portions 52a and 52a extend, and the head 59a of the fastening screw 59 is placed on the surface of the attachment portions 52a and 52a in a state where the fastening screws 59 are tightened. The depth is set so as not to protrude (see FIGS. 5 and 6).

  The seat 52f is provided with two mounting holes 52g for inserting the fastening screws 59. The positions of the mounting holes 52g are the mounting points P to the front header member 33 of the striker 52. As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting holes 52g are inclined at a predetermined angle from the locking portion 52b (O) to the vehicle front side. It is set on the extended line L extending.

  For this reason, since a gap does not occur between the attachment point P of the fastening screws 59... And the locking portion 52 b (O), the support rigidity can be increased against the tensile load from the engagement hook member 56.

  In particular, since the two attachment points P and P are provided in one attachment portion 52a, the support rigidity of the engagement portion 52b can be reliably increased at the attachment point P close to the engagement portion 52b. At a distant mounting point P, the support rigidity can be further increased at a position where the room lamp 4 is avoided.

  The inclination angle α of the extension line L is set to about 45 degrees in the present embodiment, but is not particularly limited, and is set to an angle at which the striker 52 can be attached while avoiding the room lamp 4. If it does, it will not be limited in particular.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the mounting portions 52a and 52a of the striker 52 are bifurcated so that the mounting portions 52a and 52a of the striker 52 overlap with the room lamp 4 in a side view of the vehicle. The room lamp 4 and the striker 52 can be laid out compactly with respect to the header 3 while securing the mounting rigidity of the striker 52.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the room lamp 4 includes an irradiation surface 41 provided at a lower portion, a main body case 42 provided with a light bulb or the like inside, and extends upward from the main body case 42 to the front header member 33. A clip fixing portion 43 to be inserted and fixed, and a position defining rod portion 44 for defining the position of the room lamp 4 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, the body case of the room lamp 4 is not directly fixed to the front header member 33, but is supported by the trim member 34 at a position slightly spaced downward. The

  However, since it is not sufficient to support only the trim member 34, the upper end portion is fixed to the front header member 33 via the clip fixing portion.

  Thus, by installing the room lamp 4 downward, an offset occurs in the vertical direction between the locking portion 52 b of the striker 52 and the irradiation surface 41 of the room lamp 4. As a result of such an offset, the irradiation performance of the room lamp 4 can be ensured even if the roof lock mechanism 5 is disposed on the vehicle rear side of the room lamp 4.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the room lamp 4 has a lower surface (lower surface) as an irradiation surface 41 in order to irradiate the vehicle interior, but the irradiation range is set by setting the room lamp 4 below the striker 52. Since the roof lock mechanism 5 does not enter S, the roof lock mechanism 5 does not deteriorate the irradiation performance of the room lamp 4.

  Therefore, even if the roof lock mechanism 5 is arranged at the center in the vehicle width direction and at a position close to the room lamp 4, the irradiation performance of the room lamp 4 can be sufficiently ensured, and the deterioration of the merchantability can be prevented. Can do.

  As described above, according to the upper car body structure of the open car of the present embodiment, problems such as interference with the room lamp 4 when the roof lock mechanism 5 is arranged at the center in the vehicle width direction of the header 3 are appropriately solved. be able to.

  Next, an upper vehicle body structure of an open car according to another embodiment shown in FIG. 9 will be described. In addition, about the component same as the above-mentioned embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the upper car body structure of the open car of this embodiment, the striker 152 of the roof lock mechanism 5 is installed at the center of the lower surface of the header 3 in the vehicle width direction.

  However, in this embodiment, two room lamps 104, 104 are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction so as to irradiate the driver's seat and the passenger seat separately.

  For this reason, the mounting portion 152a of the striker 152 is configured by a single rectangular portion that extends between the room lamps 104 and 104 toward the vehicle front side, unlike the above-described embodiment.

  With this configuration, the room lamps 104 and 104 and the mounting portion 152a of the striker 152 overlap each other when viewed from the side of the vehicle, avoiding an increase in the size of the header 3 as in the above-described embodiment, The lamps 104 and 104 and the striker 152 can be appropriately installed at the center of the lower surface of the header 3 in the vehicle width direction.

In particular, by disposing the attachment portion 152a so as to extend to the front side of the vehicle, the mounting portion 152a can directly function with respect to a tensile load from the hood member 6 to the rear side of the vehicle. Can be further improved.
Other functions and effects are the same as those in the above-described embodiment.

As described above, in the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The hood side lock mechanism of the present invention corresponds to the engagement hook mechanism 51 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The vehicle body side locking mechanism corresponds to the striker 52,
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be configured by a roof lock mechanism in which a striker is provided on the hood member side and an engagement hook mechanism is provided on the header side.

  In addition, the striker may have a rod-like shape or a concave shape. Further, any number of mounting holes may be set.

  Thus, the present invention includes an embodiment applied to the upper body structure of any open car.

The perspective view which looked at the front window upper part of the vehicles concerning the embodiment of the present invention from the vehicle interior side. The bottom view of the vehicle width direction center of the lower surface of a front roof header. The bottom view of the lower surface of the front roof header which removed the trim member. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3. The CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. The DD sectional view taken on the line of FIG. Single item diagram of the striker. The bottom view corresponding to Drawing 2 of other embodiments.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Front windshield 3 ... Front roof header 4,104 ... Room lamp 5 ... Roof lock mechanism 51 ... Engagement hook mechanism part (top side lock mechanism)
52, 152 ... striker (vehicle body side locking mechanism)
52a, 52a, 152a ... mounting portion 52b ... locking portion 56a ... engaging portion

Claims (5)

The hood member that forms the roof when closed, the hood side lock mechanism provided at the front end of the hood member, the front roof header that extends in the vehicle width direction above the front window, and the hood member that is installed on the lower surface of the front roof header is closed In an upper car body structure of an open car comprising a car body side lock mechanism having a locking part that engages with an engaging part of the hood side lock mechanism sometimes.
A locking portion of the vehicle body side locking mechanism is disposed at the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the front roof header, and a room lamp is disposed on the front roof header in front of the front roof header,
An upper car body of an open car in which the mounting portion of the vehicle body side locking mechanism to the front roof header extends forward to a position overlapping with the room lamp in a side view of the vehicle and is set so as to avoid the room lamp in the vehicle width direction. Construction. The upper vehicle body structure of an open car according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion of the vehicle body side locking mechanism is formed in a bifurcated shape so as to straddle the room lamp in the vehicle width direction in plan view. The upper vehicle body structure for an open car according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the attachment portion is formed so as to extend forward and outward from the locking portion side, and is attached at two or more points in the extending direction. The upper vehicle body structure of an open car according to claim 3, wherein an extending direction of the mounting portion is set so that an extension line in the extending direction substantially coincides with a locking portion of the vehicle body side lock mechanism. The upper vehicle body structure of an open car according to claim 1, wherein the position of the locking portion of the vehicle body side lock mechanism is set above the irradiation position of the room lamp.

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