JP2006232146A - Locking device for roof member of open car and locking device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an occupant to unlock a roof member while he remains sitting on his seat. <P>SOLUTION: Near the roof member 6 in the stored condition, a body member 10 of a locking device R is fixed to the rear wall 5 of the cabin. An engaging member 20 held on the body member 10 slidably fore and aft is energized by a spring 40 backward as in the locking direction. In the upper part of the body member 10 an operating member 30 is held swingably centering on a swing axis α. One end of the operating member 30 serves as an engagement part 33 for pressing the engaging member 20 backward. The other end of the operating member 30 is formed as an arm part 34 extending long approximately downward, and the engaging member 20 is displaced forward against the action of the spring 40 by turning upward the operating part 35 provided at the forefront of the arm part 34, whereby the roof member 6 is unlocked. The length from the swing axis α to the operating part 35 is set good larger than the length from the swing axis α to the engagement part 33. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a roof member locking device and a vehicle locking device in an open car.

  In an open car in which the upper and rear sides of the passenger compartment are opened, a folding roof member is generally provided to cover the upper and rear sides of the passenger compartment when it rains (for example, patents). Reference 1 and Patent Reference 2). When not in use, the folding roof member is stored in a folded state near the upper end of the rear wall of the passenger compartment. In many cases, a lock device is provided for locking the roof member in the stored state so as not to move carelessly.

  The locking device for locking the folded roof member normally has a locking member that acts on the front end portion (the portion that becomes the front end portion in use) of the folded roof member. For example, the locking member is moved to the locked position by moving it backward from the unlocked position, which is the forward position. And this latching member is urged | biased toward the lock position by the return spring. In order to set the locking member to the unlock position from the vehicle interior side, a separate operation member is provided. That is, by operating the operating member, the locking member is moved to the unlock position against the urging force of the return spring.

Conventionally, as an operation member for moving the locking member to the unlock position, for example, an operation lever which is swingably attached to the upper end portion of the rear wall portion of the passenger compartment and extends downward is used. The locking member is connected to an intermediate portion of the lever, that is, a sliding direction extension portion of the locking member, and an operation portion that is manually operated is provided at a lower end portion of the operation lever. This operation part is located, for example, between the left and right seats (for example, between the driver's seat and the passenger seat), and is unlocked by pulling the operation part forward against the urging force of the return spring. I was trying to do it. In Patent Document 3, an operation member for moving the locking member to the unlock position is constituted by a knob operated in the vertical direction connected to the locking member via a wire or the like. What is unlocked by pulling upward is disclosed. In Patent Document 3, as a conventional technique, a swing lever that swings in the vertical direction is used, and one end thereof is configured as a locking portion for the roof member, and the other end is unlocked. What is comprised as an operation part for manual operation toward is disclosed. However, the fact that one rocking lever itself functions as both a locking member and an operating member (operating lever) depends on the positional relationship between the portion that locks the roof member and the operating portion that is manually operated. Due to large restrictions, it will be difficult to adopt for practical use.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-185845 JP-A-10-272931 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 05-32057

  However, in the case of a conventional folding roof member locking device, in particular, a locking member and an operating lever (operating member) configured separately, the operating portion of the operating lever is pulled forward or upward. In this case, it is necessary to resist the urging force of the return spring itself, so that it is practically difficult for an occupant in the vehicle cabin, that is, an occupant seated on the seat, to pull the operation part forward or upward. It was. In other words, if an occupant sitting on the seat pulls the operating part forward, the occupant moves forward with a fairly cramped posture in which the arm is extended backward and the operating part is gripped with the palm facing upward. Since the pulling operation is performed, it is difficult to give a sufficiently large pulling operation force. In addition, when operating the knob that extends in the vertical direction upward, the passenger sitting on the seat is not able to apply the force of pinching the upper end of the knob with fingers with the palm facing downward. It is necessary to perform the pulling operation, and particularly, the pulling operation must be performed substantially only with the force of fingers, making it difficult to perform a sufficiently large pulling operation. For this reason, in actuality, after getting off the vehicle, the operation unit has to be pulled. In particular, as the biasing force of the return spring is increased from the viewpoint of sure locking, a larger force is required to pull and operate the operating portion.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a first object thereof is to lock a roof member in an open car that allows an occupant sitting on a seat to easily perform an unlocking operation. To provide an apparatus.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle locking device that can be easily retrofitted to a vehicle and that can be easily unlocked.

In order to achieve the first object, the following first solution is adopted in the present invention. That is, as described in claim 1 in the claims,
In a roof member locking device in an open car for locking a roof member folded and stored in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the rear wall portion of the passenger compartment,
A body member attached to the vehicle body in the vicinity of the roof member in the stored state;
The main body member is slidably held, and a lock position for locking the roof member in a housed state and a unlocked unlock position can be selectively taken according to the sliding movement. A locking member;
A return spring that biases the locking member toward the locked position;
An operation member that is held by the body member so as to be swingable about a predetermined swing axis, and that moves the locking member at the lock position toward the unlock position against the biasing force of the return spring. When,
With
The operation member includes an arm portion extending substantially downward from the main body member and having a distal end portion located in a vehicle compartment, an operation portion provided at the distal end portion of the arm portion and manually operated, and the locking member An engaging portion engaged with the engaging member, and by lifting the operating portion substantially upward, an external force toward the unlocking position is applied to the locking member by the engaging portion. Set,
An arm length from the swing axis to the operation portion is set to be larger than a length from the swing axis to an engagement position between the engagement portion and the locking member;
It is like that.

  According to the first solution described above, in order to unlock, the operation member may be swung so as to lift the operation part in the vehicle interior substantially upward. In this case, the lever can be moved to the unlocked position against the return spring having a large urging force even with a small operating force applied to the operating portion by the lever principle. Also, for an occupant sitting on the seat, lifting the operating member upward is easier to transmit the force to the operating part than when pulling forward, and not only the fingers. Since it is possible to apply a large force with the whole arm, the operability of unlocking becomes better. As described above, the operation for setting the unlock position becomes extremely easy. In order to put the roof member in the stored state into the use state, an operation of lifting the tip of the folded roof member upward is performed. Since the operation direction matches the unlocking direction, it becomes easier for the passenger to clearly recognize the operation direction of the operation unit when unlocking, which is extremely preferable in terms of improving operability as a whole. Become.

Preferred embodiments based on the above solution are as set forth in claims 2 to 8 in the claims. That is,
The body member is provided with a receiving surface that abuts the operation member and restricts the operation member from swinging a predetermined amount or more in a direction opposite to the unlocking direction.
Between the operation member and the main body member, a cushion material made of an elastic member is provided,
When the operating member is swung in a direction in contact with the receiving surface, the operating member is set to contact the receiving surface after the cushion material is crushed and deformed.
(Claim 2). In this case, it is possible to prevent the operation member from being unnecessarily swung in the unlocking direction by the return spring, and the shock immediately before the contact between the main body member and the operation member can be reduced by the cushion material. become. Furthermore, even if an occupant carelessly presses the operating member from the passenger compartment, the pressing force is received by the main body member via the cushion material, and is particularly preferable for preventing a situation in which the arm portion is broken. It will be a thing.

The engaging portion is positioned on one end side of the operating member across the swing axis, and the operating portion is positioned on the other end side of the operating member,
Oscillation of the operation member that is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount caused by the engagement portion receiving the biasing force of the return spring via the locking member is restricted by the operation member coming into contact with the main body member. ,
(Claim 3). In this case, the effect corresponding to claim 2 can be obtained except for the point of buffering by the cushion material.

  The operation portion may be formed with a hook portion on which a finger is hooked by extending an end on the vehicle interior side downward (corresponding to claim 4). In this case, the finger can be firmly hooked in the unlocking direction with respect to the operation member, and the operation force in the unlocking direction can be transmitted more effectively, making the unlocking operation easier. Therefore, it is preferable to perform the above.

The operating member is swingably held at the upper end of the main body member,
The arm portion is formed in a substantially J shape by being bent toward the vehicle interior side after extending substantially downward once.
(Corresponding to claim 5). In this case, the length of the arm portion can be increased by an amount corresponding to the height in the vertical direction of the main body member, which is preferable in obtaining the lever principle more effectively. Further, as compared with the case where the operating member and the swing axis are linearly connected by the arm portion, it is possible to reduce the protruding amount of the arm portion to the vehicle interior side, and to increase the vehicle interior space as much as possible. It is preferable also in securing.

The engaging portion is formed in a protruding shape extending downward from the vicinity of the swing axis,
An engaging surface extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction is formed on the locking member,
The body member is formed with an opening through which the engaging portion penetrates in the vertical direction,
The engaging portion is positioned so as to face the engaging surface through the opening, and the urging force of the return spring is set to act on the engaging portion through the engaging surface.
(Corresponding to claim 6). In this case, the operation member can also serve as a stopper that restricts the locking member that receives the urging force of the return spring from unnecessarily protruding from the main body member.

The operating member has an intermediate connecting portion extending long in the swing axis direction;
The engaging portion is positioned on one end side of the intermediate connecting portion in the swing axis direction, and the arm portion and the operating portion are positioned on the other end portion side of the intermediate connecting portion in the swing axis direction. ,
(Corresponding to claim 7). In this case, it is possible to cope with the case where the operation member disposition position and the locking member disposition position are offset in the vehicle width direction.

The body member is attached to the upper end of the rear wall of the passenger compartment;
The arm portion is swingably connected at the upper end portion of the main body member, extends downward from the upper end portion of the main body member along the rear wall portion of the vehicle compartment, and then extends forward and protrudes into the vehicle interior. And
The locking member is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body member, and is moved to the unlocked position by sliding forward from the locked position.
The engaging portion is formed in a shape extending downward from the vicinity of the swing axis, and the engaging portion is displaced forward by lifting the operating portion provided at the tip of the arm portion substantially upward. Being set to press the locking member toward the unlocked position,
(Claim 8). In this case, the arrangement position of the locking device and the sliding direction of the locking member can be set in the same manner as in the prior art, and a significant design change on the vehicle side becomes unnecessary.

It is an open car for 2 seaters with a driver's seat and a passenger seat located just in front of the rear wall of the passenger compartment.
The operation portion is positioned between the driver seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle width direction;
(Corresponding to claim 9). In this case, the position of the operation member can be set to the same position as in the prior art, which is preferable in order to more fully exhibit the effect corresponding to the eighth aspect.

In order to achieve the second object, the following second solution is adopted in the present invention. That is, as described in claim 10 in the scope of claims,
A body member attached to the vehicle body;
The main body member is slidably held, and a lock position protruding from the main body member according to the sliding movement and an unlock position retracted to the main body member side than the lock position can be taken selectively. A locking member,
A return spring held by the body member and biasing the locking member toward the lock position;
At the upper end of the main body member, it is held so as to be swingable around a predetermined swing axis, and the locking member at the lock position is moved toward the unlock position against the urging force of the return spring. An operation member for,
With
The operating member extends substantially downward from the main body member on one end side across the swing axis, and is then bent so as to be separated from the main body member, and an arm portion set in a substantially J shape. , An operating portion provided at the distal end of the arm portion and manually operated, and a member formed by projecting the other end side substantially downward across the swing axis and engaged with the locking member. The engaging portion is swung about the swinging axis line by applying the external force toward the unlocking position by lifting the operating portion substantially upward. Is set to
An arm length from the swing axis to the operation portion is set to be larger than a length from the swing axis to an engagement position between the engagement portion and the locking member;
It is like that.

  According to the second solution, a locking device corresponding to at least claims 1 and 5 can be provided. In particular, since the main body member, the locking member, the return spring, and the operation member are in an assembled state in advance, it is only necessary to perform the work of attaching the main body member to the vehicle.

A preferred mode based on the second solution is as described in claim 2 and subsequent claims. That is,
The main body member is formed with a receiving surface for restricting the operation member from swinging in a locking direction by a predetermined amount or more by an urging force of the return spring.
The engagement member at the swing position where the operation member is in contact with the receiving surface is restricted from projecting from the main body member larger than the lock position.
(Corresponding to claim 11). In this case, it is possible to obtain substantially the same effect as that corresponding to claims 3 and 6.

The operating member has an intermediate connecting portion extending long in the swing axis direction;
The engaging portion is positioned on one end side of the intermediate connecting portion in the swing axis direction, and the arm portion and the operating portion are positioned on the other end portion side of the intermediate connecting portion in the swing axis direction. ,
(Corresponding to claim 12). In this case, the same effect as that of the seventh aspect can be obtained.

According to the lock device for a roof member in an open car according to the present invention, an occupant sitting on a seat can easily perform an unlocking operation.
According to the vehicle locking device of the present invention, it is possible to provide a vehicle locking device that can be easily attached to the vehicle and that can be easily unlocked.

  In FIG. 1, a vehicle S that is an open car is a two-theta type having a driver's seat 2 and a passenger seat 3 in a passenger compartment 1, and a trunk room 4 is located immediately behind the driver's seat 2 and the passenger seat 3. A vehicle compartment rear wall 5 serving as a partition wall is disposed. In FIG. 1, the folding roof member 6 is folded and stored in the vicinity of the upper end of the vehicle rear wall 5, and the upper and rear sides of the vehicle compartment 1 are opened. It is in a state. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper and rear sides of the passenger compartment 1 are covered with the roof member 6 by lifting the front end of the roof member 6 in the stored state and moving it forward from this open state. The closed state is set (the usage state of the roof member 6). In the embodiment, the roof member 6 is a so-called soft-top type in which a hood member is assembled to a frame material and is foldable. However, the roof member 6 is a hard-top type that is foldable by combining a plurality of hard panel materials. May be.

  A locking device R for locking the roof member 6 in the stored state is provided near the upper end of the vehicle interior rear wall 5. The outline of the locking device R will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the locking device R roughly includes a main body member 10, a locking member 20, and an operation member 30, and also includes a return spring 40 and a pin member 41 for oscillating shaft configuration. The main body member 10 is formed of a hard synthetic resin, and is fixed to the vehicle body by a fixture 43 using a plurality of mounting holes 11 formed in the bottom wall portion thereof. More specifically, the main body member 10 extends in the vehicle width direction as a whole and is seated on the upper surface of the cross member 7 as a strength member constituting the upper end portion of the vehicle interior rear wall portion 5. It is fixed to the cross member 9.

  The main body member 10 has a cylindrical storage portion 12 that extends in the front-rear direction and is opened rearward, and the locking member 20 is stored and held in the storage portion 12 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. ing. The locking member 20 can take a lock position that protrudes rearward from the main body member 10 and an unlock position that retreats from the lock position toward the main body member 10. The locking member 20 is positioned above the hook member 7 fixed to the distal end portion of the roof member 6 in the housed state when in the locked position. Thereby, the upward displacement of the hook member 7 is restricted, and the roof member 6 is brought into a locked state in which it is held in the housed state. When the locking member 20 is in the unlocked position, the upward displacement restriction of the hook member 7 by the locking member 20 is released, and the roof member 6 is operated toward the use state shown in FIG. It becomes possible. Such a locking member 20 is always urged toward the lock position by a return spring 40 disposed in the back of the storage portion 12.

  The operation member 30 is held with respect to the upper end portion of the main body member 10 so as to be swingable about a swing axis α extending in the vehicle width direction using a pin member 41. The operation member 30 includes an intermediate connecting portion 31 extending in the vehicle width direction, and a pair of protruding portions 32 that protrude short upward and rearward at each longitudinal end of the intermediate connecting portion 31. In a substantially middle portion of the main body member 10, the pin member 41 is used so as to be swingable. An engaging portion 33 that extends downward is extended from the tip of each protrusion 32. A long arm portion 34 extends from one end of the intermediate connecting portion 31. The arm portion 34 passes through the trim member 8 that covers the rear wall portion 5 of the vehicle compartment, and the tip portion thereof extends into the vehicle compartment 1. An operation portion that is manually operated is provided at the tip portion of the arm portion 34. 35 is provided.

  The engaging portion 33 of the operating member 30 is set so as to act on the locking member 20 as will be described later, and the operating member 35 is lifted substantially upward to swing the operating member 30. The locking member 20 in the locked position is pressed forward by the engaging portion 33 and moved toward the unlocked position against the urging force of the return spring 40. When the upward lifting force on the operation unit 35 is released, the return spring 40 returns the locking member 20 to the locked position.

  The locking member 20 is shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, the details of the locking member 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 showing the overall relationship and FIGS. 11 to 15 showing the main body member 10. First, the locking member 20 has a shape extending in the front-rear direction, and as a whole is an integrally molded product of hard synthetic resin. The locking member 20 has an upper surface at its rear end portion that is an inclined surface 21 that gradually goes downward as it goes rearward, and a lower surface at the rear end portion that is a substantially horizontal flat surface 22. Guide protrusions 23 and 24 extending in the front-rear direction are formed on each side surface of the locking member 20 so as to be spaced apart in the vertical direction. Further, on each side surface of the front end portion of the locking member 20, a protrusion 25 is formed between the upper and lower guide protrusions 23 and 24 and is set short in the front-rear direction.

  A pair of upper and lower guide grooves 13, 14 extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the inner surface of the storage portion 12 formed in the main body member 10 so as to correspond to the pair of upper and lower guide protrusions 23, 24 of the locking member 20. Is formed. A recess 15 extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the inner surface of the storage portion 12 between the pair of upper and lower guide grooves 13 and 14 so as to correspond to the protrusion 25 of the locking member 20. The guide protrusions 23 and 24 of the locking member 20 are slidably fitted in the guide grooves 13 or 14 of the storage portion 12, and the protrusion 25 of the locking member 20 is slidable in the recess 15 of the storage portion 12. Mated. An example of setting the shape of the fitting portion between the guide protrusions 23 and 24 and the guide grooves 13 and 14 is shown in FIG. The locking member 20 is smoothly slid with respect to the storage portion 12 by the guide function using such protrusions (protrusions) and grooves (recesses). A return spring 40 including a coil spring is disposed in the storage portion 12 so as to be positioned between the front end surface of the locking member 20 and the front end surface (back wall surface) of the storage portion 12. A protruding portion 26 is formed on the front end surface of the locking member 20 so that the rear end portion of the return spring 40 is fitted without rattling.

  A through hole 27 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed from the middle part in the front-rear direction of the locking member 20 to the rear end part, and the rear wall part of the through hole 27 serves as an engagement surface 27a. An opening 10 a is formed in the upper wall portion of the main body member 10 so as to correspond to the position of the through hole 27. The aforementioned engaging portion 33 of the operation member 30 extends into the through hole 27 through the opening 10a and faces the engaging surface 27a so as to be able to contact from the rear. That is, by disengaging the engaging portion 33 of the operation member 30 forward, the locking member 20 is displaced toward the unlock position.

  The operation member 30 is shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, the details of the operation member 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 showing the overall relationship and FIGS. 11 to 14 showing the main body member 10. First, each of the pair of protrusions 32 described above of the operation member 30 is formed with a mounting hole 36 at a substantially intermediate portion thereof. In order to hold the operation member 30 in a swingable manner, the main body member 10 is formed with four support portions 16a to 16d projecting upward on the upper wall portion thereof in series in the vehicle width direction. A mounting hole 17 is formed in each of the support portions 16a to 16d. With one projection 32 of the operating member 30 positioned between one adjacent support 16a and 16b and the other projection 32 positioned between the other adjacent support 16c and 16d , By allowing the pin member 41 to pass through the mounting holes 17 and 36, the operation member 30 is swingably held with respect to the main body member 10 (one pin member 41 is not shown in FIG. 4). ).

  In the embodiment, the arm portion 34 of the operation member 30 has a bifurcated shape, and extends from the end of the intermediate coupling portion 31 opposite to the side where the locking member 20 is located. The arm portion 34 extends substantially downward, more specifically, slightly forward as it goes downward, and is bent toward the front in the vicinity of the lower end of the body member 10. Are formed in a substantially J-shape. As is clear from FIG. 3, the body member 10 is also covered from above by the trim material 8 that covers the rear wall portion 5 of the passenger compartment, but the lower portion of the arm portion 34 is covered by the trim material 8. , Only the front end of the bent portion is set so as to pass through the trim member 8 and be positioned in the vehicle compartment 1. The operation unit 35 attached to the distal end portion of the arm unit 34 is positioned immediately before the trim material 8.

  The operation unit 35 is positioned near the upper end of the passenger compartment rear wall 5, but is positioned between the driver seat 2 and the passenger seat 3 in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. The front surface of the operation portion 35, that is, the surface facing the inside of the passenger compartment 1 is set so as to extend substantially in the vertical direction, more specifically along the direction in which the trim material 8 extends. 8 are arranged so as to constitute a part. The trim member 8 is formed with a concave portion 37 into which the finger F can be put below the operation portion 35. The operation member 30 is an integrally molded product except for the operation portion 35, and the operation portion 35 is fixed to the distal end portion of the arm portion 34 by an appropriate technique such as press fitting or screwing. In addition, a protrusion 35a that slightly protrudes downward is formed at the front end of the operation unit 35 so that the finger F can be easily caught. In other words, the lower surface of the operation portion 35 is set in a shape that becomes concave upward by forming the protruding portion 35a.

  The length (arm length) from the swing axis α to the operation portion 35 (particularly, the protruding portion 35a serving as the hook portion of the finger F) is the contact portion between the engagement portion 33 and the engagement surface 27a from the swing axis α. The length is sufficiently longer (about 3 times in the embodiment). Thus, the swinging external force applied to the operation portion 35 is boosted and transmitted to the engaging portion 33 (the lever principle). The operation member 30 is an integrally molded product made of hard synthetic resin except for the operation portion 35, and the operation portion 35 is also made of hard synthetic resin.

  Here, the main body member 10 is provided with a locking projection 18 projecting forward from the bottom wall at a position in the vehicle width direction corresponding to the arm 34. The upper surface of the locking projection 18 constitutes a receiving surface in the scope of claims, and is positioned directly below the arm portion 34 in the locked position shown in FIG. Has been. The locking projection 18 has a sufficient bending strength, and a projection 18a is formed further upward from the upper surface thereof. A flat plate made of an elastic member such as rubber is formed on the upper surface of the projection 18a. The cushion material 19 is fixed. In the locked position, the arm portion 34 is in a positional relationship such that it does not abut against the locking projection 18 but slightly abuts against the cushion material 19. When the arm portion 34 is swung further in the locking direction than the lock position, the cushion material 19 is crushed and deformed, and the arm portion 34 is brought into contact with the locking projection 18 and further swung. The movement is regulated.

  3 and 18 in which the locking member 20 is in the locked position, the operating portion 35 is lifted substantially upward by the finger F, so that the engaging portion 33 of the operating member 30 causes the engaging surface of the locking member 20 to move. The locking member 20 is moved to the unlocked position against the urging force of the return spring 40, and the lock on the hook member 7 is released. Thereby, the roof member 6 can be moved (deployed) to the use position shown in FIG. When the unlocking operation is performed, the occupant seated in the driver's seat 2 or the passenger's seat 3 extends the arm backward with the palm facing upward, and hooks the finger F on the protruding portion 35a of the operating portion 35. In this state, it will be lifted upwards and will be forced into a rather tight posture. However, because of the boosting action based on the lever principle, the lifting force of the operating portion 35 is small to unlock, and the posture is easy to exert upward force rather than pulling forward. It can be unlocked. In addition, the hooking action using the protrusion 35a allows the finger F to be effectively unlocked without slipping from the operation portion 35, and the unlocking operation can be performed more easily. In addition to the above, the upward displacement of the operating portion 35 in the unlocking direction coincides with the initial direction of movement when the folded roof member 6 is moved to the use position. This is also preferable in order to make the occupant clearly recognize it.

  When the roof member 6 is put into use, the locking member 20 is returned to the locked position by the return spring 40. Therefore, the next time the roof member 6 is housed and locked, the hook member 7 is displaced downward to the position shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 18. The hook member 7 that is pressed downward displaces the locking member 20 toward the unlocked position along the inclined surface 21 of the locking member 20, and locks in a state where the locking member 20 is in the unlocked position. The locking member 20 is returned to the locked position by the return spring 40 immediately after the position lower than the member 20 (the locked state shown in FIGS. 3 and 18 is obtained). Of course, since the lower surface of the locking member 20 is a substantially horizontal flat surface 22, the hook member 7 is surely positioned below the locking member 20 to ensure a reliable locked state.

  When the locking member 20 returns from the unlocked position to the locked position, the operating member 30 swings so that the operating portion 35 is directed downward, that is, the direction in which the arm portion 34 abuts the locking projection 18. However, the cushion material 19 is used for buffering. When the occupant receives a large force that inadvertently presses the operating portion 35 backward, the cushion material 19 is crushed and deformed, and the arm portion 34 abuts against the locking projection 18, and the occupant A large pressing force is received by the locking projection 18 which is excellent in strength, and the arm portion 34 is prevented from being broken.

  By forming the arm portion 34 in a substantially J shape, the arm portion 34 protrudes toward the vehicle compartment 1 as compared with a case where the arm portion 34 is linearly connected from the swing axis α of the operation member 30 to the operation portion 35. The amount can be reduced, which is preferable in securing sufficient space in the minute passenger compartment 1. The locking device R is prepared as a set assembly in which the locking member 20, the operation member 30, the return spring 40, and the like are previously assembled with the main body member 10, and fixes the main body member 10 to the vehicle body. As a result, the mounting state shown in FIG. 3 can be obtained, and can be easily retrofitted in the vehicle assembly process.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, it is preferable to provide a cushion material 44 made of an elastic member such as rubber at the rear end of the upper wall portion of the storage portion 12 of the main body member 10 (cushion material). 44 is not shown in FIG. That is, when the folded roof member 6 is put into the housed state, the cushion member 44 prevents the front end portion of the roof member 6 from coming into direct contact with the main body member 10 to prevent buffering and noise generation. Is preferable.

  Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and can be appropriately changed within the scope described in the scope of claims. For example, the invention includes the following cases. . The operation member 30 may be integrally formed including the operation unit 35. The arm portion 34 and the locking member 20 can be disposed so as to be in substantially the same position in the swing axis direction without being offset in the swing axis α direction. A plurality of locking members 20, such as two, may be provided for one arm portion 34 (one operation portion 35). The lock device R is not limited to the case of locking the roof member 6 in the housed state, but can be appropriately used as a vehicle lock device (for example, for bonnet lock or trunk lid lock). Of course, the object of the present invention is not limited to what is explicitly stated, but also implicitly includes providing what is substantially preferred or expressed as an advantage.

The principal part perspective view which shows an example of the vehicle to which this invention is applied, and shows a state when a roof member is in the accommodation state. The principal part perspective view which shows a state when making a roof member into a use position. Side surface sectional drawing which shows the state which has locked the roof member in the accommodation state by the locking device. The disassembled perspective view of the locking device by this invention. The perspective view which shows an example of a locking member. The top view of a locking member. The side view of a locking member. X8-X8 line equivalent sectional drawing of FIG. Right side view of FIG. The left view of FIG. The top view of a main-body member. The figure which looked at FIG. 11 from the downward direction (vehicle front side). FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line X13-X13 in FIG. 11. The figure which looked at Drawing 11 from the upper part (vehicle back side). The principal part expanded sectional view which shows the relationship of the guide part of the latching member and the accommodating part formed in the main-body member, and was seen from the sliding direction of the latching member. The side view of an operation member. The top view of an operation member. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to FIG. 13, showing a relationship between the locking member and the operation member at the lock position. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to FIG. 13, showing a relationship between the locking member and the operation member at the unlock position.

Explanation of symbols

S: Vehicle R: Locking device α: Oscillating axis F: Hand 1: Vehicle compartment 2: Driver's seat 3: Passenger seat 5: Rear compartment of vehicle compartment 6: Roof member 7: Hook member (of the roof member) part)
8: Trim material 10: Body member 16: Support part (for swinging and holding)
18: Locking protrusion (receiving surface)
19: Cushion material 20: Locking member 27a: Engagement surface 30: Operation member 31: Intermediate connection part 32: Projection part (swinging connection part)
33: Engaging portion (for locking member pressing)
34: Arm part 35: Operation part 35a: Protruding part (for finger hooking)
40: Return spring 41: Pin member (for swinging)

Claims (12)

In a roof member locking device in an open car for locking a roof member folded and stored in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the rear wall portion of the passenger compartment,
A body member attached to the vehicle body in the vicinity of the roof member in the stored state;
The main body member is slidably held, and a lock position for locking the roof member in a housed state and a unlocked unlock position can be selectively taken according to the sliding movement. A locking member;
A return spring that biases the locking member toward the locked position;
An operation member that is held by the body member so as to be swingable about a predetermined swing axis, and that moves the locking member at the lock position toward the unlock position against the biasing force of the return spring. When,
With
The operation member includes an arm portion extending substantially downward from the main body member and having a distal end portion located in a vehicle compartment, an operation portion provided at the distal end portion of the arm portion and manually operated, and the locking member An engaging portion engaged with the engaging member, and by lifting the operating portion substantially upward, an external force toward the unlocking position is applied to the locking member by the engaging portion. Set,
An arm length from the swing axis to the operation portion is set to be larger than a length from the swing axis to an engagement position between the engagement portion and the locking member;
A device for locking a roof member in an open car. In claim 1,
The body member is provided with a receiving surface that abuts the operation member and restricts the operation member from swinging a predetermined amount or more in a direction opposite to the unlocking direction.
Between the operation member and the main body member, a cushion material made of an elastic member is provided,
When the operating member is swung in a direction in contact with the receiving surface, the operating member is set to contact the receiving surface after the cushion material is crushed and deformed.
A device for locking a roof member in an open car. In claim 1,
The engaging portion is positioned on one end side of the operating member across the swing axis, and the operating portion is positioned on the other end side of the operating member,
Oscillation of the operation member that is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount caused by the engagement portion receiving the biasing force of the return spring via the locking member is restricted by the operation member coming into contact with the main body member. ,
A device for locking a roof member in an open car. In claim 1,
A locking device for a roof member in an open car, wherein the operation portion is formed with a hook portion on which a finger is hooked by extending an end on the vehicle interior side downward. In claim 1,
The operating member is swingably held at the upper end of the main body member,
The arm portion is formed in a substantially J shape by being bent toward the vehicle interior side after extending substantially downward once.
A device for locking a roof member in an open car. In claim 2 or claim 3,
The engaging portion is formed in a protruding shape extending downward from the vicinity of the swing axis,
An engaging surface extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction is formed on the locking member,
The body member is formed with an opening through which the engaging portion penetrates in the vertical direction,
The engaging portion is positioned so as to face the engaging surface through the opening, and the urging force of the return spring is set to act on the engaging portion through the engaging surface.
A device for locking a roof member in an open car. In claim 1,
The operating member has an intermediate connecting portion extending long in the swing axis direction;
The engaging portion is positioned on one end side of the intermediate connecting portion in the swing axis direction, and the arm portion and the operating portion are positioned on the other end portion side of the intermediate connecting portion in the swing axis direction. ,
A device for locking a roof member in an open car. In claim 1,
The body member is attached to the upper end of the rear wall of the passenger compartment;
The arm portion is swingably connected at the upper end portion of the main body member, extends downward from the upper end portion of the main body member along the rear wall portion of the vehicle compartment, and then extends forward and protrudes into the vehicle interior. And
The locking member is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body member, and is moved to the unlocked position by sliding forward from the locked position.
The engaging portion is formed in a shape extending downward from the vicinity of the swing axis, and the engaging portion is displaced forward by lifting the operating portion provided at the tip of the arm portion substantially upward. Being set to press the locking member toward the unlocked position,
A device for locking a roof member in an open car. In claim 8,
It is an open car for 2 seaters with a driver's seat and a passenger seat located just in front of the rear wall of the passenger compartment.
The operation portion is positioned between the driver seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle width direction;
A device for locking a roof member in an open car. A body member attached to the vehicle body;
The main body member is slidably held, and a lock position protruding from the main body member according to the sliding movement and an unlock position retracted to the main body member side than the lock position can be taken selectively. A locking member,
A return spring held by the body member and biasing the locking member toward the lock position;
At the upper end of the main body member, it is held so as to be swingable around a predetermined swing axis, and the locking member at the lock position is moved toward the unlock position against the urging force of the return spring. An operation member for,
With
The operating member extends substantially downward from the main body member on one end side across the swing axis, and is then bent so as to be separated from the main body member, and an arm portion set in a substantially J shape. , An operating portion provided at the distal end of the arm portion and manually operated, and a member formed by projecting the other end side substantially downward across the swing axis and engaged with the locking member. The engaging portion is swung about the swinging axis line by applying the external force toward the unlocking position by lifting the operating portion substantially upward. Is set to
An arm length from the swing axis to the operation portion is set to be larger than a length from the swing axis to an engagement position between the engagement portion and the locking member;
A vehicle locking device. In claim 10,
The main body member is formed with a receiving surface for restricting the operation member from swinging in a locking direction by a predetermined amount or more by an urging force of the return spring.
The engagement member at the swing position where the operation member is in contact with the receiving surface is restricted from projecting from the main body member larger than the lock position.
A vehicle locking device. In claim 10 or claim 11,
The operating member has an intermediate connecting portion extending long in the swing axis direction;
The engaging portion is positioned on one end side of the intermediate connecting portion in the swing axis direction, and the arm portion and the operating portion are positioned on the other end portion side of the intermediate connecting portion in the swing axis direction. ,
A vehicle locking device.

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