JP2006327257A - Roof structure for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and properly install a transparent roof panel and a roof rack on a car body while securing a light transmittance region in the car widthwise direction of a roof part. <P>SOLUTION: In the roof structure for the automobile furnished with the transparent roof panel 4 and the roof rack 7, roof side flanges 14, 16 to be connected to each other are provided on a rail outer panel 8 and a rail inner panel 9 of a roof side rail 1, either one of a fixing bolt 23 to fix the roof rack 7 on the roof side flanges 14, 16 of the roof side rail 1 and a nut 41 to be fastened on this fixing bolt 23 is arranged on the roof rack 7, a screw shaft of this fixing bolt 23 is inserted through a side part of the transparent roof panel 4 and the roof side flanges 14, 16 of the roof side rail 1 and the roof rack 7 and the transparent roof panel 4 are fixed on the roof side flanges 14, 16 of the roof side rail 1 by fastening the nut 41. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a pair of left and right roof side rails, a transparent roof panel installed so as to cover between the roof side rails, and a roof rack that is fixed to the left and right upper surfaces of the roof portion and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. It is related with the roof structure for motor vehicles provided with.

Conventionally, as shown in the following Patent Document 1, a transparent roof panel made of glass that is continuous with a front window glass installed in a front portion of a passenger compartment is connected to the vicinity of an installation portion of a center pillar provided in a side surface portion of a vehicle body. By extending or installing a roof panel made of a transparent glass material or a transparent plastic material covering the entire roof portion of the vehicle body as shown in Patent Document 2, the light transmission area in the roof portion of the vehicle body is increased. A so-called panoramic roof structure is known.
European Patent Application No. 1405744A1 JP 2002-104240 A

  As disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 above, when a transparent roof panel is provided on the roof portion of the vehicle body, the light transmission area in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body of the roof portion is increased to increase the feeling of opening in the vehicle interior. While having the advantage that it can be effectively improved, it is necessary to provide an attachment member for attaching the transparent roof panel to the roof side rail, thereby narrowing the light transmission region in the vehicle width direction of the roof portion. There is a problem.

  For example, in the vehicle roof structure disclosed in Patent Document 2, the upper frame member of the frame side portion having the hollow chamber contour portion is bonded to the upper surface of the roof side rail extending in the front-rear direction along the side portion of the vehicle body. And fix the side of the transparent roof panel to the upper frame member, and install the lower frame member so as to cover between the inner end of the upper frame member and the lower end of the roof side rail. Yes. However, since the inner end portion of the upper frame member protrudes inward of the vehicle body from the roof side rail, the light transmission region in the vehicle width direction of the roof portion is narrowed, and the upper frame member and the lower frame member By providing the frame side portion having the above, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the assembly work becomes complicated.

  In particular, in an automobile having a roof rack that is fixed to the left and right surfaces of the roof portion and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, the transparent roof panel is fixed to avoid the installation portion of the roof rack. In addition, a reduction in the width of the transparent roof panel is inevitable, and this also narrows the light transmission area in the vehicle width direction of the roof portion, which further impairs the feeling of opening in the vehicle interior.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can easily and appropriately assemble a transparent roof panel and a roof rack while ensuring a light transmission region in the vehicle width direction of the roof portion. An object of the present invention is to provide an automobile roof structure that can be used.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pair of left and right roof side rails having a rail outer panel and a rail inner panel that form a closed cross section extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a transparent roof that is installed so as to cover between the roof side rails A roof structure for an automobile comprising a panel and a roof rack fixed to the left and right upper surfaces of the roof portion and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, wherein the rail outer panel and the rail inner panel of the roof side rail each have a vehicle width. The roof side flange that protrudes inward in the direction and is joined to each other is provided, and either the fixing bolt that fixes the roof rack to the roof side flange of the roof side rail or the nut that is fastened to the fixing bolt is attached to the roof. Installed in the rack, the screw shaft of this fixing bolt is the side part of the transparent roof panel It is passed through the roof side flange of the roof side rail by fastening the nut and is obtained by fixing the roof rack and the transparent roof panel to the roof side flange of the roof side rail.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the automobile roof structure according to the first aspect, when the roof rack and the transparent roof panel are fixed to the roof side flange of the roof side rail with the fixing bolt, the roof side of the roof side rail is arranged. An interval restricting portion for restricting the interval between the flange and the transparent roof panel to a constant value is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the above roof structure for an automobile, a pair of left and right roof side rails having a rail outer panel and a rail inner panel that form a closed section extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and the space between the roof side rails are covered. A roof structure for an automobile comprising a transparent roof panel installed in this manner and a roof rack that is fixed to the left and right upper surfaces of the roof portion and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The inner panel is provided with a roof side flange that protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction and is joined to each other, and the roof rack is provided with a panel holding groove into which a side end portion of the transparent roof panel is fitted, Fixing bolt for fixing the roof rack to the roof side flange of the roof side rail or the fixing bolt Either the nut to be fastened to the bets in which is disposed on the roof rack.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the automobile roof structure according to any one of the first to third aspects, a rail reinforcement is disposed between the rail outer panel and the rail inner panel, and the rail is provided. The reinforcement is provided with a roof-side flange that is sandwiched between both the roof-side flanges of the rail outer panel and the rail inner panel.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the automobile roof structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a shade holding member that slidably supports the sun shade, and the shade holding member is provided with a roof rack and a roof rack. It is fixed to the roof side flange of the roof side rail with fixing bolts together with the transparent roof panel.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, both the transparent roof panel and the roof rack are used as the roof side flange of the roof side rail by the fixing member including the fixing bolt and the nut screwed to the screw shaft of the fixing bolt. Since it is configured to be fixed, the mounting of the transparent roof panel and the roof rack is simplified by simplifying the configuration of the mounting portion as compared with the case where the transparent roof panel and the roof rack are separately mounted on the roof side rail. The roof rack, the transparent roof panel, and the roof side flange of the roof side rail are disposed at positions where they are overlapped with each other in a plan view, so that a light transmission region in the vehicle width direction of the roof portion can be provided. Sufficiently secured to improve the feeling of opening in the passenger compartment.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, when fixing a roof rack and a transparent roof panel to the roof side flange of a roof side rail with a fixing bolt, the space | interval of this roof side flange and a transparent roof panel is controlled to a fixed value. Since the space restricting portion made of the spacer is provided, by supporting the fastening force of the fixing bolt by the space restricting portion, it is possible to effectively apply an excessive fastening force to the transparent roof panel made of a glass material or the like. In this state, the transparent roof panel can be stably supported on the roof side flange of the roof side rail.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, since the side end portion of the transparent roof panel is fitted into the panel holding groove formed in the roof rack, the insertion hole for the fixing bolt is not formed in the transparent roof panel. The fixing bolt can fix both the transparent roof panel and the roof rack to the roof side flange of the roof side rail. Accordingly, the mounting work of the transparent roof panel and the roof rack can be simplified while preventing the strength from being lowered due to the insertion hole of the fixing bolt in the transparent roof panel, and the upper view in the vehicle compartment is secured and opened. There is an advantage that the feeling can be improved.

  According to the invention according to claim 4, the roof side rail is effectively reinforced by the rail reinforcement disposed between the rail outer panel and the rail inner panel, thereby supporting the transparent roof panel and the shade holding member. A transparent roof panel made of glass or the like is able to effectively improve the rigidity, and can effectively suppress distortion of the roof side rail and the entire roof part, and large distortion occurs in the roof part. This transparent roof panel can be stably held on the vehicle body while effectively preventing the occurrence of a situation of breakage.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the shade holding member that slidably supports the sunshade disposed below the transparent roof panel is mounted on the roof side of the roof side rail together with the roof rack and the transparent roof panel by the fixing bolt. Since it is configured to be fixed to the flange, the transparent roof panel, the roof rack, and the shade holding member can be easily and properly assembled to the vehicle body while ensuring the light transmission region of the roof portion in the vehicle width direction. By making the shade holding member disposed below the side flange easily close to the transparent roof panel, there is an advantage that the sunshade is positioned above and the vehicle interior height can be sufficiently secured.

  1 to 3 show an embodiment of an automobile roof structure according to the present invention. This automobile roof structure includes a pair of left and right roof side rails 1 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body along the left and right side portions of the roof portion, and a range from the upper end of the front window glass 2 to the installation portion of the center pillar 3. The transparent roof panel 4 made of a glass material or a transparent plastic material installed so as to cover the space between the two roof side rails 1 and the opaque roof panel slidably disposed along the lower surface of the transparent roof panel 4. A sunshade 5 made of a plastic panel material or a sheet material, a shade holding member 6 that slidably supports a side end portion of the sunshade 5, and is fixed to the left and right surfaces of the roof portion and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body The roof rack 7 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the roof side rail 1 is disposed between a rail outer panel 8 and a rail inner panel 9 that form a closed cross section extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the rail outer panel 8 and the rail inner panel 9. The rail reinforcement 10 is configured to divide the closed section into two portions, an outer portion and an inner portion.

  The rail outer panel 8 includes a door side wall 11 installed along the upper end surface of the side door S, an arc wall 12 extending in an arc shape obliquely upward from an outer end portion of the door side wall 11, and the arc wall. 12, a vertical wall 13 extending downward from the inner end of the roof 12, a roof flange 14 projecting inward in the vehicle width direction from the lower end of the vertical wall 13, and the side door S from the inner end of the door side wall 11. And a door-side flange 15 that protrudes toward the opening side.

  The rail inner panel 9 includes a roof side flange 16 that protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction so as to face the roof side flange 14 of the rail outer panel 7, and downward from the inner end of the roof side flange 16. A vertical wall 17 that extends, an inclined wall 18 that extends obliquely outward from a lower end portion of the vertical wall 17, and a door-side flange 19 that protrudes from the lower end portion of the inclined wall 18 to the opening side of the side door S are provided. It has been.

  The rail reinforcement 10 includes a rain main body 20 extending substantially parallel to the door side wall 11 and the arc wall 12 of the rail outer panel 8 at a predetermined interval, and both roof side flanges 14 of the rail outer panel 8 and the rail inner panel 9. A roof side flange 21 sandwiched by 16 and spot welded integrally, and a door side flange 22 sandwiched by both the door outer flanges 15 and 19 of the rail outer panel 8 and the rail inner panel 9 and spot welded integrally. Have.

  Insertion holes for fixing bolts 23 for fixing the roof rack 7 to the roof side rail 1 are formed in the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 of the roof side rail 1, and the roof side flange 14 of the rail outer panel 8 is formed in the roof side flange 14. In addition, an application surface of an adhesive 24 for sealing and bonding the transparent roof panel 4 is provided at a position outside the vehicle with respect to the installation portion of the fixing bolt 23. The door side flanges 15, 19, and 22 of the roof side rail 1 are configured to be attached with weather strips 25 that come into contact with the inner surfaces of the upper ends of the side doors S to prevent entry of wind and rain.

  The shade holding member 6 is an aluminum extrusion molding having a fixing portion 26 fixed to the lower surface of the roof side flange 16 of the rail inner panel 9 and a protruding portion 27 protruding from the fixing portion 26 toward the vehicle interior side. The fixing portion 26 is formed with an insertion hole for the fixing bolt 23. Further, the projecting portion 27 of the shade holding member 6 has a U-shaped support groove portion 28 that slidably supports the outer end portion of the sunshade 5 and an inner wall surface of the roof side rail 1 on the lower side thereof. A horizontal plate serving as an attachment portion 30 to which the upper end portion (the end portion on the roof side) of the roof side trim member 29 to be installed or the front pillar trim member (not shown) is attached is provided. Then, the upper end portion of the roof side trim material 29 and the mounting portion 30 of the shade holding member 6 are integrally held by the resin clip material 31, so that the upper end portion of the roof side trim material 29 becomes the mounting portion 30. It can be attached to.

  The roof rack 7 has a roof rack main body 33 in which a core material 32 made of a steel pipe material or an aluminum pipe material or the like is embedded, and first to third leg portions 34 to 36 serving as attachment portions for the vehicle body. As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of front and rear fixing bolts 23 is disposed on the first leg 34 provided at the front end of the roof rack 7, and the head of the fixing bolt 23 is the first leg 34. As a result, the screw shaft of the fixing bolt 23 projects downward. In addition, an insertion hole 38 into which the screw shaft of the fixing bolt 23 and the upper portion 40 of the spacer 37 fitted on the screw shaft are inserted is formed in the side portion of the transparent roof panel 4.

  The spacer 37 has a large-diameter lower portion 39 and a small-diameter upper portion 40 in which a through-hole that is externally fitted to the screw shaft of the fixing bolt 23 is formed. When the roof rack 7 and the transparent roof panel 4 are fixed to the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 of the roof side rail 1 by the fixing bolts 23, the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 of the rail inner panel 1 An interval restricting portion for restricting the interval with the transparent roof panel 4 to a constant value is constituted by the spacer 37. In addition, in FIG. 4, illustration of the roof side flanges 14, 16, and 21 is omitted.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the screw shaft of the fixing bolt 23 is formed on the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 of the roof side rail 1, the transparent roof panel 4, and the fixing portion 26 of the shade holding member 6. The nut 41 is screwed onto the screw shaft of the fixing bolt 23 through the inserted insertion hole, and the transparent roof panel 4 and the roof side rail 1 on the roof side are connected by the nut 41 and the first leg 34 of the roof rack 7. When the flanges 14, 16, 21 and the fixing portion 26 of the shade holding member 6 are sandwiched and fixed together, the upper portion 40 of the spacer 37 is inserted into the insertion hole 38 of the transparent roof panel 4, and the spacer The stepped portion provided between the upper portion 37 and the lower portion 39 of the member 37 abuts on the lower surface of the transparent roof panel 4 so that the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 Distance between the bright roof panel 4 is configured to be regulated to a constant value.

  Like the first leg 34, the head of the fixing bolt 23 is embedded in the second leg 35 provided at the center in the front-rear direction of the roof rack 7 and the third leg 36 provided at the rear end. Has been. The second and third leg portions 35 and 36 of the roof rack 7 are formed on a rear roof panel 42 made of a steel plate or the like installed so as to cover the rear upper portion of the vehicle compartment on the rear side of the transparent roof panel 4. The fixing bolt 23 and a nut 41 screwed to the fixing bolt 23 are fixed by a fixing member.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a fixing member 59 made of a synthetic resin material is externally fitted to the side end portion of the transparent roof panel 4 excluding the installation portion of the first leg portion 34. A side end of the transparent roof panel 4 is bonded to the roof side flange 14 of the rail outer panel 8 by an adhesive 43 applied to the lower surface of the rail. In FIG. 5, 44 is a flow regulating member made of a sponge material or the like that regulates the flow of the adhesive.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper end portion of the front window glass 2 and the front end portion of the transparent roof panel 4 are attached to the upper surface of the front header 45 provided at the upper front end portion of the passenger compartment by adhesives 46 and 47. By being fixed, the front end portion of the transparent roof panel 4 is installed in a state of being continuous with the upper end portion of the front window glass 2. In FIG. 6, 48 is a weather strip that seals between the front end of the transparent roof panel 4 and the upper end of the front window glass 2, 49 and 50 are sponge materials that restrict the flow of the adhesives 46 and 47, and the like. Reference numeral 51 denotes a shade holding member that supports the front end portion of the sunshade, and 52 denotes a front header trim material that covers the lower surface of the front header 45. The shade holding member 51 has a support groove portion 53 of the sunshade 5 and an attachment portion 54 of the front header trim material 52. The attachment portion 54 of the shade holding member 51 and the upper end portion of the front header trim material 52 are resin. The clip material 55 is sandwiched together.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the rear end portion of the transparent roof panel 4 is fixed to the upper surface of the front portion of the rear roof panel 42 covering the rear upper portion of the passenger compartment by an adhesive 56. In FIG. 7, 57 is a flow regulating member made of a sponge material or the like that regulates the flow of the adhesive 56, and 58 is a top sealing material that covers the lower surface of the rear roof panel 42. On the rear side of the vehicle body between the top sealant 58 and the rear roof panel 42, the sunshade 5 is slid along the support groove portion 28 of the shade holding member 6 so that the sunshade 5 is used forward. The following shade drive unit 61 is arranged to move to a position and a rear storage position.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the shade drive unit 61 extends from the rear end portion of the sunshade 5 to the rear side of the vehicle body, and the front end portion is located on the other side of the vehicle body along the lower surface of the rear end portion of the rear roof panel 42. It has a pair of left and right drive cables 62 extending to the side, a pinion gear 63 that meshes with a male screw formed on the peripheral surface of the drive cable 62, and a drive motor 64 that rotationally drives the pinion gear 63. ing. Then, while guiding both the drive cables 62 with a guide member (not shown), the drive motor 64 is operated so that the leading ends of both the drive cables 62 are in the direction indicated by the arrow D in FIG. By rotating and driving the pinion gear 63 in the direction in which the sunshade is moved, the sunshade 5 is retracted to the retracted position provided on the lower side of the rear roof panel 42 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 and FIG. ing. Further, by rotating and driving the pinion gear 63 in the direction indicated by the arrow E in FIG. 9, that is, in the direction of moving to the center portion side of the vehicle body, the imaginary line in FIG. 2 and FIG. As shown, the sunshade 5 is configured to advance to a use position that covers the lower surface of the transparent roof panel 4.

  A pair of left and right roof side rails 1 having a rail outer panel 8 and a rail inner panel 9 that form a closed cross section extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body as described above, and a transparent roof installed so as to cover between the roof side rails 1 A roof structure for an automobile including a panel 4 and a roof rack 7 that is fixed to the left and right upper surfaces of the roof portion and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and includes a rail outer panel 8 and a rail inner panel 9 of the roof side rail 1. In addition, roof side flanges 14 and 16 that protrude inward in the vehicle width direction and are joined to each other are provided, and fixing bolts 23 that fix the roof rack 7 to the roof side flanges 14 and 16 of the roof side rail 1 are provided. It is embedded in the roof rack 7, and the screw shaft of the fixing bolt 23 is connected to the side portion of the transparent roof panel 4 and Since the roof rack 7 and the transparent roof panel 4 are fixed to the roof side flanges 14 and 16 of the roof side rail 1 by being inserted into the roof side flanges 14 and 16 of the roof side rail 1 and fastening the nuts 41, the vehicle width of the roof portion is reduced. There is an advantage that the transparent roof panel 4 and the roof rack 7 can be easily and properly assembled to the vehicle body while ensuring a light transmission region in the direction.

  That is, both the transparent roof panel 4 and the roof rack 7 are connected to the roof side flange 14 of the roof side rail 1 by the fixing member including the fixing bolt 23 and the nut 41 screwed to the screw shaft of the fixing bolt 23. Since the transparent roof panel 4 and the roof rack 7 are separately attached to the roof side rail 1, the structure of the mounting portion is simplified compared to the case where the transparent roof panel 4 and the roof rack 7 are separately attached to the roof side rail 1. Assembling work of the roof rack 7 can be easily performed. In addition, as in the prior art, the configuration is such that the transparent roof panel 4 is fixed while avoiding the installation portion of the roof rack 7, so that the situation that the width dimension of the transparent roof panel 4 is reduced does not occur. The roof rack 7, the transparent roof panel 4, and the roof side flanges 14 and 16 of the roof side rail 1 are disposed at positions where they are overlapped with each other in a plan view, so that a light transmission region in the vehicle width direction of the roof portion is sufficiently provided. It can be ensured and the feeling of opening in the passenger compartment can be improved.

  As shown in the above embodiment, when the roof rack 7 and the transparent roof panel 4 are fixed to the roof side flanges 14 and 16 of the roof side rail 1 by the fixing bolts 23, the roof side flanges 14 and 16 and the transparent roof panel 4 are fixed. In the case where an interval restricting portion made of the spacer 37 for restricting the interval with the panel 4 to a constant value is provided, the fastening force of the fixing bolt 23 can be supported by the interval restricting portion. It is possible to effectively prevent the transparent roof panel 4 from being damaged due to an excessive fastening force acting on the transparent roof panel 4 made of, and the like. There exists an advantage that it can support to the side flanges 14 and 16 stably.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the rail reinforcement 10 is disposed between the rail outer panel 8 and the rail inner panel 9, and both the roof sides of the rail outer panel 8 and the rail inner panel 9 are disposed on the rail reinforcement 10. Since the roof side flange 21 sandwiched between the flanges 14 and 16 is provided, the support rigidity of the transparent roof panel 4 and the shade holding member 6 can be effectively improved, and the roof side rail 1 and the entire roof portion are distorted. There is an advantage that can be effectively suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent the transparent roof panel 4 made of glass or the like from being damaged due to a large distortion in the roof portion, and stably hold the transparent roof panel 4 on the vehicle body. Can be made.

  Further, as shown in the above embodiment, the shade holding member 6 that slidably supports the sunshade 5 disposed below the transparent roof panel 4 is fixed to the roof side by the fixing bolt 23 together with the roof rack 7 and the transparent roof panel 4. When it is configured to be fixed to the roof side flanges 14, 16, and 21 of the rail 1, the transparent roof panel 4, the roof rack 7, and the shade holding member are secured while ensuring a light transmission region in the vehicle width direction of the roof portion. 6 can be easily and properly assembled to the vehicle body, and the shade holding member 6 disposed below the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 can be easily brought close to the transparent roof panel 4, thereby There is an advantage that the vehicle interior height can be sufficiently secured by positioning 5 above.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the front window glass 2 and the transparent roof panel 4 are formed separately, and the front window glass 2 and the transparent roof panel are installed at the installation portion of the front header 45. However, the front windshield 2 that covers the front of the passenger compartment and the transparent roof panel 4 that covers the upper part of the passenger compartment are integrally formed, and the front header 45 is omitted. The present invention can also be applied to such vehicles.

  Further, instead of the above embodiment in which the head of the fixing bolt 23 is embedded in the first leg 34 of the roof rack 7, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the first leg 34 of the roof rack 7 and A nut 41 is disposed in a space 65 formed between the rulac main body 33 and the head of the fixing bolt 23 is fixed below the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 of the roof side rail 1. It is good also as a structure which made the axis | shaft protruded above the said roof side flange 14,16,21. Then, the transparent roof panel 4 and the shade holding member are formed by fitting the insertion hole 38 formed in the side portion of the transparent roof panel 4 to the screw shaft and screwing the nut 41 to the screw shaft. 6 and the roof rack 7 may be configured to be integrally fixed to the roof side flanges 14 and 16 of the roof side rail 1.

  10 and 11, reference numeral 66 denotes an upper collar having a flange portion 67 that comes into contact with the upper surface of the transparent roof panel 4 and an inner cylinder portion 68 that is inserted into the insertion hole 38 of the transparent roof panel 4 from above. The lower collars 72, 73, and 74 having a flange portion 70 that contacts the upper surface of the roof side flange 14 and an outer cylinder portion 71 that is externally fitted to the inner cylinder portion 68 of the upper collar 66 are provided on the fixing bolt 23. A seal ring made of rubber for sealing the installation portion, 75 is a washer disposed below the nut 41, and 76 is a seal member for sealing between the transparent roof panel 4 and the roof side rail 1.

  As described above, the nut 41 fastened to the fixing bolt 23 for fixing the roof rack 7 to the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 of the roof side rail 1 is disposed on the roof rack 7 side, and the screw of the fixing bolt 23 is arranged. The shaft is inserted into the side portion of the transparent roof panel 7 and the roof side flanges 14, 16, and 21 of the roof side rail 1, and the nut 41 is fastened to the screw shaft, thereby the roof rack 7 and the transparent roof panel 4. Is secured to the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 of the roof side rail 1, the transparent roof panel 4 and the roof rack 7 are secured while ensuring a light transmission region in the vehicle width direction of the roof portion. Can be easily and properly assembled to the vehicle body.

  In particular, when the roof rack 7 and the transparent roof panel 4 are fixed to the roof side flanges 14, 16, and 21 of the roof side rail 1 by the fixing bolts 23, the gap is restricted by the upper collar 66 and the lower collar 69. The distance between the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 of the side rail 1 and the transparent roof panel 4 is restricted to a constant value, and the installation portion of the fixing bolt 23 is sealed by the rubber seal rings 72, 73, 74. In this case, the fastening force of the fixing bolt 23 is supported by the spacing regulating portion, thereby suppressing an excessive fastening force from acting on the transparent roof panel 4 made of glass or the like. It is possible to effectively prevent the panel 4 from being damaged, and rain in the passenger compartment through the insertion hole 38 of the transparent roof panel 4. Etc. there is an advantage that effectively prevent the entry is.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the first leg 34 of the roof rack 7 is formed with a panel holding groove 77 into which the side end of the transparent roof panel 4 is fitted, and the head of the fixing bolt 23 is formed. The threaded shaft of the fixing bolt 23 is inserted into the insertion holes formed in the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 of the roof side rail 1, and the nut 41 is screwed onto the threaded shaft. The roof rack 7 may be fixed to the roof side flanges 14, 16, and 21, and the transparent roof panel 4 may be fixed via the roof rack 7. In FIG. 12, reference numeral 78 denotes a seal member that seals between the roof rack 7 and the roof side rail 1 and the transparent roof panel 4.

  A pair of left and right roof side rails 1 having a rail outer panel 8 and a rail inner panel 9 that form a closed cross section extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body as described above, and a transparent roof installed so as to cover between the roof side rails 1 In the automotive roof structure including the panel 4 and the roof rack 7 fixed to the left and right upper surfaces of the roof portion and extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, the rail outer panel 8 and the rail inner panel 9 of the roof side rail 1 are Roof side flanges 14 and 16 are provided which protrude inward in the vehicle width direction and are joined to each other, and side end portions of the transparent roof panel 4 are fitted into the panel holding grooves 77 formed in the roof rack 7. In this case, the fixing bolt 23 is not formed in the transparent roof panel 4 without forming the insertion hole for the fixing bolt 23. 23 makes it possible to secure both of the transparent roof panel 4 and roof rack 7 to the roof side flanges 14, 16 of the roof side rail 1. Therefore, the mounting work of the transparent roof panel 4 and the roof rack 4 can be simplified while preventing the strength from being lowered due to the insertion hole of the fixing bolt 23 formed in the transparent roof panel 4, and the upper view in the passenger compartment can be improved. There are advantages such as securing and improving the feeling of opening.

  As shown in FIG. 13, a nut 41 to which the fixing bolt 23 of the roof rack 7 is screwed is embedded in the first leg portion 34 of the roof rack 7, and the roof side flanges 14, 16, 21 of the roof side rail 1 are embedded. The roof rack 7 is fixed to the roof side flanges 14, 16, and 21 by inserting the screw shaft of the fixing bolt 23 from below into the insertion hole formed in the screw hole and screwing it onto the nut 41. The transparent roof panel 4 may be fixed via the rack 7.

It is a top view which shows embodiment of the roof structure for motor vehicles based on this invention. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the structure of the attaching part of a roof rack. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the VI-VI sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the VII-VII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a top view which shows the storage state of a sunshade. It is a top view which shows the state advanced to the use position of a sunshade. FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 5 showing another embodiment of the automobile roof structure according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 showing another embodiment of the automobile roof structure according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 showing still another embodiment of the automobile roof structure according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 showing still another embodiment of the automobile roof structure according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Roof side rail 4 Transparent roof panel 5 Sun shade 6 Shade holding groove 7 Roof rack 8 Rail outer panel 9 Rail inner panel 10 Rail reinforcement 14 Roof side flange of rail outer panel 16 Roof side flange of rail inner panel 21 Rail reinforcement Door side flange 23 Fixing bolt 37 Spacer (space regulating part)
41 Nut 69 Lower collar (Distance restriction part)
77 Panel retention groove

Claims (5)

  A pair of left and right roof side rails having a rail outer panel and a rail inner panel that form a closed cross section extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, a transparent roof panel installed so as to cover the space between both roof side rails, and the upper left and right sides of the roof portion A roof structure for an automobile having a roof rack that is fixed to the vehicle body and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction on the rail outer panel and the rail inner panel of the roof side rail. The roof side flange to be joined to each other is provided, and either the fixing bolt for fixing the roof rack to the roof side flange of the roof side rail or the nut to be fastened to the fixing bolt is disposed on the roof rack, and the fixing is performed. Connect the screw shaft of the bolt to the side of the transparent roof panel and the roof side The are passed through by fastening the nut to the roof flange, automobile roof structure, characterized in that to fix the roof rack and the transparent roof panel to the roof side flange of the roof side rail.   When the roof rack and transparent roof panel are fixed to the roof side flange of the roof side rail with fixing bolts, a distance restricting part is provided to restrict the distance between the roof side flange of the roof side rail and the transparent roof panel to a constant value. The automobile roof structure according to claim 1, wherein   A pair of left and right roof side rails having a rail outer panel and a rail inner panel that form a closed cross section extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, a transparent roof panel installed so as to cover the space between both roof side rails, and the upper left and right sides of the roof portion A roof structure for an automobile having a roof rack that is fixed to the vehicle body and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction on the rail outer panel and the rail inner panel of the roof side rail. A roof-side flange to be joined to each other is provided, a panel holding groove is formed in the roof rack to which a side end portion of the transparent roof panel is fitted, and the roof rack is fixed to the roof-side flange of the roof side rail. Either the bolt or the nut to be fastened to this fixing bolt is installed on the roof rack Automobile roof structure, characterized in that the.   A rail reinforcement is provided between the rail outer panel and the rail inner panel, and a roof side flange that is sandwiched between both the rail outer panel and the rail inner panel is provided on the rail reinforcement. The automotive roof structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   5. A shade holding member for slidably supporting the sunshade, and the shade holding member, together with the roof rack and the transparent roof panel, are fixed to the roof side flange of the roof side rail by a fixing bolt. The roof structure for automobiles according to any one of the above.

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