JP2007022316A - Automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automobile having a back window glass supported free to elevate between the most upper position and the lowest position and a luggage door supported on a rear part of a main body free to revolve between a closed position and an opened position revolved to the rear more than the closed position capable of elevating the back window glass even when the back window glass and the luggage door are formed in a state overhung to a side part in the car width direction of the main body. <P>SOLUTION: The back window glass 6 is arranged so that the back window glass 6 occupies the position on the inside of the car room more than the luggage door 5 when the back window glass 6 is lowered to the lowest position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a back window glass supported so as to be able to move up and down between the uppermost position and the lowermost position, and a pivotable position between a closed position and an open position pivoted rearward from the closed position. The present invention relates to an automobile having a luggage door supported at the rear part of the body.

  An automobile of the above type is conventionally known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of this type of conventional automobile. In this figure, reference numeral 3A denotes a roof, and 6A denotes a back window glass. Reference numeral 5A denotes a luggage door supported by the main body 1A. As can be seen from FIG. 10, in the conventional automobile, the entire rear side portion 20A is covered with the roof 3A or quarter pillar. For this reason, when the automobile is driven, a large field of view cannot be obtained with respect to the outside of the vehicle, and the drawback of lacking a feeling of opening in the passenger compartment is unavoidable.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, it is conceivable to form the luggage door 5A and the back window glass 6A so as to protrude greatly to the side in the vehicle width direction of the main body 1A. In this way, a large field of view can be obtained with respect to the outside of the vehicle, and the feeling of opening in the vehicle compartment can be improved. However, in the conventional automobile, when the back window glass 6A is lowered to the lowest position, the back window glass 6A is configured to be positioned between the inner panel and the outer panel of the luggage door 5A. Further, when the back window glass 6A is formed so as to extend largely to the side in the vehicle width direction of the main body 1A, the back window glass 6A cannot be lowered to the lowest position. For this reason, conventionally, the back window glass 6A could not be formed in a large shape extending to the side in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG.

JP 2005-145303 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide an automobile capable of eliminating the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, enhancing the feeling of opening in the passenger compartment, and raising and lowering the back window glass without hindrance.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a convertible vehicle of the type described at the beginning, wherein the back window glass and the luggage door extend to the side in the vehicle width direction of the main body. Proposed is an automobile in which the back window glass is disposed so as to occupy a position closer to the interior of the vehicle than the luggage door when lowered to the lowest position (claim 1).

  In the automobile according to claim 1, it is advantageous that the back window glass is supported by a support panel fixed to the luggage door (claim 2).

  Furthermore, in the vehicle according to claim 2, the back window glass is guided by a guide rail fixed to the support panel, and is configured to operate between an uppermost position and a lowermost position. (Claim 3).

  In addition, in the automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 3, it is advantageous that the automobile has a package tray that covers a lower portion of the back window glass when the back window glass occupies the lowest position. (Claim 4).

  Further, in the automobile according to claim 4, the package tray is a first tray fixed to the luggage door, and a second tray fixed to the back window glass and moving up and down together with the back window glass. It is advantageous if a tray is provided (claim 5).

  According to the present invention, since the back window glass projects to the side of the main body in the vehicle width direction, the feeling of opening in the passenger compartment can be enhanced, and the back window glass can be raised and lowered without hindrance. .

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an automobile configured as a convertible car, and FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a part of the convertible vehicle shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 3 when a back window glass 6 described later occupies the uppermost position. It is. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. The arrow Fr shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 indicates the forward direction of the convertible vehicle (the same applies to FIGS. 6 to 9), and the terms “front” and “rear” in this specification are based on this forward direction Fr. Means before and after. Further, the direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction is the vehicle width direction W (FIGS. 1, 5, 6, 7, and 9) of the convertible vehicle. FIG. 2 shows a state when the side door shown in FIG. 1 is lowered.

  2 to 4 are cross-sectional views of the convertible vehicle shown in FIG. 1 taken along the center line CL in the vehicle width direction W and showing the right side portion of the convertible vehicle. The left part and the left part are configured symmetrically with respect to the center line CL. Accordingly, FIGS. 5 to 9 show only the right side of the convertible vehicle or each member thereof, and in the following description, only the configuration of the right side portion of the convertible vehicle will be mainly clarified.

  1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a convertible vehicle. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the upper portion of the passenger compartment R is covered with a movable roof 3, and the front portion of the passenger compartment R is partitioned by a windshield glass 4 (FIG. 2). Further, a luggage door 5 is arranged at the rear part of the main body 1, and this luggage door 5 is shown in a closed position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 2 and a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2 rotated rearward from the closed position. It is supported by the rear part of the main body 1 through a link (not shown) so as to be rotatable between the open positions shown. Further, a back window glass 6 is disposed at the rear part of the main body 1, and the back window glass 6 is shown in the uppermost position shown in FIG. 4 and shown in FIGS. It is supported so that it can move up and down between the lowest position. The rear portion of the passenger compartment R is partitioned by the luggage door 5 occupying the closed position and the back window glass 6 occupying the uppermost position, and the back window glass 6 occupying the uppermost position is located above the luggage door 5. Covers the compartmented opening. In the passenger compartment R, a front seat 18 and a rear seat 19 are arranged as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. In FIG. 5, the back window glass 6 occupying the uppermost position is indicated by a solid line, and the back window glass 6 lowered to the lowermost position is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  The luggage door 5 includes an inner panel 7 positioned on the vehicle interior side and an outer panel 8 positioned on the vehicle exterior side of the inner panel 7, and these panels 7 and 8 are fixed to each other by spot welding. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the movable roof 3 has a main body rear portion defined by a use position that covers the upper portion of the passenger compartment R and a luggage door 5 that occupies a closed position, as will be described later. Is supported by the main body 1 so as to be operable between a storage position folded and stored in the storage space LR. In the convertible vehicle of this example, the rear portion of the passenger compartment R is a storage space LR.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the back window glass 6 and the luggage door 5 are formed so as to largely protrude to the side portion in the vehicle width direction W of the main body 1. Therefore, as is clear from FIG. 1, even when the movable roof 3 occupies the use position covering the upper part of the passenger compartment, the feeling of opening in the passenger compartment is improved, and the passengers can enjoy the driving of the convertible car comfortably. Can do. Further, the back window glass 6 is not disposed between the inner panel 7 and the outer panel 8 of the luggage door 5, but as shown in FIGS. positioned. As a result, the back window glass 6 is formed in a shape that protrudes greatly to the side in the vehicle width direction of the main body 1, but the back window glass 6 is positioned at the lowest position without interfering with the luggage door 5. Can be lowered. Hereinafter, a specific configuration related to this will be clarified.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, a glass frame 9 made of a rigid body such as metal is fixed to the lower portion of the back window glass 6 disposed on the side in the passenger compartment R with respect to the luggage door 5 by an adhesive. Yes. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, brackets 10 and 11 are fixed to each end portion of the glass frame 9 in the vehicle width direction and the center portion in the vehicle width direction, and guides are attached to the end portions of the brackets 10 and 11. Each of the rollers 12 and 13 is rotatably supported.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 and 7, a fixing portion 15 of a support panel 14 made of a rigid body such as a metal plate is fixed to the inner panel 7 of the luggage door 5 by welding. Guide rails 16 and 17 extending substantially in the vertical direction are fixed to each end portion of the support panel 14 in the vehicle width direction and the center portion in the vehicle width direction, and the above-described guide rollers 16 and 17 are fixed to the guide rails 16 and 17, respectively. 12 and 13 are fitted so as to be freely rotatable.

  Further, a known window regulator (not shown in FIGS. 2 to 5) is supported on the support panel 14 described above, and the back window glass 6 is positioned at the uppermost position shown in FIG. 4 by this window regulator. And the lowermost position shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. The guide rollers 12 and 13 roll in the guide rails 16 and 17 during the raising and lowering, and the back window glass 6 moves up and down while drawing a predetermined locus. As described above, the back window glass 6 is supported by the support panel 14 via the window regulator, and the back window glass 6 is guided by the guide rails 16 and 17 fixed to the support panel 14 to be in the closed position. A region closer to the passenger compartment than the occupied luggage door 5 is moved up and down.

  As the above-described window regulator, an appropriate type of device known per se can be adopted. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a channel member 33 fixed to a glass frame 9 fixed to the lower portion of the back window glass 6 and extending substantially in the horizontal direction, and a motor 34 with a speed reducer fixedly supported by the support panel 14. And an arm 35 fixed to the output shaft 37 of the motor 34 and driven to swing by the motor 34, supported by the tip of the arm 35, and rotatably fitted in the guide groove of the channel member 33. A window regulator composed of the roller 36 can be employed. In this window regulator, when the arm 35 swings by the operation of the motor 34, the roller 36 supported at the tip of the arm 35 moves in a substantially horizontal direction while rolling on the guide groove of the channel member 33. As a result, the back window glass 6 moves up and down. A manual window regulator can also be employed. Regardless of which type of window regulator is used, the back window glass 6 is supported by the support panel 14 via the window regulator.

  As can be seen from the above description, when the back window glass 6 is lowered to the lowest position, the back window glass 6 is disposed so as to occupy a position closer to the vehicle interior side than the luggage door 5. 6 is supported by a support panel 14 fixed to the luggage door 5. Furthermore, in the illustrated example, the back window glass 6 is guided by guide rails 16 and 17 fixed to the support panel 14, and is configured to operate between the uppermost position and the lowermost position.

  Although the back window glass 6 is formed so as to protrude greatly to the side in the vehicle width direction of the main body 1 by the above-described configurations, the back window glass 6 is not interfered with the luggage door 5 without interfering with the luggage door 5. It can be lowered to a lower position. For this reason, as will be described below, the movable roof 3 can be stored in the storage position without hindrance.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the movable roof 3 of this example includes a first frame 21, a second frame 22 connected to the first frame 21 via a first hinge 25, and a second frame 22. A third frame 23 connected to the frame 22 via a second hinge 26, and a fourth frame 24 connected to the third frame 23 via a third hinge 27. The third frame 23 is connected to the main body 1 through a fourth hinge 28. These frames 21 to 24 are stretched with a flexible hood 29 made of a resin sheet or cloth. As described above, the movable roof 3 of the present example is composed of a soft type roof having the frames 21 to 24 and the hood 29 stretched on the frames 21 to 24, but the whole is made of a rigid body and can be folded. A hard type movable roof can also be used.

  In order to place the movable roof 3 described above from the use position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 to the storage position, first, as described above, the back window glass 6 is placed at the lowest position as shown by the solid line in FIGS. Lower to position. Further, the fourth frame 24 of the movable roof 3 is rotated around the third hinge 27 in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 2, and the fourth frame 24 is indicated by a broken line in FIG. Bring to position. As a result, the space above the luggage door 5 occupying the closed position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 and the back window glass 6 lowered to the lowest position is opened. Therefore, the luggage door 5 is rotated together with the back window glass 6 as shown by an arrow B in FIG. 2 to bring it to the open position shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. At this time, the luggage door 5 may be configured to be rotated by a motor (not shown), or the luggage door 5 may be manually rotated.

  When the luggage door 5 is rotated as described above, the back window glass 6 is lowered to the lowest position, and the fourth frame 24 is rotated to the position indicated by the broken line. The back window glass 6 can be rotated without interfering with the movable roof 3.

  Next, the third frame 23 is rotated around the fourth hinge 28 in the direction indicated by the arrow C in FIG. 2, and the second frame 22 and the first frame 21 are moved to the second hinge. 26 and the first hinge 25 are respectively rotated, and the frames 21 to 24 are folded as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 2, while the entire movable roof 3 is shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. In the storage space LR. At this time, each of the frames 21 to 24 may be configured to be operated by a motor, or the frames 21 to 24 may be configured to be manually operated.

  As described above, in the convertible vehicle of this example, after the back window glass 6 is lowered to the lowest position, the luggage door 5 is rotated together with the back window glass 6 to the open position, and in this state, the movable roof 3 Is folded and stored in the storage space LR, the movable roof 3 can be stored in the storage space LR without hindrance. Next, the luggage door 5 is brought together with the back window glass 6 to the closed position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, and the retracting operation of the movable roof 5 is completed. In this state, the back window glass 6 can be raised to the uppermost position. In this way, the upper part of the main body 1 can be opened and the convertible vehicle can be driven comfortably.

  The movable roof 3 can be brought to the use position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2 by an operation reverse to that described above. Thus, the movable roof 3 is operable between the use position that covers the upper part of the passenger compartment R and the storage position that is folded and stored in the storage space LR at the rear of the main body defined by the luggage door 5. It is supported by the main body.

  By the way, in the automobile of this example, when the back window glass 6 occupies the lowermost position, the back window glass 6 is located on the vehicle interior side with respect to the luggage door 5, so that the back window glass 6 is outside. The car may become completely visible and the appearance of the car may be reduced. Therefore, in the automobile of this example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the back window glass 6 occupies the lowest position, a package tray 30 that covers the lower part of the back window glass 6 is provided. Thus, since the lower part of the back window glass 6 is covered with the package tray 30, it is possible to prevent the appearance from being lowered when the back window glass 6 is lowered to the lowest position.

  Further, when the movable roof 3 is housed in the storage space LR as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2 and the luggage door 5 is brought to the closed position as shown by a solid line in FIG. It is located above the movable roof 3 so as to cover the movable roof 3. As a result, the movable roof 3 that is folded and stored in the storage position is covered with the package tray 30, thereby preventing a problem that the appearance of the convertible vehicle is deteriorated.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, the above-described package tray 30 includes a first tray 31 and a second tray 32. These trays 31 and 32 are made of, for example, resin. The first tray 31 is fixed to the support panel 14 shown in FIG. 7 directly or via an intermediate member (not shown). In this way, the first tray 31 is fixed to the luggage door 5 via the support panel 14. The second tray 32 is fixed to the glass frame 9 directly or through an intermediate member (not shown). In this way, the second tray 32 is fixed to the back window glass 6 through the glass frame 9. Accordingly, the second tray 32 moves up and down together with the back window glass 6. As described above, the package tray 30 includes the first tray 31 fixed to the luggage door 5 and the second tray 32 fixed to the back window glass 6 and moved up and down together with the back window glass 6. Yes.

  The back window glass 6 moves up and down between the uppermost position shown by the solid line in FIG. 5 and the lowermost position shown by the two-dot chain line, but the first tray 31 and the second tray 32 are formed integrally, Assuming that these are fixed to the support panel 14, when the back window glass 6 moves from the uppermost position to the lowermost position, the back window glass 6 interferes with the tray at the position indicated by X in FIG. The window glass 6 cannot be lowered to the lowest position.

  Therefore, in the package tray 30 of this example, the second tray 32 is fixed to the back window glass 6, and the second tray 32 is lowered together with the back window glass 6 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It was configured as follows. Thereby, the back window glass 6 can be lowered to the lowest position without interfering with the package tray.

  As described above, the back window glass 6 can be raised and lowered without any trouble, and the movable roof 4 can be operated between the use position and the storage position.

  As mentioned above, although the specific example which applied this invention to the convertible vehicle which is an example of a motor vehicle was demonstrated, this invention is widely applicable also to motor vehicles other than a convertible vehicle.

It is an external appearance perspective view of a convertible car which is an example of a car. It is the schematic sectional drawing cut | disconnected along the II-II line | wire of FIG. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows a part of convertible vehicle shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 when the back window glass is raised to the uppermost position. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view of a back window glass and a glass frame. It is a perspective view of a support panel. It is a figure which shows an example of a window regulator. It is a perspective view of a package tray. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the conventional motor vehicle. It is a perspective view explaining the malfunction when forming the back window glass of the conventional motor vehicle in the form which protruded to the vehicle width direction side part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 5 Luggage door 6 Back window glass 14 Support panel 16, 17 Guide rail 30 Package tray 31 1st tray 32 2nd tray W Car width direction R Car compartment

Claims (5)

The back window glass supported so as to be able to move up and down between the uppermost position and the lowermost position, and the rear position of the main body so as to be rotatable between the closed position and the open position rotated backward from the closed position. In a car having a supported luggage door,
The back window glass and the luggage door extend to the side of the main body in the vehicle width direction, and when the back window glass is lowered to the lowest position, the back window glass is more in the vehicle compartment than the luggage door. An automobile characterized by being arranged to occupy an inner position. The automobile according to claim 1, wherein the back window glass is supported by a support panel fixed to the luggage door. The automobile according to claim 2, wherein the back window glass is guided by a guide rail fixed to the support panel and is operated between an uppermost position and a lowermost position. The automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a package tray that covers a lower portion of the back window glass when the back window glass occupies the lowest position. 5. The automobile according to claim 4, wherein the package tray includes a first tray fixed to the luggage door and a second tray fixed to the back window glass and moving up and down together with the back window glass.

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