JP2009101868A - Roof structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide roof structure capable of preventing the intrusion of water into a cabin in a canvas-top type automobile having a roof rail which is divided into a front part and a rear part. <P>SOLUTION: This roof structure comprises an opening formed at a roof, a folding cover member 12 for covering the opening, and main rails 11b provided at right and left edges of the opening so as to guide the cover member 12 to slide in the back and forth direction of a vehicle, and the opening can be opened by folding the cover member 12 to the rear side of the opening along the main rails 11b. This roof structure also comprises a housing rail 21a aligned at the back of the main rails 11b when the cover member is not housed, a housing means 25 for housing the cover member 12 which is folded on the housing rail 21a when housing at a housing position in a cabin with the housing rail 21a, and water receivers 4 provided under rear ends of the main rails 11b so as to receive water when the water is dropped from rear ends of the main rails 11 when housing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a roof structure in which a cover member (for example, canvas) covering a roof opening of an automobile is slid and folded in the rearward direction of the vehicle to open the opening, and more particularly to a drainage structure in the roof structure. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional canvas top type automobile 1 has an opening 2a in its roof 2, and slide rails (not shown) provided along both sides of the opening 2a. A plurality of sets of slide members that support both side edges of the canvas 3 are slidably attached along the canvas 3. The plurality of slide members are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction on both side edges of the canvas 3.

  In the automobile 1 having such a configuration, the opening 2a of the roof 2 is closed by moving each slide member to the front side along the slide rail and developing the canvas 3. On the other hand, when each slide member is moved rearward along the slide rail, the canvas 3 is folded near the rear end of the opening 2a.

  Further, the roof of a canvas top type automobile disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided with a cover member so as to close the upper opening of the automobile as shown in FIG. In the open state, as shown in FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1, this cover member is folded and stored in the trunk portion.

Such a canvas top type automobile is provided with a mechanism for discharging water collected around the canvas top mechanism, particularly on the slide rail, when raining in the closed state of the cover member. For example, in the canvas-top automobile 7 shown in FIG. 6A, the periphery of the slide rail has a water receiving structure as shown in FIG. 6B, that is, water is formed at the joint between the outer plate 71 and the trim 72. Since the receiving groove 73 is provided, water is discharged outside the vehicle through the water receiving groove 73.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-112142

  However, in the roof structure of the type in which the roof rail is divided into the front and the rear and the canvas is stored together with the rear rail, when the roof rail is divided into the front and the rear, water drops from this divided portion, and the water flows into the vehicle interior. I will enter.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a roof structure that prevents water from entering the passenger compartment in a canvas top automobile in which the roof rail is divided into front and rear. And

  In order to achieve the above object, a roof structure of the present invention includes an opening formed in the roof, a foldable cover member that covers the opening, and left and right edges of the opening in the vehicle longitudinal direction. A roof structure that includes a main rail that guides the cover member so that the cover member slides, and the opening is opened by sliding the cover member to the rear side of the opening along the main rail and being folded. A storage rail that is aligned behind the main rail during storage; a storage means that stores a cover member folded on the storage rail during storage together with the storage rail in a storage position in the vehicle interior; and provided below the rear end of the main rail, A water receiver is provided for receiving water when the water drops from the rear end of the main rail during storage.

  The water receiver is preferably connected to a drain hose that discharges accumulated water to the outside of the vehicle.

  According to the roof structure of the present invention, even when water drops from the rear end of the main rail when the storage rail is detached from the main rail, it can be received by the water receiver provided below the rear end of the main rail. Thus, water does not drip into the passenger compartment.

  If the water receiver is equipped with a drain hose, the water accumulated in the water receiver is automatically discharged outside the vehicle.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. In the drawing, Fr indicates the front of the vehicle, Up indicates the upper side of the vehicle, and LH indicates the left side in the vehicle width direction.
FIG. 1 shows a canvas top type automobile 10 having an embodiment of a roof structure according to the present invention.

  In the automobile 10, an opening 11 a is formed in a roof 11. The opening 11a is formed in a gate shape so as to leave left and right edges from the rear end of the roof to the intermediate region near the front end of the roof. The opening 11a is covered with a foldable canvas 12.

  A plurality of bars (not shown) extending in the vehicle width direction are attached to the canvas 12 so as to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction, and the ends of the bars protrude outward in the vehicle width direction from the left and right edges of the canvas. Yes. Main rails 11b for guiding the tip portions of these bar members are provided along the left and right edges of the opening 11a extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. A slide member (not shown) is attached to the tip of each bar, and this slide member is guided and supported by the main rail 11b.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a water receiver 4 is provided below the rear end of the main rail 11b. The water receiver 4 has a rectangular box shape in plan view that is long in the vehicle width direction, and an upper portion is opened. More specifically, the water receiver 4 includes a rectangular front surface 41 and a rear surface 42 which are long in the vehicle width direction, a vehicle outer surface 43 and a vehicle inner surface 44, and a bottom surface 45. The front surface 41 is the rear end surface 11c of the main rail 11b. And are joined directly below the main rail 11b. Although only the right side of the vehicle is illustrated in FIG. 2, the water receiver 4 is provided on each of the left and right main rails 11 b and is symmetrical.

  A drain hole 51 is provided in the outer surface 43 of the water receiver 4, and a drain hose 52 is connected to the drain hole 51. The drain hose 52 communicates with the outside of the vehicle, and the water accumulated in the water receiver 4 is discharged outside the vehicle through the drain hole 51 and the drain hose 52.

  The canvas 12 slides while being supported by the main rail 11b. The canvas 12 is folded by folding the cloth portion between the adjacent bars when the front end and the rear end are brought close to each other. In this configuration, the opening 11a is opened by moving the canvas 12 to the vehicle rear side as shown by an arrow A (FIG. 1) and folding it.

Further, the canvas 12 folded in this way is stored in the vehicle interior of the automobile 10 by the roof structure 20.
As shown in FIG. 3, the roof structure 20 includes a canvas tray 21 that accommodates the canvas 12 in a folded state, slide means 22 that slides the canvas tray 21 back and forth, and the canvas tray 21 that has a swing shaft 23. A swinging means 24 for swinging around and a storage means 25 for storing the canvas tray 21 in a storage position in the vehicle compartment are included.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the storage means 25 includes a storage box 25 a disposed behind the seat back 14 a of the seat 14 in the last row and a canvas tray 21 in the storage box 4. And a second rail 29 for guiding to P4.

  The canvas tray 21 extends over almost the entire width of the roof 11 so that the canvas 12 can be placed thereon, and the sliding means 22 as in the following (1) to (3) with the folded canvas 12 placed thereon. The canvas 12 is conveyed from the folding position P1 to the storage position P4 by moving or swinging. Here, the folding position P1 is not stored, and the other positions P2 to P4 are stored.

(1) The canvas tray 21 is moved between the folding position P1 (shown position) and the rearward retracted position P2 (see FIG. 4) by the slide means 22.
(2) The canvas tray 21 is supported by the swinging means 24 so as to be swingable in the direction indicated by the arrow B around the swing shaft 23 at the retracted position P2, and the canvas tray 21 at the retracted position P2 From the posture, the front portion thereof is rotated downward to a predetermined angle θ to swing the canvas tray 21 to a swing position P3 in a tilted posture. The canvas tray 21 is detached from the swinging means 24 at this swinging position P3.
(3) After the canvas tray 21 is detached from the swinging means 24 at the swinging position P3, the canvas tray 21 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow C by the storing means 25 and is sent to the lower storing position P4.

FIG. 4 shows a more detailed configuration of the roof structure 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 4, the canvas tray 21 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vehicle width direction and includes storage rails 21a and 21a that extend in the vehicle front-rear direction along both left and right sides thereof. The storage rail 21a is aligned with the rear end of the main rail 11b of the roof 11 when the canvas tray 21 is not stored in the folding position P1.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 2A, at the folding position P1, the boss 26a provided below the front end of the storage rail 21a is engaged below the rear end of the main rail 11b. By fitting in the hole 26b, the front-end | tip of the storage rail 21a is aligned with respect to the rear end of the main rail 11b, and the main rail 11b and the storage rail 21a are connected. Similarly, a first weather strip 61 provided on the vehicle outer side in parallel with the main rail 11b and a second weather strip 62 provided on the vehicle outer side in parallel with the storage rail 21a are connected.

  Thus, in the state where the main rail 11b and the storage rail 21a are connected, the main rail 11b and the storage rail 21a are joined together with no gap, so even if water accumulates in the main rail 11b, It will not be dripped on. Further, when the canvas 12 is unfolded and the opening 11a of the roof 11 is closed, the weather strips 61 and 62 and the canvas 12 are in fluid-tight contact with each other so that water droplets such as rain enter the vehicle. There is no.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4B and 2B, during storage, the boss 26a of the storage rail 21a is disengaged from the engagement hole 26b of the main rail 11b, and the canvas tray 21 is retracted from the folding position P1. Move to P2. By retracting the canvas tray 21, the storage rail 21a does not interfere with the main rail 11b and the water receiver 4 when the canvas tray 21 swings to the swing position P3.

  As described above, when the storage rail 21a is separated from the main rail 11b, that is, during storage, if water accumulates in the main rail 11b, the water flows out from the rear end of the main rail 11b. This water is collected in a water receiver 4 provided below the rear end of the main rail 11b, and is further discharged outside the vehicle through a drain hose 52 from a drain hole 51 provided on the vehicle outer surface of the water receiver 4.

  The present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the folded canvas 12 is not rotated and remains as it is, not only in an automobile having a structure in which the folded canvas 12 is rotated about the swing shaft 23 and then stored downward. The present invention can be applied to an automobile having a structure that is stored downward at an angle.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the water receiver is provided below the rear end of the main rail, this water can be received even when water drops from the rear end of the main rail during storage. , Water will not drip into the car.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the motor vehicle provided with one Embodiment of the roof structure by this invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a main rail and a storage rail in the roof structure of FIG. 1, (A) shows an engaged state, and (B) shows a detached state. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the structure of the storage structure of the canvas top in the motor vehicle of FIG. It is a schematic side view which shows the state of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the structural example of the conventional canvas top type motor vehicle. The structural example of the conventional canvas top type motor vehicle is shown, (A) is a schematic perspective view, (B) is DD sectional drawing.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car 2 Roof 2a Opening 3 Canvas 4 Water receiver P1 Position P2 Position P2 Retraction position P3 Swing position P4 Storage position 10 Car 11 Roof 11a Opening 11b Main rail 11c Rear end surface 12 Canvas 20 Roof structure 21 Canvas tray 21a Storage Rail 22 Slide means 23 Oscillating shaft 24 Oscillating means 25 Storage means 26a Boss 26b Engagement hole 41 Front face 42 Rear face 43 Car outer face 44 Car inner face 45 Bottom face 51 Drain hole 52 Drain hose 61 First weather strip 61 Weather strip 62 Second Weather Strip

Claims (2)

An opening formed in the roof, a foldable cover member that covers the opening, and a cover member that is provided at the left and right edges of the opening so that the cover member slides in the vehicle front-rear direction. A main rail for guiding,
In the roof structure in which the opening is opened by sliding and folding the cover member along the main rail to the rear side of the opening,
A storage rail aligned behind the main rail when not stored;
Storage means for storing the cover member folded at the time of storage together with the storage rail at a storage position in a vehicle compartment;
A roof structure, comprising: a water receiver that is provided below the rear end of the main rail and receives water when the water drops from the rear end of the main rail during storage.   The roof structure according to claim 1, wherein the water receiver is connected to a drain hose that discharges accumulated water to the outside of the vehicle.