JP2010234954A - Roof panel for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the rigidity of a roof panel by reinforcing the outer periphery of an opening of an inner panel with a projecting part. <P>SOLUTION: The roof panel for the vehicle has a translucent window 7 formed in a resin outer panel 3. A resin inner panel 13 arranged on the back side of the outer panel 3 is formed with an opening 15 so as to overlap with the window 7 of the outer panel 3, and provided with the projecting part 17 surrounding the opening 15 from the outside. The outer panel 3 and inner panel 13 having the projecting part 17 at the outer peripheral edge are joined so that the respective outer peripheral edges abut on each other, and in this state, the projecting part 17 abuts on the outer peripheral edge of the window 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a roof panel constituting a roof of a vehicle.

In the roof panels disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the outer peripheral edges of the outer panel in which the window is formed and the inner panel in which the opening is formed so as to overlap the window of the outer panel are in contact with each other. It is joined. A sunshade member that blocks light from the window portion is assembled to the inner panel so as to slide along the panel surface between the outer panel and the inner panel.
JP-A-8-192893 JP 2006-341789 A

  By the way, when the inner panel and the outer panel are made of resin panels, if only the outer peripheral edges of the inner panel and the outer panel are joined as in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the rigidity of the roof panel is insufficient. In particular, the rigidity of the periphery of the opening of the inner panel is insufficient.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, The place made into the objective is to strengthen the rigidity of a roof panel.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that a projecting portion that is in contact with the outer peripheral edge of the window portion of the outer panel is provided on the inner panel so as to surround the opening from the outside.

  Specifically, the present invention is directed to a roof panel that constitutes the roof of a vehicle, and the following solution is taken.

  That is, the invention according to claim 1 is a resin outer panel in which a transparent window portion is formed, and a resin outer panel disposed on the back side of the outer panel so that the opening portion overlaps the window portion. An inner panel; and a sunshade member that is assembled to the inner panel so as to be able to open and close the opening, and that blocks light from the window in a closed state, and the inner panel surrounds the opening from the outside In the state which has a protrusion part and joined the outer panel and the inner panel so that each outer periphery may contact | abut each other, the said protrusion part contact | abuts to the window part outer periphery.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle roof panel according to the first aspect, the sunshade member is detachable from the vehicle interior side by engaging / disengaging the engagement piece and the engagement hole with the inner panel. It is characterized by being assembled.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle roof panel according to the first aspect, the sunshade member is slid along the panel surface so that the sunshade member can be moved in and out of the opening of the inner panel. It is configured.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the protrusion of the inner panel serves as a reinforcing rib, the outer periphery of the opening of the inner panel is reinforced by the protrusion, and the rigidity is increased. Since the peripheral edge is supported by the protrusion from below and the support rigidity in the middle of the roof panel is increased, the overall rigidity of the resin roof panel is improved.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, an opening part can be opened and closed easily by attaching / detaching a sunshade member by engagement / disengagement operation of an engagement piece and an engagement hole.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, the quantity of the light which injects from a window part can be easily adjusted by sliding a sunshade member. Further, since the sunshade member is assembled to the inner panel, there is no need to provide a space for storing the sunshade member when not in use in the vehicle interior.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 5 shows a roof panel 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The roof panel 1 has a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and forms a roof of the vehicle. The roof panel 1 has a resin outer panel 3 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a resin inner panel 13 shown in FIG. 3 disposed on the back side of the outer panel 3, and an opening 15 can be opened and closed in the inner panel 13. The resin-made sunshade member 23 shown in FIG. 4 is provided.

  The outer panel 3 has an outer panel body 5 having a substantially rectangular plate shape, and a window portion 7 is formed near the front of the outer panel body 5 in the vehicle. The outer panel body 5 is made of a transparent resin material, and the region excluding the window portion 7 of the outer panel body 5 is made opaque by being painted, while the window portion 7 is not painted and has transparency. Have. Further, the window portion 7 bulges slightly above the area of the outer panel body 5 excluding the window portion 7. Further, a substantially rectangular annular rib 9 is integrally provided on the outer peripheral edge of the window portion 7 of the outer panel body 5 along the outer peripheral edge of the window portion 7. Moreover, the outer peripheral protrusion 11 which protrudes below is integrally formed in the outer periphery of the outer panel main body 5 over the perimeter.

  The inner panel 13 includes an inner panel main body 14 having a substantially rectangular shape, and the inner panel main body 14 is formed so that an opening 15 overlaps the window 7 of the outer panel 3. The inner panel body 14 is formed with a substantially rectangular annular projecting portion 17 projecting toward the back surface of the outer panel 3 so as to surround the opening 15 from the outside. A pair of engagement holes 19a penetrating in the vehicle front-rear direction is formed in the vehicle front side portion of the protrusion 17 and a pair of holes penetrating in the vehicle front-rear direction of the protrusion 17 are formed in the vehicle rear side portion. The engagement hole 19b is formed. A horizontal surface portion 21 a on which an adhesive is placed is formed at the tip of the protruding portion 17. Further, a substantially rectangular annular outer peripheral protrusion 22 that protrudes toward the back surface of the outer panel 3 is integrally formed on the outer peripheral edge of the inner panel main body 14 over the entire periphery. A horizontal surface portion 22 a on which an adhesive is placed is formed at the tip of the outer peripheral protrusion 22.

  The sunshade member 23 blocks light from the window portion 7 in a closed state, and has a sunshade member body 25 having a substantially rectangular plate shape. At the center in the vehicle width direction of the sunshade member main body 25 on the rear side of the vehicle, a gripping concave portion 29 that is recessed upward is formed. An annular protrusion 27 is integrally provided on the outer peripheral edge of the sunshade member body 25. A rectangular plate-like engagement piece 27a that engages with the engagement hole 19a of the outer panel 3 is provided on the protrusion 27 so as to project integrally in a direction along the plate surface of the sunshade member body 25. In addition, a pair of claw-like engaging pieces 27 b that engage with the engaging holes 19 b of the outer panel 3 are integrally projected in a direction orthogonal to the plate surface of the sunshade member main body 25.

  The outer panel 3 and the inner panel 13 configured as described above are joined to each other with the adhesive 31 interposed between the horizontal surface portions 21a and 22a and the back surface of the outer panel 3 so that the outer peripheral edges of each of the outer panel 3 and the inner panel 13 come into contact with each other. . In this state, the inner panel 13 is positioned on the back side of the outer panel 3, and the protruding portion 17 of the inner panel 13 is fitted to the rib 9 of the outer panel 3 from the outside. Further, the front end surface of the projecting portion 17 is in contact with the outer panel body 5 outside the rib 9.

  Further, as indicated by the phantom line, the sunshade member 23 has the engagement surface 27a inserted into the engagement hole 19a of the inner panel 13 from the inside of the opening and engaged with the sunshade member main body 25 on the rear side of the plate surface vehicle. The engaging piece 27b is engaged with the engaging hole 19b by being pushed up from below, and is assembled to the inner panel 13.

  When daylighting is performed, the sunshade member 23 assembled to the inner panel 13 places the hand on the recess 29 and pulls it downward to disengage the engagement piece 27b from the engagement hole 19b, and then engage the engagement piece 27a. It can be removed from the inner panel 13 by being removed from the hole 19a. Thereby, direct sunlight can be taken in into a vehicle interior. Thus, the sunshade member 23 can be attached and detached by the engagement / disengagement operation of the engagement pieces 27a and 27b and the engagement holes 19a and 19b, so that the opening 15 can be easily opened and closed.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the protrusion 17 of the inner panel 13 serves as a reinforcing rib, and the outer periphery of the opening 15 of the inner panel 13 is reinforced by the protrusion 17 to increase the rigidity. Since the outer peripheral edge of the three window portions 7 is supported from below by the protrusions 17 and the support rigidity in the middle of the roof panel 1 is increased, the overall rigidity is improved.

(Modification of Embodiment 1)
FIG. 6 shows a roof panel 1 according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the window portion 7 of the outer panel main body 5 bulges upward from the region excluding the window portion 7. However, in this modification, the window portion 7 of the outer panel main body 5 is the region excluding the window portion 7. It is configured with the same level. A concave portion 8 is formed in an annular shape on the periphery of the window portion 7, and the coating is closed in the range of the concave portion 8. Since the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the same effects as those of the first embodiment, the surface of the outer panel 3 has a flat and smart shape, so that the appearance of the roof panel 1 from the outside of the vehicle is improved. .

(Embodiment 2)
7 to 9 show a roof panel 1 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In this Embodiment 2, the roof panel 1 is comprised from the outer panel 3, the inner panel 13, and the sunshade member 23 similarly to Embodiment 1, and the outer panel 3 has the same structure as the thing of Embodiment 1. FIG.

  The inner panel body 14 of the inner panel 13 includes a first panel 14a having an opening 28 larger than the opening 15 and a second panel 14b fitted into the opening 28 of the first panel 14a. Yes.

  A projecting portion 17 is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the opening 28 of the first panel 14a, and both sides of the projecting portion 17 in the vehicle front-rear direction are formed in two steps, while the vehicle width of the projecting portion 17 is Both sides in the direction are configured in three steps. Further, both side edges in the vehicle width direction of the opening 28 of the first panel 14a are bridged by a bridging portion 37 having a substantially H cross section extending in the vehicle width direction. A notch 39 is formed in the vehicle width direction middle of the lower edge of the bridging portion 37. Further, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 18 penetrating in the vertical direction are formed in the base end side step portion of the projecting portion 17 so as to be spaced apart from each other.

  In the second panel 14b, an opening 15 corresponding to the window 7 is formed. In addition, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 16 are formed at the periphery of the second panel 14b with a space therebetween.

  The sunshade member 23 does not have the protruding portion 27 and the engagement pieces 27a and 27b, and is provided on the front and back surfaces of the sunshade member body 25 so that the protrusions 33 extend in the vehicle front-rear direction on both sides in the vehicle width direction. Has been. Further, a projecting piece 35 projects in the middle of the vehicle rear end edge of the sunshade member body 25 in the vehicle width direction. A recess 29 is formed near the vehicle front side of the sunshade member main body 25.

  The second panel 14b is assembled to the first panel 14a by inserting bolts corresponding to the bolt insertion holes 16 of the second panel 14b and the bolt insertion holes 18 of the first panel 14a. In this state, a gap in which the protrusion 33 of the sunshade member 23 is located is formed between the intermediate step on both sides of the protrusion 17 in the vehicle width direction and the second panel 14b. The sunshade member 23 can be moved back and forth between the outer panel 3 and the second panel 14b with both end edges of the sunshade member 23 inserted into the gap and in contact with the intermediate step portion. In this manner, the protrusion 33 is slid along the panel surface while being in sliding contact with the intermediate step portions on both sides of the protrusion 17 in the vehicle width direction. At this time, the protruding piece 35 of the sunshade member 23 passes through the notch 39 of the bridging portion 37. Further, with the sunshade member 23 completely closing the opening 15, the vehicle front side portion of the bridge portion 37 abuts against the protruding piece 35 of the sunshade member 23 to prevent the sunshade member 23 from falling into the vehicle interior side. To do.

  The roof panel 1 configured as described above has the bolt insertion hole 16 and the first panel of the second panel 14b with the sunshade member 23 sandwiched between the first panel 14a and the second panel 14b. It is assembled by inserting a bolt into the bolt insertion hole 18 of 14a.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the amount of light incident from the window portion 7 can be easily adjusted by sliding the sunshade member 23. Further, since the sunshade member 23 is assembled to the inner panel 13, it is not necessary to provide a space for housing the sunshade member 23 when not in use in the vehicle interior.

(Modification of Embodiment 2)
FIG. 10 shows a roof panel 1 according to a modification of the second embodiment of the present invention. In this modification, the projecting end of the projecting portion 17 is bifurcated to form a concave groove 21b, and the rib 9 of the outer panel 3 is fitted in the concave groove 21b.

  Therefore, according to this modification, since the rib 9 of the outer panel 3 is fitted in the concave groove 21b of the protrusion 17, the protrusion 17 is more securely fixed to the inner panel 13. The outer periphery of the opening 15 is reinforced more reliably by the protrusion 17.

  Moreover, in the said Embodiment 2, a clearance gap arises by a manufacturing error etc. between the terminal part of the opening part 15, ie, the front-end | tip of the protrusion part 17, and the rib 9 of the window part 7, and it exposes below, from the vehicle compartment side Although the appearance may be deteriorated, according to the present modification, the tip of the projecting portion 17 covers the rib 9 of the window portion 7 from below, so that the appearance from the passenger compartment side (downward) is further improved.

  In the first embodiment, the engagement pieces 27a and 27b are provided in the sunshade member 23, and the engagement holes 19a and 19b are provided in the inner panel 13. However, the shapes of the engagement pieces and the engagement holes are the same as those in the first embodiment. It is not limited to the example. Further, the sunshade member 23 may be provided with an engagement hole, and the inner panel 13 may be provided with an engagement piece.

  Further, the modification of the second embodiment may be applied to the first embodiment and the modification of the first embodiment.

  The present invention is useful, for example, as a roof panel constituting a vehicle roof.

It is the perspective view which looked at the outer panel which concerns on Embodiment 1 from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the outer panel which concerns on Embodiment 1 from the back side. It is the perspective view which looked at the inner panel which concerns on Embodiment 1 from the back side. It is the perspective view which looked at the sunshade member concerning Embodiment 1 from the back side. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line AA in FIG. 1 of the roof panel according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 5 according to a modification of the first embodiment. (A) is the perspective view which looked at the inner panel of the state which removed the 2nd panel which concerns on Embodiment 2 from the front side, (b) is the FIG. 4 equivalent figure of Embodiment 2, (c) is Embodiment 2. FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the 2nd panel which concerns on from the front side. FIG. 6 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5 of the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line BB in FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is an enlarged view corresponding to part C of FIG. 9 according to a modification of the second embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Roof panel 3 Outer panel 7 Window part 13 Inner panel 15 Opening part 17 Protrusion part 19a, 19b Engagement hole 23 Sunshade member 27a, 27b Engagement piece

Claims (3)

A roof panel constituting a roof of a vehicle,
A resin outer panel in which a transparent window is formed;
A resin inner panel disposed on the back side of the outer panel and formed so that the opening overlaps the window;
A sunshade member that is assembled to the inner panel so as to be able to open and close the opening, and that blocks light from the window in a closed state,
The inner panel has a protrusion that surrounds the opening from the outside,
A roof panel for a vehicle, wherein the projecting portion is in contact with the outer peripheral edge of the window portion in a state where the outer panel and the inner panel are joined so that the outer peripheral edges thereof are in contact with each other. The vehicle roof panel according to claim 1,
The roof panel for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the sunshade member is assembled to the inner panel so as to be detachable from the vehicle interior side by engaging / disengaging the engagement piece and the engagement hole. The vehicle roof panel according to claim 1,
The roof panel for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the sunshade member is configured to slide along a panel surface so that the sunshade member can be withdrawn / retracted from an opening of the inner panel.

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