JP2015081071A - Body structure of convertible vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a body structure of a convertible vehicle capable of more securely keeping airtightness of a passenger compartment when the passenger compartment is closed by a movement of a door or a back panel.SOLUTION: A body structure of a convertible vehicle includes a mounting plate 32 with which a sealer 31 is provided along an outer edge of a back panel 21. When a passenger compartment 6 is closed, a rear end of a door 10 is press-fitted to an outside surface of the sealer 31. When the back panel 21 is rotated forward (C) into a storage 22 together with the sealer 31 and the mounting plate 32, a lid link 27 that rotated a storage lid 23 backward so as to close an opening of the storage 22 is press-fitted to the sealer 31. The mounting plate 32 is formed so as to partly opposing at the rear end of the door 10 in a width direction of a vehicle body 2 through the sealer 31. A part of the mounting plate 32 is positioned near a place where the lid link 27 is press-fitted to sealer 31.

Description

  [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure of a convertible vehicle provided with a sealant that seals between a door that opens and closes a door opening that allows communication between the inside and outside of the passenger compartment and a movable back panel that forms a rear upper surface of the passenger compartment. It is about.

  Conventionally, there is a vehicle body structure of the convertible vehicle disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. According to this publication, the vehicle body structure includes a door opening formed on the side surface of the vehicle body so as to communicate the inside and outside of the vehicle interior inside the vehicle body, and a door that can be opened and closed from the outside of the vehicle body. A storage chamber that is formed at the rear of the vehicle body and that opens upward, and the storage chamber lid is pivotally supported so that the storage chamber lid can be moved back and forth so that the storage chamber lid can be opened and closed. A lid link that forms an upper surface of the vehicle compartment, an upper rear surface of the vehicle compartment at the front upper side of the storage chamber, and through the opening of the open storage chamber toward the storage chamber. A back panel that can be moved forward and backward together with the roof panel is provided.

  According to the vehicle, if the door opening is closed with the door and the back panel is rotated backward together with the roof panel, the vehicle compartment can be closed, and avoiding winds and rain in rainy weather. Driving is possible.

  On the other hand, the lid of the storage chamber is rotated forward by the lid link to open the opening of the storage chamber, and then the back panel is rotated forward together with the roof panel to be stored in the storage chamber through the opening of the storage chamber. If this is the case, the vehicle compartment can be opened to the outside, and in this way, it is possible to travel comfortably while receiving the traveling wind in fine weather.

  Further, the vehicle body structure of the convertible vehicle usually includes a sealing material provided along the outer edge of the back panel and a mounting plate material for attaching the sealing material to the back panel.

  As described above, when the door is rotated backward and the door opening is closed with the back panel rotated backward so as to close the passenger compartment, the rear surface of the door is placed on the outer surface of the sealing material. The end edges are pressed against each other and the space between them is sealed, so that the airtightness of the closed compartment is maintained.

  On the other hand, as described above, when the back panel is stored together with the sealing material in the storage chamber, and the storage chamber lid closes the opening of the storage chamber, the lid link is pressed against the sealing material, and the vehicle travels. The back panel is prevented from rattling with the vibration of time.

JP 2004-331014 A

  By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, when the back panel is rotated backward to close the passenger compartment and the door is closed, the door is pressed against the sealing material to maintain the airtightness of the passenger compartment. On the other hand, when the back panel is stored in the storage chamber, it is prevented that the lid link comes into pressure contact with the seal material and the back panel is not rattled. It is desired to further improve the effect.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle body structure of a convertible vehicle when the vehicle compartment is closed by the operation of a door or a back panel. While holding the back panel in the storage room, when the vehicle compartment is opened outward, the back panel will more reliably be rattled. It is to be able to prevent and to achieve these with a simple configuration.

The invention of claim 1 includes a door opening 9 formed on a side surface of the vehicle body 2 so as to communicate between the inside and outside of the vehicle interior 6 inside the vehicle body 2, and a door 10 that closes the door opening 9 from the outside of the vehicle body 2 so as to be opened and closed. And a storage chamber 22 formed at the rear of the vehicle body 2 and opening upward, and the storage chamber lid 23 is moved to the vehicle body 2 so that the storage chamber lid 23 can be opened and closed. A lid link 27 pivotally supported so as to be capable of backward rotation E and F, and an upper rear surface of the vehicle compartment 6 in the front upper direction of the storage chamber 22 are formed. A back panel 21 that can be moved forward and backward C and D, and a mounting plate 32 that attaches a sealing material 31 provided along the outer edge of the back panel 21 to the back panel 21. On the outer surface of the sealing material 31 While the rear edge of the door 10 is in pressure contact with the seal member 31 and the mounting plate member 32 in the storage chamber 22, the back panel 21 is rotated and stored in the storage chamber 22, and the opening of the storage chamber 22 is opened. In a vehicle body structure of a convertible vehicle in which the lid link 27, which is the reverse rotation of the storage chamber lid 23 to be closed, is in pressure contact with the sealing material 31,
The mounting plate member 32 is formed such that a part thereof faces the rear end edge of the door 10 through the seal member 31 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2.
In the convertible vehicle body structure, a part of the mounting member 32 is positioned in the vicinity of the pressure contact portion 31c of the lid link 27 in the sealing material 31.

  In addition, in this section, the reference numerals and drawing numbers appended to the above terms are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention to the “Example” section and the contents of the drawings described later.

  The effects of the present invention are as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a door opening formed on the side surface of the vehicle body so as to communicate between the inside and outside of the vehicle interior inside the vehicle body, a door that can be opened and closed from the outside of the vehicle body, and a rear portion of the vehicle body are formed. A storage chamber that opens upward, a lid link that pivotally supports the storage chamber lid so that the storage chamber lid can be opened and closed so that the storage chamber lid can be opened and closed; A back panel that forms the upper rear surface of the vehicle compartment in the front upper part of the storage chamber, passes through the opening of the opened storage chamber toward the storage chamber, can be rotated backward, and an outer end of the back panel A mounting plate for attaching a sealing material provided along an edge to the back panel, and a rear end edge of the door is in pressure contact with an outer surface of the sealing material, while the sealing material and the mounting plate in the storage chamber With the above back When stored the panel is pivot forward, in the vehicle structure of the convertible vehicle in which the lid link is restored rotating the storage compartment lid to close the opening of the storage chamber is in pressure-contact with the sealing material,
A part of the mounting plate material is formed to face the rear end edge of the door in the width direction of the vehicle body via the sealing material.

  For this reason, as described above, when the door rotates backward to close the passenger compartment and the rear edge of the door comes into pressure contact with the outer surface of the seal material, the pressure contact force causes the seal material to move to the door. Although it tends to be deformed so as to escape from the rear end edge portion, such deformation is prevented by a part of the mounting plate material. Therefore, a sufficiently large pressure contact force is obtained between the rear edge of the door and the outer surface of the sealing material, the sealing performance is improved, and the improvement in maintaining the airtightness of the passenger compartment is achieved. .

  In addition, a part of the attachment member is positioned in the vicinity of the pressure-contact portion of the lid link in the sealing material.

  For this reason, as described above, when the lid link, which has rotated the storage chamber lid backward so as to close the opening of the storage chamber, is in pressure contact with the seal material, the pressure contact portion of the seal material causes the pressure contact portion of the seal material to be closed. Although it tends to be deformed so as to escape from the link, such deformation is prevented by a part of the mounting plate material. Therefore, since a sufficiently large pressure contact force is obtained between the lid link and the sealing material, it is possible to more reliably prevent the back panel from rattling.

  In addition, each of the effects of improving the airtightness of the passenger compartment by improving the sealing performance described above and preventing the occurrence of rattling of the back panel stored in the storage compartment more reliably than the above-mentioned sealing material and its mounting. Since this is achieved by devising the structure of the mounting plate material for this purpose, each of the above-mentioned effects can be achieved with a simple configuration as long as a separate member is not required.

The rear part of a vehicle is a side view of a wafer. FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1.

  The vehicle body structure of a convertible vehicle according to the present invention is such that when the vehicle compartment is closed by the operation of a door or a back panel, the air tightness of the vehicle compartment can be more reliably maintained, while the back panel is stored in the storage compartment. Therefore, when the vehicle compartment is opened outward, it is possible to more reliably prevent the back panel from rattling, and so that these can be achieved with a simple configuration. In order to realize the purpose of, the form for carrying out the present invention is as follows.

  That is, the vehicle body structure of the convertible vehicle includes a door opening formed on the side surface of the vehicle body so as to communicate between the inside and outside of the vehicle interior inside the vehicle body, a door that can be opened and closed from the outside of the vehicle body, and a rear portion of the vehicle body And a lid link that pivotally supports the storage chamber lid so that the storage chamber lid can be opened and closed so that the storage chamber lid can be opened and closed. A back panel that forms an upper rear surface of the vehicle compartment at the front upper side of the storage chamber, and is capable of going back and forth through the opening of the storage chamber opened to the storage chamber; A mounting plate for attaching a sealing material provided along the outer edge to the back panel. The rear edge of the door is in pressure contact with the outer surface of the seal material, and when the back panel is rotated and stored together with the seal material and the mounting plate material in the storage chamber, the opening of the storage chamber is closed. The lid link obtained by rotating the storage chamber lid is pressed against the sealing material.

  A part of the mounting plate material is formed to face the rear end edge of the door through the sealing material in the width direction of the vehicle body. A part of the mounting member is positioned in the vicinity of the pressure-contact portion of the lid link in the sealing material.

  In order to explain the present invention in more detail, an embodiment thereof will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a convertible vehicle, and an arrow Fr indicates the front in the traveling direction of the vehicle 1. The left and right described below refer to the width direction of the vehicle body 2 of the vehicle 1 toward the front.

  The vehicle body 2 is supported on the traveling surface 5 by front and rear wheels 3, 4, and an interior space in a midway portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 is a vehicle compartment 6.

  As shown by a solid line in FIG. 1, the vehicle body 2 opens the door opening 9 formed on the side surface of the vehicle body 2 and the door opening 9 from the outside of the vehicle body 2 in a state where the vehicle compartment 6 is closed. A door 10 that can be opened and closed, and a rear portion of the door 10 moves outward toward the outside of the vehicle body 2 to open and close the door opening 9, and a front end portion of the door 10 is set so that it can be rotated backwards A and B. When the door support 9 pivots on the front opening edge of the door opening 9 and the door 10 rotates backward B to close the door opening 9, the rear end of the door 10 is moved to the door. A locking tool 12 that is releasably locked to the rear opening edge of the opening 9 is provided. The door 10 includes a sheet metal door main body 14 constituting a lower portion thereof, and a door glass 15 that protrudes upward from the door main body 14 and can be moved up and down.

  The vehicle body 2 forms a lower portion of the vehicle body 6 and forms a lower portion of the vehicle compartment 6, and protrudes upward from a front portion of the vehicle body main body 18 to form an upper front surface of the vehicle compartment 6. The front window 19, the upper edge of the front window 19 extends rearward from the side, and forms the upper surface of the passenger compartment 6, and the rear end edge of the roof panel 20 faces the rear lower side. A resin-made back panel 21 that forms an upper rear surface of the vehicle compartment 6, and a rear lower end edge of the back panel 21 extends rearward from the rear, and a storage chamber 22 formed in the rear portion of the vehicle body 18. And a storage chamber lid 23 that closes the upper end opening of the door from above.

  A lower portion of the door opening 9 is formed in the vehicle body 18. The lower portion of the door opening 9 can be opened and closed by a door body 14 of the door 10. The upper portion of the door opening 9 is formed by a space surrounded by outer edge portions of the front window 19, the roof panel 20, and the back panel 21. The upper portion of the door opening 9 can be opened and closed by a door glass 15 that is raised so as to protrude upward from the door body 14 of the door 10 as indicated by a three-dot chain line in FIGS.

  Further, the vehicle body 2 has left and right sides of the roof panel 20 and the back panel 21, respectively, so that the roof panel 20 and the back panel 21 can move back and forth C and D toward the inside of the storage chamber 22. A panel link 26 that pivots each side portion to the rear portion of the vehicle body 18 and the storage chamber lid 23 move rearward and upward from the upper end opening of the storage chamber 22 so that the backward rotation E and F are possible. The lid link 27 pivotally supports the storage chamber lid 23 to the rear portion of the vehicle body 18, the forward and backward rotations C and D of the roof panel 20 and the back panel 21, and the forward and backward rotation of the storage chamber lid 23. A hydraulic or electric cylinder type actuator (not shown) that enables E and F to be driven by power is provided. In addition, you may make it perform each rotation CF of the said roof panel 20, the back panel 21, and the storage chamber lid 23 manually.

  As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, when the vehicle compartment 6 is closed from the state in which the vehicle compartment 6 is closed by the roof panel 20 and the back panel 21, the vehicle compartment 6 is opened upward and rearward. As indicated by the alternate long and short dash line, the storage chamber lid 23 is moved forward E by the lid link 27 to open the upper end opening of the storage chamber 22. Next, from this state, the roof panel 20 and the back panel 21 are moved forward C by the panel link 26 and stored in the storage chamber 22 as indicated by a one-dot chain line and a two-dot chain line in FIG. . Next, the storage chamber lid 23 is rotated backward F by the lid link 27 to close the upper end opening of the storage chamber 22. Then, the vehicle compartment 6 can be opened upward and rearward. In order to return the vehicle compartment 6 from this state to the closed state as described above, an operation reverse to the above may be performed.

  In the vehicle 1 configured as described above, a rubber-made elastic sealing material 31 extending long along the outer edge of the back panel 21 is provided. A sheet metal mounting plate 32 is provided which extends long along the outer edge of the back panel 21 and attaches the sealing material 31 to the outer edge of the back panel 21.

  The mounting plate member 32 has a U-shape in which each cross section in the longitudinal direction opens toward the front of the vehicle body 2. Specifically, the mounting plate 32 includes a substrate 36 that is firmly attached to the front surface of the outer edge portion of the back panel 21 by a fastener 35, and the outer side of the vehicle body 2 on the substrate 36 is forward from the edge edge portion. And an inner plate 38 extending forward from the edge of the edge of the vehicle body 2 in the board 36. The inner plate 38 is formed of the mounting plate member 32. Part of it. The mounting plate 32 is formed by joining a plurality of plates together by welding. The fastener 35 is a resin-made grommet 35a that is inserted into and locked in a through-hole formed in the back panel 21, and is screwed into the grommet 35a to fasten the substrate 36 to the back panel 21. Bolt 35b.

  A base portion 31 a of the sealing material 31 is fitted into the inner space of the mounting plate material 32, and each portion of each outer surface of the base portion of the sealing material 31 is attached to the inner surfaces of the plates 36 to 38 of the mounting plate material 32 in a press-contact manner. As a result, the sealing material 31 is attached to the outer edge of the back panel 21 by the attachment plate material 32. A portion of the sealing material 31 protruding forward from the mounting plate material 32 is a sealing material body 31b.

  In FIGS. 1 and 2, when the door 10 is rotated backward B and the door opening 9 is closed while the back panel 21 is rotated backward D to close the vehicle compartment 6, the sealing material 31 is closed. The rear end edge of the door glass 15 of the door 10 is elastically pressed against the outer surface of the sealing material main body 31b, and the space between these 31 and 10 is sealed. Airtightness is maintained.

  In the above case, the inner plate 38 which is a part of the mounting plate 32 is formed so as to face the rear end edge of the door glass 15 of the door 10 through the sealing member 31 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2.

  For this reason, as described above, when the door 10 rotates backward B so as to close the passenger compartment 6 and the rear end edge of the door 10 is elastically pressed against the outer surface of the sealing material 31, this pressure contact force is applied. The sealing material 31 tends to be deformed so as to escape from the rear edge of the door 10, but such deformation is prevented by the inner plate 38 which is a part of the mounting plate material 32. Therefore, a sufficiently large pressure contact force is obtained between the rear edge of the door 10 and the outer surface of the sealing material 31, the sealing performance is improved, and the airtightness of the vehicle compartment 6 is improved. Achieved.

  In FIG. 3, when the vehicle compartment 6 is opened outwardly by retracting the back panel 21 together with the seal member 31 and the mounting plate member 32 in the storage chamber 22 and storing the same, the storage chamber 22 is opened. The lid link 27 obtained by reversing the storage chamber lid 23 so as to close the opening is elastically pressed against the sealing material body 31b of the sealing material 31. It is possible to prevent rattling.

  In the above case, the inner plate 38 which is a part of the mounting plate 32 is positioned in the vicinity of the pressure contact portion 31c of the lid link 27 in the seal main body 31b of the seal 31.

  For this reason, as described above, when the lid link 27 obtained by reversing the storage chamber lid 23 so as to close the opening of the storage chamber 22 is elastically pressed against the seal material 31, the pressure contact force causes the above-described pressure contact force. The pressure contact portion 31 c of the sealing material 31 tends to be deformed so as to escape from the lid link 27, but such deformation is prevented by the inner plate 38 of the mounting plate material 32. Therefore, since a sufficiently large pressure contact force is obtained between the lid link 27 and the sealing material 31, the back panel 21 is more reliably prevented from rattling.

  In addition, each of the effects of improving the airtightness of the vehicle compartment 6 by improving the sealing performance as described above and preventing the back panel 21 stored in the storage chamber 22 more reliably from rattling can be achieved by the sealing material 31. In addition, since it is achieved by devising the structure of the mounting plate member 32 for the mounting thereof, the above-described effects can be achieved with a simple configuration as long as a separate member is not required.

  In addition, although the said attachment board | plate material 32 in the example of a figure is formed by couple | bonding several board | plate materials mutually, you may form it by pressing a single board | plate material.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Car body 3 Wheel 4 Wheel 5 Running surface 6 Car interior 9 Door opening 10 Door 14 Door main body 15 Door glass 18 Car body main body 19 Front window 20 Roof panel 21 Back panel 22 Storage room 23 Storage room lid 26 Panel link 27 Lid link 31 Seal material 31a Base portion 31b Seal material body portion 31c Pressure contact portion 32 Mounting plate material 36 Substrate 37 Outer plate 38 Inner plate (part)
A Forward rotation B Reverse rotation C Forward rotation D Reverse rotation E Forward rotation F Reverse rotation

Claims (1)

A door opening formed on the side of the vehicle body so as to communicate between the inside and outside of the vehicle interior inside the vehicle body, a door that can be opened and closed from the outside of the vehicle body, and a door formed at the rear of the vehicle body, opening upward A storage chamber, a lid link that pivots the storage chamber lid forward and backward so that the storage chamber lid can be opened and closed so that the storage chamber lid can be opened and closed, and a vehicle in front of the storage chamber. A back panel that forms the upper rear surface of the chamber, passes through the opening of the opened storage chamber, and moves back and forth into the storage chamber, and is provided along the outer edge of the back panel. A mounting plate for attaching the sealing material to the back panel, and the rear edge of the door is pressed against the outer surface of the sealing material, while the back panel is routed together with the sealing material and the mounting plate in the storage chamber. Move When stored, the body structure of a convertible vehicle in which the lid link is restored rotating the storage compartment lid to close the opening of the storage chamber is in pressure-contact with the sealing material,
The mounting plate material is formed such that a part thereof is opposed to the rear edge of the door via the sealing material in the width direction of the vehicle body,
A vehicle body structure for a convertible vehicle, wherein a part of the mounting member is positioned in the vicinity of a pressure-contact portion of the lid link in the sealing material.

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