JP2017165354A - Upper part vehicle body structure of automobile with storage type roof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve both prevention against rattling of a vehicle body main body of a deck cover and apparent improvement in positioning.SOLUTION: An upper part vehicle body structure of an automobile with a storage type roof comprises an opening/closing roof 21 which covers a cabin 1 in an openable/closable state and a deck cover 71 which covers a storage room 15 for storing the opening/closing roof 21 in an openable/closable state, a guide member 90 for position guide of the deck cover 71 for a main bracket 30 is composed of a fitting member 91 and a fitted member 92 which are fitted to each other, and the fitting member 91 is projected on the side of the deck cover 71 toward an opening/closing roof structure 20. The main bracket 30 is provided with the fitted member 92, a vehicle-width inside part 108 of the fitted member 92 is provided with an elastic guide part 112 for vehicle width-directionally outward energization, and a vehicle-width outside part 107 is provided with a hard guide part 111 which is harder than the inside.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to an upper body structure of an automobile with a retractable roof provided with a roof member that covers a vehicle compartment so as to be opened and closed, and a deck cover that covers a storage chamber that houses the roof member so as to be opened and closed.

  In general, the above-mentioned deck cover provided in a car with a retractable roof can be opened and closed without problems even when the car goes over a step at low speed, runs on an inclined surface, or stops on the inclined surface. It has a support strength that can be used.

  However, a car with a retractable roof generally has a configuration in which a roof opening / closing mechanism for opening / closing the roof is disposed on the front side of the cover opening / closing mechanism for opening / closing the deck cover. May be overlapped with the roof opening / closing mechanism on the front side when viewed from the side of the vehicle.

  That is, at the upper part of the vehicle body (substantially the height of the belt line) corresponding to the height at which an occupant gets in the passenger compartment, at least the rear part of the roof opening / closing mechanism and at least the front part of the deck cover are arranged in the vehicle width direction. May be placed.

  For this reason, when the deck cover is located in the vicinity of the closed position when the deck cover is opened and closed, the automobile travels over a step at low speed, runs on an inclined surface, or stops on the inclined surface, etc. Therefore, if a load in the vehicle width direction is applied to the deck cover, the deck cover may be displaced in the vehicle width direction and the deck cover may interfere with the roof opening / closing mechanism.

  In particular, the deck cover and the roof opening / closing mechanism on the left and right sides in the vehicle width direction are viewed from the side of the vehicle in order to secure as wide a space in the vehicle width direction as possible as much as possible in the vehicle interior space. Since the deck cover and the roof opening / closing mechanism are required to be arranged as close as possible to each other in the vehicle width direction in the overlapping portion, the above-described interference problem is likely to occur, and some countermeasure is required.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 1 is provided with positioning means for positioning in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle body when the deck cover is closed, so that the deck cover can be guided so as not to interfere with the roof opening / closing mechanism when opening / closing. A car with a roof has been proposed.

  Specifically, in the roof structure of Patent Document 1, a rear roof lock (204) is provided at the rear lower end of the rear roof portion (deck cover) as positioning means, and a portion adjacent to the rear roof lock (204) on the vehicle body side. Further, a rear roof lock outer (124) that engages with the rear roof lock (204) is provided.

  The rear roof lock outer (124) and the rear roof lock (204) as positioning means of Patent Document 1 are both formed in a U-shaped cross section (see FIG. 25 of Patent Document 1), and are engaged with each other. Since the part is made of a hard material such as resin, it seems that it can be positioned firmly. However, the rear roof lock outer (124) and the rear roof lock (204) are both engaged with each other. A slight gap that allows displacement in the width direction is formed, and the engaging portions of each other are formed by inclined surfaces (see FIG. 26).

  For this reason, the rear roof lock outer (124) and the rear roof lock (204) may be rattled in the vehicle width direction due to vibration during traveling, etc., and both are formed of a hard material such as resin. There was a risk of abnormal noise.

  On the other hand, it is conceivable to form the positioning means with elasticity so as to absorb the rattling in the vehicle width direction against such problems, but if the elastic force is not sufficient, the upper end of the side body of the vehicle body is considered. The gap between the lower end of the vehicle and the deck cover lowers, or the silhouette of the line extending in the vehicle front-rear direction composed of the upper end of the side body of the vehicle body and the lower end of the deck cover becomes asymmetrical on each side in the vehicle width direction, As a result, there was a risk that the positioning accuracy (appearance) on the appearance would deteriorate.

JP 2007-261297 A

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to achieve both prevention of rattling of the deck cover and improvement in positioning accuracy in appearance.

An upper body structure of a car with a retractable roof according to the present invention includes a roof member that covers a vehicle compartment so as to be openable and closable, and a deck cover that covers the storage compartment that houses the roof member so as to be openable and closable. A guide structure for guiding the position of the deck cover with respect to the vehicle body side member, a cover side guide member provided on the deck cover side, and a vehicle body side guide member provided on the vehicle body side member. And one of these pair of guide members is constituted by a fitting member that protrudes toward the other, and the other is constituted by a fitted member that fits the fitting member,
An elastic guide portion that urges outward in the vehicle width direction is provided at an inner portion in the vehicle width direction of the fitted member, and a hard guide portion that is harder from the inner side is provided at an outer portion in the vehicle width direction.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to achieve both the prevention of rattling and the improvement of the positioning accuracy in appearance.

  The elasticity is a characteristic that deforms when pressure is applied and absorbs or relaxes an impact, and repels and returns to its original shape when pressure disappears. The term “hard” means that the rigidity is high and the amount of elastic deformation with respect to pressure is small. Specifically, a rigidity that does not substantially deform with respect to an input load (pressure) from the deck cover due to an assumed acceleration such as inclination of the vehicle body or overcoming a step is preferable. The vehicle body side member includes a roof opening / closing mechanism that is integrally attached and fixed to the vehicle body. That is, the member to be fitted provided on the vehicle body side member may be configured to be supported by a roof opening / closing mechanism or attached to a member other than the roof opening / closing mechanism in the vehicle body.

  As an aspect of the present invention, the deck cover contacts the pillar seal member from the outside in the vehicle width direction.

  According to the above configuration, both sealing performance and positioning accuracy can be achieved.

  Further, as an aspect of the present invention, a cover opening / closing mechanism that opens and closes the deck cover and a roof opening / closing mechanism that opens and closes the roof member are provided, and the vehicle body side member is separate from the cover opening / closing mechanism and is separated from the vehicle body. The roof opening / closing mechanism is integrally attached, and the fitted member is supported on the roof opening / closing mechanism side.

  According to the above configuration, the cover opening / closing mechanism can open / close the deck cover without being affected by an assembly error of the cover opening / closing mechanism and the roof opening / closing mechanism with respect to the vehicle body.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to achieve both prevention of rattling of the deck cover and improvement in positioning accuracy in appearance.

Side view showing the automobile of this embodiment with the open / close roof open The side view which shows the motor vehicle of a present Example in the closed state of an opening-and-closing roof Side view when the open / close roof is moved from the closed state to the open state Side view of the rear part of the car body with a part of the car body omitted AA sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view seen from the diagonally upper side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the arrow BB in FIG. CC sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. Side view of the main part of the structure on the vehicle body side of the roof opening / closing mechanism as seen from the outside in the vehicle width direction Rear view of the main part of the structure on the vehicle body side of the roof opening / closing mechanism Plan view of the main part of the structure on the vehicle body side of the roof opening / closing mechanism External view of guide member and fitting member mounting bracket of this embodiment Structure explanatory drawing of the guide member and fitting member attachment bracket of a present Example Structure explanatory drawing of the guide member and fitting member attachment bracket of a present Example

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In the figure, an arrow F indicates the front of the vehicle, an arrow IN indicates the inner side in the vehicle width direction, an arrow OUT indicates the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and an arrow U indicates the upper side of the vehicle.

  The drawing shows a vehicle body structure of an open car 10 of the present embodiment provided with an openable / closable roof structure 20 (see FIG. 4) and a deck cover structure 70, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the open car 10 in the closed state of the roof according to the present embodiment as viewed obliquely from the front right side, and FIG. 3 is a side view when the open / close roof is shifted from the closed state to the open state. 4 is a right side view of the rear part of the vehicle body with a part of the vehicle body side body omitted, and is an explanatory view showing the location of the guide member of this embodiment. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view seen from the diagonally upper side in the vehicle width direction, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C- in FIG. FIG. 8 is a side view of the main part of the structure on the vehicle body side of the roof opening / closing mechanism viewed from the outside in the vehicle width direction, and FIG. 9 is a rear view of the main part of the structure on the vehicle body side of the roof opening / closing mechanism. 10 is a plan view of the main part of the structure on the vehicle body side of the roof opening / closing mechanism, FIG. 11 is an external view of the guide member and the fitting member mounting bracket of this embodiment, and FIG. 12 is the guide member and the fitting member of this embodiment. FIG. 13A is a bottom view of the guide member of the present embodiment, and FIG. 13B is a book showing the fitting member and the fitting member mounting bracket in phantom lines. The top view of the guide member of an Example is shown. 8 to 10 schematically show the structure of the roof opening / closing mechanism.

  In the following embodiments, the opening / closing roof structure 20 and the deck cover structure 70 will be described with a focus on the structure on the right side of the vehicle. However, the structure on the left side of the vehicle is configured symmetrically with that on the right side unless otherwise specified. .

  As shown in FIG. 1, the open car 10 of the present embodiment includes a vehicle body body in which a passenger compartment 12 a and a passenger seat 12 b are arranged as a seat 12 (passenger seat 12) on which an occupant is seated. 11, the vehicle body 11 has a roof closed state (see FIG. 2) in which an open / close roof 21 covering the upper and rear sides of the passenger compartment 1 is closed, and a roof open state in which the open / close roof 21 is folded open (see FIG. 1). Open / close roof structure 20 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) that can be selectively changed is assembled.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a trunk room 13 is formed at the rear of the vehicle body 11, and an opening 13 a (see FIG. 3) is closed by a trunk lid 14 so as to be opened and closed. A storage chamber 15 in which the open / close roof 21 is stored is formed between the passenger compartment 1 and the trunk room 13 so as to open upward (see FIGS. 1 to 5). Reference numerals 16 in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG. 11 denote rear fenders 16 that form vehicle body bodies on both sides in the width direction of the rear portion of the vehicle body 11, and as shown in FIGS. The side 16u extends along the vehicle front-rear direction.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the open car 10 of the present embodiment has a lower edge side of the deck cover 71 and an upper edge side of the rear fender 16 when the rear portion of the vehicle is viewed from the side when the roof is closed. A body line that smoothly continues along the vehicle longitudinal direction is formed by the portion 16u.

  A deck cover 71 as a part of the deck cover structure 70 is disposed in the opening 15A (see FIG. 3) provided at the upper end of the storage chamber 15, and the deck cover 71 is disposed as shown in FIGS. When the open / close roof 21 is disposed between the closed state and the open state, the open / close roof 21 is disposed between the closed state and the open state. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage chamber 15 is disposed at an open position that rotates upward on the rear side and opens the opening 15 </ b> A of the storage chamber 15.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the open / close roof structure 20 includes an open / close roof 21 that forms a rear portion from the upper part of the passenger compartment 1, and a closed state of the open / close roof 21 as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 7. And a drive unit 25 that operates between the open state, a link mechanism 40 (see FIGS. 5 and 7) that transmits the drive of the drive unit 25 to the open / close roof 21, and a main bracket 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing roof 21 extends from the front header 18, which is a strength member that extends in the vehicle width direction and supports the upper side of the front window glass 17 (front window member) at the front of the vehicle interior 1. A center roof 22 that is connected to the rear and serves as a ceiling of the passenger compartment 1 and a rear roof 23 (see FIGS. 1 and 4) on the rear side of the passenger compartment 1 are arranged in the front-rear direction. Both the center roof 22 and the rear roof 23 are formed of a hard roof member.

  The center roof 22 includes a center roof main body portion 22F and a center roof rear portion 22R disposed on the rear side of the center roof main body portion 22F (see FIG. 2), and is configured by pivotally connecting mutually facing portions. ing.

  Thus, the open / close roof 21 is configured to be foldable into three parts by the center roof main body 22F, the center roof rear part 22R, and the rear roof 23, and is stored in the storage chamber 15 in a folded state when the roof is open. (See FIG. 3).

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the link mechanism 40 of the open / close roof structure 20 includes a plurality of links 41 arranged at both side positions in the vehicle width direction, and the plurality of links 41 are interlocked with each other. Are connected to each other at the connecting portion between the links 41. Such a link mechanism 40 is pivotally coupled to the main bracket 30 between the bottom portion on the opening / closing roof 21 side and the main bracket 30.
5 and 7, reference numeral 41 </ b> A indicates an operation link in which the base end side (vehicle main body 11) side of the plurality of links 41 is pivotally coupled to the main bracket 30.

  The drive unit 25 provided in the open / close roof structure 20 is configured to be electrically driven in the present embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the drive unit 25 is fixed to the main bracket 30 with bolts or the like, and amplifies the motor 26 and the driving force of the motor 26 with a predetermined reduction ratio and transmits the amplified power to the link mechanism 40. A power transmission mechanism 27 such as an appropriate gear is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 to 10, the main bracket 30 is a substantially plate-like member having excellent rigidity, and a vehicle body attachment flange portion 31 to be attached to the vehicle body 11 is formed. Is attached to the pillar inner panel 150 of the vehicle body 11 integrally from the inner surface in the vehicle width direction by the bolts (not shown).

  The vehicle body mounting flange portion 31 is formed by a flange portion 31a protruding downward from the lower portion of the main bracket 30 and a flange portion 31b extending upward along the B pillar 50 (center pillar 50). .

  A rear extension 32 extending rearward is formed on the upper and rear portions of the main bracket 30. The upper side 32u of the rear extension 32 is horizontally formed so as to have the same height along the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the rear fender 16 is slightly behind the rear end of the door glass 111 (see FIG. 1) of the side door 110 regardless of the roof closed state or the roof open state. The B pillar 50 is erected from the vehicle body 11 so as to protrude upward from the upper end of the vehicle body.

  The B pillar 50 protrudes upward so that the upper part slightly inclines inward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the lower part and abuts against the rear end of the door glass 111 of the side door 110. The B pillar 50 includes a pillar core member 51 formed in a closed cross-sectional structure by extrusion of aluminum or the like, a weather strip 52 as a pillar seal member attached to the pillar core member 51, and the like.

  The weather strip 52 includes a front weather strip 52F mounted along the front edge of the pillar core material 51, and a rear weather strip 52R mounted along the rear edge of the pillar core material 51. .

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the deck cover 71 is in the closed position, the front portions of the left and right side surfaces of the deck cover 71 in the vehicle width direction are in the vehicle with respect to the rear weather strip 52 </ b> R of the B pillar 50. The abutting portion 71A (see FIG. 5) with the rear weather strip 52R of the deck cover 71 is abutted from the outside in the width direction and is urged outward in the vehicle width direction by the elastic force of the rear weather strip 52R. Has been.

3, 5, and 6, the deck cover structure 70 described above includes a deck cover 71 described above and a four-bar linkage mechanism 80 that opens and closes the storage chamber 15 by operating the deck cover 71. A drive unit 85 (see FIG. 5) is provided.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the deck cover 71 constitutes a vehicle body between the vehicle compartment 1 and the trunk room 13 and extends in the vehicle width direction to close the storage chamber 15. 72, and a projecting portion 75 in which the front side of the deck cover 71 mainly projects upward so as to form a rear upper external appearance surface of the vehicle body 11 when closed on both sides of the deck cover base portion 72 in the vehicle width direction. 75 and a deck cover header 76 constructed between the projecting portions 75 and 75 are integrally formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the deck cover base portion 72 has a substantially flat upper surface that is substantially flat with the upper surface of the trunk lid 14 when the deck cover 71 is in the closed position.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the projecting portion 75 has a rear portion that is further rearward than the rear end of the deck cover base portion 72, that is, at the front of the trunk room 13 on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the trunk room 13. It extends to the part equivalent part. The protruding portion 75 has a protruding shape in which the front end protrudes upward to substantially the same height as the deck cover header 76 and the rear end gently inclines in a front and rear direction until the rear end becomes substantially the same height as the upper surface of the trunk lid 14. (See the figure).

The deck cover header 76 has a closed cross-sectional structure that extends linearly in the vehicle width direction, and is laid across the front upper ends of the projecting portions 75 on both sides in the vehicle width direction (FIGS. 1 and 2). reference).
That is, the deck cover 71 is configured as a front portal structure with the pair of projecting portions 75 and 75 and the deck cover header 76.

  6 and FIG. 7, the deck cover 71 includes a resin inner panel 78 and a resin outer panel 79 that constitutes the outer body of the deck cover 71. In order to reinforce the deck cover 71, it is composed of a metal reinforcing plate 73 provided between the inner panel 78 and the outer panel 79, and the inner panel 78 of the deck cover 71 has lower ends on both left and right sides in the vehicle width direction. A substantially horizontal lower end outer extending portion 171 extending from the inner end in the vehicle width direction to the outer side in the vehicle width direction so as to overlap with the lower end portion of the outer panel 79 is provided. The lower end outer extending portion 171 of the inner panel 78 is also reinforced by a reinforcing plate 73 disposed above, and is mounted along the edge of the upper end opening 15A of the storage chamber 15 when the deck cover 71 is in the closed position. The deck cover 71 is elastically supported by the lower end outer extending portion 171 coming into contact with the weather strip from above. Further, the sealing performance is ensured by the elastic force of the weather strip 126 which is elastically deformed by the load received from the deck cover 71.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the garnish attachment recessed part 74 which made the concave shape from the front end back is formed in the vehicle width direction outer surface of the front part of the protrusion part 75 (refer FIG. 6), and the garnish attachment recessed part 74 is formed. Is mounted with a plate-like garnish 77 that is substantially flush with the outer surface of the projecting portion 75 in the vehicle width direction (see the figure).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the deck cover structure 70 is configured to be electrically driven using a motor 86 as a drive source in this embodiment, and in addition to the deck cover 71, a four-bar linkage mechanism 80, a drive unit 85, and a main bracket 81 and a cover bracket 82 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the four-bar linkage mechanism 80 includes a driving link 83 that directly receives a driving force from a motor 86 provided in the driving unit 85 and a driven link 84 that is linked to the driving link 83. I have.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the drive unit 85 includes a motor 86 fixed to the main bracket 30 and a power transmission mechanism such as a gear that transmits the driving force of the motor 86 to the driving link 83.

  The main bracket 81 is fixed to the bottom surface of the storage chamber 15 on the vehicle body 11 side, that is, the rear wheel house, and the cover bracket 82 is attached directly below the deck cover 71 on the left and right sides of the deck cover 71 in the vehicle width direction. It is done.

  The drive unit 85 is attached to the outer surface of the main bracket 81 in the vehicle width direction, and the driving link 83 and the driven link 84 constituting the four-bar linkage mechanism 80 are respectively connected to the main bracket 81 on the inner surface in the vehicle width direction. Both ends are pivotally connected to the bracket 81 and the cover bracket 82.

  With the above-described configuration, the deck cover structure 70 is configured to displace the deck cover 71 between the closed position and the open position retracted backward.

  By the way, on the left and right sides in the vehicle width direction of the upper part of the vehicle body 11 of the open car 10 of the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIGS. When the deck cover 71 is lowered to the closed position, a position guide guide member 90 is provided for positioning the deck cover 71 in the vehicle width direction with respect to the main bracket 30 on the opening / closing roof structure 20 side. The guide member 90 is fitted between a fitting member 91 projecting downward from the deck cover 71 side and a fitted member 92 attached to the main bracket 30 so as to be fitted to the fitting member 91. It consists of a composite structure.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the fitting member 91 includes an elongated cylindrical pin 93 having a tapered tip, a low profile on the base end side (upper side) of the pin 93, and a larger size than the pin 93. A disc-shaped flat head portion 94 formed in a diameter and a disc-shaped flange portion 95 provided at a position spaced apart from the flat head portion 94 to the front end side (lower side) at the base of the pin 93 are integrally configured. doing.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 11 to 13, the fitting member 91 of the above-described guide member 90 is fitted to the front part on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the lower end outer extension 171 of the deck cover 71. It is attached via a bracket 60.
Specifically, the fitting member mounting bracket 60 includes an upper bracket 61 disposed on the upper side with respect to the lower end outer extension portion 171 of the inner panel 78 of the deck cover 71 and a lower bracket 64 disposed on the lower side. I have.

  As shown in FIGS. 11, 12, 13 (a) and 13 (b), the upper bracket 61 is integrally formed by a cover mounting plate 62 attached to the deck cover 71 and a rising piece 63. The rising piece 63 is formed in a rising shape that rises while tilting forward and inward in the vehicle width direction along the shape of the inner panel 78 with respect to the cover mounting plate 62 so as to disperse the load applied to the inner panel 78 of the deck cover 71. doing.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, the lower bracket 64 is formed by a cover attachment plate 62 attached to the deck cover 71 and a fitting member attachment plate 66 to which the fitting member 91 is attached. The lower bracket 64 is formed such that both the cover mounting plate 65 and the fitting member mounting plate 66 extend horizontally in the vehicle width direction, and the fitting member mounting plate 66 is at least fitted to the cover mounting plate 65. The member 91 is formed in a stepped shape having a stepped portion 67 at the boundary portion so as to be arranged at a position corresponding to the height of the flat head portion 94 (see FIG. 12).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the upper bracket 61 and the lower bracket 64 sandwich the inner panel 78 in the lower end outer extension 171 of the deck cover 71 from the upper and lower sides by the respective cover mounting plates 62. These three members 62, 65, 78 are fastened together with bolts and nuts at two mounting holes 62a, 171a, 65a.

  The fitting member 91 is riveted between the flat head portion 94 and the flange portion 95 so as to sandwich the fitting member mounting plate 66 of the lower bracket 64 from the upper and lower sides, whereby the pin 93 is fitted into the fitting member. It is integrally fixed to the fitting member mounting plate 66 so as to protrude downward from the mounting plate 66 (see the figure).

  In this state, the pin 93 of the fitting member 91 is configured to have a length to be fitted to the fitting member 92 in a state where the pin 93 is inserted into a fitting hole 102 described later of the fitting member 92. . However, in this embodiment, the length of the pin 93 is not limited to the length in which the deck cover 71 lowered from the open position is fitted to the fitted member 92 from the time when the deck cover 71 reaches the closed position. In a stage before the deck cover 71 reaches the closed position, that is, at a position above the closed position, the deck cover 71 is guided by the fitted member 92 so as to be able to receive the pin 93 so as to be long.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 to 13A, 13B, the fitted member 92 of the above-described guide member 90 is substantially entirely made of resin except for the elastic body 113 described later. , A fitted part 101 in which a fitting hole 102 that penetrates the fitting member 91 in the vertical direction so as to be inserted is formed, and flange parts 103, 103 extending from the lower part of the fitted part 101 in the front-rear direction. And is formed integrally.

  Mounting holes 104 are formed in the front and rear flange portions 103, 103 to be attached to the main bracket 30 side of the open / close roof structure 20 (see FIG. 9). The mounting hole 104 is formed in a long hole shape in the vehicle width direction so that the mounting position of the fitted member 92 on the main bracket 30 side can be adjusted in the vehicle width direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 11, 12, and 13 (b), the fitted portion 101 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view with the end sides in the vehicle front-rear direction being the long sides with respect to the end sides in the vehicle width direction. In addition, the above-described fitting hole 102 is formed on the inner side in the plan view. That is, the fitting hole 102 includes a front side portion 105, a rear side portion 106, a vehicle width direction outer side portion 107 (hereinafter referred to as “vehicle width outer side portion 107”), and a vehicle width direction inner side portion 108 ( Hereinafter, it is surrounded by “vehicle width inner portion 108”).

  As shown in FIGS. 11, 12, 13 (a) and 13 (b), the fitting hole 102 has an opening width that gradually decreases from the upper end to the lower side in each of the vehicle width direction and the front-rear direction. That is, it is formed in a tapered shape downward so that the interval between the front side portion 105 and the rear side portion 106 of the fitted portion 101 and the interval between the vehicle width outer portion 107 and the vehicle width inner portion 108 become narrower.

  In other words, the lower side of the front side portion 105, the rear side portion 106, the vehicle width outer side portion 107, and the vehicle width inner side portion 108 of the fitted portion 101 is closer to the center of the fitting hole 102 than above the fitted portion 101. The inner surfaces of the front side portion 105, the rear side portion 106, the vehicle width outer portion 107, and the vehicle width inner portion 108, that is, the respective surfaces constituting the fitting hole 102 are directed downward from above. Thus, the fitting hole 102 is formed to have an inclined surface that is inclined so that the opening area is reduced. That is, the fitted part 101 is formed in a funnel shape (see the same figure).

  The front side portion 105, the rear side portion 106, the vehicle width outer side portion 107, and the vehicle width inner side portion 108 are formed so as to protrude toward the fitting hole 102 as shown in FIG. The outer portion 107 and the vehicle width inner portion 108 are formed so as to protrude more than the front side portion 105 and the rear side portion 106.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, a hard guide portion 111 that is entirely formed of a resin material is provided at the protruding portion of the vehicle width outer side portion 107. The protruding portion of the vehicle width inner portion 108 is provided with an elastic guide portion 112 formed so as to be more easily elastically deformed than the hard guide portion 111 so as to be urged outward in the vehicle width direction.

  The rigid guide portion 111 of the vehicle width outer side portion 107 has a lower portion that can fit the pin 93 of the fitting member 91 in the vehicle width direction together with the lower portion of the elastic guide portion 112 that the vehicle width inner side portion 108 has. Compared to the upper side, the vehicle 102 is approaching toward an intermediate position in the vehicle width direction.

  The lower portion of the hard guide portion 111 is such that the inner surface in the vehicle width direction of the lower portion (the configuration surface of the fitting hole 102) is likely to come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the pin 93 that is fitted into the fitting hole 102 from above. It is formed in a vertical cross-sectional shape extending substantially in the vertical direction.

  Further, above the lower portion of the hard guide portion 111, the lower side gradually protrudes toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and the inner surface in the vehicle width direction (the surface constituting the fitting hole 102) is higher in the vehicle width direction. It is formed with an inclined surface 107a inclined in an outer lower inner shape, and has a vertical cross-sectional shape that is smoothly continuous with the lower portion of the vertical cross-sectional shape.

  Such a hard guide portion 111 is formed from a resin material as described above, so that the pin 93 inserted into the fitting hole 102 is positioned from the outside in the vehicle width direction so as not to be displaced outward in the vehicle width direction. In order to be able to do so, it is made harder than the elastic guide part 112.

  Further, the elastic guide portion 112 is arranged on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the elastic guide portion 112 and the elastic body portion 113 provided in the elastic guide portion 112, and from the upper side so as to constitute the inner surface of the fitting hole 102. It is formed by a thin portion 114 extending outward in the direction and downward.

  The elastic body 113 is formed of rubber, urethane, or the like that is more easily elastically deformed than the resin material constituting the hard guide portion 111, and is formed in a hollow space that opens below the elastic guide portion 112. Buried. The thin portion 114 is formed thinner than the thickness (length in the vehicle width direction) of the hard guide portion 111 and is formed of the same resin material as the hard guide portion 111.

  The elastic guide portion 112 of the vehicle width inner side portion 108 has a lower portion that can fit the pin 93 of the fitting member 91 in the vehicle width direction together with the lower portion of the hard guide portion 111 that the vehicle width outer side portion 107 has. Compared to the upper side, the vehicle 102 is approaching toward an intermediate position in the vehicle width direction. That is, the lower portion of the elastic guide portion 112 and the lower portion of the hard guide portion 111 are arranged on the inner and outer sides in the vehicle width direction so that the distance between them is slightly narrower than the outer diameter of the pin 93.

  The lower portion of the elastic guide portion 112 is such that the outer surface in the vehicle width direction of the lower portion (the configuration surface of the fitting hole 102) is easy to come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the pin 93 fitted into the fitting hole 102 from above. It is formed in a vertical cross-sectional shape extending substantially in the vertical direction.

  Above the lower part of the elastic guide portion 112, the lower side gradually protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction, and the outer surface in the vehicle width direction (the surface constituting the fitting hole 102) is upper, lower, and lower in the vehicle width direction. It is formed to have an inclined surface 108a that is inclined outward, and has a vertical cross-sectional shape that is smoothly continuous with the lower portion of the vertical cross-sectional shape.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, both ends of the elastic guide portion 112 in the vehicle front-rear direction, that is, the vehicle width inner side portion 108 and the front side portion 105 of the fitted portion 101 are configured. In the corner portion and the corner portion constituted by the vehicle width inner portion 108 and the rear side portion 106, the elastic guide portion 112 is separated from the front side portion 105 and the rear side portion 106 in the front-rear direction. Grooves 115 (gap) are formed along the width direction.
The groove 115 is for increasing the elastic force (flexibility) of the thin resin portion 114 in the elastic guide portion 112.

  That is, such an elastic guide portion 112 includes the elastic body 113 inside as described above, and forms a thin portion 114 thinner than the thickness (length in the vehicle width direction) of the hard guide portion 111, and By forming the groove portions 115 at both ends of the elastic guide portion 112 in the vehicle front-rear direction, the elastic force (urging force) in the vehicle width direction of the elastic guide portion 112 is increased.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the above-described fitted member 92 is attached to the upper portion of the rear extension 32 of the main bracket 30 via the fitted member mounting bracket 121. The fitting member mounting bracket 121 includes a pair of mounting flange portions 122 provided at the lower portion thereof, and extending upward from both ends in the front-rear direction of the mounting flange portions 122, and further, the tip ends thereof extending outward in the vehicle width direction. It is integrally formed with the fitted member mounting flange portion 123. An attachment hole 125 for attaching the member to be fitted 92 is formed in a part extending outward in the vehicle width direction of the pair of fitting member attachment flange portions 123 and 123 (see FIG. 9).

  In such a fitted member mounting bracket 121, the mounting flange portion 122 is integrally joined and fixed to the inner surface in the vehicle width direction of the rearward extending portion 32 of the main bracket 30 by arc welding. In this state, the pair of fitted member mounting flange portions 123 and 123 protrude upward from the upper side portion 32u of the rearward extension portion 32, and the vehicle extends so as to straddle the upper side portion 32u of the rearward extension portion 32 from above. Extends outward in the width direction.

  Then, the fitting member 92 is attached to the fitting member 92 by attaching the attachment hole 125 of the fitting member attachment flange portion 123 and the attachment hole 104 formed in the flange portion 103 of the fitting member 92 using a bolt or the like. It is attached in the state supported by the upper surface of the to-be-fitted member attachment flange part 123,123.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the open car 10 of this embodiment has the deck cover structure 70 at a position close to the four-bar linkage mechanism 80 provided in the deck cover structure 70 in the vehicle width direction. The main bracket 30, the drive unit 25, and the link mechanism 40, which are separate parts of the open / close roof structure 20, are provided, and a fitted member 92 is supported on the main bracket 30 side.

  The above-described open car 10 of the present embodiment includes an open / close roof 21 (roof member) that covers the vehicle compartment 1 so as to be openable and closable, and a deck cover 71 that covers the storage chamber 15 that houses the open / close roof 21 so as to be openable and closable ( 1 to 5), a guide member 90 for guiding the position of the deck cover 71 with respect to the open / close roof structure 20 as a vehicle body side member is constituted by a fitting member 91 and a fitted member 92 that are fitted to each other ( 4 to 6 and FIGS. 8 to 13 (a) and 13 (b)), the fitting member 91 projects from the deck cover 71 side toward the opening / closing roof structure 20 side (FIGS. 6 and 11). 12), the fitted member 92 is provided on the main bracket 30 provided in the open / close roof structure 20 (see FIGS. 4 to 6 and FIGS. 8 to 10), and the vehicle width inner side portion 108 of the fitted member 92 is provided. The elastic guide portion 11 urged outward in the vehicle width direction Together are provided, in which hard rigid guide portion 111 from the inside to the vehicle width outer portion 107 is provided (see FIGS. 11, 12, 13 (a), (b)).

  With the above configuration, the open car 10 according to the present embodiment can achieve both the prevention of rattling of the deck cover 71 with respect to the vehicle body 11 and the improvement of the positioning accuracy in appearance.

More specifically, before the deck cover 71 is lowered from the open position and reaches the closed position, first, the pin 93 of the fitting member 91 provided on the deck cover 71 side is fitted to the fitted structure provided on the opening / closing roof structure 20 side. The member 92 is guided to an intermediate position in the vehicle width direction of the fitting hole 102 by the inclined surface 107a of the rigid guide portion 111 or the inclined surface 108a of the elastic guide portion 112. Then, by fitting the fitting member 91 and the fitted member 92 (see FIG. 12), the deck cover 71 can be opened and closed as shown in FIG. Even if the roof structure 20 is disposed so as to be close to the vehicle width direction, the front portion of the side surface of the deck cover 71 and the open / close roof structure 20 can be prevented from interfering with each other.
7 shows a state in which the deck cover 71, the main bracket 30, the drive unit 25, and the link mechanism 40 provided in the open / close roof structure 20 are close to each other in the vehicle width direction.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the elastic guide portion 112 that biases the vehicle width inner side portion 108 toward the vehicle width direction outer side with respect to the fitting hole 102 of the member 92 to be fitted is provided, the elastic guide portion 112 fits. The pin 93 of the fitting member 91 inserted through the joint hole 102 can be urged outward in the vehicle width direction (see arrow F1 in FIG. 12).

  Thus, the deck cover 71 (fitting member 91) is opened and closed by the elastic guide part 112 by biasing the fitting member 91 toward the hard hard guide part 111 provided on the vehicle width outer side part 107 (see FIG. It is possible to prevent rattling by firmly positioning and fixing to the fitted member 92).

  By the way, when the positioning accuracy of the deck cover 71 in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle body is low, the position of the lower end of the deck cover 71 with respect to the upper end side portion 16u of the rear fender 16 (or side body) is shifted in the vehicle width direction. There may be a gap between the portion 16u and the lower end.

  When such a gap exists, when viewed from the rear of the vehicle, the lower end position of the deck cover 71 is shifted in the vehicle width direction with respect to the upper end side portion 16u of the rear fender 16 of the vehicle body, and the upper end side portion 16u and the lower end are configured. The silhouette line extending along the vehicle front-rear direction becomes asymmetrical on the left and right sides in the vehicle width direction, and there is a risk that the appearance of the vehicle will be significantly reduced.

  On the other hand, in the open car 10 of the present embodiment, the fitting member 91 is urged outward in the vehicle width direction by the elastic guide portion 112 provided on the vehicle width inner side portion 108 of the member 92 to be fitted and the vehicle width outside. By guiding with the hard guide portion 111 provided in the portion 107, the deck cover 71 can be positioned outwardly in the vehicle body width direction via the fitting members 91 on both the left and right sides in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, the position of the lower end of the deck cover 71 is not shifted in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle main body 11, and the appearance can be ensured.

  As an aspect of the present invention, the deck cover 71 is in contact with the rear weather strip 52R as a pillar seal member from the outside in the vehicle width direction (see FIG. 5).

According to the above configuration, both the sealing performance of the deck cover 71 and the vehicle body 11 (that is, the sealing performance of the upper end opening 15A of the storage chamber 15) and the positioning accuracy of the deck cover 71 with respect to the vehicle body 11 can be achieved. it can.
More specifically, the front portions of the left and right side surfaces of the deck cover 71 in the vehicle width direction are in contact with the rear weather strip 52R from the outer side in the vehicle width direction, toward the rear weather strip 52R of the deck cover 71. The contact portion 71A is urged outward in the vehicle width direction by the elastic force of the rear weather strip 52R.

  Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the fitting member 91 urged outward in the vehicle width direction by the elastic guide portion 112 provided in the vehicle width inner portion 108 of the fitted member 92, By guiding by the position of the hard guide portion 111 provided on the vehicle width outer side portion 107, the fitting member 91 can be positioned so as not to be displaced further outward in the vehicle width direction.

  As a result, the deck cover 71 can be positioned with respect to the rear weather strip 52R according to the dimensions, so that the positioning accuracy (appearance appearance) of the deck cover 71 with respect to the vehicle body 11 can be secured, and the rear The urging force to the outside in the vehicle width direction by the elastic force of the side weather strip 52R can be firmly applied to the deck cover 71.

  Further, as an aspect of the present invention, a four-bar linkage mechanism 80 and a drive unit 85 as a cover opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the deck cover 71, and an opening and closing roof structure 20 as a roof opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the opening and closing roof 21, The open / close roof structure 20 on the open / close roof 21 side is separate from the cover open / close mechanism (four-bar linkage mechanism 80 and drive unit 85) on the deck cover 71 side and is a main bracket with respect to the pillar inner panel 150 on the vehicle body 11 side. 30 (see FIGS. 5 and 4), and a member 92 to be fitted is supported by the main bracket 30 provided on the opening / closing roof structure 20 side (see FIGS. 4 to 6). FIG. 8 to FIG. 10).

  According to the above configuration, when the deck cover 71 lowered from the open position reaches the closed position, the deck cover 71 is positioned in the vehicle width direction with respect to the open / close roof structure 20, so that the cover open / close mechanism (four The deck cover 71 can be opened and closed without being affected by the assembly error of the joint link mechanism 80 and the drive unit 85) and the open / close roof structure 20 with respect to the vehicle body.

  More specifically, since the cover opening / closing mechanisms 80 and 85 and the opening / closing roof structure 20 are separately attached to the vehicle body 11, the cover opening / closing mechanisms 80 and 85 and the opening / closing roof structure 20 are temporarily attached to the vehicle body 11. A dimensional error occurred such that the cover opening / closing mechanism on the deck cover 71 side and the opening / closing roof structure 20 are close to each other, such as when the tolerances are increased in the opposite direction to the inner and outer sides in the vehicle width direction. It may be attached in a state.

  In such a case, for example, when the deck cover 71 is displaced from the open position to the closed position, for example, the automobile travels over a step at low speed, runs on an inclined surface, or stops on the inclined surface. If the deck cover 71 receives a load and slightly shifts in the vehicle width direction, the tolerance between the cover opening / closing mechanisms 80 and 85 and the opening / closing roof structure 20 is absorbed even if the deck cover 71 is positioned with reference to the vehicle body 11. There was a possibility that the deck cover 71 and the open / close roof structure 20 could interfere with each other.

  On the other hand, as in the present embodiment, the fitting member 91 is provided on the deck cover 71 side, and the opening / closing roof structure is provided separately from the cover opening / closing mechanisms 80 and 85 and is integrally attached to the vehicle body 11. 20, when the deck cover 71 is displaced from the open position to the closed position, the deck cover 71 is not based on the vehicle body 11 among the vehicle body side members. In addition, the opening / closing roof structure 20 having a possibility of interference can be directly positioned on the basis of the reference.

  Therefore, the deck cover 71 and the open / close roof structure 20 arranged close to each other in the vehicle width direction can be positioned so that the tolerances between the cover open / close mechanisms 80 and 85 and the open / close roof structure 20 are absorbed. Thus, interference with each other in the vehicle width direction can be reliably prevented.

  Since the cover opening / closing mechanisms 80 and 85 are integrally formed with the deck cover 71, it goes without saying that the opening / closing roof structure 20 can prevent not only the deck cover 71 but also the cover opening / closing mechanisms 80 and 85 from interfering with each other. .

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the car with a retractable roof according to the present invention corresponds to the open car 10 of the present embodiment, and so on.
The roof member corresponds to the open / close roof 21,
The vehicle body side member corresponds to the main bracket 30,
The inner part of the fitted member in the vehicle width direction corresponds to the vehicle width inner part 108,
The vehicle width direction outer side portion of the fitted member corresponds to the vehicle width outer side portion 107,
The pillar seal member corresponds to the rear weather strip 52R,
The cover opening / closing mechanism corresponds to the four-bar linkage mechanism 80 and the drive unit 85,
Although the roof opening / closing mechanism corresponds to the opening / closing roof structure 20, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

  For example, in this embodiment, the fitting member 91 protrudes from the deck cover 71 toward the opening / closing roof structure 20, and the fitting member 92 is provided in the opening / closing roof structure 20 as a vehicle body side member. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, but although not shown, the fitting member 91 projects from the opening / closing roof structure 20 toward the deck cover 71 side, and the mating member 92 is provided on the deck cover 71. May be. That is, the cover side guide member of the present invention may be configured as a fitting member, and the vehicle body side guide member may be configured as a fitted member.

  Although not shown, when the fitting member 91 or the fitted member 92 is provided on the deck cover 71 side, it is not limited to the deck cover 71 itself, and may be provided on the main bracket 81 of the cover opening / closing mechanism. .

  Further, the hard guide portion may be made of a material having high rigidity and hardness such as hard plastic, casting, or ceramic, or may be formed of an elastic body having a high spring constant that does not substantially deform under an assumed load.

  For example, in this embodiment, the hard guide portion is made of the same member as the elastic guide portion. As described above, the hard guide portion may be formed of an elastic body, has a sufficiently high rigidity or a spring constant with respect to an assumed input load from the deck cover, and substantially impairs the design due to the deviation of the deck cover. If it is not within a range, for example, a small car, it may be one that does not deform by 1 to 2 mm or more.

  For example, the hard guide portion may be configured to allow the elastic deformation amount to be larger than 1 to 2 mm, and the spring constant may be set sufficiently large so as not to be substantially deformed with respect to an assumed input load. If it carries out like this, the tolerance of a guide member can be raised with respect to an excessive input load.

  As described above, the present invention relates to an upper body structure of an automobile with a retractable roof provided with a roof member that covers a vehicle compartment so that the compartment can be opened and closed, and a deck cover that covers the storage compartment that houses the roof member so that the compartment can be opened and closed. Useful.

10 ... Open car (car with retractable roof)
21 ... Opening and closing roof (roof member)
15 ... Storage chamber 30 ... Main bracket (vehicle body side member)
90 ... Guide member 91 ... Fitting member 92 ... Fitted member 108 ... Vehicle width inner side (vehicle width direction inner side portion of the fitted member)
107 ... Vehicle width outside part (vehicle width direction outside part of mating member)
111 ... Rigid guide portion 112 ... Elastic guide portion 52R ... Rear weather strip (pillar seal member)
80 ... Four-bar linkage mechanism 85 ... Drive unit (cover opening / closing mechanism)
20. Opening / closing roof structure (roof opening / closing mechanism)

Claims (3)

An upper body structure of an automobile with a retractable roof, comprising: a roof member that covers the vehicle compartment so as to be opened and closed; and a deck cover that covers the storage chamber that houses the roof member so as to be opened and closed.
A guide structure for the position guide of the deck cover with respect to the vehicle body side member,
A cover side guide member provided on the deck cover side and a vehicle body side guide member provided on the vehicle body side member,
One of the pair of guide members is constituted by a fitting member that protrudes toward the other, and the other is constituted by a fitted member that fits the fitting member,
A retractable roof-equipped automobile in which an elastic guide portion that urges outward in the vehicle width direction is provided at an inner portion in the vehicle width direction of the fitted member, and a hard guide portion that is harder from the inner side is provided at an outer portion in the vehicle width direction. Upper car body structure. The upper body structure of an automobile with a retractable roof according to claim 1, wherein the deck cover abuts against a pillar seal member from the outside in the vehicle width direction. A cover opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the deck cover and a roof opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the roof member;
The vehicle body side member is the roof opening / closing mechanism attached to the vehicle body separately from the cover opening / closing mechanism,
The upper body structure of an automobile with a retractable roof according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fitted member is supported on the roof opening / closing mechanism side.

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