JP2020111239A - Canopy door structure - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable access to the vehicle interior and the vehicle exterior in a case that an entire canopy door is not opened or closed or in a case that it becomes impossible to open or close the entire canopy door.SOLUTION: In a canopy door 10, a portion including left and right side panel parts 40b covering entrances of a vehicle front part, side glass 32 provided above the left and right side panel parts 40b, and a roof 20 located above the side glass 32 is integrally opened or closed. The side glass 32 in the canopy door 10 and a roof access door part 24 of the roof 20 form an access door 50 which is integrally opened or closed. Even in a state that the canopy door 10 is closed, opening the access door 50 enables access to the interior and the exterior of the vehicle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a canopy door structure in which a portion including a side panel of a vehicle, a side glass, and a roof is integrally opened and closed.

Some vehicles employ a door form called a canopy door. The canopy door is formed integrally with the roof on the vehicle side, which serves as a passenger's elevating port.

The following Patent Document 1 describes a canopy door in which a roof portion and a side door bar are integrally formed. This canopy door is rotatably attached to the front part of the vehicle body.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-88711

For example, as in the case of passing a parking ticket at the entrance of a parking lot, there are cases where it is desired to pass an article to the outside while the occupant remains inside the vehicle. The vehicle provided with the canopy door described in Patent Document 1 is inconvenient in such a case because it is necessary to open and close the entire canopy door.

Further, for example, when the vehicle cannot collide with an object to open and close the canopy door, it becomes difficult for an occupant to get out of the vehicle.

An object of the present invention is to realize a canopy door structure that enables access inside and outside the vehicle when the entire canopy door is not opened or closed, or when the entire canopy door cannot be opened or closed. is there.

In the canopy door structure according to the present invention, a portion including left and right panels that cover an elevator door of a vehicle front portion, side glasses provided on the upper sides of the left and right panels, and a roof that connects upper portions of the left and right side glasses is integrated. A canopy door structure having a canopy door that is opened and closed, wherein at least a part of the side glass and a part of the roof of the canopy door are opened and closed integrally in a state where the canopy door is closed. It is characterized by including an access door.

According to the present invention, even when the canopy door is closed, the inside and outside of the vehicle can be accessed by opening the access door.

It is a schematic perspective view of the canopy door concerning an embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view of the canopy door in the state which opened the access door. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the fitting state of a lock striker and a door lock. It is a schematic perspective view of the canopy door concerning a modification.

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the description, specific modes are shown to facilitate understanding, but these are examples of the embodiment, and various other embodiments are possible.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a canopy door 10 of a vehicle according to an embodiment. In the coordinate system in the figure, the F axis indicates the vehicle front direction, the U axis indicates the upward direction, and the R axis indicates the occupant's right hand direction (the same applies to the following figures). Although vehicles other than the canopy door 10 are not shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment assumes a vehicle in which a driver's seat and a passenger's seat are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction at the front part of the passenger compartment. The canopy door 10 is a door that covers the vicinity of a vehicle compartment including a driver's seat and a passenger seat, and a roof 20, a windshield 30, a side glass 32, an outer panel 40, and an inner panel 42 are integrated. The canopy door 10 is formed so as to integrally open and close.

The roof 20 is a roof that covers the upper part of the front part of the passenger compartment, and is formed using a steel plate or the like. The roof 20 includes a support roof 22 extending in the front-rear direction at the center in the vehicle width direction, and a roof access door portion 24 located on the left and right of the support roof 22. A frame member 26 is shown at the rear end of the roof 20. The support roof 22 is fixedly attached to a frame member (not shown) disposed below the support roof 22 (which is also connected to the frame member 26 described above). On the other hand, the roof access door portion 24 is a part of the access door 50, and is rotatably attached to this frame member.

The windshield 30 is provided to secure a field of view in front of the passenger compartment, and is formed of a transparent member such as tempered glass. The windshield 30 also functions as a windshield shield that serves as a windshield at the front of the vehicle. The upper end of the windshield 30 is adjacent to the front end of the roof 20, and the lower end thereof is adjacent to the outer panel 40. The left and right ends are adjacent to the left and right side glasses 32. The windshield 30 is attached to a frame member (not shown) provided on the passenger compartment side (which is also connected to the frame member 26 described above) with an adhesive agent or the like.

The side glasses 32 are provided behind the left and right ends of the windshield 30 in order to secure the left and right views of the vehicle compartment. The side glass 32 is a part of the access door, and the upper end portion is joined to the roof access door portion 24 of the roof 20. The lower end of the side glass 32 is adjacent to the outer panel 40, and the rear end thereof is adjacent to the frame member 26. The side glass 32 is formed of a transparent member such as tempered glass like the windshield 30.

The outer panel 40 is a plate-shaped member formed of a steel plate or the like that forms a part of the outer wall of the vehicle. The outer panel 40 can be classified into a front panel portion 40a located under the windshield 30 and a side panel portion 40b located under the side glass 32, depending on its positional characteristics. The front panel portion 40a is a member whose front end is adjacent to the hood in front of the vehicle. The side panel portion 40b is a member that covers an elevator door (a side surface portion of a vehicle through which an occupant passes when moving up and down), which is a space outside the driver seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle width direction. A widened portion 40b1 that is widened outward in the vehicle width direction is provided near the lower portion of the side panel portion 40b. The front panel portion 40a and the side panel portion 40b can be formed using, for example, one steel plate, or can be formed using different steel plates.

The inner panel 42 is a plate-shaped member located inside the outer panel 40. A frame member (not shown) (which is also connected to the frame member 26 described above) is provided between the outer panel 40 and the inner panel 42, and the outer panel 40 and the inner panel 42 are welded to this frame member. It is fixed by. The frame member also serves as a structural member that enhances the rigidity of the vehicle or as a protective member that protects the driver's seat and the passenger seat from a collision.

Next, the access door 50 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which the access door 50 is opened in the canopy door 10 shown in FIG. The access door 50 is a door that enables access inside and outside the vehicle even when the canopy door 10 is closed. As described above, the access door 50 is formed by the roof access door portion 24 that is a part of the roof 20 and the side glass 32. The roof access door portion 24 is rotatably attached to the frame member 26a arranged inside the support roof 22 by using hinges 60 and 62. As a result, the access door 50 can be opened while rotating upward in the vehicle body as shown in FIG.

The access door 50 is locked by fitting the door lock striker 64 and the door lock 66. The door lock striker 64 is attached to a frame member (not shown) inside the front lower portion of the side glass 32. The door lock 66 is attached to the frame member 26b arranged inside the side panel portion 40b of the outer panel 40.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the door lock striker 64 and the door lock 66 are fitted together. In FIG. 3, the windshield 30, the side glass 32, and the outer panel 40 are supplementarily shown by dotted lines. Further, FIG. 3 shows an ECU (Electric Control Unit) 70 which is a control device of the vehicle. The ECU 70 is provided not in the canopy door 10 but in the vehicle body.

The door lock striker 64 is a member having a convex portion 64a protruding toward the tip side. The door lock 66 is a member having a recess 66a. The convex portion 64a of the door lock striker 64 is locked by being inserted into and fitted into the concave portion 66a of the door lock 66. The door lock 66 is provided with an inside handle 66b for manually removing the lock and a link mechanism 66c for transmitting an input from the inside handle 66b.

An electric actuator (not shown) is built in the door lock 66, and an occupant operates a switch to switch between a locked state in which the lock is maintained and a released state in which the lock can be released. Normally, the lock is set in a locked state to prevent an occupant from accidentally opening the access door 50. However, when the door lock 66 receives a signal from the ECU 70, the lock is switched to the unlocked state. This signal is transmitted from the ECU 70 to the door lock 66 when, for example, a sensor (airbag deployment sensor or the like) provided in each part of the vehicle detects a collision of the vehicle and inputs a signal to that effect to the ECU 70. To be done. When switched to the released state, the occupant can operate the inside handle 66b to unlock the door lock striker 64 and the door lock 66 and open the access door 50.

Next, the operation of the canopy door 10 will be described. Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of power cylinders that utilize hydraulic pressure or pneumatic pressure, which are actuators, are attached to the lower portion of the canopy door 10. By operating this power cylinder, the entire canopy door 10 moves integrally. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the canopy door 10 moves upward and forward relative to the vehicle compartment in the open state.

When boarding a vehicle, an occupant issues an instruction to open the canopy door 10 by operating a key or the like. As a result, the canopy door 10 moves upward and forward to be in the open state, and the left and right lift ports and the ceiling are opened. Then, the occupant can get in the driver's seat or the passenger's seat from the elevator door. After that, the occupant gives an instruction to close the canopy door 10, for example, by operating a switch on the instrument panel. As a result, the canopy door 10 is moved rearward and downward to be in the closed state. In the closed state, the canopy door 10 covers the vehicle interior space including the elevator door and the ceiling. As a result, the passenger compartment space is isolated from the outside, and it is possible to prevent an occupant from getting out of the vehicle or a third person from getting into the vehicle from outside. Further, when the canopy door 10 is closed, the windproof property and the soundproof property of the vehicle interior space are ensured, and the air conditioning for cooling and heating can be efficiently performed.

In the traveling state, the door lock 66 is normally set to the locked state in order to prevent the access door 50 from opening. Therefore, the occupant cannot unlock the door lock 66 by operating the inside handle 66b. However, for example, when a parking ticket is received at the entrance of the parking lot, the switch on the instrument panel is operated to switch the door lock 66 from the locked state to the unlocked state. As a result, the occupant can operate the inside handle 66b to open the access door 50 and receive the parking ticket. Since the access door 50 is opened and closed more quickly than the canopy door 10, the parking ticket can be received in a short time. After that, the access door 50 is closed and the door lock 66 is switched to the locked state again. It is also possible to open and close the access door 50 electrically instead of manually.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the access door 50 can be opened only when the canopy door 10 is closed. However, for example, opening the canopy door 10 with the access door 50 open, or It is also possible to allow the access door 50 to be opened with the canopy door 10 open.

Here, consider a case where a vehicle has a collision while traveling. In the event of a collision, generally, the occupant opens the canopy door 10 and evacuates to the outside of the vehicle from the elevator door beside the driver's seat or the passenger seat. However, there is also a situation in which the canopy door 10 cannot be opened due to a collision. In this case, the occupant can open the access door 50 and evacuate outside the vehicle. In the access door 50, as described above, a signal is sent from the ECU 70, which has detected a collision by the sensor, to the door lock 66, and the lock of the door lock 66 is switched to the unlocked state. Therefore, after the collision, the occupant can immediately operate the inside handle 66b to unlock and open the access door 50. The access door 50 is one in which the roof access door portion 24 which is a part of the roof 20 and the side glass 32 are integrated, and a sufficient opening size is secured when the access door 50 is wide open. Therefore, even if the occupant is large, the occupant can quickly evacuate from the access door 50 to the outside of the vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a form of the canopy door 110 according to the modified example. FIG. 4 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1, and the same configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted or simplified.

In the canopy door 110 shown in FIG. 4, the support roof 122 of the roof 120 and the roof access door portion 124 have different shapes. Specifically, the support roof 122 is formed in a T-shape that extends in the front-rear direction at the center in the vehicle width direction and extends to both ends in the vehicle width direction near the upper end of the windshield 30. The roof access door portion 124 is arranged on the roof 120 except the T-shaped support roof 122. Therefore, the access door 150 including the roof access door portion 124 and the side glass 32 is slightly smaller than the access door 50 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. However, the size is set to be large enough for passengers to pass through.

In the above description, the access doors 50 and 150 include all of the side glass 32. However, for example, when the side glass 32 is composed of a plurality of small glasses, only a part of the side glass 32 may be incorporated into the access doors 50 and 150, and the rest may be excluded from opening and closing. Further, a part of the side panel portion 40b below the side glass 32 may be incorporated in the access doors 50 and 150.

Further, in the above description, the access doors 50 and 150 are provided on the left and right sides of the vehicle. However, the access doors 50 and 150 may be provided on only one of the left and right sides of the vehicle. In particular, when the front passenger's seat is not provided in the front of the vehicle but only the driver's seat is provided, it is conceivable to adopt a simple structure in which the access doors 50 and 150 are provided only on either the left or right side.

10 canopy door, 20 roof, 22 support roof, 24 roof access door section, 26, 26a, 26b frame member, 30 windshield, 32 side glass, 40 outer panel, 40a front panel section, 40b side panel section, 40b1 widening section, 42 Inner panel, 50 access door, 60, 62 hinge, 64 door lock striker, 64a convex part, 66 door lock, 66a concave part, 66b inside handle, 66c link mechanism, 70 ECU, 110 canopy door, 120 roof, 122 support roof, 124 roof access door section, 150 access door.

Claims (1)

A left and right panel that covers the raising and lowering opening of the vehicle front part, a side glass provided on the upper side of the left and right panels, and a canopy door that integrally opens and closes a portion including a roof that connects the upper parts of the left and right side glasses. A canopy door structure having
A canopy door structure comprising: an access door in which at least a part of the side glass of the canopy door and a part of the roof are integrally opened and closed when the canopy door is closed.