JP2519355B2 - Seal structure of openable roof car - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seal structure for an openable roof vehicle in which a vehicle body opening formed in an upper portion and a rear portion of a vehicle compartment is opened and closed by a movable roof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, various types of open / close roof vehicles, which are so-called convertible sedans capable of opening / closing the roof of a vehicle body, are provided (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-165716). ).

That is, in the openable roof vehicle 1, as shown in FIG. 5 , a vehicle body opening 2 is formed in an upper portion and a rear portion of a vehicle compartment, and the vehicle body opening 2 can be opened and closed by a movable roof 3. The movable roof 3 includes a front roof 3a made of a hard synthetic resin plate that covers the upper portion of the vehicle body opening 2, and a rear roof 3b that is foldably connected to the front roof 3a and covers the rear portion of the vehicle body opening 2. . The rear roof 3b is formed of a rigid body such as a synthetic resin material, and both ends of its lower end are rotatably supported by the vehicle body 1 through a pair of pivotally supporting members. A fixed back window glass 4 is attached.

A storage space 5 for accommodating the movable roof 3 when the vehicle body opening 2 is opened is provided at the rear portion of the vehicle body. The storage space 5 has an upper opening pivotally supported at the rear end portion of the vehicle body. The lid 6 is opened and closed. A weather strip 7 having a circular cross section and made of a synthetic rubber material is attached to the upper opening edge of the storage space 5. As shown in FIG. 6 , the weather strip 7 is fitted and fixed to a flange portion 8 provided upright on the opening peripheral edge of the storage space 5 via a notch portion cut out in the radial direction, and the movable roof 3 Is provided at the upper opening edge of the storage space 5 other than the installation location.

On the other hand, a substantially linear seal member 9 is provided at the rear edge of the rear roof 3b. The seal member 9 is made of a synthetic rubber material, and has a base portion 9a fixed to the rear end edge of the rear roof 3b with an adhesive or the like, and a seal that integrally has a lower end portion of the base portion 9a and forms a drip channel 10 inside. It is mainly composed of a lip 9b.

When the vehicle body opening 2 is closed, the movable roof 3 folded in the storage space 5 is pulled out, slidably moved to a predetermined position along the periphery of the vehicle body opening 2 and stopped by a predetermined stopper. For example, both ends 7a of the weather strip 7 and both ends 9c of the seal member 9 are continuously joined at the same time when the closing work is completed. Subsequently, when the storage space 5 is closed by the lid 6, the inner peripheral edge of the lid 6 comes into pressure contact with the upper edge of the weather strip 7 and the upper end of the seal lip 9b to seal the inside of the storage space 5. There is. Thus, for example, rain water or the like flowing along the rear roof 3b from front roof 3a is reached drip channel 10 of the sealing member 9, as shown by the arrows in FIG. 6,
It is divided into both sides from here and is discharged to the outside through the gutter portion 11 on the outer peripheral side of the weather strip 7, respectively.

[0007]

By the way, in the above-described sealing structure, the weather strip 7 and the opposing end portion 7 of the sealing member 9 are in use when the movable roof 3 is in use.
Although a and 9c are joined together to ensure continuity, high pressure car wash water is used to join the joint end 7a,
If it directly hits 9c, the adhesion between the joint ends 7a and 9c becomes insufficient, and a gap S occurs between them.

Therefore, both side edges of the lid 6 and the storage space 5 are accommodated.
There is a possibility that the high-pressure car wash water that has flowed in from the gap with the opening edge on the outer peripheral side of the weather strip 7 will enter the gap S and drip into the storage space 5 as it is.

[0009]

The present invention SUMMARY OF], said was devised in view of the problems of the conventional seal structure, drive from the use position to cover the body opening formed in the upper and rear part of the cabin
A movable roof that can be stored in a storage space at the rear of the body;
The lid that opens and closes the upper opening of the storage space and the movable roof
A seal member provided in the vehicle body width direction in the rear end portion, hula upper opening peripheral edge other than the movable roof arrangement設個plants of the storage space
Provided Nji part, in the position of use of the movable roof, pair
Both facing notched ends are continuously connected to both ends of the seal member.
And a weather strip to be butted, to closing of the lid, the seal structure openable roof car each upper end portion of the sealing member and the weatherstrip to seal the storage space in contact with the inner peripheral edge of the lid, At the bottom of the notched end of the weather strip,
Located below the abutting part with the sealing member
With the provision of a drainage receiving part that receives the water dripping from the baffle part
To form a discharge part for discharging the water on the drain receiving part to the outside.
That one body of the cut end portion of the weather strip
A waterproof wall is provided upright along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body at the outer end on the side of the vehicle.

[0010]

According to the present invention having the above structure, even when high-pressure car wash water is splashed between the side edge of the lid and the opening edge of the storage space during car wash, the car wash water is repelled by the waterproof wall. As a result, a direct hit in the direction of the abutting portion is prevented, so that water is prevented from dripping into the storage space. Moreover,
But, the abutting part of the weather strip and the seal member
Even if car wash water or the like enters the gap between the
It is received by and is discharged from the discharge part to the outside of the vehicle as it is.
Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the water from dripping into the storage space.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 21 in FIG. 4 denotes an openable roof vehicle, 22 denotes a vehicle body opening, and 23 denotes a movable roof that opens and closes the vehicle body opening 22. The movable roof 23 is a cloth-like cloth that covers the upper portion of the vehicle body opening 22. It is mainly composed of a front roof 23a and a rear roof 23b formed of a steel body such as a synthetic resin material covering the rear portion of the vehicle body opening 22 and having a back window glass 24 provided at the center thereof.

Numeral 25 is a storage space provided at the rear of the vehicle body for accommodating the movable roof 23, and numeral 26 is a lid for opening and closing the storage space 25, other than the location of the movable roof 23 in the storage space 25. A flange portion 27 is provided at the upper opening edge as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and a weather strip 28 made of synthetic rubber is disposed on the flange portion 27. This weather strip 28
As shown in FIGS . 1 and 2 , a base portion 29 having an irregular cross section is formed .
A welt portion 30 integrally provided on the inner edge of the base portion 29 and fitted to the flange portion 27; and a sub-seal provided at the center of the upper surface of the base portion 29 and bent outward in a substantially V shape. 31, a main seal 32 provided on the upper end of the welt portion 30 and made of an inner hollow sponge rubber material, and a seal lip 33 provided on the outer end portion of the base portion 29.

Further, the seal lip 33 and the sub seal 31
An outer gutter 34 is provided between the sub seal 31 and the main seal 32, and an inner gutter 35 is provided between the sub seal 31 and the main seal 32.
Is provided.

Further, both of the weather strips 28 are
A seal member 42 , which will be described later , is provided under the cutout end portion 28a.
At the position below the abutting part with both ends 42a,
A certain gutter groove 36 is formed and both cutout end portions 28 are formed.
A discharge for discharging the water in the gutter groove 36 to the outside just below a.
The drainage holes 37, which are the parts, are respectively formed. In addition, both off
The Toimizo 36 upper position of the missing end 28a, ledge 38 which the lower end of both end portions 42a of the seal member 42 described later is placed is provided integrally.

Furthermore, a rising lip 39 bent in a curved shape is provided on the inner peripheral edge of the corner portion C of both ends of the sub-seal 31, that is, from the vicinity of the trough 36 to the upper inner peripheral edge of the welt portion 30 extending to the corner portion C. A drainage groove 40, which is a drainage receiving portion, is formed inside the rising lip 39. Further, the drain groove 40 and the outside of the flange portion 27 communicate with a portion of the main seal 32 located at the downstream end of the drain groove 40.
A drainage hole 41, which is a discharge part, is formed. Further, on the outer peripheral side of the sub-seal corner portion C, a planar triangular projecting portion 29 a extending from the base portion 29 is integrally provided.

On the other hand, the window frame 23c supporting the lower end portion of the back window glass 24 has a structure shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3 , a substantially linear seal member 42 is attached along the width direction of the vehicle body. This seal member 42 is
A bent plate-shaped base portion 44 which adhesive bent after the end 23d and both end portions of the window frame 23c is fixed by bolts, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the longitudinal substantially central upper face of the base portion 44 A sub-seal 45 made of a sponge rubber material having an inner hollow shape provided along the direction, and standing up along the outer edge of the base portion 44 and bent outward (in the direction of the back window glass) in an inclined shape. Seal lip 46 and base 4
The main seal 48 is provided on the upper surface of the inverted U-shaped fitting portion 47 provided on the inner edge of No. 4, and is bent outward in a substantially V shape.
It has and. Further, an outer gutter 49 is provided between the seal lip 46 and the sub seal 45, and an inner gutter 50 is provided between the sub seal 45 and the main seal 48 in parallel with the outer gutter 49. Has been.

[0018] The inverted U-shaped fitting portion 47 is for positioning and fixing the sealing member 42 is fitted to the tip of the bent after the end 23d of the window frame 23c, the lower end of the inner side piece the edge end 23 after the window frame 23c
Gutter lip 51 that catches the water that has flowed down the back of d
Are integrally provided along the longitudinal direction. At both ends of the gutter lip 51, water drain holes 52 are formed to drop water inside the gutter lip 51 into the drain groove 40.

A waterproof wall 53 is integrally erected on the outer end of the overhanging portion 29a of the weather strip 28, that is, the outer end on the side of the vehicle body. This waterproof wall 53
It has a solid long plate shape and is arranged along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and its length is from the front edge of the overhanging portion 29a to the corner portion C.
It extends to near the central position. Also, its height is
The upper end edge 53a is set to a size such that the upper end edge 53a is in close contact with the lower surface of the lid 26 when the lid 26 is closed.

[0020] Thus, according to this embodiment, in a state the movable roof 23 and the lid 26 in use state of covering the vehicle body opening 22 closes the storage space 25, such as during a car wash 3 Even if high-pressure car wash water enters from the gap between the side edge of the lid body 26 on the front side of the vehicle body and the outer peripheral edge of the seal lip 33 of the weather strip 28, the high pressure car wash water hits the outer surface 53b of the waterproof wall 53 to reliably prevent the inflow. To be done. Further, water attached to the outer surface 53b of the waterproof wall 53, FIG. 3
As shown by the arrow, the outer surface 53b is guided to the rear side of the vehicle body, the inside of the outer gutter portion 34 is directly entered, and the vehicle is discharged to the outside of the vehicle through a drainage paf 55 provided at the rear portion of the vehicle body. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the car wash water from directly hitting the notched end portion 28a and the end portion 42a and preventing the car wash water from dropping into the storage space 25.

Even if the weather strip 28 and the seal member 42 are molded or mounted in a non-uniform manner, a gap S is formed between the notched end 28a and the end 42a, and rainwater or the like flows into the gap S. Also falls into the drainage groove 40 and is discharged to the outside of the vehicle through the discharge hole 41 as it is, or falls into the trough groove 36 and is discharged to the outside of the vehicle through the drainage hole 37.

When the weather strip 28 and the notched ends 28a of the seal member 42 and the both ends 42a are butted against each other, the lower surfaces of the both ends 42a of the seal member 42 are pressed against the shelf 38 to be stably supported. Sub seal 31,4
5, main seals 32, 48 and inner and outer gutters 34, 4
The vertical displacement of 9, 35, and 50 is prevented, the continuity is maintained, and the cutout end portion 28a and the end portion 4 are provided.
2a collision came together how to improve the pressing force of the same is, so that the occurrence of the gap S is prevented. Moreover, the seal member 4
2 both ends 42a of the bolt 4 to the wind frame 23c
Since it is firmly fixed by 3, the floating from the window frame 23c is prevented, and the continuity described above is further promoted.

The waterproof wall 53 can also be formed as an inner hollow shape instead of being solid, and by doing so, the reaction force when the lid 26 is closed can be reduced.

[0024]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the seal structure for the openable roof vehicle of the present invention, the waterproof wall is formed especially on the side outer end of the vehicle body near the notched end of the weather strip. Since the car is erected along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, car wash water etc. discharged between the side edge of the lid and the opening edge of the storage space is blocked by the waterproof wall, and direct hits to the weather strip notch end side are reliable. To be prevented. Moreover, even if the weather
ー Water invades the abutting part between the strip and the seal member
Even if you do, receive this invading water on the drainage receiving part,
It is discharged from the discharge part to the outside of the vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the water from dropping from the abutting portion of the weather strip and the seal member into the storage space.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a weather strip used in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 2 The principal part expansion perspective view which shows the seal structure of a present Example.

[Figure 3] A part enlarged view of FIG. 4.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an openable roof vehicle to which the seal structure of the invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an openable roof vehicle to which a conventional seal structure is applied.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a conventional seal structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 ... Openable roof vehicle, 22 ... Vehicle opening, 23 ... Movable roof, 25 ... Storage space, 26 ... Lid, 28 ... Weather strip, 28a ... Notched end part, 29a ... Overhang part, 36 ...
Gutter (drainage receiving part), 37 ... Drainage hole (discharging part), 40 ... Discharge
Water groove (drainage receiving part), 41 ... Drainage hole (discharging part), 42 ... Seal member, 42a ... End part, 53 ... Waterproof wall.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued Front Page (72) Inventor Yuji Sakamaki 330 Naganuma-cho, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture Kinugawa Gum Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yu Omura 2 Takara-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture (72) Inventor Hisao Saito 1-7-13 Minamikamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Teiji Onojima 2670 Kamiida-cho, Izumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 8-302 Ichiho housing complex (72) Inventor Keiichi Ono 2358-7 Kojaku-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture (72) Inventor Shuichi Fujii 8668 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Nakayamaso

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A movable roof that can be stored in a storage space at a rear portion of a vehicle body from a use position that covers a vehicle body opening formed in an upper portion and a rear portion of a vehicle compartment, and a lid body that opens and closes the upper opening of the storage space. A seal member is provided at the rear end of the movable roof in the width direction of the vehicle body, and a seal member is provided at a flange portion of the storage space at a peripheral edge of the upper opening other than a portion where the movable roof is disposed, and is opposed at a use position of the movable roof. and a weather strip both notched ends are butted continuously to both ends of said seal member which, in closed the lid, against the inner periphery of the seal member and the upper end lid weatherstrip In a seal structure of an openable roof vehicle that contacts and seals a storage space, the weather strip is provided at a lower portion of a cutout end portion of the weather strip.
-Below the abutting part between the strip and the sealing member
Located at the bottom and receives the water dripping from the butt section
Part provided with a, while forming a discharge portion for discharging the water on the drainage receiving portion to the outside, the side portion <br/> outer end portion of the vehicle body of the cut-out end portion of the weather strip, a waterproof wall A seal structure for a retractable roof vehicle, which is erected vertically along the vehicle body.