JP2539268Y2 - Convertible car roof side seal structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a so-called convertible vehicle roof structure, and more particularly to an improvement in a seal structure of a roof side portion.

[Prior art] Conventionally, in a so-called convertible vehicle having a detachable roof, when a side window crow is closed,
A sealing structure for waterproofing is provided by attaching a weatherstrip made of an elastic material such as synthetic resin to a position where the roof window portion abuts on the end face of the side window glass facing upward.

7 and 8, in a roof side seal structure 1 of a convertible vehicle C, a base end 2a is rotatably mounted at a predetermined position behind a vehicle cabin, and a free end side extends along the front-rear direction of the vehicle. A frame 2 that moves forward and backward, a hood 3 attached to the frame 2, and a side portion 2b of the frame 2
And a weatherstrip 5 mounted on a predetermined retainer 4.

In such a roof side seal structure 1, the side portion 2b of the frame 2 is divided into a plurality of portions along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and when the roof portion of the vehicle is opened, the side portion 2b is illustrated. As described above, using the hinges provided in each of the bent portions 2c and 2d, it is possible to fold it behind the cabin.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in the roof side seal structure 1, as described above, the frame 2 is divided by the bent portions 2c and 2d. Therefore, the weather strip 5 attached to the side portion 2b via the retainer 4 is also divided and attached to a plurality of parts corresponding to each part of the side portion 2b to which these are attached.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, when the frame 2 is folded behind the cabin, the weather strip 5 is prevented from being broken at each bent portion.

However, if the weather strip 5 is divided at each bent portion of the side frame 2b, a gap that is not sealed is left in the bent portions 2c and 2d, and rainwater or the like enters the passenger compartment from such a gap. There was an inconvenience.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above problems, and can reliably seal a roof side portion of a convertible vehicle having an openable roof and prevent breakage of a weather strip. can do,
It is intended to provide a roof side seal structure.

[Means for solving the problem]

The object of the present invention is to provide a convertible vehicle with a frame that advances and retreats in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and that is mounted on the frame and is extended with the movement of the frame in the forward direction of the vehicle. In the roof structure of a convertible vehicle including a hood forming a hood, a front end is fixed to a front end of the frame, and the other end is fixed to a biasing means, and is inserted through a side portion of the hood. 1
, A plurality of holders respectively fixed to the first string member, one elongated weather strip attached to the plurality of holders, and one end at the vehicle front end of the weather strip And a second string member integrally connected to the weather strip along a direction in which the weather strip extends, the other end being connected to the urging means, and When the first string member and the second string member are tensioned along the front-rear direction of the vehicle when moved in the forward direction, the weather strip is brought into close contact with the side portion of the frame, and the frame is moved rearward in the vehicle. Achieved by the roof side seal structure, which when moved and folded behind the cabin, relaxes the tension of each string member and separates the weather strip from the side of the frame It is.

[Action]

In the present invention, the first string member inserted into the side of the hood mounted on the frame is fixed to one long weather strip via a plurality of holders. . Therefore, when the free end side of the frame is moved back and forth along the front and rear direction of the vehicle to open or close the vehicle roof, the top, the holder and the weather strip are all integrated with the movement of the frame. And move.

Further, when the second string member is integrally arranged along the longitudinal direction of the weather strip, and the hood is in an extended state with the movement of the frame toward the front of the vehicle to form a roof, The second string member is tightened together with the first string member inserted through the hood, and acts to bring the weather strip into close contact with the side portion of the frame. For this reason, the hood and the weather strip come together and come into contact with the side portions of the frame.

Here, since this weather strip is formed of a single long member, unlike the conventional sealing structure, there is no gap at each bent portion of the frame side portion, and the weather strip is uniform over substantially the entire length thereof. Abut. This allows
When the side window glass is closed, the space between the side window glass and the side portion of the frame is completely sealed.

On the other hand, when the frame is moved to the rear of the vehicle to open the roof and the frame is folded behind the passenger cabin, the tension of the first string member and the second string member is relaxed. Since the frame is separated from the frame while being fixed to the side of the hood via the holder, even if the frame is folded at each bent portion, the weather strip does not bend and the breakage can be prevented.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the roof side seal structure according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part thereof.

In the figure, a seal structure 10 includes a frame 11 forming a frame of a roof R, and a top 12 mounted on the frame.
A first string member 13 inserted into the side of the hood; a plurality of holders 14 fixed to the first string member 13; and a single string attached to the plurality of holders 14. It is composed of a long weather strip 15 and a second string member 16 inserted through the weather strip 15.

The frame 11 is formed by arranging a shape member made of a lightweight and strong metal or a synthetic resin material vertically and horizontally above a vehicle cabin to form a frame of the roof R.

1 and 2 show a side frame 20 which is a part of the frame 11.

The side frames 20 are disposed on the left and right sides of the vehicle, respectively, and constitute side portions of the roof R.
The base end 21 is rotatably fixed to a predetermined portion in the rear part of the vehicle cabin (not shown), and the free end 22 is rotated in the front-rear direction of the vehicle by turning the base end 21. It is made to advance and retreat along. The free end side 22 of the side frame 20 is formed so as to rise from the base end portion 21 and then extend substantially horizontally toward the front of the vehicle to form a profile of the side surface of the roof R as shown in the figure.

Further, the side frame 20 is divided into a plurality of parts along the front-rear direction of the vehicle. In the illustrated embodiment,
These divisions are shown as 23 and 24, and by forming predetermined hinges and the like (not shown) in the divisions 23 and 24, the divisions can be bent. This allows
When the base end portion 21 is rotated to move the free end side 22 in the rear direction of the vehicle, the entire side frame 20 can be folded behind the vehicle cabin.

The hood 12 is formed of a durable waterproof cloth or the like, and in the present embodiment, the first hood 12 is inserted into a side portion thereof as described later.
Is fixed to the frame 11 by fixing the front end of the string member to the front end of the frame 11. Thereby, when the free end side 22 of the frame 11 is moved in the forward direction of the vehicle, the hood 12 is extended to form a vehicle roof.

Further, a first string member 13 is inserted through a side portion 12b of the hood 12, which is folded back into a bag shape and sewn, and the front end of the first string member 13 is connected to the frame 11 as described above. And the other end is a tension spring as shown in the figure.
It is connected and fixed to the urging means such as 13a. Therefore,
When the frame 11 is moved in the forward direction of the vehicle, a tension is applied to the first string member 13 along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

Further, a plurality of openings 12c as shown in FIG. 4 are formed in the side portion 12b of the top 12 and the holding device 14 is connected to the first string member by using the openings 12c as described later. 13 is to be attached.

As shown in FIG. 3, the holder 14 is formed by molding a thin plate member so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a through hole 18a is formed in a closed portion thereof. In addition, cylindrical guide grooves having basically the same configuration are formed on both legs 25, 26 of the holder 14.
27 and 28 are provided integrally.

In the present invention, the weather strip 15 is a single long member made of an elastic synthetic resin material or the like, as shown in FIG. When finished, it is finished to conform to its shape. The weather strip 15 has a plurality of through holes 15a corresponding to the respective through holes 18a of the plurality of holders 14 described above.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a second string member 16 is inserted inside the weather strip 15 along the longitudinal direction. One end of the string member 16 is fixed to the front end of the weather strip 15 in the vehicle front direction, and the other end is connected to a biasing means such as a tension spring 16a, and is further shown in FIG. As described above, the tension spring 16a is fixed near the position where the base end 21 of the side frame 22 is fixed.

The members described above are mounted as shown in FIG.

The second string member 16 is inserted into the hole or groove 15b formed in the weather strip 15, and the clip 30 is fitted into the through hole 15a of the weather strip 15. As shown in FIG. 3, the clip 30 has a base portion 31 and an engaging portion 32 integrally projecting from the base portion 31, and the engaging portion 32 Since the engaging portion 32a is provided, the engaging portion of the clip 30 is pushed into the through hole 15a of the weather strip 15, so that the engaging claw 32a is locked at the peripheral edge of the through hole 15a.

Next, the weather strip 15 is received from the openings of the plurality of holders 14 in the above-described state, and the plurality of holders 14 are received.
The engaging portion 32 of the clip 30 is pushed into the through hole 18a, and the engaging claw 32a is locked to the peripheral edge of the through hole 18a. In this manner, the plurality of holders 14 are coupled to the weather strip 15 respectively.

In this state, the side edge of the top 12 is inserted into the guide groove 28 of each holder 14.
The first string members 13 inserted through 12b are connected to each other. This work is performed by inserting the guide groove 28 of each holder 14 from the opening 12c of the hood shown in FIG.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the guide groove 28 is provided with a barbed portion 28a.
Does not come out of the guide groove 28. As a result, the weather strip 15 is fixed to the top 12 via the holders 14 and the first string members 13.

On the other hand, the second string member 16 inserted into the weather strip 15 is connected to the guide groove 27 of each holder 14 so that the weather strip 15 is brought into contact with the side frame 20 as shown.

The present embodiment is configured as described above. Next, its operation will be described. When the free end side 22 of the side frame 20 is moved in the forward direction of the vehicle to expand the top 12, the side of the top 12 The first string member 13 inserted into the portion 12b is tensioned by the action of the tension spring 13a, and the first string member 13 is weather-striped through the plurality of holders 14 connected by the guide grooves 28.
15 is adhered to the side 12b of the hood 12.

On the other hand, the second string member 16 passing through the inside of the weather strip 15 is tensioned by the action of the tension spring 16a, and is pulled toward the vicinity of the base end of the side frame 20 to which the tension spring 16a is fixed. The weather strip 15 abuts against the side frame 20 so as to be pressed.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, when the side window glass G is closed, the upper end face of the side window glass G comes into close contact with the weather strip 15. At this time, since the weather strip 15 is interposed between the side frame 20 and the side window glass G without any gap as one long member, the side portion of the roof R can be completely sealed.

Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the free end side 22 of the side frame 20 is moved in the rearward direction of the vehicle to open the roof R, and is bent at each of the bent portions 23 and 24. The tension of the inserted first string member 13 and the second string member 16 inserted in the weather strip 15 is loosened and loosened. This removes the tension that forced the weather strip 15 into contact with the side frame 20, so that the weather strip 15 has a plurality of holders 14 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Together with the side frame 20.

Thus, even if the side frame 20 is completely folded behind the passenger compartment, the bent portions 23 and 24 and the weather strip 15 are not in contact with each other. A situation in which the corresponding parts are broken is effectively avoided, and as a result, poor sealing does not occur in these places.

[Effect of the invention]

As described above, according to the present invention, the roof side portion of a convertible vehicle having an openable roof is
An excellent effect that the sealing can be reliably performed and the breakage of the weather strip can be prevented is exhibited.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of a roof side seal structure according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is used in the embodiment of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a structure of a side portion of a hood, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a connection state between the holder and the first string member, FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the operation of the embodiment of FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing an example of a conventional roof side seal structure, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the roof side seal structure of FIG. 10 …… Roof side seal structure; 11 …… Frame; 12 ……
Hood; 13 first member; 14 holder; 15 weather strip; 16 second member; 20 side frame; 21 base end; 22 free end Side; 23,24 …… bent part; 30
……clip.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A convertible vehicle includes a frame which advances and retreats in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a hood mounted on the frame and which is extended as the frame is moved forward to form a roof of the vehicle. In a roof structure of a convertible vehicle, a first string member having a front end fixed to a front end portion of the frame, and the other end fixed to a biasing means, and being inserted through a side portion of the hood; A plurality of holders respectively fixed to the first string member, a single long weather strip attached to the plurality of holders, and one end fixed to the vehicle front end of the weather strip And a second string member having the other end connected to the urging means and integrally arranged with the weather strip along a direction in which the weather strip extends. When the first string member and the second string member are tensioned along the front-rear direction of the vehicle when the frame is moved forward, the weather strip is brought into close contact with the side portion of the frame, and the frame is attached to the vehicle. A roof side seal structure characterized in that when it is moved rearward and folded behind a passenger cabin, the tension of each cord member is relaxed and the weather strip is separated from the side portion of the frame.