JP2541863Y2 - Automotive ski carrier - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile ski carrier for carrying skis mounted on an automobile roof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. Hei 3-42446 discloses a ski carrier having a magnetic base that is magnetically attracted to the upper surface of a roof. Are known. As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, this type of conventional ski carrier is magnetically attracted to a roof R of an automobile A and has a detachable retaining portion 1A formed at an appropriate position on an outer peripheral edge. A base 2 formed in the shape of a camber is integrally connected to the center of the upper surface of the magnetic base 1, and the base 2 is erected from a falling posture with a rotation shaft 3 as a rotation center. The ski receiver 5 is rotatably and vertically movable via a pair of left and right pillars 4, 4 that rotate in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and is mounted on the ski receiver 5 in the standing posture of the ski receiver 5. When the ski 6 is fitted and installed in the formed pair of left and right ski fitting grooves 5A, 5A, the ski receiver 5 descends mainly due to the load of the ski 6 and holds the standing attitude of the ski receiver 5. Lock state, and ski from this locked state. By solving the locked state the board 5 by pulling operation, so that it is possible to fall down the ski 受盤 5.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional ski carrier, the ski 6 is mounted on the ski receiving plate 5 after the ski 6 is fitted into the ski fitting grooves 5A, 5A and then a rubber band (not shown) is appropriately wound. The ski 6 is removed by turning the rubber band by unwinding the rubber band. Therefore, the work of attaching and detaching the ski 6 is troublesome and the attaching and detaching workability is poor. In addition, the means for holding the attached state of the ski 6 by the rubber band can be easily released by a third party.
May be stolen. On the other hand, when the ski carrier is not used, the work of removing the ski carrier from the roof R of the automobile A is performed by hanging the finger on the hook 1A for detachment and pulling it upward, and continuing the pulling operation. This is achieved by gradually reducing the adsorption area of the magnetic base 1 to R. However, in the above-described conventional ski carrier, since the detachable retaining portion 1A is left in an exposed state, it can be easily removed from the roof R by a third party, and the ski carrier itself may be stolen. It has. That is, since the conventional ski carrier does not take anti-theft measures, there is a risk that not only the ski 6 but also the ski carrier may be stolen and the safety is low.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] The problems to be solved are that the work of attaching and detaching the skis is troublesome and the attaching and detaching workability is inferior, and that no anti-theft measures have been taken, so that not only skis but also skis can be used. The point is that the carrier may be stolen.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention covers a portion of the magnetic base except for the suction surface of the magnetic base and the above-mentioned hook for removal, and is integrated with the magnetic base in an amount above the magnetic base. a combined cover member, the cover on the side of the cover member
An openable / closable ski holding portion integrally connected to the member, and the detachable hanging portion is attached to the cover member from above.
An auxiliary cover member to be concealed is attached so as to be openable and closable, and the auxiliary cover is closed to conceal the retaining portion for removal.
A first lock mechanism that is locked to maintain the concealed state when the ski is held, and the ski holding portion is closed.
A second lock mechanism that is locked when held down to maintain a closed state, and is provided with keys for unlocking the first and second lock mechanisms. , While improving the workability of attaching and detaching,
The aim was to increase the safety by reliably preventing the skis and ski carriers from being stolen.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when the ski carrier is mounted on the roof by magnetic attraction of the magnetic base, the detachable retaining portion can be concealed by the auxiliary cover. The concealed state can be held by the lock of the first lock mechanism. In addition, when the ski carrier is removed from the roof, the first lock mechanism is unlocked by using a key for unlocking, the opening of the auxiliary cover is permitted, and the latching portion for removal is opened by opening the auxiliary cover. After the exposure, the finger is hooked on the hook for removal and pulled upward, and the pulling operation is continued to gradually reduce the suction area of the magnetic base portion to the roof. On the other hand, the ski is attached to the ski carrier by a simple one-touch operation of opening the ski holding portion, making the ski correspond to the opened ski holding portion, and then rotating the ski holding portion to the closed position. And the ski is held in the second state.
It can be held by the lock of the lock mechanism. On the other hand, the ski can be removed by unlocking the second lock mechanism using a key for unlocking, allowing the ski holding portion to be opened, and opening the ski holding portion.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a right side view, FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line wo in FIG. Note that the same or corresponding parts as those of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals and described. 1 to 5, the ski carrier is an automobile A (FIG. 1).
While being magnetically attracted to the roof R top five reference), provided with a magnetic base portion 1 engaging portion 1A for removal to the outer peripheral edge portion is formed, and the suction surface 1B of the magnetic base portion 1 <br The portion excluding the detaching hook 1A is covered with a cover member 7, which is located above the magnetic base 1.
Coupled integrally with the magnetic base 1 on the side, together with the auxiliary cover 8 to conceal the retaining portion 1A for removal from above is mounted to be opened and closed, openable ski sandwiched upper side of the cover member 7 The part 9 is integrally connected with the cover member 7 .

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a magnetic base portion 1 includes a thin magnetic plate 1a and a thin metal upper plate 1 integrally bonded to the upper surface of the magnetic plate 1a by bonding.
b, and is formed in a substantially square shape with four corners in an arc shape.
Are fixed with the flange portion 10A sandwiched between the magnetic plate 1a and the upper plate 1b, and the shaft portion 10B is projected upward from the through hole 1b1 formed in the upper plate 1b. It is attached near the center of the magnetic base portion 1 and has a detachable latch portion 1A formed on one side edge by removing the magnetic plate 1a and expanding only the upper plate 1b upward.

The cover member 7 is made of a resin, and as shown in FIGS.
It is formed in the shape of a downwardly-facing dish with a size that can cover relatively close to portions other than A, and a mounting portion 7A for mounting the ski holding portion 9 bulges upward at the center thereof. And two internally threaded female members 11, 11
Are mounted with the flange portion 11A abutting against the lower surface of the mounting portion 7A and the upper end of the shaft portion 11B facing the through hole 7a formed in the mounting portion 7A. Four male screw members 18, 18 ... screwed into four flanged female screw members 10, 10 ... of the magnetic base portion 1 near both sides of the members 11, 11, respectively (however, FIG.
And FIG. 5 only show two male screw members 18, 18), and can fit the upper end portions of the shaft portions 10B of the female screw members 10, 10,... With flanges. , 7B ... are formed downward. Also, a detachable hook 1 on the magnetic base 1.
The auxiliary cover 8 is attached so as to be openable and closable corresponding to A. As shown in FIG. 2, the auxiliary cover 8 has its base end 8A side attached to the cover member 7 via pins 12, 12 so as to be freely rotatable in the vertical direction, and as shown in FIG. A first key insertion hole 13 is formed in the portion 8B, and a hook 14 is formed inside the free end portion 8B so as to project horizontally inward, as shown in FIG. The closed state of the auxiliary cover 8 is held by the lock of the first lock mechanism 15.

The first lock mechanism 15 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the cover member 7 is provided on the upper surface of the position where the auxiliary cover 8 is covered when the auxiliary cover 8 is closed so as to be movable in the directions of arrows X1 and X2. A latch 15A is held at the lock position shown, and the above-mentioned hook 14 corresponding to a downward slope 15a formed at the operating end of the latch 15A is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the ski holding portion 9 is composed of a lower fixed member 9A and an upper movable member 9B, and base ends of the fixed member 9A and the movable member 9B. The part is hinged by a horizontal pin 15 and has a second locking mechanism 16 provided at its free end.
, The closed state of the fixed member 9A and the movable member 9B is maintained. And the fixing member 9
Two holding cylinders 9A1, 9A holding two male screw members 19, 19 screwed into the two flanged female screw members 11, 11 of the cover member 7 near both sides of the center of A.
Are formed downward. Also, the fixing member 9A
A second key insertion hole 17 is formed on the free end side of the base member, a lower pad 20 formed of an elastic material is mounted on the upper surface of the fixed member 9A, and an upper side formed of the elastic material on the lower surface of the movable member 9B. Pad 21 is attached.

As shown in FIG. 4, the second lock mechanism 16 is rotatably mounted on the fixing member 9A, and is normally in a lever-like state held at a lock position shown by a solid line by the bias of the spring 16A. A latch 16B and a hook 16C provided on the movable member 9B corresponding to an arcuate surface 16b formed at the upper end working end of the latch 16B. A key insertion hole 17 is formed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the magnetic base part 1 and the cover member 7 are integrally joined by covering the magnetic base part 1 with the cover member 7 from above. Members 10, 10 (FIG. 4
, Only two female screw members 10, 10 are shown), the upper ends of the shaft portions 10B are fitted to holding cylinders 7B, 7B,.
.. Are screwed into the fitted female screw members with flanges 10, 10,..., So that the magnetic base portion 1
Parts other than B and the detaching hook 1 </ b> A are covered by the cover member 7.

On the other hand, the cover member 7 and the ski-clamping portion 9 are integrally connected to each other by attaching the fixing member 9A of the ski-clamping portion 9 to the mounting portion 7A.
, The movable member 9B is opened (see FIG. 11), and the holding cylinders 9A1, 9A1,...
This is achieved by screwing the male screw members 19, 19 into the screw members 1, 11, respectively. FIG. 12 shows a resin key (card key) 22 which is used to unlock the first lock mechanism 15 and the second lock mechanism 16.

In the above configuration, the pair of ski carriers for the vehicle are provided at a predetermined distance in the vehicle longitudinal direction with respect to the roof R of the vehicle A shown in FIG. Mounted by magnetic attraction. A case where a ski plate or the like (not shown) is held by the ski holding portion 9 of the carrier attached to the roof R. The key 22 of FIG. 12 is inserted through the second key insertion hole 17 formed in the fixing member 9A of the ski holding portion 9 shown in FIG.
The tip of 2 presses the force point side of the lever-shaped latch 16B against the bias of the spring 16A. As a result, the latch 16B rotates clockwise to enter an unlocked state in which engagement with the hook 16C provided on the movable member 9B is released. After unlocking, the movable member 9B is rotated from the closed position to the open direction with the pin 15 as the rotation center.
The movable member 9B is opened as shown in FIG. Of course, the movable member 9B may be automatically rotated in the opening direction at the time of unlocking by the bias of a spring (not shown). Then, after placing a ski or the like on the lower pad 20, the movable member 9B is rotated in the closing direction. Immediately before the movable member 9B reaches the rotation end in the closing direction, that is, immediately before reaching the lock position by the second lock mechanism 16,
The hook 16C shown in FIG. 4 slides while interfering with an arcuate surface 16b formed on the upper end working end of the latch 16B.
The latch 16B is slightly rotated clockwise against the urging of A, and when the sliding of the hook 16C and the arc surface 16b is completed, the latch 16B returns to the locked position by the urging of the spring 16A, and the latch 16B The lower end of the upper end working end is locked with the hook 16C, and at the same time, the fixing member 9A is fixed via the lower pad 20 and the upper pad 21.
And the movable member 9B can securely clamp a ski or the like. That is, the mounting of the skis or the like is performed by a simple one-touch operation in which the ski holding portion 9 is opened, the skis and the like are made to correspond to the opened ski holding portion 9, and then the ski holding portion 9 is turned to the closed position. The holding state is achieved by the lock of the second lock mechanism 16.

When removing a ski or the like held by the ski holding portion 9 of the carrier. After unlocking using the key 22 in the same manner as the unlocking operation described above, the movable member 9B can be easily removed by turning the movable member 9B from the closed position to the opening direction. That is, the work of attaching and detaching the skis and the like can be simplified, and the attaching and detaching workability can be greatly improved. Moreover, unless the second lock mechanism 16 is unlocked using the key 22, the ski or the like cannot be removed from the ski holding portion 9, so that theft can be reliably prevented and safety can be enhanced.

According to the present invention, when the ski carrier is attached to the roof R of the automobile A by magnetic attraction of the magnetic base 1, the auxiliary cover 8 allows the hook 1A for removing the magnetic base 1 to be attached. Concealed, this concealed state is the first
It can be held by the locking of locking mechanism 15. In other words, the ski carrier cannot be removed from the roof R unless the first lock mechanism 15 is unlocked and the auxiliary cover 8 is opened to expose the removal hook 1A. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the ski carrier from being stolen and to enhance the safety.

On the other hand, when the ski carrier is not used, the operation of removing the ski carrier from the roof R of the automobile A is performed by inserting the key 22 through the first key insertion hole 13 shown in FIGS. 3, 9 and 10. , The tip of the key 22 presses the latch 15A of the first lock mechanism 15 against the bias of a spring (not shown). As a result, the latch 15
A moves in the direction of the arrow X1 to enter an unlocked state in which the engagement between the operating end of the latch 15A and the hook 14 formed on the auxiliary cover 8 is released. After unlocking, pin 1
By pivoting the auxiliary cover 8 from the closed position to the opening direction and opening around the pivots 2 and 12, it is possible to expose the retaining portion 1 </ b> A for removal. Of course, the auxiliary cover 8 may be automatically opened at the time of unlocking by the bias of a spring (not shown).
When the hook 1A for removal is exposed, a finger is hooked on the hook 1A to pull it upward, and the pulling operation is continued to gradually reduce the suction area of the magnetic base 1 to the roof R. It can be carried out.

On the other hand, the opened auxiliary cover 8 is closed and turned in the closing direction. Immediately before the auxiliary cover 8 reaches the rotation end in the closing direction, that is, immediately before reaching the lock position by the first lock mechanism 15, the hook 14 in FIG. 9 is formed by the downward slope 15a formed on the operating end of the latch 15A. The latch 15A moves slightly in the direction of arrow X1 against the bias of a spring (not shown),
When the sliding between the C and the slope 15a is completed, the latch 15A returns to the locked position by the bias of the spring, and the latch 15A
Can secure the locked state in which the hook 14 is engaged with the hook 14.

In the above embodiment, the ski is held by the ski holding portion 9, but the surfboard and the long pole may be held.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the ski is attached to the ski carrier, the ski holding portion is opened, the ski is made to correspond to the opened ski holding portion, and then the ski holding portion is attached. The ski can be removed by a simple one-touch operation of rotating to the closed position. To remove the ski, the second lock mechanism is unlocked by the unlocking key to allow the ski holding portion to be opened, and the ski holding portion is removed. Since the opening can be easily performed by opening the opening, the workability of attaching and detaching the ski can be greatly improved. In addition, the detachable retaining portion is concealed by the auxiliary cover, and the concealed state is the first.
Can be held by the locking of the locking mechanism, it is possible to improve the safety and reliably preventing theft of skis carrier, since clamping state of the ski by the ski clamping unit can be held by the second lock mechanism, the ski Theft can be reliably prevented and safety can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line II in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line wo in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a magnetic base unit.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line O-O of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of FIG. 9 with an auxiliary cover removed.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing an open state of the ski holding portion.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged plan view showing an example of a key.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a conventional example.

FIG. 14 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a side view in a use state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Magnetic base part 1A Detachment latch part 1B Suction surface 7 Cover member 8 Auxiliary cover 9 Ski holding part 15 1st lock mechanism 16 2nd lock mechanism 22 Plate-shaped key (key for unlocking) A Automobile R Automobile Roof

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Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A while being magnetically attracted to the upper surface of the vehicle roof, in ski carrier with a magnetic base portion engaging portion for removably to the outer peripheral edge portion is formed, and the suction surface of said magnetic base portion magnetic base on the side of the magnetic base portion covers the site was <br/> excluding the hook portion for the removal
And a cover member integrally joined with the cover member.
And a said cover member can be opened and closed ski sandwiching portion that is integrally coupled to the side, auxiliary cover member for concealing the hooking portion for the removal the cover member from above is attached in an openable and closable, the auxiliary cover Is closed and the hook for removal is
A first lock mechanism that is locked when the stop portion is concealed and maintains the concealed state is provided, and a second lock mechanism that is locked when the ski holding portion is closed and maintains the closed state is provided; An automobile ski carrier comprising a key for unlocking the first and second lock mechanisms.