JP2544279Y2 - Open car roof storage case - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a storage case for storing a so-called hood roof mounted on a convertible car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an open car having a hood that can be stored in a foldable manner, the hood is generally pulled out of a storage part as needed, and is mounted at that position to form a vehicle roof. Has become. After use, the top roof is stored in a storage portion provided at the rear of the seat or the like.
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a used roof top is stored in a storage unit, for example, there is a type in which a vinyl or cloth cover is attached to a folded roof top and stored. Further, there is also known a device in which a resin hard cover is mounted on a folded hood roof and stored. by the way,
The frequency of use of such hoods increases in rainy weather. In such a case, the hoods may be stored in a wet state after use.

[0003]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, if the hood is stored in a wet condition as described above, the rainwater adhering to the hood may cause mold, rust or odor on the vehicle body and the hood itself. Was a problem. And, since the stored hood roof is covered with the cover as described above, it is not possible to easily eliminate moisture or water vapor in the storage section, and this has promoted the above problem. . Further, if such a state continues, the service life of the hood can be shortened, which causes other disadvantages. On the other hand, in the case of attaching the cloth cover, there is a problem that the attached cover may impair the appearance around the storage portion.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention can immediately dry a covered hood that has been stored while wet, and can also improve the appearance of the hood when the hood is stored. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an open car top roof storage case according to the present invention, comprising a frame comprising a plurality of frame members which can be folded in a zigzag manner via hinge nodes, and a frame which is developed from a folded state. A hood that is mounted to form a vehicle roof, a case body capable of storing the hood roof composed of the frame and the hood in a folded state, a lid pivotally supported by the case body to be openable and closable, and the case body. A hot air injection unit which is mounted and can be rotated in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the lid via a link mechanism, with respect to the hood roof housed in the case body. The hot air is blown from the hot air injection unit.

Further, in the open car top roof storage case according to the present invention, an air inlet is provided at the front end of the lid, and an air outlet is provided at the rear end of the cover. The air and the hot air injected from the hot air injection unit are circulated and discharged from the air outlet.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when the hood is folded and stored in the case body, the lid is opened, but the hot air injection unit is linked to the movement of the lid through the link mechanism to the outside of the case body. It is turned. Thereby, the hood roof is stored in the case body without colliding with the hot air injection unit. Then, by closing the lid again, the hot air injection unit is mounted at a predetermined position in the case main body. Particularly, when the hood roof housed in the case main body is wet, the hood roof is heated. Warm air is appropriately blown from the wind injection unit. Therefore, by blowing the warm air, the hood roof housed in the case body in a wet state can be dried immediately after being housed.

Further, by using both the natural air flowing from the air inlet of the lid and the hot air from the hot air injection unit, the drying action on the top roof can be further enhanced.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a convertible hood roof storage case according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 shows this kind of open car equipped with a storage case of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a body, 2 is a front window, 3 is a seat, and 4 is a storage case arranged at the rear of the seat 3. . The storage case 4 has a substantially U-shape, and a hood roof described later is stored therein.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the hood is stored in the storage case 4. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 5 denotes a case main body, and 6 denotes a lid pivotally supported by the case main body 5 via a pivot 7 so as to be opened and closed. Body. Each of the case body 5 and the lid 6 is formed of a water-resistant material. Further, reference numeral 8 denotes a pair of left and right (vehicle width directions) frames composed of frame members 8a, 8b, 8c folded in a zigzag manner via hinge nodes 9, 10, and the frame member 8a is a U-shaped case body. Each of the front portions 5 is pivotally supported via a pivot 11 so as to be able to rotate in the vehicle longitudinal direction. And 12 is a hood for forming a vehicle roof attached to the frame 8,
FIG. 2 shows a loose state. Here, referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the hood 12 is unfolded from the folded state and stretched over the frame 8 to form a hood roof 13. Each of the frame members 8 b and 8 c Arched ribs 14, 15 at the ends
Are stretched, and the stretched hood 12 has these ribs 1
It is stretched and supported by 4 and 15 so as not to be loosened.

Now, as described above, the frame 8 and the top 12
Is stored in a storage case 4 in a zigzag shape, while
On the rear side of the top roof 13, as shown in FIG. 2, the injection ports 16a, 16a are arranged in two stages in the upper and lower stages at the positions corresponding to the substantially wedge-shaped gaps S, S defined by the zigzag shape. The hot air injection unit 16 configured as described above is mounted. The hot air injection unit 16 extends in the lateral width direction (vehicle width direction) of the storage case 4 (FIG. 1) and has a hollow structure. The shells 16b are formed with tapered shells 16b toward the injection ports 16a, 16a so as to substantially match the gaps S, S of the hood roof 13, and their back plates 16c. The back plate 16c constitutes the back surface of the storage case 4, but the entire hot air injection unit 16 can be rotated to the outside of the storage case 4 via the pivot 17 (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2). ) It is pivoted.

The hot air injection unit 16 is connected to the lid 6 via a link mechanism 18 (FIG. 2). The link mechanism 18 includes a link rod 18a pivotally attached to the lid 6 and the above-mentioned pivot 17 and the hot air injection unit 1
6 and a link rod 18b mutually fixed to each other. When the lid 6 is opened (see a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2), the hot air injection unit 16 is also indicated by a two-dot chain line via the link mechanism 18. To be rotated to the outside of the storage case 4.

Further, the hot air injection unit 16 is connected to a heater unit (not shown) of the vehicle through an air duct 19 as shown in FIGS. That is, the air duct 19 is routed from the heater unit to an appropriate position on the vehicle floor and connected to the bottom of the case body 5 of the storage case 4 so that the warm air from the heater unit can be appropriately fed into the storage case 4. Has become.

As shown in FIG. 1, a groove 20 is formed in the bottom of the case body 5 of the storage case 4 in the width direction thereof, and a drain port 20a formed at one end of the groove 20 is formed. Drain pipe or drain tube 21
Is extending. In this case, the bottom of the case main body 5 is inclined such that the position of the drain port 20a is lowest. On the other hand, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, an air inlet 22 is provided at the front end of the lid 6, and an air outlet 23 is provided at the rear end thereof. And air intake 2
After the natural wind flowing from the hot air 2 and the hot air jetted from the hot air jet unit 16 circulate in the storage case 4, the air outlet 23
It is designed to be discharged from. The air inlet 22 is provided with a cover 22a for opening and closing it.

Since the top car storage case of the open car according to the present invention is configured as described above, when the top roof 13 is not used, the frame 8 and the top 12 are stored in the storage case 4 and the cover 6 is used. Closes the case body 5.
In this case, since the closed state of the lid 6 is extremely orderly as shown in FIG. 1, the appearance around the storage case 4 can be improved in appearance.

Next, a case where the hood roof 13 is used will be described. In this case, the lid 6 is first opened, but at this time, the link rod 18a pivotally attached to the lid 6 moves upward,
The link rod 18b rotates around the pivot 17 (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2), whereby the hot air injection unit 16 is rotated outside the storage case 4. As described above, the hot air injection unit 16 is separated from the frame 8 and the hood 12 in the folded state, and then the frame member 8a is turned left around the pivot 11 in FIG. It is expanded. Then, the frame member 8a is brought up to the vertical position, and the front end of the frame member 8c is joined to the window frame 2a of the front window 2, whereby the top 12a is closed as shown in FIGS.
Is stretched over the frame 8 to form the hood roof 13. In order to attach the hood roof 13 in this manner, the storage case 4
Frame 8 and hood 12 folded and stored in
When deploying, the hot air injection unit 16 escapes to the outside of the storage case 4 as described above in conjunction with the opening operation of the lid 6 by the link mechanism 18, so that the frame 8 and the top 12 Hot air injection unit 1 during deployment operation
6 and its smooth operation is guaranteed.

When the hood roof 13 is mounted, as shown in FIG. 5, the skirt portion 12a of the hood 12 is once turned toward the frame member 8a and lifted, and the lid 6 is turned leftward in this state. Close it at least. Then, the skirt portion 12a is engaged with a proper position on the body 1 side by an appropriate fixing means (not shown) such as a stop button so that the top 12 covers the lid 6. As described above, when the top roof 13 is mounted, the storage case 4 is arranged inside the top roof 13, that is, inside the vehicle compartment.

Next, a case where the top roof 13 is folded and stored in the storage case 4 will be described. In this case, the hood roof 13 is mounted as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. First, contrary to the case of storing the hood, the skirt portion 12 a of the hood 12 attached to the body 1 is removed. Then, the skirt portion 12a is turned toward the frame member 8a and lifted up (FIG. 5). Next, the cover 6 closing the case body 5 is turned clockwise around the pivot 7 to open the cover 6, and at this time, the hot air injection unit 16 is connected via the link mechanism 18 as described above. In conjunction with the movement of the lid 6, the lid 6 is rotated to the outside of the case body 5. As a result, the frame 8 and the hood 12 are stored in the case body 5 without colliding with the hot air injection unit 16. Then, by closing the lid 6 again,
Also in this case, the warm air injection unit 16 is brought to a predetermined position in the case body 5 through the link mechanism 18 in conjunction with the closing operation of the lid 6, and the storage of the top roof 13 is completed. (See FIG. 2).

In particular, when the hood roof 13 stored in the storage case 4 is wet as described above, first, rainwater or the like adhering to the frame 8 and the hood 12 drips, and particularly the case body 5 It collects at the drain 20 a along the groove 20, and is further discharged outside the vehicle via the drain pipe 21. On the other hand, hot air is fed from the heater unit into the hot air injection unit 16 through the air duct 19, and this hot air is injected into the wet frame 8 and the top 12 as shown in FIG. It is sprayed from 16a, 16a. In this case, the warm air from the injection ports 16a, 16a is blown over the entire area in the vehicle width direction of the hood 12, and the amount of warm air is appropriately adjusted by the heater unit, thereby storing the warm air in a wet state. The frame 8 and the hood 12 stored in the case 4 can be dried immediately after storage. Further, since the shell 16b of the hot air injection unit 16 is tapered toward the injection ports 16a, 16a, it is possible to spread the hot air to every corner of the folded hood 12. Drying efficiency can be improved.

Further, in the above case, the cover 22a of the air inlet 22 is opened, and natural air is taken in from the air inlet 22, so that the incoming natural wind and the hot air jetted from the hot air jet unit 16 are stored in the storage case. 4, and then they are discharged from the air outlet 23. The opening and closing of the cover 22a of the air inlet 22 may be performed as necessary. However, the natural air flowing from the air inlet 22 and the hot air injection unit 1
The drying effect on the frame 8 and the hood 12 can be further enhanced by using the warm air from Step 6 together.

As described above, the frame 8 and the hood 12 stored in the storage case 4 can be dried immediately after being stored in a wet state, and since the storage case 4 has a drainage function. In addition, moisture and the like in the storage case 4 can be immediately and completely removed, and the occurrence of mold, rust, and the like on the vehicle body and the hood itself can be eliminated. In addition, the storage case 4 of the present invention has water resistance itself and is excellent in practical use, such as being extremely easy to handle.

[0022]

According to the present invention, as described above, a wet top can be dried immediately after being stored in this kind of vehicle, and the top roof and other top roof components and the body can be damaged. And the service life thereof can be remarkably improved. In particular, the appearance when storing the hood roof is excellent, and the appearance is also improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle part when a hood roof is stored according to an embodiment of a hood roof storage case of an open car of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a vehicle portion when the hood roof is mounted according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a vehicle portion when a hood roof is mounted according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the vehicle portion illustrating the operation relationship between the lid and the top when the storage case according to the present invention is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 2 Front window 3 Seat 4 Storage case 5 Case main body 6 Lid 7 Axis 8 Frame 9 Hinge node 10 Hinge node 11 Axis 12 Top 13 Top roof 14 Rib 15 Rib 16 Hot air injection unit 17 Axis 18 Link mechanism 19 Air duct 20 Groove 21 Drain pipe 22 Air inlet 23 Air outlet S Clearance

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A frame comprising a plurality of frame members which can be folded in a zigzag manner via hinge nodes, a hood which is stretched over a frame expanded from a folded state to form a vehicle roof, said frame and said frame A case body capable of folding and storing a hood roof made of a hood, a lid pivotally supported on the case body so as to be openable and closable, and an opening / closing operation of the lid mounted on the case body via a link mechanism. An open car, comprising: a hot air jet unit that can rotate in conjunction with the hot air jet unit to blow hot air from the hot air jet unit to the top roof housed in the case body. Hood roof storage case. 2. An air inlet is provided at a front end of the lid and an air outlet is provided at a rear end thereof. Natural air flowing from the air inlet and hot air injected from the hot air injection unit are provided. 2. The hood roof storage case for an open car according to claim 1, wherein the air is circulated to be discharged from the air outlet.