JP2564344Y2 - Roof rail mounting structure for automobiles - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roof rail mounting structure for mounting on both sides of an automobile roof in a vehicle width direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, roof rails mounted on both sides of an automobile roof in the vehicle width direction are, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-243.
As shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 36, mounting legs are provided at both ends in the length direction of the rail body, and the mounting legs are mounted on the roof panel.

Conventionally, as a structure for mounting a roof rail, for example, as schematically shown in FIG. 11, a mounting leg B for a roof panel is provided at a longitudinal end of a rail body A extending in the front-rear direction. Attach the mounting leg B to the bolt C
And a work recess D is formed on the upper surface of the mounting leg B so that the head of the bolt C is accommodated in the recess D. And the recess D
The cover E formed separately is fitted into the opening of the, and the opening is closed by the cover E.

[0004]

In the above structure, a parting line between the cover E and the mounting leg B appears on the upper surface of the mounting leg B in a rectangular shape, which impairs the appearance of the roof rail. In addition, the mounting of the cover E to the mounting legs is unstable, and the cover E may be accidentally detached.

[0005] The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and the object is to make it difficult to see a parting line between the mounting leg and the cover, and to securely assemble the cover with the mounting leg. It is an object of the present invention to provide a roof rail mounting structure for an automobile which can be mounted.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a roof rail mounting structure which is mounted on both sides in the vehicle width direction of a roof panel PA via mounting legs 2a.
a, the mounting portion 3 of the rail body and the roof panel PA
A fixed portion 4 having a fixed wall 6 for fixing the fixed wall 6 and a vertical wall 7 rising from the inner end of the fixed wall 6 in the vehicle width direction, and having a mounting space S opened on the outer side and upper side in the vehicle width direction. And an edge 51 overlapping the side end surface of the fixed wall 6.
And an edge 52 overlapping the upper end surface of the vertical wall 7 to form a cover 5 integrally covering the upper surface from the outer side surface in the vehicle width direction in the mounting space S of the mounting leg 2a.
A stopper is provided at the center of the back surface of the cover 5 in the vehicle width direction.
The cover 5 is fixed to the mounting leg via a stopper.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the stopper of the mounting leg 2a to be incorporated into the mounting space S can be surely covered with the cover 5, and the cover is located on the side of the fixed wall. It has an edge overlapping the end surface and an edge overlapping the upper end surface of the vertical wall, and covers the upper surface integrally from the outer side surface in the vehicle width direction in the mounting space of the mounting leg. When the roof rail is viewed from the outer side in the width direction, a parting line between the cover and the mounting leg 2a is not seen , and the cover is located on the rear surface of the cover 5 in the vehicle width direction.
Since it is locked to the mounting leg 2a via a stopper provided at the center , for example, an occupant can put a hand on the cover 5 and
Pull the cover 5 forward (outward in the vehicle width direction) to cover
Even if the side end of the bar 5 is deformed, the cover is
risk of inadvertently detached from a well rather than, moreover, of the cover 5
The edges 51 and 52 are superimposed on the end face of the fixing portion 4.
Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent such deformation.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A roof rail shown in the drawing is basically composed of a rail body 1 extending in the front-rear direction on both sides in a vehicle width direction of a roof panel PA, and both longitudinal ends and a longitudinal middle part of the rail body 1. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the present invention is applied to the front mounting legs 2a and the rear mounting legs 2a and 2b and the intermediate mounting legs 2c.
In the embodiment, the front mounting leg 2a is described as an example, and the rear mounting leg 2b is basically the same as the front mounting leg 2a. Is omitted.

The front mounting leg 2a is connected to the rail body 1
A mounting portion 3 having a fitting shaft 31 that can be inserted into a longitudinal end of the mounting portion 3, a fixing portion 4 extending from one end of the mounting portion 3, and a cover that covers the surface of the fixing portion 4 from the mounting portion 3. 5

The fixing portion 4 includes a fixing wall 6 fixed to the roof panel PA via a packing 60 and a vertical wall 7 rising obliquely upward from an inner side end of the fixing wall 6 in the vehicle width direction. At the same time, there is provided a mounting space S which is surrounded by the fixed wall 6, the vertical wall 7 and the free end of the mounting portion 3 and has an opening on the outer side and the upper side in the vehicle width direction.

The fixing wall 6 of the fixing portion 4 has a pair of front and rear bolt insertion holes 61, a fitting hole 62 into which the resin clip CL1 can be fitted, and an engaging projection 53a to be described later. As shown in FIG. 6, water is collected in the mounting space S by partially cutting out the outer end in the vehicle width direction of the fixed wall 6 while providing an insertion hole 64 having a joint portion 63. Is formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, a locking plate 8 for locking the rear end of the cover 5 to the mounting portion 3 is fixed on the upper surface of the mounting portion 3 by bolts 81. The stopper plate 8 has a fitting hole 82 into which the resin clip CL2 can be fitted, and an engaging hole 83 into which an engaging projection 53 described later can be engaged.
Are provided.

Reference numeral 32 in the drawing denotes a positioning projection of the locking plate 8 with respect to the mounting portion 3, which is fitted into a through hole 84 formed in the locking plate 8.

On the other hand, the cover 5 is attached to the front mounting leg 2.
(a) has a curved cross section that integrally covers the upper surface from the vehicle width direction outer side surface and the vehicle front side surface in the mounting space S, and the vehicle width of the fixed wall 6 from the vehicle width direction inner end surface of the mounting portion 3 An edge 51 overlapping the inner edge or the front end surface in the direction and an edge 52 overlapping the upper end surface of the vertical wall 7 are provided.

On the back surface of the cover 5, a pair of front and rear engagement projections 53a and 53b engageable with the engagement step 63 and the engagement hole 83, and resin clips CL1 and CL2 used as stoppers. Cover walls 54 and 55
-5 are integrally formed at the center of the rear surface in the vehicle width direction , and the resin clips CL1, CL are attached to the mounting walls 54, 55, respectively.
On the inner edge of the cover 5 in the vehicle width direction, a fitting piece 56 that fits into a recess 71 formed on the inner surface of the vertical wall 7 is provided. the recess 71 of the fitting Gohen 56
The cover 5 prevents the cover 5 from shifting in the front-rear direction with respect to the mounting portion 3.

As shown in FIG. 5, the front mounting leg 2a having the above structure is fitted with the fitting shaft 31 of the mounting portion 3 at the longitudinal end of the rail main body 1, and The shaft 31 and the rail main body 1 are attached to the rail main body 1 by fixing the screws 11.

The roof panel PA of the mounting leg 2a
As shown in FIG. 4, the bolts 12 are inserted through a pair of bolt insertion holes 61 formed in the fixed wall 6 and through holes formed in the roof panel PA from the mounting space S side, as shown in FIG. The roof rail is fixed to the roof panel PA by screwing the insertion end to a nut 13 fixed to the reinforcement R disposed on the lower surface of the roof panel PA.

When the roof rail is fixed to the roof panel PA as described above, the cover 5 is placed on the upper surface of the mounting leg 2a, and the resin clips CL1 and CL2 attached to the mounting walls 54 and 55 are removed. The fitting projections 53a and 53b are fitted into the engaging step portions 63 and the engaging holes 83, respectively, while being fitted into the fitting holes 62 and 82 of the fixing wall 6 and the locking plate 8, respectively. The edge 5
1 is overlapped on the vehicle width direction inner side end to the front side end face of the fixed wall 6 from the vehicle width direction inner side end face of the mounting portion 3, and the edge 52 is overlapped on the upper end face of the vertical wall 7. is there.

Thus, the cover 5 is attached to the front mounting leg 2.
a through the resin clips CL1 and CL2 to cover the mounting space S and the upper surface of the mounting portion 3. The edge 51 of the cover 5 and the fixing portion 6 to the mounting portion 3 is located below the mounting leg 2a and faces the roof panel PA, and the parting line between the edge 52 of the cover 5 and the vertical wall 7 to the mounting portion 3 is inward in the vehicle width direction. Side, therefore, from the outside in the vehicle width direction, the parting line is not visible,
The appearance of the mounting leg 2a is improved.

[0020] By the upper surface and the fixing portion 6 and the mounting portion 3 of the cover 5 is the resin clip CL1 · CL2 and the engaging projections 53a · 53b, put on the cover 5
Since the locked firmly engaged in the vehicle width direction central portion of the back that, for example, the occupant over a hand on the cover 5, the cover 5 by pulling Kukoto the cover 5 to the front (outside in the vehicle width direction)
Even if the side end of the mounting leg is deformed,
There is no risk of accidental detachment, and the edge 5 of the cover 5
Since 1, 52 are superimposed on the end face of the fixing portion 4, this
Such deformation is surely prevented.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the front mounting leg 2a, but may be applied to the rear mounting leg 2b.

[0022]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the present invention, the mounting leg 2a is
It has a mounting portion 3 of the rail body, a fixed wall 6 for fixing to the roof panel PA, and a vertical wall 7 rising from an inner side end of the fixed wall 6 in the vehicle width direction. It is formed from the fixing portion 4 provided with the mounting space S to be opened, and has an edge 51 overlapping the side end surface of the fixing wall 6 and an edge 52 overlapping the upper end surface of the vertical wall 7. the upper surface from Kurumaya outward side surface of the mounting space S of the mounting legs 2a to form a cover 5 for covering integrally, the cover
5 is provided with a stopper at the center of the rear surface in the vehicle width direction, and the cover 5 is fixed to the mounting leg via the stopper, so that the mounting leg 2a incorporated into the mounting space S. Can be surely covered with the cover 5, and the cover has an edge 51 overlapping the side end surface of the fixed wall 6 and an edge 52 overlapping the upper end surface of the vertical wall 7. Since the upper surface is integrally covered from the vehicle width direction outer side surface in the mounting space S of the mounting leg 2a, when the mounting leg is viewed from the vehicle width direction outer side,
Never parting line between the cover 5 and the mounting leg 2a is visible, thus to the appearance of the roof rail becomes good, also the cover 5 is in the back side in the vehicle width direction of the cover 5
Since it is locked to the mounting leg 2a via a stopper provided at the center , for example,
And pulling the cover 5 forward (outward in the vehicle width direction).
Ri be the side end portion of the cover 5 is deformed, possibly even rather than the said cover is inadvertently detached from the attachment leg 2a, moreover, cover
5 are superimposed on the end face of the fixing portion 4
Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent such deformation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a vehicle with a roof rail attached.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a roof rail mounting leg.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a roof rail mounting leg.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line LL in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line MM in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line NN in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line OO in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line PP in FIG. 2;

9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line QQ in FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line RR in FIG. 2;

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional roof rail mounting leg.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rail main body 2a Mounting leg 3 Mounting part 4 Fixed part 5 Cover 51 Edge 52 Edge 6 Fixed wall 7 Vertical wall S Mounting space

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A roof rail mounting structure mounted on both sides of a roof panel PA in a vehicle width direction via mounting legs 2a, wherein the mounting legs 2a are mounted on a mounting portion 3 of a rail body,
A mounting cavity S having a fixed wall 6 fixed to the roof panel PA and a vertical wall 7 rising from an inner side end of the fixed wall 6 in the vehicle width direction and having an opening on the outer side and the upper side in the vehicle width direction is provided. The fixing space 4 has an edge 51 overlapping the side end surface of the fixed wall 6 and an edge 52 overlapping the upper end surface of the vertical wall 7. 5 that covers the upper surface integrally from the outer side surface in the vehicle width direction
And the width of the rear surface of the cover 5 in the vehicle width direction.
A mounting structure for a roof rail in an automobile , wherein a stopper is provided at a central portion in the opposite direction, and the cover 5 is fixed to the mounting leg via the stopper.