JP2580613Y2 - Roof carrier - 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 carrier such as a ski carrier mounted on an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a roof carrier including a support rod horizontally arranged on a roof of an automobile, a supporter that can be connected to the supporter, and a locking member that can connect the supporter to a roof edge is well known. Have been. Further, as a technique for connecting the support rod and the support leg, there are a well-known technique of screwing a bolt inserted into the support leg to the support rod, and a known technique disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-5634. In this known technique, a support rod is horizontally inserted into a support leg, the support rod is placed upward, a slope provided on the support leg is placed downward, and a slidable trapezoidal slider is mounted between the two. I have. The operation screw is rotated from the side of the support leg, and the slider is pressed against the support leg and the inclined surface to connect the support rod and the support leg.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art, the connecting method of connecting a bolt to a support rod and the connecting method of mounting a slider have slightly different technical ideas because they are connected to each other. In addition, there is a problem that the manufacturer of the roof carrier has to prepare at least two types of legs.

Further, in the above-mentioned known technology, since the slider is slid with respect to the support rod, there is a problem that the coating of the support rod or the PVC coating is damaged, causing rust or impairing the appearance. Further, when the slider is mounted, there is a problem that the slider easily slides down on the inclined surface and takes much time for the mounting operation.

[0005] In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art by making a supporting leg usable in both of the above methods and supporting a slider on a horizontal surface of a bracket.

[0006]

Means for solving the above problems The present invention is as follows to solve the above problems.

[0007] In this invention, and the支杆be arranged horizontally on the roof of the automobile, and support legs that can be connected to this支杆, assume roof carrier comprising the support leg and a connection capable of locking member to the roof edge It has the following features.

Under such a premise, the support rod and the support leg
And first and second connection means as the connection with
doing.

[0009] The first connecting means includes a horizontal supportable top surface of the support legs is the支杆, sliding downward slope from the inside to the outside of the roof In the lower side of the top surface It has a inclined <br/> slope, and a side wall portion which is disposed at right angles to the inclined surface, between the top surface and the inclined surface, connecting it to the support leg and screwed into the支杆It is composed to have a perpendicular first hole of the first bolt to the inclined surface which can be inserted in order to
Have been.

[0010] The second connecting means is provided on an upper surface of the support rod.
And the lower part on both sides of the support rod from the contact part.
A pair of hanging parts, and bending the lower end of the hanging part inward,
A bracket having a sliding guide surface parallel to the contact portion;
Between the guide surface of the bracket and the inclined surface of the support leg.
A slider slidably mounted between the slider and the slider
2nd bolt for screwing to and sliding this through
And has a second through hole perpendicular to the side wall portion.
It is configured.

[0011]

In the roof carrier constructed as described above, the support leg and the support rod can be connected by screwing the first bolt inserted through the first through hole provided on the inclined surface of the support leg to the support rod. Not only can the connection be made, but the connection can also be made by pressing the slider against the guide surface and the inclined surface of the bracket engaged with the support leg, and two types of connection methods can be adopted by one type of support leg.

In the connection method using a slider, the support rod is sandwiched between the bracket and the top surface of the support leg, and the outer surface of the support rod is damaged without the slider sliding on the support rod. Nothing.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the roof carrier according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a ski carrier 1 as an example of a roof carrier according to the present invention, which is mounted on a roof 2 of an automobile. The ski carrier 1 includes a square pipe-shaped support rod 4 horizontally arranged on a roof 2, a support leg 7 supporting the support rod 4 at both left and right ends, and one end connected to the support leg 7 and the other end hooked to the roof edge. It comprises a hook member 3 stopped and a pair of ski holding members 5 attached to both left and right sides of a support rod 4. The hook member 3 is connected to the support leg 7 via an operation bolt 36 with a knob attached to the side of the support leg 7, and is tightened by tightening the bolt 36. The ski holding member 5 includes a support base 10 having a pair of ski seats 12 and an arm 11 attached to the support base 10 via a pivot pin 8 so as to be openable and closable. And the seat 12 can hold a ski (not shown).
The ski carrier 1 is mounted in a pair in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and can support the ski at two points.

FIG. 2 is a view taken along line XX of FIG.
The connection state of the support rod 4 and the support leg 7 is shown. The support rod 4 has an upper surface 15
, A lower surface 16 and a side surface 17, and a nut member 19 having two screw holes 18 at required positions in the longitudinal direction of the support rod 4 is attached to the inner side of the lower surface 16.
0 is screwed.

The support leg 7 has a top surface 25 for supporting the support rod 4,
A pair of first side walls 26 facing each other on both sides of the support rod 4,
These first side walls 26 are connected to each other, and have a second side wall 27 extending in the width direction of the support rod 4. At a lower end of the first side wall 26, a cushion pad 28 abutting on the roof 2 is provided via a rotation shaft 29. It is attached. In the figure, the top surface 25 is in a horizontal state, and below the top surface 25 is a slope 30 having a downward slope from the inside to the outside of the roof 2 and a pair of through holes 31 perpendicular to the surface 30. And through holes 3 from the inside of the legs 7
The first bolt 20 inserted into the nut 1 is a nut member 19 of the support rod 4.
And is fixed to the top surface 25. The second side wall 27 includes a first portion 27A intersecting at right angles to the inclined surface 30, a second portion 27B at right angles to the top surface 25,
A third portion 27C connecting the first and second portions 27A and 27B and being parallel to the inclined surface 30;
The through hole 35 and the second portion 27B have a screw hole 37 for screwing a knob bolt 36 from outside the support leg 4. The first side wall 26 protrudes inward, and the slope 30
Having parallel sliding ribs 40, this rib 40, the first slider 41 is slidably engaged at its upper end. The hook member 3 is hooked on the lower end of the first slider 41, and the operation bolt 36 is in contact with the side between the upper end and the lower end. When the operating bolt 36 is tightened, the tip of the bolt presses the first slider 41 and slides it to the right in the figure, thereby tensioning the hook member 3 having one end hooked on the roof edge, thereby attaching the ski carrier 1 to the roof 2. Can be fixed.

FIG. 3 shows a case where a step 30A is provided on the inclined surface 30 in the embodiment of FIG. By doing so, the two first bolts 20 shown can be of substantially the same length.

FIG. 4A shows a supporting rod 4 in a use mode different from that of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view taken along the line YY in FIG. In this embodiment, the top surface 25
The support rod 4 supported by the bracket 45 and the second slider 5
It is fixed by 0. The bracket 45 includes a contact portion 46 that contacts the upper surface 15 of the support rod, a hanging portion 47 that extends along the both side surfaces 17 of the support rod and passes through a guide hole 25A provided in the top surface 25, and a hanging portion 47. A guide surface 48 for the second slider 50 having a lower end bent inward, and the guide surface 48 is a horizontal plane parallel to the support rod 4. The second slider 50 has a trapezoidal side surface and includes a slope 51 slidable on the inclined surface 30 of the support leg, a horizontal surface 52 slidable on the guide surface 48, and a bolt hole 50 </ b> A parallel to the slope 51. Have. The second slider 50 mounted between the inclined surface 30 and the guide surface 48 is screwed with a second bolt 53 inserted into the through hole 35 from outside the second side wall 27 of the support leg into the bolt hole 50A. When the two bolts 53 are tightened, they can slide to the left in FIG. By such sliding of the second slider 50, the support rod 4 can be sandwiched between the contact portion 46 of the bracket and the top surface 25 of the support leg.

In the ski carrier 1 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in which the support rod 4 and the support leg 7 are connected, since the upper surface 15 and the side surface 17 of the support rod 4 do not have a protrusion such as the bracket 45, the ski holding member 5 May be easily attached to the support rod. However, in this embodiment, if the connection position between the support rod 4 and the support leg 7 is changed according to the vehicle width, the ski carrier 1 cannot be used for a wide range of vehicle types.
On the other hand, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the connecting position between the support rod 4 and the support leg 7 can be changed, but there is a disadvantage that the bracket 45 projects from the upper surface of the support rod 4.

[0020]

[Effect of the Invention] The roof carrier according to the present invention can connect the supporting rods to the legs in two ways, so that the burden of manufacturing and stocking the legs for the roof carrier manufacturer can be reduced, and the cost of inexpensive products can be reduced. Provision becomes possible.

Since the sliding guide surface of the bracket below the inclined sliding surface of the support leg is horizontal, the slider slides when connecting the support rod using the slider. Work is easy without slipping off the guide surface.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an attached state of a roof carrier (ski carrier).

FIG. 2 is a view taken along line XX of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a support leg in a mode different from that of FIG. 2;

4A and 4B are a cross-sectional view showing a supporting leg in a mode different from those in FIGS. 2 and 3 and a view taken along a line YY in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 roof carrier (ski carrier) 2 roof 3 hook member 4 support rod 7 support leg 15 support upper surface 16 support lower surface 20 first bolt 25 top surface 27A side wall portion 30 inclined surface31 1st through hole 35 second through hole 45 bracket46 Contact part 47 hanging part 48 Guideway 50 Slider 53 Second bolt

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A roof carrier comprising: a support rod horizontally arranged on a roof of an automobile; a support leg that can be connected to the support rod; and a locking member that can connect the support leg to a roof edge. A first and a second connecting means as the connection between the support and the supporting leg, wherein the first connecting means comprises a top surface capable of supporting the supporting rod horizontally by the supporting leg; A downwardly sloped surface from the inside to the outside of the roof, and a side wall portion disposed at right angles to the sloped surface, between the top surface and the sloped surface. A first through hole perpendicular to the inclined surface through which a first bolt for screwing to the support rod and connecting the same to the support leg can be inserted, and the second connection means is A contact portion with respect to the upper surface of the support rod, and a lower portion on both sides of the support rod from the contact portion. And a pair of hanging parts,
Bend the lower end of the hanging part inward and guide it parallel to the contact part
A bracket having a plane, and said parallel to the inclined surface plane of the support legs and a plane parallel to the guide surface of the bracket Yes
That the guide surface and the inclined surface are inside the roof
A slider mounted slidably in the direction toward the Luo outside and screwed into the slider from a direction from the outside of the roof inwardly toward said slider to said outer
The roof carrier has a second through hole which is capable of passing a second bolt to be slid therethrough and which is perpendicular to the side wall portion. 2. A first through hole of the support leg on a lower surface of the support rod.
A screw hole is formed to allow the first bolt to be screwed through
Roof carrier according to claim 1 are.