JP2877332B2 - Bumper bar for hatch roof of T-bar roof car - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roof structure of a T-bar roof car, and more particularly to an improvement in a bumper bar portion for positioning a hatch roof at a predetermined position in a vehicle body roof opening.

As shown in FIG. 6, an opening 2 is provided above the left and right driver's seats and above a passenger seat except for a central portion 1a of a vehicle body roof 1, and the opening 2 is provided with a glass hatch roof, for example. A so-called T-bar roof vehicle in which the vehicle 3 is detachably mounted is conventionally known.

In such a T-bar roof vehicle, the hatch roof 3 is generally fixed by lock mechanisms (not shown) provided at the front and rear sides of the vehicle body center and the vehicle body, respectively. The vehicle body roof 1 is maintained at a predetermined position, especially in the vertical direction.
Bump rubbers 4 are provided at appropriate places around the periphery of the opening 2 so that the bumper bar 4 and the surface of the hatch roof 3 have the same height. That is, a stepped portion 2a also serving as a drip portion is formed substantially horizontally at the periphery of the opening 2 so as to be depressed from the surface of the vehicle body roof 1, and the hatch roof 3 is mounted from below through the bumper bar 4 attached thereto. It has become supported.

Here, as the bump rubber 4, as shown in FIG. 7, a mounting screw portion 4b is formed integrally with a body portion 4a having a truncated cone shape, and this mounting screw portion 4b is screwed into a mounting hole of the vehicle body panel 5. What is made to be used is used. In this configuration, the amount of protrusion from the panel surface can be changed by appropriately adjusting the screwing state.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, a bumper bar 4 having a configuration in which a locking groove 6 is formed in a base end portion and fitted into a mounting hole of a vehicle body panel 5 is also known (for example, an actual bumper bar). JP-A-63-112643).

However, in the bumper bar 4 mounted by screwing the mounting screw portions 4b as in the former, since the mounting screw portions 4b are also formed of rubber having elasticity, for example, the hatch roof There is a disadvantage that when the front edge of the hatch roof 3 hits as shown in FIG.

Further, in the conventional example shown in FIG. 8, although it is relatively difficult to fall off, the amount of protrusion from the panel surface cannot be changed, so that a step is easily generated between the surface of the body roof 1 and the surface of the hatch roof 3.

Furthermore, in these bumper bars 4, the hatch roof 3
The height of the hatch roof 3 is merely adjusted, and the hatch roof 3 cannot be positioned along the plane.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention relates to a roof structure of a T-bar roof car in which a hatch roof is detachably attached to an opening provided in a vehicle body roof. A vehicle-side bumper bar or a vehicle panel having a sloped support surface and having a stopper surface rising upward from one side of the support surface and facing a direction orthogonal to the support surface tilt direction is screwed. The mounting position of the vehicle-side bumper bar can be moved along the inclined direction of the support surface, and the hatch-side bumper bar that comes into contact with the support surface and the stopper surface is bonded to the back surface of the hatch roof. It is characterized by being fixed.

Operation In the above configuration, the height position of the hatch roof is determined by the contact of the hatch bumper bar on the back surface of the hatch roof with the support surface of the vehicle body bumper bar. here,
If the mounting position of the vehicle-side bumper bar is appropriately moved along the long hole, the height position of the hatch roof changes because the support surface is an inclined surface.

In addition, the hatch-side bump rubber also comes into contact with the stopper surface of the vehicle body-side bump rubber, whereby the movement of the hatch roof in a direction orthogonal to the inclination direction of the support surface is restricted. Therefore, the positioning of the hatch roof along the planar direction can be performed simultaneously. For example, by arranging a pair of vehicle body side bumper bars with the stopper surfaces symmetrical in front and rear of the vehicle body, it is possible to position the hatch roof in the front and rear direction.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows a main part of the T-bar roof car. As described above, openings 2 are provided above the left and right driver's seats and above the passenger's seat except for the central portion 1a of the body roof 1. ,
Here, a glass hatch roof 3 is detachably mounted. At the periphery of the opening 2, a step portion 2a serving as a drip portion depressed from the surface of the vehicle body roof 1 is formed, and a vehicle-side bumper bar 11 is fixed to appropriate portions of the step portion 2a. In addition, a weather strip 12 that is in pressure contact with the back surface of the hatch roof 3 is mounted on the flange 2b at the inner peripheral end of the step portion 2a. In addition, on the back surface of the hatch roof 3, the hatch-side bumper
13 is installed. A weather strip 14 is attached to the periphery of the hatch roof 3 so as to press against the bent portion 2c of the vehicle body opening 2.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing details of the vehicle-side bumper bar 11. As shown in FIG. The vehicle-side bumper rubber 11 is formed by integrally molding rubber into a block shape, and has a support surface 15 formed of an inclined surface having a raised center portion of the vehicle body at a front portion of the vehicle body, and a rear surface of the vehicle body. Is provided with a stopper 16 projecting above the support surface 15, and the stopper 16 and the support surface 15 are connected by a stopper surface 16a. At the center of the support surface 15 and the center of the stopper 16, mounting holes 17 and 1 are provided.
8 is provided, and is fixed to the vehicle body panel by bolts 19, 19 inserted therein. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a pair of long holes 21 are formed in a vehicle body panel 20 constituting the stepped portion 2a, and bolts 19 penetrating therethrough are formed.
A nut 22 is screwed on the back side. Here, the slot 21
Are formed along the inclination direction of the support surface 15, that is, along the left-right direction of the vehicle body. Therefore, the mounting position of the vehicle-side bumper bar 11 can be appropriately adjusted in the left-right direction of the vehicle body. The head 19a of the bolt 19 is the first
As shown in the figure, it is buried in the bumper bar 11 and does not protrude from the surface.

On the other hand, the hatch-side bumper bar 13 has a substantially semi-cylindrical shape as shown in FIG.
a is adhesively fixed to the glass surface on the lower surface of the hatch roof 3. The hatch-side bump rubber 13 has a central axis attached along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and is disposed at a position where it comes into contact with the support surface 15 of the vehicle body-side bump rubber 11.

Therefore, in the above configuration, when the hatch roof 3 is attached to the vehicle body, the hatch-side bumper bar 13 comes into pressure contact with the support surface 15 of the vehicle-side bumper bar 11 as shown in FIGS. Height position is determined. If the mounting position of the vehicle-side bumper bar 11 is appropriately moved, the contact point with the hatch-side bumper bar 13 changes in height, so that the height position of the hatch roof 3 can be adjusted. The position of the hatch roof 3 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is regulated by abutment of the side surface of the bumper bar 13 on the hatch side against the stopper surface 16 a of the stopper portion 16. Therefore, for example, if the formation positions of the stopper portions 16 on the vehicle body side bumper bar 11 are reversed at two positions before and after the hatch roof 3, the front and rear positions of the hatch roof 3 are reliably positioned.

Further, since the vehicle body bumper bar 11 is firmly fixed by the bolts 19, it does not easily fall off even if the edge of the hatch roof 3 collides as in the prior art. Moreover, in the illustrated example, not only the support surface 15 is inclined but also the side surface of the stopper portion 16 is inclined (see FIG. 1).
Therefore, the edge of the hatch roof 3 is hard to be caught when detached.

In the above embodiment, the long hole 21 is provided on the vehicle body panel 20 side, but the mounting hole on the vehicle body side bump rubber 11 side may be moved as a long hole.

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION As is clear from the above description, in the roof structure of a T-bar roof car according to the present invention, the height position of the hatch roof can be easily adjusted by moving the bumper bar on the vehicle body side, and the general surface of the vehicle roof can be adjusted. Of the step between the surface and the hatch roof surface can be prevented. At the same time, the abutment between the stopper surface of the vehicle-side bumper bar and the hatch-side bumper bar enables positioning of the detachable hatch roof along the plane. Further, both the vehicle-side bumper bar and the hatch-side bumper bar can be firmly fixed, and the bumper bar does not fall off when the hatch roof is attached or detached.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a roof structure according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of a T-bar roof car, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a vehicle-side bumper bar, and FIG. 4 is a hatch-side bumper bar. 5, FIG. 5 is a front view as viewed from the direction of arrow V in FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of a conventional T-bar roof vehicle, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are examples of a conventional bump rubber. FIG. 3… Hatch roof, 11… Bump rubber on the vehicle side, 13…
... Hatch side bumper bar, 15 ... Support surface, 16 ... Stopper part, 19 ... Bolt, 21 ... Slot.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A roof structure of a T-bar roof car in which a hatch roof is detachably mounted in an opening provided in a vehicle body roof portion, wherein a stepped portion on a peripheral edge of the opening has a support surface inclined to one side. At the same time, the vehicle body side bumper bar having a stopper surface which rises upward from one side of the support surface and faces in a direction perpendicular to the support surface inclination direction is screwed, and the vehicle body side bumper bar or a long hole provided in the vehicle body panel is used. The mounting position of the vehicle-side bump rubber can be moved along the support surface inclination direction, and the hatch-side bump rubber that is in contact with the support surface and the stopper surface is bonded and fixed to the back surface of the hatch roof. Roof structure of a T-bar roof car.