JP3092739B2 - Automotive canvas top mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for an automobile canvas top which can adopt various types of roof structures and can store the canvas top compactly.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, some hooded vehicles have a hardtop roof or a softtop roof. The roof of the soft top usually has a hood cloth stretched on a telescopic link mechanism, and when the roof is opened, the hood cloth is removed and stored, or the hood cloth is folded and stored together with the link mechanism.

[0003]

However, since a storage space for storing the hood cloth is required, the space in the vehicle compartment is limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a mounting structure of an automobile canvas top which can adopt various types of roof structures and can store the canvas top compactly.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problem. In a covered car in which a rear roof is opened and the opening is covered with a canvas top, an upper edge of a side panel is backed. A link mechanism formed in a curved shape toward the door and extending the hood cloth of the canvas top, a pair of lower frames pivotally supported at lower ends on both sides of the rear body, and upper ends of these lower frames. A center hard panel rotatably supported on both sides, a pair of upper link mechanisms foldably provided on the left and right upper end portions of the center hard panel, and a center It is constituted by a passed plate, and at least the upper edge of the side panel and both sides of the hood cloth are connected by a fastener.

[0006]

[Operation] To extend the canvas top, rotate the center hard panel toward the upper side of the lower frame, and extend the upper link mechanism from the center hard panel.
Then, the hood cloth attached to the upper link mechanism is connected to the upper edges of the side panels on both sides of the vehicle body via fasteners, thereby expanding the canvas top. When storing the canvas top, the fastener is removed to release the connection between the hood cloth and the side panel, the upper link mechanism is folded, and the center hard panel is rotated downward. Thus, the upper link mechanism and the hood cloth are folded and stored between the center hard panel and the vehicle body.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 are perspective views showing a car with a top, FIGS. 3 to 5 are perspective views showing the order in which the tops are stored, and FIG.
10 to 10 are side views showing a folding process of the hood bone, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the hood bone.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 11, a covered car 1 is
The front part and the rear part of the roof 2 are opened, a removable hard top 4 is provided in the front opening part 3, and a foldable canvas top 6 is provided in the rear opening part 5.

The removable hard top 4 is provided with the opening 3
Is attached to the roof 2 via a lock mechanism 8 provided on the front and rear indoor panels 7. The hard top 4 is folded in two, and is stored in a storage room 10 provided below the vehicle body 9 when the roof is opened.

The vehicle body 9 is a small light vehicle having an engine (not shown) mounted on the rear side and a trunk room 11 provided on the front side. Spare tires (not shown) are stored in the trunk room 11.

The rear side panel 13 of the door panel 12 on both sides of the vehicle body 9 is provided with an intake port 14 for cooling air for the engine, and the door panel 12 on one side has a fuel lid 1.
5 are provided.

The side panel 13 is formed so that its upper edge 17 is inclined downward toward a back door 16 provided on the rear surface of the vehicle body 9 and its rear end is curved downward. . Upper edge 17 of both side panels 13
And part of roof 2 left in the center (center roof)
18 and the upper edge 19 of the back door 16, the rear opening 5
Is formed. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, weather strips 20 and 21 are mounted around the front opening 3 and the rear opening 5, respectively.
Further, as shown in FIG. 14, one side 22a of a fastener 22 for connecting a hood 24 to be described later is formed on the upper edge 17 of the side panel.
Is provided.

The canvas top 6 is composed of a foldable hood 23 and a hood cloth 24 extended on the hood 23. As shown in FIG. 11, the hood bone 23 has a pair of left and right lower frames 26 whose lower ends are commonly supported by the support shaft 25 of the back door 16, and an upper end of the lower frame 26. A center hard panel 28 rotatably supported via a shaft 27, upper link mechanisms 29 provided on the left and right sides of the rear surface of the center hard panel 28 on the indoor side, and a distal end portion of the upper link mechanisms 29. And a plate 30 laid over the plate.

The lower frame 26 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the height is set substantially the same as the height of the back door 16 inside the left and right side plates 16 a of the back door 16, and the lower end of the lower frame 26 passes through a notch 16 c provided on the bottom plate 16 b of the back door 16. It is led out below the back door 16. The lower frame 26 is commonly supported by a support shaft 25 of the back door 16 via a bracket 31 provided at a lower end of the lower frame 26.

A center hard panel 28, which is supported at the upper end of the lower frame 26 on both sides at the lower end via a shaft 27, is provided with a canvas-top unfolded state standing upright on the upper side of the lower frame 26, and The canvas top is stored in a state in which it is pivoted to the center and combined with the rear surface of the back door 16 on the indoor side.

The upper link mechanism 29 provided on the rear surface of the center hard panel 28 on the indoor side is provided with reinforcing arms 32 provided on the left and right sides of the rear surface of the center hard panel 28.
And a bracket 33 provided inside the reinforcing arm 32
A link 35 whose one end is pivotally supported via a pin 34, a gas stay 37 whose one end is pivotally supported on a bracket 33 via a pin 36, and the link 35 and the gas stay 37 at the distal end of the reinforcing arm 32. And a four-bar rotating chain of four supported links 38, 39, 40, 41. The four links 38, 39, 40, 41 are connected to each other via pins 42, and the plate 30 is bridged between the distal links 38. The other end of the link 35 and the other end of the gas stay 37 are supported by the base end link 39, respectively.

A hook (not shown) is provided at the tip of the canvas top 6, and the hook
The lock device 43 provided on the indoor side is fixed, and the tip of the canvas top 6 is fixed.

The hood cloth 24 is sewn with its tip wound around the plate 30 of the hood bone 23.
The other side 22b of the fastener 22 is sewn as shown in FIG. The other side 22b of the fastener 22 is connected to one side 22a of the fastener 22 mounted on the upper edge 17 of the side panel.
To cover both sides of the hood cloth 24 on the side panel 13. The rear end of the hood cloth 24 is covered so as to avoid the resin or glass window glass 44 mounted on the center hard panel 28, and the back surface thereof has a surface fastener mounted on the peripheral edge of the center hard panel 28. The other surface 45b of the hook-and-loop fastener 45 connected to one surface 45a of the (magic fastener) 45 is sewn. 46 is the link 38
The wires are stretched between each other to make the hood cloth 24 have tension.

FIG. 15 shows a lock mechanism 47 of the lower frame 26 provided at the upper edge of the lower frame 26. The lock mechanism 47 includes a pivot arm 49 pivotally supported on the upper surface of the lower frame 26 via a bracket 48,
And a leaf spring 50 mounted on the lower frame 26. One arm 49 a of the pivot arm 49 is engaged with the leaf spring 50, and the other arm of the pivot arm 49 is engaged with the flange 51 of the back door 16. Hook 52 provided on 49b is engaged. Pivot arm 49
When the arm 49a is pressed, the hook 52 is rotated against the leaf spring 50, the hook 52 is released from the flange 51 of the back door 16, and when the arm 49a is released, the pivot arm 49 is rotated by the elastic force of the leaf spring 50. And the hook 52 is
Are engaged with the flange 51.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. When the hard top 4 is removed and the canvas top 6 is folded, the covered car 1 is fully open except for a part 18 of the roof (see FIG. 2). At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the hood bone 23 of the canvas top 6 is folded and stored inside the back door 16. Hood 23
The center hard panel 28 is combined with the back door 16, and the upper link mechanism 29 and the hood cloth 24 are sandwiched and stored between the center hard panel 28 and the back door 16. When the back door 16 is opened in this state,
Since the support shaft 25 of the back door 16 and the axis of the lower frame 26 of the hood 23 are common, the canvas top 6 also falls backward together with the back door 16 (see FIG. 7).

Next, a case where the canvas top 6 is mounted will be described. First, the center hard panel 28 is raised by rotating the center hard panel 28 to the upper side of the back door 16 as shown in FIG. The center hard panel 28 abuts on the back door 16 and is prevented from rotating backward and from falling forward. In addition, a lock mechanism may be separately provided for locking the center hard panel 28, and a fall may be prevented by using a ratchet mechanism for the support shaft. At this time, since the lower frame 26 has its upper end fixed to the back door 16 by the lock mechanism 47 as shown in FIG. 15, it does not fall down.

As shown in FIG. 8, the upper link mechanism 29 appears on the indoor side by turning the center hard panel 28 upward. The hood cloth 24 is mounted on the upper link mechanism 29.

Then, the hood cloth 24 is expanded while extending the upper link mechanism 29 (see FIG. 4). At this time, the upper link mechanism 29 pulls the link 39 forward while rotating the link 38 upward, and expands the hood cloth 24. Then, the gas stay 37 is extended while rotating the link 35 and the gas stay 37. Thus, the upper link mechanism 29 is extended forward and fixed to the lock device 43 as shown in FIG.

Next, the other side 22b of the fastener 22 provided on both sides of the hood cloth 24 is joined to one side 22a of the fastener mounted on the upper edge 17 of the side panel to form the hood cloth 24.
Fasten on both sides. Further, the rear end of the hood cloth 24 is fastened by connecting the other surface 45b of the hook-and-loop fastener 45 to one surface 45a of the hook-and-loop fastener 45 mounted on the peripheral portion of the center hard panel 28 (see FIG. 5).

In this state, when the back door 16 is opened, the lock between the back door 16 and the side panel 13 is released, and as shown in FIG.
Is pivoted to release the hook 52 from the flange 51 of the back door 16. When the back door 16 is tilted backward, the back door 16 can be opened with the canvas top 6 expanded (FIG. 10).
reference).

When folding the canvas top 6, the above procedure may be reversed. If the front hard top 4 is removed with the canvas top 6 attached, only the upper part of the driver's seat can be opened. By mounting the hard top 4 and folding the canvas top 6, the rear opening section 5 can be opened. Only can be open.

According to the above configuration, the hard top 4 is installed, the hard top 4 is removed, and the canvas top 6 is removed.
Various body configurations can be selected by combining the unfolded state and the canvas top 6 stored state. The canvas top 6 is provided with left and right side plates 16 of the back door 16.
a pair of lower frames 26 provided on the inside of a, a center hard panel 28 pivotally supported at the upper end of the lower frame 26, and an upper link mechanism 29 provided on the left and right indoor back surfaces of the center hard panel 28. , The plate 3 bridged over the tips of these upper link mechanisms 29
The center hard panel 28 functions as a rear window and functions as a reinforcing member when the canvas top is unfolded, because the hood bone 23 is formed from a zero and the hood cloth 24 is extended between the plate 30 and the center hard panel 28. The rigidity of the canvas top 6 can be maintained. Further, when the canvas top is stored, the center hard panel 28 is combined with the back door 16 to store the upper link mechanism 29 and the hood cloth 24 therebetween, so that the canvas top 6 can be compactly stored in the vehicle body 9. Can be. Further, the back door 16 can be opened normally when the canvas top 6 is deployed, and can be opened together with the canvas top 6 when the canvas top 6 is stored. In addition, hood cloth 24
Is secured to the side panel 13 by the fastener 22, so that sufficient sealing performance can be maintained.

[0029]

As described above, according to the mounting structure of the canvas top for an automobile according to the present invention, in a car with a hood, the rear roof of the vehicle body is opened and the opening is covered with the canvas top. The upper edge of the panel is formed in a curved shape toward the back door, and a link mechanism for extending the hood cloth of the canvas top, a pair of lower frames rotatably supported at lower ends on both sides of the rear vehicle body,
A center hard panel pivotally supported on both sides at the upper ends of these lower frames, a pair of upper link mechanisms provided foldably at the left and right upper ends of the center hard panel, and these upper link mechanisms The upper edge of the side panel and both sides of the hood cloth are connected with fasteners, so that the hood cloth and the vehicle body can be securely connected and the sealing performance is improved. Can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a covered car according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view showing a state where the hard top and the canvas top of FIG. 1 are stored.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of a state in which a center hard panel of the canvas top of FIG. 2 is raised.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view showing a state before attaching a hard top and a canvas top.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of FIG. 1 showing a state in which a hard top and a canvas top are provided.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the hood bone in a stored state of the canvas top of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a back door opened state in a canvas top stored state.

FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view showing the link mechanism in a state where the center hard panel of FIG. 3 is raised.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the link mechanism in the canvas top unfolded state of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a partial sectional view showing a back door opened state in a canvas top unfolded state.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a hood of a canvas top.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a state in which both sides of the hood cloth of the canvas top are connected to the vehicle body.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Covered car 2 Roof 3 Front open part 4 Hard top 5 Rear open part 6 Canvas top 7 Interior panel 8 Lock mechanism 9 Body 10 Storage room 11 Trunk room 12 Door panel 13 Side panel 16 Back door 17 Side panel upper edge 18 Roof Part 19 Back door upper edge 22 Fastener 23 Top bone 24 Top cloth 25 Support shaft 26 Lower frame 27 Axis 28 Center hard panel 29 Upper link mechanism 30 Plate 35, 38 to 41 Link 37 Gas stay 43, 47 Lock device 44 Wind glass 45 Hook-and-loop fastener

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-63-78817 (JP, A) JP-A-4-293619 (JP, A) JP-A-4-260817 (JP, A) JP-A-4- 300719 (JP, A) JP-A-2-197418 (JP, A) JP-A-63-30219 (JP, U) JP-A-3-61419 (JP, U) JP-A-61-154119 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60J 7/12

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A car with a hood in which a rear roof of a vehicle body is opened and the opening is covered with a canvas top.
A link mechanism for forming the upper edge of the side panel toward the back door in a curved shape, and extending the hood cloth of the canvas top, a pair of lower frames rotatably supported at lower ends on both sides of the rear body, respectively. A center hard panel rotatably supported on both sides at the upper ends of the lower frames, a pair of upper link mechanisms foldably provided at the left and right upper ends of the center hard panel, A mounting structure for a canvas top for an automobile, comprising: a plate wrapped around a leading end of a mechanism, wherein at least an upper edge of the side panel and both sides of a hood cloth are connected by fasteners. 2. The center hard panel and a rear end of a hood cloth are connected by a hook-and-loop fastener.
3. The mounting structure for a canvas top for an automobile according to claim 1.