JP4058814B2 - Automobile roof structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002]
The present invention relates to a roof structure of an automobile in which a roof portion on the upper surface of a vehicle body can be raised and lowered.
[Prior art]
[0003]
In recent years, automobiles that play a central role in leisure activities have been disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-135233, from the viewpoint of enhancing comfort by expanding a rest space in the outdoors. As described above, a movable roof member that can be raised and lowered is provided on the roof portion of the vehicle body, and the movable roof member is lifted upward from the roof portion so that a rest independent of the interior space is provided between the roof portion and the movable roof member. Techniques for securing space have been proposed.
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
[0004]
However, in the conventional roof structure as shown in the above known example, the rest space that can be added above the roof portion of the vehicle body includes the roof portion and the movable roof member that can be raised and lowered relative thereto. Space, in other words, the space within the vehicle width range of the vehicle body, so the number of passengers tends to increase as the size of the car increases. It has become difficult to ensure the comfort, and there is a problem that the comfort of resting outdoors cannot be obtained sufficiently.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made with the object of proposing a roof structure for an automobile capable of expanding the rest space formed outside the vehicle body and enhancing the comfort of rest.
[Means for Solving the Problems]
[0006]
In the present invention, the following configuration is adopted as a specific means for solving such a problem.
[0007]
In the first invention of the present application, a roof opening is formed in the roof portion of the vehicle body, and a movable roof member that covers the roof opening from the upper surface side and can be moved up and down is attached to the roof portion. When the movable roof member is lifted from the roof portion, a main space corresponding to the roof portion of the vehicle body and both sides of the main space are disposed below the movable roof member. A pair of left and right expansion spaces that are continuous with each other and extend to the side of the vehicle body, and the main space and the expansion spaces can be surrounded by a foldable cover cloth material , while the floor of the main space is formed by a main board disposed in the roof side, the floor surface of each expansion space respectively to the side edges of the main board Music freely while being formed by hinged expansion board, each expansion board in lowering state of the movable roof member is stored in a folded state so as not to overlap each expansion board each other in the main-board-side In the raised state of the movable roof member, the movable roof member extends to the side so as to form substantially the same plane as the main board and is held by the support mechanism.
[0008]
According to a second invention of the present application, in the roof structure of an automobile according to the first invention , the support mechanism is a column that supports an end portion on the opposite side of the extension board from the ground side, or the extension board is attached to the vehicle body. It is characterized by comprising a support member supported from the side.
【The invention's effect】
[0009]
In the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by adopting such a configuration.
[0010]
(A) According to the roof structure of an automobile according to the first invention of the present application, in the automobile in which the movable roof member that can be raised and lowered is attached to the roof portion of the vehicle body, the movable roof member is raised from the roof portion. Is formed on the lower side of the movable roof member with a main space corresponding to the roof portion of the vehicle body and a pair of left and right expansion spaces that are continuous with both side portions of the main space and extend sideways of the vehicle body. Since the main space and each expansion space can be surrounded by a foldable cover cloth material, each of these spaces can be obtained by surrounding the main space and each expansion space with the cover cloth material. Can be formed on the roof of the vehicle body, for example, only the space corresponding to the main space as in the conventional case can be used as the rest space. Compared to the case where it cannot be used, the rest space as a whole is increased only by the space corresponding to each of the above-mentioned expansion spaces. For example, it becomes possible to provide a rest space suitable for the passenger capacity of a car, and that much rest space can be provided. Comfort will be enhanced.
[0011]
In addition, since the expansion space is provided in a state of projecting to the left and right sides of the vehicle body with respect to the main space corresponding to the roof portion of the vehicle body, the rest space composed of the main space and each expansion space is left and right with respect to the vehicle body. It can be placed in a well-balanced direction and has good resting stability.
[0012]
Further, the floor surface of the main space is formed by a main board arranged on the roof portion side, while the floor surface of each expansion space is hinged to the side edge of the main board so as to be bent. The extension boards are stored in a folded state so that the extension boards do not overlap each other on the main board side when the movable roof member is lowered, and the movable roof member is raised. In the state, it is extended to the side so as to form substantially the same plane as the main board and the posture is maintained by the support mechanism, so that the movable roof member is lowered to the roof part side, In other words, when the automobile is in a traveling state, the extension boards are stored on the movable roof member side to ensure safety in traveling, while the movable boards are movable. When the roof member is lifted upward from the roof portion, that is, when a resting space is secured, the expansion boards are deployed outwardly in the vehicle width direction from the main board side, and these are respectively supported by a support mechanism. By holding the posture, the floor surface is flattened by the main board and each expansion board, and a rest space is formed that includes a main space corresponding to the main board and an expansion space corresponding to each expansion board, As a result, it is possible to achieve both safety in driving the automobile and securing a large rest space at rest.
[0013]
(B) According to the automobile roof structure of the second invention of the present application, in addition to the effect described in the above (a) , the following specific effect is exhibited. In other words, in the present invention, the support mechanism is constituted by a support column that supports the end portion on the anti-hinge side of the expansion board from the ground side, or a support member that supports the expansion board from the vehicle body side. Formation in the expansion space performed by expanding the board outward in the vehicle width direction can be realized by a simple operation of supporting the expansion board by the support column or supporting the expansion board on the vehicle body side by the support member. The operability and convenience are greatly improved.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0014]
Hereinafter, a roof structure of an automobile according to the present invention will be specifically described based on a preferred embodiment.
[0015]
First Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a roof unfolded state in an automobile Z1 having a roof structure according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body of the automobile Z1, and 5 denotes a roof portion 1a of the vehicle body 1. It is the below-mentioned movable roof member attached so that raising and lowering was possible. On the upper surface side of the roof portion 1a, a floor forming member 10 to be described later comprising a main board 11 and a pair of left and right expansion boards 12 and 12 developed on both left and right sides thereof is disposed. The outer peripheral edge of the movable roof member 5 is surrounded by a cover cloth material 20 (described later) stretched between the outer peripheral edges of the movable roof member 5, and a rest space 50 (described later) is formed therein. Hereinafter, a specific structure for forming the rest space 50 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the roof portion 1 a of the vehicle body 1 is formed with a roof opening 6 having a rectangular planar shape, and corresponds to almost the entire area of the roof portion 1 a and A movable roof member 5 that covers the roof opening 6 is attached via a roof lift mechanism 40 described below so as to be movable up and down.
[0017]
That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the movable roof member 5 is a substantially rectangular box having an opening on the lower surface side, and can cover almost the entire area of the roof portion 1 a including the roof opening 6. Set to shape dimensions. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the roof lift mechanism 40 is disposed on the upper surface side of the roof portion 1a of the vehicle body 1 and on both the front and rear sides of the roof opening 6 in the vehicle width direction and spirally. A pair of screw rods 41, 41 whose directions are set in opposite directions on both sides of the axial direction, a pair of slide nuts 44, 44 screwed to the screw rods 41, 41, and the vehicle of the movable roof member 5. A pair of link bars 42, 42, 42, 42 connected to each other in the width direction at both the front and rear ends of the movable roof member 5, and the ends of the pair of screw rods 41, 41 are provided. The chain 46 stretched between the sprockets 45 and 45, and a motor 47 that rotationally drives one of the pair of screw rods 41 and 41. Then, when the screw rods 41, 41 are rotated to one side by the motor 47, the slide nuts 44, 44 respectively screwed to the screw rods 41, 41 move in a direction away from each other, Accordingly, the movable roof member 5 is lowered to the roof portion 1a side, and finally, as shown in FIG. 4, a lowering position where the outer peripheral edge abuts on the roof panel 3 on the roof portion 1a side. And the posture is maintained (in this way, the state where the movable roof member 5 is set to the lowered position is the “roof retracted state”). On the other hand, when the screw rods 41 and 41 are rotated to the other side by the motor 47, the slide nuts 44 and 44 screwed to the screw rods 41 and 41 approach each other. Accordingly, the movable roof member 5 is raised upward from the roof portion 1a, and finally, as shown in FIG. 6, the outer peripheral edge thereof is a roof panel on the roof portion 1a side. 3 is set at a raised position that is greatly separated upward from 3 and the posture is maintained (in this way, the state where the movable roof member 5 is set at the raised position is the “roof unfolded state”).
[0018]
In FIG. 4, reference numeral 2 denotes a roof side rail in which the left and right sides of the roof portion 1a are arranged to extend in the vehicle length direction, and the roof panel 3 is arranged between the left and right roof side rails 2 and 2. Has been. The roof opening 6 is formed at the center of the roof panel 3, and reinforcement 4 is disposed on the periphery of the roof opening 6. Reference numeral 7 denotes a door frame, and the door frame 7 is provided with a door glass 8. Reference numeral 19 denotes a trim that covers a portion between the peripheral edge of the roof opening 6 and the lower end of the roof side rail 2 from the vehicle interior side.
[0019]
On the other hand, the floor forming member 10 described below is disposed on the upper surface side of the roof panel 3. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the floor forming member 10 is arranged on a rectangular main board 11 corresponding to the roof portion 1 a of the vehicle body 1, and on both the left and right sides of the main board 11 and hinges 13, 13 is a pair of left and right expansion boards 12 and 12 which are folded to the main board 11 side (see FIGS. 4 and 5) or expanded to the side of the main board 11 (see FIGS. 3, 6 and 7). Consists of.
[0020]
The main board 11 is fixedly arranged on the roof portion 1a side so as to cover the entire area of the roof portion 1a, and an opening 15 is formed at a portion corresponding to the roof opening 6. The opening 15 is openable and closable by the lid body 14 and serves as a passage for the occupant moving between the interior of the vehicle and a rest space 50 described later.
[0021]
The expansion board 12 is connected to the side of the main board 11 by the hinges 13 and 13 as described above, and is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 when folded to the main board 11 side. Thus, in a state of being overlaid on the main board 11, it is stored inside the movable roof member 5 in the lowered position. On the other hand, the expansion board 12 is deployed to the side of the main board 11 in a state where the movable roof member 5 is set at the raised position. In this expanded state, as shown in FIGS. The vehicle body 1 extends laterally from the side of the vehicle body 1 so as to form the same plane as the main board 11, and is held in a substantially horizontal state by a column 31 standing on the ground side.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 6, when the floor forming member 10 is expanded, that is, when the expansion boards 12 and 12 are expanded on both sides of the main board 11, the upper side of the main board 11 is located above the main board 11. The space 51 is formed on the upper side of each of the expansion boards 12, 12. Each of the spaces 51, 52, 52 is surrounded by the cover cloth material 20 described below to form a predetermined rest space 50.
[0023]
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, the cover cloth material 20 is arranged in the roof unfolded state and the outer peripheral edge of the movable roof member 5 in the raised position and the outside of the floor forming member 10 in the unfolded state. It is stretched between the periphery and surrounds each of the spaces 51 and 52, and the rest space 50 is formed above the floor forming member 10. When not in use, FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, while being wound and stored on the cloth end fixture 21 provided on the movable roof member 5, the one end is fixed to the cloth end fixture 21 as shown in FIG. It is rewound to the floor forming member 10 side, and the other end is hooked to the hooking body 24 of the hooking member 22 described below via the hook member 25.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 6, the hooking member 22 includes a hook member 23 that is detachably hooked to the outer edge of the expansion board 12, and an end of the hook member 24 fixed to the hook member 23. And a cloth cloth material 26. When the cover cloth material 20 is stretched, the hook material 23 is hooked to the outer edge portion of the expansion board 12 and the hook material 25 is hooked to the hook body 24. Thus, the covering cloth material 20 is stretched between the movable roof member 5 and the floor forming member 10, and after the covering cloth material 20 is stretched, the end cloth material 26 is attached to the covering cloth. The sealing of the rest space 50 can be secured by connecting to the end of the cloth material 20 with, for example, a fastener.
[0025]
Subsequently, an operation procedure of the movable roof member 5 and the like in the automobile Z1 configured as described above will be described.
[0026]
When the automobile Z1 is in normal use, as shown in FIG. 4, the movable roof member 5 is set at a lowered position where the lower end of the movable roof member 5 is in contact with the roof panel 3 of the vehicle body 1 (that is, in the roof retracted state). ). In this state, the expansion boards 12 and 12 of the floor forming member 10 are stored in a folded state on the upper side of the main board 11, and the cover cloth material 20 is wound up to the cloth end fixture 21 side. It has been. Therefore, the presence of the floor forming member 10 does not cause any trouble in traveling the automobile Z1.
[0027]
On the other hand, for example, in outdoor leisure, the car Z1 is parked and the inside of the car is used as a resting space, and a resting space 50 different from the resting space inside the car is formed on the upper side of the roof portion 1a. In this case, first, the roof lift mechanism 40 is operated to raise the movable roof member 5 from its lowered position and set it to the raised position (see FIG. 6). Thereafter, each of the expansion boards 12 and 12 of the floor forming member 10 is developed from the main board 11 side to the side thereof, and these are held in a substantially horizontal position by the support columns 31, 31,. . Next, the cover cloth material 20 is unwound from the movable roof member 5 side, and the end portion thereof is fixed to the outer peripheral edge portion of the floor forming member 10 by the hooking member 22 and stretched. By stretching the covering cloth material 20, the main space 51 corresponding to the main board 11 of the floor forming member 10 and the expansion spaces 52 and 52 corresponding to the expansion boards 12 and 12, respectively, are covered with the covering cloth. It is surrounded by the material 20 to form an integral rest space 50.
[0028]
In this case, the rest space 50 includes not only a portion corresponding to the roof portion 1a of the vehicle body 1 but also a portion extending from the vehicle body to the side of the vehicle body. The space is doubled as compared with the structure in which only the portion corresponding to the portion 1a can be used as a rest space. Moreover, the space increase of the rest space 50 can be realized without any obstacle to the traveling of the automobile Z1.
[0029]
Thus, by forming the rest space 50 having a large space above the roof portion 1a, even if the number of passengers of the automobile Z1 is large, a sufficient rest space is provided for each of these passengers. It is possible to improve comfort at rest.
[0030]
Second Embodiment FIG. 8 shows a roof unfolded state of an automobile Z2 provided with a roof structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The roof structure of this embodiment is the same as the basic structure of the roof structure in the first embodiment, and the difference is that when the floor forming member 10 is in the unfolded state, the floor structure is the same. This is a support mechanism for supporting the expansion board 12 constituting the forming member 10.
[0031]
That is, in the first embodiment, the expansion board 12 in the deployed state is supported by the support columns 31, 31,... Standing on the ground. 9, for example, a plate-like support member 32 is attached to the back side of the extension board 12, and in a state where the extension board 12 is unfolded, one end 32 a of the support member 32 is connected to the roof on the vehicle body 1 side. The expansion board 12 is in contact with an appropriate position of the panel 3 and is supported by the support member 32 on the vehicle body 1 side.
[0032]
By adopting such a support structure, for example, as compared with the case where the extension board 12 is supported by the support column 31 as in the first embodiment, the operation is further simplified, and the operation at the time of roof deployment / storage is performed. The property is further improved.
[0033]
In addition, since the structure of this part other than the above, an effect, etc. are all the same as that of the case of the said 1st Embodiment, description here is abbreviate | omitted by using the applicable description part of 1st Embodiment.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a roof unfolded state of an automobile provided with a roof structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a principal part showing a structure of a roof lift mechanism in the automobile shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a perspective view showing a structure of a floor forming member provided in the automobile shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a roof retracted state of the automobile shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a top view of the vehicle body in the roof retracted state.
6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a roof unfolded state of the automobile shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a top view of the vehicle body in a roof unfolded state.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a roof unfolded state of an automobile provided with a roof structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a roof storage state of the automobile shown in FIG. 8. FIG.
10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a roof unfolded state of the automobile shown in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 is a vehicle body, 2 is a roof side rail, 3 is a roof panel, 4 is a reinforcement, 5 is a movable roof member, 6 is a roof opening, 7 is a door frame, 8 is a door glass, 10 is a floor forming member, 11 Is a main board, 12 is an expansion board, 13 is a hinge, 14 is a lid, 15 is an opening, 19 is a trim, 20 is a cloth material to be covered, 21 is a cloth end fixture, 22 is a hook member, and 23 is a hook material 24 is a hook body, 25 is a hook material, 26 is an end cloth material, 31 is a support, 32 is a support member, 40 is a roof lift mechanism, 41 is a screw rod, 42 is a link bar, 43 is a link bar, 44 Is a slide nut, 45 is a sprocket, 46 is a chain, 47 is a motor, 50 is a rest space, 51 is a main space, 52 is an expansion space, and Z1 and Z2 are automobiles.

Claims (2)

A roof structure of an automobile has a roof opening formed in a roof portion of the vehicle body, and a roof member that covers the roof opening from the upper surface side and is attached to a movable roof member that can be moved up and down in the vertical direction. And
In a state where the movable roof member is lifted from the roof portion, a main space corresponding to the roof portion of the vehicle body and a side of the main space on the vehicle body side are respectively provided below the movable roof member. And a pair of left and right expansion spaces extending toward
The main space and each expansion space can be surrounded by a foldable covering cloth material ,
While the floor of the main space is formed by a main board disposed in the roof side,
The floor surface of each expansion space is formed by an expansion board hinged to each side edge of the main board so as to be bent.
Each extension board is stored in a folded state so that the extension boards do not overlap each other when the movable roof member is lowered, and is substantially the same as the main board when the movable roof member is raised. A roof structure for an automobile, wherein the roof structure extends to the side so as to form the same plane and is held by a support mechanism. In claim 1 ,
A roof structure for an automobile, wherein the support mechanism is a support column that supports an end portion of the extension board opposite to the hinge from the ground side, or a support member that supports the extension board from the vehicle body side.

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