JP4177806B2 - Vehicle roof structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle roof structure in which a roof molding is mounted in a molding mounting groove formed along a joint portion between a roof panel and a roof side rail that supports a roof glass in a central opening.

The following patent document shows a roof glass mounted on a large opening formed on the roof panel of a vehicle, and the gap between the left and right edges of the roof glass and the left and right roof side rails covered with a roof molding (garnish). 1 is known.
Japanese Patent No. 3563179

  By the way, the above-mentioned conventional one is mounted so that the entire roof molding protrudes upward from the groove formed between the roof glass and the roof side rail. There was a problem of lowering.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to improve the appearance of a connection portion between a roof glass mounted on a roof panel and a roof side rail.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the roof is formed in the molding mounting groove formed along the joint between the roof panel and the roof side rail that supports the roof glass in the central opening. In a roof structure of a vehicle to which a molding is to be mounted, the roof molding has a molding main body integrally formed with a support leg that fits into the molding mounting groove, and one side edge of the molding main body projects from the molding mounting groove. A roof structure for a vehicle is proposed in which a lip portion is formed to cover the periphery of the roof glass, and an inclined portion that smoothly falls toward the bottom of the molding mounting groove is formed on the other side edge. Is done.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the first aspect, the roof molding includes a metal core attached along the molding main body and support legs. Is proposed.

  In addition, the outer side support leg 22 and the inner side support leg 23 of an Example respond | correspond to the support leg of this invention, and the inner side lip part 21b of an Example respond | corresponds to the lip part of this invention.

  According to the configuration of claim 1, the roof molding that is mounted in the molding mounting groove formed along the joint portion between the roof panel that supports the roof glass in the central opening and the roof side rail is formed by the molding main body and the support legs. Constructed, formed on one side edge of the molding body from the molding mounting groove to form a lip portion covering the peripheral edge of the roof glass, and formed on the other side edge an inclined portion that smoothly falls toward the bottom of the molding mounting groove Therefore, it is possible not only to improve the appearance by continuously covering the roof glass to the roof side rail with the molding body, but also to protect the peripheral edge of the roof glass with the lip portion. Moreover, the concave portion defined by the molding mounting groove and the inclined portion suppresses rain water from dripping over the roof side rail from the roof panel side, and the concave portion is formed on the roof side rail side of the molding mounting groove so that it is difficult to stand out. By doing so, the influence on the appearance can be minimized.

  According to the configuration of the second aspect, since the cored bar is attached along the molding body and the supporting leg of the roof molding, even if the molding body is thin, the rigidity of the molding body and the supporting leg is increased by the cored bar. The holding of the roof molding can be ensured.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on examples of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of an RV vehicle, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the large roof glass 12 mounted on the front portion of the roof panel 11 of the vehicle V extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction from the vicinity of the upper end of the windshield 13 to the vicinity of the rear end of the rear door 14. It extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle body so as to connect the left and right roof side rails 15, 15. Roof moldings 16, 16 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body are mounted at the boundary between the left and right roof side rails 15, 15 and the roof panel 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an opening 17 for mounting the roof glass 12 is formed at the center of the roof panel 11, and a stiffener 18 is formed on the lower surface of the roof panel 11 so as to reinforce the peripheral edge of the opening 17. Are welded W1 and W2. That is, the inner and outer flanges 11a and 11b of the roof panel 11 and the inner and outer flanges 18a and 18b of the stiffener 18 are welded W1 and W2, so that the roof panel 11 and the stiffener 18 form a closed cross section at the portion surrounding the opening 17. . At a position sandwiched between the inner and outer flanges 11a and 11b of the roof panel 11, a convex portion 11c located outward in the vehicle width direction and protruding upward, and a flat portion 11d positioned on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the convex portion 11c, Is formed.

  An inner end in the vehicle width direction of the roof side rail 15 is bent downward, a substantially horizontal step portion 15a is formed in the middle thereof, and a flange 15b bent inward in the vehicle width direction is formed at the lower end thereof. The The flange 15b of the roof side rail 15 is overlapped with the flanges 11b, 18b on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the roof panel 11 and the stiffener 18 and welded W2. A molding mounting groove 19 extending in the direction is formed. The peripheral edge portion of the roof glass 12 is fixed to the flat portion 11d of the roof panel 11 via the dam rubber 20 and the adhesive 25. In this state, the upper surface of the peripheral edge portion of the roof glass 12 is the convex portion 11c of the roof panel 11. Align at approximately the same height as the top surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the roof molding 16 includes a molding body 21 exposed from the molding mounting groove 19, and an outer support leg 22 and an inner support leg 23 that extend downward from the molding body 21. The molding body 21, the outer support legs 22, and the inner support legs 23 are molded integrally with the cored bar 24, and one end side of the cored bar 24 folded in two extends along the molding body 21 and the outer supporting leg 22. The other end extends along the inner leg support leg 23. Thus, since the metal core 24 is attached along the molding main body 21, the outer support leg 22 and the inner support leg 23 of the roof molding 16, even if the roof molding 16 is thin, the core metal 24 increases the rigidity. The roof molding 16 can be reliably held by the outer support legs 22 and the inner support legs 23.

The molding body 21 includes an outer lip portion 21a projecting from the core metal 24 toward the roof side rail 15, an inner lip portion 21b projecting from the core metal 24 toward the roof glass 12, and a vehicle width direction outer portion close to the roof side rail 15. When the roof molding 16 is mounted in the molding mounting groove 19 between the roof panel 11 and the roof side rail 15, the outer claw portion 22a provided at the lower end of the outer support leg 22 becomes the roof side rail. The inner claw portion 23a provided on the lower end of the inner support leg 23 is brought into contact with the lower inner wall 15c of the 15 step portions 15a and elastically deformed upward, and is formed on the lower inner wall 11e of the convex portion 11c of the roof panel 11. The roof molding 16 is firmly held in the molding mounting groove 19 by resiliently abutting and abutting and elastically deforming upward. At this time, the upper and lower positions of the roof molding 16 are regulated by the protrusions 23 b protruding from the upper lower surface of the inner support leg 23 coming into contact with the upper surface of the convex portion 11 c of the roof panel 11.

  As a result, the outer lip portion 21a of the molding body 21 of the roof molding 16 elastically contacts the upper surface of the step portion 15a of the roof side rail 15, and the inner lip portion 21b of the molding body 21 is elastically applied to the upper surface of the roof glass 12. Contact spontaneously. A raindrop volume indicated by hatching in FIG. 3 is secured by the inner wall 15d on the upper side of the step portion 15a of the roof side rail 15 and the inclined portion 21c of the molding body 21 of the roof molding 16.

  Accordingly, the molding body 21 of the roof molding 16 attached to the molding mounting groove 19 formed along the joint portion between the roof panel 11 and the roof side rail 15 projects from the molding mounting groove 19 to one side edge thereof. Since the inner lip portion 21b that covers the peripheral edge of the roof glass 12 is provided and the inclined portion 21c that smoothly descends toward the bottom of the molding mounting groove 19 is provided on the other side edge, In addition to continuously covering up to the roof glass 12, the appearance can be improved, and the edge of the roof glass 12 can be covered and protected by the inner lip portion 21b.

  In addition, the concave portion defined by the inner wall 15d of the molding mounting groove 19 and the inclined portion 21c of the molding main body 21 suppresses rain water from dripping over the roof side rail 15 from the roof panel 11 side, and the concave portion is formed into the molding mounting groove. By making it 19 inconspicuous by forming it on the roof side rail 15 side, the influence on the appearance can be minimized.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, although an RV vehicle is illustrated in the embodiment, the present invention can be applied to any other type of vehicle.

Partial perspective view of RV vehicle 2-2 line enlarged sectional view of FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

11 roof panel 12 roof glass 15 roof side rail 16 roof molding 17 opening 19 molding mounting groove 21 molding body 21b inner lip (lip)
21c Inclined part 22 Outer support leg (support leg)
23 Inner support legs (support legs)
24 Core

Claims (2)

The roof molding (16) is formed in the molding mounting groove (19) formed along the joint between the roof panel (11) supporting the roof glass (12) and the roof side rail (15) in the central opening (17). In the roof structure of the vehicle to be installed,
The roof molding (16) includes a molding body (21) integrally formed with support legs (22, 23) that fit into the molding mounting groove (19), and one side edge of the molding body (21). Is formed with a lip portion (21b) that projects from the molding mounting groove (19) and covers the peripheral edge of the roof glass (12), and smoothly on the other side edge toward the bottom of the molding mounting groove (19). A vehicle roof structure, wherein a descending inclined portion (21c) is formed. The roof structure of a vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the roof molding (16) has a metal core (24) attached along the molding body (21) and support legs (22, 23).

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