JP4352431B2 - Canvas storage structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a roof structure that covers a roof opening of an automobile so that it can be opened and closed with a cover member, for example, canvas, and more particularly to a cover member storage structure that stores a folded cover member by moving it into a vehicle interior.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a conventional canvas top type automobile 1 has an opening 2a in its roof 2, and slide rails (not shown) provided along both sides of the opening 2a. A plurality of sets of slide members that support both side edges of the canvas 3 are slidably attached along the canvas 3. The plurality of slide members are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction on both side edges of the canvas 3.

  Under such a configuration, the opening 2a of the roof 2 is closed by unfolding the canvas 3 by moving each slide member forward along the slide rail. On the other hand, the canvas 3 is folded near the rear end of the opening 2a by moving each slide member rearward along the slide rail.

In such a canvas top structure, as shown in FIG. 11, the folded canvas 3 is closed by a portion near the rear end of the opening 2 a of the roof 2, that is, by a length L1 in the longitudinal direction, and is separated from the roof 2. Projects upward. Accordingly, the opening 2a of the roof 2 has a length L2 that is shorter than the total length L in the longitudinal direction by the length L1, so the opening area of the opening 2a of the roof 2 is reduced and the appearance of the appearance is impaired. It will be.
When the rear door window 4 is opened, the rear end 2b of the roof 2 and the folded canvas 3 exist between the opening of the rear door window 4 and the opening 2a of the roof 2. For this reason, a feeling of opening will be impaired when the rear door window 4 is opened.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, a storage space for the roof constituent member is provided on the rear side of the seat of the vehicle, and a package tray storing the roof constituent member is rotated by a rotating mechanism and stored in the storage space. A vehicle roof storage structure is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 2, the front part of the roof and the rear part of the roof are supported so as to be movable with respect to the vehicle body, and can be stored in the roof storage chamber. There is disclosed a convertible vehicle roof that is swung when being lowered into a storage chamber and stored obliquely or substantially vertically.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228667 discloses a cassette that constitutes a rear window that can slide along an arched roof side panel, and an automobile residence that supports a flexible roof device (canvas) that can be folded on the cassette. A space-removable covering module and an automobile equipped with the same are disclosed.
JP 2005-313737 A JP 2002-046473 A Special table 2003-507244 gazette

  By the way, in the roof storage structure of the vehicle according to Patent Document 1, the storage space for the roof constituent members is relatively large, and particularly, since the storage space is long in the front-rear direction, the volume of the luggage compartment is remarkably reduced and convenience is impaired.

  Further, in the convertible vehicle roof according to Patent Document 2, the roof storage portion is relatively large as in Patent Document 1. Accordingly, the volume of the luggage compartment is similarly reduced and convenience is impaired.

  Furthermore, in the removable covering module for the living space of an automobile according to Patent Document 3, the cassette and the flexible roof device constituting the rear window slide along the roof side panel, and the inside of the storage section under the trunk floor. Stored in However, such a covering module has a complicated structure. When storing, the rear hatch is first opened, and the trunk floor surface is pulled backward, and then the cassette and the flexible roof apparatus are placed in the storage portion. It is necessary to introduce. Therefore, a complicated operation is required for storing, and for example, it is difficult to store the roof while the vehicle is still on.

  In view of the above, the present invention folds and stores a cover member that constitutes a roof without narrowing the luggage compartment or the like, and stores the cover member so that the roof secures a large opening area when the cover member is stored. Its purpose is to provide a structure.

  According to the present invention, the object is to provide an opening formed in the roof, a foldable cover member that covers the opening, and the left and right edges of the opening so that the cover member slides in the vehicle longitudinal direction. A first rail that guides the cover member, and a tray on which the folded cover member is placed in a roof structure in which the opening is opened by sliding and folding the cover member to the rear side of the opening. Slide means for sliding the tray back and forth between a folding position on the roof and a rearward retracted position; and swinging means for supporting the tray so as to be swingable at the retracted position and releasing the tray at a predetermined angle. Storage means for storing the tray released from the swinging means in the storage position in the vehicle interior, and moving the front portion of the cover member in the deployed state covering the opening to the rear. Placed on Rey, by a cover member storage structure and storing the cover member folded is moved to the retracted position via the retracted position from the position folded the tray is achieved.

  In the cover member storage structure according to the present invention, the sliding means moves between a shaft that crosses the tray, a receiving portion that is attached to the vehicle body and supports the shaft, and the tray is moved between the folding position and the retracted position with respect to the shaft. First driving means.

  In the cover member storage structure according to the present invention, the slide means further includes a first engagement portion provided at the rear portion of the first rail, and a second engagement provided at the front portion of the tray and engaged with the first engagement portion. And the second engaging portion engages with the first engaging portion, whereby the tray is positioned with respect to the first rail at the folding position. When the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion engage with each other, the cover member is smoothly folded into the tray along the first rail.

  In the cover member storage structure according to the present invention, the swinging means includes a shaft, a receiving part, and second driving means for rotationally driving the tray, and the receiving part is detachably engaged with the shaft. The shaft is rotatably mounted on the vehicle body side, and the shaft is released from the receiving portion in a state where the tray is rotated to a predetermined angle by the second driving means.

  In the cover member storage structure according to the present invention, the storage means guides the tray so that the storage box provided in the vehicle compartment for storing the tray and the tray released from the receiving portion move to the storage position in the storage box. Two rails, and third drive means for moving the tray along the second rail to the storage position.

  In the cover member storage structure according to the present invention, the storage means moves the tray to the storage position along the back surface of the seat back in the last row of seats of the automobile. The tray is disposed along the back surface of the seat back at the storage position. Therefore, the interior space such as the luggage compartment on the rear side of the seat back can be effectively used.

  In the cover member storage structure according to the present invention, the tray constitutes the rear edge of the roof of the automobile, and the lower rear end of the tray is in liquid-tight contact with the upper portion of the closed rear window glass at the folding position. When the cover member and the rear window glass are stored, the opening of the rear window glass is integrated with the opening of the roof to define a large opening from the roof to the rear.

  In the cover member storage structure according to the present invention, the tray includes a storage rail that is aligned with the first rail in the folded position, and the storage rail is detached from the first rail at the retracted position of the tray.

  In the cover member storage structure according to the present invention, both ends of the shaft are provided with keys extending in the front-rear direction at the folded or retracted position of the tray, and the key of the shaft is inserted into the receiving portion at a portion facing both ends of the shaft. The slit is provided with an opening on the side of the storage means in a state where the tray is swung around the shaft by a predetermined angle, and when the tray is swung to a predetermined angle, the keys on both ends of the shaft are respectively Detach from the open end of the slit.

  According to the present invention, a cover member such as a canvas constituting a roof can be easily folded and stored without excessively narrowing the cargo space and the like, and a large opening area is ensured when storing the cover member. A cover member storage structure is provided.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. In the drawing, Fr indicates the front of the vehicle, Up indicates the upper side of the vehicle, and LH indicates the left side in the vehicle width direction.
FIG. 1 shows a canvas top type automobile 10 having an embodiment of a canvas storage structure according to the present invention.

  In the automobile 10, an opening 11 a is formed in a roof 11. The opening 11a is formed in a gate shape so as to leave left and right edges from the rear end of the roof to the intermediate region near the front end of the roof. The opening 11a is covered with a foldable canvas 12.

  A plurality of bars (not shown) extending in the vehicle width direction are attached to the canvas 12 so as to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction, and the ends of the bars protrude outward in the vehicle width direction from the left and right edges of the canvas. Yes. A first rail 11b that guides the leading ends of these bars is provided along the left and right edges of the opening 11a extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. A slide member (not shown) is attached to the tip of each bar, and this slide member is guided and supported by the first rail 11b.

  Supported by the first rail 11b, the canvas 12 slides on the roof surface. The canvas 12 is folded by folding the cloth portion between the adjacent bars when the front end and the rear end are brought close to each other. In such a configuration, the opening portion 11a is opened by moving the canvas 12 to the vehicle rear side as shown by an arrow A (FIG. 1) and folding it.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the canvas 12 folded in this way has a structure in which the canvas storage structure 20 is stored in the vehicle interior of the automobile 10.
As shown in FIG. 2, the canvas storage structure 20 includes a canvas tray 21 on which the canvas 12 is placed in the above-described folded state, slide means 22 (see FIG. 5) for sliding the canvas tray 21 back and forth, and the canvas tray 21. Includes a swinging means 24 (see FIG. 6) for swinging around the swinging shaft 23, and a storing means 25 for storing the canvas tray 21 in a storage position in the vehicle interior.

  The canvas tray 21 extends over almost the entire width of the roof 11 so that the canvas 12 can be placed thereon, and the sliding means 22 as in the following (1) to (3) with the folded canvas 12 placed thereon. The canvas 12 is conveyed from the folding position P1 to the storage position P4.

(1) The canvas tray 21 is moved by the sliding means 22 between a folding position P1 (shown position) on the roof 11 and a retracted position P2 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) behind the position P1.
(2) The canvas tray 21 is supported by the swinging means 24 so as to be swingable in the direction indicated by the arrow B around the swing shaft 23 at the retracted position P2, and the canvas tray 21 at the retracted position P2 The front part of the posture rotates downward to a predetermined angle θ, and the canvas tray 21 swings to a swing position P3 in a tilted posture. The canvas tray 21 is detached from the swinging means 24 at this swinging position P3.
(3) After the canvas tray 21 is detached from the swinging means 24 at the swinging position P3, the canvas tray 21 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow C by the storing means 25 and is sent to the lower storing position P4.

  The outer surface of the rear portion of the canvas tray 21 forms the rear edge of the roof 11 at the above-described folding position P1 (see FIG. 2). When the rear window glass 13 a of the rear door 13 is closed, the upper edge of the rear window glass 13 a is in liquid-tight contact with the rear end of the canvas tray 21. The lower surface of the canvas tray 21 constitutes a part of the ceiling in the vehicle interior at the folding position P1 described above.

  FIG. 3 shows a more detailed configuration of the canvas storage structure 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the canvas tray 21 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vehicle width direction and includes storage rails 21a and 21a that extend in the vehicle front-rear direction along the left and right sides thereof. The storage rail 21a is aligned with the rear end of the first rail 11b of the roof 11 when the canvas tray 21 is in the folding position P1.

As shown in FIG. 4A, at the folding position P1, the boss 26a provided below the front end of the storage rail 21a is fitted into the engagement hole 26b provided below the rear end of the first rail 11b. By doing so, the front-end | tip of the storage rail 21a is aligned with respect to the rear end of the 1st rail 11b, and the 1st rail 11b and the storage rail 21a are connected.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B, the boss 26a of the storage rail 21a is disengaged from the engagement hole 26b of the first rail 11b, and the canvas tray 21 can move from the folding position P1 to the retracted position P2. By retracting the canvas tray 21 in this way, the storage rail 21a does not interfere with the first rail 11b when the canvas tray 21 swings to the swing position P3.
The storage rail 21a is attached to both side edges of the canvas tray 21 via a rail fixing base 21b.

  As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7, the slide means 22 supports a shaft 22 a that traverses the canvas tray 21 in the left-right direction (that is, the vehicle width direction) and supports the shaft 22 a from the outside in the left-right direction. Receiving portion 22b, and first drive means 27 for moving the canvas tray 21 in the front-rear direction relative to the shaft 22a.

The shaft 22a is provided on the canvas tray 21. When the canvas tray 21 is in the swing position P3 from the folding position P1, the shaft 22a is attached to the receiving portion 22b attached to the vehicle body regardless of the movement of the canvas tray 21 or the like. Stay connected and stay in place. As shown in FIG. 5, the shaft 22 a is arranged such that a central portion is shifted forward by a crank-shaped bent portion. The shaft 22a may extend straight as long as it does not interfere with other components.
Further, the shaft 22a is inserted into a long hole 21d (see FIGS. 8 and 7) provided in the rear part on both sides of the canvas tray 21 so that the canvas tray 21 can move in the front-rear direction with respect to the shaft 22a. It is inserted. The canvas tray 21 moves by a length L from the folding position P1 shown in FIG. 8 (A) to the rearward retreating position P2 shown in FIG. 8 (B).

In the illustrated case, the first drive means 27 is composed of a drive source such as a motor housed in a main body 27a fixedly arranged on the canvas tray 21, and a connecting member 27b driven by this drive source. The connecting member 27b is connected to the central portion of the shaft 22a.
The drive source of the 1st drive means 27 drives, and the connection member 27b moves to the front or back. Thereby, the distance between the shaft 22a and the main body 27a changes, and the canvas tray 21 moves with respect to the shaft 22a. That is, the canvas tray 21 moves in the front-rear direction between the folding position P1 and the retracted position P2 while the shaft 22a is supported by the receiving portion 22b by the first driving means 27.

  The swinging means 24 includes the shaft 22a, the receiving portion 22b, and the second driving means 28 described above. The shaft 22a and the receiving portion 22b are configured as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 in order to realize the function of the swinging means 24, respectively. The shaft 22a includes keys 22c extending in predetermined radial directions on both end surfaces thereof. On the other hand, the receiving portions 22b are each provided with a key groove 22d on the inner end face facing the shaft 22a. The receiving portion 22b is supported so as to be rotatable around the central axis with respect to the vehicle body, that is, on the vehicle body side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second driving means is attached to, for example, a motor (not shown) disposed below the storage position P4 described above, a rod 28b driven to rotate by this motor, and a tip of the rod 28b. A swing arm 28c, a link 28d connected to the free end of the swing arm 28c, and a rotating arm 28e extending forward from the receiving portion 22b and having a free end connected to the link 28d. ing. Thus, when the motor is driven to rotate, the rod 28b and the swing arm 28c rotate, and the rotation arm 28e swings via the link 28d. Therefore, the receiving portion 22b and the shaft 22a are swung by the swing of the rotating arm 28e, and the canvas tray 21 is swung between the retracted position P2 and the swing position P3.

  The key groove 22d of the receiving portion 22b extends in the vehicle front-rear direction at one side, that is, at a position corresponding to the retracted position P2 of the canvas tray 21, and the front side is open. This key groove 22d is aligned with a guide member 22e (FIG. 7) for guiding the key 22c to the second rail 29 of the storage means 25 described later in a state where the canvas tray 21 is swung by a predetermined angle θ to the swing position P3. To do. The guide member 22e is provided with a U-shaped guide piece 220e for guiding the movement of the key 22c. The guide member 22e is fixed to the vehicle body. Thus, when the canvas tray 21 is in the swing position P3, the key 22c of the shaft 22a is released from the receiving portion 22b and is fitted into the guide piece 220e disposed on the extension of the key groove 22d.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the storage means 25 includes a storage box 25a disposed behind the seat back 14a of the seat 14 in the last row and a canvas tray 21 in the storage space in the storage box 25a. A second rail 29 for guiding to P4 and a third driving means 30 for moving the canvas tray 21 along the second rail 29 from the swing position P3 to the storage position P4 are included.

  The storage box 25a is formed in a box shape whose upper side is open so as to surround the canvas tray 21 moved to the storage position P4 by the second rail 29, and is placed on, for example, the cargo floor. The second rail 29 is attached to the rail base fixing plate 29c via a rail base 29a and a bracket 29b (see FIG. 3). As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the rail base fixing plate 29 c is fixed to the inner side of the vehicle 10, for example, the side panel 15. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 2, the second rail 29 is fixed to the vehicle body side so as to extend along the back surface of the seat back 14a of the seat 14 of the last row of seats of the automobile 10 at the aforementioned predetermined angle θ. Has been.

  An elevating plate 29d is slidably attached to the second rail 29. A lifting arm 29e is fixed to the lifting plate 29d. The lifting arm 29e is provided with a bearing 29f at its upper end, and the bearing 29f rotatably supports both ends of the shaft 22a.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the third drive means 30 is for lifting and lowering so as to be screwed with the feed screw 30a rotatably supported in the second rail 29 so as to extend in the longitudinal direction. And a nut portion 30b attached to the plate 29d. The feed screw 30a includes a pulley 30c at a lower end protruding downward from the second rail 29.

  The pulley 30c is rotationally driven from a motor 28a shown in FIG. 3 via a drive belt 30d.

  The canvas storage structure 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above. In order to close the opening 11a of the roof 11 of the automobile 10, the canvas tray 21 is in the folding position P1, and the canvas 12 is It is pulled forward along the first rail 11b. Thereby, the canvas 12 is developed so as to cover the entire opening 11a, and the opening 11a is closed.

  On the other hand, in order to open the opening 11a, the front end of the deployed canvas 12 slides rearward along the first rail 11b, and further the storage rail 21a in the canvas tray 21 located at the folding position. Is folds in the canvas tray 21 and is placed.

  Next, the canvas tray 21 is moved relative to the shaft 22a by the first drive means 27 of the slide means 22, and the canvas tray 21 is moved backward from the folding position P1 to the retracted position P2.

  Subsequently, the rotating arm 28e is swung by the second driving means of the swinging means 24, and the receiving portion 22b and the shaft 22a are rotated accordingly, whereby the canvas tray 21 is swung from the retracted position P2. Swing to P3. Then, at the swinging position P3, as shown in FIG. 10, the key 22c of the shaft 22a is released from the key groove 22d of the receiving portion 22b and can move into the second rail 29.

Thereafter, the feed screw 30 a is rotationally driven by the third drive means 30 of the storage means 25, and the nut portion 30 b descends along the second rail 29. Accordingly, the elevating plate 29d and the bearing 29f are lowered along the second rail 29, and the shaft 22a and the canvas tray 21 rotatably supported by the bearing 29f are lowered along the second rail 29. Accordingly, the canvas tray 21 moves from the swing position P3 to the storage position P4 and is stored in the storage box 25a at the storage position P4.
In order to move the canvas tray 21 from the storage position P4 to the folding position P1, the above operations may be performed in the reverse order.

In this way, according to the canvas storage structure 20 of the embodiment of the present invention, the canvas tray 21 on which the folded canvas 12 is placed does not manually open / close or move other parts of the automobile 10. It is easily stored in the storage position P4.
Furthermore, since the canvas tray 21 on which the folded canvas 12 is placed is stored in the storage box 25a at the storage position P4, the depth of the storage box 25a itself can be configured to be short. Thereby, coupled with the fact that the storage box 25a is arranged along the rear side of the seat back 14a of the seat 14, the space occupied behind the seat 14 can be reduced. Therefore, the passenger compartment space behind the seat 14, for example, the luggage compartment, etc. is not so narrow, and the convenience of the luggage compartment etc. is not impaired.

  Further, in the state where the canvas tray 21 is stored in the storage position P4, the opening 11a of the roof 11 of the automobile 10 does not have the canvas tray 21, so that a large opening area is secured integrally with the opening of the rear window glass 13a. Therefore, a sufficient open feeling can be obtained.

The present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in the embodiment described above, the rear window glass 13a is attached to the rear door 13, but in an automobile without a rear door, the rear window glass 13a attached to the opening of the rear panel so as to be opened and closed may be used.
In the above-described embodiment, the first driving means 27 is fixedly disposed on the canvas tray 21. However, if the canvas tray 21 and the shaft 22a can be moved relatively, they are fixedly disposed on the shaft 22a side. It may be.
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the first driving means 27, the second driving means 28, and the third driving means 30 are examples of the configuration, and the canvas tray 21 and the shaft 22a are moved relative to each other. Obviously, any configuration of driving means can be employed as long as the swinging of 21 and the storage of the canvas tray 21 can be performed.
Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the case where a cover member was comprised with the canvas was assumed, you may use the roof panel which can be folded by connecting a several narrow panel as a cover member.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the canvas constituting the roof is easily folded and stored without making the cargo space or the like so narrow, and a large opening area is ensured when storing the canvas. An excellent canvas storage structure is provided.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the motor vehicle provided with one Embodiment of the storage structure of the canvas top by this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the structure of the storage structure of the canvas top in the motor vehicle of FIG. FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a storage structure of the canvas top of FIG. 2. In the storage structure of the canvas top of FIG. 2, (A) is a schematic side view of the engagement state of the first rail and the storage rail, and (B) is a schematic side view of the separation state. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the structure of the storage structure of the canvas top of FIG. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the main part of the canvas tray of FIG. 3 as viewed from the rear upper side. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the vicinity of a connecting portion between a swing shaft and a canvas tray in the canvas top storage structure of FIG. 2. It is a figure for demonstrating the sliding means in the storage structure of the canvas top of FIG. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view seen from the lower front side showing the main part of the retracted position of the canvas tray in the canvas top storage structure of FIG. 2. FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged side view showing a moving state from the swing position to the storage position in the connecting portion of FIG. 7. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the structural example of the conventional canvas top type vehicle.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Car 11 Roof 11a Opening 11b 1st rail 12 Canvas 13 Rear door 13a Rear window glass 14 Seat 14a Seat back 15 Side panel 20 Canvas storage structure 21 Canvas tray 21a Storage rail 21b Rail fixing base 21d Long hole 22 Slide means 22a Shaft 22b Receiving part 22c Key 22d Key groove 22e Guide member 23 Oscillating shaft 24 Oscillating means 25 Storage means 25a Storage box 26a Boss 26b Engagement hole 27 First driving means 27a Main body 27b Connecting member 28 Second driving means 28a Motor 28b Rod 28c Swing arm 28d Link 28e Rotating arm 29 Second rail 29a Rail base 29b Bracket 29c Rail base fixing plate 29d Lifting plate 29e For lifting Over arm 29f bearing 30 third driving means 30a screw 30b nut 30c pulley 30d drive belt 220e guide piece A arrow B arrow C arrow L full length P1 folded position P2 retracted position P3 swing position P4 storage position

Claims (9)

An opening formed in the roof, a foldable cover member that covers the opening, and a cover member that is provided at the left and right edges of the opening so that the cover member slides in the vehicle front-rear direction. A first rail for guiding,
In the roof structure in which the opening is opened by the cover member sliding to the rear side of the opening and folded.
A tray on which the cover member is folded;
Slide means for sliding the tray back and forth between a folding position on the roof and a rearward retracted position;
A swinging means for swingably supporting the tray at the retracted position and releasing the tray at a predetermined angle;
Storage means for storing the tray released from the swinging means in a storage position in a vehicle compartment,
A cover that is folded by moving the front portion of the cover member in an unfolded state covering the opening to the rear and placing it on the tray, and moving the tray from the folding position to the retracted position via the retracted position. A cover member storage structure in which a member is stored. The sliding means is
A shaft traversing the tray;
A receiving part that is attached to the vehicle body and supports the shaft;
The cover member storage structure according to claim 1, further comprising: a first driving unit that moves the tray between a folding position and a retracted position with respect to the shaft. The sliding means is
A first engagement portion provided at a rear portion of the first rail; and a second engagement portion provided at a front portion of the tray and engaged with the first engagement portion.
3. The cover member according to claim 2, wherein the tray is positioned with respect to the first rail at a folding position by the second engagement portion engaging with the first engagement portion. Storage structure. The swinging means includes the shaft, the receiving portion, and second driving means for rotationally driving the tray,
The receiving portion is detachably engaged with the shaft and is rotatably attached to the vehicle body side.
4. The cover member storage structure according to claim 2, wherein the shaft is released from the receiving portion in a state where the tray is rotated to a predetermined angle by the second driving unit. 5. The storage means includes
A storage box provided in the passenger compartment for storing the tray;
A second rail for guiding the tray so that the tray released from the receiving portion moves to a storage position in the storage box;
The cover member storage structure according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising third drive means for moving the tray along the second rail to a storage position.   6. The cover member storage structure according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit moves the tray to a storage position along a rear side of a seat back in a last row of seats of the automobile. The tray constitutes the rear edge of the roof of the automobile;
The cover member storage structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a lower rear end side of the tray is in liquid-tight contact with an upper portion of the closed rear window glass at the folding position. The tray comprises a storage rail aligned with the first rail in the folded position;
The cover member storage structure according to claim 1, wherein the storage rail is detached from the first rail at a retracted position of the tray.   The cover member storage structure according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is a canvas.

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