JPH0211416A - Canvas top for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the automatic opening and closing of a canvas by employing a freely movable folding canvas top capable of taking both a first attitude position with the canvas covering a roof panel opening and a second attitude position with the canvas being stowed in a trunk compartment having a freely opening-closing lid. CONSTITUTION:An opening 3 is formed by cutting almost the entire surface of a roof panel 2 of a vehicle body 1. A base frame 9 for a folding canvas top 13 is fit into groove 7 formed in the opening 3 as well as in a rear pillar 5 and a rear deck 6. The base frame 9 is formed with an annular outwardly directed flange portion 9a, an annular rain rail portion 9b inside the flange portion 9a, and an inwardly directed flange portion 9c, with a guide rail 26 fitted to the flange portion 9c. A sub-room 8a is formed at the rear end of the base frame 9 to freely accept the folding canvas top 13 in a folded condition. A trunk compartment is constituted with the sub-room 8a and a main room 8b to be respectively covered with lids 12a, 12b capable of being separately opened or closed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to canvas tops for automobiles.

(Prior art) In recent years, in order to respond to the diversification of user demands, the opening formed in the roof panel of a car has been covered with a canopy that can be opened and closed, giving a more open feeling than a sunroof car. Development of a canvas top car is underway. For example, as described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 61-30525, the opening of the roof panel is covered with a flexible hood so that it can be opened and closed, and the hood can be folded and stored at the rear edge of the roof panel opening. Something has already been proposed.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In the case of the above-mentioned known example, the hood in the open position is folded and stored at the rear edge of the roof panel opening. It is difficult to keep the whole thing open (there is a problem that you cannot enjoy a sufficient open feeling, and the canopy that is folded and stored at the rear edge of the roof panel opening may increase air resistance when driving. However, there is also the problem that it is unfavorable in terms of aerodynamic drag.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a sufficient feeling of openness when opened, and
The main purpose is to reduce aerodynamic drag.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In the present invention, as a means for solving the above problems, in a canvas top of an automobile that covers an opening formed in the roof panel of the automobile with a hood that can be freely opened and closed, the hood is The vehicle is movable between a first position in which the roof panel opening is covered and a second position in which the vehicle is stored in a luggage compartment having an openable and closable lid. Further, as described in claim 2, the lid may be configured to include a main lid that opens at the front and a sub-lid that opens at the rear, and the hood is stored below the sub-lid. Furthermore, as claimed in claim 3,
In some cases, a sub-room in which a top is to be stored may be formed within the trunk room.

Furthermore, as claimed in claim 4, in the canvas top of the automobile, a hood opening/closing driving means operates to move the hood between a first attitude position and a second attitude position, and a driving means for opening/closing the trunk lid. a lid opening/closing drive means which operates to open and close the lid when the top is in the retracted operating state or when transitioning from the retracted state to the top use state; In some cases, a control means for controlling the hood opening/closing driving means and the lid opening/closing driving means so as to close the lid may be provided.

(Function) In the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by the above means.

That is, the hood, which can be opened and closed and covers an opening formed in the roof panel of the automobile, is moved so that it can take a first position where it covers the roof panel opening and a second position where it is stored in the trunk. By making it possible,
When the roof panel is opened, the entire opening of the roof panel is opened, providing a sufficient sense of openness. Furthermore, when the top is opened, the top is stored in the trunk, so there are no members on the roof panel that would increase air resistance, which is extremely favorable in terms of aerodynamic resistance. Furthermore, claim 2
As described above, if the lid is configured with a main lid that opens at the front and a sub-lid that opens at the rear, and the hood is stored below the sub-lid,
When the top is stored, only the relatively small sub-lid needs to be opened and closed, which greatly improves operability. As described in claim 3, if a sub-room in which the top is stored is formed in the trunk room, external forces are prevented from acting on the top in the stored state, and the durability of the top is improved. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the canvas top of an automobile, a driving means for opening and closing the top that operates to move the top between the first posture position and the second posture position; a lid opening/closing drive means, which operates the lid to open when the top is retracted or when transitioning from the retracted state to the use state of the top, and closes the lid when the top is retracted or when the top is in use; If a control means for controlling the hood opening/closing drive means and the lid opening/closing drive means is attached as shown in FIG. It becomes possible.

(Embodiments) Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the automobile of this embodiment, the roof panel 2 of the vehicle body l
As shown in FIG. 2, an opening 3 is formed by cutting out almost the entire surface of the opening 3, and the opening 3 is connected to the left and right roof sight rails 2a, 2a, and the front and rear headers 2b2c. is surrounded by. A front windshield glass 4a is disposed at the curved edge portion of the front header 2b, while a rear windshield glass 4b is disposed at the rear portion of the rear header 2c (see FIGS. 3 and 5). (see figure). A concave groove 7 into which a base frame 9 for a canvas top to be described later is fitted is formed in the rear pillar 55 and the rear deck 6 that constitute both side seams and the rear edge of the rear windshield glass 4b. . The groove 7 is connected to the roof site rail 2a of the roof panel 2,
It is continuous with the inner edge of 2a.

The base frame 9 should be fitted into the grooves 7 formed in the roof site rails 2 a, 2 a, the front header 2 b, and the rear header 2 C that constitute the roof panel 2, the rear pillar 5.5, and the rear deck 6. It has a roof panel opening 3 and a windshield opening 10.11 corresponding to the rear windshield glass 4b, respectively.

The base frame 9 includes an annular outward flange portion 9a that comes into contact with both the roof site rails 2a, 2a, the front header 2b, the rear pillar 55, and the rear deck 6, and an annular outer flange portion 9a formed on the inner peripheral side of the flange portion 9a. It includes an annular rain rail portion 9b and an inward flange portion 9c extending on the inner peripheral side of the rain rail portion 9b.

The rain rail portion 9b functions as a drainage ditch. Said roof side and windshield side opening 1
011, a partition portion 9d is formed which comes into contact with the rear header 2C.

Further, a sub-room 8a is formed at the rear end of the base frame 9, and has a space in which a canopy 12, which will be described later, can be stored in a folded state. The main room 8b thus formed constitutes a trunk room 8 (see Figures 1 and 8).
. In this embodiment, the trunk room 8 is divided into two rooms consisting of a sub-room 8a and a main room 8b, but the trunk room 8 is structured as an L-room, and the canopy 13 is housed in the front part of the trunk room 8. In some cases. The upper opening of the trunk room 8 is covered by a lid 12 so as to be openable and closable, but in this embodiment, the upper opening of the trunk room 8 is
A rear-opening sub-lid 12a is provided on the upper opening side of the main room 8b, and a front-opening main lid 12b is provided on the upper opening side of the main room 8b. In some cases, the upper openings of the sub-room 8a and the main room 8b are covered by a rear-opening lid 12 that can be opened and closed.

The roof side opening 10 is covered by a canopy 13 which functions as a canvas top so as to be openable and closable. Applicable hood 1
3, as shown in Figure 1O, a front hard part 14 and a rear hard part 15 located at both front and rear ends, and five bone members extending in the vehicle width direction arranged at approximately equal intervals between these hard parts 14 and 15. 16.16... and the hardware part 14
．． It consists of 15 questions and a leather top part 17 for connecting the bone members 16, 16...
Between the front hard part 14 and the front row bone member 16, 2
Spring 18, 18.18 between the bone members 16.16 of the 4th and 5th rows and the bone members 16.16 of the 4th and 5th rows
By interposing it, it can be put into a folded state when stored (see the chain line diagram in FIG. 8). L-shaped guide pieces 19.19 are provided at both ends of the rear hard part 15 and the second and fourth row bone members 16.16.
...is protruding downward. In addition, old capital and rear projections 20.21 are protruded from the lower surfaces of the front and rear hard parts 14.15, and both projections 20.21
A biasing means 22 made of an elastic body such as a spring or rubber is interposed between them (see FIG. 11). The biasing means 22 biases the hard parts 14 and 15 in a direction to relatively approach each other, so that the top 13 is in a free state when it is folded (as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1I). The length is set. A rear projection 21 of the hood 13 that projects toward the rear hard part 15 engages with an engagement piece 23 that projects from the inward flange 9C located at the rear edge of the roof-side opening IO of the base frame 9. When the roof side opening 10 is closed by the hood 13, the rear hard part 15 is connected to the roof side opening 1.
It acts as a stopper mechanism for positioning at the rear end of 0 (see FIGS. 6 and 11). In addition, hood 13
A front protrusion 20 protruding from the front hard part 14 of the
It is lower than the rear protrusion 21 protruding from the rear hard part 15, and is configured not to engage with the engagement piece 23 on the base frame 9 side. Reference numerals 24 and 25 denote seal members that seal between the top 12 and the base frame 9.

As shown in FIG. 2, on both sides of the inward flange portion 9c of the base frame 9 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body,
Fitting grooves 27, 27 are formed for attaching guide rails 26 for guiding 3 during movement. Both fitting fl
The rear ends of t27 and 27 are communicated with each other by a wide communication groove 28 extending in the vehicle width direction within a sub-room 8a that constitutes a part of the trunk room 8.

Each guide rail 26 includes a first guide part 26a located on both sides of the roof side opening 10, and a second guide part 26 integrally extended from the rear end of the first guide part 26a.
a drive wire 3 that constitutes a part of the top opening/closing driving means 29 for moving the top 13;
0.30 is slidably inserted into the upper and lower guide holes 31.32 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the guide pieces 19.19 provided at both ends of the rear hard part 15 of the hood 13 and the bone members 16.16. (See FIGS. 1 and 13).

As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, a bracket 35 is provided on the lower surface of the front hard part 14 to connect the front end of the drive wire 30 inserted into the upper guide hole 31. It is attached via 36. The bracket 36 is fixed to the front hard part 14 by a pair of fixing members 37 and 38, and is formed with a guide groove 39 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and having a rear end inclined downward. The connector 35 is movably engaged with the guide 1f7t39 via a pin 40. Engagement pins 4142 and 43, which are engaged with the rail portion 33 of the guide rail 26, are provided protrudingly on the front and rear ends of the connector 35 and the rear side fixing member 38, while on the front side fixing member 37 , an engagement pin 44 that engages with the upper part of the guide rail 26 when the top 13 is opened, and falls off from the front end of the guide rail 26 when the top 13 is closed, and is positioned on the inward flange portion 9c.
is installed protrudingly. In other words, in this embodiment, the top 1
When the lid of No. 3 is closed, the engaging pin 44 falls off the front end of the guide rail 26 and is positioned on the inward flange portion 9C, as shown in FIG. It is brought into a state where it can be brought into contact with the outward flange portion 9a located on the header 2b. At this time, the pin 40 of the connector 35 is engaged with the horizontal front end of the guide WI139. On the other hand, when the top 13 is opened, as shown in FIG. 12(b), the drive wire 3
As the connector 35 is moved backward by a tensile force of 0, the engagement pin 44 is engaged with the upper part of the guide rail 26, so that the front end of the front hard part 14 is tilted upward. This makes it possible to reduce the sliding resistance when the top 13 is opened. At this time, the pin 40 of the connector 35 is engaged with the downwardly inclined portion on the rear end side of the guide groove 39.

The top opening/closing driving means 29 includes a pair of drive wires 30.30 connected to connectors 35.35 provided at both ends of the front hard part 14, and the drive wires 30.30.
A gear 4 disposed within the communication groove 28 to mesh with the gear 30.
5, and the communication groove 28 for reversibly rotating the gear 45.
and a reversible motor 46 installed on the lower surface side of the motor (see FIGS. 8, 9, and 13). Each of the drive wires 30 is coupled to the connector 35 within an upper guide hole 31 of the guide rail 26, extends rearward within the upper guide hole 31, and passes through the communication groove 28 to the other side. It is inserted into the lower guide hole 32 of the side guide rail 26. Further, on the outer periphery of the drive wire 30, 30, as shown in FIG.
It is designed to be relatively moved in the direction of the arrow X or Y with the rotation of. That is, when the reversible motor 46 rotates in the forward direction (that is, in the direction of arrow M in FIG.
13. When the reversible motor 46 rotates in the reverse direction (i.e., the 13th
In the direction of arrow N in the figure), drive wire 30.30
By the reverse rotation of the gear 45, the top 13 can be relatively moved in the direction of arrow N in FIG. 13 to close the top 13.

As shown in FIG. 13, the guide rail 26 has a guide piece 19 and a connector 3 guided by the rail portion 33.
Three limit switches 54, 55, and 56 are attached that are turned on by contact with the limit switches 54, 55, and 56. That is, the first limit switch 54 is located at the front end portion of the first guide portion 26a of the guide rail 26, the second limit switch 55 is located at the intermediate portion of the second guide portion 26b of the guide rail 26, and the second limit switch 55 is located at the intermediate portion of the second guide portion 26b of the guide rail 26. 26
A third limit switch 56 is attached to the rear end portion of each of the parts b. The first limit switch 54 is turned on by contacting the connector 35 provided on the lower surface of the front hard portion 14 of the top 13 when the top 13 closes the roof side opening 10, and the second limit switch 55 and The third limit switch 56 is
3 is brought into contact with a guide piece 19 provided on the lower surface of the rear hard part 15 of the top 13 and is turned ON in the state immediately before the cover 3 is stored in the sub-room 8a and in the state when the storage is completed. These limit switches 54.55.
The ON signal from 56 is input to a microcomputer 59 which acts as a control means to be described later (see FIG. 16).

Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the sub-lid 12a which covers the upper opening of the sub-room 8a in an openable and closable manner is attached to a bracket 47° 47 fixed to the upper end of the rear deck 6. The lid is pivotably supported via shafts 48, 48, and is opened and closed by a lid opening/closing drive means 49.

The lid opening/closing drive means 49 is a lid opening/closing motor 5.
0, a worm gear 51 provided on the rotating shaft 50a of the motor 50, a bevel gear 52 meshing with the worm gear 51, and a swing link mechanism 53.53 connected to both ends of the rotating shaft 52a of the bevel gear 52. has been done. Each swing link mechanism 53 is connected to the bevel gear 52.
a first link 53a connected to an end of the rotating shaft 52a;
It consists of a second link 53b that connects the end of the first link 53a and the lower surface of the sub-lid 12a. The bevel gear 52 rotated as the lid opening/closing motor 50 is driven causes the swing link mechanism 53 to be displaced from the state shown by the solid line in FIG. From the illustrated state, it is to be opened rearward as shown by the chain line.

Note that the upper opening edge of the sub-room 8a is in contact with the rear edge of the sub-lid 12a when it is in the open state.
The fourth limit switch 57 that operates and the sub-lid 12
A fifth limit switch 58 is attached which is turned on by contacting the front end edge of the fifth limit switch 58 in the closed state of the fifth limit switch 58. ON signals from these limit switches 57 and 58 are also sent to a microcomputer 59 which acts as a control means, which will be described later.
(See Figure 16).

The microcomputer 59 has the limit switches 54, 55, 56, 57, 5 as shown by chain lines in FIG.
ON signal from 8 and installed in the driver's seat of the car, hood 1
3, an ON signal is input from a top opening operation switch 60 and a top closing operation switch 61 which output a top opening operation command and a top closing operation command by manual operation, This microcomputer 59 includes a reversible motor 46 constituting the top opening/closing drive means 29, a lid opening/closing motor 50 constituting the lid opening/closing drive means 49, and an alarm buzzer that issues a 1M alarm when the top 13 is closed. It is configured to control the operation of 62.

That is, the microcomputer 59 in this embodiment is
From the retracted operating state of the hood 13 or from the retracted state, the hood 13
The top opening/closing drive means 29 (specifically, , the reversible motor 46) and the lid opening/closing drive means 49 (specifically, the lid opening/closing motor 50), and also controls the activation/stopping of the alarm buzzer 62.

Next, the operation of the automobile canvas top according to the illustrated embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowcharts shown in dashed lines in FIG. 17 and FIG. 11.

During normal use, the opening 3 of the roof panel 2 (in this embodiment, the roof side opening 10 of the base frame 9) is closed by the hood 13, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 15(a). It's covered. In other words, the canopy 13 is positioned in the first posture position covering the roof panel opening 3. At this time, the ff113 generates a force for pushing the front hard part 14 forward by the driving means 29 against the urging force of the urging means 22 interposed between the front hard part 14 and the rear hard part 15, and a force for pushing the front hard part 14 forward by the driving means 29. The covered state is maintained by the forward movement regulating force generated by the engagement between the rear projection 21 protruding from the portion 15 and the engagement piece 23 protruding from the base frame 9 side.

In order to open the top 13 in this state, the following operation is performed (see FIG. 17).

When the top opening operation switch 60 is turned on (step S,
), at that time, the front hard part 1 of the hood 13 is in the closed state.
Since the first limit switch 54h is turned ON due to contact with the connector 35 provided at the top 4 (step S), the microcomputer 59 drives the reversible motor 46 constituting the top opening/closing driving means 29 in the forward rotation direction. A command to be executed is output (step S). The drive wires 30, 30 are relatively moved in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 13 by the forward rotation of the gear 45 as the reversible motor 46 is driven to rotate in the forward direction by the command. Then, drive wire 30.3
The hood 13 is connected to the front end of 0 via a connecting tool 35.
The front hard portion 14 is pulled rearward by the urging force of the urging means 22, and the top 13 is folded at a position where the urging means 22 is in a free state, as shown by the chain line in FIG. After that, the hood 13 moves to the second guide portions 26b, 26.
During this moving process, the second limit switch 55 is moved by contact with the guide piece 19 provided on the rear hard part 15 of the top 13.
is turned ON (step S,), and the reversible motor 46 is stopped by a command from the microcomputer 59 that receives the ON signal from the second limit switch 55, and the rearward movement of the top 13 is stopped (step S,). At the same time, the lid opening/closing motor 50 constituting the lid opening/closing driving means 49 is driven (step S). By driving the lid opening/closing motor 50, the worm gear 51 and the bevel gear 52 are rotated.
The sub-lid 12a is opened as shown by the chain line in FIG. The completion of the opening operation of the sub-lid 12a is detected by the ON operation of the fourth limit switch 57 (step S7).
At that point, the drive of the lid opening/closing motor 50 is stopped (step S), and at the same time, the forward rotation of the reversible motor 46 is resumed (step SS), and the backward movement of the top 13 is resumed.

Thereafter, when the hood 13 is completely stored in the sub-room 8a, the third limit switch 56 is turned on by contact with the guide piece I9 (step 5IO), and the microcomputer receives the ON signal from the third limit switch 56. 59, the surface reversible motor 46 is stopped (step S).

) At the same time, the lid opening/closing motor 50 is driven again (Step S). The worm gear 51 and the bevel gear 52 are rotated by the driving of the lid opening/closing motor 50, and the swinging link accompanying the rotation of the bevel gear 52 is rotated. By the displacement of the mechanism 53, the sub-lid 12a is moved from the open state shown by the chain line in FIG. 8 to the closed state as shown by the solid line.

Completion of the closing operation of the sub-lid 12a is detected by turning on the fifth limit switch 58 (step 5I3).
At that point, the drive of the lid opening/closing motor 50 is stopped (step 514). Thus, the top 13 is stored in the sub-room 8a of the trunk room 8 in a folded state. In other words, the hood 13 is as shown in Fig. 15 (
b) As shown in the figure, the second
This means that the body is placed in the posture position. In this state, the opening 3 of the roof panel 2 (in this embodiment, the roof side opening 10 of the base frame 9) is completely opened, and the feeling of openness provided to the occupants is sufficient. becomes. In addition, when the top 13 is placed in the second position stored in the sub-room 8a of the trunk room 8, there is no risk of increasing air resistance when the vehicle is running, which is extremely advantageous in terms of aerodynamic resistance. .

Next, the following operation is performed to close the top 13 (see FIG. 18).

When the top closing operation switch 61 is turned on (step S,
), at that time, the hood 13 is stored in the subroom 8a.
Since the third limit switch 56 is turned on by contact with the guide piece 19 provided on the rear hard part 15 (step St), the microcomputer 59 outputs a command to drive the lid opening/closing motor 50. (Step S,). The worm gear 51 and the bevel gear 52 are rotated by the drive of the lid opening/closing motor 50, and the displacement of the swing link mechanism 53 accompanying the rotation of the bevel gear 52 causes the sub-lid 12a to be opened as shown by the chain line in FIG. .The sub-lid 12a
The completion of the opening operation is detected by the ON operation of the fourth limit switch 57 (step S), and at that point, the drive of the lid opening/closing motor 50 is stopped (step S), and at the same time, the reversible motor 46 is driven to rotate in reverse. (step Sa). The gear 4 accompanying the reverse rotation drive of the reversible motor 46
By the reverse rotation of 5, the drive wires 30, 30 are relatively moved in the direction of the arrow Y in FIG. As a result, the front hard part I4 of the top 13 connected to the front end of the drive wire 30.30 via the connector 35.35 is pushed forward, and the top 13 is moved forward by the second guide parts 26b, 2
The second limit switch 55 is moved forward while being guided by the top 6b, but during this movement, the second limit switch 55 comes into contact with the guide piece 19 provided on the rear hard part 15 of the top 13.
is turned ON (step S7), the reversible motor 46 is stopped by a command from the microcomputer 59 that receives the ON signal from the second limit switch 55, and the forward movement of the top 13 is stopped (step S). ,
At the same time, the lid opening/closing motor 50 is driven again (step S), and the alarm buzzer 62 is turned on to notify the occupants that the top 13 is in the process of closing (
Step S, o). By driving the surface lid opening/closing motor 50, the worm gear 5! Then, the bevel gear 52 is rotated, and the displacement of the swing link mechanism 53 accompanying the rotation of the bevel gear 52 causes the sub-lid 12a to move from the open state shown by the chain line in FIG. 8 to the closed state as shown by the solid line.

The completion of the closing operation of the sub-lid 12a is detected by the ON operation of the fifth limit switch 58 (step S,...).
At that point, the drive of the lid opening/closing motor 5o is stopped (step S).After that, the reverse rotation drive of the reversible motor 46 is restarted (step S, 3), and the forward movement of the top 13 is resumed. Then, the hood 13 is moved to a position where the rear protrusion 21 of the rear hard part 15 engages with the engagement piece 23 on the base frame 9 side, and then the front hard part 14 is moved against the biasing force of the biasing means 22. By moving the base frame 9 until it is positioned at the front edge of the roof side opening 10, the roof panel opening 3 (i.e., the roof side opening 10 of the base frame 9) is moved as shown in FIGS. 1 and 15 (
b) As shown in the figure, the lid is placed in the first posture position where the lid is closed. In this way, when the roof panel opening 3 (that is, the roof side opening 10 of the base frame 9) is completely closed by the hood 13, the first limit switch 54 is
The alarm buzzer 62 is turned off and the reversible motor 46 is stopped (steps S3 and 5).
18).

As described above, according to this embodiment, the top opening/closing drive means 2
9 and the lid opening/closing driving means 49 are controlled in conjunction with each other by the microcomputer 59 acting as a control means, so that opening and closing of the top 13 and opening and closing of the sub-lid 12a can be automatically controlled.

In each of the above embodiments, the case where the second posture position of the top 13 is set in the trunk room 8 on the rear side is explained. However, in the case of a type of automobile that has a trunk room on the front side, In some cases, the posture position is set to the trunk room on the front side.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the case where the top 13 is stored in a folded state has been described, but the present invention is also applicable to a case where the top is stored in a rolled up state on a winding rod or the like.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the design can be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the invention.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the openable and closable canopy that covers the opening formed in the roof panel of the automobile is placed between the first posture position that covers the roof panel opening and the inside of the trunk room. By making the roof panel movable so as to be able to assume the second posture position stored in the roof panel, the entire opening of the roof panel is opened when the roof panel is opened, and a sufficient feeling of openness can be obtained. Furthermore, since the top is stored in the trunk when opened, there are no members on the roof panel that would increase air resistance, resulting in an extremely favorable effect in terms of aerodynamic resistance.

Further, as in claim 2, the lid is configured with a main lid that opens at the front and a sub-lid that opens at the rear, and the hood is stored below the sub-lid, so that when the hood is stored, It is now necessary to open and close only the relatively small sub-lid, resulting in the effect that the operability is greatly improved.

Furthermore, as in claim 3, by forming a sub-room in which the top is stored in the trunk room, external force is prevented from acting on the top in the stored state, and the durability of the top is improved. This effect can also be obtained.

Furthermore, as in claim 4, in the canvas top of the automobile, a driving means for opening and closing the top operates to move the top between the first attitude position and the second attitude position, and a drive means for opening and closing the lid of the trunk compartment. a lid opening/closing drive means that operates, and operates the lid to open when the top is retracted or when transitioning from the retracted state to the use state of the top, and when the top is retracted or when the top is used, the lid is opened. By providing a control means for controlling the celebratory driving means and the lid driving means so as to cause the lid to close, the opening and closing operations of the hood and the trunk lid are linked, and the canvas top can be automatically opened and closed. This also has the effect of making it possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a canvas top of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the relationship between the vehicle body and frame members in the canvas top of the automobile shown in FIG. Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 6
Figures 7 and 7 are A-A, BB, and C-C of Figure 1, respectively.
, D-D and E-E enlarged cross-sectional views, FIG. 8 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of the rear of the automobile shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 9 is a rear part of the base frame shown in FIG. FIG. 1O is an enlarged perspective view showing the arrangement of the driving means, FIG. 1O is a perspective view of the top of the canvas top of the automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is an operation of the top of the canvas top of the automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention. 12(A) and 12(B) are schematic diagrams for explaining the mode, and FIGS. 12(A) and 12(B) are operation explanations for explaining the operation of the front hard part of the hood in the canvas top of the automobile shown in FIG. 1 when the lid is closed and when the lid is opened. 13 is an enlarged perspective view showing the main parts of the driving means for opening and closing the top of the canvas top of the automobile shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 14 is a limit on the guide rail of the canvas top of the automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention 15(a) and 15(b) are perspective views showing the use and storage states of the hood in the canvas top of the automobile according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 16 is the main FIGS. 17 and 18 are block diagrams showing the drive control system of the canvas top of an automobile according to an embodiment of the invention, and explain operations when the canvas top of an automobile according to an embodiment of the invention is opened and closed. This is a flowchart for 2... Roof panel 3... Roof panel opening 8... Trunk room 8a... Sub-room 12... Trunk lid +2a... Sub-lid 12b ...Main lid 13...Top 29...Top opening/closing drive means 49...Lid opening/closing drive means 59...Control means (b) Fig. 15 Figure 16

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An opening formed in a roof panel of an automobile is covered with a canopy that can be opened and closed, and the canopy can be opened and closed between a first posture position that covers the opening of the roof panel and a canopy that can be opened and closed. 1. A canvas top for an automobile, characterized in that it is movable so as to be stored in a trunk room having a lid. 2. The canvas top for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the lid is constituted by a main lid that opens at the front and a sub-lid that opens at the rear, and the hood is stored below the sub-lid. 3. The canvas top for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a sub-room for storing a top is defined in the trunk room. 4. A top opening/closing drive means that operates to move the top between a first posture position and a second posture position; a lid opening/closing drive means that operates to open and close the trunk lid; the driving means for opening and closing the top; and the driving means for opening and closing the top so that the lid is opened when the top is stored or when transitioning from the storage state to the use state of the top, and the lid is closed when the top is stored or when the top is in use. The canvas top for an automobile according to claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising a control means for controlling a lid opening/closing drive means.