JPH03239630A - Detachable roof structure of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable smooth removal of lids by providing lid sliding guides each of which has a sloped guide surface whose distance from the center of the longitudinal wall is increased as the point on the surface goes from the upper part of the central longitudinal wall to the lower side thereof. CONSTITUTION:When a lid 8 is to be removed, locating pins 10 at the front and rear ends of the lid side are removed from the locating holes which have been provided on the roof side of a roof opening 3, and the lid is removed by lifting the lid side. In this case, since the lid 8 is formed in a curved surface bent in the width direction of a vehicle and in the front and rear direction so as to conform to the curved surface of the vehicle roof 1, there is a tendency that the central part of the lid periphery on the center side of the vehicle body is pushed out to the side of a lid retaining member 4 so as to be bitten in the central longitudinal wall 5. However, by a lid sliding guide 13 arranged in the central part of the central longitudinal wall 5, the peripheral part of the lid 8 is slidingly guided along a guide surface 14 sloped in an arc shape, so that strong contact to the central longitudinal wall 5 can be avoided, and smooth turning and removal can be carried out.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a removable roof structure for a motor vehicle.

Some conventional automobiles have a roof opening divided into left and right halves at the center of the vehicle body roof, and a lid can be detachably attached to each of these roof openings. To explain this with reference to Fig. 5.6, reference numeral 1 denotes a car body roof, and a center roof 2 is formed in the center of the roof in the front-rear direction, and the roof opening 3 is divided into left and right halves by the center roof 2. be. Reference numeral 4 denotes a holding member for the lid 8, which will be described later, and is formed into a T-shaped cross section by a central vertical wall 5 and upper and lower walls 6 and 7, and the lower wall 7 is fixed to the center roof 2 with bolts and nuts 9. It is. A pair of lids 8 that close the roof opening 3 each have a lock pin lO that appears and retracts from the front and rear end surfaces of the lid side by operating a handle (not shown).
It is equipped with

These lids 8 connect the edges of the center side of the vehicle body to the holding member 4.
The lock bin 10 is inserted into the lower edge of the upper wall 6 diagonally from above, and the roof side side of the lid 8 is dropped into the roof side of the roof opening 3 to insert the lock bin 10 into the roof opening 3.
By engaging with a locating hole (not shown) provided on the roof side of the locating pin 10, the locating pin 10 is engaged with the locating hole, and the upper wall 6 edge of the holding member 4 is engaged with the lid 8 edge. Fixed. When the lid 8 is installed like this,
Weather attached to the peripheral flange 11 of the roof opening 3
The strip 12 is brought into close contact with the back surface of the lid 8 to sole the interior and exterior of the vehicle. This similar structure is, for example,
This is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 66524, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 60-66525, and the like.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Since the lid 8 has a curvature not only in the width direction of the vehicle but also in the front and rear directions in accordance with the curved surface of the vehicle roof 1 as shown in FIG. When the lid side is lifted as shown by the chain line in FIG. 7, the rotation locus of the edge of the lid 8 on the center side of the vehicle body is such that the center portion protrudes toward the holding member 4 with respect to the front and rear ends. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the center portion of the edge of the vehicle center side of the lid 8 comes into strong contact with the center vertical wall 5 of the holding member 4, resulting in a lack of smooth operation feeling and the holding member 4 becoming loose. There was a problem in which this caused a deterioration in the sense of quality.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention provides a removable roof structure for an automobile that can avoid the edge of the lid from coming into strong contact with the central vertical wall of the holding member and allowing smooth removal of the lid. It is.

Means for Solving the Problems A roof is provided with an opening, and a center roof formed in the front-rear direction at the center of the roof has a center vertical wall and at least an upper wall, and is formed into a substantially T-shaped cross section. A holding member is disposed on each of the edges of the pair of lids on the center side of the vehicle body that closes the roof opening divided into two by the center roof,
In the structure that the lid holding member is locked to the side edge of the upper wall, a guide is provided at the longitudinal center of the lid holding member and is inclined further away from the central vertical wall as it goes downward from the top of the central vertical wall. A lid sliding guide with a surface is provided.

When the lid side is lifted when the working lid is removed, the central part of the edge of the center side of the vehicle body tends to protrude toward the central vertical wall of the lid holding member, but the lid slides along the slope of the guide surface of the lid sliding guide. By sliding, galling on the central vertical wall is avoided and smooth removal is achieved.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail, with the same parts as those of the conventional structure being denoted by the same reference numerals.

1 to 5, a center roof 2 is formed in the center of the vehicle body roof l in the front-rear direction, and a center vertical wall 5 and upper and lower walls 6.7 are formed on the center roof 2 in a cross section of approximately T.
A lid holding member 4 formed in a letter shape is provided. Then, the edges of the pair of lids 8 on the vehicle body center side, which close the roof opening 3 divided into two by the center roof 2, are locked to the side edges of the upper wall 6 of the lid holding member 4. The basic structure for fixing is the same as the conventional one.

Here, in the longitudinal center portion of the lid holding member 4,
A lid sliding guide 13 is installed to prevent the center portion of the edge on the center side of the vehicle body from biting against the center vertical wall 5 when the lid 8 is removed. The lid sliding guide 13 is made of an elastic material such as resin or rubber, and has a guide surface 14 that is inclined in an arc shape from the upper part of the central vertical wall 5 toward the side edge of the lower wall 7. are held together and fixed together with screws 15 on both sides of the central vertical wall 5.

According to the above embodiment structure, when removing the lid 8, the locating pins 10 at the front and rear ends of the lid side are removed from the locating holes (not shown) provided on the roof side of the roof opening 3, and the locating pins 10 are removed from the lid side. Lift up and remove. At this time, since the lid 8 is formed into a curved surface in the vehicle width direction and longitudinal direction to match the curved surface of the vehicle body roof l, the center portion of the lid edge on the vehicle body center side is usually shaped as shown by the broken line in FIG. Although it tends to protrude toward the lid holding member 4 side and bite the central vertical wall 5, the lid sliding guide 13 disposed in the center of the central vertical wall 5 allows the edge of the lid 8 to have an arcuately inclined guide surface. 14, strong contact with the central vertical wall 5 is avoided, and smooth rotation and removal are achieved.

Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, when the lid is removed by lifting the lid side, the central portion of the edge on the center side of the vehicle body is moved by the lid sliding guide provided on the central vertical wall of the lid holding member. By sliding along the slope of the guide surface, strong contact with the central vertical wall, so-called sticking, is avoided. As a result,
The lid can be smoothly rotated and removed, improving operability for removing the lid, and the sense of quality and reliability can be further improved by eliminating rattling of the lid holding member.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an example of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of the lid holding member, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an explanation showing the rotation locus of the lid edge when the lid is removed. 5 is a perspective view of an automobile to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 6 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 1 showing a conventional structure, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the lid, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the same lid. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a rotation locus of the lid edge when the lid is removed. l...Vehicle roof, 2...Center roof, 3...
Roof opening, 4... Lid holding member, 5... Center vertical wall, 6... Upper wall, 7... Lower wall, 8... Lid, I
3...Lid sliding guide, 14...Guide surface Fig. 1 14-... Sword 4 door surface Fig. 2 Fig. 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An opening is provided in the roof, and a lid holding member having an approximately T-shaped cross section and having a central vertical wall and at least an upper wall is disposed on the center roof formed in the front-rear direction at the center of the roof. and a structure in which an edge on the vehicle body center side of a pair of lids closing a roof opening divided into two by the center roof is locked to an upper wall side edge of the lid holding member, A removable type for an automobile, characterized in that a lid sliding guide is provided in the longitudinal center of the lid holding member, the lid sliding guide having a guide surface that slopes further away from the central vertical wall as it goes downward from the upper part of the central vertical wall. roof structure.