JPH0326011Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) This invention relates to the upper body structure in the rear part of an automobile, and more specifically, the roof plate is removed and the rear window is folded backward to make it fully open. This relates to a type of upper vehicle body structure that can be used.

(Prior Art) A convertible car is a car that has no roof, rear window, etc. except for the front window, and has the advantage of providing a wide field of view and providing an exhilarating driving feeling in warm, sunny weather. However, on the other hand, there is a problem in that it is not suitable for driving in bad weather such as rainy days or when it is cold. For this reason, conventionally there are convertible cars, which use a hood to form a roof, etc., and which can be folded towards the rear of the car body to create an open car if necessary, and Talwatop cars, which have a removable roof plate. is put into practical use. In the case of a convertible type car, the top can be folded to create a completely open car, but since the top is used, when the top of the car is covered with the top, the joints between the top and the side and front windows are The sealability of the vehicle tends to be a problem, and wind noise and water leakage are likely to occur during driving. On the other hand, in the case of Talwatup type cars, the above problems are less likely to occur because they use a rigid roof, but only the roof is open, so visibility is inferior to a completely open car. There is.

For this reason, for example, as disclosed in British Published Patent Application No. 2086316, a rotatable pillar is attached to the vehicle body, and the rear of the vehicle is attached to the rear of the collapsible pillar and the vehicle body. In addition to covering it with a canopy, a roof panel spans the top of the collapsible pillar and the top of the front window.
An upper body structure that is a combination of the convertible type and the Talwatop type has been proposed. In this way, problems with the sealing performance of the joint with the window in convertible models,
Together, we can solve the visibility problem in the Talwatop model.

In the car body structure proposed above, when changing from a state in which the collapsible pillars are erected and the rear part is covered with a rear hood and the roof panel is stretched over to an open car state, after removing the roof panel, move the collapsible pillars backwards. It will be rotated and stored together with the rear hood. The roof panel removed at this time must be stored in a trunk room or the like, which takes time and effort to remove and store, and when stored in the trunk room, there is a problem that it compresses the volume of the trunk room.

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention was developed in view of these problems.The roof panel, which spans the top of the upright retractable pillar and the top of the front window, is connected to the rearward rotation of the retractable pillar. An upper part of an automobile that can be stored in a storage section together with a folding pillar, and that can prevent the roof panel from drawing a large movement trajectory above a vehicle interior when the roof panel is stored in the folding pillar storage section. The purpose is to provide a vehicle body structure.

(Structure of the invention) The upper body structure of an automobile according to the invention makes it possible to store the roof panel by substantially parallel movement instead of vertically inverting movement by devising a link mechanism, thereby achieving the above purpose. It was designed to achieve this.

That is, a collapsible pillar that has a substantially inverted U-shape and spans between both side walls of the vehicle body so as to be able to rotate in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body centering on both leg ends, and the top of the collapsible pillar and the top of the front window. In an open-top automobile, the vehicle includes a roof panel extending between the roof panel and the vehicle roof, and a housing portion for the collapsible pillar is formed on the rear side of the vehicle body of the collapsible pillar. The collapsible pillar has a first position where the roof panel can be spanned between the top of the collapsible pillar and the top of the front window to form a vehicle roof, and a first position that rotates toward the rear of the vehicle around both leg ends. The front end of the rear hood, which has a window glass in the center thereof, is fixed to the collapsible pillar, and the front end of the rear hood is fixed to the collapsible pillar, and the front end of the rear hood is fixed to the collapsible pillar. and a rear end portion of the vehicle body are fixed to a peripheral portion of the storage portion of the vehicle body, and the rear hood covers an upper rear portion of the vehicle body of the collapsible pillar in the first position, and the rear hood covers the rear upper portion of the vehicle body of the collapsible pillar. When the collapsible pillar is in the first position, it comes into contact with the inner surface of the rear canopy between the collapsible pillar and the windshield, stretching the rear canopy toward the outside of the vehicle interior, and when the collapsible pillar is moved to the second position. a generally inverted U-shaped canopy link having both leg ends pivotally connected to the collapsible pillar so as to be stored in the housing portion together with the collapsible pillar; and the first position of the collapsible pillar. The upper end is pivotally connected to the canopy link, and the lower end is attached to the collapsible pillar so that the canopy link is relatively rotated toward the collapsible pillar when the canopy link rotates from the to the second position. a lower link pivotally connected to the vehicle body below the vehicle body pivot portion; and the roof spanning between the top of the collapsible pillar and the top of the front window when the collapsible pillar is in the first position. a rear end of the panel is connected to the canopy link via the collapsible pillar;
A roof panel support link is provided for storing the roof panel together with the collapsible pillar in the storage portion as the collapsible pillar is rotated from the first position to the second position, A hinge is formed in the intermediate portion of the roof panel support link so that the roof panel moves approximately in parallel when the collapsible pillar rotates from the first position to the second position. In addition, the hinge is pivotally connected to the collapsible pillar between the hinge and the connecting portion to the roof panel.

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

FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing an example of an automobile having an upper body structure according to the present invention. Near the rear of the door 12, a leg end 13a is rotatably supported by the vehicle body, and a collapsible pillar 13 is attached. The collapsible pillar 13 is a substantially inverted U-shaped member, and although the right side of the vehicle body is not shown in this figure, both left and right leg ends 13a, 13a are rotatably supported by the left and right side walls of the vehicle body. The collapsible pillar 13 is rotatable rearward from the illustrated state around both leg ends 13a, 13a. A roof panel 14 spans the top of the collapsible pillar 13 and the top of the front window 11. Furthermore, a rear hood 15 having a window glass 16 in the center is attached from the collapsible pillar 13 to the rear vehicle body 17. Figure 1B is a diagram with this rear hood 15 removed, and as can be seen from this diagram, there is a part of the rear part 17 of the vehicle body covered by the rear hood 15 that can be folded when the collapsible pillar 13 is rotated rearward. Pillar 1
3 and the rear hood 15 are folded and stored. The front end of the rear hood 15 is fixed to the collapsible pillar 13, and the rear end and both side ends are fixed around the storage portion 18. FIG. 1C is a perspective view showing a state in which the collapsible pillar 13 is rotated rearward and stored in the storage section 18. When the collapsible pillar 13 is rotated rearward, the roof panel 14 is also stored in the storage portion 18 along with the collapsible pillar 13 and the rear hood 15 by the action of a roof panel support link, which will be described later. As a result, there are no parts of the vehicle body that protrude above the belt line, except for the front window 11, making it possible to create a complete open car condition. For convenience of explanation below, the state in which the collapsible pillar 13 is in the upright position as shown in FIG. 1A or 1B is referred to as the state in which the collapsible pillar 13 is in the first position, and the state in which the collapsible pillar 13 is in the first position as shown in FIG. A state in which the pillar 13 is rotated rearward and stored in the storage portion 18 is referred to as the collapsible pillar 13 being in the second position.

When the collapsible pillar 13 is in the first position, the rear hood 1
5 covers the rear of the vehicle body, simply fixing the rear hood 15 to the vehicle body around the collapsible pillar 13 and storage area 18 will not provide sufficient support for the rear hood 15, and if left as is, the rear hood 15 will flap during driving. A problem arises. Therefore, in the structure of the present invention, the rear hood 1
A link or the like is provided inside the rear hood 15 to support the rear hood 15 so that it does not flap. The second section shows the structure for the rear hood overhang such as this link.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the state when the collapsible pillar 13 is in the first position, with the rear hood 15 removed.

This rear hood overhang structure includes an upper hood link 20 having an overhang 22 that extends outward from the inside between the collapsible pillar 13 and the windshield 16, and a rear hood 15 along the periphery of the storage section 18. This is possible when rotating the peripheral hood extension link 30 and the collapsible pillar 13, which are arranged side by side and extend the vicinity of both side ends and the rear end of the rear hood 15 from the inside to the outside, from the first position to the second position. It is provided with a roof panel support link 70 for storing the roof panel 14 in the storage section 18 together with the tilting pillar 13 and the rear hood 15, and further includes a peripheral hood tension link 30 that reinforces the upper ridge of the rear hood 15. A pair of bands 41 and 42 for suspending the rear end connect each end to the collapsible pillar 1.
3 and the peripheral awning link 30 and is disposed through the overhang 22 of the upper awning link 20. This upper canopy link 20 has a substantially inverted U-shape with a protrusion in the center, and both leg ends 23,
An upper link 21 rotatably connected to the collapsible pillar 13 at 23, and a lower whose upper end is rotatably connected to the tips of both legs of the upper link 21 and whose lower end is rotatably connected to the side wall of the vehicle body. Link 2
5,25, and the peripheral canopy link 30 is
A U-shaped rear link 31 facing rearward,
a pair of front links 32 whose rear ends are rotatably connected to both ends of the rear link 31, and whose front ends are rotatably connected to the collapsible pillar 13;
32, the roof panel support link 70 is
A second support link 72 whose front end 72c is fixed to the rear end of the roof panel 14 and whose central part is rotatably supported by the collapsible pillar 13, and whose front end 71b is rotatable with the rear end of the second support link 72. freely connected rear end 71a
is rotatably connected to the upper link 21.
It consists of a support link 71. Although the roof panel support links 70 are only shown on the left side of the vehicle, in reality, symmetrical links are also provided on the right side of the vehicle, and the pair of roof panel support links 70 support the roof. The panel 14 is stored therein. Further, first and second support plates 8 and 9 are provided on the left and right legs of the collapsible pillar 13 for reinforcing the connecting portion between the collapsible pillar 13 and the upper link 21 and the connecting portion between the front side links 32 and 32. are provided in each section. The detailed structure and operation of the upper canopy link 20, the peripheral canopy link 30, and the roof panel support link 70 will be described later.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the rear hood 15 attached to the hood overhang structure. This rear hood 1
The front end 15a of 5 is fixed to the collapsible pillar 13,
The side end portion 15b and the rear end portion 15c are fixed to the vehicle body around the storage portion 18, and in order to show these fixed portions, cross-sectional views of the portions indicated by A to D in the figure are shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D. As shown in the figure.

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view showing the joint between the upper front end 5a of the rear hood 15 and the top of the collapsible pillar 13, and the collapsible pillar 13 is made up of a collapsible pillar outer panel 13a and a collapsible pillar inner panel 13b. It has a closed cross-sectional structure formed. Furthermore, a seal 13d is attached to the front end of this closed cross-section structure, and the seal 13d comes into contact with the roof panel 14 spanning the top of the collapsible pillar 13 and the top of the front window 11 to obtain a sealing effect. ing. A bolt 13 is attached to the rear end of the closed section structure.
The front end 15a of the rear hood 15 is fixed by e, and the closed cross-sectional structure is covered from the inside by a garnish 13e.

FIG. 4B is a sectional view showing the attachment portion of the rear end 15c of the rear hood 15. FIG. The storage section 1 has a closed cross-sectional structure consisting of an outer panel 51 and an inner panel 52.
This closed cross-sectional structure is located at the rear side of storage section 1.
This will be the rear wall of 8. A hood mounting plate 54 is fixed to the lower surface of this closed section structure, and the rear end 1 of the rear hood 15 is attached to this hood mounting plate 54 with bolts 55.
5c is attached. A seal 53 is attached to the upper edge of this closed cross-section structure, and this upper edge forms the belt line of the vehicle body. As a result, rear hood 1
The rear end 15c of 5 is fixed to the vehicle body surrounding the storage portion 18 below the upper edge of the vehicle body (namely, the belt line). While it is fixed below the beltline in this way, open the rear hood 1.
If 5 were pulled diagonally upward, the gap between the upper edge of the car body and the rear hood would become too large.
As shown in the figure, when the collapsible pillar 13 is in the first position, the rear link 31 of the peripheral canopy link 30 is in a position facing the upper edge of the vehicle body, and the rear canopy 15 is moved from the inside to the outside of the passenger compartment. Since the seal 53 protrudes from the
comes into contact with the rear hood 15 extended by the rear side link 31, and seals this contact portion. In addition,
A seal is also provided at the joint between the hood mounting plate 54 and the rear end 15c of the rear hood 15, and the seal 53 provides a double seal to improve the ability to prevent water from entering the passenger compartment. .

FIG. 4C is a sectional view showing the attachment portion of the side end portion 15b of the rear hood 15. A closed cross-section structure surrounded by a fender panel 56 and a quarter panel 58 and reinforced by a reinforcement panel 57 is located at both left and right ends of the storage section 18, and this closed cross-section structure becomes both left and right walls of the storage section 18. . moreover,
An outer tire house 59 and an inner tire house 60, which are joined to the lower surface of this closed cross-sectional structure and extend in the width direction inside the vehicle body, form part of the bottom surface of the storage portion 18. Plate 6 is attached to the inner side wall of the closed section structure.
1 is fixed to the plate 61, and the side end 15b of the rear hood 15 is attached to this plate 61 with bolts 62. A seal 63 is also attached to the upper edge of the closed section structure, and this upper edge forms the belt line of the vehicle body. As a result, the side edge 1 of the rear hood 15
5b is also fixed to the vehicle body surrounding the storage portion 18 below the upper edge of the vehicle body. Also,
As in the case of FIG. 5B, the collapsible pillar 13
When the front link 32 of the peripheral canopy link 30 or the leg side of the rear link 31 faces the upper edge of the vehicle body and extends the rear hood 15 from the inside to the outside of the vehicle interior, The gap between the edge and the rear hood is reduced and the seal 63 is attached to the rear hood 15.
from the outside to seal this area. As a result, a double seal structure can be obtained as in the case of FIG. 5B, and the sealing performance can be improved.

FIG. 4D is a sectional view showing a joint between the side portion of the collapsible pillar 13 and the front side end 15a of the rear hood.
The collapsible pillar 13 is a collapsible pillar outer panel 13
It has a closed cross-sectional structure formed by a collapsible pillar inner panel 13b and a collapsible pillar inner panel 13b, and a seal 13f is attached to the front end of this closed cross-sectional structure to abut against the window glass 12a of the door 12 and seal this abutting part. The front end 15a of the rear hood 15 is fixed to the rear end with bolts 13g. Garnishes 13c and 13h are arranged at the rear of the collapsible pillar 13 on the inside of the vehicle interior and on the outside of the vehicle interior, respectively.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the upper car body structure according to the present invention viewed from the left side of the car body, and Fig. 7 is a front view of this car body structure seen from the front of the car body. Let's discuss an example.

As can be seen from FIG. 6, the first support plate 8 is fixed to both leg ends of the collapsible pillar 13 (only the left leg is shown in FIG. 6) by bolts 8a and 8b, respectively. A second support plate 9 is joined to this first support plate 8. 1st
The lower end joint portions of the second support plates 8 and 9 are rotatably supported by the vehicle body (specifically, a bracket 66 and a backing plate 65 fixed to the vehicle body) by a shaft 13a, so that the collapsible pillar 13 is rotatable in the front and back of the vehicle body around this shaft 13a. In addition, in FIG. 6, only the position of the shaft 13a is shown, and the first and second support plates 8 and 9 are not shown.

The rear hood 15 is fixedly supported by the collapsible pillar 13 and the periphery of the storage section 18 behind the bar 13 as described above, and has the window glass 16 in the center via the window frames 19a and 19b. However, hood tension links 20 and 30 are arranged as shown in the figure to tension the rear hood 15 so that it does not flap when the collapsible pillar 13 is in the first position.
That is, the overhanging portion 22 of the upper canopy link 20
The rear hood 15 comes into contact with the vicinity of the upper end of the rear window 16 between the upper end of the rear window 16 and the collapsible pillar 13 from the inside, thereby projecting the rear hood outward.
With this, the collapsible pillar 1 of the rear hood 15
3 and the overhang 22 serves as the roof of the vehicle body and does not affect rear visibility. Since the rear window glass 16 cannot be folded, in order to store the rear hood 15, it is necessary to increase the longitudinal length of the hood portion of the rear hood 15 to some extent, but this is ensured by the above-mentioned portion that serves as a roof. By doing so, it is possible to increase the proportion of the rear window glass 16 in the area necessary for rearward visibility, thereby making it possible to sufficiently widen the rearward visibility.

The upper link 21 constituting the upper canopy link 20 has a substantially inverted U-shape, and both leg ends 23 thereof are bent into an L-shape. The upper link 21 is rotatably supported by the second support plate 9 at this bending point 21a, and the tips 23a of the L-shaped legs 23 are connected to the lower links 25 and 25, respectively.
It is rotatably connected to the upper end 25a of. Furthermore, the lower end 25b of the lower link 25 is rotatably connected to a bracket 66 of the vehicle body.

On the other hand, when the collapsible pillar 13 is in the first position, the peripheral canopy link 30 is connected to the rear link 31 and the front link 32, which are hinged at the connecting point 33, around the storage section 18. It faces the upper edge of the vehicle body at the section, contacts the rear hood 15 from the inside, and stretches it toward the outside of the vehicle interior. The peripheral canopy link 30 is held in this position because the front end 32a of the front link 32 is rotatably supported by the second support plate fixed to the collapsible pillar 13, and the rear link 31 is Belts 41, 42
(See Fig. 2), which connects and tensions the top of the collapsible pillar 13. Therefore, when the collapsible pillar 13 is rotated rearward and moved to the second position, Accordingly, the peripheral canopy link 30 also moves downward. When the peripheral canopy link 30 moves downward, the bands 41 and 42 that were pulling the rear link 31 loosen due to the rotation of the collapsible pillar 13, so the link 30 is centered around the connection point 33. Becomes able to refract. Therefore, the peripheral canopy link 30 is bent and stored along the curved surface of the tire house panel 59 forming the lower surface of the storage section 18 at the second position of the retractable pillar 13.
This also eliminates the possibility of compromising storage performance. Further, in the roof panel support link 70, the rear end 71a of the first support link 71 is rotatably connected to the center of the side of the upper link 21 of the upper canopy link 20, and the front end 71b is connected to the second support link 72. The second support link 7 is rotatably connected to the rear end 72a.
2, the center part 72b is rotatably supported on the upper side of the collapsible pillar 13, and the front end 72c is the roof panel 1.
It is fixedly installed on the lower surface of the rear end of 4.

As described above, since both the double-top links 20 and 30 and the roof panel support link 70 are supported by the collapsible pillar 13, it is necessary to rotate the collapsible pillar 13 rearward from the first position shown. When placed in the second position, these links 20,3
0,70 and roof panel 14 are also collapsible pillars 1
3, and is stored in the storage portion 18 as shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure. Each link 2 at this time
The operations of 0, 30, and 70 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the upper canopy link 20 and the roof panel support link 70 taken out, and when the collapsible pillar 13 is in the first position, the upper link 21 stands upward and the bending point 21
The leg tip 23a of the upper link 21 and the lower link 2
The upper end 25a of the lower link 25 is rotatably connected, and the lower end 25b of the lower link 25 is pivotally connected to the vehicle body. On the other hand, since the leg end 13a of the collapsible pillar 13 is pivotally attached to the vehicle body, in order to move the collapsible pillar 13 to the second position, the leg end 13a is rotated rearward (in the direction of the arrow). Rotation) and Atsupah Link 2
1 is pivotally connected to the collapsible pillar 13 at the bending point 21a, so the upper link 21 is also rotated together with the collapsible pillar 13. Therefore, the lower link 25 rotates around the lower end 25b, which is the pivot point to the vehicle body, and the pivot point 25b of the lower link 25 to the vehicle body and the pivot point of the collapsible pillar 13 to the vehicle body 13a as shown in the figure, and the pivot point 13a of the collapsible pillar 13 to the vehicle body is located above, so that as the collapsible pillar 13 rotates in the direction of the arrow, the lower link 25 also rotates in the same direction. While rotating in the direction, the connection point 23a with the upper link 21 is pushed upward (in the direction of the arrow). Therefore, the upper link 21 rotates in the direction of the arrow together with the collapsible pillar 13, and rotates in the direction of the arrow relative to the collapsible pillar 13 about the bending point 21a. Due to this relative rotation, when the collapsible pillar 13 moves to the second position and is stored in the storage part 18 (the state shown by 13' in the figure), the upper link is shown by 21'. is stored overlapping the collapsible pillar 13'. Further, since the rear end 71a of the first link 71 of the roof panel support link 70 is rotatably connected to the upper link 21, when the upper link 21 moves relatively in the direction of the arrow, the first link 71 The second support link 72 is pushed in the direction of the central collapsible pillar 1.
It is rotated in the direction of the arrow around the connection point 72b with 3. For this reason, the front end 72 of the second support link 72
The roof panel 14 fixed to c is also connected to the second link 7.
2, and when the collapsible pillar 13 is located at the second position, the first link 71 and the second link 7
2 and roof panel 14 are respectively 71', 7
As shown by 2' and 14', they are stored in the storage portion 18 in an overlapping manner with the collapsible pillar 13'.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing only the peripheral canopy link 30. 8 and 9 are collapsible pillars 1
The collapsible pillar 13 is pivotally connected to the vehicle body via a shaft 13a at the lower end of the joint between the plates 8 and 9, and the rear protruding portion 9a of the plate 9 has a peripheral portion. Canopy link 3
The front end 32a of the front side link 32 of No. 0 is pivotally connected. When the collapsible pillar 13 is located in the first position, the peripheral canopy link 30 extends substantially horizontally, and in this position, the front link 3
Connecting point 33 to prevent 2 from rotating upward any further.
The rear end of the rear link 31 is connected to the collapsible pillar 1 so that the rear link 31 is locked and the rear link 31 and the front link 32 are held in a horizontal state.
3 is pulled by a pair of bands 41 and 42 (see FIG. 2).

From this state, when the collapsible pillar 13 is rotated rearward and moved to the second position, the first and second support plates 8 and 9 are moved to the shaft 1 as shown by 8' and 9'.
It rotates around 3a and is located in the storage section 18. Therefore, the rear link 31 and the front link 32 also move downward and are located in the storage section. At this time, since the bands 41 and 42 loosen, both links 31 and 32 are bent upwardly in a convex shape around the connecting portion 33, and both links follow the curved surface of the tire house outer plate 59 as shown by 31' and 32'. It is designed to be stored in a drawer.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, according to the invention, rotatable collapsible pillars are provided at the front and rear of the vehicle body, and a roof panel is installed between the collapsible pillars and the top of the front window when the pillars are erected. At the same time, the rear hood covers the rear of the collapsible pillar, and when the collapsible pillar is rotated backwards to create an open car, the links connected to the collapsible pillar are interlocked to cover the rear of the collapsible pillar and the rear canopy. Since the roof panel can be stored together with the hood in the storage area at the rear of the vehicle, there is no need to attach or remove the roof panel or store it in the trunk, making handling convenient. Moreover, according to the present invention, the roof panel is stored by substantially parallel movement in conjunction with the storage operation of the collapsible pillar, so the roof panel can be moved toward the inside of the vehicle when the roof panel is stored. This does not require a large space above the passenger compartment compared to a case where the vehicle is moved upside down. Therefore, the roof panel can be stored in a narrow place, such as in a garage, for example. Furthermore, since roof panels are generally formed with a curved top surface, a large space is required to store a roof panel that has been flipped upside down, but in the present invention, storage is achieved by almost parallel movement. A small storage space is sufficient.

In addition, in this invention, by using collapsible pillars and canopy links, which are not members originally provided for housing the roof panel and rear hood, it is possible to easily add roof panel support links to these. The link mechanism can be configured by a structure.

Furthermore, since the roof panel support link in the present invention is pivotally connected to the collapsible pillar, the roof panel moves substantially in parallel while being supported by the collapsible pillar via the roof panel support link when the roof panel is stored. It is possible to improve the support rigidity of the roof panel. Therefore, even if the roof panel is somewhat heavy, the roof panel can be opened and closed stably.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1A to 1C are perspective views of an automobile having an upper body structure according to the present invention, in which Figure 1A shows a state in which the rear hood is stretched, and Figure 1B shows a state shown in Figure 1A with the rear hood removed. , FIG. 1C shows the rear hood and the collapsible pillar stored in the storage section, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a link structure for extending the rear hood in the upper vehicle body structure according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the rear hood attached to the link structure shown in FIG. Figure 5 is a sectional view of the upper vehicle body structure according to the present invention viewed from the left side of the vehicle body, Figure 6 is a front view of the upper vehicle body structure according to the present invention viewed from the front of the vehicle body, and Figure 7
Figure 8 is a side view showing the upper canopy link and roof panel support link in the structure of Figure 5;
The figure is a side view showing the peripheral canopy link in the structure of FIG. 5. 11...Front window, 13...Foldable pillar, 14...Roof panel, 15...Rear hood, 1
6...window glass, 18...storage section, 20...
...Upper hood link, 21...Upper link (top link), 25...Lower link, 30...
Peripheral canopy link, 31...Rear side link, 3
2...Front side link, 70...Roof panel support link.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A collapsible pillar that is approximately in the shape of an inverted U and spans between both side walls of the vehicle body so as to be able to rotate in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body centering on both leg ends, and the top of the collapsible pillar. and a roof panel spanning between the top of the front window and the top of the front window to form a vehicle roof, wherein a storage portion of the collapsible pillar is formed on the rear side of the vehicle body of the collapsible pillar. The collapsible pillar has a first position where the roof panel can be spanned between the top of the collapsible pillar and the top of the front window to form a vehicle roof, and a first position where the roof panel can be formed between the top of the collapsible pillar and the top of the front window; The front end of the rear hood, which has a windshield in the center, is fixed to the collapsible pillar. and the side end portions and rear end portions are fixed to the periphery of the storage portion of the vehicle body, so that the rear hood covers the rear upper portion of the vehicle body of the collapsible pillar in the first position, When the collapsible pillar is in the first position, it comes into contact with the inner surface of the rear hood between the collapsible pillar and the windshield, stretching the rear hood toward the outside of the vehicle interior, and the collapsible pillar is in the second position. a generally inverted U-shaped canopy link having both leg ends pivotally connected to the collapsible pillar so as to be stored in the storage section together with the collapsible pillar when the collapsible pillar is moved to the collapsible pillar; When the pillar rotates from the first position to the second position, the upper end is pivotally connected to the canopy link, and the lower end is pivoted to rotate the canopy link toward the collapsible pillar. is a lower link pivotally connected to the vehicle body below the vehicle body pivoting portion of the collapsible pillar; and when the collapsible pillar is in the first position, between the top of the collapsible pillar and the top of the front window. Connecting the rear end of the spanned roof panel to the canopy link via the collapsible pillar,
a roof panel support link for storing the roof panel together with the collapsible pillar in the storage section as the collapsible pillar is rotated from the first position to the second position; The roof panel support link has a hinge formed at an intermediate portion so that the roof panel moves approximately in parallel when the collapsible pillar rotates from the first position to the second position. An upper vehicle body structure for an automobile, characterized in that the upper body structure is pivotally connected to the collapsible pillar between the hinge and the connecting portion to the roof panel.