JPH0326979Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an improvement in the seal structure of a rear window of an automobile.

(Prior art) Conventionally, the rear part of the roof panel is pivotally connected to the vehicle body via a link member, and the upper part of the rear window panel whose lower part is pivotally connected to the vehicle body is linked to the link member, and the link member is connected to the rear of the vehicle body. A so-called open-top vehicle has been proposed in which the rear window panel is folded down to be stored in the rear of the vehicle body and covered by a roof panel (see Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 59-48230).

By the way, in the above automobile, when the rear window panel is constituted by a foldable hood member, it is desirable to improve the sealing performance between the hood member and the rear window.

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention was made in response to the above-mentioned demand, and its purpose is to ensure the sealing between the hood member and the rear window.

(Structure of the invention) For this reason, the present invention provides an open-top type automobile equipped with a foldable hood member that covers at least the rear part of the passenger compartment of the vehicle body, in which the hood member is formed with an opening in which a rear window is disposed. , the opening includes an opening rising portion and an inward falling portion bent at a substantially right angle to the opening rising portion, and an inner peripheral edge portion of the opening of the outer of the hood member is fixed to the opening rising portion. is,
An opening frame is attached to the inward falling part by fixing the inner peripheral edge of the opening of the inner of the hood member, and the opening frame has a gap between the inward falling part and the opening rising part. A window support frame is attached to the window support frame, and a weather strip supporting the rear window is attached to the window support frame, and the weather strip is attached to the window support frame between the window support frame and the opening rising portion of the opening frame. The device is characterized in that a lip portion is formed which is located in the gap and comes into contact with the inside of the rising portion of the opening.

(Effects of the invention) According to the invention, a weather strip for supporting the rear window is attached to the window support frame attached to the rear window opening of the hood member, and the weather strip is attached to the opening of the hood member. Since a lip portion is formed that contacts the inner surface, the lip portion ensures a reliable seal between the rear window and the hood member, and improves the sealing performance against rainwater and the like.

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

As shown in FIG. 2, a vehicle body roof 11 of an open-top type automobile 10 has a rigid hard top 12 on the front side and a flexible hood member (soft top) 13 on the rear side. A rear window 26 is provided on the member 13. The mounting structure of the rear window 26 will be described in detail later.

In addition, on the vehicle body 15 behind the side door 14,
Inverted U-shaped collapsible pillar 16 that extends in the vehicle width direction
is swung between an upright position U (see FIG. 3) where it stands up substantially perpendicular to the vehicle body 15 and a backward position D (see FIG. 4) where it falls back approximately horizontally with respect to the vehicle body 15. The rear part 12b of the hard top 12 is connected to the front part of the collapsible pillar 16 via a link 18, and the front part 13a of the hood member 13 is connected to the front part of the collapsible pillar 16 via a link 18. connected to the rear.

The collapsible pillar 16 is connected to an electric motor 25 via a link 24, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

A front portion 12a of the hard top 12 is detachably connected to a roof front edge portion 11a above a windshield 19.

Intermediate portion 13b and lower end portion 13 of the hood member 13
A top forming bar 20 and a lower forming bar 21 for tensioning the hood member 13 outward are attached to c, respectively, and each forming bar 20, 21 is vertically swingable relative to the collapsible pillar 16.
are pivotally connected to each other by pins 22 and 23, respectively.

An opening 27 for mounting the rear window glass 26 is formed in the center of the back surface of the canopy member 13, and as shown in FIG. The outer 13d of the hood member 13 is folded inward along the 28a, and the inner 13e of the hood member 13 is folded into the inward descending portion 28b.
The opening frames 28 are bent upward along the respective opening frames 28 and bonded to the respective opening frames 28.

A hard rubber window support frame 29 is arranged around the inner periphery of the inwardly falling portion 28b of the opening frame 28, and a predetermined gap a is provided between the window support frame 29 and the inner surface of the opening rising portion 28a. In this state, insert the tapping screw 30 into the inner rising portion 28b.
More fixed.

The window support frame 29 includes a weather strip 31 which supports the outer circumferential edge of the rear window 26 by being sandwiched between inner circumferential recesses 31a, and whose outer circumferential recesses 31b are pinched and supported by the inner circumferential edges of the window support frame 29. is installed.

The weather strip 31 is formed with a lip portion 31c that enters the gap a between the window support frame 29 and the opening rising portion 28a and comes into contact with the inner surface of the opening rising portion 28a.

With the above configuration, as shown in Figure 3,
When the collapsible pillar 16 is in the upright position U, the hard top 12 is connected to the roof front edge 11a to form the front side of the vehicle roof 11, and the hood member 13 is connected to the top and lower forming bars 20,
21 extends outward to form the rear side of the vehicle body roof 11.

At this time, the inner peripheral recess 31a of the weather strip 31 attached to the window support frame 29
This seals the outer peripheral edge of the rear window 26, and the lip portion 31c seals the inner surface of the opening rising portion 28a, that is, the inner surface of the opening of the hood member 13. Since the rear window 26 and the top member 13 are reliably sealed, the sealing performance against rainwater and the like is improved.

Next, as shown in FIG.
As a result, the top member 13 is folded flat toward the rear of the vehicle body, and the top member 1 with the hard top 12 folded back.
It will cover the upper part of 3.

The rear window 26 comes to be placed substantially horizontally on the rear part of the vehicle body by folding the hood member 13.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of Fig. 2 showing the rear window seal structure according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an open-top automobile, and Fig. 3 is a side view of the automobile when the roof is closed. FIG. 4 is a side view of the automobile when the roof is open. 10...Automobile, 11...Car body roof, 13...
...Top member, 13d...Outer, 13e...Inner, 15...Vehicle body, 26...Rear window, 2
7...Opening, 29...Window support frame, 3
1...Weather strip, 31c...Rip part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Utility Model Registration Claim] In an open-top automobile equipped with a foldable hood member that covers at least the rear part of the passenger compartment of the vehicle body, the hood member is formed with an opening in which a rear window is disposed, and the opening comprises an opening rising portion and an inward falling portion bent at a substantially right angle to the opening rising portion, and an inner peripheral edge portion of the opening of the outer portion of the hood member is fixed to the opening rising portion;
An opening frame is attached to the inward falling part by fixing the inner peripheral edge of the opening of the inner of the hood member, and the opening frame has a gap between the inward falling part and the opening rising part. A window support frame is attached to the window support frame, and a weather strip supporting the rear window is attached to the window support frame, and the weather strip is attached to the window support frame between the window support frame and the opening rising portion of the opening frame. A seal structure for a rear window of an automobile, characterized in that a lip portion is formed that is located in the gap and comes into contact with the inside of the rising portion of the opening.