JPH042087Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an open-type automobile top cover device.

(Prior art) As an open type automobile, a roof with a hood is connected to a collapsible pillar that is configured to be tiltable with respect to the vehicle body, and the roof with a hood is folded by tilting the collapsible pillar. There are some devices that are designed to be stored in the same way (for example, see British Patent No. 2086316).

On the other hand, simply folding the canopy roof is not only unsatisfactory in terms of appearance, but also causes the canopy to receive wind pressure while driving, resulting in an unstable retracted state.Therefore, it became an issue to solve this problem. .

(Purpose of the invention) This invention was made in view of the above points.
The canopy roof is covered with a canopy cover to improve the appearance and stabilize the stowed condition, while also maximizing the storage space for the canopy cover when not in use (i.e., when the canopy roof is closed). The purpose is to make it as small as possible.

(Means for Achieving the Object) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vehicle equipped with a roof with a hood that can be opened and closed to cover the upper part of the passenger compartment. a hard member that forms a periphery to which a hood cover configured to cover the vehicle body is detachably attached to the vehicle body, and to which the hood cover is to be attached on both sides of the rear portion of the vehicle body opening and along the rear mouth edge; It is composed of a foldable soft member extending inside and below the hard member, and the tip of the soft member is connected to the hard roof forming a part of the canopy roof when the canopy roof is stored. It is removably connected.

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

(1) The canopy roof in the retracted state is covered with a canopy cover to prevent the wind from acting on the canopy roof.

(2) When the top cover is not in use, the storage space for the top cover can be made smaller by folding or rolling the soft member.

(3) By removably joining the tip of the top cover to the hard roof that forms part of the roof when the roof is stowed, it is possible to prevent the soft member from flapping when the vehicle is running. It can be prevented.

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

As shown in FIG. 2, the automobile of this embodiment is provided with a roof 4 with a canopy that covers an upper part of a passenger compartment 2 in a manner that can be opened and closed at the rear of a vehicle body 1.

The canopy roof 4 has a rear window glass 5.
and a collapsible canopy 6 connected around the rear window glass 5, and a collapsible pillar 8.
It is said that it can be opened and closed freely by rotating in an arc backwards. Note that the front roof of the collapsible pillar 8 is a hard roof 7 that is removable.

The collapsible pillar 8 has a support shaft 9 that is the center of rotation.
With the link mechanism 10 as a fulcrum, arrow A in Fig. 2
When the collapsible pillar 8 rotates in an arc in the direction of arrow A, the canopy roof 4 is retracted to the side of the passenger compartment 2 as shown in FIG. It's becoming like that.

Thus, the canopy roof 4 in the retracted state is covered by the canopy cover 11, which will be described in detail later.

The link mechanism 10 consists of two arm rods 10a and 10b that are rotatably connected to each other, and the end of one arm rod 10a is built into a motor stand 12 disposed inside the vehicle compartment 2. The end of the other arm rod 10b is connected to the lower end of the collapsible pillar 8. Then,
When the canopy roof is retracted, the two arm rods 10a and 10b move in conjunction with the rotation of the motor drive shaft 13 in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2, and move the foldable pillar 8 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. It rotates in an arc.

Further, the canopy roof 4 is configured to maintain the roof shape when the lid is closed by upper and lower posture maintaining members 14 and 15.

The upper posture holding member 14 has a link shape consisting of two arm rods 14a and 14b that are rotatably connected to each other, and the end of one arm rod 14a is supported on the side wall of the vehicle body 1. The other arm rod 14b is pivotally supported by a shaft 16, and the intermediate portion of the other arm rod 14b is pivotally supported by a support shaft 17 on the collapsible pillar 8. Therefore, when the roof with a hood is closed, the end of the arm rod 14b is configured to push upward the connecting portion between the upper end of the rear window glass 5 and the hood 6, thereby shaping the hood 6 into a roof shape. (See Figure 2). Note that when the roof with a hood is opened (that is, when the roof is retracted), the upper posture holding member 14 also rotates around the support shafts 16 and 17 as the collapsible pillar 8 rotates in an arc.
As shown in FIG. 1, it is stored on the inner surface of the side wall of the vehicle compartment 2 together with the collapsible pillar 8.

The lower posture holding member 15 is foldable at its center, and one end thereof is pivotally supported by a support shaft 18 on the collapsible pillar 8 . The other end of the lower posture holding member 15 is pressed against the lower end of the canopy 6 when the canopy roof is closed, thereby adjusting the posture of the rear window glass 5. (See Figure 2). Note that when the canopy roof is opened (that is, when the roof is retracted), the lower posture holding member 15 is folded in the middle and stored on the inner surface of the side wall of the passenger compartment 2 as the collapsible pillar 8 rotates in an arc. be done.

As mentioned above, the canopied roof 4 and the upper and lower posture maintaining members 15 and 16 are both retracted into the vehicle interior 2 as the collapsible pillar 8 rotates in an arc in the direction of arrow A (FIG. 2). It is.

The motor stand 12, the link mechanism 10, and the upper and lower posture holding members 15 and 16 are provided on both sides of the vehicle body 1.

In this embodiment, the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the partition member 19 that partitions the vehicle interior 2 and the luggage compartment 3 located behind it is recessed toward the vehicle interior 2 side, so that the spare tire storage section 20 in which the spare tire 21 is to be stored is formed. It is formed. With this configuration of the spare tire storage 20, when the canopy roof 4 is stored in the vehicle interior 2 as shown in FIG. 1, the surplus space formed below the canopy roof 4 in the stored state can be effectively utilized. can do.

In addition, in this embodiment, the hard roof 7 located in front of the collapsible pillar 8 is covered with the roof cover 22 when the canopy roof is opened, and the hard roof 7 is placed in a state where the motor stands 12, 12 and the spare tire are stored. It is constructed and fixed to the upper surface of the section 20. Reference numeral 30 is a fixture for fixing the hard roof.

The canopy cover 11 is configured to cover the canopy roof 4 stored in the vehicle interior 2 in a substantially U-shape, and covers both sides of the rear opening of the vehicle body 1 and the rear side opening. It is made up of a hard member 11a forming a peripheral portion that is removably attached along the edge, and a foldable soft member 11b extending inside and below the hard member 11a.

The hard member 11a is made of, for example, hard synthetic resin, and has an inverted U-shape in cross section. or,
An engagement piece 23 protruding from the outer peripheral edge of the hard member 11a
The hard member 11a is removably attached to the opening edge of the vehicle body 1 by engaging with a locking piece 24 provided at the opening edge of the vehicle body 1.

On the other hand, the soft member 11b is made of a highly flexible material such as cloth, and an appropriate number of magic tapes 25, 25, . The shape of the soft member 11b is stabilized by bonding it to the magnetic tapes 26, 26, . . . Here, the soft member 1
By making the color tone of the roof cover 1b and the roof cover 22 the same, it becomes possible to provide continuity in the interior color.

As mentioned above, the roof 4 with a canopy is in the retracted state.
By covering the canopy with the canopy cover 11, no wind pressure acts on the canopy roof 4, which not only stabilizes the storage condition but also provides an extremely good appearance.

Furthermore, when the canopy roof 4 is in the closed state, the canopy cover 11 is not needed and must be stored in an appropriate place (for example, in a suitable place in the passenger compartment 2 or in the luggage compartment 3), but the canopy cover 11 is not attached to the hard member 11a.
and the soft member 11b, the soft member 11b must be folded or the hard member 1
By wrapping it around 1a, it is possible to greatly reduce the storage space.

In the drawings, reference numeral 27 is a fuel tank, 28 is a luggage compartment lid, and 29 is a bolt for fixing a spare tire.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, the retracted roof is covered with a removable canopy cover on the vehicle body, so wind pressure is no longer applied to the canopy. This has the practical effect of not only stabilizing the storage condition but also providing an extremely good appearance.

Further, the hood cover includes a hard member forming a peripheral edge to be attached to both sides of the rear part of the vehicle body opening and along the rear mouth edge, and a foldable soft member extending inside and downward of the hard member. When the canopy roof is closed, i.e., when the canopy cover is not in use, the soft material can be folded or wrapped around the hard material to reduce the size and increase the storage space. It also has the effect of being able to be made smaller in width.

Furthermore, since the tip of the top cover is removably connected to the hard roof that forms a part of the top when the top is stowed, it is possible to drive the car with the top covered. This prevents the soft member from fluttering at times, which greatly contributes to improving the appearance, and also has the effect of improving the holding performance of the soft member.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 3 are a rear vertical sectional view and a rear perspective view of an automobile in which a top cover device according to an embodiment of the present invention is used, and FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the automobile shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a rear vertical sectional view showing a closed state. 1... Vehicle body, 2... Vehicle interior, 4... Roof with hood, 11... Canopy cover, 11a... Hard member,
11b...Soft member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In an automobile in which an opening in the upper part of the vehicle interior is covered by a roof with a canopy that can be opened and closed, a canopy cover that covers the roof with a canopy is provided to be detachable from the vehicle body when the roof with a canopy is stored. The hood includes a hard member forming a peripheral edge to be attached to both sides of the rear part of the vehicle body opening and along the rear mouth edge, and a foldable soft member extending inside and downward of the hard member. A top cover device for an automobile, characterized in that the tip of the soft member is removably joined to a hard roof forming a part of the covered roof when the covered roof is stored. .