JPH0512229U - Top lock mechanism of top ceiling car - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A hood ceiling that can be downsized, has a small amount of protrusion to the inside of the vehicle, and does not generate unpleasant noise due to vibration applied when the vehicle is running even in the unlocked state. Provide a car hood lock mechanism. [Structure] A hook hole 20 is provided inside a front edge member 10 which is provided at a front edge portion of a hood 5 and is joined to a weather strip 21 of a front roof rail 1 when the hood is extended.
Inside the front roof rail 1 corresponding to
While the middle part is rotatably pivoted about the fulcrum,
A striker 15 having a hooking claw 15a that can be locked in the hooking hole 20 is provided at the tip portion, and a rubber bush 17 that elastically biases the striker 15 in the unlocking direction is provided on the pivot shaft 16. Further, the front roof rail 1 is provided with a striker lock screw 18 which faces the base end portion of the striker 15 when the latch claw 15a of the striker 15 is rotated to face the latch hole 20.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a hood lock mechanism for a hood ceiling vehicle that locks a hood on a front roof rail when a foldable hood is extended.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 A hood ceiling vehicle that can fully open the roof of the automobile is configured as shown in Fig. 5. That is, 1 is a front roof rail, 2 is a rear end panel, and 3 is a side door. The opening 4 surrounded by the front roof rail 1, the rear end panel 2 and the side door 3 is configured to be covered by a foldable hood 5.

In the hood 5, both ends of a plurality of inverted U-shaped hood bones 6 are rotatably supported by a hinge mechanism 8 with respect to a vehicle body 7. 9 is stretched. Then, by folding the hood bone 6 backward with the hinge mechanism 8 as a fulcrum, the hood 5 can be stored on the rear end panel 2 side, and when the hood is extended, the front edge member 10 is joined to the front roof rail 1 to provide a watertight seal. It is supposed to be done.

The front roof rail 1 is provided with a striker 11, and the front edge member 10 corresponding to the striker 11 is provided with a clamp mechanism 12. Then, when the hood 5 is extended, the front edge member 10 of the hood 5 is joined to the front roof rail 1 and the clamping mechanism 12 is locked to the striker 11 to fix the hood 5 to the front roof rail 1. You can

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, although the front edge member 10 of the extended hood 5 is joined to the front roof rail 1 and is watertightly sealed, the clamp mechanism 12 is used as a means for locking the front edge member 10 to the front roof rail 1. The clamp mechanism 12 is large in size, and the amount of protrusion to the inside of the vehicle is a great obstacle. Further, when the hood 5 is folded, it is stored on the rear end panel 2 side together with the front edge member 10 of the hood 5, but there is the inconvenience that the clamp mechanism 12 produces an unpleasant sound due to the vibration applied when the vehicle travels.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to join the front edge member of the extended hood to the front roof rail and to seal it water-tightly. Can be securely locked to the front roof rails, and the structure is simple and compact, and the amount of protrusion to the inside of the vehicle is small. An object is to provide a hood lock mechanism for a hood ceiling vehicle that does not generate noise.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a hooking hole inside the front edge member which is provided at the front edge of the hood and which is joined to the weather strip of the front roof rail when the hood is extended. An intermediate part is rotatably supported on the inside of the corresponding front roof rail with a pivot as a fulcrum, and a striker having a locking claw that can be locked in the locking hole is provided at the tip end of the front roof rail. An elastic member that elastically biases the striker in the unlock direction is provided on the shaft. Further, a striker lock screw is provided on the front roof rail so as to face a base end portion of the striker when the striker hook is rotated to face the hook hole.

[0008]

[Action]

 When the hood is extended and locked, the front edge member is joined to the weatherstrip of the front roof rail, and the striker lock screw is turned to push up the base end of the striker, and the striker resists the urging force of the elastic member. Then, the latch claw is latched in the latch hole, and the hood can be locked in the extended state.

Further, when the striker lock screw is turned in the opposite direction, the striker is rotated by the urging force of the elastic member, and the latch claw is pulled out from the latch hole to be in the unlocked state. In this state, the striker is elastically urged in the unlocking direction by the elastic member, so that no unpleasant noise is generated by vibration.

[0010]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the same components as those of the related art will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the front roof rail 1 is viewed from the rear, and front pillars 13 and 13 are integrally provided on both ends of the front roof rail 1 and a windshield 14 is attached thereto. On the inside of the front roof rail 1, strikers 15, 15 are provided at two locations spaced apart in the left-right direction.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a pivot shaft 16 is provided so as to project from the inside of the front roof rail 1, and a rubber bush 17 as an elastic member is fitted to the pivot shaft 16. There is. The striker 15 is rotatably supported by a central portion in the longitudinal direction of the striker 15, and the striker 15 is rotatable in the circumferential direction of the pivot 16 and rotates in a direction intersecting with the striker 15. It is pivotally supported.

As shown in FIG. 1, a locking claw 15a is provided at the tip of the striker 15, and a pressed portion 15b facing the head of a striker lock screw 18, which will be described later, is formed at the base end. There is. On the other hand, inside the front edge member 10 of the hood 5, there is provided a hook hole 20 corresponding to the striker 15 and capable of being engaged with and disengaged from the hook claw 17.

The striker lock screw 18 is screwed and fixed to the front roof rail 1. The striker lock screw 18 faces the pressed portion 15b of the striker 15 when the striker 15 is rotated in a direction orthogonal to the side roof rail 1, as shown in FIG. As shown, when the striker lock screw 18 is screwed in to reduce the protrusion amount, the striker 15 is kept in parallel with the front roof rail 1 by the elastic restoring force of the rubber bush 17 and is kept in the unlocked state.

Further, when the striker lock screw 18 is rotated in the direction opposite to the screwing direction to increase the protrusion amount, the pressed portion 15b is pressed by the striker lock screw 18, and as shown in FIG. The striker 15 rotates about the pivot shaft 16 as a fulcrum against the elastic restoring force of the bush 17 so that the latch claw 15a is locked in the latch hole 20 and can be locked. Reference numeral 21 is a weather strip that is provided on the front roof rail 1 and seals the space between the front roof rail 1 and the front edge member 10 in a watertight manner.

Next, the operation of the hood lock mechanism of the hood ceiling vehicle configured as described above will be described. When the hood 5 is extended to cover the opening 4, when the front edge member 10 of the hood 5 is held and pulled out forward, the hood bone 6 rotates about the hinge mechanism 8 as a fulcrum and the hood 5 extends. To be done. Then, when the front edge member 10 is moved to the foremost end, it joins to the weather strip 21 as shown in FIG.

Next, when the striker 15 is rotated about the pivot shaft 16 as a fulcrum so as to be orthogonal to the front roof rail 1, the hook claws 15 a face the hook holes 20 of the front edge member 10. Then, when the striker lock screw 18 is turned to increase the protrusion amount, the striker lock screw 18 presses the pressed portion 15b against the biasing force of the rubber bush 17, and the striker 15 uses the pivot shaft 16 as a fulcrum. When rotated, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the latch claws 15a are latched in the latch holes 20 and locked.

Therefore, the front edge member 10 of the hood 5 is watertightly sealed to the front roof rail 1 via the weather strip 21. In this case, the striker 15 is elastically held by the rubber bush 17, and even if vibration is applied while the vehicle is traveling, the rubber bush 17 absorbs the vibration and holds the locked state.

In order to change from the locked state to the unlocked state, the striker lock screw 18 is turned to reduce the protrusion amount, and the striker 15 is rotated by the urging force of the rubber bush 17 and the ( As shown in a), the latching claw 15a comes out of the latching hole 20 to be in the unlocked state. In this case, the striker 15 is elastically biased and held by the rubber bush 17 in the unlocking direction, so that the striker 15 does not vibrate even if vibration is applied while the vehicle is running, and the striker 15 and the front roof rail 1 are not vibrated. There is no interference and no unpleasant sound is produced.

Although the striker 15 is biased by the rubber bush 17 in the above-described embodiment, a coil spring is fitted to the pivot shaft 16 so that the striker 15 is elastically biased in the unlocking direction. You can

[0021]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the front edge member of the extended hood can be reliably locked to the front roof rail in a state where the front edge member is joined to the front roof rail and is watertightly sealed. In addition, it has a simple structure in which the locking claws of the striker are locked in the locking holes of the front edge member, which makes it possible to reduce the size and reduce the amount of projection inside the vehicle. Even in the state, there is an effect that no unpleasant sound is generated due to the vibration applied when the vehicle is running.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a lock mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the front roof rail of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a mounted state of the striker of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a vertical plan view showing a mounted state of the striker of the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional hood ceiling vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Front roof rail, 2 ... Rear end panel, 3
... side door, 4 ... opening, 5 ... hood, 10 ... front edge member,
15 ... striker, 15a ... latching claw, 16 ... pivot shaft, 1
7 ... Rubber bush (elastic member), 18 ... Striker lock screw, 20 ... Hooking hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A hood lock mechanism for locking the hood to the front roof rail in a hood ceiling vehicle in which an opening surrounded by a front roof rail, a rear end panel and a side door is covered by a foldable hood, and a front edge portion of the hood. A front edge member to be joined to the weather strip of the front roof rail when extended, a hooking hole provided inside the front edge member, and an intermediate portion inside the front roof rail with a pivot as a fulcrum. A striker that is rotatably pivotally supported and has a latching claw that can be locked in the latching hole at its tip, and a striker that is fitted to the pivot shaft and elastically biases the striker in the unlocking direction. When the elastic member and the hooking pawl of the striker screwed into the front roof rail are rotated to face the hooking hole, And a striker lock screw that presses the base end portion of the striker to rotate the striker about a pivot as a fulcrum to lock the latch claw in the latch hole. The hood lock mechanism of the hood ceiling car.