JPH0513617Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to an automobile roof attachment/detachment device that makes it difficult for a removable roof panel to come off due to an unexpected impact or operation.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, there are various attachment and detachment devices for automobile roofs having detachable roof panels. For example, as shown in FIGS. One end of a tightening rod 4 made of a bent bar material is rotatably fitted into the shaft tube 3 via a pusher 5, and a nut 6 is screwed to the other end to rotate the nut in the axial direction of the tightening rod 4. A fixing member 7 is movably attached and further has an elastic material 7a on the edge thereof on the vehicle body side for contacting the removable roof panel.
A clamping rod receiving member 8 made of soft synthetic resin is screwed, and an engagement groove 9 for engaging the end of the tightening rod 4 on the nut screwing side is formed in the receiving member 8. A tightening rod 4 with an engaging groove 9 on the side opposite to the cylinder side.
There is one in which the engaging portion 10 of the nut 6 screwed into the nut 6 is expanded outward.

In this attachment/detachment device, after the removable roof panel 1 is installed at a predetermined position, the end of the tightening rod 4 on the nut threaded side is rotated in the clockwise direction a in FIG.
By fitting the bar part into the engagement groove 9 of the receiving member 8 and tightening the nut 6, the shaft cylinder side edge of the nut 6 is pressed and engaged with the engagement part 10 of the engagement groove 9 and tightened. The attaching rod 4 is fixed, and the removable roof panel 1 is fixed to a fixing member 7 on the vehicle body side. On the contrary, removable roof panel 1
To remove the removable roof panel 1, loosen the nut 6, rotate the threaded end of the nut in the counterclockwise direction b in FIG. Lift up and remove.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional automobile roof attaching/detaching device described above, the receiving member 8 that engages the tightening rod 4 is made of soft synthetic resin, and the tightening rod 4 is oriented in the axial direction. The nut threaded end of the tightening rod 4 rotates along a vertical plane because it is fitted into the shaft cylinder 3 facing in the horizontal direction and rotates around the axis of the shaft cylinder 3. There has been a problem in that the receiving member 8 may be permanently deformed due to vibration or unexpected impact, and may become disengaged from the tightening rod 4 and lose its support for the removable roof panel 1.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automobile roof attaching/detaching device which solves the above-mentioned problems by engaging and fixing an engaging piece for locking a detachable roof panel by a locking member that moves approximately horizontally. be.

(Means for Solving the Problems) As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a removable roof panel that closes a roof opening provided on a car roof in configuring an automobile roof attachment/detachment device. A striker device including a spring-biased striker shaft movable in the vertical direction of the vehicle body is provided, and the roof opening includes
A locking device is provided having a striker shaft locking member that is spring-biased to be movable in a substantially horizontal direction of the vehicle body and is provided so that an unlocking knob member can be rotated in a substantially horizontal direction, and the striker shaft and the lock are connected to each other. One or more devices are arranged as a pair, and each lock device is provided with a lock device cover that covers the entire lock device, and the striker shaft provided in the striker device is attached to the striker shaft locking member provided in the lock device. The removable roof panel is fixed to the automobile roof by engagement.

(Function) With the above configuration, the present invention moves the removable roof panel until the striker device and the lock device provided in the removable roof panel and the roof opening on the vehicle body engage with each other, and locks the removable roof panel. By engaging the striker shaft of the striker device with the striker shaft locking member of the device, the striker shaft locking member stops the movement of the striker shaft, and the force in the unlocking direction that exceeds the spring biasing force of the striker shaft locking member is released. Unless the striker shaft is applied with force, the engagement between the striker shaft and the striker shaft locking member will not come off, and the detachable roof panel will not come off due to the disengagement due to vibrations while driving or unexpected shocks. This can be prevented.

(Example) Hereinafter, illustrated examples of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, a striker device 1 is attached to the front lower surface of both ends of the removable roof panel 1.
1 is hung down from the roof opening 12 on the vehicle body side, and a locking device 13 is made to protrude inside the opening.

The striker device 11 has a striker shaft 16 hanging down from the center of a bracket 15 for attachment to the roof panel 1, a coil spring 17 wound around the outer periphery of the striker shaft 16, and a coil spring 17 on the side opposite to the bracket 15 side of the coil spring 17. The striker shaft 16 is located at the end of the
A spring holder 18 is fitted onto the striker shaft 16 so as to be slidable in the axial direction of the striker shaft 16, and an enlarged diameter portion 16a for preventing the spring holder 18 from coming off is formed at the tip of the striker shaft 16. Form into a tapered shape from to the tip.

The locking device 13 is located on the inner panel 19 on the vehicle body side.
The frame body 20 to which the frame body 20 is attached is bent so that the end opposite to the inner panel 19 side is formed approximately horizontally, and a hole 21 for inserting the striker shaft is bored in the center of the horizontally formed side. A guide member 22 formed into a cylindrical shape with a flange whose inner diameter is large enough to allow the striker shaft 16 to be inserted is fitted into the guide member 22, and a locking device cover 23 is inserted into the hole 21 of the frame 20 at a location on the inner panel 19 side. mounting hole 2
A plurality of locking projections 20a of the locking device cover 23 are made to protrude from the edge on the side to be attached to the inner panel 19. One end of a lock plate 25 serving as a striker shaft locking member for fixing the striker shaft 16 is horizontally attached with a shaft 26 at one corner of the frame body 20 on the opposite side to the hole 21 of the mounting hole 24. It is supported so that it can rotate freely in the direction. A wound portion of a torsion spring 27 is fitted onto the outer periphery of the shaft 26, one end of the torsion spring 27 is locked to the frame 20 and the other end is locked to the lock plate 25, and the lock plate 25 is brought close to the inner plate 19. Spring biased to the side. A lock plate 25 is attached to the end opposite to the end supported by the shaft 26 of the lock plate 25.
A knob member 28 is provided to make it easy to grasp when rotating the inner plate 19 in a direction away from the inner plate 19. A cylindrical portion of a guide member 22 fitted into the hole 21 is located on the inner plate 19 side of the lock plate 25. A lock plate insertion groove 22a is carved in the cylindrical portion of the guide member 22 at a position where the axial distance is the same as that of the lock plate 25 when the guide member 22 is fitted into the hole 21, and the lock plate 25 is biased by a spring. is formed so that it can come into contact with the side surface of the striker shaft 16 inserted into the guide member 22.

The locking device cover 23 is attached to the locking plate 2.
5 comes into contact with the side surface of the striker shaft 16 inserted into the guide member 22 to lock the attachment/detachment device. , frame 2
A mounting rod 29 is integrally formed at a position of the plate portion 23a corresponding to the mounting hole 24 bored at 0 in the same direction as the edge plate 23b. A notch 23c for passing the lock plate 25 through the edge plate 23b is provided on the side where the lock plate is provided.
A hole 23d into which the locking protrusion 20a provided on the frame body 20 is inserted is bored in the edge plate 23b located on the opposite side of the edge plate 23b provided with the locking protrusion 3c in accordance with the arrangement position of the locking protrusion 20a. The diameter of the distal end of the mounting rod 29 is enlarged, and the length from the enlarged diameter position to the distal end is formed into a tapered shape and vertically divided, so that the vertically divided distal end 29a is easily bent in the radial direction and easily inserted into the mounting hole 24. .

When the embodiment configured in this way is used, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the removable roof panel 1
The striker device 11 provided in the lock device 1
3, the removable roof panel 1 is lowered and the tip of the striker shaft 16 is inserted into the guide member 22 (FIG. 7). When the removable roof panel 1 further descends, the enlarged diameter portion 16a of the striker shaft 16 presses the lock plate 25, and the lock plate 25 resists the spring biasing force of the torsion spring 27 to move the inner plate 1.
9 and insert the enlarged diameter portion 16a of the striker shaft 16 into the guide member 22 until it becomes deeper than the position of the lock plate 25. When the removable roof panel 1 is lowered to a predetermined lock position, the enlarged diameter part 16a of the striker shaft 16 is inserted deeper into the guide member 22 than the position of the lock plate 25, and the enlarged diameter part 16a is removed from the position of the lock plate 25. The lock plate 25 is rotated toward the inner plate 19 by the spring biasing force of the torsion spring 27 until it comes into contact with the shaft of the striker shaft 16, and the striker shaft 16 and the lock plate 25 are engaged in a locked state (Fig. 8). ). When the removable roof panel 1 stops at the locked position, the coil spring 17 of the striker device 11 applies a spring biasing force between the bracket 15 and the spring holder 18, and the weather striker attached to the edge of the roof opening 12 The elastic force of the lip 12a acts on the removable roof panel 1, and the lock plate 25, which abuts the removable roof panel 1 against the shaft of the striker shaft 16, locks the removable roof panel 1 into the expanded diameter portion 16a of the striker shaft 16.
Move the lock plate 2 toward the side edge.
5 to suppress lifting of the striker shaft 16 and place the removable roof panel 1 in a predetermined locked state (FIG. 9).

To unlock the locked state, as shown in FIG. The lock plate 25 rotates in a direction away from the inner plate 19 about , moves away from the striker shaft 16 inserted into the guide member 22, and disengages the lock plate 25 and the striker shaft 16. When the lock plate 25 and the striker shaft 16 are disengaged, the coil spring 17
Due to the biasing force of the spring, the insertion amount of the striker shaft 16 into the guide member 22 is made shallower so that the enlarged diameter portion 16a of the striker shaft 16 locks into the lock plate 25.
Get out of the installation position. By releasing the knob member 28 or loosening the pulling force, the lock plate 25 is twisted and the inner plate 19 is rotated by the spring biasing force of the spring 27.
Even if the lock plate 25 is rotated to the side and returned to the initial position, the enlarged diameter portion 16 of the striker shaft 16
If the lock plate 25 and the striker shaft 16 are located on the distal side from point a, the engagement will not occur.
After the locking device is in the unlocked state, the removable roof panel 1 can be easily removed by moving the removable roof panel 1. By covering the entire locking device 13 with the cover 23, it is difficult to apply any force to the knob member 28 other than the force acting in the opposite direction to the spring biasing force of the torsion spring 27.

In this way, in the above embodiment, the lock plate 2
5 rotates parallel to a substantially horizontal plane to engage the striker shaft 16 into a locked state, and the lock plate 25 is always moved in the direction in which the torsion spring 27 engages the striker shaft 16. Due to the spring bias, the knob member 2
The lock will not be released unless you pull 8 toward the unlock side, and the passenger may accidentally touch the lock device.
Even if a shocking external force is applied to the vehicle body due to an accident or the like, the lock can be prevented from coming off. Also,
Since the striker shaft 16 is always spring-biased by the coil spring 17 and the lock plate 25 is spring-biased by the torsion spring 27, there is no play in the engaged state, and the lock is difficult to disengage. Improves the reliability of locking when fixing.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, in the present invention, when attaching and fixing a removable roof panel to the vehicle body, a pair of striker device and lock device provided in the removable roof panel and the roof opening on the vehicle body side is installed. A spring-biased striker shaft provided in the striker device and moved in the vertical direction of the vehicle body is secured to a spring-biased striker shaft provided in the lock device and moved in a substantially horizontal direction of the vehicle body using the engagement means of By engaging the roof panel with the member, it is easy to position the roof panel when it is attached to the vehicle body, and a force exceeding the spring biasing force of the striker shaft locking member is not applied in the unlocking direction. As long as the striker shaft and the striker shaft locking member are not disengaged, it is possible to prevent the removable roof panel from being disengaged due to vibrations during driving, impact when falling, etc. Furthermore, since the striker cannot be removed unless the striker shaft locking member is operated to unlock the striker, the lock will not be unlocked even in the event of an erroneous operation or accidental contact, which improves the reliability of locking. Furthermore, since the striker shaft and the striker shaft locking member are always biased by the spring, there is no backlash in the engaged state, and play is less likely to occur. Since the unlocking knob member is designed to rotate in a substantially horizontal direction, it does not protrude toward the interior of the room, allowing a wider use of the room. Further, since each lock device is provided with a lock device cover that covers the entire lock device, it is possible to cover the entire lock device, and furthermore, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation of the unlocking knob member.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective explanatory view showing a car roof attaching/detaching device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a locking device according to the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line of Fig. 1. 5 is a perspective view showing a locking device according to the invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a cover for the locking device according to the invention, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a locking device cover according to the invention. A cross-sectional view showing a state in which the striker shaft of the device is in contact with the lock plate of the locking device, and FIG. 8 shows a state in which the striker shaft of the attachment/detachment device according to the present invention has reached a position where it engages with the lock plate of the locking device. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the engaged state of the attachment/detachment device according to the present invention, FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional automobile roof attachment/detachment device, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the conventional automobile roof attachment/detachment device. FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Removable roof panel, 11... Striker device, 12... Roof opening, 13... Lock device, 15... Bracket, 16... Striker shaft, 16a... Expanded diameter portion, 17... Coil spring , 18... spring holder, 20...
Frame body, 21... Hole, 22... Guide member, 25...
...Lock plate, 26...Shaft, 27...Torsion spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A striker device including a spring-loaded striker shaft movable in the vertical direction of the vehicle body is provided on a removable roof panel that closes a roof opening provided on the roof of the vehicle. A locking device having a striker shaft locking member which is biased by a spring so as to be movable in a horizontal direction and is provided to rotate an unlocking knob member in a substantially horizontal direction is provided, and the striker device and the locking device are coupled to each other. A locking device cover is provided for each of the locking devices, and the striker shaft provided in the striker device is engaged with the striker shaft locking member provided in the locking device. An attachment/detachment device for an automobile roof, characterized in that the removable roof panel is fixed to the automobile roof.