JPH0518181Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a sealing device for a removable hatch roof.

BACKGROUND ART Some automobiles are known to have removable hatch roofs on both sides of the roof, and a seal between the hatch roof and the opening edge of the vehicle body is described, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1535-1983. As shown, the roof side weather strip attached to the hatch roof is dropped by the weight of the hatch roof against the body side weather strip attached to the edge of the vehicle body opening, and the ends are brought together and sealed. I try to do that. However, even if one attempts to bring the end surfaces into close contact simply by the weight of the hatch roof, the end surfaces may be damaged due to dimensional errors between the vehicle body opening edge and the hatch roof, and molding errors between the roof side weather strip and the body side weather strip. There will be a gap between comrades, making it impossible to perform a reliable seal. Therefore, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-54323, the end of the roof weather strip is moved in and out of the hatch roof fixing rod, which is disposed approximately parallel to the roof weather strip. It is known that the hatch roof is expanded and contracted in conjunction with the operation, and the end surface of the roof side weather strip is forcibly brought into close contact with the end surface of the body side weather strip when the hatch roof is locked.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Even if the ends of the roof weather strip are extended in conjunction with the hatch roof fixing rod to force the end faces into close contact with each other, the roof weather strip and the body side Each end face of the weather strip is an inclined face that engages with each other in order to expand the sealing area and ensure consistency when lowering the hatch roof. It is difficult to match these end faces, and a small gap inevitably occurs between the mating surfaces of these end faces. As a result, especially when water directly hits the joint between the end faces during a car wash, there is a risk that the water may enter the interior of the vehicle through the gap, aided by the water pressure. Therefore, the present invention has been developed to trap water that enters the space between the mating surfaces of the roof side weather strip and the body side weather strip, and to prevent the water from entering the vehicle interior. To provide a sealing device for a removable hatch roof that can reliably prevent intrusion.

Means for Solving the Problem In order to actively bring the end face of the roof side weather strip into close contact with the end face of the body side weather strip, basically the end of the roof side weather strip is Structure that extends and contracts in conjunction with the forward and backward movement of the hatch roof fixing rod to press and release the downwardly inclined end face of the roof side weather strip against the upwardly inclined end face of the upper end of the body side weather strip. is followed. A seal lip for receiving the lower edge of the roof side weather strip extends from the lower edge of the end of the body side weather strip, and extends from the upper surface to the end surface of the body side weather strip. Place the top and end surfaces inside the vehicle.
A drainage groove is formed so as to bisect outward, and a drainage hole is formed that opens into the drainage groove at the seal lip extension base and allows water flowing down into the drainage groove to flow and be discharged to the outside of the vehicle. On the other hand, a sealing protrusion is extended from the upper edge of the end of the hatch roof side weather strip to be in close contact with the upper surface of the body side weather strip and the vertical wall surface of the drip seal connected to the upper surface.

Function When car wash water, etc. directly hits and enters the small gap between the end face of the roof side weather strip and the end face of the body side weather strip, this intruding water will be absorbed into the body side weather strip. reaches the drain groove on the end face of the drain groove and is captured by the drain groove, and
The intruding water that tries to go around the upper surface of the upper end of the body side weather strip is blocked by the seal protrusion from proceeding toward the interior of the vehicle, and is trapped between the upper surface of the body side weather strip and the seal protrusion. The water permeates through the water, is guided down the drain groove on the upper surface, is captured by the drain groove, flows down the drain groove, and is drained out of the vehicle via the drain hole at the lower end.

Embodiment Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a hatch roof that is detachably attached to a vehicle body opening 3 formed on both left and right sides of a roof 2 of a vehicle body. Roof side weather strip 6 that closely seals the interior and exterior of the vehicle
is attached via a retainer 7. Reference numeral 8 denotes a hatch roof fixing rod arranged on the hatch roof 1 substantially parallel to the roof side weather strip 6, and is moved forward and backward by an operation lever not shown to engage and disengage with a lock hole 9 formed on the vehicle body side. . An operating plate 10 is integrally molded within the end of the roof side weather strip 6, and the operating plate 10 and the hatch roof fixing rod 8 are connected by an interlocking link mechanism (not shown). This is similar to the prior art in that the end of the roof weather strip 6 can be extended and contracted along the retainer 7 in conjunction with the forward and backward movement of the hatch roof fixing rod 8. Reference numeral 11 designates a body side weather strip attached from the periphery of the opening where the door 4 is attached to the periphery of the vehicle body opening 3 where the hatch roof 1 is attached, and wraps around from the upper surface 11b of the end to the roof 2 side. A drip seal 12 is integrally formed. When the hatch roof 1 is closed, the drip seal 12 closely seals the interior and exterior of the vehicle interior and guides the drainage of water that has flowed in between the periphery of the hatch roof 1 and the parting between the roof 2 and the rear surface of the hatch roof 1. End face 6a of roof side weather strip 6
are formed diagonally downward, and the end surfaces 11a of the body side weather strips 11 are formed obliquely upward, respectively, to enlarge the sealing area and to secure the two ends 6a, 1 when the hatch roof 1 is lowered.
It has been devised to facilitate the consistency of 1a.
Here, the body side weather strip 1
A seal lip 13 for receiving the lower edge of the roof side weather strip 6 is extended from the lower edge of the roof side weather strip 6. Further, the body side weather strip 11 extends from the upper surface 11b to the end surface 11a, and the upper surface 11b and the end surface 11a are respectively placed inside the vehicle interior.
A drain groove 14 is formed so as to bisect outward, and a drain hole 15 is formed in the body side weather strip 11, which opens into the drain groove 14 at the extending base of the seal lip 13. There is. In this embodiment, this drainage hole 15 is formed through the inside of the body side weather strip 11 toward the lower side, so that water can be drained to the outside of the vehicle at a side sill portion (not shown). On the other hand, on the upper edge of the end of the roof side weather strip 6, there is a top surface 11b of the body side weather strip 11 and a top surface 11b of the body side weather strip 11.
The vertical wall surface 1 of the drip seal 12 continuous to 1b
A sealing protrusion 16 is extended in close contact with 2a. In order to ensure the rigidity of this seal protrusion 16,
In this embodiment, the actuation plate 10 is
It extends to the inside of the seal protrusion 16.

According to the structure of the embodiment described above, when the hatch roof 1 is set on the periphery of the vehicle body opening 3, the hatch roof fixing rod 8 is advanced by lever operation, and the tip is inserted into the lock hole 9 and engaged to lock it. In conjunction with the advancement of the hatch roof fixing rod 8, the end of the roof weather strip 6 extends along the retainer 7 from the end of the retainer 7. As a result, the lower edge of the end of the roof side weather strip 6 comes into elastic contact and fits inside the seal lip 13, and the seal protrusion 16 comes into sliding contact with the upper surface 11b of the end of the body side weather strip 11, and the drip seal The upper surface 11b and the vertical wall surface 12a come into close contact with each other, and the end surfaces 6a and 11a of both weather strips 6 and 11 are forcibly pressed and brought into close contact with each other. In this type of weather strip, in which the end of the roof side weather strip 6 is advanced and pressed, there is a slight difference between the mating surfaces of the end surfaces 6a and 11a.
A gap inevitably occurs, and therefore, when the mating surface is directly hit by water as shown by the arrow in FIG. 5, this water enters between the mating surfaces. However, while water that has entered between the mating surfaces is captured by the drain groove 14 on the end surface 11a,
Water that tries to get around to the upper surface 11b side of the upper end of the body side weather strip 11 is removed when the seal protrusion 16 is connected to the end upper surface 11b of the body side weather strip 11 and the vertical wall surface 1 of the drip seal 12.
2a, it collides with the seal protrusion 16 and is blocked from entering into the passenger compartment, and penetrates between the upper surface 11b and the seal protrusion 16 to drain into the drain groove of the upper surface 11b. 14 and guided down into the drain groove 14 on the end face 11b. Since the joint is sealed at the lower part of the drain groove 14 by the seal lip 13, all the water is collected in the drain hole 15 and drained out of the vehicle through the drain hole 15.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the downwardly inclined end face of the roof side weather strip is dropped into the upwardly inclined end face of the upper end of the body side weather strip to secure the hatch roof. Due to the structure in which the rods are pressed and brought into close contact with each other, even if there is a minute gap between the mating surfaces of these end faces and water can enter between them, the body side weather strip will A drainage groove is provided on the end face of the body so as to divide it into two parts, from the inside of the vehicle to the outside.This drainage groove can reliably catch intruding water and guide it downward. Even if water tries to get into the top side of the roof side, the sealing protrusion provided on the upper edge of the roof side weather strip will prevent water from entering the roof side.
The top surface of this body side weather strip is in close contact with the vertical wall surface of the drip seal that follows it, and the intruding water hits this seal protrusion and can be blocked from entering the inside of the vehicle, and the water can be drained. Since a groove is provided across the upper surface of this body side weather strip so as to divide it into two parts toward the interior of the vehicle and outward, the water that permeates between the upper surface and the seal protrusion is ensured by the drainage groove. can be captured.

In the lower part of the drain groove, the joint between the end faces is sealed by a seal lip, so that all the water can be collected at the opening of the drain hole and drained out of the vehicle through the drain hole. Please follow,
It can reliably prevent water from entering the vehicle interior, and it can perfectly seal the joint between the roof side weather strip and the body side weather strip, which has been considered difficult in the past, and provides a sense of quality and reliability. This has a great practical effect in that it can further improve the performance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the essential parts of an embodiment of the present invention showing the hatch roof inverted, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the main parts of the body side weather strip, and Figs. 3 and 4 are the roof. A schematic side view showing the connection state between the side weather strip and the body side weather strip, FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the water intrusion route, and FIG. 6 shows the attached state of the hatch roof. FIG. 1...Hatch roof, 3...Vehicle body opening, 6...
...Roof side weather strip, 6a... Same end surface, 8... Hatch roof fixing rod, 11...
Body side weather strip, 11a... Same end surface, 11b... Same upper surface, 12... Drip seal, 12a... Same standing wall surface, 13... Seal lip, 14... Drain groove, 15... Drain hole, 16... …
Seal protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The end of the roof-side weather strip arranged on the side edge of the hatch roof is extended and retracted in conjunction with the forward and backward movement of the hatch roof fixing rod, which is arranged approximately parallel to the roof-side weather strip. Then, press the downwardly inclined end face of the roof side weather strip against the upwardly inclined end face of the upper end of the body side weather strip attached to the edge of the vehicle body opening. , a sealing lip for receiving the lower edge of the end of the roof side weather strip and sealing the joint is provided on the lower edge of the end of the body side weather strip, and A drainage groove is formed extending from the upper surface of the side weather strip to the end surface so as to divide the upper surface and the end surface into two parts toward the interior of the vehicle interior and outward. A drainage hole is formed to allow the water flowing down into the groove to flow and drain to the outside of the vehicle, while at the upper edge of the end of the roof side weather strip there is a drip seal that connects to the top surface of the body side weather strip and the top surface. A sealing device for a removable hatch roof, characterized by an extended seal protrusion that comes into close contact with a vertical wall surface.