JPH0523420Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) This invention relates to a ski carrier for a vehicle for holding skis on the roof of a vehicle.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a holder portion having a holding groove into which a ski is inserted from above is formed on the upper surface of a carrier body that is attached to the roof of a vehicle. Generally, locking pieces were formed in the holding groove to lock both ends of a rubber band for holding the ski.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional device described above, when holding a ski fitted into the holding groove of the holder part of the carrier body, one end of the ski is attached to one of the locking pieces of the carrier body. While pulling the rubber band that is attached, wrap it around the upper edge of the ski. Thereafter, the other end of the rubber band must be hooked to the other locking piece of the carrier body while the rubber band is further pulled, and this latching operation is troublesome.

(Means for Solving the Problem) Therefore, this invention is based on the idea that the upper surface of the carrier body, which is attached to the roof of the vehicle, is opposite to the upper surface of the carrier body with a retaining groove in the upper opening into which skis are removably inserted. A pair of holder parts are formed, and among these holder parts,
At least one of the holder parts is provided with a holding member for holding the ski fitted into the holding groove, and the holding member is fitted into the upper surface of the holder part so as to be movable up and down and always a vertical leg lever that is biased downward by a spring; and a vertical leg lever that extends substantially horizontally from the upper end of the leg lever toward the upper side of the retaining groove and can be engaged with the upper edge of the ski. It has a structure in which it is integrally equipped with a presser piece.

(Function) Therefore, in this invention, the leg rod of the holding member is moved upward against the upper surface of one holder part of the carrier body against the biasing force of the spring, and the holding piece of the holding member is raised to a predetermined height. While lifting the ski into position, insert the ski into the holding groove of the pair of holders. Thereafter, by releasing the lifting of the holding member, the leg rod of the holding member is lowered against the biasing force of the spring, and the presser piece of the holding member is pressed into engagement with the upper edge of the ski. This holds the ski in place.

(Example) An example of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The third figure shows a longitudinal section of a vehicle roof carrier.
In the figure, a carrier body 1 is mainly composed of a pair of left and right first and second carrier bodies 2 and 3, and a connecting rod 4 that connects these first and second carrier bodies 2 and 3. , which can be expanded and contracted in the width direction of the vehicle's roof.

The first and second carrier bodies 2 and 3 are made of a synthetic resin material and are formed into a substantially box shape that is long and opens upward in the width direction of the roof of the vehicle. These, first,
A ski holder 5 made of a synthetic resin material is removably fitted into the opening of the second carrier body 2, 3 at locking pieces 5a formed at both ends of its base plate.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper surface of the base plate of the ski holder 5 has a holding groove 6 with an upper opening into which the pair of skis W can be inserted with their width directions facing up and down. A pair of holder parts 7 and 8, which are separated from each other and face each other on the left and right sides, are protruded at a height that is appropriately lower than the width of the ski W. A pair of front and rear holding members 9 are fitted into at least one of the pair of holder parts 7 and 8 so as to be movable up and down on the leg rods 9a in the vertical direction. The holding member 9 is always urged downward by the spring 10. The upper end of the leg rod 9a of the holding member 9 protrudes from the upper surface of the holder portion 7, and the upper end of the leg rod 9a is placed above the ski W inserted into the holding groove 6 between the pair of holder portions 7. A holding piece 9b for holding the ski W by press-fitting the edge is formed in a substantially horizontal shape. A pad 11 made of synthetic resin, rubber, etc. is provided on the outer periphery of the holding piece 9b to protect the ski W and prevent the ski from moving back and forth.
is installed.

As shown in FIG. 3, support legs 2a and 3a are formed at the outer ends of both the first and second carrier bodies 2 and 3, facing toward the top surface of the roof of the vehicle.
On the bottom surfaces of a and 3a, there is a pad 1 having rubber elasticity that comes into contact with the top surface of the roof and protects the roof.
3 and 14 are fixed to each other.

Support legs 2a of the first and second carrier bodies 2, 3,
3a includes support pins 15, 1 that are horizontal in the front and back direction.
6 is fixed to these support pins 15 and 16,
The locking legs 17, 18 have bent pieces 17a at their bases,
Rotatable at 18a and support legs 2a, 3a
It is removably mounted through an opening window opened on the outer end surface of the holder. And these two locking legs 17,1
Latch hooks 17b and 18b are formed at the distal end of 8 to removably engage with a drip channel on the roof side of the vehicle.

The connecting rod 4 that connects the first and second carrier bodies 2 and 3 is made of a metal pipe material, and when one end thereof is fitted into the first carrier body 2 for an appropriate length, It is fixed to the first carrier body 2 by a fixing pin 19. The other end of the connecting rod 4 is slidably fitted into the second carrier body 3.

A biasing means is provided between the connecting rod 4 and the second carrier body 3 to constantly urge the carrier body 1 in the direction of contraction. In this example,
A flat rubber band 20 is employed as the biasing means. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, one end of the rubber band 20 is fixed to the end of the connecting rod 4 via a fixing cap 21, and the other end of the rubber band 20 has a locking pin 22. is fixed.

On both internal side walls of the second carrier body 3, there are
As shown in the figure, when the ski holder 5 is removed from the carrier body 3, there is an upper opening into which both ends of the locking pin 22 of the rubber band 20 are removably inserted from above, and a substantially L-shape is formed. A plurality of pairs of locking grooves 23 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the carrier body 3. By appropriately selecting the pair of locking grooves 23 of the second carrier body 2 and engaging the locking grooves 23 with the locking pin 22 of the rubber band 20, various types of vehicles with different roof widths can be installed. Corresponding to the roof, the carrier body 1 is always urged in the shortening direction by the elastic force of the rubber band 20.

In this embodiment configured as described above, when the roof carrier is mounted on the roof of the vehicle, the latching hook 17b of the latching leg 17 of the first carrier body 2 is engaged with the drip channel on one roof side. Match. Under this condition, the second carrier body 3 is pulled against the elastic force of the rubber band 20, and the carrier body 1 is stretched to an appropriate length. Then, the second carrier body 3 is released while engaging the hook 18b of the locking leg 18 of the second carrier body 3 with the drip channel on the other roof side. Then, the elastic force of the rubber band 20 causes the second carrier body 3 to move toward the first carrier body 2 along the connecting rod 4, and the carrier body 1 moves to a length corresponding to the roof width of the vehicle. The installation of the roof carrier is completed here.

In the state where the roof carrier is installed as described above, the carrier body 1 is always urged in the direction of contraction by the elastic force of the rubber band 20, and thereby the first and second carrier bodies 2, 3 Each locking leg 1
Since the latching hooks 17b and 18b of 7 and 18 are held in a state of engagement with each drip channel on the roof side, the carrier body 1 is reliably prevented from being accidentally detached from the roof of the vehicle.

Further, when removing the roof carrier from the roof of the vehicle, the operation is reversed to that described above.

Next, when attaching the skis W to the ski holders 5 of the first and second carrier bodies 2 and 3, the holding member 9 is lifted to a predetermined height position against the biasing force of the spring 10, and After inserting a pair of skis W into the holding groove 6 between the holder parts 7 and 8 with their width direction facing up and down, the holding member 9 is released. Then, the holding member 9 is lowered by the biasing force of the spring 10, and the presser piece 9b of the holding member 9 is pressed into engagement with the upper edge of the ski W via the pad 11, whereby the ski Installation of W is completed.

In the above embodiment, a pair of front and rear holding members 9, 9 are arranged on one holder part 7, and a holder 11 is installed between these two holding members 9, 9.
Although the holding members 9, 9 are made movable only in the vertical direction, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. , the holding members 9 are arranged to be movable up and down, and these holding members 9 are connected to the leg rods 9.
It may be made rotatable about a as a fulcrum. That is, when inserting a ski into the holding groove 6 between both holder parts 7 and 8, the holding piece 9b of the holding member 9 is placed outside the upper opening of the holding groove 6, as shown by the chain line in FIG. When the ski is rotated to this position, the ski can be easily inserted into the holding groove 6. However, also in this case, the pad 11 is attached to the outer periphery of the presser piece 9b of the holding member 9 as necessary.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to this invention, the leg rod of the holding member is moved upward against the upper surface of one holder part of the carrier body against the biasing force of the spring, While lifting the presser piece to a predetermined height position, by inserting the ski into the holding groove of the pair of holder parts, and then releasing the lifting of the holding member,
The holding piece of the holding member presses into engagement with the upper edge of the ski by the biasing force of the spring, thereby holding the ski. Therefore, there is an effect that the skis can be attached to the carrier body easily and quickly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing shows one embodiment of this invention.
The figure is a sectional view showing the skis attached to the ski holder, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the ski holder, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the ski holder.
The figure is a longitudinal sectional view of the ski carrier, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the connecting portion between the second carrier body and the connecting rod, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Carrier body, 2...First carrier body, 3...Second carrier body, 4...Connection rod, 5
... Ski holder, 6 ... Holding groove, 7, 8 ... Holder part, 9 ... Holding member, 10 ... Spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A pair of holder portions are formed on the upper surface of the carrier body mounted on the roof of a vehicle, facing each other across an upper opening holding groove into which skis are removably inserted; At least one of these holder parts is provided with a holding member for holding a ski fitted into the holding groove, and the holding member is movable up and down on the upper surface of the holder part. a vertical leg rod that is fitted into the ski and is always biased downward by a spring; A ski carrier for a vehicle, characterized in that it is integrally equipped with a presser piece that can be engaged with the edge.