JPH0526559U - Mounting structure for damper stay for rotating member of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] It can also be applied to rotating members such as roof frames that do not allow a sufficient rotation angle.
A mounting structure for a damper stay for a rotating member of an automobile, which can improve mounting workability. [Structure] Between the vehicle body 3 and a rear arm 24 rotatably attached to the vehicle body, a damper stay 34 for assisting the rotational movement of the frame 24 is attached. In this case,
The mounting portion between the damper stay 34 and the vehicle body 3 is configured to be movable by a predetermined distance substantially in the axial direction of the damper stay 34 by interposing a connecting arm (link plate) 37 and providing a stopper 3a.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a roof frame of an opening / closing roof in an automobile, or a damper stay for a rotating member such as a back door. More specifically, the present invention relates to a damper stay and a vehicle body or a rotating body that can be easily mounted. Regarding the improvement of the structure of the attachment part with the member.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 When a relatively heavy rotating member such as a roof frame or a back door that constitutes an openable roof of an automobile is attached to the vehicle body, a damper stay that assists the rotating motion of the member in the counter load direction is attached to the vehicle body. Generally, it is interposed between the rotating member and the rotating member. When such a damper stay is provided between the back door and the vehicle body, for example, the structure shown in FIG. 6 is conventionally adopted. This pivotally supports the base end portion of the cylinder 82b of the damper stay 82 on the vehicle body 80, and rotatably connects the front end portion of the piston rod 82a to the back door 81. In this case, assuming that the back door rotation angle at the maximum stroke of the damper stay 82 is a, the maximum rotation angle of the back door 81 can be additionally rotated by the angle b. In the installation work of the damper stay 82, the dimensional error and the assembly error of the damper stay 82 and the like are absorbed by freely adjusting the turning angle of the back door 81 within the above-mentioned margin angle b. Attach the damper paste 82. On the other hand, when the damper stay is arranged on the openable roof, it is interposed between the roof frame and the vehicle body as described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-47421.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the conventional mounting structure shown in FIG. 6 is a structure that absorbs dimensional errors and the like by setting the maximum rotation angle of the back door 82 larger than the regular angle. It cannot be applied to a rotating member, such as a roof frame that constitutes a roof, in which it is difficult to allow a sufficient rotation angle. Therefore, in such a rotating member, for example, when there is an error on the long side of the damper stay, the damper stay is mounted while being compressed against the repulsive force, which causes a problem of low workability. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can be applied to a rotating member such as a roof frame that does not allow a sufficient rotation angle, and the damper stay is longer than the normal size. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting structure for a damper member for a rotating member of an automobile, which does not require compression of the damper paste even when there is an error on the side and therefore can improve the mounting workability accordingly.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention relates to a structure in which a damper stay is attached between a vehicle body and a turning member rotatably attached to the vehicle body to assist the turning operation of the turning member. It is characterized in that at least one of the mounting portions of and is connected to a rotatably supported link plate, and a stopper for restricting the rotation angle of the link plate is provided.

[0005]

[Action]

 According to the damper stay mounting structure of the present invention, since the mounting portion of the damper stay is rotatably connected via the link plate, if there is an error on the long side of the damper stay, move the position of the mounting portion. Therefore, the above error can be absorbed, so that it is not necessary to compress the damper paste, and the mounting workability can be improved.

[0006]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 are views for explaining a damper stay mounting structure of an openable roof for an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are entire openable roofs. A side view and a perspective view showing the configuration, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are side views of the automobile of the embodiment.

In the figure, 1 is an automobile equipped with a retractable roof 2 adopting the structure of the present embodiment, 3 is a vehicle body with the roof portion removed, and 4 and 5 are front and rear wheels. A pillars 6 are erected upward on both sides of the front part of the vehicle body 3, the A pillars 6 are connected to each other by a windshield header 7, and a windshield 8 is formed in a windshield formed by these members. Is fixed. A door opening 3a is formed in the side panel portion of the vehicle body 3, and a door 9 is arranged in the door opening 3a so as to be openable and closable. The door 9 is arranged so as to pass through the door body 10, the door sash 11 formed only at the front portion of the upper edge of the door body 10, and the division bar 11a of the sash 11 in the front-rear direction, and is vertically movable. And the door glass 12 are included.

The openable roof 2 is composed of a hood cloth 17 that covers the upper portion of the vehicle body 3 and a roof frame 18 that supports the hood cloth 17 in a tensioned state.

The hood 17 is composed of a roof portion 17a, a side portion 17b, and a back portion 17c which are respectively located at the upper portion, the left and right portions, and the rear end portion of the vehicle compartment. On the inner surface of the front edge (rear edge of the door opening) of the side portion 17b and the inner surface of the side edge (upper edge of the door opening) of the roof portion 17a, reinforcing cloths 19a, 19b for reinforcing the important parts of the hood cloth 17 are provided. Is attached, and a hem cloth 19 d for performing a terminal treatment is sewn on the periphery of the hood cloth 17. The edge cloth 19d and the reinforcing cloths 19a and 19b are strips made of the same material as the hood cloth 17. The reinforcing cloths 19b located on the left and right sides of the roof portion 17a are extended rearward along the ridge line portion between the roof portion 17a and the side portions 17b, and the extended end portions 19c thereof are the rear cross pipes. It is fixedly wound around 26.

The back portion 17c is composed of a main body portion 17g which is continuous with the roof portion 17a and the side portion 17b, and a window portion 17f which is located inside the main body portion 17g and which is detachable by the zipper 21a. There is. Window openings 17e and 17d are formed in the window portion 17f and the side portion 17b, respectively, and a window plate 20 made of a transparent resin plate is attached to the outer surfaces of the window openings 17d and 17e.

The roof frame 18 includes a rear frame (rotating member) 24 pivotally supported by the vehicle body 3 and a front frame 25 pivotally supported by a front end portion of the frame 24. The rear cross pipe 26 is rotatably supported by the rear portion of the support bracket 32 of the rear frame 24 on the rear side of the support shaft 33. In addition, 29 is a middle cross pipe arranged near the center of the roof, and 61 and 62 are weather strips for sealing between the door glass and the roof frame 18.

Further, between the rear frame 24 as the rotating member and the vehicle body 3, a rear frame 24 and by extension, a damper stay 34 for assisting the upward rotating operation of the entire retractable roof 2 is interposed. . The damper stay 34 is formed by inserting a piston rod 36 into a cylinder 35 in a state of being urged by a compressed gas to an expanded state. A base end portion of the cylinder 35 is rotatably supported by a support bracket 32 of the rear frame 24, and a tip end portion of the piston rod 36 is rotatably supported by a tip end of a connecting arm (link plate) 37. ing. The base end of the connecting arm 37 is axially supported by the vehicle body 3, and the connecting arm 37 has its rotation range restricted by the stopper 3a. As a result, the vehicle body side mounting portion of the damper stay 34 can be moved in the substantially axial direction of the damper stay 34 within the rotation range of the connecting arm 37.

Next, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described. In the automobile 1 according to this embodiment, the roof is provided between the state in which the hood cloth 17 is stretched (see FIG. 4) and the state in which the hood cloth 17 is stored together with the roof frame 18 in the storage compartment at the rear of the vehicle body (see FIG. 5). Can be opened and closed. In order to stretch the top cloth 17, the roof frame 18 is rotated upward from the retracted state shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2, and the front end portion of the front frame 25 is locked to the windshield header 7 by a locking mechanism (not shown). Lock). In this upward rotation, the rotational movement is assisted by the amount of the upward rotational force corresponding to the extension force of the damper stay 34.

To mount the damper stay 34 between the vehicle body 3 and the rear frame 24 in the openable roof 2 that performs the above-described operation, for example, the rear frame 24 is rotated at a regular rotation angle (a rotation angle c + d in FIG. 1). The base end portion of the cylinder 35 is connected to the support bracket 32 in a state of being rotated to (shown by), and the tip end portion of the piston rod 36 is further connected to the tip end portion of the connecting arm 37. In this case, if the damper stay 34 has an error on the long side, the connecting arm 37 is rotated to absorb the error. When the piston rod 36 is first connected to the connecting arm 37 that is in contact with the stopper 3a, the above error is absorbed by rotating the rear frame 24 within the unloaded rotation angle d.

As described above, in this embodiment, since the piston rod 36 of the damper stay 34 is connected to the vehicle body 3 via the connecting arm 37, the dimensional error of the damper stay 34 can be absorbed by the rotation of the connecting arm 37. The workability of attaching the damper paste 34 can be improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the mounting portion on the vehicle body side of the damper stay 34 is configured to be movable, but the mounting portion on the rear frame 24 side may be configured to be movable. Further, the structure for enabling the above-mentioned movement is not limited to the connecting arm, and for example, the hole for attaching the damper stay may be a long hole. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the rotating member is the rear frame 24 has been described, but the present invention can of course be applied to a mounting structure for another rotating member damper stay such as a back door.

[0017]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the mounting structure of the damper stay for the rotating member of the vehicle according to the present invention, since the mounting portion of the damper stay on the vehicle body or the rotating member can be moved substantially in the axial direction, the dimensional error of the damper stay, etc. Can be absorbed and the workability of installation can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a mounting structure of a damper stay for an automobile openable roof according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an openable roof having the structure of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the openable roof.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an automobile having the structure of the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of an automobile having the structure of the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a conventional damper stay mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Car 2 Openable Roof 3 Car Body 3a Stopper 24 Rear Frame (Rotating Member) 34 Dampa Stay 37 Connection Arm (Link Plate)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A structure in which a damper stay is attached between a vehicle body and a rotating member rotatably attached to the vehicle body so as to assist the rotating operation of the rotating member. At least one of the mounting portions of the and is connected to a rotatably supported link plate, and a stopper for restricting the rotation angle of the link plate is provided. Construction.