JPH0529162Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

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

(Prior Art) This type of roof carrier is usually installed on the roof of various vehicles with different roof widths.
The carrier body includes a pair of left and right first and second carrier bodies each having a locking leg that removably engages with a roof side portion of the vehicle, for example, a drip channel on the roof side; It has generally been constructed mainly of a connecting rod having both ends slidably fitted into the two carrier bodies and connecting the two carrier bodies by tightening a fixing bolt.

When fitting a roof carrier having such a structure to the roof of a vehicle, first, the length of the carrier body is adjusted in accordance with the roof width of the vehicle. The length of the carrier body can be adjusted by loosening the respective fixing bolts at both ends of the connecting rod and sliding the first and second carrier bodies along the connecting rod as appropriate to extend or extend the carrier body. After shortening, tighten the fixing bolt to adjust the length of the carrier body. Next, each locking leg is engaged with both the left and right roof side portions (roofside drip channel) of the vehicle, and these locking legs are tightened to the first and second carrier bodies with tightening bolts. As a result, a roof carrier is attached to the roof of the vehicle.

Therefore, in the conventional method mentioned above,
Installing the roof carrier required a lot of effort.

Furthermore, there is a conventional method disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 61-26662.

That is, in this case, ``a bracket extending in the longitudinal direction connected to the cargo platform cover, an engaging portion provided at the outer end of the bracket that can be engaged with the roof of the vehicle, and a longitudinally extending bracket that slides along the bracket. an intermediate body extending freely in the longitudinal direction; a plurality of engagement holes provided at the inner end of the bracket at intervals in the longitudinal direction; and a lower surface of the end of the intermediate body so as to engage with the engagement holes. and a spring inserted between the intermediate body and the loading platform cover for restraining the hook at the end of the intermediate body downward.'' It is something to do.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the above-mentioned conventional device has problems such as a large number of component parts, a complicated structure, and high cost.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, in this invention, a pair of left and right first and second carrier bodies each having a locking leg that removably engages with a roof side portion of a vehicle; A roof carrier in which a carrier main body is configured to be expandable and retractable in the roof width direction of the vehicle, mainly including a connecting rod that connects a second carrier body, one end of the connecting rod is fixed to the first carrier body, The other end of the connecting rod is slidably inserted into the second carrier body, and a biasing means is disposed between the connecting rod and the second carrier body to urge the carrier body in the shortening direction. and the biasing means includes a rubber band having one end fixed to the connecting rod, a locking pin being fixed to the other end of the rubber band, and a locking pin fixed to the second carrier body. A plurality of locking grooves into which pins are removably inserted are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the second carrier body.

(Function) Therefore, when a roof carrier is attached to the roof of a vehicle, this invention requires that the locking leg of the first carrier body be engaged with the roof side portion of one side of the vehicle. The carrier body No. 2 is pulled against the elastic force of a rubber band serving as a biasing means to stretch the carrier body to an appropriate length. Then, by releasing the second carrier body while engaging the locking leg of the second carrier body with the roof side portion on the other side of the vehicle, the elastic force of the rubber band causes the carrier body to move toward the vehicle. The width of the roof of the vehicle is shortened to correspond to the width of the roof of the vehicle, thereby allowing the roof carrier to be mounted on the roof of the vehicle.

With one end of the rubber band fixed to the connecting rod, the locking pin at the other end of the rubber band is selectively inserted into one of the plurality of locking grooves of the second carrier body. By engaging the rubber bands, the elastic force of the rubber band can be adjusted to just the right amount.

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

The first diagram showing the vehicle roof carrier in longitudinal section.
In the figure, a carrier body 1 includes a pair of left and right first and second carrier bodies 2 and 3, and these first and second carrier bodies 2 and 3.
Connecting rod 4 connecting the second carrier bodies 2 and 3
It is constructed mainly of , and is expandable and retractable 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. 3 and 4, 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. 1, 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. 1 and 2, 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 side walls of the interior of the second carrier body 3, a second
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, the ski holder 5 is attached to the upper surfaces of the first and second carrier bodies 2 and 3, but the invention is not limited to this.
For example, a holder for a surfboard may be arranged on the upper surface of the first and second carrier bodies 2, 3.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to this invention, when the locking leg of the first carrier body is engaged with the roof side portion of one side of the vehicle, the second carrier body is pulled against the elastic force of the rubber band serving as a biasing means, and the second carrier body is released while engaging the locking leg of the second carrier body with the roof side portion on the other side of the vehicle. By doing so, the roof carrier can be easily and quickly attached to the vehicle roof.

Moreover, between the connecting rod and the second carrier body,
Since it is provided with a rubber band that springs the carrier body in the shortening direction, the number of parts is small and the structure can be extremely simple, which can reduce costs accordingly.

Further, with one end of the rubber band fixed to the connecting rod, the locking pin at the other end of the rubber band is selected into one of the plurality of locking grooves of the second carrier body. By uniformly engaging them, the elasticity of the rubber body can be adjusted to be just the right amount. Therefore, even when the roof widths of the vehicles vary, it is possible to prevent the elastic band from having insufficient or excessive elasticity.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing shows one embodiment of this invention.
The figure is a longitudinal sectional view of the roof carrier, Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the main parts, Figure 3 is a perspective view of the ski holder, and Figure 4 is a sectional view of the ski holder with skis attached. be. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Carrier body, 2...First carrier body, 3...Second carrier body, 4...Connection rod, 1
7, 18... Locking leg, 20... Rubber band (biasing means).

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The main body includes a pair of left and right first and second carrier bodies each having a locking leg that removably engages with the roof side portion of the vehicle, and a connecting rod that connects these first and second carrier bodies. A roof carrier in which a carrier body is configured to be expandable and retractable in the roof width direction of a vehicle, wherein one end of the connecting rod is fixed to a first carrier body, and the other end of the connecting rod is fixed to a second carrier body. A biasing means that is slidably inserted and inserted between the connecting rod and the second carrier body is provided between the connecting rod and the second carrier body, and the urging means has one end that is connected to the connecting rod. A locking pin is fixed to the other end of the rubber band, and a plurality of locking grooves into which the locking pins are removably inserted are provided in the second carrier body. A roof carrier for a vehicle, characterized in that: are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the second carrier body.