JPH0536727Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field]

This invention relates to an automobile body structure that is configured so that the cargo bed behind the driver's cab and the roof opening of the driver's cab can be covered with a hood. related to things.

[Prior art and problems to be solved]

Some four-wheel drive vehicles for off-road driving are equipped with a hood that covers the cargo bed behind the driver's cab. The hood that is installed on this type of car is usually designed to be removably attached to the car body, and the installation process is generally as follows:
This is done by supporting the hood with hood ribs attached to the side frames of the cargo bed, and fixing the hood by hooking the bottom of the hood to the vehicle body. In addition, some cars with a top, such as the car with a top shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-80119, have a roof over the driver's cabin so that the user can enjoy an open feeling when the top is removed. There is also a type that has an opening in the roof and is constructed so that the roof opening can be covered with a canopy along with the cargo platform. The top of this type of car is
Usually, it includes a part that covers the cargo platform and a part that covers the roof opening, which is provided in a continuous manner at the front end of the part. The hood is attached to the vehicle body by covering the cargo bed as described above and by hooking the front edge and both side edges of the portion covering the roof opening to the roof. By the way, a typical mounting structure for hooking the front edge of the hood that covers the roof opening to the roof is shown in FIG. 6. In this conventional mounting structure, a hood retainer b is fixed on the upper surface of a windshield header a, and the front edge of the hood c is latched to the retainer b. However, in this mounting structure, since the retainer b is attached to the windshield header a at the frontmost part of the roof, when the front edge of the hood c is hooked to the retainer b, the front end of the hood c is attached to the roof. It feels like it's protruding further forward, and it doesn't look very good when the hood is attached. Further, the position of the hood c is higher than the general surface of the roof, and it is not possible to create a feeling that the hood and the outer surface of the roof are flush with each other. Appearance is an important element for automobiles, and it is desirable that the top can be installed in a good-looking manner. Furthermore, when the top is removed, the retainer b is exposed and is easily visible from the outside. The present invention was devised under the above-mentioned circumstances, and is a method for attaching the hood in an attractive manner in an automobile configured to cover the cargo bed behind the driver's cab and the roof opening of the driver's cab. The purpose is to provide a flexible vehicle body structure.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical measures. That is, in the present invention, in an automobile configured to be able to cover the cargo bed behind the driver's cab and the roof opening of the driver's cab with a canopy, the outer surface of the roof in the front part of the roof opening of the driver's cab is provided with a roof that extends downward from the general surface of the roof. In addition to forming a stepped portion having a vertical wall that bends inwardly, within this stepped portion, there is a maximum height that descends from the general surface of the roof to approximately the thickness of the hood, and the leading edge is located against the vertical wall. A retainer is provided having a canopy retaining portion facing each other with a gap large enough to allow the canopy to be inserted therethrough, and the front edge of the canopy forming a bag portion is inserted into the stepped portion through the gap, and the bag is inserted into the stepped portion. The front edge of the hood is attached to the vehicle body by inserting a hood stopper with a diameter larger than the above-mentioned gap into the hood.

[Action and effect]

In the invention of the present application, the front edge of the hood that covers the roof opening is attached to the vehicle body within the stepped portion provided in the front portion of the roof opening, and the retainer hood is attached within the stepped portion provided in the forward portion of the roof opening. This is done by inserting a hood stopper with a diameter larger than the above gap into a bag provided at the front edge of the hood after inserting it through the gap between the hanging part and the standing wall of the step-down part. By doing this, a bulge larger in diameter than the above-mentioned gap can be formed at the front edge of the hood inserted into the stepped part, and this bulge gets caught with the hood hooking part of the retainer, causing the hood to close. This makes it possible to prevent the leading edge from falling out of the stepped portion. That is, the front edge of the hood is hooked onto the retainer and fixed to the vehicle body. The hood, whose front edge is hooked in this manner and covers the roof opening, also covers the stepped portion and the retainer as well as the roof opening, so the height position of the hood changes depending on the height of the retainer. In the design, the maximum height of the hood hooking part of the retainer is set to a height that is approximately the thickness of the hood below the general surface of the roof. Therefore, since the outer surface of the canopy that covers the retainer can be positioned at approximately the same height as the general surface of the roof, the outer surface of the canopy and the general surface of the roof can be made substantially flush with each other (flat surface surface) when the canopy is installed. This makes it look very nice when the hood is attached. Moreover, since the above-mentioned gap is determined to be large enough to allow the top to pass through, the above-mentioned gap is closed after the top is inserted into the stepped portion through the above-mentioned gap, that is, when the top is attached. Therefore, there is no problem that the above-mentioned gap becomes noticeable and the appearance is spoiled due to this. As described above, according to the present invention, the top can be attached to the vehicle body in a very attractive manner.
Further, since the retainer is provided within the stepped section, the retainer is not visible from the outside when the top is removed.

[Explanation of Examples]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. The automobile shown in Fig. 2 has a gate-shaped roll bar 1.
A driver's cabin and a loading platform 2 are provided in front and behind the (pillar), and the roof opening 3 of the driver's cabin and the loading platform 2 can be covered with a hood 4. The hood 4 is a part that covers the loading platform 2 (loading platform cover sheet)
5 and a portion (roof opening covering sheet) 6 that covers the roof opening 3 are formed in a continuous manner,
This is made of, for example, a polyester material that has excellent waterproof properties. On the other hand, the loading platform 2 has a hood 4.
Canopy rib 7 for supporting (loading platform covering sheet 5)
is installed. The canopy 4 covers the loading platform 2 in a box shape with the loading platform covering sheet 5 supported by the canopy rib 7, and the roof opening covering sheet 5 provided at the front end of the loading platform covering sheet 5 covers the loading platform 2 in a box shape. The roof opening 3 is covered by the sheet 6. Further, the hood 4 is fixed to the vehicle body by, for example, hooking its bottom portion to the vehicle body. In the case of this example, the cargo bed covering sheet 5 has a hem portion of its side wall portion 5a and back wall portion 5b provided on the outer surface of the side frame 2a and back door 2b of the cargo bed 2, as shown in FIG. It is fixed to the vehicle body by being hooked to the hook 8. Further, the front edge of the cargo platform covering sheet 5, more precisely, the front edge of the sidewall portion 5a, is fixed to the leg portion 1a of the roll bar 1. Further, the roof opening covering sheet 6 is fixed to the vehicle body by hooking its both side edges to hooks 10 provided on the roof side rail 9 as shown in FIG. This is done by being hung on the vehicle body using a suitable mounting structure. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
On the outer surface of the roof in the front part of the roof opening 3,
Standing wall 11a that bends downward from the general surface of the roof
A stepped portion 11 having a front edge is formed to extend in the vehicle width direction, and within this stepped portion 11, a retainer 12 for hooking the front edge of the top 4 is provided approximately at the step. It is provided over the entire length of the drop portion 11 in the vehicle width direction. The above retainer 12
is attached to the vehicle body by screwing the base 12a to a bracket 16 fixed to the bottom wall 11b of the stepped portion 11. Further, its front end has a maximum height that is lowered from the general surface of the roof by approximately the thickness of the hood 4, and its front edge allows the hood 4 to be inserted into the vertical wall 11a. The hood hooking portions 12b are provided facing each other with a certain gap between them. On the other hand, a bag portion 6a is formed at the front edge of the hood 4 (roof opening covering sheet 6).
After inserting the front edge of the canopy 4 on which the bag 6a is formed into the stepped part 11 through the above-mentioned gap, a The front edge of the top 4 is attached to the vehicle body by inserting a top stopper 13 having a large diameter and a circular cross section and a predetermined length in the vehicle width direction. By doing so, a bulge larger in diameter than the above-mentioned gap can be formed at the front edge of the hood 4, and this bulge gets caught with the hood hooking part 12b, so that the front edge of the hood 4 can be formed. This makes it possible to prevent it from falling out of the stepped portion 11. In other words, the front edge of the hood 4 is
It can be fixed to the vehicle body by being hooked onto the retainer 12. When the front edge of the hood 4 that covers the roof opening 3 is hooked to the vehicle body as described above, the front edge of the hood becomes substantially flush with the outer surface of the hood 4 and the general surface of the roof when the hood is attached. This makes it possible to improve the appearance when the hood 4 is attached. As described above, the maximum height of the hood hooking part 12b is set to a height that is approximately the thickness of the hood 4 below the general surface of the roof, so when the hood is installed, the retainer 12 is covered in line with the roof opening 3. This is because the outer surface of the hood 4 can be positioned at approximately the same height as the general surface of the roof. In addition, the hood 4 is attached to the stepped part 11.
The above-mentioned clearance for insertion into the interior can be set to the minimum gap that allows the canopy 4 to be inserted.Also, since the canopy 4 is put under tension to some extent when it is installed, its tensile force causes The front edge portion is in a state of being flush against the wall surface of the standing wall 11a. Therefore, when the top is attached, the above-mentioned gap is closed, so that the problem of the gap being exposed and deteriorating the appearance does not occur. Further, in the case of this example, the front edge portion of the side wall portion 5a of the platform covering sheet 5 is fixed to the leg portion 1a of the roll bar 1 in the same manner as described above. That is, as shown in Figure 4,
A recess 1b is formed on the outer surface of the rear portion of the leg 1a. Then, after inserting the front edge of the sidewall portion 5a provided with the bag portion 5c into the recess 1b through the gap between the outer surface of the roll bar and the retainer 14 provided within the recess 1b, the bag portion 5c is inserted into the recess 1b.
The front edge of the sidewall portion 5a is fixed to the roll bar 1 by inserting a hood stopper 15 having a diameter larger than the above-mentioned gap into the space c. Further, the side edge of the retainer 14 is positioned inwardly in the vehicle width direction with respect to the outer surface of the roll bar 1 by approximately the thickness of the top 4. Therefore, since the outer surface of the roll bar 1 and the outer surface of the sidewall portion 5a can be made substantially flush with each other, the appearance of this portion also becomes very good. Note that it is preferable to use a nylon rope or the like having a certain degree of flexibility and a certain degree of rigidity for the hood stops 13 and 15. In addition, in this example, the retainer 12 provided at the stepped portion 11 is not attached directly to the vehicle body.
Since it is attached to the vehicle body via the bracket 16, if the roof opening 3 is to be covered with a sunroof, by removing the retainer 12,
The bracket 16 can be used as a mounting seat for a sunroof hinge member. Therefore, it is possible to easily share the vehicle body with a type of vehicle in which the roof opening 3 is covered with a sunroof.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a view corresponding to the - line cross section of Fig. 2 with the top attached, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the automobile to which the invention of the present application is applied, and Fig. 3 is the view with the top attached. A diagram corresponding to the − cross section of FIG. 2,
Figure 4 is the same as Figure 2 with the top attached.
Figure 5 is a diagram corresponding to a line cross section in Figure 2 with the top attached;
FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a conventional canopy mounting structure. 2...Cargo platform, 3...Roof opening, 4...Top, 1
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Step-drop part, 11a... Standing wall, 12... Retainer, 12a... Top hanging part, 13... Canopy stop.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] In an automobile constructed so that the cargo bed behind the driver's cab and the roof opening of the driver's cab can be covered with a hood, the general surface of the roof is In addition to forming a stepped portion having a standing wall that bends downward from the top, the stepped portion has a maximum height that descends downward from the general surface of the roof by approximately the thickness of the hood, and the leading edge thereof is connected to the standing wall. A retainer having a canopy retaining portion facing each other with a gap large enough to allow the canopy to be inserted is provided, and the front edge of the canopy forming the bag portion is inserted into the stepped portion through the gap, A vehicle body structure for an automobile, characterized in that a front edge of the top is attached to the vehicle body by inserting a top stopper with a diameter larger than the gap into the bag.