JPH054415Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

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

This invention relates to a structure for attaching a roof lining to a sunroof, and more particularly, to a structure for attaching a roof lining to a sunroof in an attractive manner.

[Conventional technology]

Off-road vehicles with resin specifications that cover the luggage compartment behind the roll bar with a resin body so that the luggage compartment can be used as a passenger compartment are equipped with a sunroof on the roof of the driver's cabin in front of the roll bar. It is common to see cars with sunroofs installed to enhance the sense of freedom for the occupants and the fashionability of the car body design. The sunroofs installed on such vehicles for off-road driving are generally of the tilt-up type, in which the front end is pivotally supported on the roof side via a hinge member, and the rear end is pivotally supported on the roof side. It is attached to the roof so that it can be rotated to open and close relative to the sunroof opening of the roof by having its end connected to a tilt up lever with a locking mechanism fixed to the roof. Also, on the roof,
Usually, a sunroof housing is attached, which has an opening in the center corresponding to the sunroof opening and a recess into which the sunroof fits when the sunroof is closed. Incidentally, the sunroof mentioned above is often equipped with a roof lining, in response to the recent trend of making off-road vehicles as luxurious as they are with interiors as rich as passenger cars. Usually, it is attached to the sunroof using the following mounting structure. That is, the inner surface of the sunroof is provided with a groove along the front edge of the sunroof opening, which extends along the four opening edges of the sunroof opening, which is generally rectangular in plan view, and forms a generally rectangular frame in plan view. a rib that extends in the vehicle width direction along the rear edge of the sunroof opening; Ribs extending in the front-rear direction along the side edges are integrally formed. Lining support brackets are bolted and fixed to each rib extending in the vehicle width direction at appropriate intervals in the vehicle width direction, and similarly, lining support brackets are fixed to each rib extending in the longitudinal direction. ,
The support brackets are bolted and fixed at several locations in the front and rear directions. A roof lining is attached to the sunroof by being clipped to each of the support brackets. It should be noted that the support bracket used is one in which a weld nut is integrally provided in order to simplify the installation work. Further, the support bracket is disposed on the inner side of the rib so as not to be exposed to the outside, and therefore the bolt is necessarily attached to the rib from the outer side.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

By the way, the following problems have conventionally been pointed out in the roof lining attachment structure for a sunroof as described above. In other words, although the above-mentioned support bracket is arranged on the inner side of the rib to prevent it from being exposed, the head of the bolt is inevitably exposed on the outer side of the rib, so this is visible to the occupants and can cause damage to the roof. There was an inconvenience that the appearance was spoiled. especially,
Bolts fastened to side ribs extending longitudinally along the opening edge of the sunroof opening are easily seen by the occupants, and as a result, the garnishing effect of the roof lining inside the sunroof is significantly reduced. was. Furthermore, the above mounting structure also had the following problems. When the sunroof structure of the off-road vehicle is simply constructed without providing the sunroof housing, the side portions (side edges) of the sunroof are as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 of the present application. , which also has a shape that extends in a curved manner to cover the roof side rail 3b is used. However, in order to attach the support bracket to the rib 6c, there must be enough space on the outside surface of the rib 6c to accommodate a tool such as a drive for screwing the bolt. However, in the case of the above-mentioned sunroof, on the side side, the above-mentioned curved portion becomes a hindrance, making it impossible to arrange the driver on the outer surface side of the rib 6c. For this reason, the bolt has to be installed from the inner side of the rib where the support bracket is placed, but in this case, the above-mentioned support bracket that is integrally equipped with a nut cannot be used as in the other cases. be. That is,
When screwing in the bolt from the inner side of the rib, you will need a nut on the outer side of the rib to fasten the bolt, but if there is a nut on the inner side of the rib as well, at least turn the bolt side. In some cases, it is not possible to fix the support bracket to the rib. Furthermore, it is also an unacceptable problem that a nut, which should normally be placed on the back side so that it cannot be seen from the outside, is placed on the front side. The present invention was devised under the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible to prevent bolts from being exposed when attaching a roof lining to a sunroof, and to attach the roof lining to the sunroof with a good appearance. It is an object of the present invention to provide a structure for attaching a roof lining to a sunroof, in which the use of a support bracket integrally provided with a nut as described above is not affected by the shape of the sunroof.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention takes the following technical measures. That is, a rib is integrally extended to the inner surface of a resin sunroof provided on the roof so as to cover a sunroof opening formed in the roof, and the roof lining is fixed to the rib on the inner surface of the sunroof. In a sunroof that is attached via a support bracket, a first rib and a second rib located on the inside of the sunroof opening than the first rib are integrally formed on the inner surface of the sunroof, and the second rib is integrally molded on the inner surface of the sunroof. The roof lining support bracket is fixed to the two ribs.

[Action and effect]

In the present invention, a first rib and a second rib are provided on the inner surface of the sunroof, and a support bracket that is interposed between the roof lining and the sunroof and allows the sunroof to support the roof lining is attached to the second rib. Configured to be installed. This second rib is located inside the sunroof opening further than the first rib, and the edge of the roof lining extends to the first rib located outward from the second rib. In this case, the space between the first rib and the second rib is closed from below by the edge of the roof lining. Therefore, even if the support bracket is bolted to the second rib and fixed thereto, the head of the bolt or the nut for the bolt located on the outer side of the second rib will not be attached to the first rib and the roof lining. Since the edge extending between the first rib and the second rib can be used to cover the support bracket, the bolts, etc. for fixing the support bracket can be seen by the occupants, which reduces the appearance of the interior of the vehicle. It will no longer be made worse. In addition, in the present invention, since the support bracket is fixed to the second rib, the support bracket is positioned closer to the outer edge of the sunroof than the second rib because the outer edge of the sunroof has a curved shape. Even if there is not enough space on the outer side of the first rib for a bolt screwing tool such as a screwdriver to fit therein, this does not cause problems that directly impede the attachment of the support bracket. Moreover, even if there is not enough space between the first rib and the second rib to allow the above-mentioned tool to be placed, at least the above-mentioned space is secured on the inner side of the second rib where the sunroof extends in a substantially horizontal direction. Ru. Therefore, even when using a support bracket that is integrally equipped with a nut as described in the ``Prior Art'' section, it is difficult to insert the bolt from the opposite side of the support bracket across the second rib. Since it can be screwed, there are no restrictions on the use of the above-mentioned support bracket with a nut. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to attach the roof lining to the sunroof in an attractive manner, and the inconvenience that the type of support bracket used for the attachment is limited by the shape of the sunroof or the like can be avoided. Furthermore, by providing double ribs, it is expected that the rigidity of the sunroof will be improved. Furthermore, the ribs provided twice on the inner surface of the sunroof are molded at the same time by integral resin molding, so there is no need to increase the number of manufacturing steps when constructing the present invention, and the number of parts increases. Not at all. The number of work steps is also unchanged from before, so while the above-mentioned advantages are exhibited, there are almost no disadvantages in the manufacturing process.

[Explanation of Examples]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 5, an off-road vehicle with a range top specification is configured so that the luggage compartment behind the roll bar 1 is covered with a resin body 2 so that the luggage compartment can be used as a passenger compartment. A sunroof 4 is often installed on the roof 3 of the driver's cabin in front of the roll bar 1. The sunroof 4 installed on such off-road vehicles is mainly a tilt-up type sunroof, and in this example, a sunroof housing is provided on the roof 3 in order to simplify the sunroof structure. The figure shows a case where the sunroof 4 is configured without the sunroof. That is, the sunroof 4 of this example has a sunroof opening 3a in the roof 3 as shown in FIG.
A tilt-up lever with a locking mechanism is provided at the rear of the sunroof opening 3a of the roof 3, the front end of which is pivotally supported by hinge members 5 fixed at two locations in the vehicle width direction at the front of the roof 3. (not shown) is attached to the roof 3 so that the sunroof opening 3a can be opened and closed by connecting the rear end to the sunroof opening 3a. Furthermore, since the sunroof structure is constructed without providing the sunroof housing, the side ends (side portions) of the sunroof 4 extend in a curved manner as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5. rail 3b
A type that has a shape that covers the area is used. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the sunroof 4 is formed by resin molding,
A rib 6 is integrally formed on the inner surface. As shown in FIG. 2, the rib 6 is formed to extend along the four opening edges of the sunroof opening 3a to form a substantially rectangular frame in plan view, and is formed in front of the sunroof opening 3a. A front rib 6a extending in the vehicle width direction along the edge, a rear rib 6b extending in the vehicle width direction along the rear edge of the sunroof opening 3a, and each of the front rib 6a and the rear rib 6b. A side rib 6 extending in the front-rear direction between both ends along the side edge of the sunroof opening 3a.
c, 6c. In this example, the roof lining 10 has its front end and rear end connected to the front rib 6a and the rear rib 6a.
b via the support bracket 7, and both ends thereof are supported by the roof lining mounting structure of the present invention as will be described later.
It is attached to the sunroof 4. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the support brackets 7 are disposed at several locations on the inner surface of the front rib 6a at appropriate intervals in the vehicle width direction. The support bracket 7 has a base 7
A weld nut 8 is integrally provided at the lining support part 7b, and a clip hole (not shown) is used.A bolt 9 is screwed into the weld nut 8 from the outside surface of the rib. By doing so, the support bracket 7 is fixed to the front side rib 6a. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, support brackets 7 are similarly provided at several locations on the rear rib 6b. On the other hand, the roof lining 10 has clips 1 that are forcibly fitted into the clip holes at predetermined portions of the front end and the rear end.
1... are installed respectively. The roof lining 10 is clipped to the support brackets 7 fixed to the front rib 6a by the clips 11 provided on the front end thereof, so that the front end of the roof lining 10 is Front side rib 6
a or the sunroof 4, and is clipped to each support bracket 7 fixed to the rear rib 6b by a clip 11 provided on the rear end side, so that the rear end can be It is fixed to the rear side rib 6b or the sunroof 4.
Note that the roof lining 10 has a size corresponding to the rectangular frame formed by the ribs 6 in plan view, and its edges are connected to the ribs 6, that is, the front rib 6a, the rear rib 6b, and the side ribs. rib 6
It is attached to the sunroof 4 in a state where it is attached to the lower surface of c. Needless to say, bolt holes (not shown) are provided in the portions of the ribs 6 where the support brackets 7 are attached. Now, since the side end portion of the sunroof 4 has a curved shape as described above, there is not enough space on the outer surface side of the side rib 6c to place a tool used for screwing the bolt. For this reason,
In this example, the roof lining mounting structure of the present invention is configured on both sides of the sunroof 4, so that both ends of the roof lining 10 are supported by the sunroof 4. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
The side rib 6c is set as the first rib, and the sunroof opening 3 is opened from the side rib 6c.
A second rib 12 is integrally formed on the inner surface of the sunroof at a position displaced inside the opening (inward in the vehicle width direction). And the support bracket 7
is bolted to the second rib 12 and attached thereto. The support bracket 7 is disposed on the outer surface side of the second rib 12, and the bolt 9 for fixing the support bracket 7 is inserted from the inner surface side of the second rib 12, where sufficient tool space is provided. It is screwed into the weld nut 8. Then, by clipping the side end of the roof lining 10 to the support bracket 7 using the clip 11 attached to the side end of the roof lining 10 at a position corresponding to the support bracket 7, the roof lining 10 is secured to the support bracket 7. A side end portion of the lining 10 is fixed to the sunroof 4. Further, the space between the side rib 6c and the second rib 12 is covered and closed by the side edge of the roof lining 10 extending to the side rib 6c. In the roof lining installation structure of this example configured as described above, not only the bolts 9 for fixing the support bracket 7 attached to the second rib 10 but also the second rib 12 are installed on the side side of the roof. The weld nut 8 located on the outer side of the side rib 6c as the first rib
and hidden by the side edges of the roof lining 10. Therefore, there is no longer a problem in which the bolts for attaching the roof lining are exposed on the side of the roof, which is easily seen by the occupants, and deterioration of the aesthetics of the interior of the vehicle is prevented. Furthermore, since the bolts 9 can be screwed in from the opposite side of the support bracket 7 with the second rib 12 in between, the support bracket 7 with nuts as in this example can be used without any problems, and as a result, the roof lining can be tightened. It can contribute to simplifying the installation work. Furthermore, since the ribs that are double formed on the inner surface of the sunroof are integrally molded during resin molding of the sunroof, no additional man-hours are required in the sunroof manufacturing process. ,
Further, the number of parts does not increase. and,
The number of man-hours required to install roof lining on a sunroof is also no different from before.
In this way, the present invention has the excellent usefulness as described above, and does not cause any disadvantages in the manufacturing process. Note that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above; for example, in the embodiments described above, the roof lining mounting structure of the present invention was configured on the side side of the sunroof;
Of course, it may be configured on the front side or the rear side of the sunroof depending on the structure of the sunroof and the vehicle body. Further, the shapes of the first rib and the second rib can also be modified in various ways other than those of the above-mentioned embodiments.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 5, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a sunroof according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line - in the figure, and is an external view of a car equipped with a sunroof to which the roof lining mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied. 3...Roof, 3a...Sunroof opening, 4
...Sunroof, 6c...First rib (side rib), 7...Support bracket, 10...Roof lining, 12...Second rib.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A rib is integrally extended to the inner surface of a resin sunroof provided on the roof so as to cover a sunroof opening formed in the roof, and a roof lining is provided on the inner surface of the sunroof, In a sunroof that is attached via a support bracket fixed to the rib, a first rib and a second rib located inside the sunroof opening from the first rib are integrally molded on the inner surface of the sunroof. A structure for attaching a roof lining to a sunroof, characterized in that the support bracket for the roof lining is fixed to the second rib.