JPH057849Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a lid fixing structure for a removable vehicle roof.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, some vehicles adopt a retractable roof structure in which an opening is provided in the roof panel of the vehicle and this opening is closed with a removable lid in order to improve the ventilation performance of the passenger compartment and the feeling of openness for the occupants. As a type of this retractable roof structure, there is a so-called T structure as shown in "Automobile Engineering Complete Book Vol. 13, Passenger Car Body" published by Sankaido.
Some models have bar roofs. As shown in FIG. 5, openings 4 are provided in the roof panel 2 of the vehicle body 1 on both left and right sides, leaving a T-bar 3 that connects the center part of the roof panel 2 in the front and rear directions. The lid 5 is closed by a removable lid 5, and the lid 5 is fixed to the vehicle body 1 by a lock portion 6 provided on the outer lower surface of the lid 5.

In this type, as shown in FIG. 6, the lock section 6 includes a box-shaped finisher 7 that houses a locking mechanism (not shown), a garnish 8 that covers the opening of the finisher 7, and a finisher 8 that covers the opening of the finisher 7. It consists of cover members 11 and 12 that cover the front and rear end surfaces 9 and 10 of the finisher 7, and lock pins 23 and 2 are removed from the finisher 7 by operating the lock lever.
4 (shown in Figure 7) was allowed to appear. When the opening 4 is closed, as shown in FIG.
After placing the inner end of the lid 5 on the female guides 13 and 14 provided on the T-bar 3 and setting it, the lid 5 is rotated downward using this part as the hinge center to close the opening 4, and then As shown in the figure, the lock part 6 is fitted between the trims 19 and 20 as fixed parts attached to each end face of the garnish 16 of the front pillar 15 and the garnish 18 of the rear pillar 17, and Lock pins 2 on the front and rear of the female 21 and 22
3 and 24 were inserted and fixed to the vehicle body.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the lid fixing structure described above, the front and rear end surfaces 9, 10 of the finisher 7 and the cover members 11, 12 are flat surfaces that are substantially parallel to the surfaces of the vehicle body side trims 19, 20. For example, the position of the lid 5 on the female guides 13 and 14 may not be accurate, and the position of the lid 5 may shift even slightly when fitting the lock portion 6 between the trims 19 and 20. As a result, the lower end corners of the cover members 11 and 12 come into contact with the trims 19 and 20, which not only damages the cover members 11 and 12 but also damages the lid 5.
There was also a problem with poor installation.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to prevent the end surfaces of both sides of the lock portion from being damaged by the opening end on the vehicle body side when closing the opening of the roof panel with the lid, and to improve the ease of attaching the lid. At the point.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention forms an opening in the roof panel, closes this opening with a removable lid, and fixes the lid by forming a lock part on the bottom of the lid at the opening end. In the fixing structure of a removable roof lid for a vehicle, in which a lock pin is inserted between the fixed parts and protrudes from the end faces of both ends made of a hard material of the lock part and fixed. The mechanism is that a sloped portion is provided at a lower position by the lock pin of the portion and slopes downwardly and inwardly.

[Effect]

According to the above-mentioned means, even if the lid is misaligned when closing the opening, the slope portions formed on both end faces of the lock portion hit first, so the impact is alleviated, and the lid is guided by the slope portions. This will guide the lock part to the proper position.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the lock portion 26 disposed on the lower surface of the outer side of the lid 5 has a box-shaped finisher 27 housing a locking mechanism 33 and an opening of this finisher 27. A garnish 28 that closes the surface and a finisher 27
It is comprised of cover members 31 and 32 that cover and protect the front and rear end surfaces 29 and 30 of. The left and right end surfaces 29 and 30 of the finisher 27 have fixing holes 34 and 35 for fixing the cover members 31 and 32, respectively.
A pair of pin insertion holes 38 and 39 are provided in the vertical direction through which the lock pins 36 and 37 enter and exit, and the fixing holes 34 and 39 are also provided in the cover members 31 and 32, respectively.
35 and pin insertion holes 38, 39, fastening holes 40, 41 and pin insertion holes 42, 4.
3 have been established.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, unlike the conventional example, the end surfaces 29, 30 of the finisher 27 have sloped portions 44, 45 (hatched in FIG. 1) that slope inwardly below the pin insertion holes 38, 39. ) are formed, and the cover members 31 and 3 are formed.
Slope portions 46 and 47 that slope inward are also formed at the lower part of 2, corresponding to the above-mentioned portions. These sloped portions are formed by cutting down both side end surfaces of the conventional finisher and the lower end corners of the cover member, and as shown in FIG. 2, the cover member 31,
32 is attached in close contact with the end surfaces 29, 30 of the finisher 27. In addition, end surface 2
9, 30 with a gap provided between the cover member 31,
32, the cover member 3
Slope portions 46 and 47 may be formed only on portions 1 and 32.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
The trims 48 and 49 as fixed parts attached to each end face of the garnish 16 of the front pillar 15 and the garnish 18 of the rear pillar 17 also have sloped parts 50 and 51 corresponding to the sloped parts 46 and 47 of the cover members 31 and 32, respectively. formed and trim 4
8 and 49 have a protruding shape.

Therefore, when closing the opening 4 of the T-bar roof with the lid 5 having such a configuration, the fourth
As shown in the figure, the lid 5 is slightly misaligned, and the lock portion 2 is stuck between the trims 48 and 49 on the vehicle side.
6, cover member 31 is attached to trim 48.
Even if it hits the slope part 4 of the cover member 31
6 hits first, the impact is lessened and the slope part 46 is less likely to be damaged.
slides down the upper end contact portion 52 of the trim 48 in the direction of arrow A and settles into the proper position as shown in FIG.

Further, in this embodiment, when the lid 5 is fixed by inserting the lock pins 36, 37 into the females 56, 57 of the trims 48, 49, the trims 48, 49
Since the lower ends of the trims 48, 49 and the cover members 31, 32 protrude toward the lock portion 26 side, the lock pins 36, 37 interposed in the gaps between the trims 48, 49 and the cover members 31, 32 are difficult to see from the occupant inside the vehicle.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the lid fixing structure for a removable roof for a vehicle according to the present invention, the slope portion is provided at a position below the lock pins at both ends of the lock portion and slopes downward and inward. from,
When the lid is installed, the sloped portion acts as a guide to guide the lid to the proper position, improving the ease of installation and preventing damage to the lock portion due to dents during installation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the lock part of the lid of the removable roof for a vehicle according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view corresponding to the - line of the lock part, and Fig. 3 shows the lid in a fixed state. 4 is a diagram showing the state of misalignment when the lid is installed; FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a vehicle equipped with a T-bar roof; FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the locking part of a conventional lid; FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing the fixed state of the lid. 2... Roof panel, 4... Opening, 5... Lid, 6, 26... Lock part, 19, 20, 4
8, 49...trim (fixed part), 23, 24, 3
6, 37... Lock pin, 29, 30... End face,
31, 32...Cover member, 44, 45, 46,
47... Slope section.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] An opening is formed in the roof panel, this opening is closed by a removable lid, and a lock part provided on the lower surface of the lid is placed between a fixed part formed at the opening end. In a lid fixing structure for a removable roof for a vehicle, in which lock pins protruding from the end faces of both ends made of hard material of the lock part are inserted into the fixing part and fixed, from the lock pins at both ends of the lock part. A lid fixing structure for a removable roof for a vehicle, characterized in that it is provided at a lower position and has a slope portion that slopes downward and inward.