JPH06191285A - Hood unit housing structure for convertible vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide hood unit housing structure for a convertible vehicle in which a housing lid is not damaged when a lock knob collides with the housing lid even when a hood unit is housed in a housing space in a condition where the lock knob of a lock part to be faced upward at the housing time is kept raised up. CONSTITUTION:A shock absorbing member 67 is arranged on an inside surface of a housing lid 53 corresponding to a hood lock part 56 of a hood unit 48 housed in a housing space 50. Thereby, even when the housing lid is closed in a condition where a lock knob 60 of the hood lock part is kept raised up, since the shock absorbing member pushes down lock knob automatically, the housing lid is not damaged when the lock knob collides with the housing lid.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hood unit storage structure for a hood type vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to be able to convert both a covered car and a convertible car, a large roof opening reaching the rear parcel part is formed in the roof of the car, and the roof opening part is used as a folding top unit. A type of convertible car that can be covered with a car is considered [a similar technology is known as "Introduction of new Eunos Roadster car" (published by Eunos Co., Ltd. in September 1989)]. In such a hood type vehicle, as shown in FIG. 9, at the time of use, a hood unit 3 having a hood sheet 2 and the like mounted between a pair of left and right folding links 1 is developed and a hood lock at the tip of the hood unit 3 is deployed. The portion 4 is engaged with the striker 7 on the front edge portion 6 of the roof opening 5 to cover the roof opening 5. On the other hand, when not in use, the lock knob 4a of the hood lock portion 4 is rotated to release the locked state, and the hood unit 3 is folded and stored at a predetermined position on the rear portion of the vehicle body. Then, this is generally covered with a soft cover 8 such as vinyl leather. In such a hood unit storing structure, there is an advantage that storing the lock knob 4a of the hood lock portion 4 without forgetting to return the lock knob 4a does not cause any particular problem, but it takes time and effort to attach the cover 8.
Also, the appearance of the car body is not good. Therefore, it is conceivable to store the folded hood unit 3 in a storage space with a storage lid.

[0003]

However, when the folded hood unit 3 is stored in the storage space with the storage lid as described above, the hood unit 3 is stored with the lock knob 4a raised. When the vehicle is stowed, the lock knob is raised upward, and in a vehicle in which a large storage space cannot be taken, the lock knob may hit the storage lid and damage the storage lid.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and even if the hood unit is stored in the storage space while the lock knob is raised, the lock knob may hit the storage lid and be damaged. It is intended to provide a hood unit storage structure for a hood type vehicle without a hood.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a hood unit storage structure for a hood type vehicle according to the present invention has an inner side surface of a storage lid to which a hood lock portion of a hood unit stored in a storage space corresponds. In addition, a cushioning member is provided.

[0006]

[Operation] According to the hood unit storage structure of the hood type vehicle according to the present invention, the cushion member is provided on the inner surface of the storage lid to which the hood lock portion of the hood unit stored in the storage space corresponds. For this reason, when the hood unit is stored and the storage lid is closed while the lock knob of the hood lock portion is raised, the buffer member hits the lock knob and automatically pushes down the lock knob, so the lock knob hits the storage lid and damages the storage lid. Never.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
It will be described based on. The automobile according to this embodiment is provided with a continuous and large roof opening 44 extending from the top of the roof 41 to the rear parcel portion 43 through the space between the left and right rear pillars 42, 42. And this roof opening 44
Is covered with a hood unit 48 having a hood sheet 46 and a back panel 47 mounted between a pair of left and right foldable links 45 (state of FIG. 1) or opened (state of FIG. 2).
You can do it. That is, the base end bracket 49 of the link 45 is rotatably fixed to the mount bracket 51 arranged in the storage space 50 at the rear part of the vehicle body, and when used, the hood unit 48 is expanded to the front side and the roof opening 44 is formed. When not in use, the hood unit 48 can be folded and stored in the storage space 50. The storage space 50 is defined by a storage tray 52, a storage lid 53, and the like. After the hood unit 48 is stored in the storage space 50, the storage lid 53 is closed to prevent the presence of the hood unit 48. It is hidden from the outside (see Fig. 3). A trunk room 54 is formed below the storage tray 52, and by opening and closing the trunk lid 55, luggage and tools can be put in and taken out.

Further, a hood lock portion 56 is provided at the front end of the hood unit 48 so that the hood unit 48 with the roof opening 44 covered can be fixed as it is. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the hood lock portion 56 includes a lock knob 60 for operating the hood lock portion 56 on the lock base 59, a release knob 61 for fixing and releasing the lock knob 60, and a rotation of the lock knob 60. The slider 62 that moves back and forth according to the lock knob 60 and the slider 6
It has a latch 63 that rotates in conjunction with the movement of 2. Then, by rotating the lock knob 60,
The slider 62 and the latch 63 are engaged with the striker 64 provided at the front edge of the roof opening 44 to lock the hood unit 48. Reference numeral 65 is a micro switch for detecting the lock state of the hood unit 48 by the movement of the slide plate 66.

Further, the back panel 47 is provided with a rear window 58 having a heating wire 57 for the defogger.

On the other hand, cushioning members 67 are provided on the inner side surface of the storage lid 53 at positions corresponding to the left and right hood lock portions 56 of the stored hood unit 48 (see FIG. 5). The cushioning member 67 is formed by bending stainless steel into a substantially U shape, and has a narrow oval bolt hole 68 on one side surface and the bolt on the other side surface. A large-diameter bolt insertion hole 69 is provided at a position corresponding to the hole 68, and a tip 70 on the side surface thereof is slightly bent inward. Then, from the viewpoint of rust prevention and abrasion resistance, the whole is coated with an epoxy resin (see FIG. 6). This cushioning member 67 is attached by welding to the inside of the inner panel 53a of the storage lid 53 by a mounting bolt 72 inserted from the bolt insertion hole 69 into the bolt hole 68 so that the opening-side tip 71 faces forward. It is fastened to 73.

Next, the hood unit 48 is stored in the storage space 50.
The operation of storing the data in the memory will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the lock state is released by rotating the lock knob 60 of the hood lock portion 56, and the links 45 attached to the left and right sides are released.
Is folded and stored in the storage space 50. And
The hood unit 48 is fixed by the band 74 provided on the storage tray 52. In this state, the hood unit 48
The hood lock part 56 is exposed on the uppermost surface. Therefore, when the hood unit 48 is stored without returning the lock knob 60 that has been rotated to release the locked state of the hood lock portion 56, the lock knob 60 is in a state of protruding upward (indicated by a broken line in FIG. 7). Status). At this time, the lock knob 60 is designed to tilt forward with the rear side as a fulcrum (direction A in the figure). In this state, when the storage lid 53 is tilted to the front side (B direction in the drawing) and closed, the cushioning member 67 attached to the inner side surface of the storage lid 53 hits the lock knob 60 and pushes the lock knob 60 to the front side to descend, The lock knob 60 is stored in the original position. Further, in the state where the lock knob 60 is returned to the original position, even if the storage lid 53 is closed, the cushioning member 67 does not hit anywhere. Therefore, as shown in FIG. Can be stored. That is, since the cushioning member 67 is made of spring stainless steel,
The umbrella 7 and the like can be held inside.

According to such a hood unit storage structure,
The hood unit 48 with the lock knob 60 raised.
Even if the lock knob 60 is stored in the storage space 50, when the storage lid 53 is closed, the buffer member 67 provided inside the storage lid 53 automatically tilts the lock knob 60 to return it to the original position. It does not hit the storage lid 53 and damage it. Further, since the cushioning member 67 is formed by bending stainless steel into a substantially U-shape, small items such as the umbrella 75 can be housed inside the cushioning member 67, and the space can be effectively used. Further, the cushioning member 67
Is coated with epoxy resin,
It does not rust easily and has a good appearance. Further, since it is excellent in abrasion resistance, it does not wear down even if it comes into contact with the lock knob 60.

[0013]

The hood unit storage structure for the hood type vehicle according to the present invention has the contents described above, and the cushion member is provided on the inner surface of the storage lid to which the hood lock portion of the hood unit stored in the storage space corresponds. Was set up. For this reason, even if the storage lid is closed with the lock knob of the hood lock portion raised, the buffer member automatically pushes down the lock knob, so that the lock knob does not hit the storage lid and damage the storage lid.

[0014]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hood type vehicle showing a state in which a roof opening is covered with a hood unit.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hood-type vehicle showing a state in which a roof opening is opened.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the hood type vehicle showing the operation of the hood unit.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a hood lock portion.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view showing a state where the hood unit is stored in the storage space.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing a cushioning member.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a buffer member and a lock knob when closing the storage lid.

FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the umbrella is stored in the cushioning member of the storage lid.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a conventional hood type vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 41 ... Roof 42 ... Rear pillar 43 ... Rear parcel 44 ... Roof opening 45 ... Link 46 ... Hood sheet 48 ... Hood unit 50 ... Storage space 53 ... Storage lid 56 ... Hood lock 67 ... Buffer member

Front page continued (72) Inventor Hisao Saito, Takada Industrial Co., Ltd. 2-3 Toyoura-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hood unit provided with a hood sheet or the like between a pair of left and right folding links provided with a continuous roof opening extending from the top of the roof to a rear parcel portion through a space between the rear pillars. Unfold the unit to cover the roof opening, engage the hood lock part at the tip of the hood unit with the front edge part of the roof opening, and fold the hood unit when not in use so that the hood lock part faces upward and the rear part of the vehicle body In a hood unit storage structure for a hood type vehicle that can be stored in a storage space with a storage lid, a cushioning member is provided on the inside surface of the storage lid to which the hood lock portion of the hood unit stored in the storage space corresponds. A storage structure for a hood unit for a hood type vehicle.