JPH06286470A - Structure for housing hard roof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the generation of a condition that a first hard roof projects from the bonding surface of a second hard roof. CONSTITUTION:In the structure for housing a hard roof, which is divided into a first hard roof 11 and a second hard roof 12, the first hard roof 11 is fitted to the side edge 12F of the second hard roof 12 freely to be turned, and a distance L from the bonding surface 12e of the second hard roof 12, to which the first hard roof 11 is bonded, to the pivotally-fitting part is set nearly same with a height H of the side edge 12F of the second hard roof 12. Furthermore, a first link mechanism 30 for turning the second hard roof 12 backward around of a lower position of the second hard roof 12 to house the second hard roof 12 in the rear of a cabin so that the bonding surface 12e faces upward is provided, and a second link mechanism 20 for setting the first hard roof 11 nearly horizontally with the backward turning of the second hard roof 12 to house the first hard roof 11 in front of the second hard roof 12 is provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hard roof storage structure in which an upper part of a vehicle body is divided into a first hard roof and a second hard roof at the front and rear.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a structure shown in FIG. 8 has been known as a storage structure for a hard roof (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-9043).
No. 2).

In FIG. 8, 1 is a hard roof divided into a first hard roof 2 and a second hard roof 3 at the front and rear, and the first hard roof 2 is a bracket 4 attached to the second hard roof 3. The shaft 5 is rotated in the direction of the arrow. Further, the second hard roof 3 rotates rearward (clockwise) around the pivot portion 7 of the fixture 6.

The rotation of the first and second hard roofs 2 and 3 is performed by a link mechanism 8, and an arm 9 of the link mechanism 8 is rotated by a motor M from a position indicated by a solid line to a position indicated by a chain line. Then, the link mechanism 8 causes the first and second hard roofs 2 and 3 to rotate about the shaft 5 and the pivot portion 7, respectively. As a result of this rotation, the first and second hard roofs 2 and 3 are joined to each other as shown by the chain line.
It is stored in the rear part of the vehicle compartment in a state of being folded substantially parallel to each other with 3a facing upward and obliquely.

[0005]

However, in such a storage structure, the shaft 5 which is the center of rotation of the first hard roof 2 is located below the side edge portion 3a of the second hard roof 3. Therefore, when the first and second hard roofs 2 and 3 are stored in an oblique state as shown by the chain line, the first hard roof 2 projects upward from the joining surface 3a of the second hard roof 3 by H. Therefore, there is a problem that the rear visibility is deteriorated, which is disadvantageous for a vehicle having a low vehicle height such as a sports car.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a storage structure for a hard roof in which the first hard roof does not project from the joint surface of the second hard roof. is there.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a storage structure for a hard roof in which an upper part of a vehicle body is divided into a first hard roof and a second hard roof in the front and rear, and the second structure is adopted. At the side edge of the hard roof, the first
The hard roof is rotatably pivotally attached, and the distance from the joint surface of the second hard roof to which the first hard roof is joined to the pivotal attachment portion is made substantially the same as the height of the side edge portion of the second hard roof. A first link mechanism is provided for rotating the second hard roof rearward about the position of the lower portion of the second hard roof so that the joint surface faces upward and is stored in the rear portion of the vehicle compartment. It is characterized in that a second link mechanism for interlocking the rearward rotation of the hard roof to make the first hard roof substantially horizontal and storing it in front of the second hard roof is provided.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the first hard roof is rotatably pivotally attached to the side edge portion of the second hard roof, and the distance from the joint surface of the second hard roof to the pivot attachment portion is set to the second hard roof. Since the height of the side edge is set to be almost the same,
When the first hard roof is placed substantially horizontally and stored in front of the second hard roof, the first hard roof does not protrude from the joining surface of the second hard roof.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a storage structure for a hard roof according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a hard roof which is divided into a first hard roof 11 and a second hard roof 12 at the front and rear, and the first hard roof 11 has a side edge of the second hard roof 12. An arm portion 13 extending rearward along the portion 12F is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the arm portion 13 includes a shaft 17 attached to a bracket 16.
The bracket 16 is rotatably and pivotally supported by a bolt V on the side edge portion 12b of the inner panel 12a of the second hard roof 12.

The first hard roof 11 is provided with a shaft 17 inside the second hard roof 12 (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2).
It is possible to rotate around. That is, the first hard roof 11 has the side edge portion 12F of the second hard roof 12.
It is in a state where it is pivotally attached to. Reference numeral 12c is an outer panel of the second hard roof 12, 17a is a bush, 17b is a washer, 18 and 19 are nuts, and J is a seal member fixed to the inner panel 12a.

The position of the shaft 17 is set to a distance L from the joining surface 12e of the second hard roof 12 to which the first hard roof 11 is joined, and the L is the height of the side edge portion of the second hard roof 12. It is set to be almost the same as H.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the end portion of the arm portion 13 is pivotally attached to one end of a link member 21 of the second link mechanism 20, and the other end portion of the arm member 21 is the second link. It is pivotally attached to one end of a bell crank 22 of the mechanism 20. The second link mechanism 20 is provided on the second hard roof 12.

The bell crank 22 is, as shown in FIG.
The bracket 23 is pivotally supported by a shaft 24 provided on the bracket 23, and the bracket 23 is attached to the inner panel 12 a of the second hard roof 12. Reference numeral 25 is a bush, 26 is a washer, and 27 is a nut.

By rotating the bell crank 22 counterclockwise (in FIGS. 1 and 2) about the shaft 24, the link member 21 is moved in the direction of arrow P1, whereby the first hard roof 11 is pivoted. It is rotated inwardly (in the direction of arrow P2) of the second hard roof 12 about the center 17. As shown in FIG. 2, one end of a connecting member 28 is pivotally supported at the other end of the bell crank 22.

On the other hand, the lower portion of the second hard roof 12 is pivotally attached to the vehicle body 29, and is rotatable in the counterclockwise direction (in FIG. 2) around the pivotally attached portion S. Also, the second
In the lower part of the hard roof 12, one end of a link member 31 of the first link mechanism 30 is pivotally supported by a shaft 31a at a position rearward and above the pivotally attached portion S, and is formed at one end of the link member 31 on the rear side. The other end of the connecting member 28 is pivotally supported on the protrusion 32.

The other end of the link member 31 is provided with the rotary link member 3
3 is pivotally supported by the arm part 34. Rotating link member 3
3, a fan portion 35 is formed, and a gear 36 is formed on the peripheral surface of the fan portion 35. A reduction gear 38 that is rotated by a motor 37 is meshed with the gear 36, and the meshing allows the rotary link member 33 to rotate about a shaft 39 in a range Q (see FIG. 2). ing.

The first link mechanism 30 is composed of a connecting member 28, a link member 31, a rotary link member 33 and the like.

Next, the operation of the hard roof storage structure of the above embodiment will be described.

When the first and second hard roofs 11 and 12 are unfolded as shown in FIG. 2, the motor 37 is driven to rotate the rotary link member 33 in the counterclockwise direction. 31 is the second hard roof 12 pivotal connection S
It is rotated clockwise around. Also, the link member 31 is rotated counterclockwise with respect to the second hard roof 12 about the shaft 31a by the rotation of the second hard roof 12, whereby the connecting member 28 moves in the direction of arrow P3. I will do it.

By the movement of the connecting member 28 in the direction of arrow P3, the bell crank 22 rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 24, and this rotation causes the link member 21 to move in the direction of arrow P1.
Move in the direction. Then, the arrow P of the link member 21
With the movement in one direction, the first hard roof 11 rotates about the shaft 17 so as to enter the inside of the second hard roof 12.

The arm portion 34 of the rotary link member 33 is F1.
When rotated to the position, the first and the first hard roofs 11 and 12
Moves to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. When the arm portion 34 of the rotation link member 33 is rotated to the F2 position, the first hard roof 11 becomes horizontal as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.
Is stored in the rear portion of the vehicle compartment 40 with the joint surface 12e facing upward.

By the way, the position of the shaft 17 is set to a distance L from the joint surface 12e, and this L is the second hard roof 12a.
Since the height is set to be substantially the same as the height H of the first hard roof 11, the first hard roof 11 does not project from the joint surface 12e of the second hard roof when it is stored as shown by the chain line in FIG. In other words, at a position that is lowered by the distance L from the joint surface 12e,
Since the first hard roof 11 having a height H (almost the same height as L) is stored in a horizontal state, its upper surface 12e
Therefore, the first hard roof 11 does not protrude.

As a result, the rear visibility is improved and it is advantageous for a vehicle with a low vehicle height such as a sports car.

The stored first and second hard roofs 11 and 12
In order to deploy the above, the motor 37 may be rotated in the reverse direction to rotate the rotary link member 33 in the counterclockwise direction. By this reverse rotation, the link mechanisms 20 and 30 operate in the opposite manner to the above, and the first and second hard roofs 11 and 12 are expanded.

The shaft 17 which is the center of rotation of the first hard roof 11 is attached to the inner panel 1 of the second hard roof 12.
Since it is provided on the side edge portion 12b of 2a, the first hard roof 11 is joined to the second hard roof 12 from the lower side to the upper side when unfolded from the stored state. That is, the first hard roof 11 is pressed against the second hard roof 12 in the direction of arrow R1 in FIG. Therefore, the seal member 60 provided on the first hard roof 11 can be pressed against the lower surface 12f of the second hard roof 12. That is, since the collected rainwater does not directly permeate the joint surface between the seal member 60 and the lower surface 12f, the sealability can be improved.

Incidentally, in the case of the conventional one, as shown in FIG. 7, the rotation center P of the first hard roof is located below the second hard roof, so that when it is unfolded from the storage position,
The joining surface of the hard roof is pressed against the joining surface of the second hard roof from the left side. That is, the first hard roof 2 is in pressure contact with the second hard roof 3 in the direction of arrow R2. For this reason, the sealing structure is as shown in FIG. 7, and the rainwater collected at the joint surface between the seal member 2S and the contact surface of the first hard roof 2 is directly permeated, so that the sealing performance is deteriorated. .

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the height of the side edge of the second hard roof and the distance from the joint surface of the second hard roof to the center of rotation of the first hard roof are almost equal to each other. Since the same setting is made, the first hard roof is stored in a horizontal state at a position lowered by that distance from the joint surface, so that the first hard roof is retracted from the joint surface of the second hard roof. The roof will not protrude. As a result, the rear visibility is improved and it is advantageous for a vehicle with a low vehicle height such as a sports car.

Further, when the first and the first hard roofs are unfolded, the joining surface of the first hard roof is in a state of joining from the lower side to the upper side of the second hard roof, so that the sealing property can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view schematically showing a storage structure of a hard roof according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the schematic structure of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a stored state of the first and the first hard roofs,

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a seal structure,

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a conventional seal structure,

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing a storage structure for a conventional hard roof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Hard Roof 11 First Hard Roof 12 Second Hard Roof 12e Joining Surface 12F Side Edge 20 Second Link Mechanism 30 First Link Mechanism H Side Edge Height

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a storage structure of a hard roof in which an upper part of a vehicle body is divided into a first hard roof and a second hard roof in a front and rear direction, the first hard roof can be freely rotated at a side edge portion of the second hard roof. And a distance from the joint surface of the second hard roof joined to the first hard roof to the pivot portion is set to be substantially the same as the height of the side edge portion of the second hard roof. A first link mechanism for rotating the second hard roof rearward about the position of the lower part of the hard roof and storing it in the rear part of the vehicle compartment with the joining surface facing upward is provided.
A storage structure for a hard roof, characterized in that a second link mechanism is provided for storing the first hard roof in a substantially horizontal state in front of the second hard roof in conjunction with the rearward rotation of the second hard roof. .