JPH0630513Y2 - Vehicle canvas top structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a canvas top structure for a vehicle, and more particularly to an improved canvas top structure on the left and right sides of a roof opening.

[Prior art]

In recent years, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-15222, a canvas top structure in which a roof opening portion can be opened and closed is adopted in order to enhance the openness of the cabin of a relatively small automobile to the outside air. Cars that have been made are also in practical use.

In the above canvas top structure, as shown in FIG. 4, the roof opening 100 is openably and closably covered by the canvas top 101, and the seal members extending forward and backward on the vehicle body side frames 102 on the left and right sides of the roof opening 100. 10
3, the seal member 103 having a predetermined width from the inner edge 103a to the outer edge 103b is provided, and the vehicle body side frame 102
Mohican molding 104 (the inner edge 104a, the outer edge 104b thereof) is provided below the seal member 103 on the upper surface of the outer end portion of the
Is provided.

The canvas top 101 is mainly composed of a flexible film member which is rectangular in plan view and can be folded backward so as to cover the roof opening 100 and its outer peripheral portion. The sealing member 103 is for sealing between the vehicle body side frame 102 and the outer edge 101a of the canvas top 101, and is provided parallel to the vehicle body side frame 102 along the outer end portion of the vehicle body side frame 102.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

When the roof opening 100 is opened, the canvas top 101 is folded to the rear part of the roof, whereas when the roof opening 100 is closed, the canvas top 101 is stretched by being pulled forward and the frame at the front end portion of the canvas top 101. Is fixed to the front header, a tension that pulls back and forth is generated in the canvas top 101, and the action of the tension causes the outer edge line 101a at the center portion in the front-rear direction of the canvas top 101 to curve in the vehicle width direction as shown in the figure. Deform. As a result, in the center part in the front-rear direction, the outer edge line 1 of the canvas top 101 is
There is a problem that the seal member 103 is partially exposed to the outside of 01a, the sealing property of the part is deteriorated, and the partially exposed seal member 103 deteriorates the appearance.

An object of the present invention is to provide a canvas top structure that does not cause deterioration of sealing performance and deterioration of appearance.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The canvas top structure for a vehicle according to the present invention is a canvas top structure having a canvas top for opening and closing a roof opening of a vehicle. A sealing member for sealing is provided, and at least the outer edge of the sealing member corresponds to the curved shape when the center portion of the left and right outer edges of the canvas top in the front-rear direction is curved inward in the vehicle width when the canvas top is fully closed. Is formed in a curved shape.

[Action]

In the vehicle canvas top structure according to the present invention,
At least the outer edge of the seal member that seals between the body-side member and the canvas top has a curved shape when the center portions of the left and right outer edges of the canvas top in the front-rear direction are curved inward in the vehicle width when the canvas top is fully closed. Since the curved shape is formed correspondingly, both outer edges of the canvas top always maintain a predetermined positional relationship with the outer edge of the seal member in the fully closed state of the canvas top. Therefore,
The sealability is not deteriorated and the outer end portion of the seal member does not extend beyond the outer edge of the canvas top and is not exposed, so that the appearance is not deteriorated.

[Effect of device]

According to the canvas top structure of a vehicle according to the present invention, as described above, at least the outer edge of the sealing member is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the curved shape of the left and right outer edges in the front-rear direction central portion when the canvas top is fully closed. Since the outer edge of the canvas top and the outer edge of the seal member can be held in a fixed positional relationship with each other, a seal between the vehicle body side member and the canvas top can be achieved without requiring any other member or changing the other member. It is possible to prevent the deterioration of appearance and improve the appearance.

〔Example〕

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

This embodiment is a case where the present invention is applied to a canvas top structure adopted in a two-door hatchback type automobile M as shown in FIG.

The vehicle body structure on the left and right sides of the roof opening 1 which is opened and closed by the canvas top 30 having the above canvas top structure will be described. As shown in FIG. The roof side frames 7 having a closed cross section are arranged in the front-rear direction, and the Mohikan molding 1 is provided at the upper end of each roof side frame 7.
A mounting groove 7c for mounting 0 is formed outside the joint 7d between the outer member 7a and the inner member 7b. The canvas top frame 4 for supporting the canvas top 30 and the reinforcing frame 3 are substantially crank-shaped in cross section, and the vicinity of the outer end of the reinforcing frame 3 is joined to the upper surface of the joint 7d and the reinforcing frame 3 is separated. It extends inward of the roof side frame 7 in the vehicle width and is connected to the inner member 7b by a reinforcing bracket 12, and also the canvas top frame 4
Is fixed to the upper end of the reinforcing frame 3 with the thin portion of the seal member 11 sandwiched between the canvas top frame 4 and the canvas top frame 4 extending toward the inside of the vehicle width along the upper vicinity of the reinforcing frame 3 and reinforcing. The frame 3 projects inward from the inner end. A guide rail 2 extending forward and backward is fixed to the upper surface of the canvas top frame 4 near the inner end thereof.

This canvas top structure will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, guide rails 2 are arranged in the front-rear direction on both left and right sides of a roof opening 1 formed over substantially the entire roof. A plurality of sliding hood bones 20 are movably mounted between these guide rails 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The upper and lower moving hood bones are connected to each other to reduce the span between the sliding hood ribs 20 so that the vertical hood ribs can be lifted.
0 and a flexible canvas top 30 that covers the roof opening 1 on the upper surface of the vertical moving hood, and the canvas top 30 is attached to the rear portion of the roof opening 1 through the sliding hood bone 20 and the vertical moving hood. The roof opening 1 can be opened by folding it in a bellows shape, or the roof opening 1 can be closed by stretching the canvas top 30 so as to cover the entire surface of the roof opening 1.

The guide rail 2 is made of hard synthetic resin, a guide portion having a U-shaped cross section having a sliding guide groove 2a is formed at the outer end portion thereof, and a cable attachment portion 2b is integrally formed at the inner end portion thereof. The drive cable 5 is inserted in the front-rear direction in the groove 2c of the cable attachment portion 2b. One end of the drive cable 5 is connected to the foremost sliding top rib 20 and the other end is connected to a drive motor arranged at the rear end of the roof. The frontmost sliding top rib 20 is moved rearward along the guide rail 2 via the intermediary of the guide rail 2. The forward movement is done manually.

The sliding hood 20 includes the guide rails 2 on the left and right sides.
A pair of left and right sliding brackets 21 in which the slider portions 21a are engaged in the sliding guide grooves 2a, and a top rib member 22 fixed to the upper surfaces of these sliding brackets 21 and suspended in the vehicle width direction. The frontmost top rib member 22 is wider than the others and is formed in a panel shape, and the front end portion of the canvas top 30 is fixed. On the other hand, the other top rib member 22 is formed of a pipe-shaped member, and the lower sides of the left and right ends thereof are cut off and then flatly crushed and fixed to the sliding bracket 21 with the rivets 6.

The upper and lower moving hood bones are arranged parallel to each other between the sliding hood bones 20.
The slider corresponding to the sliding bracket 21 is not provided with a slider portion, and substantially the same member as the sliding hood bone 20 is used except that it is free with respect to the guide rail 2. Omit it.

The canvas top 30 is provided above the roof opening 1 between the upper ends of the left and right roof side frames 7 and supported by the sliding hood bones 20 and the vertical hood bones. With the same width in the vehicle width direction, a flexible liner material 31 that covers the sliding hood bones 20 and the upper and lower moving hood bones, and the upper surface of the liner material 31 are extended outward at both left and right sides thereof. The side ends 3 of the canvas top 30 are folded and joined near the upper part of the mounting groove 7c of the raft side frame 7.
And a skin material 32 forming 0a. The front end of the canvas top 30 is fixed to the frontmost sliding top rib 20, while the rear end is fixed to the rear header at the rear end of the roof by a fixing bracket. A flexible tension member 8 is attached in the front-rear direction to the tubular folded portions of the outer edges 30b of the left and right side ends 30a of the canvas top 30, and when the canvas top 30 is fully closed, the front header 9 is attached.
The canvas top 30 is locked in a tensioned state by operating a lock device provided in the.

Next, a seal member for sealing between the canvas top 30 and the rail side frame configured as described above will be described. The mounting groove 7c having a triangular cross section at the upper end of the loaf side frame 7 has a Mohikan molding 1 made of synthetic resin.
0 is attached, and below the side end portion 30a of the canvas top 30, a substantially synthetic resin strip having a width ranging from the upper inner half of the Mohican molding 10 to the outer end side end of the canvas stop frame 4. Shaped seal member 11 extending in the front-rear direction is fixed by adhesion, and a bulged second seal portion 11b that abuts the lower surface of the canvas top 30 is formed at the inner end portion of the seal member 11, A thin curved lip-shaped first seal portion 11a is formed at the end portion over the entire length, and the outer edge of the canvas top 30 abuts and seals the outer edge portion of the first seal portion 11a.

Here, the outer edge of the seal member 11 has a shape when the center portion of the left and right outer edges 30b is deformed inward in the vehicle width due to the tension acting on the canvas top 30 when the canvas top 30 is fully closed. It is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the curved shape, and when the canvas top 30 is fully closed, the outer edge 30b comes into contact with the outer edge portion of the first seal portion 11a from above. In addition, an inner lining 13 is provided on the inner side of the inner member 7a of the roof side frame 7 and the cabas top frame 4 on the passenger compartment side, and a lower inner end of the left and right sliding brackets 21 is mounted on the passenger compartment. An inner lining 14 is provided to cover the ceiling part of the inner lining 13, and the inner linings 13 and 14 cover the members such as the sliding hood 20 and the canvas top frame 4 and the inner end of the inner lining 13 and the outer end of the lining 14. A seal member 15 that seals between the parts is attached to the inner edge of the canvas top frame 4 in the front-rear direction.

The operation of the canvas top structure configured as described above will be described. When the canvas top 30 is stretched from the fully open state to the fully closed state and locked by the front header 9 in a tensioned state, tension is applied to the canvas top 30. Since the canvas top 30 is made of a flexible synthetic resin member, the center portions of the left and right outer edges 30b of the canvas top 30 are bent inward in the vehicle width. The outer edge is the outer edge 30b of the canvas top 30.
Since the canvas top 30 is formed in a shape corresponding to the curved shape, the outer edge 30b of the canvas top 30 always presses the outer edge of the first seal portion 11a of the seal member 11 to abut against the roof top side when the canvas top 30 is fully closed. The sealing property between the frame 7 and the canvas top 30 does not deteriorate.

Furthermore, the first seal portion 11a of the seal member 11 is provided with the outer edge 30.
Since it does not protrude beyond b and is not exposed, the appearance is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile, Fig. 2 is a plan view of a main portion of the automobile with a canvas top fully closed, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in Fig. 2. FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 correspond to FIG. 2 according to the prior art. 1 ... Seal opening, 10 ... Seal member, 30 ... Canvas top, 30b ... Outer edge of canvas top.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A canvas top structure comprising a canvas top for opening and closing a roof opening of a vehicle, wherein vehicle body side members on both left and right sides of the roof opening are provided with sealing members for sealing between the vehicle body side member and the canvas top. When the canvas top is fully closed, at least the outer edges of the sealing member are formed in a curved shape so as to correspond to the curved shape when the front and rear center portions of the left and right outer edges of the canvas top deform inward in the vehicle width. The vehicle's canvas top structure, which is characterized by