JPH0639606U - Roof rack mounting structure for sunroof cars - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Purpose] To solve the problem of interference between each fastening part with the roof rack in an external slide type sunroof vehicle, and to eliminate the variation in the construction of both. [Structure] A sunroof 6 is configured to open and close in the front-rear direction of a vehicle body, and a side garnish panel 3 is attached to the roof panel 1 so as to be flush with the sunroof. The roof rack 5 is attached from the outside of the side garnish panel, but the side garnish panel and the roof rack are fastened to the roof panel together by a common bolt 10 and weld nut 9. The side garnish panel is formed with an opening 11 for fitting and mounting the rack base end portion 5a of the roof rack, the bolts are tightened with the rack base end portion attached thereto, and then the rack base end portion is attached. The rack body 5b is integrated by the connecting fitting 15 and the clamp screw 16.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a roof rack which is fixed to a roof portion of a vehicle body and on which various items such as skis are mounted, and particularly, a sunroof opening is formed in the roof portion, and this opening is an external type sunroof. A roof rack mounting structure for sunroof vehicles that can be opened and closed with.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, as a structure for attaching a roof rack to a roof portion of a vehicle body, those disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-80146, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-3945, and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-90161 are known. Although these are not premised on sunroof vehicles, they are for fastening and fixing the base end of the roof rack to the roof of the vehicle body with screw fastening means.

By the way, the applicant has developed a sunroof vehicle as shown in FIG. Here, sunroof openings 102 and 103 are formed in a roof panel 100 which forms a roof portion of a vehicle body, and sunroofs 104 and 105 made of smoked glass are provided so as to cover them. The former is a tilt type and the latter is a front-back sliding type. The slide type sunroof 105 is an external type that slides to the outside of the roof panel 100 to open and close the sunroof opening 103.

If the sunroof 105 has an external (external slide) structure, its assembly is easy. In other words, in the internal sliding structure where the sunroof is slid inside the roof panel, the sunroof is assembled from the inside of the vehicle body, but in that case, the worker must go inside the vehicle body and perform the assembly work. On the other hand, it is not necessary if it is externally attached. In addition, the use of an external sliding sunroof has the advantage that a large interior space can be secured.

However, the external sunroof 105 projects from the roof panel 100, and a step is formed between the roof panel 100 and the roof panel 100, which is not good in appearance. Therefore, in order to eliminate the step difference, the center garnish panel 106 and the side garnish panel 107 are flush with the sunroof 105 so as to surround the external sunroof 105 and serve as a garnish panel that is a decorative panel for raising the height. The roof panel 100 is overlapped and fixed on the roof panel 100. The rear portion 100a of the roof panel 100 is formed so as to project upward and is also flush with the sunroof 105. Further, a rear spoiler 108 is provided so as to be continuous with this.

When the roof rack is mounted so as to cross the roof on the premise that the roof panel 100 is covered with the side garnish panel 107 and the like as described above, the base end portion of the roof rack has a side end portion of the side garnish panel 107. Although it is fixed to the vehicle body from the outside, the prior art relating to this mounting structure is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

In FIG. 5, the side garnish panel 107 is fixed to the roof panel 100 by hooking with a clip 110 and a nut 111 tightened from the lower side of the vehicle. In the figure, the sliding sunroof 105 is guided by a rail 112 and sealed by a weather strip 113. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the roof rack 114 is provided with a bracket 117 provided at a portion of the rack base end portion 116 coupled to the rack body 115, avoiding the fastening portion (111) of the side garnish panel 107. Then, it is screwed (118) to the roof panel 100.

[0008]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, since the screw fastening portion of the roof rack 114 has to be set while avoiding the screw fastening portion of the side garnish panel 107, the mounting position of the roof rack 114 is limited, and the screw fastening portion of the side garnish panel 107 and the screw fastening portion are restricted. There is a space problem that it is difficult to balance the overall arrangement with the screw fastening portion of the rack 114.

Further, since the roof rack 114 is screwed to the bracket 117 that is attached to the roof panel 100 in advance, the roof rack 114 and the side garnish panel 107 are not properly assembled. There is also a construction problem in that it is likely to cause defects.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problem in space of each screw fastening portion between the side garnish panel and the roof rack, and also to solve the problem of installation error between the both.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In the present invention, the sunroof vehicle as described above, that is, the sunroof having an external structure is attached to the vehicle body roof part, and the side garnish panel is fixed to the roof part so as to be adjacent to and flush with the sunroof. This is a structure for mounting the roof rack to the roof part from the outside of the side garnish panel on the premise of the roof structure. That is, the side garnish panel is screwed to the roof portion of the vehicle body by a screw member. The screw fastening portion of the side garnish panel is formed in a shape for mounting the base end portion of the roof rack in a state where the screw member is removed. When the roof rack is not attached, only the side garnish panel is fastened to the roof portion by the screw member. In the mounted state of the roof rack, the roof rack attached to the screw fastening portion of the side garnish panel is fastened together with the side garnish panel to the roof portion by the screw member.

[0012]

[Action]

 As a result, the side garnish panel ensures flushness with the external sunroof and enhances the design effect of the roof exterior, while the side garnish panel and the roof rack are both attached to the roof part of the vehicle body by common screw fastening means. It will be fixed. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide each space for the screw fastening portion of the side garnish panel and the thread fastening portion of the roof rack, and the problem of interference between both fastening portions is eliminated. Further, since the screw fastening means is commonly used for the side garnish panel and the roof rack, variations in the construction of the side garnish panel and the roof rack are unlikely to occur.

[0013]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 shows one side garnish panel 3 attached to both end portions of the roof panel 1 of the vehicle body, and FIG. 1 shows an AA cross section of the fastening portion in the attached state. Further, FIG. 4 shows two roof racks 5 and 5 which are hung from the side garnish panel 3 in the vehicle width direction, and the BB cross section of the fastening portion of the roof rack 5 is shown in FIG. Is shown in. The layout of the sliding sunroof (slide glass) 2 shown in FIG. 3 and the surrounding center garnish panel 4, side garnish panel 3, etc. is the same as that shown in FIG. 7, and therefore a detailed description is omitted. To do.

First, in FIG. 1, a sliding sunroof 6 of a sunroof mechanism is designed to be opened and closed in the front-rear direction of a vehicle body by being incorporated in a front rail 7 provided inside the roof panel 1 and a rear rail (not shown). ing. A side garnish panel 3 is provided so as to be flush with the sunroof 6, and the side garnish panel 3 is provided with a reinforcement (reinforcing back plate) 3a on the back side. In the closed state of the sunroof 6, the roof panel 1 and the roof panel 1 are sealed by a weather strip 8.

The side garnish panel 3 is attached to the roof panel 1 from the outside and is fastened to the roof panel 1 by fastening a bolt 10 from the outside to a weld nut 9 fixed to the inside of the roof panel 1. Has been done. An opening 11 is formed in the side garnish panel 3 so as to correspond to the head of the bolt 10, and the opening 11 is formed by a synthetic resin cover cap 12 when the roof rack 5 shown in FIG. 2 is not attached. Is blocked by.

On the other hand, a structure in which the roof rack 5 shown in FIG. 2 is fixed to the roof panel 1 via the side garnish panel 3 will be described. The roof rack 5 has a structure in which it is divided into a rack base end 5a and a rack body 5b. When mounting on the roof panel 1, first, the cover cap 12 shown in FIG. 1 is removed and the bolt 10 is also removed. In this state, the rack base end portion 5a in a single state is inserted into the opening 11 of the side garnish panel 3 from the outside through the seal packing 13. As a result, the front end surface of the rack base end portion 5 a is placed on the side garnish panel 3 from the outside through the opening 11. In that state, the bolt 10 is tightened into the weld nut 9 by the tool inserted from the tool insertion hole 14 formed in the rack base end portion 5a, whereby the rack base end portion 5a and the side garnish panel 3 are secured. The roof panel 1 is fastened together with the common bolt 10. That is, the screw fastening portion of the side garnish panel 3 is also used as the screw fastening portion for fixing the roof rack 5, and the opening 11 formed in the side garnish panel 3 tightens or loosens the bolt 10. In addition to serving as a tool opening, it also serves as a mounting hole for mounting the rack base end 5a.

After the rack base end portion 5 a is fastened together with the side garnish panel 3 to the roof panel 1, the rack base end portion 5 a is fastened to the rack base end portion 5 a, and the rack body 5 b is connected to the connecting fitting 15 and the clamp screw 16. Are integrally connected by. One end of the connecting metal fitting 15 is hooked in the groove 17 of the rack base end portion 5a and the other end is attached to the rack body 5b and the rack body 5b is fastened to the rack body 5b by the clamp screw 16. The base end portion 5a is firmly clamped so that both are integrated.

[0018]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, the step difference between the external sunroof and the roof part is eliminated by the side garnish panel to form a roof appearance that looks good, and the screw fastening part of the side garnish panel to the roof part is roofed. Since the structure is also used as the screw fastening part of the rack, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated fastening space for each, thus eliminating the problem of the balance of the fastening position between the side garnish panel and the roof rack. In addition, since the side garnish panel and the roof rack are fastened to the roof part of the vehicle body by the common fastening means, the problem of unevenness in the construction of the roof rack and the side garnish panel is solved at the same time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention (a roof rack is not attached).

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an essential part of an embodiment of the present invention (mounting state of a roof rack).

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounted state of the side garnish panel.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a roof rack is attached.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a conventional example (with a roof rack attached).

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a roof structure of a sunroof vehicle in which side garnish panels and the like are mounted around an external sunroof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Roof panel (roof part) 3 Side garnish panel 5 Roof rack 5a Rack base part 5b Rack body 6 Sunroof 9 Weld nut 10 Bolt 11 Opening 12 Cover cap

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A sunroof that opens and closes a sunroof opening formed in a roof portion of a vehicle body is attached to the roof portion from the outside, and side garnish panels are flush with the sunroof adjacent to both sides of the sunroof. A roof rack mounting structure for a sunroof vehicle that is mounted to the roof part so that a roof rack is mounted to the roof part from the outside of the side garnish panel, wherein the side garnish panel is attached to the roof part by a screw member. The screw fastening portion of the side garnish panel is fastened with a screw, in a state where the screw member is removed,
The roof rack is formed in a shape for mounting the base end of the roof rack, and when the roof rack is not attached, only the side garnish panel is fastened to the roof portion by the screw member, but the roof rack is attached. Then, the roof rack mounted to the screw fastening portion of the side garnish panel is configured to be fastened together with the side garnish panel to the roof portion together with the side garnish panel. .