JPH07257285A - Roof rack for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the whole constitution while simplifying both the installation work at the time when it is used and the housing work at the time when it is not used. CONSTITUTION:A pair of frames 2 are provided on both the right and left sides of a roof panel 1 so as to be opposite each other, and each of these frames 2 is supported by a supporting shaft so as to be turnable between a turn-down position in which the frame 2 is housed inside a frame-housing recessed part 6 that has been formed in the roof panel 1 and an erected position in which the frame 2 is erected on the roof panel 1. Further, in each frame 2, an erection bar 3 is supported by an erection-bar supporting shaft so as to be turnable between a superposed position in which the erection bar 3 is housed inside an erection-bar housing groove 4 of the frame 2 and an erection position in which the erection bar 3 is bridged between the frames 2 so that the ends thereof are abutted on the opposite frames 2. Thus, the erection bars 3 are bridged between the frames 2 being in the erected position, and also the respective frames z are held by the erection bars 3 in the erected condition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle roof rack for mounting skis and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a roof rack for a vehicle is sold separately from the vehicle, so that it is necessary to attach the vehicle roof rack to the roof of the vehicle later. However, the installation work is difficult and troublesome for an inexperienced person. If the roof rack is not used as a roof rack and is left mounted for a long time after being mounted, not only the air resistance during traveling increases but also the appearance is not good. Therefore, for example,
As disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,149,453, a mounting bar for mounting skis or the like is provided on the roof so that the bar can be moved up and down, and installation work on the roof is unnecessary and it can be stored when it is not in use Vehicle roof racks have been developed. The present invention will be briefly described below.

A storage groove is formed on the roof of the vehicle so as to extend in the left-right direction, and pantograph-type supporting legs having an elevating mechanism are provided on both left and right sides of the storage groove. A mounting bar is stretched between the support legs, and the mounting bar can be displaced by a lifting mechanism between a storage position in which it is stored in the storage groove and a projecting position that projects onto the roof. Furthermore, when a ski or the like is placed at the projecting position, a holding mechanism for holding the loading bar at the projecting position is provided so as not to be lowered by the load.

[0004]

By the way, in order to displace the mounting bar between the projecting position and the storage position, the mounting bar is parallel to the roof surface as in the above-described configuration using the pantograph mechanism. Generally, the structure is such that it can be lifted up and down in this state, but in this case not only the lifting mechanism has a complicated structure, but also the mounting bar is mounted so that it does not descend due to the load of the skis, etc. A holding mechanism for holding the bar at the protruding position is also required, which makes the overall structure complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. An object of the present invention is to provide a roof rack for a vehicle, which is simple in installation work during use and accommodation work when not in use, but can be simplified in overall structure. Is in the place of providing.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle roof rack according to the present invention comprises a pair of pedestals that are erected at a predetermined interval on a roof of a vehicle, and between the pedestals. And a erection bar that is erected, rotatably supports the gantry between an upright state in which the pedestals stand upright and face each other and a laid state along the roof of the vehicle, and the rotation axes thereof are set parallel to each other. The erection bar is erected in the direction intersecting the rotation axis of the gantry (the invention of claim 1).

Further, in addition to the above structure,
An accommodating recess for accommodating the gantry that has been rotated in the laid state may be formed by being depressed from the roof surface (the invention of claim 2).

Further, in the invention of claim 1 or 2, the gantry is set to have a dimension longer than the erection bar along the roof surface, and one end side of the erection bar is connected to the gantry via a support shaft to form the gantry. It may be configured so as to be rotatable between the overlapping position where they are overlapped with each other and the installation position where they are bridged between the other mounts (the invention of claim 3).

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in order to use it as a roof rack for a vehicle, a pair of gantry units lying on the roof are pivoted so as to stand upright on the roof, and they are in a standing state in which they face each other. To do. Then, it is sufficient to hang the erection bar between the mounts.

Here, for example, when the pedestals having a shape extending in the longitudinal direction with respect to the vehicle are provided so as to face both left and right sides of the roof, the erection bar should be laid laterally with respect to the vehicle. Becomes Further, if the erection bars are erected between the front portions and the rear portions of the respective mounts, the ski or the like can be mounted between the erection bars.

In this state, a force is applied to each of the mounts in the falling direction due to the load from the skis placed thereon, but since the erection bar is stretched between the mounts, the erected state is maintained. It That is, the erection bar has both the function of placing a ski or the like and the function of holding the pedestal in an upright state. When not used as a roof rack, each pedestal can be laid down by removing the erection bar. Therefore, each pedestal can be rotated from the standing state to the lying state. Claim 2
According to the above-mentioned invention, the gantry is stored in the storage groove of the roof when in the lying state.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when it is desired to mount a ski or the like on the roof rack of the vehicle, each of the collapsed mounts is rotated to an upright position for standing on the roof, and the skis are mounted on the mount. By rotating the erection bar that is superposed and in the overlapping position and hangs it on the pedestal on the other side, the erection bar can prevent the pedestal from collapsing, as in the first aspect of the invention. Also, when the roof rack is not used, by rotating the erection bar from the erection position that is hung between the pedestals to the stacking position, the erection bar will not be obstructed because it will be piled up along the pedestal and is convenient for storage. is there.

[0013]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1,
Even if force is applied to the gantry in the fall direction, each gantry is held upright by the erection bar, so there is no need to provide any other complicated holding mechanism for holding the gantry upright. Thus, there is an effect that the configuration is easy as a whole.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the gantry is housed in the recess when not in use, the air resistance and wind noise can be reduced and the appearance can be improved. Further, in the invention of claim 3, since the erection bar is supported by the pedestal so as to be rotatable between the stacking position and the erection position, it is not necessary to separately secure a storage place and the assembling work can be performed. It can be even easier.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle roof rack according to the present embodiment is provided with a pair of pedestals 2 provided on both left and right sides of a roof panel 1 that constitutes a roof of a vehicle, and a pedestal 2 installed between the pedestals 2. It consists of a erection bar 3 for books.

Each pedestal 2 is manufactured, for example, by pressing a steel plate, extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and has a U-shaped cross section, which is formed by denting the opposing pedestal 2 side to form a erection bar storage groove 4. There is. Support legs 5 are integrally formed at the front and rear of each pedestal 2, and both ends (front and rear end sides of the vehicle) are formed with curved portions 2a that bend in the same direction as the support legs 5. Therefore, the tip of the support leg 5 and the tip of the curved portion 2a are aligned with each other.

On the other hand, in the roof panel 1 of the vehicle, cradle housing recesses 6 are formed on both left and right sides thereof so as to extend in the front-rear direction. This cradle housing recess 6 is formed by recessing the roof panel 1 following the shape of the gantry 2. When the gantry 2 is laid down on the roof panel 1, the gantry 2 is housed exactly in the gantry housing recess 6. To be done. Further, of the cradle housing recessed portion 6, a portion corresponding to the tip of each support leg portion 5 and each curved portion 2
As shown in FIG. 3, a support shaft 7 penetrating between the front and rear side wall portions of the cradle housing recess 6 is provided at a total of four locations corresponding to the tip of a.
Is provided via a bracket 8 fixed to the roof panel 1, and this penetrates the tip end portion of each support leg portion 5 of the gantry 2 and each tip end portion of each curved portion 2a at four locations.
As a result, both the left and right pedestals 2 can rotate about the support shaft 7, and the standing state in which the pedestals 2 stand upright on the roof panel 1 and the pedestal accommodating recess 6 that falls toward the opposing pedestal 2 side.
It can be displaced between the prone state and the stored state.

Further, one erection bar 3 is connected to each gantry 2. That is, as for the gantry 2 provided on the left side of the roof panel 1, for example, the erection bar support shaft 8 is provided on the upper part of the support leg portion 5 located at the front part as shown in FIG. Has one end rotatably supported. As a result, the erection bar 3 is attached to the pedestal 2
A stacking position to be stored along the erection bar storage groove 4 of
It is pivotable outward from the overlapping position and is pivotable between it and the erected position (see FIG. 1) where the tip is in contact with and suspended from the other pedestal 2. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the tip end portion of the erection bar 3 is thinned by cutting out the outer surface portion, and the through hole 3a is formed therein. This through hole 3a
The fixing bar 9 is fixed to the erection position by tightening the fixing screw 9 into the screw hole 5a formed in the upper part of the supporting leg portion 5 at the front part of the pedestal 2 which faces the pedestal 2.

The pedestal 2 provided on the right side of the roof panel 1 is also equipped with a erection bar 3 similarly to the pedestal 2 on the left side, but this is at the upper part of the support leg 5 on the rear side. It is rotatably supported by the erection bar support shaft 8. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, at the erection position, the erection bar 3 is hung between the rear side of the pedestal 2 on the other side and fixed by the fixing screw 9.

Further, as shown in FIG.
A recess is formed in the upper surface of the central portion of each of the mounts 2 housed inside to form a fixing screw storage chamber 10, and a through hole 10a is formed in the bottom surface of the fixing screw storage chamber 10. . On the other hand, the central upper surface portion (the central outer surface portion when the gantry 2 is in the standing position) of each erection bar 3 in the overlapping position is cut out so as not to contact the fixing screw accommodating chamber 10 in the overlapping position and the escape portion. It is 3b. This escape 3
Through holes 3c and 6a are also formed below the fixing-screw accommodating chamber 10 in the b and the cradle accommodating recess 6. Then, the fixing screw 9 is inserted into the through hole 10 from above the fixing screw accommodating chamber 10.
a, 3c, 6a, and is fastened to the screw hole 11a of the reinforcing plate 11 provided on the back surface of the cradle housing recess 6. As a result, each erection bar 3 is fixed at the overlapping position and each pedestal 2 is fixed at the fall position. The fixing screw 9 is used together with the fixing screw 9 for fixing the erection bar 3 to the erection position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a lid 12 is provided at the opening of the fixing screw accommodating chamber 10, and the lid 12 is provided.
Is supported by a support pin 13 so as to be vertically rotatable. A torsion coil spring 14 is fitted to the support pin 13, and one end of the torsion coil spring 14 is fixed to a fixing member 15 provided on a side wall portion of the fixing screw accommodating chamber 10 to close the lid 12 in the closing direction. Always urged.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. For example, when it is desired to mount a ski on a vehicle roof rack, first, the lid 1 provided on the central upper surface of each pedestal 2 is placed.
2 is rotated upward against the elastic force of the torsion coil spring 14 to open the fixing screw storage chamber 10. Then, the fixing screw 9 is loosened and pulled out upward. As a result, the gantry 2 and the erection bar 3 are rotatable, so that each gantry 2 is rotated in the standing position direction to be in the standing state. After that, for example, with respect to the gantry 2 on the left side, the rear end portion of the erection bar 3 at the overlapping position is pulled out from the erection bar storage groove 4 of the gantry 2 and the erection bar 3
The center of the front end portion is rotated to pivot the erection bar 3 to the erection position where the tip of the erection bar 3 contacts the pedestal 2 on the other side. Then, the removed fixing screw 9 is inserted into the through hole 3a formed in the tip portion of the erection bar 3 and tightened in the screw hole 5a of the pedestal 2. As a result, the erection bar 3 on the front side is suspended and fixed to the front part between the pedestals 2 facing each other in the standing state. Next, with respect to the remaining right gantry 2, contrary to the above, the front end of the erection bar 3 in the overlapping position is pulled out from the erection bar storage groove 4 of the gantry 2 and the rear end side of the erection bar 3 is centered. The installation bar 3 is rotated to a position where the tip of the installation bar 3 is in contact with the opposite installation base 2, and the installation bar 3 is fixed to the installation base 2 with a fixing screw 9. As a result, the rear erection bar 3 is also hung and fixed on the rear portion between the opposing pedestals 2, so that it is completed as a roof rack (see FIG. 1), and skis or the like are installed between the two erection bars 3. It can be fixed by hanging it over.

While the skis are placed, a force acts on each pedestal 2 in the falling direction, that is, in the direction of the opposite pedestal 2 side by the load of the ski, and each pedestal 2 tries to fall down. Since the two erection bars 3 are bridged between the respective pedestals 2, the respective pedestals 2 are held in the standing position with respect to each other by the erection bars 3. Therefore, the erection bar 3 has a function as a mounting bar on which a ski is placed, and also a function as a holding member for holding the gantry 2 at the standing position.

When not used as a roof rack, from the state shown in FIG. 1, the fixing screws 9 fixing each erection bar 3 are loosened and pulled out, and the erection bar 3 on the front side is drawn from the erected position in FIG. Is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow to be housed in the erection bar storage groove 4 of the pedestal 2, and the rear erection bar 3
Is rotated in the direction indicated by the two-dot chain line arrow and stored in the installation bar storage groove 4 of the opposite base. Then, after that, each pedestal 2 is rotated from the upright position to the fallen position, housed in the cradle housing recess 6 of the roof panel 1, and fixed in that state by the two fixing screws 9 (see FIG. 8). ).

According to the above construction, even if a force acts on the gantry 2 in the fall direction, each gantry 2 is held in an upright state by the erection bar 3 necessary for mounting a ski or the like. There is no need to additionally provide a complicated holding mechanism or the like for holding the gantry 2 in the upright state, and there is an effect that the overall configuration becomes easy.

Further, when not used as a roof rack, the pedestal 2 is housed in the cradle housing recess 6 and the pedestal 2 and the like do not project above the roof panel 1, so that air resistance and wind noise can be reduced and it looks good. Can be well.

Further, in particular, in this embodiment, since each erection bar 3 is rotatably supported by the gantry 2 between the overlapping position and the erection position along the gantry 2, a separate storage place for the erection bar 3 is provided. It is not necessary to secure the above, and the assembling work can be facilitated. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified and implemented as follows, for example, and these embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, the pedestal 2 is provided so as to face both left and right sides of the roof panel 1, but it may be provided so as to face both front and rear sides of the roof panel 1. In that case, a ski or the like is mounted between the mounts, but the same effects as above can be obtained without any change.

(2) The pedestal 2 is formed vertically from the front part to the rear part of the roof panel 1, but it is also possible to provide independent pedestals at the front part and the rear part or at a plurality of locations.

(3) The erection bar 3 was erected at the front part and the rear part between the respective pedestals 2, but the erection bar 3 may be erected not only at two positions but at three or more positions. In this case, even if a heavy object is placed on the roof rack, each frame can be reliably held in the standing state.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the whole of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of a support leg and an erection bar in a standing state.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a supporting leg portion in a lying state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a part of the erection bar in the erected state.

FIG. 5 is a transverse cross-sectional view showing the erected state of the erection bar.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing a stored state.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a fixing screw storage chamber.

FIG. 8 is an external view showing a stored state

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Roof panel (roof) 2 ... Stand 3 ... Installation bar 6 ... Stand storage groove (recess)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A roof rack for a vehicle, comprising: a pair of pedestals that are erected on a roof of a vehicle at a predetermined interval, and a erection bar that is erected between the pedestals. The erection bar is rotatably supported between an upright state in which it stands up and opposes and a laid state along the roof of the vehicle, and its rotation axes are set parallel to each other, and the erection bar intersects with the rotation axis. A roof rack for a vehicle, which is installed on a roof. 2. The roof for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein an accommodation recess for accommodating the gantry that has been rotated in a fallen state is formed on the roof of the vehicle by being depressed from the roof surface. rack. 3. The stack is set to be longer than the erection bar along a roof surface, and one end of the erection bar is superposed on the gantry by being connected to the gantry via a support shaft. The vehicle roof rack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the roof rack is rotatable between a position and a erected position that is bridged between the other pedestals.