JPH09301082A - Roof box mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily mount a roof box by having a mounting member which can be mounted in a roof rail provided in a vehicle provided in both ends of each support lever inserted in box main unit of the roof box. SOLUTION: In a box main unit 311 of a roof box, at least two extensible/ contractible support levers 2 are penetration provided. Each center support lever 211 thereof is fixed to a box main unit 311, in this center support lever 211, one or several moving support levers 212 are provided in a nest type, these two moving support levers 212 are protrusively provided respectively from the box main unit 311. Thereafter, the moving support lever 212 is extended/ contracted, also a mounting member 7 provided in both ends of the support member is respectively locked to paired roof rails. In the point of time ending this lock, the moving support lever 212 is positioned, to be fastened by a fastening member of lock screw, stopper, nut tightener, etc. In this way, the center support lever 211 and the moving support lever 212 are fixed to between the paired roof rails, also mounting of the box main unit 311 is ended.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roof box mounting device using a roof rail of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a structure in which a roof box is mounted by using a roof rail is usually a mounting rod that is delivered to the roof rail, and a plurality of bolts that connect the mounting rod and the roof rail, or the mounting rod and the roof box, respectively. And a nut are used. Therefore, there are problems such as time and effort required for attachment and detachment, and troublesomeness.

As a part of the solution, the applicant of the present invention has registered the utility model No. 302258 which can be easily attached and detached in a short time.
No. 2 roof box mounting device is proposed. This invention is configured to be attached to the roof rail by using several suction cups and several tightening belts. Further, as a prior art document, there is an automobile storage box of registered utility model No. 3020403. This invention has a structure in which a storage box (roof box) is attached to a roof of a vehicle by utilizing a pair of mounting brackets provided on a roof carrier and a receiving bracket mounted on the pair of mounting brackets.

[0004]

Among the above-mentioned documents, the invention of registered utility model No. 3022582 has a feature that conventional bolts and nuts are not required. However, since it is configured to use several suction cups and several tightening belts, it may take some experience to install it, and there is no problem with normal tightening, but if tightening is too strong, the roof surface There are some problems such as damage to the body. The invention of the registered utility model No. 3020403 of the other document is intended to improve the conventional mounting device, but this device has the same problem as the conventional mounting device because of the structure using the bolt and the nut. Remains.

[0005]

In view of the above, the present invention provides
The following configuration is adopted for the purpose of allowing anyone to easily (simplely) install it, or to install it as close to the roof as possible.

That is, the roof box mounting device of the present invention comprises several supporting rods penetrating the box body of the roof box, and mounting members which are provided at both ends of each supporting rod and which can be mounted on the roof rails mounted on the vehicle. ,,.

Further, the present invention adopts the following structure in view of the simple attachment and the fact that the roof rail can be freely attached in correspondence with the width between the rails.

That is, the roof box mounting device of the present invention comprises several support rods penetrating the box body of the roof box, and mounting members which are provided at both ends of each of the support rods and which can be mounted on the roof rails mounted on the vehicle. , A tightening member that tightens the roof box and the roof rail.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, in the example shown in FIGS.
At least two extendable support rods are pierced in the box body of the roof box (note that the pierce also includes piercing outside the box body), and each of the center support rods (hereinafter simply referred to as center support rods). Is fixed to the main body of the box, and one or several moving support rods (hereinafter, described as two) are provided in the center support rod in a nested manner. , And only the moving support rods) project from the box body. After that, the movable supporting rod is expanded and contracted, and the mounting members provided at both ends thereof are respectively locked to the pair of roof rails. When the locking is completed, the movable support rod is positioned, for example, a set screw, a stopper,
Determine with tightening members such as nut tightening. As a result, the center support rod and the movable support rod are fixed between the pair of roof rails, and the attachment of the box body is completed.
That is, the roof box is attached to the pair of roof rails. If the two support rods are fixed, several attachment members are locked to the pair of roof rails, and then the attachment members and the two support rods are tightened. As a result, the box body and the roof box are attached to the pair of roof rails. In this example, after the dimensions of each support rod (hereinafter, simply referred to as the support rod) are determined, the attachment members are respectively locked to the support rod and the roof rail, and, for example, the support rod and the attachment member are stopped. The box body and the roof box are attached to the pair of roof rails by fixing them with tightening members such as screws and tightening.

The use after the roof box is mounted as described above is the same as the conventional one. However, when the support rod is housed in the box body, the protruding size of the roof box from the roof surface is small, which helps reduce wind pressure resistance and wind noise (wind noise), and is useful for housing and taking out items. is there.

When the roof box is removed, the tightening member is loosened to free the moving support rod, and then the mounting member is detached from the pair of roof rails. In the case of a fixed type, each mounting member is detached from the two support rods, and the two support rods are detached from the pair of roof rails.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a roof rail provided on a roof C1 of a vehicle C, which is usually composed of two pairs (pair). Reference numeral 2 denotes a support rod supported between the roof rails 1. As shown in the example, the center support rod 211 and the movable support rod 212 are ideally configured, but they are made of one rod, tube, plate or the like. It may be a fixed support rod (described later). The center support rod 211 is attached to the box body 311 with the set screw 4, but in this example, the center support rod 21 is
1 is attached to the convex portion 311a of the box body 311, the moving support rod 212 is separated from the bottom portion 311b, and penetrates the side wall 311c of the box body 311. As shown, the bottom portion 311b is a pair of support rods. It is a structure located below 2 (this is an example). Thereby, it is possible to reduce wind pressure resistance or the like with respect to the roof box 3, or to easily store or take out the article from the box body 311 or the like. In addition, the side wall 311c and the moving support rod 21
A packing 5 for sealing water is provided between the two. In the figure, 6 is a tightening member for tightening the center supporting rod 211 and the moving supporting rod 212. The loosening of the tightening member 6 causes the moving supporting rod 212 to expand and contract, and is formed by the center supporting rod 211 and the moving supporting rod 212. The size of the supporting rod 2 is changed, and the changed positions are fixed by tightening the tightening member 6. Reference numeral 312 in the figure denotes a box lid of the roof box 3. The support rod 2 is not limited to the above-mentioned example, and may be of a fixed type (integrated type) described later.

Reference numeral 7 is a mounting member provided on the moving support rod 212 of the support rod 2. The mounting member 7 is the roof rail 1
It is configured to be locked or disengaged with. The attachment member 7 is attached to both ends of the movable support rod 212 or the support rod 2a with set screws 8. On the other hand, in the case of the fixed type, the support rod 2
Adopt a structure that can be easily attached to and detached from both ends of a. Note that the set screw 8 and the set screw 4 are not limited to this example, and other attachment methods and devices may be used. Further, each mounting member 7 is inserted into a gap A between the roof C1 and the roof rail 1 as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the supporting rods 2 and 2a may be provided on the back surface 311d of the bottom portion 311b of the box body 311, and for example, the convex portion 311d-1 provided on the back surface 311d may have a center supporting rod 211. And back 3
The moving support rod 212 is attached to the support piece 311d-2 provided on 11d.
And the support rod 2 is expandably and contractably mounted on the back surface 311d. Then, desirably, the tightening member 6 is provided in the recess 311d-3 of the back surface 311d. The fixed support rod 2 in this example
A description of the configuration with a is omitted.

Furthermore, it is possible to provide a tightening belt 9 in each of the above-mentioned examples to further secure the mounting state. One example is shown in FIG.

[0017]

According to the present invention, since the roof box is provided on the roof of the vehicle through the several supporting rods penetrating the roof box, the roof box can be easily and quickly mounted by anyone. Or that it can be mounted close to the roof. Further, by using this mounting method, there are practical effects such as reduction of wind pressure and wind noise on the roof box and the vehicle, facilitation of accommodation and removal of the product, and the like.
Further, by making the support rod expandable and contractable, the invention is advantageous in that it is possible to deal with the width between the roof rails. In addition, the present invention does not require a mounting tool such as a bolt and a nut in principle, and has a feature that is useful for facilitating handling and management, or for cost reduction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a relationship between a box body of a roof box and a support rod.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a relationship between a box body of a roof box, a support rod, and a roof rail.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating another example of the support rod.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 roof rail 2 support rod 2a support rod 211 center support rod 212 moving support rod 3 roof box 311 box body 311a convex portion 311b bottom portion 311c side wall 311d back surface 311d-1 convex portion 311d-2 supporting piece 311d-3 concave portion 312 box Set screw 5 Packing 6 Tightening member 7 Mounting member 8 Set screw 9 Tightening belt A Gap C Vehicle C1 Roof

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A roof box mounting device comprising: a plurality of supporting rods penetrating a box body of a roof box; and mounting members mounted on both ends of each supporting rod and mounted on a roof rail mounted on a vehicle. . 2. A plurality of support rods penetrating the box body of the roof box, attachment members that are provided at both ends of each of the support rods and that can be attached to a roof rail mounted on a vehicle, and the roof box and the roof rail. A roof box mounting device consisting of a tightening member that tightens. 3. The roof box mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of support rods are configured to be expandable and contractible.