JPH0958533A - Installing member for mounting on automobile roof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an installing member for mounting on an automobile roof which can be posteriorly attached with ease and can be easily removed and can be prevented from being stolen can reduce air resistance. SOLUTION: An installing member 4 for mounting on a roof is composed of a main body arranged so as to extend in the direction for crossing a roof rail 3 and an installing part 6 to install this main body on the roof rail 3. The roof rail 3 is sandwiched by the installing part 6 and a mounting bracket 7, and this mounting bracket 7 is fixed to the installing part 6 by a knob bolt 8. This knob bolt 8 is composed of its head part 8B, a knob main body 9 and a lug member 10 installed on this knob main body 9 so as to be freely mountable and demountable.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roof mounting member, such as a deflector or a spoiler, which is mounted on a roof portion of an automobile.

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART Some automobiles have a deflector or a spoiler mounted on an upper surface of a vehicle body such as a roof portion or a trunk. This spoiler is fixed to the roof part, etc., so that it cannot be removed once installed. Therefore, a person who purchases a car selects a type with or without a spoiler or the like according to his / her preference.

[0003]

However, there are cases where a user who purchases a vehicle of a type in which a spoiler or the like is not attached desires to attach the spoiler or the like after purchase.
When installing a spoiler etc. afterwards, it is conceivable to form a screw hole for mounting the spoiler on the car body and screw an existing bolt into this screw hole, but this action is recognized as a modification of the car and is recognized. Absent. Moreover, since the existing bolts can be easily removed, the spoiler or the like may be stolen. Moreover, when the spoiler or the like is attached, the head of the bolt is exposed, which increases air resistance and causes wind noise. On the other hand, a user who purchases a vehicle of the type equipped with a spoiler or the like may desire to remove the spoiler or the like after purchase, but the spoiler or the like mounted in the factory cannot be removed by the user. Therefore, there has been a demand for a roof-mounting member such as a spoiler that can be easily retrofitted within a range that does not correspond to the modification of an automobile or that can be easily removed once mounted.

An object of the present invention is to provide a roof-mounting member for an automobile, which can be easily retrofitted and easily removed, which can prevent theft and reduce air resistance.

[0005]

Therefore, the present invention utilizes a roof rail arranged on the roof portion of an automobile, and the roof rail is sandwiched between a mounting portion of a roof mounting member and a mounting bracket to achieve the above object. It's something you want to achieve. Specifically, the roof-mounting member for an automobile of the present invention is a roof-mounting member detachably attached to a plurality of roof rails arranged along the traveling direction of the automobile in the roof portion of the automobile, wherein: It has a main body arranged to extend in a direction intersecting with the roof rail, and a mounting portion for mounting the main body on the roof rail. The mounting rail and the mounting bracket sandwich the roof rail, and the mounting bracket is mounted on the roof rail. The knob bolt is fixed to the mounting portion, and the knob bolt is characterized in that its head is composed of a knob body and a photographing member detachably attached to the knob body.

According to the present invention, when a roof mounting member such as a deflector or a spoiler is mounted on a roof portion of an automobile, the roof rail is sandwiched between the mounting portion and the mounting bracket, and the mounting bracket is mounted on the mounting portion with a knob bolt. When tightening, the photographing member of the knob bolt is attached to the knob main body, and the photographing member is photographed to rotate the knob bolt. After the roof-mounting member is mounted on the roof portion of the automobile, the knob bolt photographing member is removed from the knob body so that the knob bolt cannot be rotated. When removing the roof installation member, attach the photographing member to the knob body of the knob bolt attached to the attachment part,
The knob bolt is rotated by photographing this photographing member.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the retrofitting work for the roof mounting member can be easily performed and the removal work can be easily performed. Moreover, in the state where the roof-mounting member is attached to the roof part of the automobile, since the photographing member of the knob bolt is removed from the knob body, it is possible to prevent theft and there is no portion protruding from the head of the knob bolt. Therefore, the air resistance can be reduced.

Here, the mounting portion may have a recess having a size large enough to accommodate the knob body of the knob bolt. If the concave portion is formed in the mounting portion, the knob body is not exposed from the mounting portion, which is not only good in appearance but also air resistance can be further reduced.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a state in which this embodiment is attached to an automobile. In FIG. 1, a vehicle 1 is a wagon vehicle such as a sports wagon or a station wagon, and two roof rails 3 are arranged on a roof portion 2 of the vehicle 1 along the traveling direction of the vehicle. A deflector 4 which is a roof-mounting member is attached between these roof rails 3.

A specific structure of the deflector 4 is shown in FIG. The deflector 4 has a main body 5 extending in a direction orthogonal to the roof rail 3 and arranged in parallel with the roof portion 2, and a mounting portion 6 for mounting the main body 5 on the roof rail 3. The main body 5 and the mounting portion 6 have a hollow structure integrally formed of ABS resin by a blow molding method, and the mounting portion 6 is bent at an end portion of the main body 5. The mounting portion 6 sandwiches the roof rail 3 with the mounting bracket 7, and the mounting bracket 7 is fixed to the mounting portion 6 by a knob bolt 8.

The detailed structure of the mounting portion 6 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a state where the mounting portion 6 is mounted on the roof rail 3, and FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view thereof. In FIG. 3, the knob bolt 8 has a threaded portion 8A.
And a head portion 8B. The head portion 8B includes a knob body 9 and a photographing member 10 detachably attached to the knob body 9. The knob main body 9 is formed in a substantially columnar shape, and a female screw portion 9A is formed on the shaft core portion of the top portion thereof, and two guide holes 9B are formed on both sides sandwiching the female screw portion 9A. The photographing member 10 is formed in a prismatic shape, guide pins 10A guided by the guide holes 9B are provided at both ends thereof, and an insertion hole 10B is formed between the guide pins 10A. The photographing member 10 is detachably attached to the knob body 9 by a male screw 11 that is inserted into the insertion hole 10B and screwed into the female screw portion 9A.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting portion 6 includes a recess 6A having a size large enough to accommodate the knob body 9 of the knob bolt 8 and a mounting bracket 12 fixed to the bottom of the recess 6A.
And This mounting bracket 12 is a mounting bracket 7
A hook 7A formed at the lower end of the mounting bracket 7 at the lower end thereof for sandwiching the roof rail 3 between
Has a locking groove 12A that can be locked to, and a nut 13 screwed with the threaded portion 8A of the knob bolt 8 is fixed to the upper end portion thereof. When the threaded portion 8A of the knob bolt 8 is sufficiently screwed into the nut 13, the knob body 9 of the knob bolt 8 is located inside the recess 6A (see the imaginary line).

When the deflector 4 having this structure is mounted on the roof portion 2 of the automobile 1, the hook 7A of the mounting bracket 7 is locked in the locking groove 12A formed in the mounting metal fitting 12 of the mounting portion 6, and further mounted. The roof rail 3 is sandwiched between the metal fitting 12 and the mounting bracket 7. In this state, the mounting bracket 7 is attached to the mounting portion 6 with the knob bolt 8.
Tighten to. In this tightening work, the photographing member 1
The guide pin 10A of No. 0 is inserted into the guide hole 6A of the knob body 9, the photographing member 10 is attached to the knob body 9 by the male screw 11, the photographing member 10 is photographed, and the knob bolt 8 is rotated. The knob bolt 8 is rotated until it is not exposed from the knob body 9.

The deflector 4 is a roof portion 2 of the automobile 1.
After being attached to the
Is removed from the knob body 9 so that the knob bolt 8 cannot be rotated. When removing the deflector 4, the knob bolt 8 attached to the attachment portion 6
The photographing member 10 is attached to the knob body 9, and the photographing member 10 is photographed, and the knob bolt 8 is rotated in the opposite direction.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the deflector (the roof mounting structure) is provided with the main body 5 extending in the direction orthogonal to the roof rail 3 and the mounting portion 6 for mounting the main body 5 on the roof rail 3. The roof rail 3 is sandwiched between the mounting portion 6 and the mounting bracket 7, and the mounting bracket 7 is attached to the knob bolt 8
Fixed to the mounting part 6 with the knob bolt 8
Since B is composed of the knob main body 9 and the photographing member 10 detachably attached to the knob main body 9, the retrofitting work of the deflector 4 can be easily performed and the removal work can be easily performed without modifying the automobile 1. You can do it. Moreover, in the state where the deflector 4 is attached to the roof portion 2 of the automobile 1, the photographing member 10 of the knob bolt 8 is removed from the knob body 9, so that it can be prevented from being stolen and protrude from the head portion 8B of the knob bolt 8. Since the portion is eliminated, the air resistance can be reduced.

Since the mounting portion 6 has the recess 6A having a size large enough to accommodate the knob body 9 of the knob bolt 8, the knob body 9 itself is not exposed from the mounting portion 6. Not only is it good in appearance, but the air resistance can be further reduced. Furthermore, the knob body 9
From this point as well, the air resistance can be further reduced, and since there is no protrusion or the like on the peripheral surface, it is difficult to rotate and the antitheft effect can be improved.

Further, the knob body 9 is provided at both ends of the photographing member 10.
The guide pins 10A guided by the guide holes 9B are provided respectively, and the photographing member 10 is detachably attached to the knob body 9 by the male screw 11 screwed to the female screw portion 9A. It is possible to surely mount the same on the knob 9, and to reliably transmit the rotational force of the photographing member 10 to the knob body 9.

Further, since the deflector 4 has a hollow structure formed by blow molding, the deflector 4 can be made lighter in weight, can be easily manufactured, and can have a monocoque structure to have higher strength. Further, since the mounting portion 6 is provided with the mounting bracket 12, the mounting bracket 7 can be mounted to the mounting portion 6 reliably and easily.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes the following modifications as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved. For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the roof mounting member is used as the deflector 4
However, in the present invention, the roof-mounting member may be a spoiler, a ski carrier, a storage box, or the like. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily attach roof mounting members for various purposes without modifying the automobile 1.

Although the mounting portion 6 has a recess 6A having a size large enough to accommodate the knob body 9 of the knob bolt 8, the mounting portion 6 may have a flat shape in the present invention. Furthermore, the knob main body 9 has a prismatic shape, a hemispherical shape,
Other shapes may be used. Further, the shape of the photographing member 10 is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and for example,
The two plate-shaped members may be arranged orthogonally to form a substantially cross shape. Furthermore, the male screw 11 does not necessarily have to be provided. Further, in the present invention, the mounting bracket 12 may be removed and the mounting bracket 7 may be directly mounted on the resin mounting portion 6.

Further, the deflector 4 need only intersect with the roof rail 3 and does not necessarily have to be orthogonal. Further, the material for the roof-mounting member such as the deflector 4 does not need to be resin, and may be metal. Even if it is made of resin, it does not need to have a hollow structure formed by blow molding, and may be formed by injection molding, for example.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, the roof-mounting member is constructed by including the main body extending in the direction intersecting with the roof rail and the mounting portion for mounting the main body on the roof rail. Then, the roof rail is sandwiched between this mounting portion and the mounting bracket, and this mounting bracket is fixed to the mounting portion with the knob bolt.
Its head consists of the knob body and the shooting member detachably attached to this knob body, so the roof mounting member can be easily retrofitted and removed without modifying the vehicle. You can do it
When the roof installation member is attached to the roof of the automobile, the knob bolt photographing member is removed from the knob body, which prevents theft and prevents the portion protruding from the head of the knob bolt. The resistance can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where a roof-mounting erection member according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a roof part of an automobile.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a specific structure of a roof-mounting member.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a mounting portion is mounted on a roof rail.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a mounting portion is mounted on a roof rail.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Automotive 2 Roof Part 3 Roof Rail 4 Roof Mounting Material (Deflector) 5 Main Body 6 Mounting Part 6A Recess 7 Mounting Bracket 8 Knob Bolt 8A Head 9 Knob Main Body 10 Shooting Member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A roof-mounting member detachably attached to a plurality of roof rails arranged along a traveling direction of a vehicle in a roof portion of the vehicle, the main body being arranged to extend in a direction intersecting with the roof rails. And a mounting portion for mounting the main body to the roof rail, the roof rail is sandwiched between the mounting portion and a mounting bracket, and the mounting bracket is fixed to the mounting portion with a knob bolt. A roof-mounting member for a vehicle, the head of which is composed of a knob body and a photographing member detachably attached to the knob body. 2. The vehicle roof mounting member according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion has a recess having a size large enough to accommodate the knob body of the knob bolt. Installation member for mounting.