JPH1178707A - Storage box mounting structure onto roof carrier for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hold and load a storage box on a roof carrier for loading a ski boards, etc. SOLUTION: A roof carrier 1 comprises a carrier lower 8 detachably provided in a side end part of a roof 2 of an automobile and a carrier upper 9 supported on an inner side in the direction of car width of the carrier lower 8 with the outside in the direction of car width provided so as to open and close. Two roof carriers 1 are provided at an interval in the forward and backward directions of a car body. A storage box 3 is provided with locking parts 10 protruding to the outside in the forward and backward directions of car body on front and rear side walls which oppose to the forward and backward directions of car body mutually. These front and rear locking parts 10 are held between the carrier lower 8 and the carrier upper 9 of two roof carriers 1, 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a storage box to an automobile roof carrier.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a roof carrier for an automobile is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-262748. This is such that a clamp device for holding a ski is fixed to both ends of a beam extending in a vehicle width direction on a roof by screws. In this clamp device, a support base which is raised by being connected to a beam, and a clamp rotatably supported on an upper end of the base are provided. 2 each
Each sheet is pinched from the left and right.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-68437 discloses a pair of rails extending in the vehicle width direction provided on a roof of an automobile at intervals in front and rear, and both ends of one side of a luggage carrier are attached to both rails. There is described a carrier device that is movably supported by rollers and that can grasp the other side of the luggage carrier and pull it out of the roof to the side of the vehicle body.

[0004]

The roof carrier is mainly for loading skis, and a storage box for storing luggage and the like cannot be directly supported by the roof carrier. In addition, the carrier device can load a storage box, but requires a luggage stand.

[0005] On the other hand, the present invention enables a storage box to be removably attached to a roof carrier without providing a luggage stand. Further, the roof carrier can be mounted on a ski, a snowboard or the like. It can also be used for stacking plate-like long objects.

[0006]

Accordingly, in the present invention,
The storage box is provided with a locking portion projecting forward and backward, and the storage box can be held by a pair of front and rear roof carriers using the locking portion.

That is, according to the present invention, there is provided a structure for mounting a storage box on an automobile roof carrier, wherein the storage box is removably mounted on the automobile roof carrier. A carrier lower detachably provided at the side end,
A carrier upper rotatably supported on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the carrier lower and provided on the outer side in the vehicle width direction so as to be openable and closable with respect to the carrier lower; The storage box is provided with locking portions projecting outward in the vehicle longitudinal direction on the front and rear side walls facing each other in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the front and rear locking portions are spaced apart in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The carrier lowers are mounted on the carrier lowers of at least two provided roof carriers, the carrier uppers are closed with respect to the carrier lowers, and are held between the carrier lowers and the carrier uppers.

Accordingly, when the front and rear locking portions of the storage box are placed on the carrier lowers of the roof carriers before and after the storage box, and the carrier upper is closed with respect to the carrier lower,
When the locking portion is held by the roof carrier,
The storage box can be supported on the roof, and when the carrier upper is opened, the storage box can be removed from the roof carrier. Since the roof carrier opens outward in the vehicle width direction, the storage box can be easily attached and detached.

In the roof carrier, a portion for holding the locking portion of the storage box when the carrier upper is in a closed state holds a long plate-like object in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle instead of the storage box. Opening at both front and rear sides so as to be able to perform the operation. In this way, the roof carrier can be used for both loading the storage box and loading the skis and other long plate-like objects, thereby increasing its usefulness.

[0010] The roof carrier can be supported by a link device with respect to a roof-side end of the vehicle so as to move between a position above the roof and a position on the side of the vehicle lower than the roof. By doing so, the roof carrier can be lowered to a low position on the side of the vehicle body, and the work of attaching and detaching the storage box or the ski can be performed, which facilitates the work, and also allows the luggage to be put in and out of the storage box. It becomes convenient. This is particularly advantageous for an automobile having a high vehicle height.

When the storage box is constituted by a box main body and a lid provided on the box main body so as to be openable and closable, if the locking portion is provided on the box main body, the locking portion is provided on the lid body. This is advantageous in avoiding obstruction of opening and closing. Further, in this case, if the locking portion is provided so as to move between a protruding state held by the roof carrier and a non-projecting state not held by the roof carrier, the locking portion is moved when the storage box is removed from the roof carrier. By making the storage box non-projecting, for example, when the storage box is carried, the locking portion does not interfere.

When the storage box is constituted by a box main body and a lid provided on the box main body so as to be openable and closable, the lid is formed such that an inner side in the vehicle width direction is attached to the box main body so that an outer side in the vehicle width direction is opened and closed. Can be pivoted. This facilitates opening and closing the storage box while supporting the storage box on the roof carrier, and facilitates loading and unloading of luggage.

[0013] In the carrier lower, the locking portion of the storage box or the loading surface on which the long plate-like object is placed is inclined downward from the inside to the outside in the vehicle width direction, and the locking portion is attached to the inclined loading surface. Alternatively, a hook for preventing the elongate plate-shaped object from descending may be projected. This makes it easy to attach and detach the storage box and long plate-like object,
These loads can be easily and stably supported by the hooks.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, two roof carriers, each of which has a carrier lower pivotally supported by a carrier lower so as to open and close outward in the vehicle width direction, are provided at the roof side end of the vehicle. While providing at intervals in the front-rear direction,
The front and rear side walls of the storage box are provided with locking portions projecting outward in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the front and rear locking portions are held between the carrier lower and the carrier upper of the two roof carriers. , The storage box can be supported on the roof carrier without separately providing a luggage stand,
Moreover, the storage box can be easily attached and detached.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the portion for holding the locking portion of the storage box when the carrier upper of the roof carrier is in a closed state passes a long plate-like object in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. Since the roof carrier is opened at both front and rear sides to hold the roof carrier, the roof carrier can be used for both loading the storage box and loading the skis and other long plate-like objects.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the roof carrier is supported by the link device with respect to the roof side end of the vehicle so as to move between a position above the roof and a side position lower than the roof. This facilitates the work of attaching and detaching the storage box or skis, and facilitates the loading and unloading of luggage to and from the storage box.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the storage box is constituted by a box body and a lid provided on the box body so as to be openable and closable, and the locking portion projects from the box body and does not project from the box body. Since the storage box is provided so as to move, the storage box can be set in a non-projecting state so as not to be in the way when the storage box is removed from the roof carrier and carried, thereby improving convenience.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the storage box is constituted by a box body and a lid provided to be openable and closable on the box body, and the outside of the lid in the vehicle width direction is opened and closed. Therefore, it is easy to open and close the lid while the storage box is supported by the roof carrier, and it is easy to put the luggage in and out.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the locking portion or the hook for preventing the long plate-like object from descending protrudes from the loading surface inclined downward from the inside to the outside in the vehicle width direction of the carrier lower. Therefore, these loads can be stably supported with a simple structure.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, 1 is a roof carrier for an automobile, 2 is a roof of an automobile, 3 is a storage box,
Reference numeral 4 denotes a beam fixed to the roof 2 with a bracket 7 and extending in the vehicle width direction. The two roof carriers 1 are provided at an interval in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the two roof carriers 1 and 1 hold the front and rear locking portions 10 of the storage box 3 and hold a ski plate and the like described later. It is designed to hold. As shown in FIG. 2, each roof carrier 1 is supported by a beam 4 via a support member 5 and a link device 6, and the roof device 2 is supported by the link device 6.
Is moved up and down between the upper position of the vehicle and the vehicle body side position lower than the roof 2.

The roof carrier 1 includes a carrier lower 8 and
A carrier upper 9 pivotally supported by an inner end of the carrier lower 8 in the vehicle width direction and an outer side in the vehicle width direction is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the carrier lower 8. The carrier lower 8 and the carrier upper 9 Thus, the locking portion 10 and the like of the storage box 3 are sandwiched. The roof carrier 1 includes a storage box 3, a ski,
A positioning protruding member 11 and a hook member 12 capable of standing up and down are provided so that the snowboard can be selectively and stably loaded.

As shown in FIG. 3, the supporting member 5 includes a connecting bracket 15 connected to the beam 4 and a supporting bracket 16 welded to the connecting bracket 15 and connected to the link device 6. The coupling bracket 15
A pair of parallel elongated plates 17, 17 are connected by connecting plates 18, 19, 20. Tightening screws 21, 22 are applied between the protruding portions 17a, 17a at one end and between the protruding portions 17b, 17b at the other end. Then, the beam is coupled to the beam 4.

The support bracket 16 is provided with the connecting bracket 1.
5 comprises a pair of parallel elongated plates 25, 25 which are obliquely crossed so as to be inclined downward from the inside to the outside in the vehicle width direction and joined from both sides.
Ends 5 and 25 are connected by connecting plates 25a and 25b.

(Linking Device 6) The linking device 6 includes first and second links 26 and 27 having equal lengths which are arranged on the outside and the inside in a positional relationship with the vehicle body when the roof carrier 1 is positioned above the roof. It is configured using. The first link 26 is formed by connecting the ends of a pair of parallel link members 28, 28 by connecting plates 29, 29, and the second link 27 is similar to the link members 28, 28.
And connecting plates 29, 29. Both links 26,
One end of each 27 is pivotally connected to the lower portion of the support bracket 16 with pivot pins 31, 31, and the other end is pivotally connected to the rear of the carrier lower 8 with pivot pins 32, 32. A pivot pin 31 at one end of the inner second link 27 is movably and rotatably engaged with a long hole 30 formed in the support bracket 16.

Since the pivot pin 31 of the second link 27 can move in the long hole 30, the roof carrier 1 is unlocked and the upper portion is moved outward with the roof carrier 1 positioned on the roof. 4, the pivot pin 31 of the first link 26 is turned upright about the pivot pin 31 of the first link 26 as shown in FIG.
1 moves the long hole 30 to the upper end side.
In this example, the robot stands up to an angle of about 45 degrees to about 65 degrees with respect to the horizontal line.

When the roof carrier 1 is pulled out toward the vehicle body from a state where the roof carrier 1 is erected on the roof, the pivot pin 31 of the second link 27 moves the long hole 30 to the lower end side. While changing from a standing posture of about 65 degrees to a posture of about 45 degrees, the vehicle reaches a lateral position as shown by a chain line 7A in FIG. The dashed line 7B in the figure is a state where it is held at the vehicle body side position by the engagement means described later (see FIGS. 10 and 11).

A claw 33 is formed ahead of the pivot point at the other end of the first link 26. The function of the claw 33 will be described later. A spring connection bar 34 is provided at an intermediate portion of the second link 27.

(Roof Carrier 1) Roof Carrier 1
Has a slider 35 in addition to the carrier lower 8 and the carrier upper 9 described above. The carrier lower 8 includes a main body 41 having an inverted concave cross section extending in the vehicle width direction, and a pair of link bases 42, 42 inserted into a rear portion of the main body 41 and connected by pivot pins 32, 32.

The upper wall of the carrier lower body 41 is formed with two openings 43, 43 extending in the same direction in the vehicle width direction, and each opening 43 is provided with a protruding member 11 and a hook member 12. . The protruding member 11 protrudes from the inner edge of the opening 43 of the carrier lower main body 41 in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. 5, and the lower end of the hook member 12 is pivotally supported on the side wall of the carrier lower main body 41 by a horizontal pin 44. I have.

The protruding member 11 has an elastic hinge 1 at its base end.
1a, a hinge plate 11b is formed following the hinge 11a, and an inverted concave protrusion 11c is formed at the tip of the hinge plate 11b so as to protrude above the loading surface of the carrier lower body 41. I have. An elastic body (cushion material) 45 made of rubber, foamed plastic, or the like is fixed from the upper surface to the rear surface of the protrusion 11c.

The hook member 12 has a pair of hooks 12a, 12a having upper ends protruding inward in the vehicle width direction. An engaging portion 12b is passed between upper portions of the hooks 12a, 12a, and a stopper is provided from a lower end of each hook 12a. 12c protrudes to the side. A bulge 12d is formed at the upper end protruding portion of the hook 12a so that the tip portion slightly protrudes laterally.

When the hook member 12 rises, its rising portion abuts on the locking portion 10 of the storage box 3 or the side surface of the ski to determine the position of the hook member 12. That is, since the carrier lower 8 is supported by the link device 6 in an inclined state, its loading surface is inclined. On the other hand, the hook member 12 prevents the storage box 3 and the ski from descending along the inclined loading surface, and positions the storage box 3 and the ski.

When the hook member 12 rises, the engaging portion 12b comes into contact with the upper surface of the cushion member 45 of the projecting member 11 and receives an elastic reaction force of the projecting member 11 to thereby receive the hook member 1.
2 is held upright. The stopper 12c restricts the rising angle of the hook member 12 (prevents the hook member 12 from falling to the back) by hitting against a contact portion 46 formed at the opening edge of the carrier lower main body 41. When the hook member 12 falls down, the bulges 12d and 12d of the hooks 12a and 12a
d fits between the side edges of the opening 43 of the carrier lower main body 41, and the folded state is maintained by the frictional resistance between the bulge 12d and the side edge.

A hook member 47 is provided upright at the outer end of the carrier lower body 41 in the vehicle width direction. The hook member 47 is fixed, and receives the locking portion 10 of the storage box 3 and the side surface of the ski as well as the hook member 12, and receives the side surface of the snowboard when loading the snowboard.

The carrier upper 9 has an inverted concave cross section and extends in the vehicle width direction similarly to the carrier lower 8, and has both ends protruding downward.
In addition, a load holding space opened at both front and rear sides is formed. This load holding space is opened on both front and rear sides so that not only the storage box 3 but also a long plate-like object such as a ski can be passed through and held in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. is there. The inner end of the carrier upper 9 in the vehicle width direction is the link base 4 of the carrier lower 8.
2 and 42 are pivotally supported by hinge pins 51. Both ends of a torsion coil spring 52 fitted on the hinge pin 51 abut against the inner ends of the carrier lower 8 and the carrier upper 9 in the vehicle width direction.
Biased in the opening direction.

As shown in FIG. 6, an elastic body (cushion material) is provided on the ceiling surface of the carrier upper 9 by a support member 53.
54 are supported. The elastic body 54 is formed of rubber, foamed plastic, or the like, and its lower surface protrudes below the lower end of the side wall of the intermediate portion of the carrier upper 9.

As shown in FIG. 7, an opening is formed in the outer wall of the carrier upper 9 in the vehicle width direction, and a lock portion 56a for holding the carrier upper 9 in a closed state with respect to the carrier lower 8 is formed therein. Is provided. The lock operation member 56 has an upper end rotatably supported by the carrier upper 9 by a horizontal pin 57, and rotates in a direction in which the lock portion 56 a is locked by a torsion coil spring 58 fitted on the horizontal pin 57. Has been energized. The lock portion 56a has a hook shape having a protrusion protruding outward in the vehicle width direction at a lower end. The lock portion 56a engages with a lower surface of an engagement pin 59 provided horizontally on the carrier lower 8 to thereby provide a carrier upper. 9 is prevented from opening.

The slider 35 is for engaging and disengaging the roof carrier 1 with respect to the support member 5, and as shown in FIG. 3, a slide plate 61 and an outer end of the plate 61 in the vehicle width direction. And a slide knob 62 coupled thereto. The slide plate 61 has a hook-shaped first lock member 65 protruding downward from the lower surface of the central portion thereof.
And a contact portion 66 and an engagement portion 67 are formed on each of both side portions.

As shown in FIG. 8, the slide plate 61 is a tension coil spring provided on a connecting plate 68 extending across the link bases 42, 42 of the carrier lower 8 so as to be movable in the vehicle width direction and between the hinge pin 51. By 69, it is urged and supported to move inward in the vehicle width direction. The connection plate 68 is connected to the first lock member 6.
5 is a stopper that prevents the slider 35 from moving more than a predetermined amount inward in the vehicle width direction.

The slide knob 62 includes left and right knobs 71, 71 protruding upward and a hook-shaped second lock member 72 protruding downward, and is passed through a long hole 73 extending in the longitudinal direction of the carrier lower 8. It is movably supported by a horizontal pin 74 connected to the knobs 71, 71.

The first lock member 65 engages with the connection plate 25b of the support bracket 16, and the second lock member 7
2 holds the roof carrier 1 on the support member 5, that is, holds the roof carrier 1 on the roof by engaging with the connection plate 25a of the support bracket 16. The tension coil spring 69 urges the slider 35 in a direction in which the lock members 65 and 72 engage with the connection plates 25b and 25a.

(Elevating / lowering means for roof carrier 1) Second
When the roof carrier 1 is on the roof, both ends engage with the connecting plate 29 of the second link 27 and the connecting plate 76 of the link base 42 when the roof carrier 1 is on the roof. A torsion coil spring 75 for urging the carrier 1 to move to the side of the vehicle body is fitted. The biasing force becomes weaker as the roof carrier 1 moves away from the roof, and as shown in FIG.
When the roof carrier 1 is lowered to some extent, the engagement of the both ends of the torsion coil spring 75 with the connection plates 29 and 76 is substantially released, and the urging force becomes zero.

The connection bar 34 of the second link 27 and the first
Between the link 26 and the pivot pin 32 on the carrier lower 8 side, a tension coil spring 77 that urges the roof carrier 1 to rise when the roof carrier 1 is at the vehicle body side position is stretched. The urging force becomes weaker as the roof carrier 1 moves away from the side position of the vehicle body.

Therefore, when the roof carrier 1 is positioned on the roof, the urging force of the torsion coil spring 75 is larger than the urging force of the tension coil spring 77, and therefore, when the lock by the lock members 65 and 72 is released, the automatic operation is performed. Begins to descend. When the tension coil spring 75 is lowered to some extent, the urging force of the torsion coil spring 75 becomes zero,
7, the roof carrier 1 does not suddenly descend to the side of the vehicle body.
The descent will be stopped halfway.

On the other hand, when the roof carrier 1 is positioned at the side of the vehicle body, the roof biasing force of the tension coil spring 77 is acting, so that the roof carrier 1 rises to some extent automatically. In order to raise the roof carrier 1 above the roof, the torsion coil spring 75 may be pushed up against the bias of the torsion coil spring 75.

(Holding of the roof carrier 1 at the side of the vehicle body) The roof carrier 1 is engaged with the pawl 33 of the first link 26, the abutment portion 66 of the slide plate 61 and the engagement irrespective of the upward bias by the tension coil spring 77. By the function of the part 67, the body is held at the side position of the vehicle body. In this case, the slide plate 61 has a protrusion protruding to both sides, and the inner surface of the protrusion in the vehicle width direction is a contact portion 66.
And the opposite surface is formed on the engaging portion 67.

That is, when the roof carrier 1 moves to the side of the vehicle body, the pawl 33 hits the abutment part 66 from the middle thereof, and the abutment part 66 is pushed by the rotation of the claw 33, so that the slider 35 Moves outward in the vehicle width direction against the bias of the tension coil screw 69. When the roof carrier 1 moves to the side of the vehicle body, the engagement between the pawl 33 and the abutment 66 is released, the slider 35 is pulled by the tension coil spring 69, and the first lock member 65 is connected to the connecting plate 68.
Move inward in the vehicle width direction until hit. Then, when the force for pulling the roof carrier 1 down to the side position of the vehicle body is released, the roof carrier 1 tends to rise by the urging of the extension coil spring 77, and as a result, as shown in FIGS. Engages with the engaging portion 67. By this engagement, the first link 26 is prevented from rotating in the ascending direction, and the roof carrier 1 is held at the lateral position of the vehicle body regardless of the upward bias by the extension coil spring 77. .

(Locking means) As shown in FIG. 3, a stopper member 48 is provided on the outer wall of the carrier lower body 41 in the vehicle width direction.
Is connected to the key cylinder 49 and is operated by the key 50. As shown in FIG. 7, the stopper member 48 includes a first stopper portion 81 that prevents the slide knob 62 that releases the lock of the roof carrier 1 on the roof from moving in the release direction, and the carrier upper 9 with respect to the carrier lower 8. Lock operating member 5 for releasing lock
And a second stopper portion 82 for preventing movement of the shutter 6 in the release direction. That is, the stopper member 48 is provided between the lower portion of the slide knob 62 and the lock portion 56 a of the lock operation member 56.
The first stopper portion 81 contacts the lower portion of the slide knob 62 and the second stopper portion 8
2 is a locking position at which the lock portion 56a of the lock operation member 56 contacts the lock portion 56a, and both stopper portions 81 and 82 are
The key cylinder 49 is supported by the front-rear operation shaft so as to rotate 90 degrees between the lock operation member 56 and a release position that does not interfere with the movement of the lock operation member 56 in the release direction. The rotation of the stopper member 48 between the locked position and the released position is performed by the key 50.

(Storage Box 3) As shown in FIG.
The storage box 3 includes a box body 3a and a lid 3b provided on the box body 3a so as to be freely opened and closed. As shown in FIG. 13, locking portions 10, 10 are provided on front and rear side walls of the box body 3 a facing each other in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the locking portions 10 are spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction by two side walls. Are provided one by one. As shown in FIG. 1, the storage box 3 is loaded on the vehicle with the two front and rear locking portions 10 held by the front and rear roof carriers 1 and 1 of the vehicle. The distance between the two front and rear locking portions 10, 10 in the vehicle width direction is the hook member 1 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the roof carrier 1.
This corresponds to the distance between the second hook member 47 and the outer hook member 47.

As shown in FIG. 14, a recess 85 is formed in the side wall of the box body 3a.
Is pivotally supported by a hinge 86 in the concave portion 85 and protrudes from the concave portion 85 so as to be held by the roof carrier 1, and pivots into a non-projecting state where it is accommodated in the concave portion 85 and is not held by the roof carrier 1. It has become. A stopper 85a is formed on the box body 3a to abut against the locking portion 10 and position the locking portion 10 in a protruding state. An L-shaped protruding portion 10a that protrudes laterally is formed at the distal end of the locking portion 10, and engages with the concave portion 85 of the box body 3a by engaging the distal end of the protruding portion 10a. An engagement portion 85b for holding the stop portion 10 in a non-projecting state is formed.

As shown in FIG. 15, the lid 3b of the storage box 3 is pivotally supported by the hinge 87 on the inside (upper side) in the vehicle width direction with respect to the box body 3a so as to open and close the outside in the vehicle width direction. . As shown in FIG. 16, a key lock device 88 for holding the lid 3b in a closed state with respect to the box body 3a is provided outside the lid 3b in the vehicle width direction. The key lock device 88 is connected to the box body 3
A hook 88b that engages with the engaging portion 88a of FIG. 3a, and a lock piece 88c that locks the hook 88b in the engaged state. The lock piece 88c is fixed to the locking portion 88d of the lid 3b by a key. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 17, a belt 89 is provided on the box body 3a of the storage box 3 for holding the luggage so that the luggage does not move inside due to the vibration of the automobile or the like.
Is provided.

(Use of Roof Carrier) In order to fix the roof carrier 1 to the beam 4, the connecting bracket 15 is fitted to the beam 4 from above and tightened by the tightening screws 21 and 22. When loading storage box 3 etc., key 5
The lock is released by the operation 0, and the slide knob 62 is pulled toward the user. Thereby, the lock member 65,
72 and the connecting plates 25b, 25 of the support bracket 16
The engagement with a is released.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, by holding the lower end of the roof carrier 1 to cause this,
The roof carrier 1 is provided with a pivot pin 3 of the second link 27.
As 1 moves the long hole 30 of the support bracket 16 from the lower end to the upper end, the support bracket 16 is turned upright about the pivot pin 31 of the first link 26 as a fulcrum. When the roof carrier 1 is pulled to the side of the vehicle body, the roof carrier 1 is
The lowering is automatically started by the urging of 5, and the lowering is stopped at a position where the lowering urging force of the torsion coil spring 75 and the raising urging force of the tension coil spring 77 are balanced. Therefore, the roof carrier 1 is forcibly lowered to the vehicle body side position.

When the roof carrier 1 is lowered to the side of the vehicle body, the pawl 33 of the first link 26 is
And the roof carrier 1 is held at the lateral position of the vehicle body. When the lock operation member 56 of the carrier upper 9 is pushed, the lock portion 56a is disengaged from the engagement pin 59 of the carrier lower 8, and the carrier upper 9 is automatically opened by the urging of the torsion coil spring 52. Then, the hook member 12 is raised and locked to the protruding member 11.

In order to load the storage box 3, the front and rear locking portions 10, 10 are set in a protruding state, and as shown in FIG. On the carrier lower 8. Since two locking portions 10 are provided on each of the front and rear side walls of the storage box 3, the hook member 12 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the carrier lower 8 and the hook member 47 on the outer side form the two locking portions. 10,10
Will be positioned and supported.

When the carrier upper 9 is put on, the lock portion 56a of the lock operation member 56 is engaged with the locking pin 59.
As a result, the locking portion 10 of the storage box 3 is sandwiched between the loading surface of the carrier lower 8 and the elastic body 54 of the carrier upper 9 (see FIG. 1). In this loaded state, the storage box 3 is similarly inclined in correspondence with the roof carrier 1 being inclined downward from the inside to the outside in the vehicle width direction. Since the roof carrier 1 is lowered to the side of the vehicle body, the work of mounting the storage box 3 is facilitated, and the work of removing the storage box 3 is also facilitated. The opening of the carrier upper 9 of the roof carrier 1 from the outside in the vehicle width direction also works advantageously in facilitating the attachment / detachment work of the storage box 3.

Next, at the side position of the vehicle body, the engagement between the pawl 33 of the first link 26 and the engaging portion 67 of the slide plate 61 is released by lowering the roof carrier 1 so as to slightly lower it. , Slide knob 6
If the engagement is avoided by pulling 2, the roof carrier 1 tends to automatically rise to a position where it is balanced with the downward biasing force of the torsion coil spring 75 by the bias of the extension coil spring 77. Therefore, if the roof carrier 1 is pushed up by using the rising urging force, the roof carrier 1 can be easily lifted up on the roof.

When the roof carrier 1 is pressed against the support bracket 16 on the roof, the locking member 6
5 and 72 are engaged with the connection plates 25b and 25a, and the roof carrier 1 is held on the roof. If the lock operation member 56 and the slide knob 62 are locked so that they cannot be operated by the operation of the stopper member 48 by the key 50, the carrier upper 9 can be opened or the roof carrier 1 can be lowered. Disappears.

When loading / unloading the luggage in / from the storage box 3, the storage box 3 is lowered together with the roof carrier 1 to the vehicle body side position as shown in FIG. Then, the lock by the key lock device 88 is released and the lid 3b is opened. Since the key lock device 88 is located outside (in front of the user) and below the storage box 3 in the vehicle width direction, the lock release operation is easy, and the key lock device 88 is also provided.
Is opened from the outside in the width direction of the vehicle, so that luggage can be easily taken in and out.

When removing the storage box 3 from the roof carrier 1, the carrier upper 9 may be opened. When carrying the storage box 3, the locking portions 1 before and after the storage box 3
The non-projecting state in which the housings 0 and 10 are accommodated in the recesses 85 can be prevented, so that the locking parts 10 and 10 do not hinder the carrying of the storage box 3.

When the skis 91 are loaded on the roof carrier 1 as shown in FIG. 20, the operation is basically the same as that of the storage box 3, but in this case, the skis 9
1 is in a loaded state penetrating the roof carrier 1 back and forth. Further, each hook member 12, 12,
The ski 91 can be positioned and supported by the 47 (see FIG. 2).

As shown in FIG. 21, when the snowboard 92 is loaded, the same operation as in the case of the ski 91 is performed, but in this case, since the width is wider than the ski 91, the hook member 12 is laid down and loaded. . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 22, the snowboard 92 is placed on the elastic body 45 of the protruding member 11, but since the protruding member 11 is formed so as to be elastically immersed, the snowboard 92 is made of one sheet. In the case, it sinks slightly, and in the case of two sheets, it sinks further. However, in any case, the elastic reaction force of the protruding member 11 and the elastic body 54 of the carrier upper 9 elastically hold.

The body of the carrier lower 8 and the carrier upper 9 can be made of plastic, but is not limited thereto, and may be made of aluminum or stainless steel.

Further, the locking portion 10 of the storage box 3 can be moved between a protruding state and a non-protruding state by sliding, instead of the rotating method as in the above embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a storage box is loaded on an automobile by a roof carrier.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a roof carrier.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a roof carrier.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a roof carrier is slightly away from a support member.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a projecting member and a hook member of a carrier lower.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a front end portion of the roof carrier.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the relationship between the slider and the support bracket.

FIG. 9 is a side view illustrating a relationship between a spring for urging the roof carrier and a spring for urging the roof carrier;

FIG. 10 is a side view showing the relationship between the link mechanism and the slider.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the same relationship.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the storage box in an upright state.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the storage box as viewed from the key lock device side.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of the locking portion in the storage box.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of a hinge portion of a lid of the storage box.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the storage box.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a locking portion of the storage box and a hook member of the roof carrier.

FIG. 19 is a front view showing a use state of the storage box.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a state where a ski is held by a roof carrier.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a state where a snowboard is held by a roof carrier.

FIG. 22 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the protruding member is immersed by holding the snowboard.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Roof carrier for vehicles 2 Roof of vehicle 3 Storage box 3a Box body 3b Lid 4 Roof beam 5 Support member 6 Link device 7 Bracket 8 Carrier lower 9 Carrier upper 10 Locking part 91 Ski board 92 Snowboard

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A structure for mounting a storage box on an automobile roof carrier for detachably mounting a storage box on an automobile roof carrier, wherein the roof carrier is detachably provided at a roof side end of the automobile. And a carrier upper pivotally supported on the inside of the carrier lower in the vehicle width direction and provided on the vehicle width direction outside so as to be openable and closable with respect to the carrier lower. At least two provided at intervals, the storage box is provided with a locking portion projecting outward in the vehicle body front-rear direction on each of the front and rear side walls facing each other in the vehicle body front-rear direction,
The front and rear locking portions are mounted on the carrier lowers of at least two roof carriers provided at intervals in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the carrier upper is closed with respect to the carrier lowers. And a storage box mounting structure to a roof carrier for an automobile. 2. The structure for mounting a storage box on an automobile roof carrier according to claim 1, wherein the roof carrier holds a locking portion of the storage box when the carrier upper is closed. A storage box for an automobile roof carrier, characterized in that a part thereof is opened on both front and rear sides so that a long plate-like object can be passed through and held in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body instead of the storage box. Mounting structure. 3. The structure for mounting a storage box on a roof carrier for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the roof carrier is located between an upper position of the roof and a lateral position of the vehicle body lower than the roof. A storage box mounting structure for an automobile roof carrier, wherein the storage box mounting structure is supported by a link device with respect to a roof-side end of the automobile so as to move. 4. The structure for mounting a storage box on a roof carrier for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is provided on a box main body and is openably and closably provided on the box main body. And the locking portion is provided so as to move with respect to the box body between a projecting state held by the roof carrier and a non-projecting state not held by the roof carrier. A storage box mounting structure for an automobile roof carrier. 5. The storage box mounting structure for a roof carrier for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is provided on a box main body, and the box main body is openable and closable. Mounting the storage box to a roof carrier for an automobile, wherein the lid body is pivotally supported by the box body so that the lid opens and closes the outside in the vehicle width direction. Construction. 6. The mounting structure for a storage box to a roof carrier for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the lower carrier is a locking portion of the storage box or a long plate. The loading surface on which the object is placed is inclined downward from the inside to the outside in the vehicle width direction, and the locking portion or the hook for preventing the long plate-like object from descending protrudes from the inclined loading surface. Storage box mounting structure to the automotive roof carrier.