JPS5845936Y2 - Hinge device for removable roof panels in vehicles - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] In automobiles and other vehicles with a roof, an opening 2 is provided in a part of the roof 1 of the vehicle, as shown in FIGS. It is known to cover the opening 2 with a removable roof panel 3.

In addition to detaching the removable roof panel 3, the rear edge 31 is pushed up to a certain height as shown by the chain line in Figure 2 to create a ventilation slit.
In order to obtain S, the locking portion between the front edge 32 of the removable roof panel 3 and the opening inner peripheral edge 21 has a hinge function.

That is, the front edge 32 of the removable roof panel 3 is provided with a tongue-shaped hinge member 4 that has a concave arc shape in the front-rear direction, and this is attached to the inner peripheral edge 21 of the opening.
The receiver provided at the opposite position is slid into the concave arc-shaped groove 6 of the member 5 and locked, and the rear edge 31 of the removable roof panel 3 and the inner circumferential edge 2 of the opening
For example, a toggle type hook is connected to 1 by metal 7.

For the toggle hook, when the lever 71 of the metal 7 is raised in the direction of the arrow, the toggle arm 72 extends, the tongue-like hinge member 4 slides within the concave arc groove 6, and the rear edge 31 of the removable roof panel 3 moves as shown by the chain line. It goes up like that.

The bearing on the roof 1 side is the fulcrum shaft 72 of the toggle arm 72 from the gold 73.
1, the rear edge 31 of the removable roof plate 3 and the inner peripheral edge 2 of the opening
The bond with 1 is broken.

Then, when the removable roof panel 3 is turned upward and pulled backward, the tongue-shaped hinge member 4 comes out of the support member 5, and the roof panel 3 is removed.

The hinge function can also be obtained by forming the hinge member 4 in a flat plate shape instead of in a concave arc shape to provide flexibility.

This proposal is based on the front edge 32 of the removable roof plate 3 and the inner peripheral edge 21 of the opening.
The tongue-shaped hinge member 4 provided between the member 5 and the member 5 are related to the hinge device.

The tongue-shaped hinge member 4 is inserted into and removed from the groove 6 of the member 5, but since the groove 6 holds the tongue-shaped hinge member 4, the height of the groove is adjusted according to the thickness of the hinge member 4. is extremely low.

Therefore, if dirt or sand enters the groove 6, the sliding becomes difficult, and friction with the dirt or sand causes the hinge member 4 to wear out and cause rattling.

Also, depending on the snowfall rate, when removing the roof shingle 3 with snow still on the roof, the snow on the roof shingle may fall and get into the hinge member insertion groove 6, and then when trying to install the roof shingle 3, If the tongue-like hinge member 4 is inserted into the groove 6, snow will be pushed deep into the groove 6 and hardened, which may prevent the hinge member 4 from being properly inserted all the way.

That is, a problem arises in that the roof plate 3 does not fit into the opening 2.

The object of the present invention is to provide a hinge device that eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks of conventional hinge devices for removable roof panels.

That is, the receiver member 5 is formed into a box shape with a hinge member insertion opening on one side, and the height of the hinge member insertion groove 6 following the opening is approximately equal to the thickness of the tongue-shaped hinge member 4. A hole 8 is provided at the innermost part of the hinge member insertion groove 6 to communicate the groove 6 with the outside, and a part of a gutter 9 attached to the inner peripheral edge 21 of the opening of the roof 1 is located below the hole 8. It is something.

As shown in the examples in FIGS. 3 and 4, one horizontally elongated hole 8 is bored in the center.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, one can be provided on both sides, and some of the receivers can be left so as to hang over the sides of the member 5.

Since the hinge device of the removable roof panel of the present invention has the above-described structure, even if dirt, sand, or snow gets into the hinge member insertion groove 6 of the member 5, the tongue-shaped hinge member 4 will not be able to hold the hinge member 4 in order to install the roof panel 3 afterwards. is inserted into the groove 6, the foreign matter is pushed by the hinge member 4 and discharged from the hole 8 at the tip of the groove 6,
Fall into gutter 9.

Therefore, the hinge member insertion groove 6 is not clogged with dirt, dirt, or snow, the hinge member 4 is always locked in the correct position, and the roof board 3 is securely attached.

Moreover, the discharge of dirt and earth has the effect of always maintaining good sliding of the hinge member 4.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a slope view of a car roof showing the state in which the removable roof panel is removed, Figure 2 is a vertical side view showing the state in which the removable roof panel is installed, and Figure 3 is a tongue-like hinge member and sled. FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view of the hinge member inserted into the receiver member, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a modified example of the receiver member. 1 is a roof, 2 is an opening, 21 is an inner peripheral edge of the opening, 3 is a removable roof plate, 31 is a rear edge, 32 is a front edge, 4 is a tongue-shaped hinge member, 5 is a receiver member, and 6 is a hinge member The insertion groove, I is the hook, 8 is the foreign matter discharge hole, and 9 is the gutter.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] An opening provided in a part of the roof of a vehicle is covered with a removable roof plate, and the front edge of the removable roof plate has a tongue-like hinge member provided on the front edge, The receiver provided on the inner periphery of the opening is inserted into the groove of the member and locked, and the rear edge of the removable roof plate is removably connected to the rear edge and the inner periphery of the opening with a hook provided opposite to it. In the receiver, the member is formed into a box shape with a hinge member insertion opening on one side, and the height of the hinge member insertion groove following the opening is made approximately equal to the thickness of the tongue-shaped hinge member. A foreign matter discharge hole is provided in the innermost part of the hinge member insertion groove, communicating the groove with the outside, and a part of the gutter along the inner periphery of the roof opening is positioned below the foreign matter discharge hole. Hinge device for roof panels.