JPS5845937Y2 - Latching device for removable roof panels on vehicles - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] In an automobile or other vehicle with a roof, an opening 2 is provided in a part of the roof 1 of the vehicle, as shown in FIG. It is known to cover with a removable roof plate 3.

In addition to being detachable, the removable roof panel 3 pushes up its rear edge 31 to a certain height to create a ventilation slit, so the locking portion between the front edge 32 of the removable roof panel 3 and the inner peripheral edge 21 of the opening has a hinge function. have.

That is, a tongue-like hinge member 4 is provided protrudingly from the front edge 32 of the removable roof panel 3, and a receiver provided at a position opposite to the inner circumferential edge 21 of the opening is inserted into a rod of the member 5 and locked. A toggle-type hook connects the rear edge 31 of the roof plate 3 and the inner peripheral edge 21 of the opening with a metal 6.

One link 61 of the toggle hook 6 is attached to the removable roof plate 3 with a pivot 7, and the other link 62 is attached to the roof 1 with a pivot 8.

An operation bundle 611 is integrally formed on the link 61 connected to the removable roof 3.

A pair of connecting links 62 to the roof 1 are provided on the left and right, and are connected to the other link 61 by a common shaft 9 so as to swing together on the left and right sides.

The connecting shaft 9 of the links 61 and 62 is expandable and retractable.
The tension of the spring 10 provided at the pivot point 8 of the link 62
The state of insertion into the roof side bearing 11 is maintained.

When the link connecting shaft 9 is shortened against the spring 10,
Since the pivot shaft 8, which is integrated with the link 62, comes out of the bearing 11, the roof panel 3 can be removed as shown in FIG.

The present invention relates to a metal device for connecting the roof 1 and the removable roof panel 3.

The toggle hook 6 constituting the hook device is attached to the reinforcing frame 33 on the lower surface of the removable roof panel 3 with screws 13 via a bearing 12 pre-assembled to the pivot 7 of one of the links 61. , the bearing 1 on the side supporting the pivot 8 of the other link 62
1 is fixed to the ceiling member 101 with screws 14.

However, if there is variation in the position setting or assembly of the toggle hook 6 and the bearing 11 in the left-right direction of the vehicle body, the pivot 8 of the link 62 will not fit properly into the bearing 11.

Therefore, the roof side bearing 11 is positioned and fixed using, for example, a jig.

This proposal is based on the above points, and the toggle hook is the metal 6 and its bearing 1.
1, each installation is designed so that variations can be easily absorbed without having to adjust the position in the left and right direction.

That is, the connecting shaft 9 is integral with the link 62 which is pivoted on the roof 1 side.
is loosely fitted into the bearing part 15 on the link 61 that is pivoted on the removable roof shingle 3 side, and connects the connecting shaft 9 and the link 61 on the removable shingle 3 side that supports the shaft 9. Allows relative axial movement.

The connecting shaft 9 of the embodiment is divided into left and right parts, and can integrally rotate and slide in the axial direction by square shaft fitting via a small-diameter relay shaft 91.

The spring 10 is accommodated in the relay shaft fitting hole 92.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a retaining ring fitted on the outer periphery of the connecting shaft 9 inside the bearing portion 15. When the pivot shaft 8 is fitted into the bearing 11, the bearing portion 15 and the retaining ring 16 are attached as shown in FIG. There is a gap between the link 62 and the link 62, respectively.

The gap between the bearing portion 15 and the link 62 serves as a margin for shortening the connecting shaft 9 when the pivot shaft 8 is removed from the bearing 11.

Since the entire device for hanging the removable roof shingle 3 in this case has the above configuration, the mounting position of the metal 6 for the toggle hanging on the removable roof shingle 3 and the mounting position of the bearing 11 on the roof 1 are slightly left and right. Even if the link 62 and the connecting shaft 9 are shifted in the axial direction,
The pivot 8 can be easily and correctly fitted into the bearing 11 by appropriately moving it within a certain range regulated by the retaining ring 16.

That is, the toggle hooks themselves have a function of absorbing variations in assembly, and the metal hooks of the removable roof plate have the effect of facilitating workability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a slope view of the roof of a car with the removable roof plate removed, Fig. 2 is a side view with the toggle hooks attached, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the toggle hooks. 1 is the roof, 2 is the opening, 3 is the removable roof plate, 4° 5 is the removable hinge, 6 is the toggle hook, 61° 62 is the toggle link, 611 is the bundle, 7 and 8 are the pivots, 9 is the Connection shaft, 10 is a spring, 11 and 12 are bearings, 15 is a bearing part, 16
17 is a locking member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An opening provided in a part of the roof of the vehicle is covered with a removable roof plate, the front edge of the removable roof plate is locked to the inner peripheral edge of the roof opening with a removable hinge, and the rear edge is toggled. The toggle hook is connected to the inner peripheral edge of the roof opening with gold, and the toggle hook is inserted and removed by expanding and contracting the connecting shaft between the links through the link, and the toggle hook is installed on the connecting shaft. In one in which the inserted state of the above-mentioned shaft is maintained by a spring,
A connecting shaft that is integral with the link that is pivoted on the roof side is loosely fitted into a bearing part on the link that is pivoted on the removable roof board side,
In addition to enabling relative axial movement between the connecting shaft and the removable roof plate side link that supports the shaft, a retaining ring is placed on the connecting shaft inside the bearing section and fixed between the bearing section and the connecting shaft. A metal device is used to attach removable roof panels on vehicles installed with gaps between them.