JPS5934951A - Fixing structure of roof rack for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent rust to be caused by flawing of a car body component from generating and to stabilize fixing of a titlted roof rack, by making surface contact of flat parts touching the top and bottom of a car body component formed on a supporting leg part and a clamp component with each other. CONSTITUTION:Flat parts 25 and 26 are formed respectively on each of edge parts 22 and 23 of a supporting leg part 20 and a clamp component 21 protruding from a main body 4 of a roof rack. The flat parts 25 and 26 are made to touch the top and bottom of a car body component, concretely the top 24 of a side edge part 13 of a roof panel 14 and the bottom 17 of a drip channel 12 respectively. A corresponding part 27 to the flat part 25 of a supporting leg part 20 is formed through bending on the middle of a clamp component 21 and a through hole 29 provided with a nut 28 is provided on the corresponding part 27. As a tightening bolt 30 is screwed into a nut 28 and the tip part 31 of the bolt 30 is made to touch the above mentioned flat part 25, the side edge part 13 of the roof panel 14 and the drip channel 12 are pinched by the above mentioned flat parts 25 and 26.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a vehicle roof flank mounting structure.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional vehicle roof rack mounting structures include those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example. In the figure, 1 is a car, 2 is a roof, and a roof rack 3 is installed on the roof 2. The roof rack 3 is provided with support legs 7 that protrude downward from the sides of the roof rack main body 4, specifically the sides 6 of the frame 5, and the support legs 7 are equipped with bolts and nuts. A clamp member 9 is made detachable via the support leg 7 and the clamp member 9, and the vehicle body member on the side of the roof 2 is held between the support legs 7 and the clamp member 9. Specifically, the vehicle body members on the side of the roof 2 include a roof site rail 10 and a rain gutter 1 connected to the roof site rail 10.
The drip channel 12 for forming the drip channel 12 and the roof panel 14 etc. to which the side line part 13 is joined to the drip channel 12 are connected, and the drip channel 12 is located at the outermost side of the vehicle body. Since it is also rigid, the support legs 7 and clamp members 9 are attached to the drip channel 12 to support the roof rack body 4. When attaching the support leg 7 and the clamp member 9, first, with the clamp member 9 removed, the roof rank 3 is positioned on the roof 2, and the tip 15 of the support leg 7 is attached to the drip channel 1.
Place and support on 2. Next, after bringing the tip 16 of the clamp member 9 into contact with the lower surface 17 of the dribbling channel 12, the support leg 7 and the clamp member 9 are tightened and fixed with bolts and nuts 8. The support leg portion 7 and the clamp member 9 are arranged in a substantially horizontal direction (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2).
The drip channel 12 is gripped by the drip channel 12.

However, in such a conventional vehicle roof rack mounting structure, the tip portion 15 of the support leg portion 7 protruding from the roof rack main body 4 is edge-shaped, and the edge-shaped tip portion 15 is Since it was supposed to be brought into contact with the top of the channel 12, the edge-shaped tip 15 would not touch the roof channel when the support leg 7 is placed on the drip channel 12 or when the support leg 7 and the clamp member 9 are tightened and fixed. Avoid damaging the painted surface of the side edges 13 of the drip channel 14 and the top surface 18 of the drip channel 12.Moreover, since the side edges 13 of the drip channel 12 and the roof panel 14 correspond to the rain gutter 11, if scratches occur, the damage will occur from there. This will lead to rust, and furthermore, since the clamping force of the support legs 7 and the clamp member 9 is in a state that acts on the drip channel 12 in a substantially horizontal direction, there is no molding in the trip channel 12. (not shown), the molding may be deformed by the clamping force, and there is also the problem that it is difficult to obtain a secure and stable mounting condition with a clamping force in a substantially horizontal direction. .

This invention was made in view of these conventional problems, and is intended to prevent car body members from being scratched and rusted when installing a roof rack, and to prevent moldings etc. from being attached to car body members. It is an object of the present invention to provide a roof rack mounting structure for a vehicle that allows a secure and stable mounting state to be obtained without deforming these parts.

Specifically, in the vehicle roof rack mounting structure of the present invention, the support leg portion and the clamp member are formed with flat portions that abut against the upper and lower surfaces of the vehicle body member to bring them into surface contact, thereby preventing the occurrence of scratches. At the same time, by providing a clamping member on one of the supporting legs or the clamping member that comes into contact with the flat part of the other, a clamping force is applied in the vertical direction, thereby ensuring reliable and stable mounting without deforming the molding, etc. The gist of this is to make it possible to obtain the desired state.

The present invention will be explained below based on the drawings. In addition, in the following, parts common to those of the prior art are given the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations will be omitted.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 20 indicates a support leg, and reference numeral 21 indicates a clamp member, and the clamp member 21 is detachably attached to the support leg 20 via bolts and nuts 8.

Furthermore, the respective tip ends 22 and 23 of the support legs 20 and the clamp member 21 are brought into contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the vehicle body member, specifically, the upper surface U of the side edge 13 of the roof panel 14 and the lower surface 17 of the drip channel 120. Flat parts 25 and 26 are formed, and the flat parts 25 and 26 and the upper surface 2 of the side edge part 13 are formed.
4 and the lower surface 17 of the drip channel 120 are brought into surface contact. Then, a portion 27 corresponding to the flat portion of the support leg portion 20 is bent in the middle of the clamp member 21, and a through hole 29 with an opening 7) 28 is provided in the corresponding portion 27. By making the clamping port 30 as a clamping member screwed into the υ nano) 28 project downward and bringing its tip 31 into contact with the flat part 5 of the support leg part 20, both flat parts 25 and 26 A clamping force is applied in the vertical direction (arrow direction in FIG. 3) so that the side edge 13 of the roof panel 14 and the drip channel 12 can be clamped. still,
In the above example, the tightening bolt 30 as a tightening member is provided on the clamp member 21 side, but the support leg portions 20 and 2271
By reversing the position and shape of the member 21, the support leg 2
It is also possible to provide it on one side.

Next, to explain the installation state of the roof rack 3, first remove the clamp member 21, position the roof rack 3 on the roof 2, and attach the support legs 20 to the roof panel 1.
It is placed and supported on the upper surface U of the side edge 13 of No. 4. In this case, since the flat part 5 of the support leg part 20 is in surface contact with the upper surface 24, the painted surface of the side edge part 13 will not be stained. If the flat part 25 and the side line part 13 are in surface contact with each other, the feet will be strained, so there is no need to particularly adjust the support leg part 20 to align the contact position between the flat part 25 and the side line part 13, and the work is easy. Next, the clamp part 4'j'
The flat part 26 of 21 is connected to the lower surface 17 of the channel 12.
The clamp member 21 is attached to the support leg portion 20 via the bolt/nut 8 while in contact with the support leg portion 20 . In this case, the bolts and nuts 8 can be omitted as long as the support legs 20 and the shift lamp member 21 do not fall off. In this state, when the tightening bolt 30 is brought into contact with the flat part 25 of the support leg part 20 and tightened, a clamping force is applied to both the flat parts 5 and 26. In this case, the tightening bolt 30 does not come into contact with any member on the vehicle body side, so there is no possibility of damaging any member on the vehicle body side. There isn't.

As described above, according to the present invention, the structure is such that the support legs protruding from the roof rack main body and the clamp member are provided with flat portions that abut against the upper and lower surfaces of the vehicle body member, and the support legs or Since one of the clamp members is provided with a tightening member that comes into contact with the flat part of the other, both of the above-mentioned members come into surface contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the vehicle body member to prevent damage to the vehicle body member, and as a result, the vehicle body member is prevented from being damaged. In addition to preventing the occurrence of rust due to scratches and reducing the durability of the car body, the support legs and clamp members hold the car body parts in the vertical direction, so even if the car body parts have molding problems. It is possible to obtain a secure and stable mounting condition without deforming it, and in addition, compared to the conventional case where the vehicle body member is held in a substantially horizontal direction, the mounting tolerance is increased by the width of the vehicle body member attachment site. In addition, as in the above embodiment, the support legs If you fix the and clamp member with bolts, nands, etc.,
Even when the clamping member is tightened, the clamping member or the support legs can be prevented from expanding, and the roof rack can be more securely fixed to the vehicle body.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is an external perspective view of a car with a conventional roof rank attached. Figure 2 is a conventional roof rank mounting structure. Figure 1 -
3 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an exploded and assembled state of FIG. 3.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] In a roof rack mounting structure for a vehicle in which a vehicle body member is held between a support leg projecting from the roof flank body and a clamp member, the support leg and the clamp member are provided with a support leg projecting from the roof flank main body, and a clamp member that is attached to the vehicle body member. A roof rack mounting structure for a vehicle, characterized in that a flat part is formed in contact with the lower surface, and a tightening member is provided on one of the support leg part or the clamp member to come into contact with the other flat part.