JPS6138842Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a roof carrier for an automobile, which is used to place skis, surfboards, etc. on the roof of the automobile.

In recent years, automobiles, especially passenger cars, have adopted vehicle body designs that reduce air resistance during driving in order to save energy, but conventional roof cargo platforms have had the disadvantage of greatly increasing air resistance. In particular, the rubber bands used to tie up luggage had the disadvantage of generating wind noise.

The first object of the present invention is to eliminate the increase in air resistance caused by the rubber band.

In order to achieve this object, the roof cargo platform of the present invention forms a concave groove in the vehicle width direction on the top surface of the platform body, accommodates a rubber band for securing the load in the concave groove, and
A plurality of intermediate hooks are provided at intervals on one side of the groove, and hooks are provided at both ends of the groove.

In addition, the rubber bands for tying the cargo have to be tensioned straight in the width direction of the vehicle in the conventional roof cargo platform, which has the drawback that it is difficult to obtain the required tension for tying the cargo. A second object of the present invention is to improve the operability of such rubber bands.

For this reason, the roof loading platform of the present invention has a concave groove in the vehicle width direction formed on the upper surface of the loading platform body whose both ends are formed in a slope shape, and a hooking fitting is provided in the groove of the slope. It is made by bending both ends of a rubber band in a groove.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

This roof loading platform consists of a pair of loading platform bodies 1 which are substantially rectangular in plan and connected by a pair of connecting shafts 2.
The loading platform body 1 is made of glass fiber reinforced plastic and has an open bottom in both vertical and cross sections.
The lower surface thereof is formed in an arc shape along the curved surface of the automobile roof, and a rubber edging material 3 that closely contacts the upper surface of the automobile roof is wrapped around the peripheral edge thereof. It is made of glass fiber-reinforced plastic and is hollow inside, making it possible to reduce weight. Further, the rubber edge material 3 improves adhesion to the top surface of the automobile roof and prevents damage to the top surface of the roof. A belt-shaped rubber pad 5 for receiving the cargo load is affixed longitudinally in the vehicle width direction to the upper surface of the cargo platform body 1. The upper surface of the rubber pad is formed with narrow uneven stripes to prevent slipping. Further, a groove 6 of a constant width extending in the vehicle width direction is formed next to the rubber pad 5 on the upper surface of the carrier body, so that a rubber band 7 for tying the cargo can be accommodated in the groove 6. 8, 8... are a plurality of intermediate hooks provided at intervals on one side of the recessed groove 6, and the intermediate hooks have a substantially U-shaped side surface as shown in FIG. It is fixed to the bottom of the groove 6 with a screw 10,
The upper hook-shaped part 11 is attached to the rubber band 7 so as to extend horizontally thereon. The groove 6 is formed across the slopes 12 at both ends of the platform body 1, and a hook-shaped hook 13 as shown in FIG. 5 is screwed into the groove 6 of the slope 12. The rubber band 7 is provided with a grip portion 14 having irregularities for preventing slippage at both ends thereof, and a long hole 15 into which the hooking metal fitting 13 can be hooked is provided inside the grip portion 14 . Both ends of the connecting shaft 2 made of an intermediate pipe are fitted into one inclined side wall of the carrier main body 1 and fixed with screws 16 within the carrier main body. Reference numeral 17 indicates a rubber ring placed over the opening edge of the fitting hole. Reference numeral 18 denotes a pair of fittings that are slidably inserted into each of the connecting shafts 2, and each of the fittings 18 has an open bottom surface from which a hook-shaped engagement hook 19 projects outwardly and downwardly. A mounting screw 20 inserted into the mounting fitting 18 from the upper surface thereof is screwed into the base end portion of the engagement hook 19.

The roof cargo platform configured in this manner is placed on the roof of the vehicle and is adjusted by moving the mounting bracket 18 on the connecting shaft 2 so that the pair of engaging hooks 19 are at a position where they can be engaged with both side edges of the vehicle roof. . Then, by tightening the mounting screws 20 and engaging the engagement hooks 19 to both side edges of the roof, the roof can be firmly attached. As shown in Fig. 6, long items such as skis and surf inboards are placed on top of both carrier bodies 1, and the rubber band 7 is attached to an appropriate intermediate hook 8 according to the width of the item. It can be restrained by hooking it on.

As described above with respect to the embodiments, in the automobile roof loading platform of the present invention, the rubber band can be accommodated in the groove and the upper surface of the loading platform body is flattened, thereby reducing air resistance and suppressing the generation of wind noise. Also,
By providing hooks in the grooves formed across the slopes at both ends of the carrier body, both ends of the rubber band can be bent in the grooves. Since a frictional force is obtained between the bent part of the band and the inner surface of the concave groove to resist the tensile force, the end of the rubber band can be easily caught on the hook, improving operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawing shows one embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a perspective view of the whole, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the intermediate hook, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the hook. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the state of use. 1... Loading platform body, 6... Concave groove, 7... Rubber band, 8... Intermediate hook, 12... Slope, 13...
Hook fittings.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. A concave groove in the vehicle width direction is formed on the upper surface of the carrier body, and a rubber band for securing cargo is housed in the concave groove, and a plurality of intermediate hooks are provided on one side of the concave groove. A roof loading platform for an automobile, characterized in that grooves are provided at intervals, and hooks are provided at both ends of the grooves. 2. A concave groove in the vehicle width direction is formed across the slopes on the upper surface of the loading platform body whose both ends are sloped,
Utility model registration claim 1, characterized in that both ends of the rubber band are bent in the groove by providing a hook in the groove of the slope.
The roof loading platform for automobiles described in Section 1.