JPS6220356Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a roof carrier for a vehicle, and particularly to a roof carrier that reduces air resistance that the roof carrier experiences while the vehicle is running.

Generally, in vehicles such as passenger cars, long luggage such as skis and surfboards cannot be loaded inside the vehicle, so a roof carrier is installed on the upper side of the roof of the vehicle to transport such long luggage. I am using it. Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 1, the roof carrier has a carrier body 1 made of a pipe or bar made of synthetic resin, light metal, etc. and having a length that is approximately the same as the width of the vehicle. A carrier 1 of the same structure is attached to a roof molding 3 provided on the side side of the roof R by means of screws 4 using a fixed mounting piece 2.
By fixing two of them facing each other to the front and rear sides of the roof, long cargo is transported.

However, with such conventional roof carriers, when the lower surface of the cargo has a large area, air from the vehicle traveling enters the space between the roof and the cargo with extremely large wind pressure, causing the roof carrier to This has the disadvantage that the load itself or the load having a large lower side area is pushed up from the lower side, and the load may fall off, significantly impairing the running stability of the vehicle. Furthermore, since the structure is simply a pipe or rod with a mounting piece, it has a drawback of low mechanical strength. In addition, since conventional carriers are set on the roof to accommodate long items, it is possible to load items that are shorter than the distance between the front and rear bodies of the set carrier. However, this method has the disadvantage that the mounting position of the carrier must be moved, which requires a lot of trouble.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks by providing a windshield piece in the luggage receiving part of the roof carrier to reduce air resistance between it and the roof of the vehicle. Explain.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are simplified configuration diagrams showing an embodiment of a vehicle roof carrier according to the present invention,
In the figure, reference numeral 5 denotes a roof carrier provided on the upper side of the vehicle roof and consisting of a luggage receiving member 6 and a luggage holding member 7. This roof carrier 5 is a roof carrier provided on the side peripheral edge of the roof R of the vehicle. Mounting bracket 8 with tightening screws etc. on molding 4
Fixed by The baggage receiving member 6 is made of synthetic resin by molding, for example, injection molding, and includes a flat base 6a that covers approximately the center of the roof, and a roughly central portion of the base 6a. a protrusion 13 that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and has both ends gently inclined at the front of the vehicle; and the base 6a.
A rising piece 6b that is bent upward from the peripheral edge side of the rising piece 6b, a peripheral edge part 6c that is bent horizontally from the upper end of this rising piece 6b, and a peripheral edge part 6c that is bent in a substantially vertical direction from the outer peripheral side of this peripheral edge part 6c. A windshield piece having a falling edge, whose lower end is shaped to be substantially the same in accordance with the shape of the opposing roof R, and whose side sides have two pairs of notches 61, 61 on each side, into which the mounting brackets 8 are fitted. 6d. In addition,
The front and rear windshield pieces 6d extend in the direction of the roof R in an inclined state. Therefore, the baggage receiving member is formed with recesses capable of accommodating the baggage on the left and right sides, and windshield pieces 6d are provided on the front, rear, left and right sides. The cargo holding member 7 is formed of a pipe made of light metal or synthetic resin, and is fitted into holes 62 and 63 provided at the front and rear sides of the protrusion 13 provided at the center of the windshield member 6. A front support pipe 7a and a rear support pipe 7b located on the front and rear sides of the vehicle and provided in the width direction of the vehicle, and both ends of the support pipes 7a and 7b are bridged parallel to the side of the vehicle. This baggage holding member 7 is formed by integrally molding reinforcing pipes 7c provided as shown in FIG. The above reinforcement pipe 7c
A side pipe 9 having approximately the same length as the pipe 7c is fixed to the upper side of the carrier 5 by a joint 10, and the support pipes 7a and 7b are used to carry cargo held on the carrier 5 to the roof. A rubber band 11 is attached to the carrier, and the rubber band 11 has a plurality of locking holes 11a in the middle thereof, and the locking holes 11a of the band 11 are connected to locking pins provided on the support pipes 7a and 7b. 12.

In the above configuration, in order to transport a long load, the long load may be placed on the upper side of the support pipes 7a and 7b, or the load may be placed in the recesses formed on the left and right sides of the load receiving member 6. After the baggage is stored, the baggage can be loaded with one touch by engaging the locking hole 11a of the rubber band 11 with the locking pin 12 and fixing the baggage. Since it has windshield pieces 6d on the front and side sides, the wind pressure from traveling is absorbed by the baggage receiving member 6.
Since the load does not enter from below, it is possible to eliminate wind blowing during driving, prevent vertical movement of the load receiving member 6 and vibration of the load, and improve running stability of the vehicle. In addition, in conventional roof carriers, the two carrier bodies 1 are passed in parallel to hold the cargo, so when carrying bulky cargo on the roof, it is necessary to adjust the carrier and It was difficult to stabilize cargo on the carrier, but in the vehicle roof carrier according to the present invention, it is possible to place non-long cargo in the left and right recesses of the flat base 6a provided in the windshield member 6 of the carrier 5. In addition, since a rising portion 6b is provided on the outer circumferential side of the base portion 6a, it is possible to suppress the movement of cargo while the vehicle is running, and also to prevent the reinforcement pipe 7c, side pipe 9, etc. from moving in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Since the cargo can be secured using strings, rubber bands, etc. from the pipe extending from the roof to the roof carrier, there is no need to move the mounting point of the roof carrier, which eliminates the complexity of loading and securing cargo. be able to.

As explained above, according to the vehicle roof carrier according to the present invention, there is a base extending substantially horizontally on the upper side of the vehicle roof, and a lower end side of the base that falls from the outer edge side and is in close contact with the vehicle roof side. Since the cargo holding member made of a pipe is fixed to the cargo receiving member that is integrally formed with the windshield piece, the windshield piece can prevent wind pressure while driving, and the carrier can also carry cargo that is not very long. It has various advantages, such as being able to be loaded without having to move the vehicle, and not detracting from the aesthetics of a passenger car, where appearance is important.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a simplified configuration diagram showing an example of a conventional roof carrier, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are a perspective view and a sectional view showing an embodiment of a vehicle roof carrier according to the present invention. 5... Roof carrier, 6... Luggage receiving member, 7... Luggage holding member, 9... Side pipe,
11... Rubber band, 12... Locking pin.

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claim] Mounting bracket 8 on the side edge of the car roof R
The roof support is made of synthetic resin and is formed by injection molding. The base 6a has a flat shape so as to cover the central portion of the roof. A protrusion 13 is provided at the central portion of the base 6a so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and protrudes upward. A rising piece 6b is bent upward from the entire peripheral side of the base 6a. A peripheral portion 6b is bent horizontally outward from the upper end of the rising piece 6b.
a baggage receiving member 6 formed of a windshield piece 6d which extends in a substantially vertical direction from the outer periphery of the peripheral portion 6c and has a lower end formed to correspond to the shape of the opposing roof R; and a front support pipe 7a and a rear support pipe 7b which are fitted into holes 62 and 63 provided on the front and rear sides of the protruding portion 13 and are provided at the front and rear sides of the protruding portion 13 so as to extend in the width direction of the vehicle.
and a reinforcing pipe 7c extending along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to bridge both ends of the support pipes 7a, 7b.
and wherein both ends of the pipes (7a, 7b) are fixed to the windshield member (6) by means of retainers (71).