JPS6357328A - Upper body structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent both the flapping of an awning member and the entrance of water into a vehicle room by providing a side visor on a roof on each sides of an opening which is openably covered with said awning member, being extended along the longitudinal direction while projecting upward from the top of said roof. CONSTITUTION:In the upper body of a vehicle, an opening 14 is formed on nearly the whole face of a roof 12, and a canvas top 24 having an awning member 22 which openably covers the opening 14 is provided on the opening 14. In this structure, a side visor 20 is installed on the peripheral part positioned on each side of the opening 14, i.e., on a cab side outer 46, in a condition of projecting upward from the roof 12 face along the longitudinal direction. The side visor 20 consists of a body 48 made of synthetic resin and a core metal 50 embedded in the lower part of the body 48. And, the side visor 20 is installed by fixing the core metal 50 to the outer exposed part of the cab side outer 46 with a bolt and nut 52.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an upper vehicle body structure for a vehicle, which includes a canvas top that can be opened and closed by a hood member to cover an opening formed in the roof of the vehicle body.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, sunroofs have been put into practical use, which have an opening formed in the upper part of a vehicle body, and which is covered by a lid body so as to be openable and closable. In this sunroof, by opening the lid and opening the opening, the interior of the vehicle is made more open, and fresh air is introduced into the interior of the vehicle from outside the vehicle through the opening, increasing the feeling of refreshment. however,
This sunroof cannot have a large opening due to its structure, and a canvas top that allows a large opening has been proposed and developed as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-30524. In this canvas top, an opening formed in the roof of the vehicle body is covered with a canopy member such as leather so as to be openable and closable.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In such a canvas top, the front edge of the hood member is attached to a rigid mounting plate, so the front end of the hood member does not flap on the front frame of the frame. do not have. However, when the hood member is opened, it must slide rearward in a folded state on the rails attached to both side frames of the frame, so the edges of both sides of the hood member must be placed on the roof moldings attached to the roof. It is simply placed on the

For this reason, when the vehicle runs with the top member closed and exposed to the outside, the side edges of the top member will flap due to the entrainment of airflow from the lateral direction of the roof.

Furthermore, if pressurized water hits the side edges of the hood member directly during a car wash, the water pressure may lift the side edges of the hood member, and there is a risk that water may infiltrate into the vehicle interior.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to prevent the top member from flapping even when the vehicle is driven with the top member closed, and to prevent water from flowing from the side edges of the top member into the interior of the vehicle. To provide an upper body structure of a vehicle that prevents water from entering.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the purpose, the upper body structure of a vehicle according to the present invention is such that an opening formed in the roof of the vehicle body can be opened and closed by a hood member. In an upper body structure of a vehicle having a canvas top covering the opening, side visors extend along the front and rear sides of both edges of the roof located on both sides of the opening, and protrude from the upper surface of the roof, respectively. It is characterized by the fact that it is placed

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the upper vehicle body structure of a vehicle according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the upper body of this vehicle 10, the roof 12 is provided with an opening 14 formed over substantially the entire surface except for the periphery. A front visor 18 having a front surface smoothly extending from the front window 16 is attached to the peripheral portion of the roof 12 remaining in front of the opening 14, and a rear visor (not shown) is attached to the peripheral portion of the roof 12 remaining behind the opening 14. can be attached. on the other hand,
In the surrounding portions of the roof 12 remaining on both the left and right sides of the opening 14,
A side visor 20, which is a feature of the present invention, is provided. This side visor 20 will be explained in detail later.

The above-mentioned opening 14 has a hood member 2 that covers it so that it can be opened and closed.
A canvas top 24 comprising 2 is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the canvas top 24 is attached to a frame assembly 26 attached to the periphery of the opening 14, and on both left and right sides of the frame assembly 26, extending along the front and back direction. A rail assembly 28, two wooden top frames 32 whose ends are supported by both rail assemblies 28 so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions via slider assemblies 30, 30', and a plurality of top frames 32. The top leather assembly 34 includes a top leather assembly 34 having a hood member 22 that is shaped like a hood. As shown in FIG. 3, the front edge of this hood member 22 is attached to a solid mounting plate 3 that is slidably supported at both ends by both rail assemblies 28 in the front-rear direction via a front slider assembly 36. fastened to the
The rear edge is secured to the rear of the frame assembly 26.

As only the left side of the front slider assembly 36 is shown in FIG. 3, the front slider assembly 36 is slidably supported by the left rail assembly 28, and includes a slide body 36a to which the left end of the mounting plate 38 is fixed, and a slide body 36a that is attached to the slide body 36a from behind. a protrusion 36b fixed to protrude from the slide body 36a; an auxiliary mounting body 36c mounted on a portion of the mounting plate 38 inside the slide body 36a; and a link 3 attached to the auxiliary mounting body 36c.
Flip-up body 364e rotatably provided via 6d
and a coil spring 36f that is provided between the auxiliary attachment body 36c and the flip-up body 36e and biases the flip-up body 36e to rotate upward. Note that an auxiliary top frame 40 is installed between the left and right flip-up bodies 36e.

On the other hand, as only the left side is shown in FIG. 3, the slider assembly 30 located at the front is slidably supported by the left rail assembly 28, and includes a slide main body 30a to which the left end of the top frame 32 is fixed, and a slide main body 30a to which the left end of the top frame 32 is fixed. A protrusion 30b fixed to the main body 36a so as to protrude rearwardly, and a link 30 to the slide main body 30a.
A flip-up body 30d rotatably provided via C;
A coil spring 30e is provided between the slide body 30a and the flip-up body 30d, and urges the flip-up body 30d to rotate downward. Note that an auxiliary top frame 42 is installed between the left and right flip-up bodies 36a.

Note that the slider assembly 30' located at the rear has the same structure as the slider assembly 30 located at the front, except that it does not include the protrusion 30b.

Here, in the front slider assembly 36, the mounting plate 36 is slid rearward by a drive mechanism (not shown), so that the top leather assembly 34, which has been under tension, is loosened. Therefore, the flip-up body 3
6e is rotated upward by the biasing force of the coil spring 36f. In this way, the first auxiliary top frame 4
0 is moved upward, and the top leather assembly 34 will be folded in its first stage.

On the other hand, as the front slider assembly 36 is further slid rearward, its protrusion 36b comes into contact with the link 30c of the slider assembly 30 immediately behind, and the flip-up body 30d resists the biasing force of the coil spring 30e.
This will cause it to rotate upward. In this way, the second auxiliary top frame 42 is moved upward, and the top leather assembly 34 is folded to the second stage. In addition, the front slider assembly 36
As the front slider assembly 36 is further slid rearward, the slide body 36a of the front slider assembly 36 comes into contact with the slide body 30a of the slider assembly 30, and both are slid rearward together.

Further, as the slider assembly 30 is further slid rearward in accordance with the rearward slide of the front slider assembly 36, the link 30c' of the slider assembly 30' whose protrusion 30b is positioned rearward.
The third auxiliary top frame 42 is moved upward in the same manner as described above.

In this way, the third stage of the blazer assembly 34 is folded. Then, as the front slider assembly 36 is further slid rearward, the slide body 30a of the slider assembly 30 located at the front comes into contact with the slide body 36a' of the slider assembly 30' located at the rear, and the three slide bodies 36a.

30a and 30a' will both be slid rearward.

In this way, the top leather assembly 34 of the canvas top 24 is pulled rearward, and as shown in FIG. The opening 14 becomes wide open.

Note that the top leather assembly 3 is removed from the state shown in Figure 1.
4 forward to close the opening 14, the operator slides the mounting plate 38 forward. In response to this sliding, the slide main body 36a of the front slider assembly 36 is separated from the slider assembly 30 immediately behind, and the contact of the protrusion 36b with the link 30c of this slider assembly 30 is also released. Therefore, the flip-up body 30d of the slider assembly 30 is rotated downward by the biasing force of the coil spring 30e, and in this way, the second folded portion of the top leather assembly 34 is returned to its original flat state. . Similarly, the third folding portion of the top leather assembly 34 is also moved by the coil spring 30 in response to the forward slider of the mounting plate 38.
The urging force of e' returns it to the flat state. on the other hand,
The first folded portion of the top leather assembly 34 is biased upward by the coil spring 36f, but by finally sliding the mounting plate 38 forward and closing the opening 14, the top leather assembly 34 As a result, the coil spring 36f is pushed down against the biasing force of the coil spring 36f and returned to its original flat state.

In this manner, the top leather assembly 34 closes the opening 14 in a generally flat state.

Note that the edges on both sides of the canopy member 22 of the top leather assembly 34 are connected to the roof 1 as shown only on the right side in FIG.
By extending to above the roof molding 44 of No. 2 and abutting and engaging with the upper surface of this, rainwater is prevented from entering the interior of the vehicle from here.

Roof 1 with canvas top 24 provided in this way
As shown in FIG. 2, the above-mentioned side visors 20 are attached to the surrounding portions located on both sides of the opening 14 of No. 2, that is, the cab side outer 46, with the side visors 20 protruding upward from the roof surface along the front-back direction. It is being The side visor 20 is comprised of a main body 48 made of synthetic resin, for example urethane rubber, and a core 50 embedded below within the main body 48. The side visor 20 is attached by fixing the mandrel 50 and the outwardly exposed portion of the cab side outer 46 via bolts and nuts 52.

A door sash 56 is releasably attached to the cab side outer 46 via a door weather strip 54, and a door glass run 58 is provided on the inner periphery of the door sash 56. It is mounted so that it can move freely.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front end of the side visor 20 described above is connected to the rear end of the front visor 18, and the front visor 18 and the side visor 20 are provided so as to be seemingly integrated.

This side visor 20 has an outer surface 20 a that smoothly extends from the side surface of the vehicle body, that is, the vertically extending surface of the door, and a side of the cab side outer 46 that opposes the side edge of the opening 140 , that is, the side edge of the hood member 22 . It is configured to have an inner surface 20b that substantially stands up from the edge.

By attaching such a side visor 20 to the side edge portion of the opening 14, the following effects can be achieved.

That is, first, while the vehicle 18 is running, an air current is generated on the side surface of the vehicle body, and this air current tries to flow laterally onto the roof 12. However, in this embodiment, opening 14
Since the side visor 20 is arranged on the side edge of the
This lateral airflow flows along the outer surface 20a of the side visor 20. In this way, the directly facing side portion of the side visor 20 becomes a stagnation point for this airflow, and no airflow flows there. Therefore,
In the configuration of this embodiment, the edge of the hood member 22 extends to the portion of the side visor 20 located inside the dish, so the edge of the hood member 22 is not lifted up by the lateral airflow or flopped. There is no risk of it getting stuck.

In addition, in this canvas top 24, the roof 1
2 and the top leather assembly 34,
This is achieved by bringing the side edges of the hood member 22 into contact with and engaging with the roof molding 44. In this embodiment, this seal portion is shielded from the side by a side visor 20. For this reason, when washing a car, the pressurized water stream that is released towards this seal does not directly hit this seal, but instead is applied to the side visor 20 in advance.
This will be the case. In this manner, according to this embodiment, it is possible to reliably prevent water from entering from the side at the seal portion of the side edge of the top leather assembly 24.

Further, according to this embodiment, the side visors 20 and the front visor 18 are attached so that they appear to be integrated, thereby increasing the design effect in terms of appearance.

This invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the invention. Other embodiments of the invention will be described below. In the following description, the same parts in the configuration of the above-described embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the embodiment described above, the side visor 20 has an inner surface 20 that stands up from a portion opposing the side edge of the hood member 22.
As shown in the second embodiment in FIG. 62 is integrated.

In this way, in this second embodiment, since the side visor 20 includes the lip portion 62, in addition to the effects of the above-mentioned embodiment, the sealing performance (sealing effect) in the roof molding 44 can be stabilized. become able to. Furthermore, since the side edges of the hood member 22 do not come into contact with a part of the vehicle body but with a part of the side visor 20, when the canvas top 24 is opened and closed, the top leather assembly 34 slides. Deterioration of the car body paint film will be reliably prevented.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5 as a modification of the second embodiment, the lip portion 62 extends from the tip thereof to a portion located inwardly from the side ends of the canopy member 22, and extends from the lower surface of the lip portion 62 It is integrally provided with a protruding piece 64 that abuts on and comes into contact with. As described above, in this modification, the side visor 20 is provided with the protruding piece 64 at the tip of the lip portion 62, so that in addition to the effects of the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, the sealing effect is further increased. , it will have a soundproofing effect.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6 as a third embodiment, the inner surface 20a of the side visor 20 has, at its front part,
A protrusion 66 is provided that protrudes inward in the shape of a mountain. In other words, the protruding portion 66 protrudes so as to overhang so as to cover the upper side of the front portion of the side edge of the hood member 22 . In addition, the inner surface 2 of the side visor 20
The rear portion of Oa is formed to stand up in a straight line as shown in FIG. The outer surface 66a of the front protrusion 66 and the rear raised inner surface 20a are connected to each other by a smooth connecting surface. That is, in this connection surface, the amount of protrusion (height of the peak) is set to gradually decrease from the front toward the rear.

Thus, the third embodiment is configured, and in addition to the effects of the first embodiment described above, it is possible to mechanically prevent the hood member 22 from lifting up when the vehicle 10 is traveling at high speed. The effect of being able to do this will be achieved.

(Effects of the Invention) As detailed above, in the upper vehicle body structure of the vehicle according to the present invention, on both sides of the roof located on both sides of the opening,
The vehicle is characterized in that the side visors extend along the front and rear, and are arranged so as to protrude from the upper surface of the roof. Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided an upper body structure of a vehicle which prevents the top member from flapping even when the vehicle is driven with the top member closed and prevents water from entering the vehicle from the side edges of the top member. will be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the upper body structure of a vehicle according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the side visor attached to the upper car body, and Fig. 3 is a state in which the top leather assembly is folded. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the upper vehicle body structure of a vehicle according to the present invention; FIG. 5 is shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a modification of the second embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a third embodiment of the upper vehicle body structure of a vehicle according to the present invention. In the figure, 10...vehicle, 12...roof, 14...
Opening, 16... Windshield, 18... Front visor, 20... Side visor, 20a... Outer surface, 20b... Inner surface, 22... Top member, 24...
Canvas top, 26...frame assembly,
28...Rail assembly, 30.30'...Slider assembly, 32...Top frame, 34
...Top leather assembly, 36...Front slider assembly, 38...Mounting plate, 40.42...
・Auxiliary top frame, 44... Roof molding, 46
... Cab side outer, 48... Main body, 50...
- Core metal, 52... Bolt/nut, 54... Door weather strip, 56... Door sash, 58...
・Door glass run, 60...Door glass, 62...
Lip portion, 64...Protrusion piece, 66...Protrusion part, 66
a... Outer surface.

Claims (8)

[Claims] (1) In an upper vehicle body structure of a vehicle equipped with a canvas stop configured to cover an opening formed in the roof of the vehicle body with a hood member so as to be openable and closable, on both side edges of the roof located on both sides of the opening, An upper vehicle body structure for a vehicle, characterized in that side visors extend along the front and rear and are respectively disposed in a state of protruding from the upper surface of the roof. (2) Each of the side visors has an outer surface extending smoothly from a side surface of the vehicle body, and an inner surface substantially rising from the vicinity of each side edge of the opening. Vehicle upper body structure. (3) The above-mentioned side visors are connected to both left and right ends of a front visor provided extending along the left-right direction from the front end of the roof located in front of the opening. Upper body structure of the vehicle according to item 1. (4) Each of the side visors has a lip portion protruding inwardly at its inner lower portion and abutting against the edge of the corresponding side edge of the hood member that is closed to cover the opening. A vehicle body upper structure according to claim 1. (5) The upper structure of a vehicle body according to claim 4, wherein the lip portion has a protruding piece at its tip that comes into contact with a lower surface near a corresponding side edge of the hood member. (6) Each of the side visors has an outer surface that smoothly extends from the side of the vehicle body, an upright inner surface that substantially stands up from the corresponding side edge of the opening at the rear, and a corresponding side edge of the opening from above at the front. The vehicle body upper structure according to claim 1, further comprising a protruding inner surface that protrudes to cover the vehicle body upper structure. (7) Claim 6, characterized in that the upright inner surface and the protruding inner surface are smoothly connected by a connecting surface.
The upper body structure of the vehicle described in section. (8) The vehicle body upper structure according to claim 7, wherein the connecting surface is configured so as not to impede the opening operation when the top member is opened.