JPS639448Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a canopy attachment device for a covered motor vehicle, in which the ceiling surface of the driver's cab and the top of the cargo bed are covered by a canopy.

Generally, in a covered vehicle such as a Jeep, the ceiling surface of the driver's cab is opened, and a U-shaped roll bar is disposed between the driver's cab and the cargo bed.
It is known that a U-shaped frame is attached to the back of the loading platform, and a hood covers the top of the loading platform from the top of the driver's cab while supported by the roll bar, frame, etc. ing.

By the way, as a conventional device of this type, a plurality of locking metal fittings with rotatable heads are arranged side by side on the left and right frames forming the roof frame of the driver's cab of a vehicle to form respective hood mounting portions. Attach a plurality of locking pieces each having a through hole in the shape of the head of the locking metal fittings to the edges on both sides of the hood, and attach each locking piece on the vehicle body side when attaching the hood to the roof frame of the driver's cab. Insert the head of the metal fitting into the through hole of each locking piece of the top, and in this state rotate the head of each locking metal fitting to an appropriate rotation position other than the insertion position to move the top to the driver's cab. There are known devices that are configured to be detachably attached to the roof frame. However, in the case of the conventional structure described above, when the top is attached to the roof frame of the driver's cab, one side of the top is attached to one frame by each locking metal fitting provided on one frame. After it is attached to the body, when attaching the other side of the hood to the other frame, you have to pull the other side of the hood while doing the work, making the hood installation process a hassle. There was a problem. Furthermore, when removing the hood attached to the roof frame of the driver's cab, it is necessary to remove each locking metal fitting on one side of the hood while strong tension is acting on the hood. There was also a problem in that the work of removing the hood was troublesome. Additionally, the tension of the hood attached to the roof frame of the driver's cab is strong in the parts pulled by each of the locking metal fittings on the hood attachment part, and weaker in the parts that correspond to the areas between a pair of adjacent locking metal fittings. ing. As a result, the entire canopy cannot be tensioned uniformly, resulting in local loosening of the canopy, which tends to deteriorate the appearance.

This invention was made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a canopy attachment device that can tension the canopy uniformly and also allows easy attachment and detachment of the canopy.

An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of a covered vehicle, such as a jeep, and numeral 1 indicates the vehicle body. A driver's cab 2 and a loading platform 3 are formed in the main body 1, and a U-shaped roll bar 4 is disposed between the driver's cab 2 and loading platform 3. Also, cab 2
The ceiling surface is open, and this ceiling surface is covered by a ceiling portion 6 of a hood 5, which will be described later. Furthermore, the loading platform 3 is formed from a floor plate, side plates 7, 7, and a back door 8. A U-shaped frame (not shown) is attached to the back of the loading platform 3, and as shown in FIG.
While the vehicle is supported by the vehicle, the top of the loading platform 3 and the ceiling surface of the driver's cab 2 are covered by a removable canopy. This hood 5 includes a ceiling part 6 that covers the ceiling surface of the loading platform 3 and the ceiling surface of the driver's cab 2, and both side surfaces 9, 9 that cover the upper parts of both side plates 7, 7 of the loading platform 3 (only one side surface 9 is (illustrated) and a back surface 10 that covers the upper part of the back door 8 of the cargo platform 3.

On the other hand, a pair of frame bodies 11, 11 which form the roof frame of the driver's cab 2 and are spaced apart from each other are provided with a plate-shaped retainer 12 that removably holds the top 5. This retainer 12 is formed with an L-shaped holding portion 13 that is cut and bent inward as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4. A mounting ring 14 is attached to this holding portion 13,
The end edge portion of the top 5 is attached via this attachment ring 14. That is, the base end of the strip-shaped attachment piece 15 is adhered to the inner surface of the edge of the hood 5, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the hood 5 is
With the end edge of the mounting piece 15 placed on the retainer 12, the distal end of the mounting piece 15 is wrapped around the distal end of the retainer 12 and the mounting ring 14, and the mounting piece is attached using a joining means such as removable cloth tape 16. The end edge of the hood 5 is attached to the retainer 12 by removably locking the folded portion 15 and the tip. Further, a support member 17 is provided upright on the frame 11 of the vehicle body 1, and an operating arm having a pivot center of a retainer 12 disposed at a distance from the holding portion 13 is provided on the support member 17. 1
8 and an operating cam (locking means) 19 are each swingably mounted. The operating arm 1
A retainer 12 is attached to the distal end of 8. The retainer 12 can be swung by the operating arm 18 from the attachment/detachment position where the top 5 is attached to/detached from the holding portion 13 to the locking position where the top 5 is locked to the vehicle body 1 as shown by the solid line in FIG. It's getting old. The operating cam 19 also includes an operating arm 18.
An engaging protrusion 20 that can be engaged is provided at the base end of the operating arm 18, from an engagement position where the engagement protrusion 20 engages with the operating arm 18 to a release position where the engagement with the operating arm 18 is released. It is designed to be able to swing up to. In the engagement position, this operating cam 19 is attached to the top 5.
The operating arm 18 can be held at the locking position against the tension of the lever or the biasing force of a spring (not shown). Also, this operation cam 1
An operating pin 21 is fixed to 9, and by pulling and operating this operating pin 21, the operating cam 1
9 can be moved to the release position.

Therefore, when attaching the top 5 to the vehicle body with the above configuration, the top 5 is attached to the holding part 13 while the retainer 12 is swung to the release position as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Lock the piece 15. Then, when the retainer 12 is pushed in with the hood 5 attached to the retainer 12 and the retainer 12 is swung to the locking position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 20, and in this engaged position, the operating arm 18 is locked by the operating cam 19 against the tension of the top 5 or the biasing force of a spring (not shown). Therefore, by attaching the top 5 to the retainer 12 in a loosened state and moving the retainer 12 to the locking position after the top 5 is attached, the top 5 can be removed.
Since the canopy 5 can be attached to the vehicle body 1, the top 5 can be attached more easily than in the past. In addition, when the operating lever 21 is pulled to the right in FIG. 2 and the operating cam 19 is operated to swing, the operating cam 19
As the engaging protrusion 20 and the operating arm 18 swing, the engaging protrusion 20 and the operating arm 18
The engagement with is released. When the engagement between the operating arm 18 and the engaging protrusion 20 of the operating cam 19 is released, the retainer 12 is immediately removed from the locking position by the tension of the hood 5 or the urging force of a spring (not shown), and returns to the attachment/detachment position. It is starting to sway. Therefore, since the top 5 can be removed while the retainer 12 is swung to the attachment/detachment position and the top 5 is loosened, the work of removing the top 5 can be performed more easily than in the past. In addition, the mounting piece 1 of the hood 5
5 is designed to be removably locked by a joining means such as a removable cloth tape 16, so the length of the hood 5 can be adjusted by appropriately adjusting the locking position of the mounting piece 15. can be done. Furthermore, since the end edge of the top 5 can be secured to the vehicle body 1 in a tensioned state with the retainer 12, the top 5
It can be stretched evenly throughout, eliminating looseness and improving the appearance.

Note that this invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the holding part 13 of the retainer 12
Retainer 1 is a separate item from retainer 12.
2 may be attached. Furthermore, it goes without saying that various other modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

As explained above, according to this invention, when the retainer is moved to the upward swinging position and the top is loosened, the end edge of the top can be attached to and removed from the holding part of the retainer, compared to the conventional method. In addition, by moving the retainer to the downward swinging position while holding the edge of the top in the holding part of the retainer, the top can be moved to the regular position on the vehicle body. Since it is attached to the mounting position, when the hood is attached, the retainer allows the entire hood to be evenly pulled and attached to the vehicle body, eliminating slack in the hood and improving the appearance. I can do it.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show one embodiment of this invention; Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the main parts, and Fig. 3 shows how the operating arm and operating cam are installed. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing how the hood is attached to the retainer. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Car body, 5...Top, 12...Retainer, 13...Holding part, 19...Operation cam (locking means).

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In the hood mounting device, a hood mounting portion is provided on a pair of frames separated from each other forming a roof frame of a vehicle, and both end edges of a hood ceiling forming a roof of a vehicle are attached to these hood mounting portions. A retainer that can swing between two positions along the vertical direction of the vehicle is pivotally attached to at least one of the mounting parts, and in the upward swinging position, the distance between the retainer and the other hood mounting part is narrow, and in the downward swinging position, the retainer is pivoted between two positions along the vertical direction of the vehicle. This retainer with a wide gap is provided with a holding part for removably holding the end edge of the hood to tension the hood, and a locking means capable of preventing the retainer from swinging in the downward swinging position of the retainer. A canopy attachment device characterized by being provided with.