KR100706421B1 - Roof molding cover device for assemblying roof rack - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a roof molding cover for assembling a roof rack of a vehicle. A fixing device comprising: a first cover for opening and closing an opening of the roof molding; A second cover installed to be interviewed on one side of the first cover to open and close the opening of the roof molding; And gear means connected between the first cover and the second cover to simultaneously slide the first and second covers, wherein the gear means includes a rack gear provided on a bottom surface of the first cover, and the second cover. The rack includes a rack gear provided to extend to the lower side of the first cover, and a bidirectional drive gear meshed with the rack gears of the first and second covers, thereby opening and closing the structure of the roof molding cover by a simple structure. The manufacturing cost is reduced, and the opening and closing distance of the roof molding cover is shortened to shorten the opening and closing time and to facilitate the opening and closing operation to provide convenience to the consumer.

Roof molding cover, bidirectional drive gear, rack gear

Description

Roof molding cover device for roof rack assembly {Roof molding cover device for assemblying roof rack}

1 is a perspective view of a vehicle equipped with a general roof rack fixing device.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the roof molding cover device for roof rack assembly according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2;

4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 2;

Figures 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b is a cross-sectional view and a plan view sequentially showing the operation of opening the roof molding cover by the apparatus of the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

110; Roof panel 120; Loop Molding

122; Opening 130; Fastener

140; First cover 142; main body

144; Handle 146; Rack gear

150; Second cover 152; main body

154,156; Left and right guide 158; Rack gear

160; Bidirectional drive gear 162,164; 1st, 2nd gear part

The present invention relates to a roof molding cover for roof rack assembly of a vehicle, and more particularly, to a roof molding cover device for roof rack assembly to improve the opening and closing performance while simplifying the structure of the roof molding cover.

In general, the roof of the car is provided with a roof molding, also known as a 'loop carrier' in order to prevent the welded portion between the roof panel and the side panel from being exposed to the outside. If you want to load a variety of cargo on the roof panel is a roof rack is additionally mounted.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional general vehicle, a roof rack fixing device of a vehicle is located in a roof of a vehicle and loop moldings of a roof panel 10 and a roof molding 10 of which a roof molding part is formed concave in a longitudinal direction on both sides thereof. It consists of a loop molding 20 inserted and fastened to the part.

In the roof rack fixing device of the vehicle, an integrated roof molding 20 is fastened to both sides of the roof panel 10 in a length direction so that the roof rack may not be additionally fastened, and two or more fasteners on both sides of the roof panel 10 may be fixed. A plurality of separate loop moldings 20 may be fastened to form the 30, so that the roof racks 40 may be fastened through the fasteners 30.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, the roof molding cover may be provided so that the fastener 30 of the roof molding 20 is not exposed to the outside in a state where the roof rack 40 is not fastened.

However, in the related art, the structure in which the roof molding cover is installed in the roof molding 20 is complicated, resulting in an increase in manufacturing cost.

In addition, in the related art, since one loop molding cover is provided to open and close one by one length of the cover, the opening and closing time is long and the opening and closing operation is troublesome.

The object of the present invention devised in view of the above problems is to provide a roof molding cover device for roof rack assembly to reduce the manufacturing cost by simplifying the structure.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a roof molding cover device for roof rack assembly in which at least two covers are separately formed and are opened and closed at the same time, thereby reducing the opening and closing time and simplifying the opening and closing operation.

Loop molding cover device for roof rack assembly according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a roof panel formed in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the roof of the vehicle, and the roof molding is inserted into the roof panel and the fastener is provided on the inside A roof rack fixing apparatus comprising: a first cover for opening and closing an opening of the roof molding; A second cover installed to be interviewed on one side of the first cover to open and close the opening of the roof molding; And gear means connected between the first cover and the second cover to simultaneously slide the first and second covers.

The gear means is engaged with the rack gear provided on the lower surface of the first cover, the rack gear provided so that the second cover extends to the lower side of the first cover, and the rack gears of the first and second covers. It is preferable to include a bidirectional drive gear.

The bidirectional drive gear includes a first gear part engaged with the rack gear of the first cover, and a second gear part engaged with the rack gear of the second cover.

The first cover is provided with a handle on one side of the upper surface of the main body formed in a plate shape, the second cover is formed in the left side and the right guide to the lower side of the first cover at one end of the main body formed in the plate shape.

At this time, the first cover is a rack gear is formed in the center of the lower surface of the main body, the second cover is a rack gear is formed on the left, right guide.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention as described above will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The roof panel 110 is positioned in the roof of the vehicle and is formed in both directions in a longitudinal direction, and a loop molding 120 is inserted into the roof panel 110 and provided with a fastener 130 therein.

In the present invention, the first cover 140 and the second cover 150 sliding in opposite directions to open and close the opening 125 of the roof molding 120 are installed, and the first cover and the second cover are installed. Is installed by the bidirectional drive gear 160 formed on the coaxial gears different from each other.

The first cover 140 has a main body 142 is formed in a plate shape, a handle 144 is formed on one side of the upper surface of the main body, the second cover 150 is a main body 152 formed in a plate shape, and It is composed of left and right guides 154 and 156 extending downward in one end of the main body and extending in the horizontal direction again.

The length of the main body 142 of the first cover and the main body 152 of the second cover is approximately determined by the ratio of the gear values of the first gear and the second gear of the bidirectional drive gear to be described later. The ratio of the length of the main body to the length of the main body of the second cover is approximately 1: 2. In addition, the left and right guides of the second cover are formed to be as long as the length of the second cover body is opened and closed on the lower side of the body of the first cover.

The bidirectional drive gear 160 has a first gear part 162 having a large gear having a large gear value at the center thereof, and has a small gear value on both left and right sides of the first gear part 162. The second gear unit 164 having a gear is formed. For example, the number of gear teeth of the first gear portion may be formed in a ratio of about 1: 2 or 1: 3 as compared to the second gear portion. This is because the second gear portion is rotated two or three turns while the first gear portion is rotated one time, and a rotational force is transmitted to the opponent gear. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the ratio is about 1: 2, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

A rack gear part 146 engaged with the first gear part 162 is formed on a bottom surface of the first cover 140, and a rack gear part engaged with the second gear part is formed in the second cover 150. 158 is formed to transmit rotational force from the bidirectional drive gear toward the first and second covers.

The rack gear part 146 formed on the first cover is formed at the center of the lower surface of the first cover 140, and the rack gear part 158 formed on the second cover 150 has the second cover on the top. It is formed on the left and right guides 154 and 156 extending to the lower side of the first cover.

By the present invention configured as described above will be described the operation of opening and closing the roof molding cover for roof rack assembly.

5a and b, the roof molding cover is formed by separating the first cover 140 and the second cover 150, and the upper and lower sides of the bidirectional drive gear 160 are formed. The left and right guides 154 and 156 of the first cover 140 and the second cover 150 are geared together, and the rack gear part 146 of the first cover 140 is in the atmosphere of the bidirectional drive gear. The first gear unit 162 is engaged with the gear, and the rack gear unit 158 of the second cover 150 is engaged with the second gear unit 163 which is a small gear of the bidirectional drive gear.

First, when the roof molding cover is opened, the first cover 140 is moved in an open direction (left direction in the drawing) while holding the handle 144 of the first cover 140. As shown, the first gear portion 162 of the bidirectional drive gear 160 engaged with the rack gear 146 of the first cover is interlocked so that the bidirectional drive gear 160 rotates counterclockwise in the drawing. do. At the same time, since the second gear part 164 of the bidirectional drive gear 160 is also rotated in the same direction, left and right guides 154 and 156 of the second cover 150 engaged with the second gear part 164. The second cover 150 is slid in the right direction by the rack gear 158 formed thereon.

As described above, the first cover 140 is opened in the left direction and the second cover 150 is opened in the right direction. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the opening 122 of the roof molding 120 is completely closed. Open.

At this time, the gear value of the first gear portion 162 and the second gear portion 164 of the bidirectional gear 160 is formed in a ratio of 1: 2, so that the ratio of the lengths of the covers sliding and opening is 1: 2. do. This is to open the first cover and the second cover while minimizing the length to move the first cover 140, the present invention is about 1/1 of the opening length of the conventional single loop molding cover. All of the first and second covers 140 and 150 are opened by opening only the length of three.

The operation of closing the roof molding cover is to move the first cover 140 in a direction opposite to the opening direction to the right, so that the bidirectional drive gear 160 engaged with the first cover 140 is rotated clockwise. The second cover 150 is slid in the left direction so that the first cover 140 and the second cover 150 simultaneously close the opening 122 of the roof molding 120.

As described above, the roof molding cover device for roof rack assembly according to the present invention has an effect of significantly reducing the manufacturing cost by implementing the opening and closing structure of the roof molding cover by a simple structure.

In addition, the opening and closing distance of the roof molding cover is shortened to shorten the opening and closing time, and the opening and closing operation is facilitated, thereby providing convenience to the consumer.

The present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and any person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims. As will be apparent, such changes are within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (5)

Located in the roof of the vehicle in the roof rack fixing device including a roof panel 110 formed in both directions in the longitudinal direction, and a loop molding 120 is inserted into the roof panel 110 and provided with a fastener 130 inside. In A first cover 140 for opening and closing the opening 122 of the roof molding 120; A second cover 150 installed to be interviewed on one side of the first cover 140 to open and close the opening 122 of the roof molding 120; And A gear means connected between the first cover 140 and the second cover 150 to simultaneously slide the first and second covers 140 and 150, wherein the gear means includes a bottom surface of the first cover 140. The first gear unit 162 meshes with the rack gear 146 provided at the upper side, and the rack gear 158 is provided to extend to the lower side of the first cover 140. The physics is a roof molding cover device for roof rack assembly, characterized in that the bi-directional drive gear (160) consisting of a second gear portion (164). delete delete The method of claim 1, The first cover 140 is provided with a handle 144 on one side of the upper surface of the main body 142 formed in a plate shape, the second cover 150 is the first cover (1) on one end of the main body 152 formed in a plate shape ( Roof molding cover device for roof rack assembly, characterized in that the left, right guides (154, 156) extended to the lower side of the 140. The method according to claim 1 or 4, The first cover 140 has a rack gear 146 is formed in the center of the lower surface of the body 142, the second cover 150 is a rack gear 158 formed on the left, right guides (154, 156) Roof molding cover device for roof rack assembly characterized in that the.

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