JPH05169978A - Roof opening and closing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a roof which is excellent in durability, burglar-proof, design flexibility and quality, and with which a storage space can be made small, and which has a simple structure while excellent in safety. CONSTITUTION:The front end of a roof 1 made of a high rigid material is made into contact with a front roof rail B1 so as to be supported, and a support frame 6 which is fixed at the rear end of the roof 1 in a substantially downward direction is coupled to a vehicle body B so that the roof 1 may be opened and closed rearward. A storage part 4 is formed in the vehicle body in rear of the roof, and the rear end of a lid 3 which opens and closes the storage part 4 is rotatably attached to the vehicle body. A rear pillar 32 is extended substantially above the front right and left parts of the lid 3, and is connected at its top so as to form a rear roof 31 having its front end which can be made to contact the rear end of the roof 1 in such a condition that the lid 3 is closed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for opening and closing a roof so as to change its form between a normal state in which a passenger compartment is covered with a roof and a so-called open car state in which the roof is removed. ..

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a roof opening / closing device, for example, JP-A-64-44525 and JP-A-62-10.
The device described in Japanese Patent No. 1518 is known.

The former device (hereinafter referred to as the first prior art)
The roof is formed of a hood so that it can be folded and stored in a storage portion formed at a rear position of the roof of the vehicle body, and the storage portion can be opened and closed by a lid rotatably attached to the vehicle body. Is becoming

The latter device (hereinafter referred to as the second prior art)
The roof is formed of a highly rigid material integrally with the rear window and the rear rear pillar, and a storage section and a lid for opening and closing the storage section are provided at a rear position of the roof. It has a structure in which it is supported by the vehicle body so as to be able to rotate rearward about a support point arranged in the section. The lid is designed to open and close by sliding.

[0005]

However, in the first prior art of the related art, since the roof is formed by the hood, it has the advantage that it can be folded small and the space for storing can be small. However, conversely, it is inferior in durability and anti-theft performance, it is not possible to form it into a rounded shape and the design freedom is poor, and because it is made of cloth etc. There was the problem of being inferior.

On the other hand, in the second prior art, since the roof is made of a material having high rigidity, it does not have the above-mentioned problem, but conversely, the pillar is integrated into a three-dimensional structure. Since it has a shape, there is a problem that the storage space becomes large, and since the lid is opened and closed by sliding, there is a problem that a guide rail or slider is required between the lid and the vehicle body, which complicates the structure. It was

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned conventional problems. The roof is made of a material having high rigidity, and is excellent in durability, anti-theft performance, design flexibility, and texture. However, it is an object of the present invention to provide a roof opening / closing device that requires a small storage space, has a simple structure, and is excellent in safety.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the roof opening / closing device of the present invention is provided with a front roof rail at the upper edge of the front window of the vehicle body and is made of a material having high rigidity. A front end of the openable / closable roof is supported by abutting against the front roof rail, a roof support frame is fixed to a rear end of the roof substantially downward, and the lower end of the support frame is configured to open / close the roof rearwardly. Is rotatably connected to a support shaft provided on the vehicle body, and the vehicle body behind the roof has a roof storage portion, and a rear end of a lid formed so as to cover the storage portion has a storage portion. Is attached to the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, and rear pillars extending substantially upward are formed on the front left and right portions of the lid, and the upper portions of the rear pillars are connected left and right to form a rear roof. Do Both in the state the front end is a closed lid of the rear roof, and a configuration in which the contact can be formed at the rear end of the roof.

[0009]

When the roof is installed, the passenger compartment is covered with a highly rigid roof. Therefore, it is excellent in durability and anti-theft performance, has a high degree of freedom in design when the roof is mounted, and has a high texture.

To store the roof, first, the lid is pivoted rearward to open the storage portion. Next, the support frame is rotated rearward about the support shaft, and the roof fixed to one end of the support frame is arranged in the storage portion. Then, the lid is rotated forward to the original position to cover the storage section.

As described above, only the roof is stored in the storage part, and since the roof is formed separately from the rear roof and the rear pillar, the space of the storage part can be small. Further, with the roof thus stored, the rear pillar and the rear roof are arranged on the lid, and these serve as a roll bar.

When the roof is mounted again from the stored state, the lid is pivoted rearward to open the storage portion. Then, rotate the support frame forward around the support shaft,
The roof is moved to a position that covers the passenger compartment, and then the lid is rotated to a position that covers the original storage portion.

[0013]

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

First, the configuration of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view showing an automobile having a roof opening / closing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
(B) indicates when the roof is open.

In FIG. 2, 1 is a roof, B1 is a front roof rail, and 31 is a rear roof. That is,
The front roof rail B1 is formed by connecting the upper ends of front pillars B4, which have a shape rising diagonally rearward from the left and right of the front fender portion B3. Also, the rear roof 31
Is a lid 3 to be described later provided on the rear fender portion B5.
The rear pillar 32 is integrally formed in a shape in which the upper ends of the rear pillars 32 are formed so as to rise diagonally forward from the left and right front end portions of the rear pillar 32. The rear window RW is provided between the rear pillars 32, 32.

As shown in the drawings of FIG. 1, the lid 3 is rotatably mounted around a support shaft 3a having a rear end portion provided inside the vehicle body. The storage unit 4 which is a space formed inside can be opened and closed. In addition, between the lid 3 and the vehicle body B, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), a lid gas stay 5 is provided in which the gas force acts in a direction in which the lid 3 is shortened and lifted when the lid 3 is closed.

A support frame 6 is provided at the rear end of the roof 1.
Is provided. That is, this support frame 16
For rotatably supporting the roof 1 with respect to the vehicle body B, and a lower end portion thereof is rotatably attached to the vehicle body B about a support shaft 6 a provided in the storage portion 4. The support frame 6 and the roof 1 are shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), it is formed in such a size that it can be housed in the storage part 4 when the support shaft 6a is rotated backward.
In addition, between the support frame 6 and the vehicle body B,
A roof gas stay 7 is provided, which is in a shortened state when brought into the stored state shown in (b) and (c) and in which a gas force acts in a direction of lifting the roof 1 and the support frame 6.

3 to 5 are respectively S of FIG.
3 shows a 3-S3 cross section, a S4-S4 cross section, and a S5-S5 cross section. As shown in FIG. 3, the front end of the roof 1 is locked in a recess B11 formed in the front roof rail B1. A roof lock 8 that can be unlocked is provided. The roof lock 8 can be engaged with and disengaged from the recess B11 and is provided on the back surface of the roof 1 on the bracket 1a.
Hook 8a rotatably supported on the front part of the operation lever 8 and operation lever 8 rotatably supported on the rear part of the bracket 1a.
b, and a link 8c connecting the operating lever 8b and the hook 8a. If the operating lever 8b is arranged at the position indicated by the solid line in the figure, the hook 8a is recessed in the recess B.
11 is engaged, and the operating lever 8b is turned downward to the position shown by the imaginary line in the figure, the link 8c pushes up the rear end portion (the right end portion in the figure) of the hook 8a to turn the hook 8a. The engagement with the recess B11 is released.

As shown in this figure, a drip B12 is formed on the front roof rail B1 and
A weather strip B13 is provided at the rear edge of the drip B12.
Is provided. Further, a positioning recess B14 is formed at a rear position of the weather strip B13, and when the roof 1 is mounted, the positioning protrusion 1c provided on the roof 1 is inserted into the positioning recess B14.
The roof 1 is positioned with respect to the vehicle body B.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a drip 1d is also formed on the rear edge of the roof 1 and the positioning recess 1 is formed at a position where the front edge of the rear roof 31 overlaps.
e is formed. The rear roof 31 is provided with a positioning projection 31a which is inserted into the positioning recess 1e. In addition, 31b in the figure is a windshield of the rear window RW.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the rear pillar 32 integral with the lid 3 is formed in a box cross section by a pillar outer 32a and a pillar inner 32b. Then, with the roof 1 mounted and the lid 3 closed, the support frame 6 is arranged inside the trim 32c mounted inside the rear pillar 32. The support frame 6 is formed in a box cross-sectional shape smaller than the rear pillar 32, and a trim 6b is provided on the vehicle interior side.

Next, FIG. 6 shows a lid lock mechanism 9 provided between the lid 3 and the vehicle body b. The lid lock mechanism 9 is provided with strikers 9a provided on the left and right lower surfaces of the lid 3. 9a, lock parts 9c and 9c provided on the left and right of the vehicle body B and having latches 9b and 9b which can be engaged with and disengaged from the strikers 9a and 9a, and an operation lever 9d for unlocking these lock parts 9c. , And a transmission mechanism 9e for transmitting the operating force of the operating lever 9d to the lock portions 9c, 9c. The transmission mechanism 9e
Is a wire 9f connected to the operating lever 9d, and a lever 9g for branching the input to the wire 9f in two directions.
The lever 9g is composed of wires 9h and 9h connecting the lock portions 9c and 9c. Also, 9 in the figure
j and 9j are brackets for fixing the lock portions 9c and 9c to the vehicle body B.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

A) At the time of mounting the roof With the roof 1 mounted, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the interior of the vehicle is covered with the highly rigid roof 1. Therefore, it has excellent durability and anti-theft performance, has a high degree of freedom in design when the roof is closed, and has a high texture.

B) When the roof is stowed When the roof 1 is stowed, first, the lid lock mechanism 9
The lock is released by operating the operation lever 9d. next,
The lid 3 is pushed up by hand to rotate the lid 3 upright backward as shown in FIG. At this time, the lid gas stay 5 can be rotated with a light force by the action.

Next, the roof lock 8 provided on the roof 1 is unlocked. In this case, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 3, when the operation lever 8b is rotated downward, the front end (left end in the drawing) of the link 8c pushes the connecting portion with the hook 8a in the upper left direction in the drawing, As a result, the hook 8a rotates to the position shown by the imaginary line, and the engagement between the hook 8a and the recess B11 is released.

After unlocking the roof lock 8 in this way, the roof 1 is pushed up manually to
As shown in (b), the roof 1 and the support frame 6 are rotated rearward until they are all arranged in the storage section 4.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1C, the lid 3 is rotated to the closed position which is the original position. In this way, when the lid 3 is rotated to the closed position, the striker 9a engages with the latch 9b of the lock portion 9c (see FIG. 6), and the lid lock mechanism 9 enters the locked state.

This state is shown in the perspective view of FIG. 2B, in which the upper part of the passenger compartment is opened. At this time, the rear pillar 32 and the rear roof 31 which are integrated with the lid 3 are
It functions as a so-called roll bar.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, only the roof 1 and the support frame 6 are stored in the storage section 4, and the support frame 6 includes the rear pillar 32 and the rear roof 31. Since the size is smaller than the above, the space of the storage unit 4 can be small.

C) When the roof is closed When the roof 1 is mounted again from the retracted state, basically the reverse operation to the above b) is carried out. To briefly explain this, first, the operation lever is first described. 9d to unlock the lid lock mechanism 9, and then the lid 3
To the open position shown in FIG.

Then, the roof 1 is rotated forward. At this time, due to the action of the roof gas stay 7, the rotation becomes easy. Then, when the roof 1 is moved to the mounting position, the positioning projection 1c provided at the front end of the roof 1 is inserted into the recess B14 provided in the front roof rail B1 (see FIG. 3), and the roof 1 is mounted. Position when
Then, the roof lock 8 is locked. In this case, the operation lever 8b is moved to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG.

Next, the opened lid 3 is rotated to the closed position, and at this time, the positioning projection 31a provided on the rear roof 31 is inserted into the positioning recess 1e formed at the rear end of the roof 1. Then, the lid 3 is positioned (see FIG. 4). Further, the lid lock mechanism 9 is locked at the same time when the lid 3 is closed in this manner.

As described above, the roof opening / closing device of the embodiment has the following effects.

Since the roof 1 is made of a highly rigid material (made to be a hard top), it is excellent in durability and anti-theft performance, has a high degree of freedom in designing when the roof is mounted, and has a high texture. Although it is obtained, the roof 1 is formed by being divided into the rear roof 31 and the rear pillar 32, and is further rotatably supported by the vehicle body B by the support frame 6 smaller than the rear pillar 32. The space of 4 is small.

Even when the roof 1 is opened, the rear roof 31 and the rear pillars 32 serve as roll bars, which is excellent in safety.

Since the lid 3 that opens and closes the storage portion 4 is structured to move between the open position and the closed position by rotating, the structure can be simplified as compared with the case of sliding.

Since the gas stays 5 and 7 are set on the lid 3 and the roof 1, the operation is easy even if the lid 3 and the roof 1 are manually rotated.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and even if there is a design change or the like without departing from the scope of the present invention. Included in the present invention.

For example, although the example in which the window glass 31b of the rear window RW is provided on the lid 3 side is shown in the embodiment, it may be provided on the roof 1 side, for example, between the left and right support frames 6, 6. .. In this case, when the roof 1 is stored, the window glass 31b is removed and the rear window RW is opened, so that the open feeling is increased.

Further, in the embodiment, the roof 1 and the lid 3 are manually rotated, but they may be rotated by an actuator such as a motor or a hydraulic cylinder.

[0042]

As described above, in the roof opening / closing device of the present invention, the front end of the roof formed of a material having high rigidity is supported by contact with the front roof rail, and is substantially downward at the rear end of the roof. The supporting frame fixed toward the roof is connected to the vehicle body so that the roof can be opened and closed rearward, a storage portion is formed in the vehicle body behind the roof, and the rear end of the lid that opens and closes the storage portion is rotatably attached. On the front left and right part of the lid,
A structure in which the rear pillar is extended substantially upward and the upper part of the rear pillar is connected to form a rear roof, and the front end of the rear roof is formed so as to be able to contact the rear end of the roof when the lid is closed. As a result, the roof has excellent durability and anti-theft performance, has a high degree of freedom in design, and while achieving a high-quality texture, it is possible to obtain the effect that the storage space is small and the lid is Since the storage unit is rotated to open and close, the effect of being able to simplify the structure for opening and closing is also obtained.
Even when the roof is opened, the rear roof and the rear pillars provided on the lid serve as a roll bar, and it is possible to obtain an effect that the safety is excellent.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a state change of a roof opening / closing device of an embodiment of the present invention, (a) showing a state in which a storage section is opened, and (b) storing a roof in the storage section in an open state. FIG. 3C is a view showing a state in which the roof is stored, and FIG.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view showing an automobile having an embodiment apparatus, (a) showing a roof mounted state, and (b) showing a roof stored state.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line S3-S3 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line S4-S4 of FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along line S5-S5 of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a lid lock mechanism of the embodiment apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Roof 3 Lid 31 Rear Roof 32 Rear Pillar 3 Lid 4 Storage 6 Support Frame 6a Spindle B Body B1 Front Roof Rail B4 Front Pillar

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A front roof rail is provided at an upper edge portion of a front window of a vehicle body, and a front end of an openable / closable roof made of a material having high rigidity is abutted against and supported by the front roof rail. A support frame of the roof is fixed to a rear end of the roof substantially downward, and a lower end of the support frame is rotatably connected to a support shaft provided on the vehicle body so that the roof can be opened and closed rearward. Has a roof storage part formed therein, and a rear end of a lid formed so as to cover the storage part is rotatably attached to the vehicle body so that the storage part can be opened and closed. , A rear pillar extending substantially upward is formed, and an upper portion of the rear pillar is connected to the left and right to form a rear roof, and a front end of the rear roof has a front end with the lid closed. A roof opening / closing device, which is formed so as to be able to contact the rear end of the roof.