JPH03204337A - Canvas top structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a top detachable from a vehicle body so as to completely open an opening and also reduce the weight of the top by providing on the side of the vehicle body a motor and a cable for moving the top in longitudinal direction while in engagement with the front end of the top, and also mounting a hard board on the vehicle body in such a manner as being freely detached. CONSTITUTION:A top 3 which is opened and closed as it is guided by pairs of right and left roof side rails 9 and guide rails 12 is provided over a roof opening 2 and the roof opening 2 is closed during extension of the top 3 and is opened when the top 3 is retreated. A detachable member (hard board)20 having the rear end of the top 3 detachably fixed thereto is mounted on the roof opening 2 in such a manner as being detachable from the vehicle body. A motor 14 and cables 15 for moving the top 3 in longitudinal direction while in engagement with the front end of the top 3 in such a manner as being freely attached and detached thereto are provided on the side of the vehicle body. By this constitution the top 3 can be removed from the vehicle body and so the roof opening 2 can be fully opened, and when the top 3 is removed the motor and the like 14, 15 are left on the vehicle body side so the weight of the top 3 to be attached and detached can be reduced.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to canvas top structures for vehicles.

(Prior Art) Among the vehicles, there is known a so-called canvas top type vehicle in which the roof opening is covered with a canvas gutter, as seen in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 63-165225. In other words, a canvas top type vehicle has a roof opening that opens the entire center part of the roof panel, leaving the front header, a pair of left and right roof side rails, and the rear header, and this roof opening is flexible. It is covered with a canvas top which is a sheet. In this canvas top type vehicle, the rear end of the canvas top is fixed to the rear header, and can be changed between a closed state that closes the roof opening and an open state that opens the roof opening. Ru.

In other words, when the canvas top is stretched out and its front end touches the front header, it is in the closed state, and from this closed state, the front end of the canvas top becomes thicker toward the rear header (when it is moved backwards, it is in the open state). It is said that

In addition, canvas top type vehicles are classified into manual types, in which the canvas top is opened and closed manually, and electric types, in which a motor is arranged as a drive source and this motor is connected to the front end of the canvas top with a cable. Ru.

By the way, for canvas top type vehicles,
When it is in the open state, that is, in the stowed state where the front end of the canvas top is moved far back toward the rear header, the canvas top has a considerable width in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, so the rear part of the roof opening cannot be used for storage. The canvas top in the current state will cover quite a bit, which poses a problem in obtaining a sufficient sense of openness. In addition, when the canvas top is in the retracted state, that is, with the roof opening open, the canvas top header is considerably thicker (protrudes) upward than the retracted canvas top header, creating running resistance and generating running noise (wind noise). This has the problem of causing

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a canvas top structure for a vehicle that allows the roof opening to be opened more widely, especially in an electric vehicle.

(Means and effects for solving the problem) In order to achieve this technical problem, in the present invention, the roof panel includes:
A roof opening is provided in which the entire central portion of the roof opening is opened except for the front header, the left and right pairs of roof side rails, and the rear header, and the roof opening is provided with a canvas top whose rear end is fixed to the rear header, a front end of the canvas top abuts the front header;
A canvas top structure for a vehicle in which the roof opening is in a closed state when the canvas top is extended, and the roof opening is in an open state when the front end of the canvas top moves largely backward toward the rear header. A motor as a drive source for moving the front end of the canvas top forward or backward, and a cable connecting the motor and the front end of the canvas top are provided on the vehicle body side, and the cable and the canvas top are connected to each other. The front end of the canvas top is removable, and the rear end of the canvas top is fixed to a removable member, and the removable member is removable from the rear header.

With this configuration, in other words, the canvas top can be removed from the vehicle body, making it possible to fully open the roof opening. Furthermore, since the canvas top can be removed while the motor, etc. remains on the vehicle body, the weight of the canvas top to be attached and removed can be reduced compared to the case where these motors, etc. are removed together with the canvas top. This is possible, and also eliminates the need to connect and disconnect wiring between the motor and the power source (vehicle body) (connecting and disconnecting connectors).

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings.

2 and 3 show a canvas top vehicle 1 according to an embodiment.

This canvas top vehicle 1 has an open state in which the top 3 is folded to the rear of the roof opening 2 and the roof opening 2 is opened (see Fig. 2), and an open state in which the top 3 is extended and closes the roof opening 2. The top 3 can be in a closed state (see FIG. 3), and can be removed from the vehicle body as described later.

This will be explained in detail below.

The canvas top car 1 has a roof panel 4, that is, a front pillar 5, a center pillar 6, and a rear villa.
A roof opening 2 is formed in a roof panel 4 connected to the vehicle body via a roof panel 7. More specifically, the roof panel 4 includes a front header 8, a pair of left and right roof side rails 9 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a rear header 10 (a fifth
A roof opening 2 is provided, which is thick in the center and left open (see figure), and this roof opening 2 can be changed between a closed state and an open state by a hood 3.

In this embodiment, the roof opening 2 is substantially the first
It is formed by a canvas top frame 11 shown in the figures. That is, the canvas top frame 11
The rear header section 1 includes a front header section 11a corresponding to the front header 8, a roof side rail section 11b corresponding to the roof side rail 9, and a rear header section 11c corresponding to the rear header 1o.
A panel portion lid is provided in front of 1C and extends over the one-car roof side rail portion 11b, and the roof opening 2 is formed by the opening surrounded by these portions 11a, llb, and lid.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, this canvas top frame 11 also has a
A sight rail 12 is fixedly installed in each of the guide rails 12, and a pair of left and right front sliders 13 are respectively provided on each of these guide rails 12. The relationship between this front slider 13 and the hood 3 will be described later.

On the other hand, the panel portion l of the canvas top frame 11
A motor 14 is disposed at the id, and the motor 14 and the front slider 13 are linked via a cable I5, and the front slider 13 is guided by the guide rail 12 and moves back and forth by the forward and reverse rotation of the motor I4. It is designed to be moved.

The rear part of the canvas top frame 11, the panel part lid and the rear header part 11c, are covered by a hard board 20 made of reinforced plastic, which is a separate member. A bolt 21 extending from the
It is fixed to the canvas top frame] 1 using the canvas top frame. That is, a bolt insertion hole lie into which the bolt 21 is received is formed in the panel portion lid of the canvas top frame 11, and a nut is inserted from the passenger compartment side into the bolt 2I inserted into the bolt insertion hole lie. 2
2 are screwed together. Of course, by operating this nut 22 from the passenger compartment side, the hard board 20 can be removed from the vehicle body.

Further, extension guide rail portions 20a are formed on both sides of the hard board 20, and the extension guide rail portions 20a are used when the hard board 20 is attached to the vehicle body (canvas top frame 11). , which is continuous with the guide rail 12 fixed to the canvas top frame 11.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the canopy 3 is attached to a flexible sheet 30 and inside the sheet 30,
Three bones 31 to 33 extending in the vehicle width direction, and these bones 31
and two second bones 34 to 35 arranged between and 33;
A front hardboard 36 attached to the front end of the seat 30, a link 37 connecting the front hardboard 36 and each of the bones 31 to 35, and the link 3.
7 and a tension spring 38 arranged in parallel, the rear end of the seat 30 is fixed to the rear end of the hardboard 20. And the above-mentioned front hard board 36
A pair of left and right bolts 40 extending downward are fixedly installed on the front slider 1, and the front slider 13 is fixed to the front slider 13 using these bolts 40.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4 (only the front hardboard is shown, with other elements of the hood 3 omitted), the front slider 13 has bolt insertion holes for receiving the bolts 40. 13a is formed, and a nut 41 is screwed into the bolt 40 inserted into the bolt insertion hole 13a from the passenger compartment side. Of course, by operating this nut 41 from the passenger compartment side, the front hard board 36 can be removed from the vehicle body (front slider 13).

The above-mentioned hood 3 is assembled to the vehicle body through the following two steps.

As shown in FIG. 1, the hard board 20 is folded onto the hard board 20, and then the hard board 20 is assembled to the canvas top frame 11 (the bolts 2
1). Although the top 3 and the hard board 20 are shown disassembled in FIG. 1, in reality, as shown in FIG. 7, sliders 50 are fixed to both sides of the bones 34 and 35 of the top 3. This slider 50 is engaged with the guide rail 12 (2Qa).

Next, the front hard board 36 is assembled to the front slider 13 (tighten the nuts 41 on the bolts 40). By completing the above steps, this hood 3 is
It will also be connected to the motor 14.

That is, when the front slider 13 is moved forward toward the front toward the rudder 8 by the drive of the motor 14, the hood 3 is extended, and the front end of the hood 3 moves forward toward the front and comes into contact with the rudder 8. By contacting them, the roof opening 2 is brought into a closed state. On the contrary, front slider 13
When the hood 3 is moved backward toward the rear header 10, the hood 3
is folded (link 3 by the force of spring 38).
7 stands up), is stored on the hardboard 20,
The roof opening 2 is in an open state.

On the other hand, when the top 3 is to be removed, the top 3 is placed in the stowed state and the nuts 41, 22 are removed from the passenger compartment side. In other words, by removing the nut 41, the front end of the hood 3 (front hard board 36) is released from the front slider 13 (coupled with the motor 14), and by removing the nut 22, the hood 3 is released from the hard board 36.
0 and will be released from the vehicle body.

1 2 In addition, in FIGS. 6 to 8, the reference numeral 45 is a sealing member.

The drawings after FIG. 9 show further embodiments of the present invention. In the description of these embodiments, the same elements as in the first embodiment will be designated by the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted, and only the characteristic parts thereof will be explained below.

9 to 13 show a second embodiment.

In this embodiment, the motor 14 is disposed in the front header portion 11a of the canvas top frame 11, and unlike the first embodiment, the canvas top frame 11 is not provided with a panel lid. . That is, in this embodiment, the canvas top frame 11 is composed of a front header section 11a, a roof side rail section 11b, and a rear header section 11c, excluding the panel section 11d in the first embodiment. , the roof opening 2 is expanded rearward. In FIGS. 11 to 13, reference numeral 50 indicates a front deflector.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the hood 3 in this embodiment has the following:
It includes a rear hard board 51 to which the rear end is fixed,
This rear hardboard 51 is bolted to the rear end of the hardboard 20 described above.

With the above configuration, according to this embodiment, it is possible to increase the feeling of openness when the top 3 is removed.

FIGS. 14 and 15 show a third embodiment.

In this embodiment, the location of the motor 14 and the canvas top frame 11 are the same as in the second embodiment. That is, the motor 14 is arranged at the front header section 11a of the canvas top frame 11, and the canvas top frame 11 is arranged at the front header section 11a, the roof side rail section 11b, and the rear header section 11c.
It is composed of.

Further, the top 3 is also provided with a rear hard board 51 as in the second embodiment. The canopy 3 is directly attached to the canvas truck frame 11.

That is, the guide frame 12 provided on the canvas top frame 11 is configured to extend to the vicinity of the rear header portion 11c, and this guide frame 12 includes:
In addition to the front slider 13, a slider 60 to 2
．． 61 are provided. And these sliders 60
．． 61 is the bolt 62 installed on the bones 34 and 35 of the hood 3.
．． Bolt insertion holes 60a and 61a are provided to receive the bolts 63, and the bones 34.35 are fixed to the slider 60.61 by tightening nuts 64.65 from the passenger compartment side to the bolts 62.63. It has become. Also,
Roof side rail part 1 of canvas top frame 11
A bracket 66 is fixed to the rear end of 1b, and a bolt insertion hole 66a is formed in this bracket 66 to receive a bolt 67 provided on the rear hardboard 51 of the top 3. The nut 68 can then be tightened.

In the above configuration, nut 41.64.6 is inserted from the passenger compartment side.
By removing 5.68, the top 3 can be removed from the vehicle body.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the canvas top is removable from the vehicle body, so when it is removed, the roof opening is widened, and running noise is also reduced. It becomes possible to do so. When attaching and detaching this canvas top, since the motor etc. are located on the vehicle body side, it is possible to reduce the weight of the canvas top being attached and detached, and since there is no need to wire the motor and power supply, it is easy to attach and detach. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 8 show the first embodiment. Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the canvas top removed from the vehicle body, and Figure 2 is a diagonal view of the canvas top vehicle in the open state. 5 6 Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the canvas top car in the closed state, viewed diagonally from the front. Figure 4 shows the canvas top frame that forms the roof opening taken out. A perspective view, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-V shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line Vl-Vl shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line ■ shown in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line ■--■ shown in FIG. 3. 9 to 13 show the second embodiment; FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the canvas top removed from the vehicle body; FIG. 10 is a partial perspective view of the canvas top frame; The figures are a cross-sectional view taken along the line M-M shown in FIG. Figures 14 and 15 show the third embodiment. Figure 14 is an exploded perspective view showing the canvas top removed from the vehicle body. Figure 15 is a cross-section of the store shown in Figure 14. It is a diagram. ■...Canvas top car 2...Roof opening 3...Top 4...Roof panel 5...Front pillar 6...Center pillar...Rear villa 8...Front header 9...・Roof side rail io...Rear header 11...Canvas top frame 7 8 13...Front slider 14...-Motor 15...Cable 20...Hard board 21...Bolt 22...Nut 30...Flexible sheet 36...Hard board 40...Bolt 41...Natsutoba)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) The roof panel is provided with a roof opening that opens the entire center part of the roof panel except for the front header, a pair of left and right roof side rails, and the rear header, and the rear end of the roof opening is fixed to the rear header. A canvas top is provided, a front end of the canvas top is brought into contact with the front header, and the roof opening is brought into a closed state when the canvas top is extended;
In a canvas top structure for a vehicle in which the roof opening is in an open state when the front end of the canvas top moves largely backward toward the rear header, a motor serves as a drive source for moving the front end of the canvas top forward or backward. and a cable connecting the motor and the front end of the canvas top is provided on the vehicle body side, the cable and the front end of the canvas top are detachable, and the rear end of the canvas top is fixed to a detachable member. A canvas top structure for a vehicle, wherein the detachable member is detachable from the vehicle body. (2) The canvas top structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the motor is fixed to the front header.