JP2005053391A - Car roof storage structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a roof storage structure for an automobile that can be applied to an automobile having a large roof portion because the roof portion can be divided into three parts and stored in a space below the seat.
A roof portion 2 formed of a hard member is divided into three in the front-rear direction of a vehicle body 1, and both sides of each of the divided roof portions 2a are supported by a pair of arm members 8, 13, and 15, respectively. The pair of arm members 8, 13 and 15 are rotatably supported on both sides of the vehicle body, the pair of arm members 8, 13 and 15 are raised and the divided roof portions 2a are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction. The roof portion 2 is configured, and the pair of arm members 8, 13, 15 are tilted backwards and reversed, and the divided roof portions 2a are sequentially stored in the lower space 18a of the seat 20 in three layers. It is to be configured to do.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a roof storage structure for an automobile in which a roof part can be divided into three parts and stored in a vehicle body rear seat lower side space.

  As a roof storage structure of an automobile, a so-called open top type roof structure in which a roof can be attached and detached is known. This type of roof structure usually has a substantially U-shaped tiltable pillar spanned between both side walls of the vehicle body, and a roof panel detachably spanned between the tiltable pillar top and the windshield top. Are known. In this structure, the collapsible pillar is rotatable between the standing position and the tilting position stored in the vehicle interior behind the seat, with the end portions of both legs as the center. A hood is generally provided between the collapsible pillar and the rear part of the passenger compartment. When the collapsible pillar is set to the upright position, the rear side of the compartment from the collapsible pillar is covered with a hood, and in this state, the roof panel is spanned between the top of the collapsible pillar and the top of the windshield. Forming part.

  In such a roof structure, in order to be an open type, the roof panel must first be removed and stored in a predetermined storage location, and then the tiltable pillar must be tilted to the tilted position, which requires a two-step procedure. there were. Further, since the rear passenger compartment is covered with a hood from the collapsible pillar, the appearance is impaired, and there are problems of vibration and noise due to wind when traveling at high speed.

  Therefore, the roof part is formed of a hard member, and this roof part is divided into a roof front part covering the front part of the passenger compartment and a roof rear part covering the rear part of the passenger compartment, and these roof front part and roof rear part are The housing is formed in a storage room formed in the rear space of the vehicle compartment.

Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 6-28972

  However, according to the above prior art, since the roof part is divided into two parts by the roof front part and the roof rear part, a space for storing the roof is required, and a large roof can be stored in the seat lower side space. was difficult.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and the roof portion can be divided into three parts and stored using the space below the seat, so that a storage space for the roof portion can be secured, and the space in the vehicle interior An object of the present invention is to provide a roof storage structure for an automobile capable of effectively utilizing the dimensions of a vehicle body without sacrificing the above.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention divides a roof portion formed of a hard member into three in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, supports both sides of each of the divided roof portions with a pair of arm members, and The arm members are pivotably supported on both sides of the vehicle body, and the pair of arm members are placed in an upright state so that the divided roof portions are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction. The above-mentioned divided roof portions are sequentially stored in the space on the lower side of the seat in a three-ply manner.
Further, the present invention resides in that the seat cushion is formed thin so as to form a storage space on the lower side of the seat.
Furthermore, the present invention resides in that a recess is formed in the vehicle body floor so as to form a storage space on the lower side of the seat.

  According to the automobile roof storage structure of the present invention, the roof part can be divided into three parts and these divided roof parts can be stored in the seat lower space, so that the storage space of the roof part can be reduced. In addition, since the divided roof portion is inverted and stored in the rear space of the vehicle body by stacking three pieces, it can be stored in the seat lower space in a compact manner.

Hereinafter, the illustrated embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 7 show an open roof type automobile, FIGS. 1 and 2 show a state in which a roof portion is mounted, and FIGS. 3 to 7 show a state in each stage of opening the roof portion. Yes. 8 to 10 are views showing the divided roof portion stored in the seat lower side space.
In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body of an open roof type automobile, and reference numeral 2 denotes a roof portion that covers the upper part of the vehicle compartment 4 behind the front window 3 of the vehicle body 1. The roof portion 2 is composed of a divided roof portion 2a that is divided into three in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The split roof portion 2a is formed of a hard member such as a steel plate or a synthetic resin, and includes a roof front portion 5 that covers the vehicle compartment front portion 4a, a roof middle portion 6 that covers the vehicle compartment center portion 4b, and a vehicle compartment. The roof rear part 7 covering the rear part 4c is divided into three parts.

At the rear end portion of the roof front portion 5, a pair of arm members 8 are provided downward on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and the lower end portions of these arm members 8 are on the rear side of the front door 9. An arm member driving device (not shown) built in the body 10 is coupled to a rotating shaft 11 to which forward / reverse rotating power is transmitted.
The arm member 8 is disposed at a position of a normal center pillar, and is formed by bending a lower end portion 8a thereof toward the rear side of the vehicle body. The rotating shaft 11 is supported. The side body 10 includes a side body outer panel 12 and a side body inner panel (also referred to as a quarter inner panel) (not shown). The arm member driving device is disposed between the side body outer panel 12 and the side body inner panel. Built in.

At the rear end portion of the roof middle portion 6, a pair of arm members 13 are provided on both sides in the vehicle width direction slightly obliquely forward and downward, and the lower end portions of the arm members 13 are formed on the side body 10. An arm member driving device (not shown) built in the motor is coupled to a rotating shaft 14 to which forward / reverse rotating power is transmitted.
The arm member 13 is supported by the rotating shaft 14 at a position slightly behind the rotating shaft 11 behind the rotating shaft 11 of the arm member 8 of the roof front portion 5.

A pair of arm members 15 are provided on both sides of the roof rear portion 7 on both sides in the vehicle width direction so as to be slightly obliquely forward and downward. The lower ends of these arm members 15 are built in the side body 10. The arm member driving device (not shown) is connected to a rotating shaft 16 to which forward / reverse rotation power is transmitted.
The arm member 15 is supported by the rotating shaft 16 on the lower rear side of the rotating shaft 14 of the arm member 13 of the roof middle portion 6.

  A trunk lid 17 is provided on the rear side of the roof rear portion 7. By opening the trunk lid 17, as shown in FIG. 8, a storage space 18 provided on the lower side of the seat 20. Is an opening. The seat 20 is supported by a lower portion on the front side of the seat portion being coupled to the floor panel 21 via a bracket or the like, and a space 18 a is provided on the lower side of the seat 20. The space 18a forms the space 18a on the lower side of the sheet 20 by forming the sheet 20 to be thin. In this case, the space 18a can be formed or enlarged by forming a recess in the floor panel 21.

  The arm member driving device that rotates the arm members 8, 13, and 15 is a combination of a motor and a speed reducer, and is controlled to be synchronized with each other by a control device (not shown). The arm member driving devices of the divided roof portions 2a are driven in synchronism by the control device, and are stored in the rear space portion 18 in the order of the roof rear portion 7, the roof middle portion 6, and the roof front portion 5, and are mutually inverted. The three sheets are stored in the lower space 18a of the sheet 20 in a stacked manner. When each divided roof portion 2 a is stored, the door glass 9 a of the front door 9 is stored in the door panel 9 b and the window glass 19 a of the quarter window 19 is stored in the side body 10. The lengths of the arm members 8, 13, 15 and the positions of the rotary shafts 16, 14, 11 are stored in a three-layer manner with the roof rear portion 7, the roof middle portion 6 and the roof front portion 5 being inverted with respect to each other. It has been adjusted so that.

The roof storage procedure of the above-described automobile roof storage structure will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, after the door glass 9a of the front door 9 and the window glass 19a of the quarter window 19 are lowered, the trunk lid 17 is opened to open the rear space 18 of the vehicle body 1 (see FIG. 3).
Next, the arm member driving device of the roof rear portion 7 is operated to rotate the arm member 15 to the rear side of the vehicle body around the rotation shaft 16 to store the roof rear portion 7 in the lower space 18a of the seat 20 ( (See FIG. 4).
When the roof rear part 7 is inverted and stored in the lower space 18 a of the seat 20, the arm member driving device of the roof middle part 6 is subsequently operated, and the arm member 13 is moved to the rear of the vehicle body around the rotation shaft 14. And the roof middle portion 6 is stored in the lower space 18a of the seat 20 (see FIG. 5). At the same time as the roof middle portion 6 is inverted and storage into the vehicle body rear space 18 is started, the arm member driving device of the roof front portion 5 is actuated to move the arm member 8 to the vehicle body rearward side about the rotation shaft 11. Turn (see FIG. 6). Then, the roof front portion 5 is inverted and stored in the lower space 18 a of the seat 20 so as to overlap the inside of the roof middle portion 6. Thus, the roof rear portion 7, the roof middle portion 6, and the roof front portion 5 are stored in the lower space 18a of the seat 20 so as to be reversed and stacked in three. When the storage is completed, the trunk lid 17 is closed and the open car is completed (see FIG. 7).

  In the case of providing the roof portion, the arm members 8, 13, 15 are sequentially raised in the reverse order to the above procedure, and the roof portion 2 is moved in the order of the roof front portion 5, the roof middle portion 6, and the roof rear portion 7. Can be assembled.

1 is a perspective view showing an open roof type automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view which shows notionally the state where the roof part was equipped. It is a side view which shows notionally the state where the trunk lid was opened. It is a side view which shows notionally the state where the roof rear part was opened. It is a side view which shows notionally the state where the roof middle part was opened. It is a side view which shows notionally the state where the roof front part was opened. It is a side view which shows the state which stored the roof front part, the roof middle part, and the roof rear part in 3 sheets. It is a side view which shows the storage space of the sheet | seat lower part side provided in the sheet | seat lower part side by embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view showing the state where a roof is stored in the seat lower side space. It is a side view showing a state where a roof is stored in the seat lower side space.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car body 2 Roof part 3 Front window 4 Car interior 5 Roof front part 6 Roof middle part 7 Roof rear part 8, 13, 15 Arm member 9 Front door 10 Side body 11, 14, 16 Rotating shaft 17 Trunk lid 18 Car body rear space Part 20 Sheet 2a Split roof part 18a Lower space of seat

Claims (3)

The roof part formed of a hard member is divided into three in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and both sides of each of the divided roof parts are supported by a pair of arm members, and each pair of arm members can be rotated on both sides of the vehicle body. Supporting each of the pair of arm members in an upright state to form the roof portion by arranging the divided roof portions side by side in the front-rear direction. A structure for storing a roof of an automobile, wherein each of the divided roof portions is configured to be stored in a three-layer stack in the lower space of the seat. 2. The roof storage structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the seat cushion is thinly formed so as to form a storage space on a lower side of the seat. 2. The roof storage structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein a recess is formed in the vehicle body floor so as to form a storage space on the lower side of the seat.

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