JP3238606B2 - Roof rail mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for mounting a roof rail on a vehicle roof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, roof rails are widely provided on both sides of a roof of a vehicle in a vehicle width direction to mount a roof carrier for loading various articles such as skis and bicycles (for example, see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-163873). JP-A-63-124542).

Conventionally, the roof of a vehicle is composed of a main roof panel and a roof side panel, and the front and rear sides of the roof are provided at connecting portions of the panels on both sides of the roof in the vehicle width direction with the connecting portion being a groove bottom. An extended groove is formed so that the joint of each of the panels is hardly seen from the outside by the groove to enhance the appearance of the roof.

When the above-mentioned roof rail is mounted on the roof in which the concave groove is formed, legs A1 and A1 are provided before and after the roof rail A, as shown in FIG. The legs A1 are fixed to the front and rear portions of the groove B1 along the groove B1 provided in the roof B.

[0005]

However, in the above-described structure for mounting the roof rail A, the legs A1 are fixed to the front and rear portions of the concave groove B1 on the roof B, and the legs A1 of the concave groove B1 are fixed. Since the space between the portions A1 is exposed to the outside, it is necessary to separately load a roof molding into the groove B1 exposed to the outside, and the manufacturing cost increases accordingly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a main object of the present invention to provide a roof rail mounting structure in which a roof molding to be loaded in a concave groove of a roof can be eliminated, and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a connecting portion between a main roof panel and a roof side panel constituting a roof is formed with a groove at a connecting portion between the two panels. a mounting structure of a roof rail for supporting on the roof of the vehicle which forms a groove extending in the longitudinal direction of the base, the roof rail, the concave
Slightly longer than the opening of the groove, and more than the opening width of the concave groove
Widen the length of the opening along the opening of the groove
Bottom part capable of covering the entire direction, and an outer side in the vehicle width direction of the bottom part
A wall portion that rises upward from the
Consists of a wall provided vertically with the bottom
Opening of the groove at the bottom of the roof rail.
Protrudes from the bottom into the groove at a position facing the mouth
The lower end extends to the bottom of the groove, and
Sometimes, the rib that contacts the groove bottom of the concave groove is
It is designed to be integrally formed with the flare.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the roof rail
The bottom of the main roof panel with the groove in between.
And the outer panel of the roof side panel
And screwed to the outer panel
Fixed.

[0009]

[0010]

According to the present invention , when the roof rail is mounted on the roof, the bottom of the roof rail, which is wider than the opening of the concave groove provided on the roof, is mounted along the opening, thereby forming the opening. Can be entirely covered with the bottom portion, and the externally exposed portion can be eliminated in the concave groove. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a roof molding, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced and the flow down onto the main roof can be performed. Since the rainwater is blocked by the roof rail and flows in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the rainwater does not flow to the door provided on the vehicle width direction side of the body.
Also, by the rib integrally formed on the roof rail,
The overall strength of the roof rail can be enhanced
And when installing this roof rail on the roof,
The rib integrally formed on the roof rail has the opening.
The ribs are provided because
In spite of the
The overall height of the vehicle can be reduced. Moreover, the roof
Loads on the roof rail provided above via a roof carrier
When loading objects, the load of this load is applied to the roof.
Not only at the roof rail mounting area
The roof rail is integrally formed by the load.
Align the lower end of the rib with the main roof panel
Abuts the groove bottom of the concave groove formed at the joint with the panel
And the ribs contacting the rigid grooves
Can be received even if the
The load of the object can be distributed and received,
It can increase the supporting load for frères luggage.
You.

[0011]

[0012]

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vehicle shown in FIG. 2 has a pair of left and right roof rails 5, 5 extending longitudinally on both sides in the vehicle width direction of a roof 1.
A roof end spoiler 5a for air flow regulation is integrally connected to the rear side of each roof rail 5, and a plurality of roof carriers C extending in the vehicle width direction are provided between upper portions of the roof rails 5. It is detachably mounted so that various kinds of luggage such as bicycles can be loaded on each roof carrier C.

As shown in FIG. 1, the roof 1 includes a main roof panel 2 that covers an upper part of the vehicle, and a roof side panel 3 that extends in the front-rear direction and is integrally connected to both sides of the panel 2 in the vehicle width direction. Each of these panels 2,
The connecting portion 3 is formed with a concave groove 4 which is open at the top and extends in the front-rear direction with the connecting portion as a groove bottom. The connecting groove formed by welding the panels 2 and 3 can be seen from the outside by the concave groove 4. This makes it difficult to enhance the appearance of the roof 1.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the outer side panel 31 and the inner panel 3 are used as the roof side panel 3.
2, the inside of each of the panels 31 and 32 has a closed cross-section structure, and each connecting end of each of the panels 31 and 32 and the main roof panel 2 is formed with the concave groove 4.
Are superimposed on each other at the bottom of the groove, and these three-layer portions thus polymerized are integrally joined by welding. Further, another reinforcing panel 3 is provided on the upper inner surface side of the outer panel 32.
3 are provided.

When the roof rail 5 is mounted on the groove 4 formed in the roof 1, the following structure is adopted. That is, the roof rail 5 is formed by extrusion molding of aluminum or the like, and is slightly longer than the opening 41 formed on the upper side of the concave groove 4 and wider than the width of the opening 41. When the roof rail 5 is mounted on the concave groove 4, a bottom portion 51 capable of covering the entire length direction of the opening 41, a wall portion 52 rising upward from the outside in the vehicle width direction of the bottom portion 51, A wall 53 having a rail groove 53a to which the roof carrier C is mounted, the wall 53 being provided in a vertical direction between the inside in the vehicle width direction of the portion 52 and the bottom 51, and the bottom 51 and each of the walls 52, 53
This forms a cylindrical shape having a closed space inside.

When the roof rail 5 is mounted on the roof 1, the bottom 51 of the roof rail 5 is placed along the opening 41 of the groove 4 and the bottom 51 is held on both sides in the vehicle width direction with the groove 4 interposed therebetween. Is disposed so as to straddle the main roof panel 2 and the outer panel 31 of the roof side panel 3, and a fixing bolt 1 a provided on a lower side of the bottom portion 51 is inserted into the outer panel 31 and the reinforcing panel 33. By screwing the insertion end of the roof rail 5 with the nut 1b, the roof rail 5 is placed on the upper side of the concave groove 4 so that the bottom 51 covers the entire upper side of the opening 41 provided in the concave groove 4. Fix it.

According to the above mounting structure, the bottom 51 of the roof rail 5 is slightly longer than the opening 41 of the concave groove 4 and wider than the opening 41.
By mounting the bottom portion 51 along the opening 41, the entirety of the opening 41 can be covered with the bottom portion 51, and the externally exposed portion of the concave groove 4 can be eliminated. Becomes unnecessary, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced accordingly.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, when the roof rail 5 is mounted, elastic members 54, 54, such as rubber, are attached to the lower portion of the bottom portion 51 on both sides in the vehicle width direction. The roof rail 5 is brought into direct contact with the panels 2 and 31 by making contact with the upper surfaces of the main roof panel 2 and the outer panel 31 of the roof side panel 3 located on both sides in the vehicle width direction with the concave groove 4 interposed therebetween. Avoid contact.

In this case, although the roof rail 5 is formed of an extruded product such as aluminum, the contact of the roof rail 5 with the panels 2 and 31 can be prevented by the elastic members 54. These panels 2, 3
It is possible to maintain the appearance of the roof 1 satisfactorily without the roof rail 5 scratching the front side of the roof 1.

Further, a portion of the roof rail 5 on the lower surface side of the bottom portion 51 facing the opening 41 of the concave groove 4 extends substantially orthogonally to the bottom portion 51, and is used when the roof rail 5 is attached to the roof 1. A rib 55 projecting from the opening 41 to the groove bottom side of the concave groove 4 is integrally formed, and a protector 56 made of rubber, synthetic resin, or the like is attached to the leading end side of the rib 55.

At this time, the ribs 55 provided on the bottom 51 of the roof rail 5 allow the roof rail 5
When the roof rail 5 is mounted on the roof, the ribs 55 are positioned so as to protrude from the openings 41 into the concave grooves 4, so that the ribs 55 are provided. Regardless, the overall height of the vehicle can be reduced by reducing the mounting bulk of the roof rail 5.

Further, when a roof carrier C is mounted on the roof rail 5 and various loads are loaded via the roof carrier C, the loads caused by the loads are provided on both sides of the bottom portion 51 of the roof rail 5 in the vehicle width direction. In addition to being able to be received by the elastic members 54, 54, the leading end side of the rib 55 is brought into contact with the groove bottom side of the concave groove 4 due to the load of the load, and the rib 55 is brought into contact with the groove bottom side. Therefore, the load of the load can be distributed and received at the three locations of the elastic members 54, 54 and the ribs 55, and the load supported by the roof rail 5 on the load can be increased. be able to. At this time, the groove bottom of the concave groove 4 with which the rib 55 abuts is located on the outer and inner panels 31 of the main roof panel 2 and the roof side panel 3.
32, the strength of the groove bottom is reinforced, and the rib 55 is brought into contact with the reinforced groove bottom so that the rib 55 supports the load. The load can be further increased.

Further, since the protector 56 made of rubber, synthetic resin, or the like is attached to the leading end side of the rib 55, the leading end side of the rib 55 is formed in the groove 4 by the load of the load. The protector 56 can prevent the concave groove 4 and the rib 55 from being damaged even if they are strongly contacted to the bottom side.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention , the bottom of the roof rail supported on the roof is made wider than the opening width of the groove provided on the roof, and the bottom is made to extend along the opening of the groove. Since the entire upper side of the opening is covered with the bottom portion by attaching the bottom portion, the externally exposed portion of the concave groove can be eliminated at the bottom portion. Therefore, it is necessary to separately provide a conventional roof molding. Is gone,
Since the manufacturing cost can be reduced accordingly, and the rainwater flowing down on the main roof is blocked by the roof rails and flows in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the rainwater is provided on the side of the body in the vehicle width direction. It does not flow to the side. Further, a rib integrally formed with the roof rail is provided.
The overall strength of the roof rail
And install this roof rail on the roof
At this time, the rib integrally formed on the roof rail is
Rib is provided because it can be inserted into the groove from the opening
The roof rail mounting bulk
And the overall height of the vehicle can be reduced. In addition,
Since the lower end of the groove extends to the groove bottom of the concave groove,
Load luggage on the roof rail via a roof carrier, etc.
When loading, the load of this load is
Not only at the roof rail mounting area, but also at the front
Attach the lower end of the rib integrally formed on the roof rail
Formed at the joint between the in-roof panel and the roof side panel
Abutting against the groove bottom of the groove to be formed, and forming the rigid
It can also be received by the ribs that come into contact with the grooves.
Therefore, the load of the load can be distributed and received.
Can be stopped, the roof rail against luggage
The supporting load can be increased.

[0026]

[0027]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a roof rail mounting structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a roof portion of a vehicle on which a roof rail is mounted.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Roof 2 ... Main roof panel 3 ... Roof side panel 4 ... Groove 41 ... Opening 5 ... Roof rail 51 ... Bottom 55 ... Rib

Continuation of the front page (72) Masayuki Nakajima 2-1-1, Taoyuan, Ikeda-shi, Osaka Dai-Hatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenichiro Hayashi 2-1-1 Asahi-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Chika Oba 2-3-3 Showa-cho, Kariya, Aichi Prefecture Inside Aisin Engineering Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-7-228198 (JP, A) JP-A 8-156705 (JP) , A) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60R 9/04 F16B 5/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A main roof panel constituting a roof;
At the joint with the roof side panel,
A groove extending in the front-rear direction with the joint at the groove bottom is formed.
Mounting structure for a roof rail supported on the roof of a vehicle
MadeThe roof rail, slightly longer than the opening of the groove,
In addition, the width of the opening of the groove is made wider than the opening width of the groove.
That can cover the entire length of the opening along the length
Part, and a wall part rising upward from the vehicle width direction outside of the bottom part,
It is installed vertically between the inside of the wall in the vehicle width direction and the bottom.
And a wall that can be An opening of the groove at the bottom of the roof rail;
Projecting from the bottom into the groove at the opposite portion of
The lower end of the groove extends to the bottom of the groove, and
The rib that contacts the bottom of the groove is inserted into the roof rail.
Integrally formed with the Roof rail mounting characterized by
Construction. 2. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the bottom of the roof rail is provided with the concave portion.
The main roof panel and the roof side sandwiching a groove
Arranged so as to straddle the outer panel of the panel, and
The roof rail mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the roof rail is fixed by being screwed to the outer panel .