JPH06255375A - Sunroof accommodating device for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a sunroof accommodating device for an automobile which accommodates a sunroof demounted from the roof panel of a car body. CONSTITUTION:A sunroof is accommodated in a case 15, and the belts 16 and 16a installed on the case 15 are wound on the case 15, and the case 15 is held by connecting the tongue plates 17 and 17a installed on the free edge sides of these belts 16 and 16a with the buckles 11 and 11a of the seat belt devices 8 and 8a of an automobile.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile sunroof storage device for storing a sunroof removed from a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For the purpose of ventilation and lighting in a vehicle interior,
It is well known in the past to mount a sunroof in a window hole formed in a roof panel of a vehicle body (for example, Japanese Utility Model 3-1).
6733). Such a sunroof is called variously, and a glass roof is sometimes called a moonroof.

By the way, this type of sunroof is usually removably mounted on the vehicle body. The sunroof is removed from the vehicle body and the windows in the roof panel are opened wide to give passengers a pleasant open feeling.

The sunroof removed from the roof panel of the vehicle body is usually placed on a seat or the like in the passenger compartment so that the sunroof can be reinstalled at any time. However, the sunroof is simply placed in the passenger compartment. Then, since the sunroof is exposed, not only the appearance of the sunroof deteriorates but also the sunroof is displaced due to the traveling of the vehicle.

Therefore, if the sunroof storage device is provided at a proper place in the vehicle compartment and the removed sunroof is stored in the storage device without being displaced, the above-mentioned problems can be solved. However, if a special storage device for the sunroof is provided in the vehicle compartment, the structure becomes complicated, and the cost of the vehicle increases significantly.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned novel recognition, and it is an object of the present invention to store a sunroof removed from a vehicle body in an orderly manner without shifting. Another object of the present invention is to provide an automobile sunroof storage device that can be constructed at low cost.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a case for accommodating a sunroof removed from a vehicle body, a belt whose base end side is fixed to the case, and a free end side of the belt. A sunroof storage device for an automobile is proposed, which has an engaging member that is attached and is detachably connected to an engaging portion of a seat belt device attached to a seat of the automobile.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a truck which is an example of an automobile. Inside a vehicle body (cab) 2, a front seat including a driver's seat and a passenger seat (not shown) is arranged. As shown in FIG. 2, a seat including a jump seat 1 is provided in the vehicle compartment space behind the vehicle.

The jump seat 1 includes a seat back 4 fixed to a back panel 3 of a vehicle body 2 and a pair of left and right seat cushions 6 and 6a pivotally attached to the back panel 3 via hinges 5 and 5a. These seat cushions 6 and 6a are rotatable between a use position supported on the pedestal 7 as shown in FIG. 2 and a retracted storage position as shown in FIG. You can When using the jump seat 1, its seat cushion 6, 6a
To a horizontal use position as shown in FIG. In this state, the seat cushions 6, 6a support the occupant's hips,
The seat back 4 supports the back. When the jump seat 1 is not used, the seat cushions 6 and 6a are shown in FIG.
It can be flipped up to the storage position shown in.

The seat cushions 6 and 6a of the jump seat 1 are provided with seat belt devices 8 and 8a for passengers seated on the seat cushions 6 and 6a, respectively. One of the seatbelt devices 8 has a pair of webbings 9 and 10 whose base ends are respectively locked to the vehicle body 2 and an engagement part piece attached to the free end side of each webbing 9 and 10, that is, the buckle 1.
1 and a tongue plate 12.

An occupant seated on the seat cushion 6 hangs around a pair of webbings 9 and 10 around his body and inserts the tongue plate 12 into the buckle 11 to lock the two. When removing the webbings 9 and 10, the disengagement button (not shown) attached to the buckle 11 is pushed to unlock the buckle 11 and the tongue plate 12, and these are released.

Similarly, the other seat belt device 8a also has a pair of webbings 9a and 10a, and an engaging portion, that is, a buckle 11, attached to the respective free ends thereof.
a and a tongue plate 12a, which are used in exactly the same manner as the seat belt device 8 described above.

By the way, in the truck shown in FIG. 1, a sunroof 14 is mounted on a roof panel 13 of the vehicle body 2. The sunroof 14 is detachably attached to the vehicle body 2, and the sunroof 14 is attached to the vehicle body 2.
The window hole of the roof panel 13 can be largely opened by removing the window hole. The sunroof 14 thus removed is stored in the vehicle compartment by the sunroof storage device described below.

As shown in FIG. 3, this storage device has a case 15 for housing the sunroof 14 removed from the vehicle body 2.
And the pair of belts 1 attached to the case 15
6, 16a, and tongue plates 17, 17a as locking members attached to these belts, respectively.

The case 15 may be made of a rigid body such as a hard synthetic resin or a metal plate, but in this example, it is made of a flexible material such as a soft synthetic resin or cloth. The case 15 is formed such that the base ends of the upper part 18 and the lower part 19 are integrally connected, and the upper part 18 and the lower part 19 can be opened and closed like a crocodile. Fastener engaging pieces 20 and 21 are provided on the edges of the upper portion 18 and the lower portion 19, and a slider (not shown) of the fastener that engages with these is provided to the engaging portion pieces 20 and 2.
By sliding along 1, the two engaging part pieces 20, 2
1 can be engaged or disengaged.

The pair of belts 16 and 16a shown in FIG.
The base ends of the belts are fixed to the lower surface of the case 15 by sewing or the like, and the tongue plates 17 and 17a are attached to the free ends of the belts 16 and 16a, respectively. These tongue plates 17, 17a
Is substantially the same as the tongue plates 12 and 12a of the seat belt devices 8 and 8a shown in FIG.

To store the sunroof 14, first refer to FIG.
As described above, the upper part 18 and the lower part 19 of the case 15 are opened, and the sunroof 14 removed from the vehicle body 2 is housed therein. Then, close the upper part 18 and the lower part 19 of the case 15,
Slide the fastener sliders to place the upper 18 and lower 1
Lock 9

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the jump sheet 1
The seat cushions 6 and 6a are flipped up to the storage position, and the pedestal 7 is exposed to the outside. Then, the case 15 accommodating the sunroof 14 as described above is placed on the pedestal 7 as shown in FIG. Bring the seat cushions 6 and 6a to the use position as shown in FIG.
May be placed.

When the case 15 is placed on the pedestal 7 as described above, a pair of belts 16 and 16a are wound around the case 15 as shown in FIG.
The tongue plates 17 and 17a attached to the free end sides of 6 and 16a are respectively inserted into the buckles 11 and 11a of the seat belt devices 8 and 8a to lock them.
In this way, the case 15 is held with respect to the vehicle body 2 and the case 15 does not move greatly even when traveling on a truck. Since the sunroof 14 is housed in the case 15, it is not exposed to the outside.
It is possible to prevent the appearance of the vehicle interior from deteriorating.

When the sunroof 14 is to be mounted again in the window hole of the roof panel 13, the disengagement buttons of the buckles 11 and 11a are pressed to separate the buckles 11 and 11a and the tongue plates 17 and 17a from each other, and the case 1
5 is removed from the pedestal 7, the sunroof 14 inside is taken out, and the roof 14 may be attached to the roof panel 13. Since the case 15 is made of a flexible material, it is possible to fold the case 15 after taking out the sunroof 14 and store it in a compartment such as a compartment in the vehicle.

According to the sunroof storage device described above, the tongue plates 17 and 17a attached to the case 15 via the belts 16 and 16a of the seatbelt devices 8 and 8a originally attached to the seat of the truck. Since the case 15 is held by being connected to the buckles 11 and 11a, the configuration of the storage device can be significantly simplified. That is,
Since the case 15 is held by using the seatbelt devices 8 and 8a which are indispensable for the automobile, the case 15 can be retained as it is in the conventional automobile without modifying the vehicle body, and the cost of the storage device can be reduced. Can be effectively reduced.

In the illustrated embodiment, the locking members of the storage device are tongue plates 17 and 17a, and these tongue plates 17 and 17a are buckles 11 and 11a of seat belt devices 8 and 8a attached to the seat of the automobile. Although it is configured to be detachably connected to the engaging part piece made of, on the contrary, a buckle is used as a locking member of the storage device,
The case 15 may be configured to be detachably connected to an engaging portion formed of a tongue plate of a seat belt device.

Further, the sunroof is stored not only in the seat made of the jump seat 1 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 but also in the seat of, for example, a passenger car by the storage device according to the present invention in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment. be able to. At that time, depending on the form of the seat belt device of the automobile, the form of the seat on which the case is placed, etc.
Alternatively, one or more belts and locking members may be additionally provided.

The storage device described above can store an object other than the sunroof, for example, a sunshade that is detachably attached to the vehicle body. At that time, the form of the case is changed to the form of the housed item. It is desirable to combine them.

[0026]

According to the sunroof storage device of the first aspect, the sunroof removed from the vehicle body can be stored in an orderly manner without moving. Moreover, since the case is held by using the seat belt device attached to the seat of the automobile, the cost can be effectively reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a truck that is an example of an automobile.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a jump seat provided in a passenger compartment of the truck shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a case constituting the sunroof storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the jump sheet shown in FIG. 2 when a case is held.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 vehicle body 8 seat belt device 8a seat belt device 14 sunroof 15 case 16 belt 16a belt

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A case for accommodating a sunroof removed from a vehicle body, and a belt having a base end side fixed to the case,
A sunroof storage device for an automobile having a locking member attached to the free end side of the belt and detachably connected to an engaging portion of a seat belt device attached to a seat of the automobile.