JPH1059211A - Roof structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the roof structure for a vehicle, which enables both roof molding and a front pillar inner member to be used as each common part even if a roof panel and a side member are changed in design, and can plan to reduce manufacturing costs and part management costs. SOLUTION: A joining part for a side member 3 and a front pillar inner member 10 is formed with both a flange part 2' capable of being connected with the flange parts 6 and 11 of the side member 3 and the front pillar inner member 10, and a shelf part 16 which is positioned higher as required than the flange part 2', and also can support the lip part 14 of a roof molding 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a roof structure applied to a vehicle such as a passenger car or a bonnet truck, conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a flange portion 2 formed at a width end portion of a roof panel 1, and The flange panel 6 of the side member 3 is overlapped and joined by spot welding or the like so that a roof groove 9 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body (the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 3) is recessed. 1 flange 2
In some cases, the flange portion 11 of the front pillar inner member 10 is overlapped with the front portion of the flange portion 6 of the side member 3 and joined by spot welding or the like, and a roof molding 12 is fitted into the roof groove 9.

[0003] The side member 3 comprises a side panel outer member 4 and a roof side inner member 5. A flange 7 of the side panel outer member 4 and a flange portion 8 of the roof side inner member 5 form a flange of the side member 3. The part 6 is formed.

The roof molding 12 is a resin product extruded in a straight line, and has a design portion 13 for covering the upper surface of the roof groove 9 at an upper portion, and a roof groove at a lower portion of the design portion 13. And lip portions 14 and 1 projecting to both sides in the width direction of abutment 9 and abutting against the bottom and both side walls of roof groove 9.
5 are formed.

Incidentally, even in the same vehicle model, the design of the roof panel 1 and the side panel outer member 4 of the side member 3 may be changed depending on the specifications as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. In this case, Is the roof molding 12
In order to use the same as a common component, a component in which the height position of the flange portion 11 of the front pillar inner member 10 is changed without changing the depth of the roof groove 9 has been prepared as a dedicated component. .

[0006]

However, as described above, depending on the specifications, the roof panel 1 and the side members 3 are not provided.
When the design of the side panel outer member 4 is changed, if the height position of the flange portion 11 of the front pillar inner member 10 is prepared as a dedicated part, a mold for manufacturing the front pillar inner member 10 is used. However, there is a problem in that a plurality of types are required, the manufacturing cost is increased, and the number of parts is increased, and the parts management cost is increased.

In view of such circumstances, the present invention can use the roof molding and the front pillar inner member as common parts even when the design of the roof panel and the side members are changed, thereby reducing manufacturing costs and parts management costs. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle roof structure that can achieve the following.

[0008]

According to the present invention, a flange formed at a width end of a roof panel and a flange of a side member are overlapped so that a roof groove extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction is formed. A vehicle in which a front pillar inner member flange portion is overlapped and joined to a front portion of the roof panel flange portion and the side member flange portion, and a roof molding is fitted into the roof groove. A roof portion, a front portion of the roof panel, a joint portion to the side member and the front pillar inner member, a flange portion that can be joined to the flange portion of the side member and the front pillar inner member, and a required amount from the flange portion. And a shelf portion that is positioned only high and that can support the lip portion of the roof molding. Than it is.

According to the above means, the following effects can be obtained.

[0010] When a flange which can be joined to a flange of the side member and the front pillar inner member is formed at a joint of the front member of the roof panel to the side member and the front pillar inner member, the design of the roof panel and the side member is improved. Even if the front pillar inner member is changed, the same front pillar inner member as that in the case where the design of the roof panel and the side member is not changed can be used. Has a shelf portion that is positioned higher than the flange portion by a required amount and can support the lip portion of the roof molding, so that the roof molding does not change the design of the roof panel and the side members. The same can be used.

[0011]

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

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an example of an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawings, the portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 3 to 7
However, the feature of the illustrated example is that the roof panel 1 shown in FIG.
A flange 2 ′ that can be joined to the flanges 6 and 11 of the side member 3 and the front pillar inner member 10 and a flange 2 ′ at the joint between the side member 3 and the front pillar inner member 10 at the front of the vehicle. The lip portion 14 of the roof molding 12 which is positioned high by a required amount
And a shelf 16 capable of supporting the same.

Next, the operation of the above illustrated example will be described.

At the joint between the side member 3 and the front pillar inner member 10 at the front portion of the roof panel 1, the side member 3 and the front pillar inner member 1 are provided.
When the flange portions 2 ′ that can be joined to the flange portions 6, 11 are formed, even when the design of the roof panel 1 and the side panel outer member 4 of the side member 3 is changed, the front pillar inner member 10 is connected to the roof panel 1. The same design as that in the case where the design of the side panel outer member 4 of the side member 3 is not changed can be used. In addition, the joint between the side member 3 and the front pillar inner member 10 at the front portion of the roof panel 1 includes: Since the shelf 16 is formed to be higher than the flange portion 2 'by a required amount and capable of supporting the lip portion 14 of the roof molding 12, the roof molding 12 is also provided with the side panels of the roof panel 1 and the side members 3. The same member as when the design of the outer member 4 is not changed can be used.

Thus, even if the design of the roof panel 1 and the side panel outer member 4 of the side member 3 are changed, the roof molding 12 and the front pillar inner member 10
Can be used as common parts, thereby reducing manufacturing costs and parts management costs.

The roof structure of the vehicle according to the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example described above, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0017]

As described above, according to the vehicle roof structure of the present invention, the roof molding and the front pillar inner member can be used as common parts even when the design of the roof panel and the side members is changed. In addition, an excellent effect of reducing manufacturing costs and parts management costs can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an example of an embodiment of the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a roof panel and a front pillar inner member in an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of a conventional vehicle having a roof groove.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an IV part of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a conventional example, and is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4;
It is a sectional equivalent view.

6 is a cross-sectional view showing a case where the design of the roof is different in the conventional example, and is a view corresponding to a cross section taken along line VV of FIG. 4;

7 is a perspective view showing a roof panel and a front pillar inner member in a conventional example, and is a view corresponding to a portion VII in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Roof panel 2 Flange part 2 'Flange part 3 Side member 6 Flange part 9 Roof groove 10 Front pillar inner member 11 Flange part 12 Roof molding 14 Lip part 16 Shelf part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A roof formed by joining a flange formed at a width end of a roof panel and a flange of a side member such that a roof groove extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction is formed in a recessed manner. A roof structure for a vehicle, comprising: a flange portion of a front pillar inner member overlapped and joined to a front portion of a flange portion of a panel and a flange portion of a side member, and a roof molding is fitted into the roof groove. At the joint between the side member and the front pillar inner member at the front portion of the panel, a flange portion that can be joined to the flange portion of the side member and the front pillar inner member; A roof structure for a vehicle, wherein a shelf portion capable of supporting a lip portion is formed.