JP3092475B2 - Vehicle roof header tray - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roof header tray provided on a roof above a front seat in a vehicle interior.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a high-roof vehicle such as a truck, a roof header tray is hung in the vehicle width direction on a front end of a roof in a vehicle cabin by utilizing a space above a front seat of a driver's seat and a passenger seat, and a glove compartment. Some are used as

Conventionally, as this type of roof header tray, as shown in FIG. 4, a plate or a hard board made of an injection-molded resin material is used, and the front end and the rear end thereof are each made of a metal body. Mentions 6A and 6B are provided for reinforcement.

The roof header tray 1 is stretched in the width direction at the front end of the roof in the passenger compartment, and brackets 7A are attached to left and right ends thereof, and the brackets 7A are screwed and fixed to roof side rails (not shown). I have. In the center of the roof header tray 1, a partition plate-shaped bracket 8A is provided.
And the front end of the bracket 8A is screwed and fixed to the front roof rail 51, and the upper edge formed along the interior material 52 such as a roof silencer is attached to the roof 5
The screw is fixed to the reinforcement 56.
And to improve the appearance, roof header tray 1
The reinforcement 6B at the rear end is covered with a protector 9 made of a resin member.

[0005]

In this conventional roof header tray 1, since it is a single plate of an injection-molded resin member, it has insufficient rigidity, and is partially reinforced by providing reinforcements 6A, 6B and the like. There must be. Therefore, the structure becomes complicated with many components, it takes time to assemble, and the structure for attaching to the vehicle body becomes complicated, resulting in poor workability. Further, there is a problem that an object falls into the roof rail 51 from a gap between the peripheral edge of the roof header tray 1 and the roof panel 5.

Accordingly, the present invention is to provide a roof header tray which is simple in structure, has the required strength, is low in cost, has good assembling workability and mounting work, and does not fall down into a roof rail. Was made as an issue.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a roof header tray provided above a front seat in a vehicle cabin is formed of a blow molded article of synthetic resin. Roof header tray 1
As shown in FIG. 1, in closed section double structure, the leading edge and the left and right side edges of the main body portion Yes forming protrusions 2 the upper edge abuts the roof interior member 52, the lower portion of the protrusion 2 the roof rail 51, 54 Ri Oh <br/> and engaging portions 24 and 25 for engaging the formed, the upper edge of the protruding portion 2 is in contact with the roof interior member 5 locking
The parts 24 and 25 are secured to the roof rails 51 and 54 and
A structure to attach (claim 1).

Further, according to the present invention, the upper panel 11 of the main body is formed in an uneven shape, and the bottom surface of the concave portion 31 is formed on the lower panel 1.
2 (claim 2).

[0009]

The roof header tray 1 of the present invention is a blow-molded body having a double structure with a closed cross section, and has a high rigidity without requiring a separate reinforcement. Also, since it is a blow molded product, it is easy to manufacture and low in cost. Also, at the time of blow molding, the protruding portion 2 and the locking portions 24, 25 are formed on the outer periphery of the roof header tray 1, and the upper edge of the protruding portion 2 is brought into contact with the roof interior material 52 and the locking portions 24, 25 are formed. It can be easily positioned and fixed by engaging with the front roof rail 51 and the roof side rail 54 of the vehicle body.
Further, after the mounting, the upper edge of the protruding portion 2 is in contact with the roof interior material 52, so that no objects fall into the roof rails 51 and 54. The roof header tray 1 has an upper surface panel 11 having an uneven shape and
By further fusing, the rigidity is further enhanced.

[0010]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a right half of a roof header tray 1 of the present embodiment, and the roof header tray 1 has a symmetrical structure. The roof header tray 1 is an integral molded body formed by blow molding a synthetic resin material, and has a closed cross-section double structure as shown in FIG. The overall shape is a shallow dish with a protrusion 2 on the entire periphery of the main body 1. The front edge protruding portion 21 has a narrow hollow double structure that rises obliquely upward toward the front, the right and left edge protruding portions 22 are mountain-shaped, and the rear edge protruding portion 23 is upward. There is a low hollow double structure that stands up. The projections 21, 22, and 23 have a hollow structure communicating with each other.

[0011] The roof header tray 1, as shown in FIG. 1 (A),
As shown in (B), the upper surface panel 11 of the main body 1 has
A plurality of parallel convex portions 3 extending in the lateral direction like beads.
0 is formed, and the upper panel 11 has an uneven waveform in the front-rear direction. Note that a separation part is formed in the middle of the protrusion 30. The roof header tray 1 having a double structure of the upper panel 11 and the lower panel 12 is blow-molded such that the concave portion 31 of the upper panel 11 is close to the lower panel 12 at a small interval. Then, at the time of blow molding, the concave portion 31 and the lower surface panel 12 are spot-welded by bringing them into point contact at a plurality of locations in a molten state. In the figure, reference numeral 4 denotes a fusion point. In addition, a step is formed in the front part of the lower surface panel 12, and has a shape convenient for storing the sun visor S or the like.

The roof header tray 1 has a high rigidity because it has a closed cross-section double structure and a basic structure in which the upper panel 11 and the lower panel 12 are joined at a plurality of places, so that it is not necessary to attach a separate reinforcement. I do.

The structure of the outer peripheral portion of the roof header tray 1 having the above-described basic structure will be described together with the manner of attachment to the roof. As shown in FIGS. 1B and 2, the upper edge of the protrusion 21 at the front edge of the roof header tray 1 is attached to the roof silencer 5, which is an interior material attached to the inside of the roof 5.
It is formed in a shape that comes into contact with 2. A concave locking portion 24 is formed in the lower part of the protruding portion 21 in the width direction, and locking claws are provided at a plurality of positions of the concave locking portion 24 so that the roof 5
Front roof rail 5 extending in the width direction provided at the front end of the vehicle
1 to be locked to the upper edge. The surface of the front roof rail 51 is covered with a garnish 53.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1C, the upper edges of the protrusions 22 on the left and right side edges of the roof header tray 1 are shaped to be in contact with the roof silencer 52. On the side surface of the protruding portion 22, a protruding locking portion 25 is formed.
A roof side rail 54 provided on a side edge of the roof 5 and extending in the front-rear direction is engaged with a flange on an upper edge. A garnish 55 is provided on the surface of the roof side rail 54.

In the roof header tray 1, the upper edge of the projecting portion 2 is brought into contact with the roof silencer 52, and the locking portions 24, 25 are locked to the front roof rail 51 and the roof side rail 54. Can be installed.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the fixing property of the roof header tray is further enhanced as compared with the above-described embodiment. The basic structure of the roof header tray 1 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. FIG.
(A) As shown in (B), the left and right side edges of the roof header tray 1 are
4 is configured to be tightened and fixed by a screw member N. That is, the upper flat portion of the bracket 7 having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section and the side edge of the roof header tray 1 are connected by the screw member N, and the lower portion extending downward of the bracket 7 is overlapped with the roof side rail 54 so that the screw member N To secure the structure. When the garnish 55 is mounted on the surface of the roof side rail 54 from above the bracket 7, the bracket 7 is hidden and has a good-looking structure.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3C, the lower end of the pillar-shaped stay 8 is fixed to at least one portion of the rear end of the upper panel 11 of the roof header tray 1 by screwing, and the upper end is fixed to the roof. The structure is such that it is fixedly fastened with a screw member N to a reinforcement 56 which is stretched in the width direction 5.

As described above, by providing the roof header tray 1 with the screw fastening means, a strong mounting structure for preventing the roof header tray 1 from being displaced due to vibration or the like after the mounting is achieved.

[0019]

According to the present invention, since the roof header tray has a double structure with a closed cross section, the roof header tray has a high rigidity, and does not need to be reinforced with a separate reinforcement. Further, since it is a blow molded product, it is easy to manufacture and low cost. In addition, the protrusion and the locking portion are formed on the outer periphery, the upper edge of the protrusion is brought into contact with the interior material of the roof, and the locking portion is locked to the roof rail, whereby the positioning can be easily performed. Furthermore, after installation, since the upper edge of the protruding portion is in contact with the roof interior material, no object falls into the roof rail. In addition, by making the upper panel uneven and fusing the concave portion to the lower panel, the rigidity is further enhanced, and the appearance is not impaired because the lower panel that appears has a flat plate shape.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a roof header tray of the present invention.
1A is a perspective view showing the right half of the roof header tray, FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state at a position along the line IB-IB in FIG. 1A, and FIG. IC- in Fig. 1 (A)
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a mounting state at a position along an IC line.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing a mounted state at a position along the line II-II in FIG. 1 (A).

3A and 3B show a mounting structure of the roof header tray according to the present invention using a screw fastening means. FIG. 3A is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 3B is a line IIIB-IIIB in FIG. 3A. 3 (C) is a sectional view of the mounting state at a position along the line II.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state at a position along the line IC-IIIC.

4 (A) is a perspective view of a conventional roof header tray, and FIG. 4 (B) is a cross-sectional view of a mounting state at a position along a line IVB-IVB in FIG. 4 (A).

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Roof header tray (main part) 2 Projection part 24 Front edge locking part 25 Side edge locking part 31 Depression 5 Roof 51 Roof rail (front roof rail) 52 Interior material (roof silencer) 54 Roof rail (roof side rail)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A roof header tray provided in the front seat above the roof of the vehicle interior, having a closed cross section double structure, the upper edge protrudes upward at the front edge and right and left side edges of the main body portion <br /> is to form a protruding portion abutting on the roof interior member,
I from the blow molding of the synthetic resin forming the engaging portion for engaging the roof rail around the roof in the lower portion of the projecting portion
The upper edge of the protruding part against the roof interior material,
A roof header tray for a vehicle, wherein a stop portion is fixed to a roof rail and attached . 2. The vehicle roof header tray according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface panel of the main body is formed in an uneven shape, and a bottom surface of the concave portion is fused to the lower surface panel.