JPH071306Y2 - Convertible passenger car - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a convertible passenger car.

(Prior Art and Its Problems) A conventional general convertible passenger car has a foldable hood, but when this hood is extended, wrinkles are likely to be formed on the hood, and the hood is similar to the outer panel of the vehicle body. It does not look good because it cannot be painted, and the heat insulation and sound insulation effects are low. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to see the rear by using the rearview mirror because the hood has no rear window or is very small even if it is present.

Therefore, a so-called Targa top type passenger car in which a roof panel made of a rigid body is detachable has been proposed, but this not only takes time and time to attach and detach the roof panel, but the rear pillar and the rear windshield cannot be removed. However, there is a problem that the feeling of opening is low even when the roof panel is removed.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and its gist is to provide a rigid body installed between the upper end of the front pillar and the upper end of the rear pillar. A means for supporting the rear windshield and the rear pillar in the above state by moving the hard roof panel consisting of the rearward and behind the rear windshield inclined obliquely downward and rearward along the same. There is provided a convertible passenger vehicle characterized in that it has means for lowering it obliquely downward and rearward together with a supported hard roof panel, storing it in a state of being inclined in the vehicle, and shielding it with a trunk lid.

(Operation) Since the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, if the hard roof panel is moved backward and is supported by the rear pillars along the rear of the rear window glass that is inclined obliquely downward and rearward, It will be in the Targa top state.

If the rear pillar and the rear window glass are lowered obliquely downward and rearward together with the hard roof panel supported in the above state, stored in the vehicle in this inclined state and shielded by the trunk lid, it becomes an open car.

If the hard roof panel is moved in the opposite direction and installed between the upper end of the front pillar and the upper end of the rear pillar, a sedan type is obtained.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

1 to 3, 1 is a hard roof panel made of a rigid body such as a metal plate, 2 is a front pillar, 3 is a rear pillar, 4 is a front window glass, 5 is a rear window glass, 6 is a door, and 7 is a door. Glass, 8 is a bonnet, 9 is a trunk lid, 10 is a spoiler, and 16 is a glass fitted in the front part of the hard roof panel 1.

In rainy weather, as shown in FIG. 1, the hard roof panel 1 is installed between the upper ends of the front pillar 2 and the rear pillar 3, and the upper edge of the door glass 7 is the side edge of the hard roof panel 1. The upper edge of the front windshield 4 abuts on the front edge of the hard roof panel 1, and the upper edge of the rear window glass 5 abuts on the rear edge of the hard roof panel 1, and thus the interior of the vehicle interior is Shielded from.

To open the passenger compartment, first, the lid 13 that covers the opening 12 provided behind the rear window glass 5 is opened. Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the hard roof panel 1 is moved rearward and is supported by the rear pillar 3 behind the rear window glass 5 along with it, and becomes a targa top state. At this time, the rear end of the hard roof panel 1 projects into the vehicle body through the opening 12. Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear pillar 3 and the rear window glass 5 fixed to the rear pillar 3 are lowered together with the hard roof panel 1 and stored inside the vehicle body. And the opening 12 is the lid 13
The opening 14 in which the rear pillar 3 and the rear window glass 5 have been depressed is covered with a lid 15.

If the glass 16 is placed on the front part of the hard roof panel 1 and placed in the targatop state shown in FIG. 2, the rear view can be seen through the glass 16 through the glass 16.

The moving mechanism of the hard roof panel 1 is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

On the underside of the hard roof panel 1 is a block 20 with a nut 21
Fastened by this ridge with a T-shaped cross section
20a is fitted in the T-shaped groove 22a of the slide block 22, and the horizontal flange 20b of the block 20 is the slide block 2
It is fitted in the second concave groove 22b. Both ends of the shaft 23 disposed in the groove 22b are pivotally supported by the slide block 22 via bearings 22c, and one end of the shaft 23 is a coupling.
It is connected to the output shaft 25a of the motor 24 via 24. Two worms 26 are fixed to the shaft 23 with a space therebetween, and these two worms 26 are fixed to a pinion shaft 27 that is pivotally supported by the slide block 22.
It is engaged with 28. The pinion 29 fixed to the inner end of the pinion shaft 27 has a screw 31 on the lower surface of the flange 20b.
The pinion 32 fixed to the outer end of the pinion shaft 27 meshes with the rack 30 fastened to the rack 34 fixed to the bottom surface of the guide rail 33. Guide rail 33
Is fixed to the inner surface of the upper portion of the inner panel of the rear pillar 3.

And, two rollers pivotally supported by the slide block 22.
Each 35 is adapted to abut on the top surface of the guide rail 33 and roll. Further, the six rollers 36 axially supported by the protrusion 20a of the block 20 are the T-shaped grooves 22a of the slide block 22.
It comes into contact with the side surface of the and rolls. Motor 25
Is fastened to a mounting plate 38 with screws 39, and the mounting plate 38 is fixed to the side surface of the slide block 22 with screws 37. When the motor 23 is driven to rotate the shaft 23 via the output shaft 25a and the coupling 24, the pinion shaft 27 is rotated through the worm 26 fixed to the shaft 23 and the worm gear 28 meshing with the worm 26. Rotates, and the pinions 29 and 32 fixed to both ends of the pinion shaft 23 rotate in the arrow direction. Then,
The racks 30 and 34 meshing with the pinions 29 and 32 move, the slide block 22 moves relative to the guide rail 33 in the arrow direction, and at the same time, the block 20 also moves relative to the slide block 22 in the arrow direction. As a result, the hard roof panel 1 moves rearward with respect to the rear pillar 3 and stops behind the rear window panel 5 along with it.

If the motor 25 is rotated in the opposite direction from this state, the hard roof panel 1 moves forward with respect to the rear pillar 3 and stops in a state where it is installed between the upper ends of the front pillar 2 and the rear pillar 3. To do.

The moving mechanism of the rear pillar 3 is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

Two inner cylinders 42 are built in a gap between the outer panel 40 and the inner panel 41 of the rear pillar 3, and these inner cylinders 42 are parallel to each other with a predetermined space therebetween via legs 42a.
It is fixed to. These inner cylinders 42 are fixed to the vehicle body 1
The screw shafts 44, which are respectively inserted into the pair of outer cylinders 43 and axially supported inside the outer cylinder 43, are inserted into the inner cylinder 42 by penetrating the female screw portion 45 provided at the inlet of the inner cylinder 42. I am

Then, when the motor 45 is driven to rotationally drive the cruising shaft 44, the squeeze shaft 44 is screwed into the female screw portion 45, and accordingly, the inner cylinder 42 enters the outer cylinder 43, and as a result, the rear pillar 3 is It descends and is stored inside the vehicle body.
When the motor 45 is rotated in the opposite direction from this state, the rear pillar 3 rises.

(Effects of the Invention) In the present invention, the hard roof panel is moved rearward so that it is supported by the rear pillar behind the rear window glass that is slanted obliquely downward and rearward, and in this state, the rear pillar and the rear window are supported. By lowering the glass diagonally downward and backward together with the hard roof panel, storing it in a slanted state inside the vehicle, and shielding it with the trunk lid, it is possible to obtain the same form and function as an open car, and it looks good. It is not damaged.

Since the rear pillar, the rear window glass, and the hard roof panel attached to the rear pillar together with the rear pillar are lowered obliquely downward and rearward and stored in a state inclined in the vehicle, they are less likely to interfere with the trunk lid, and therefore The trunk lid can be arranged as usual and the opening area of the trunk room can be increased.

Also, raise the rear pillar and rear window glass,
If a hard roof panel is installed between the upper end of the front pillar and the upper end of the rear pillar to shield the cabin from the outside,
It has the same appearance as a normal sedan-type passenger car, and can exhibit the same heat insulation and sound insulation effects, and the rear mirror can be seen through the rear window glass by the rear-view mirror.

Also, by moving the hard roof panel rearward and supporting it on the rear pillar behind the rear window glass, it is possible to obtain the same appearance and function as the Targa top type passenger car.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a state in which a hard roof panel is installed, FIG. 2 is a state in which the hard roof panel is supported behind a rear window glass, and FIG. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the hard roof panel is stored. 4 and 5 show a moving mechanism of the hard roof panel, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view,
FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing an assembled state. 6 and 7 show the moving mechanism of the rear pillar, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. Front pillar …… 2, rear pillar 3, hard roof panel …… 1, rear window glass …… 5, hard roof panel moving mechanism …… 20 ～ 39, rear pillar moving mechanism…
… 42 to 45

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A hard roof panel made of a rigid body that is installed between the upper ends of the front pillars and the upper ends of the rear pillars is moved rearward to be behind the rear windshield inclined obliquely downward and rearward along the rear windshield. The means for supporting the rear pillar, the rear window glass and the rear pillar together with the hard roof panel supported in the above state are lowered obliquely downward and rearward to be stored in the vehicle in an inclined state, and the trunk lid A convertible passenger car characterized in that it is provided with means for shielding with.