JP3271044B2 - Mounting device for cushioning member in roof carrier - 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 carrier mounted on a roof of an automobile, and more particularly to a cushioning member interposed between the roof carrier and the roof. The present invention relates to a cushioning member used for the step portion and a mounting device for the cushioning member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, as shown in FIG. 5, a roof (21) of an automobile has a shape having convex portions (22) on both sides thereof. On the other hand, a roof carrier (A) mounted on a roof (21) of an automobile includes a pair of supports (24) which are usually installed on both sides of the automobile, and respective supports (2).
4) More becomes substantially the same as the length of a horizontal support rods (23) and the width of the laterally placed vital car, a buffer such as a synthetic rubber is provided between normally the support (24) and vehicle roof (21) A member body (25) is interposed.

[0003] Also of related above-mentioned support (24) in an automobile
In order to fix the connecting member (2), the upper end is pivotally attached to the support (24) and the lower end is locked at an appropriate position on the vehicle.
6) is used, and this connecting member (26) is
4) The roof carrier (A) is fixed to the vehicle by bolts (27) pressing in the direction.

However, as described above, in the case of an automobile having the ridges (22) on both sides of the roof (21), the bottom of the support (24) is formed on the step (28) formed by the ridges (22). Due to the location of the car roof (21) and support (2
The back surface of the cushioning member main body (25) interposed between the bottom surfaces of (4) is provided with a protruding ridge (30) protruding downward on one side thereof, thereby conforming to the step portion (28). the step (29)
To be formed.

With the roof carrier (A) mounted as shown in FIG. 6A, the bolt (27) is twisted to reduce the distance between the connecting member (26) and the support (24). As shown in FIG. 2B, the support (24) slightly moves outward, so that one side of the cushioning member body (25) is lifted up and the ridge (30) of the cushioning member body (25) is lifted. There is a gap (L) is generated between vehicle roof (21), which was also a concern that lead to the occurrence of incidents such as the dropping of a roof carrier (a).

[0006] As a means for eliminating this fear , there is a small gap between the step (28) of the automobile roof (21) and the step (29) of the cushioning member body (25) facing the step (28). It is necessary to perform a preparatory operation in which a distance (about 3 mm to 5 mm) expected to move (24) due to the tightening of the bolt (27) is preliminarily provided, but this positioning operation has to be repeated many times. It is extremely troublesome, and there are many difficulties in securely fixing the roof carrier (A) to the roof (22) of the automobile.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to secure and easily fix a roof of an automobile having a so-called step, and supporting and fixing a support of a roof carrier to the step. It was made.

[0008]

The roof carrier cushioning member of the present invention is characterized in that it is made of a flexible material such as synthetic rubber and has a step (2) formed on one side of the back surface so as to have a stepped portion. In the rectangular cushioning member body (1) having (6),
It is that to form a plurality of small projections (3) on the other side of the ridge the buffer member main body from the end face of the inner or stepped portion (2) (6) (1), the buffer member main body (1 The width in the width direction of the small protrusion (3) provided on the step portion (6) of ()) is the distance (about 3 mm to 5 mm) in which the support (24) moves.
In this way, when the support (24) is moved , the small projection (3) is pressed against the step (28) of the roof (21) of the automobile and is crushed. The step portion (28) and the step portion (6) of the cushioning member body (1) are engaged with each other, and the two step portions (22) and (6) are in a state of being meshed with each other. The entire roof carrier (A) can be securely mounted on the roof of the automobile.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the possibility that the roof carrier (A) may fall off even when the vehicle violently vibrates during driving or the strong wind pressure. Further, by setting the width of the small projection (3) equal to the moving distance of the support (24) as described above, the step (29) of the cushioning member main body (25) and the roof of the automobile are different from the conventional one. There is no need for any troublesome preparatory work such as providing a distance between the step (28) and the step (28).

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described. (1) is a rectangular buffer member main body made of a flexible material such as synthetic rubber, and has a step (6) formed by forming a ridge (2) on one side of the back surface.

Reference numeral (3) denotes two small projections formed by projecting from the inside of the ridge (2), that is, both side surfaces of the step portion (6) toward the other side of the cushioning member body (1). is there. (A) is a roof carrier, and its structure is the same as that of the related art, so that its details are omitted. (24) is a pair of supports vertically installed on both sides of the vehicle,
(23) is a horizontal support rod which is provided so as to be bridged on the upper part of the support (24), and (26) is pivotally connected at its upper end to the support (24) and at its lower end at an appropriate position of the automobile. It is a connecting member that is locked to.

Further, (21) shows a roof of a car,
(22) are ridges formed on both sides thereof. As a result, a step (28) is provided on the roof (21) of the automobile.

The surface of the cushioning member main body (1) is fixed to the bottom surface of the support (24). The fixing means may be a fixing means such as sticking or a fixing means in which a recess is provided on the bottom surface of the buffer member main body (1) to fit the upper part of the buffer member main body (1). Thereafter, the support (24) is mounted on the ridge (22) of the roof (21) of the automobile via the cushioning member body (1). In this case, as shown in FIG. 4A, the step portion (6) of the cushioning member main body (1) is formed so as to substantially follow the step portion (28) of the roof (21) of the automobile. Small protrusion (3) provided on step (6) of member body (1)
May be brought into contact with the step (28) of the roof (21) of the automobile, so that the mounting position of the support (24) can be easily determined.

By doing so, the roof (2
A gap (B) at the small projection (3) is formed between the step (28) of (1) and the step (6) of the cushioning member body (1). This gap (B) is almost the same as the moving distance when the support (24) described later moves, and is usually 3 m.
m to 5 mm

Next, when the distal end of the connecting member (26) is locked at a suitable position on the automobile, and then the bolt (27) is twisted, the supports (24) move in the respective outward directions. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the small projections (3) of the cushioning member main body (1) are made of a flexible material such as synthetic rubber, so that the step portion of the roof (21) of the automobile is formed. As a result, the step portion (28) of the automobile roof (21) comes into surface contact with the step portion (6) of the cushioning member body (1), and the roof carrier (A) is accordingly reduced. Can be securely fixed to the car.

Further, in this case, the small projections (3) of the cushioning member main body (1) are formed with a step (28) of the automobile roof (21) shown in FIG. 3 and a step (6) of the cushioning member main body (1). In this embodiment, the projection slightly protrudes outward along the dashed-dotted line, which is a plane common to the projections (2). As a result, the small projections (3) serve as spring washers,
In addition to not only preventing the roof carrier (A) from dropping off even when the automobile is violently vibrated, the cushioning member main body (1) is also provided by the small projections (3) projecting outward.
It was also possible to prevent the possibility that rainwater would collect between the vehicle and the car roof (21).

The flat portion (4) on the back surface of the cushioning member body (1) is preferably curved to conform to a curved surface for the roof (21) of an automobile. It is important to form a non-slip (5) such as a cut groove of the mold and a number of small irregularities.

[0018]

In general, the effect of the cushioning member mounting device in the roof carrier of the present invention is that even if the roof of the vehicle has a ridge on both sides thereof, the cushioning member is made suitable for it. The main unit is the roof of the car and the roof
Intended to be interposed in the carrier, without requiring work troublesome including the so-called positioning of previously installed position, the roof carrier securely connected and fixed to an automobile roof, a risk that the roof carrier in severe vibration of the vehicle is falling It could have been prevented beforehand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a back surface of a cushioning member body used in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the roof carrier to which the cushioning member main body is attached is fixed to a roof of an automobile.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a common step portion between the cushioning member main body and the automobile roof.

FIG. 4 (a) is a front view of a state in which the roof carrier is mounted on the roof of the automobile via the cushioning member main body, and is a cross-sectional view of the cushioning member main body before the bolt is twisted. State diagram.

FIG. 4 (b) is a state diagram after the bottle is twisted.

FIG. 5 is a front view in which a conventional roof carrier is fixed to a roof of an automobile, and is a sectional view of a cushioning member main body.

FIG. 6 (a) is a front view of a state in which the roof carrier is attached to the roof of the automobile via the cushioning member main body, and is a cross-sectional view of the cushioning member main body before the bolt is twisted. State diagram.

FIG. 6 (b) is a state diagram in which the bolt is twisted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, Buffer member main body 2, ridge 3, small protrusion 21, roof of automobile 22, ridge 23, support rod 24, support 26, connecting member 27, bolt 28, step portion

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masafumi Kamagai 3-21-1 peer, Ikejiri 3-21, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo Inside (72) Inventor Takeshi Ken Yamamoto 21-21, 21-21 peer, Ikejiri, Setagaya-ku Tokyo (56) References JP-A-62-68154 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60R 9/058 B60R 9/04

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An automobile roof (2) in which a step (28) is formed by forming ridges (22) on both sides.
In 1), a pair of vertical supports (24) provided on the step portion (28) with the buffer member body (1) interposed therebetween, and an upper end of each of the supports (24). A connecting member (26) having an upper end portion pivotally connected to the support (24) and a lower end portion locked at an appropriate position of a vehicle; and a connecting member (26). and in relation to the support (24) consists of a bolt (27) which are provided, in the one Hinemegu upon the support of the bolt (27) (24) is slightly moved to their respective outwardly above The cushioning member body (1) is made of a flexible material such as synthetic rubber, and is formed in a rectangular shape having a step (6) by forming a ridge (2) on one side of the back surface. A plurality of small projections (3) are formed on the inside of the strip (2), that is, on the other side of the cushioning member body (1) from the end face of the step (6). A mounting device for a cushioning member in a roof carrier, wherein the projecting width is substantially equal to the moving distance of the support (24) when the bolt (27) is twisted.