Patent ID: 6843394
Filing Date: 2005-01-18
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A mounting unit for mounting each of opposite sides of a roof carrier on a supporting part on a vehicle having front and rear portions, comprising: a mounting member; a sandwiching member connected to said mounting member for sandwiching the supporting part between said mounting member and said sandwiching member; a first inclined portion inclined with respect to the supporting part and approaching the supporting part toward the front portion of the vehicle; and a second inclined portion inclined with respect to the supporting part and approaching the supporting part toward the rear portion of the vehicle; a connecting member connecting said sandwiching member and said mounting member; and a slit portion including the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion, said slit portion being formed in one of said mounting member or said sandwiching member, wherein one end portion of said connecting member is inserted in said slit portion so as to be movable on the first inclined portion or the second inclined portion when acceleration or deceleration having a predetermined value or more acts in the longitudinal direction, such that a force acting on said roof carrier in the longitudinal direction generates a fastening force for fastening said roof carrier to the supporting part by the one of said mounting member of said sandwiching member being moved in the longitudinal direction relative to said connecting member.