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JP4139640B2 - Car roof and cabriolet - Google Patents
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JP4139640B2
JP4139640B2 JP2002207332A JP2002207332A JP4139640B2 JP 4139640 B2 JP4139640 B2 JP 4139640B2 JP 2002207332 A JP2002207332 A JP 2002207332A JP 2002207332 A JP2002207332 A JP 2002207332A JP 4139640 B2 JP4139640 B2 JP 4139640B2
JP2002207332A
JP2003034146A (en
アントライヒ ミヒャエル
2001-07-17 Priority to DE2001133957 priority Critical patent/DE10133957B4/en
2001-07-17 Priority to DE10133957.7 priority
2002-07-16 Application filed by ベバスト ジャパン株式会社 filed Critical ベバスト ジャパン株式会社
2003-02-04 Publication of JP2003034146A publication Critical patent/JP2003034146A/en
2008-08-27 Publication of JP4139640B2 publication Critical patent/JP4139640B2/en
The present invention relates to a front roof part device and a lid. Ya The present invention relates to a car roof for a cabriolet having a roof portion, and a front roof portion device and a rear roof portion. Ya The roof part can be adjusted between a closed position covering the interior space of the automobile and a storage position in the rear roof storage space that opens the interior space. The device is attached to the motor vehicle so that it can be turned by a multibar joint device.
A common automobile roof is known from German Patent No. 19934673, in which the middle roof part is attached to the automobile by a main 4 bar joint, and the front roof part is connected to the middle roof part by a 4 bar joint. And the rear roof part is fixed to the rear control lever of the main 4 bar joint and can be swiveled together with the main 4 bar joint, in which case all roof parts are forced Guided by exercise. Each roof part is housed on the middle roof part with the rear roof part facing up on the lower surface and the front roof part in the same direction, so that the upper surface is facing up. It is stored up and down in the trunk room of a car. A trunk room cover that is swiveled backward to store the automobile roof covers the stored roof. However, since all the roof parts are forcedly moved, the partial opening position cannot be set. Since the rear roof portion is stored in the opposite direction with respect to both front roof portions, a loading space having a high height in the vertical direction is required in the trunk room.
German Patent Publication No. 19752968 discloses a roof structure for a passenger car, which roof structure presents one at least one integrated front roof element, said front roof element being on opposite side roof columns. It is linked so that it can rotate, and can be moved rearwardly from its closed position via the intermediate position into the rear-side receiving space. The rear roof element is attached to the body so that it can rotate about the horizontal axis at its rear edge and can be raised up to house the front roof element. When the front roof element occupies its stowed position, the rear roof element turns back again and covers the front roof element. The front roof element includes a side roof post, the front roof element is linked to the body under the roof post, and the roof posts are connected to each other to form a roll bar. As a result, the roll bar is pivoted upward to the functional position in the storage position of the front roof element. The rear roof element can still be lowered from its closed position, so that an automobile is formed with the roof fully open.
However, this fixed pivot for the front roof element limits the degree of design freedom when designing the roof. Front roof element and rear Ya Storing the roof part in the opposite direction is also a disadvantage.
The problem underlying the present invention is to produce an initially mentioned automotive roof having an improved structure for setting various roof positions, as well as a cabriolet with such a roof.
An object of the present invention is to provide an automobile roof and a cabriolet that can solve such problems of the prior art.
According to the present invention, in the above-described automobile roof, the rear roof element is attached to the body so that the rear roof element can be moved by the support device, and the support device places the rear roof portion in the upper position when the front roof portion device is stored. It is solved by adjusting each to the lower position in a posture that is warped in the same direction to cover the front roof part device housed. The multi-bar joint device makes it possible to move the front roof unit that is integrated or divided into multiple parts that can be moved upward or downward. Ya The roof part is moved into the roof storage space by a turning motion such that it is stored on the front roof part device in a posture that is warped in the same direction. As a result, the roof part is slightly moved in the vertical direction in the roof storage space. Only loading space is required. In its lower position, the rear roof part covers the housed front roof part device, so that no additional car lid box cover is required.
The front roof portion device has one or a plurality of roof portions, for example, one front roof portion and one middle roof portion, and the roof portions are arranged in the same direction when stored in the roof storage space. Warped and stored up and down. Further, the front roof portion may be divided into a plurality of roof elements, and the plurality of roof portions are stored together. The front roof portion may be formed as either a hard top portion or a vehicle lid upper covering material.
In a simple embodiment, the rear roof part is mounted so as to be able to turn around a horizontal axis fixed to the automobile, so that when the front part is lifted or lowered, the rear roof part is turned. Just do it. In order to carry out the swivel movement, the rear roof part may be attached to the body so as to be able to swivel by means of a swivel bar joint or also by means of a control lever device.
The preferred embodiment contemplates that the rear roof portion is positioned back and closed relative to the closed position within the roof storage space at its lower storage position by a support device or control lever device. No turning axis is formed. The rear roof part can be swung down into the roof storage space during the turning movement of the rear roof part around the fixed transverse turning axis, so it must be placed behind the car seat even in the closed position. On the other hand, the roof part may be placed on the seat in its closed position by rearward positioning. This method offers various possibilities in designing a roof in a two-seat cabriolet or a multi-seat cabriolet. In this case, in order to cover the upper opening of the roof storage space, a rear roof cover flap that can be pivoted and can be lifted by its front edge is also arranged behind the rear roof. Is the purpose. The roof cover flap is opened or lifted when the rear roof part is moved up and down. The roof cover flap can be a trunk room flap, which can be pivoted about its leading edge or its trailing edge if necessary, or the roof cover flap can be a trunk room flap or It is a flap that is additionally attached to the body.
The support device for the front roof part is in particular a four bar joint device, which is attached to the middle roof part. The middle roof part is preferably attached to the body so as to be movable by means of a 4-bar joint device, in which case, for example, one 4-bar joint device is provided on each side of the vehicle.
It is expedient for the front roof part to be forcibly moved by a connecting rod which is connected to a support device for the middle roof part in order to control the movement when the roof is stored. However, a unique drive device may be provided. In this way, the front roof, middle roof, and rear Ya Each roof part can present one dedicated drive, in particular a piston-cylinder drive.
In addition, when the front roof and the middle roof are stored Drive this In addition to the equipment , It can be envisaged that the rear roof part can be positioned in the protective position as a roll bar in its lower storage position. This protected position can be Ya Roof part In the closed state Position, and the protected position is With the rear roof raised A partial opening position of the automobile roof is formed.
The cabriolet according to the present invention includes an automobile roof as described above. In particular, the cabriolet includes a rear roof cover flap that is pivotably mounted and can be lifted with its front edge as a transition for the trunk room cover behind the rear roof part. The roof cover flap may be provided to cover the upper opening of the roof storage space depending on the shape of the roof and the tail of the automobile, and the upper opening is appropriate for the rear roof. Necessary for storage exercise.
The roof cover flap may be a trunk room flap or a flap additionally attached to the trunk room flap or to the body.
In the following, the automobile roof will be described in detail with reference to the drawings on the basis of an embodiment:
FIG. 1 is a schematic partial side view of a cabriolet having a hardtop automobile roof having a front roof portion, a middle roof portion, and a rear roof portion in a position where the roof is closed;
FIGS. 2 to 6 show the hardtop car roof in various positions in a schematic side view, respectively, when storing the front roof part and the middle roof part,
FIG. 7 shows the hardtop automobile roof in a schematic side view with the rear roof part in the stowed position,
FIG. 8 shows a cabriolet with a second embodiment of a hardtop automobile roof in a schematic side view, with only its rear roof part shown in a closed position;
FIG. 9 to FIG. 13 show the rear roof portion of the hardtop automobile roof at the time of transition from the closed position to the stowed position in respective drawings based on FIG.
The car roof 1 of the cabriolet 2 is designed as a hard top that can be opened (see FIGS. 1 to 7) and presents a front roof part 3, a middle roof part 4 and a rear roof part 5. . The cabriolet 2 is shown as a two-seat motor vehicle having a seat row 6, however, it can also present two seat rows, in which case the roof portion of the car roof 1 is designed to be correspondingly longer. . When the car roof 1 is opened or stowed, the front roof part 3 and the middle roof part 4 are stowed in a carton box located behind the seat row 6 in the rear range of the convertible 2 or in a roof stowage space 7. Is done.
The rear roof part 5 containing the rear window 8 is mounted at its rear edge 9 so as to be able to turn about a transverse turning shaft 11 fixed to the vehicle by means of a support device 10 and to an extrusion device, for example a body. Supported hydraulic piston / cylinder unit (Driver) 12 can be turned.
Middle roof 4 is the main 4 bar joint on each side of Convertible 2 (Main 4 bar joint device) The main 4 bar joint is provided with a front main control lever 14 and a rear main control lever 15. The front roof 3 is a front 4-bar joint on each side of the cabriolet 2 (Front 4-bar joint device) 16, the front 4 bar joint is provided with a front control lever 17 and a rear control lever 18, and the connecting rod 19 is connected to the main 4 bar joint. 13 forcibly moves the front roof part 3 to the upper part of the middle roof part 4 in the retracted position (see FIGS. 3 to 5). The control lever 14 and the front control lever 17 are coupled. The drive device for the middle roof 4 is, for example, a hydraulic piston / cylinder unit. (Driver) 20, the hydraulic piston / cylinder unit has a transmission device having a turning control lever 21 and an intermediate lever 22, and the intermediate lever is a rear main control lever 15 of the main 4 bar joint 13. Combined with.
In order to open and store the car roof 1, first, the rear roof part 5 (FIG. 2) is swung to the upper position around the rear lateral pivot shaft 11 with its front edge, whereby the front roof part 3 And the storage path for the middle roof portion 4 is opened. After the front roof portion 3 is cut off from the wind guide element 32 of the windshield 33, the main 4 bar joint 13 and the middle roof portion 4 are swung backward by the driving device 20, and at this time, the front roof portion 3 Is driven via a front 4 bar joint 16 pivoted via a connecting rod 19 and both roof parts 3 and 4 are transferred into the roof storage space 7 and the same therein It is stored in a posture that is warped in the direction, that is, with the same direction of curvature and the upper surface facing upward (see FIGS. 3, 4, and 5). Thereafter, the piston / cylinder unit 12 lowers the rear roof portion 5 to the original closed position again (FIG. 6). In this way, a partial opening of the automobile roof 1 is set, and in this partial opening, the rear roof part 5 is used as a wind barrier and simultaneously as a stable roll bar by a solid support under the body.
The fully opened storage position for the hardtop car roof 1 additionally includes the rear roof part until it occupies a position where the rear roof part 5 is flat and almost reaches the height of the lower end line 23 of the window of the cabriolet 2. It is set by lowering the leading edge again (FIG. 7). In this lower storage position, the rear roof part 5 is likewise arranged in the same direction with respect to both the roof parts 3 and 4 below it and forms its covering. This eliminates the need for an additional cover to cover the housed roof. Side cover flaps (not shown in the figure) are provided to seal the housed rear roof part 5 against the side body part, or at least one if the shape of the rear roof part 5 is required. It may be movably attached to the body to create a flat transition.
A second embodiment of the hardtop automobile roof includes a front roof portion and a middle roof portion, the roof portion being formed and attached according to the above embodiment and storing accordingly. (Both of these roof parts are not shown in FIGS. 8 to 13). The rear roof part 5 is attached to the body for movement via a support device 24; for example, the front control lever on both sides (Control lever device) 25 and the rear control lever 26 are attached by one 4-bar joint. In the closed position (FIG. 8), the rear roof part 5 is arranged in the motor vehicle so that it extends beyond the seat row 6 of the two-seat cabriolet shown in the figure, but the seat row has four seats. It may be a rear seat row of a formula cabriolet.
In order to house the car roof 1, the rear roof part 5 is first lifted by turning the 4-bar joints 25, 26, especially with its front edge, and then also moved backwards (FIG. 10). ). In order to enable this rearward movement, the roof storage space 7 extends farther rearward toward the rear of the vehicle as compared with the first embodiment. The upper opening 27 of the roof storage space 7 generated by this can be closed by the roof cover flap 29, and the upper opening is arranged in the rear roof portion 5 (FIGS. 8 and 9) arranged in the closed position. ) And a rear cover 28, such as a trunk compartment flap, or a fixed body portion, and the roof cover flap 29 is pivotally attached to the body at its trailing edge 30 and the roof In order to allow the rear roof portion 5 to turn through the opening 27 when the door is stored, it is swung upward (see FIGS. 9 to 12). In the position shown in FIG. 10 of the rear roof part 5, the front roof part and the middle roof part can be stored in the roof storage space 7 according to the first embodiment. Thereafter, the rear roof portion is further lowered (FIG. 11) until the rear roof portion 5 reaches the storage position in the roof storage space 7 (FIG. 12). In the storage position, the rear roof portion 5 covers the front roof portion and the middle roof portion (not shown in the drawing). Finally, the roof cover flap 29 is lowered again (FIG. 13) and forms a closed, continuous transition from the rear roof portion 5 to the cover 28 of the trunk room 31.
Thus, the cabriolet 2 includes a hardtop automobile roof 1 which can be completely opened in this embodiment, and the hardtop automobile roof is stored in a roof storage space 7 together with a roof portion arranged in the same direction. Has been. The support device 24 of the rear roof part 5 expands the possibilities when designing a hardtop automotive roof for a two-seat or four-seat cabriolet, and nevertheless allows space-saving storage in the same direction. Being maintained, the support device allows for backward-oriented movement during storage.
The automobile roof of the present invention described in detail above has the following characteristics.
First, the front roof part device (front roof part 3 or middle roof part 4) and the rear Ya An automobile roof for a cabriolet having a roof portion 5, wherein the front roof portion device and Ya The roof part can be adjusted between a closed position covering the interior space of the automobile and a storage position in the rear-side roof storage space 7 that opens the interior space. In the automobile roof that is attached to the automobile so as to be turned by the multi-bar joint device (4 bar joint devices 13 and 16), the rear roof portion 5 is attached to the body by the support device 10; The supporting device is in the upper position when the front roof part device 3 or 4 is accommodated and in the lower position to cover the front roof part device 3 or 4 accommodated in the same orientation. Adjust each one.
Thereby, only a small loading space is required in the vertical direction in the roof housing space 7, and the rear roof portion 5 covers the housed front roof device at the lower position thereof, so that an additional car lid box can be obtained. No cover is needed.
Secondly, the rear roof portion 5 is attached so as to be able to turn around a rear horizontal axis (horizontal turning axis) 11 fixed to the automobile.
As a result, when the front part is lifted or lowered, the rear roof part performs only a turning motion.
Third, the rear roof portion 5 is attached to the body so as to be turned by a control lever device (a front control lever 25, a rear control lever 26).
Fourth, the rear roof portion 5 is positioned in the lower storage position in the roof storage space 7 by the support device 24 or the control lever devices 25 and 26 in comparison with the closed position.
This provides various possibilities when designing a roof in a two-seat cabriolet or a multi-seat cabriolet.
Fifth, in order to cover the upper opening 27 of the roof storage space 7, a rear roof cover flap 29 that is pivotably attached and can be lifted by its front edge is provided on the rear roof portion 5. It is arranged at the rear.
Sixth, the roof cover flap 29 is a trunk room flap, or a flap additionally attached to the trunk room flap or to the body.
Seventh, the front roof part devices 3 and 4 include a front roof part 3 and a middle roof part 4; especially when the front roof part 3 is stored in a posture oriented in the same direction. The four-bar joint device 16 attached to the roof part 4 can move up or down the middle roof part 4.
Eighth, the middle roof portion 4 is attached to the body by a 4-bar joint device 13 so that it can move.
Ninth, the front roof portion 3 is forcibly moved by a connecting rod 19 connected to the 4-bar joint device 13 of the middle roof portion 4.
Tenth, the front roof portion 3, the middle roof portion 4 and the rear roof portion 5 each have one dedicated drive device (piston / cylinder unit 20 or piston / cylinder unit 12), in particular, piston / cylinder drive. Presenting (having) a device.
Eleventh, the Ya The roof portion 5 is positioned at a protected position as a roll bar when the front roof portion 3 and the middle roof portion 4 are housed.
12thly, the closed position of the said rear roof part 5 forms the protection position.
The cabriolet of the present invention described in detail above has the following characteristics.
First, an automobile roof having any one of the first to twelfth characteristics is presented.
Secondly, in order to cover the upper opening 27 of the roof storage space 7, a rear roof cover flap 29 that is pivotably attached and can be lifted by its front edge is provided on the rear roof portion 5. It is arranged at the rear.
Thirdly, the roof cover flap 29 is a trunk room flap, or a flap additionally attached to the trunk room flap or to the body.
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation can be carried out.
According to the present invention described in detail above, only a small loading space is required in the vertical direction in the roof housing space, and the rear roof portion can cover the housed front roof device at the lower position thereof. As a result, an additional car lid box cover can be eliminated.
FIG. 1 is a partial side view schematically showing a cabriolet having a hardtop automobile roof having a front roof portion, a middle roof portion, and a rear roof portion in a position where the roof is closed.
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view when the rear roof portion is turned upward when the front roof portion and the middle roof portion are housed.
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view when the control lever device is operated when the front roof portion and the middle roof portion are housed.
FIG. 4 is a schematic side view at the start of storage when storing the front roof portion and the middle roof portion.
FIG. 5 is a schematic side view when the storage is completed when the front roof portion and the middle roof portion are stored.
FIG. 6 is a schematic side view when the rear roof portion is closed when the front roof portion and the middle roof portion are housed.
FIG. 7 is a schematic side view storing a rear roof portion.
FIG. 8 is a schematic side view of a cabriolet with a second embodiment of a hardtop automobile roof, with only the rear roof portion shown in a closed position.
FIG. 9 is a schematic side view of the rear roof portion of the hardtop automobile roof at the time of transition from the closed position to the stowed position, with the roof cover flap opened, based on FIG.
FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the rear roof portion of the hardtop automobile roof when moving from the closed position to the stowed position, based on FIG. 8, during rear movement of the rear roof portion.
11 is a schematic side view of the rear roof portion of the hardtop automobile roof when moving from the closed position to the stowed position, based on FIG. 8, when the rear roof portion is stowed. FIG.
FIG. 12 is a schematic side view of the rear roof portion of the hardtop automobile roof when moving from the closed position to the storage position, based on FIG. 8, at the end of storage of the rear roof portion.
FIG. 13 is a schematic side view of the rear roof portion of the hardtop automobile roof at the time of transition from the closed position to the stowed position, based on FIG. 8, and when the roof cover flap is closed.
1 Car roof
2 Cabrioore
3 Front roof
4 Middle roof
5 Rear roof
6 Sheet row
7 Roof storage space
9 Rear edge
10 Support device
11 Horizontal turning axis
12 piston / cylinder unit
13 Main 4 bar joint
14 Front main control lever
15 Rear main control lever
16 4 bar joint
17 Front control lever
18 Rear control lever
20 piston / cylinder unit
21 Turning control lever
23 Bottom line of window
24 Supporting device
25 Front control lever
26 Rear control lever
29 Roof cover flap
31 Trunk room
32 Wind guide elements
33 Windshield
The vehicle roof for Convertible having a front roof part device and re Ya roof section,
The front roof section device and re Ya roof part, can be adjusted between a closed position covering the interior space of a motor vehicle, which opens the interior space, a storage position in the rear roof storage space, the When the front roof part device is attached to the automobile so that it can be turned by a multi-bar joint device,
The rear roof portion (5) is attached to the body by a support device (10 or 24) so that the rear roof portion (5 or 4) can move. ) In the upper position and in the lower position to cover the stored front roof part device (3 or 4) in the same orientation ,
The front roof part device (3, 4) includes a front roof part (3) and a middle roof part (4), and the middle roof part (4) comprises a front main control lever (14) and a rear main control lever. Attached to the body by a main 4 bar joint device (13) with (15),
The front roof portion (3) is attached to the middle roof portion (4) by a front 4-bar joint device (16) having a front main control lever (17) and a rear main control lever (18). ,
Automobile roof front roof section (3), characterized in Rukoto housed facing upward upside and both the upper surface of the middle roof part (4).
The middle roof portion (4) and the rear roof portion (5) are each driven by one dedicated piston / cylinder type driving device (20 or 12), and forcibly moving the front roof portion (3). The front main control lever (17) of the front roof part (3) and the front main control lever (14) of the main 4-bar joint device (13) are coupled by a coupling rod (19). automobile roof according to claim 1,.
The rear roof part (5), the motor vehicle roof according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the attachment is so pivotable in the horizontal axis of the rear fixed to an automobile (11) in the center.
The rear roof portion (5) is attached to the body so as to be pivotable by a control lever device (25, 26), and in the lower storage position in the roof storage space (7) by the control lever device (25, 26). The automobile roof according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vehicle roof is returned and positioned compared to the closed position.
In order to cover the upper opening (27) of the roof storage space (7), a rear roof cover flap (29) which is pivotally attached and can be lifted by its front edge portion is provided with a rear roof portion. arranged behind the (5), the roof cover flap (29), claims, characterized either a trunk room flap, or to the trunk room flap, or flaps der Rukoto mounted additionally to the body 4. The automobile roof according to 4 .
The cabriolet has the automobile roof according to any one of claims 1 to 5 .
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