Title:
ROOF PANEL STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2015085746
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a roof panel structure of a vehicle which can reduce resistance generated between a traveling wind and a surface of a roof panel.SOLUTION: A roof panel structure 1 of a vehicle 2 comprises a roof panel 4 and a roof bow reinforcement 7. A recess 19 which extends to a vehicle width direction over the substantially-whole area of a panel upper face 17 in the vehicle width direction is curvedly formed at the roof panel 4. The recess 19 has a front inclined face 20 which extends rear obliquely downward, and a rear inclined face 21 which extends front obliquely downward, a lower edge of the front inclined face 20 and a lower edge of the rear inclined face 21 are formed into a continuous substantially-V shape, and a depth of the recess 19 is set so as not to protrude more downwardly than a lower edge of a roof bow reinforcement 7. Left and right drain grooves 23 which extend to a vehicle front part from both ends of the recess 19 in the vehicle width direction, and are recessed more downwardly than the panel upper face 17 are curvedly formed at the roof panel 4. The roof bow reinforcement 7 extends over the substantially-whole area of the vehicle width direction, and is fixed to a panel lower face 18.
Inventors:
ISHIGAMI TAKEO
Application Number:
JP2013224182A
Publication Date:
May 07, 2015
Filing Date:
October 29, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ISUZU MOTORS LTD
International Classes:
B62D25/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Naoshi Yoneyama