VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE WITH DETACHABLE ROOF

摘要

A detachable-roof-equipped vehicle body structure includes a seal member provided in a roof opening section, and a soft top constructed to abut against the seal member. The seal member includes first and second seal units, and the soft top includes a flexible sheet for covering the roof opening section and a reinforcing member of higher rigidity than the sheet. The reinforcing member is abutted, from above, against both of the first and second seal units. The structure also includes a connecting bag part secured to the sheet, left and right side rails attached to the sheet, and a wire member inserted through the bag part and extending between the side rails. The wire member includes a small-diameter portion, and large-diameter portion each provided on a position spaced from a corresponding one of the side rails.

主权项

1. A detachable-roof-equipped vehicle body structure comprising:
a roof opening section provided in a roof of a vehicle body; a soft top constructed to be detachably attached to the roof opening section for closing the roof opening section; a wire member provided on the soft top for pressing downward a depressed end section of the soft top along the roof opening section; and a seal member provided on an opening edge portion of the roof opening section for abutting against the depressed end section of the soft top, the seal member including a first seal section and a second seal section spaced from each other in a horizontal direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the wire member, the soft top including:
a flexible sheet constructed to cover the roof opening section;a reinforcing member formed of a material of higher rigidity than the sheet and provided on a side of the sheet closer to a passenger compartment; anda connection section connecting the wire member to the reinforcing member,the reinforcing member being abutted, from above, against both of the first and second seals.