Fabric joining structure for convertible vehicle top

摘要

Disclosed is a joining structure between a top fabric 3 and a window glass 4 in a convertible vehicle top, which comprises a folded portion 32 formed by folding back a peripheral edge 3a of a window opening 7 of the top fabric 3 on an inner surface of an external portion 31 of the top fabric 3 and provided with a plurality of cutouts 5 formed along an edge 32a thereof, and an adhesive layer 8 interposed between the window glass 4 and the top fabric 3 having the folded portion 32 disposed to overlap with a peripheral edge 4a of the window glass 4, in such a manner as to extend from a region where the folded portion 32 and the window glass 4 are located in opposed relation to one another to a region where the external portion 31 and the window glass 4 are located in opposed relation to one another. The joining structure of the present invention can increase an opposed area between the external portion 31 and the window glass 4 despite of interposition of the folded portion 32, to provide enhanced joining strength and peeling resistance in the joined region. This makes it possible to prevent occurrence of peeling in laminated layers of the folded portion 32 so as to maintain a joining strength between the top fabric 3 and the window glass 4 at a high level and provide enhanced reliability of the joined region.