Vehicle upper structure

Abstract

To provide a vehicle upper structure capable of reducing the load acting on the mounting location of a ceiling-side interior member when a pole collides with the side of the vehicle body and an unused sun visor moves inward in the vehicle width direction.SOLUTION: Sun visors 40 can be positioned in retracted positions 40X along an interior ceiling 14, and are positioned on both outer sides in a vehicle width direction with respect to an overhead console 22 in the retracted positions 40X. A guide portion 22G is provided on an inner side in the vehicle width direction of the retracted position 40X of the sun visor 40. The guide portion 22G guides the sun visor 40 in a direction (see arrow S) that deviates from the overhead console 22 when a collision load F is applied to the sun visor 40 from the outer side in the vehicle width direction toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle superstructure. [Background technology]

[0002] There is known a structure in which a ceiling-side interior member such as an overhead console (also called a "roof console") is arranged on the interior ceiling of a vehicle (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below). In such a structure, the ceiling-side interior member is attached to the upper part of the vehicle. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-132106 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the upper part of a vehicle, there is known a structure that allows a sun visor to be placed in a retracted position along the interior ceiling when not in use. In such a structure, the sun visor in the retracted position may be positioned outward in the vehicle width direction relative to the ceiling-side interior member. In such a case, if the sun visor in the unused state moves inward in the vehicle width direction when a pole collides with the side of the vehicle body, the collision load may be transmitted from the sun visor to the ceiling-side interior member, which may result in a large load acting on the attachment point of the ceiling-side interior member.

[0005] In consideration of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle upper structure that can reduce the load acting on the mounting location of a ceiling-side interior member when a pole collides with the side of the vehicle body and an unused sun visor moves inward in the vehicle width direction. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A vehicle upper structure according to a first aspect includes: a ceiling-side interior member attached to an upper portion of the vehicle so as to be positioned on an interior ceiling portion of the vehicle; a sun visor that can be positioned in a retracted position along the interior ceiling portion and that is positioned outward in a vehicle width direction relative to the ceiling-side interior member in the retracted position; and a guide portion that is provided inward in the vehicle width direction relative to the retracted position of the sun visor and that guides the sun visor in a direction away from the ceiling-side interior member when a collision load is input from the outer side in the vehicle width direction to the inner side in the vehicle width direction to the sun visor when it is in the retracted position.

[0007] According to a first aspect of the vehicle upper structure, a ceiling-side interior member is attached to the upper portion of the vehicle so as to be positioned in the vehicle interior ceiling. A sun visor, which can be positioned in a retracted position along the interior ceiling, is positioned outward in the vehicle width direction relative to the ceiling-side interior member when in the retracted position. A guide member provided on the inner side of the retracted position of the sun visor in the vehicle width direction guides the sun visor away from the ceiling-side interior member when a collision load is applied from the outer side to the inner side in the vehicle width direction to the sun visor in the retracted position. This reduces the load acting on the attachment location of the ceiling-side interior member when a pole collides with the side of the vehicle body and the unused sun visor moves inward in the vehicle width direction.

[0008] The vehicle upper structure of the second aspect is the vehicle upper structure of the first aspect, wherein the guide portion is part of a molded ceiling that forms the interior ceiling portion and is provided between the retracted position of the sun visor and the ceiling-side interior member, and a regulating mechanism is provided on the back side of the guide portion that regulates further displacement of the guide portion when the guide portion is displaced a predetermined amount toward the inside of the vehicle width direction.

[0009] According to the second aspect of the vehicle upper structure, the guide portion is part of a molded ceiling that forms the interior ceiling and is provided between the retracted position of the sun visor and the ceiling-side interior member. Therefore, if a collision load is applied to the sun visor from the outside in the vehicle width direction toward the inside in the vehicle width direction while the sun visor is in the retracted position, the guide portion formed in the molded ceiling guides the sun visor in a direction away from the ceiling-side interior member. Here, a restricting mechanism is provided on the rear side of the guide portion that restricts further displacement of the guide portion when the guide portion is displaced a predetermined amount toward the inside in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, if a pole collides with the side of the vehicle body and the guide portion receives the collision load through the sun visor, once the guide portion is displaced a predetermined amount toward the inside in the vehicle width direction, the restricting mechanism restricts further displacement of the guide portion, allowing the guide portion to stably guide the sun visor in a direction away from the ceiling-side interior member.

[0010] The vehicle upper structure according to the third aspect is the vehicle upper structure according to the second aspect, wherein an opening is formed in the molded ceiling in which the ceiling-side interior member is placed, a mounting member is disposed on the vehicle upper side of the molded ceiling, fixed to a roof framework member, and the ceiling-side interior member is attached, and a reinforcing member is fixed to the periphery of the opening, the mounting member and the reinforcing member have fitting portions that fit together when the guide portion is displaced a predetermined amount inward in the vehicle width direction, and the regulating mechanism is configured to include the fitting portion.

[0011] According to a third aspect of the vehicle upper structure, an opening is formed in the molded ceiling, into which a ceiling-side interior component is disposed, and a mounting member, fixed to a roof framework member and to which the ceiling-side interior component is attached, is disposed on the vehicle upper side of the molded ceiling, and a reinforcing member is fixed around the periphery of the opening. Here, the mounting member and the reinforcing member have fitting portions that fit together when the guide portion is displaced a predetermined amount inward in the vehicle width direction, and the restriction mechanism is configured to include the fitting portion. Therefore, when a pole collides with the side of the vehicle body and the guide portion receives a collision load via the sun visor, the fitting portions formed on the mounting member and the reinforcing member fit together when the guide portion is displaced a predetermined amount inward in the vehicle width direction, and further displacement of the guide portion is stably restricted. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] As described above, the vehicle upper structure according to the present invention has the excellent effect of reducing the load acting on the mounting location of the ceiling-side interior member when the pole collides with the side of the vehicle body and the unused sun visor moves inward in the vehicle width direction. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a simplified plan view showing a vehicle upper structure according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a simplified view in which a part of the vehicle upper structure shown in FIG. 1 is disassembled. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a fixed bracket. [Figure 4] 1 (for the fixed bracket, a cross-sectional view taken along line 4L-4L in FIG. 3). [Figure 5] 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state cut along line 5-5 in FIG. 1 (a state cut along line 5L-5L in FIG. 3 for the fixing bracket). [Figure 6] 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 1. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which a pole has collided with a side portion of a vehicle body. [Figure 8] 10 is a diagram showing a schematic view of the state of the upper part of the vehicle when a pole collides with the side of the vehicle body, as viewed from below the vehicle. FIG. [Figure 9] 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the sun visor abuts on the guide portion and the fitting portions are fitted together at the time of the collision shown in FIG. 7. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] A vehicle upper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 9. In these figures, the arrow FR indicates the front side of the vehicle, the arrow UP indicates the upper side of the vehicle, and the arrow LH indicates the left side of the vehicle. Hereinafter, when the directions of front-rear, up-down, and left-right are simply used in the description, they refer to front-rear in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, up-down in the up-down direction of the vehicle, and left-right in the left-right direction of the vehicle, unless otherwise specified. In addition, in each figure, some symbols may be omitted to make the drawings easier to read.

[0015] (Configuration of the embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a simplified plan view of a vehicle upper structure according to this embodiment as seen from above. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle upper structure according to this embodiment includes a molded ceiling 20. Note that FIG. 1 shows only the front portion of the molded ceiling 20. The molded ceiling 20 is a vehicle ceiling lining formed by integrally molding a base material, a padding material, and a skin, and is disposed below a roof panel 12 (see FIG. 7) that constitutes the roof outer panel of a vehicle (automobile) 10 (see FIG. 7) to form an interior ceiling portion 14. The outer ends of the molded ceiling 20 in the vehicle width direction are supported via members (not shown) by roof side members (not shown) that extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction. Note that the roof side members are members that constitute the roof framework.

[0016] Fig. 2 shows a simplified exploded perspective view of a portion of the vehicle upper structure shown in Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 2, an opening 20H is formed in the molded ceiling 20, in which an overhead console 22 serving as a ceiling-side interior member is disposed. The opening 20H penetrates the molded ceiling 20 at the front end portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction and at the center portion in the vehicle width direction, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. A ceiling protector 24 serving as a reinforcing member is fixed by welding to the periphery of the opening 20H on the upper side of the vehicle of the molded ceiling 20 (see Fig. 1). The ceiling protector 24 is formed in a frame shape as a whole.

[0017] Additionally, a fixing bracket 30 is disposed on the vehicle upper side of the molded ceiling 20 as a mounting member to which the overhead console 22 is attached. This fixing bracket 30 is disposed in a position that includes the inner peripheral space side of the ceiling space protector 24, is made of metal, and is fixed to a front header 28 that serves as a roof framework member. Details of how the fixing bracket 30 is fixed to the front header 28 will be described later. The front header 28 is made of metal, forms part of the roof framework, and is disposed with its longitudinal direction aligned with the vehicle width direction. The cross section of the front header 28 perpendicular to its longitudinal direction is generally hat-shaped with its open portion facing toward the vehicle upper side, and is provided with a front flange portion 28F at its front end and a rear flange portion 28R at its rear end.

[0018] FIG. 3 shows an enlarged perspective view of the fixing bracket 30. As shown in FIG. 3, the fixing bracket 30 is a bent plate-like member and has a first upper wall portion 31 that forms a top wall portion. The first upper wall portion 31 is T-shaped in a plan view and includes a rear end component 31A that extends in the vehicle width direction at the rear end side in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a main component 31B that extends from a vehicle width direction intermediate portion of the rear end component 31A toward the front side of the vehicle. The fixing bracket 30 also includes second upper wall portions 34 that are provided on both sides of the main component 31B of the first upper wall portion 31 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction and are set one step lower than the first upper wall portion 31, and a first stepped wall portion 32 that connects the vehicle width direction outer end of the main component 31B of the first upper wall portion 31 to the vehicle width direction inner end of the second upper wall portion 34. Furthermore, the fixed bracket 30 has a second step wall portion 33 that connects the front ends of the left and right portions of the rear end constituent portion 31A of the first upper wall portion 31 that are not continuous with the main constituent portion 31B, the rear end of the first step wall portion 32, and the rear end of the second upper wall portion 34.

[0019] A plurality of clip mounting holes 34H are formed through each of the left and right second upper wall portions 34. Fig. 4 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 in Fig. 1 (a cross-sectional view taken along line 4L-4L in Fig. 3 for the fixing bracket 30), and Fig. 5 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 in Fig. 1 (a cross-sectional view taken along line 5L-5L in Fig. 3 for the fixing bracket 30). As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, clips 22C provided at the upper end of the overhead console 22 are inserted into the clip mounting holes 34H in the second upper wall portions 34 of the fixing bracket 30, thereby attaching the overhead console 22 to the fixing bracket 30. In this way, the overhead console 22 is attached to the upper portion of the vehicle so as to be positioned on the interior ceiling 14 of the vehicle.

[0020] As shown in Fig. 3, the fixing bracket 30 includes a first protruding portion 31F that protrudes toward the front of the vehicle from the front end side of the first upper wall portion 31, and a second protruding portion 34F that protrudes toward the front of the vehicle from the front end side of the second upper wall portion 34. Fig. 6 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 in Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 6, the first protruding portion 31F of the fixing bracket 30 is fixed by spot welding to a portion of the rear flange portion 28R of the front header 28. Furthermore, the second protruding portion 34F of the fixing bracket 30 shown in Fig. 3 is also fixed by spot welding to a portion of the rear flange portion 28R of the front header 28 shown in Fig. 1.

[0021] 3, fixed bracket 30 is formed with hanging portion 35A hanging down from the rear end of rear end constituent portion 31A of first upper wall portion 31 toward the lower side of the vehicle, and with rear end protruding portion 35B bent and protruding toward the rear side of the vehicle from the lower end of hanging portion 35A. As shown in FIG. 6, rear end protruding portion 35B is disposed on ceiling protector 24.

[0022] 3, the fixing bracket 30 includes an upper side wall portion 36A that hangs down toward the vehicle downward from the outer end of the second upper wall portion 34 in the vehicle width direction, an inwardly bent portion 36B that is bent inward in the vehicle width direction from the lower end of the upper side wall portion 36A, and a lower side wall portion 36C that hangs down from the inner end of the inwardly bent portion 36B in the vehicle width direction. The function of the portion formed by the inwardly bent portion 36B and the lower side wall portion 36C will be described later. A side overhang portion 36D that is bent outward in the vehicle width direction and overhangs from a vehicle front-rear direction intermediate portion of the lower side wall portion 36C is formed.

[0023] 5, when the overhead console 22 is placed in the opening 20H of the molded ceiling 20, the side extension 36D of the fixing bracket 30 is positioned adjacent to the back surface (upper surface) of the peripheral edge of the opening 20H of the molded ceiling 20. Furthermore, to ensure ease of assembly, within the range in the vehicle fore-and-aft direction in which the side extension 36D is formed, the tip of the side extension 36D is slightly spaced apart in the vehicle width direction from the inner peripheral edge of the ceiling space protector 24 disposed opposite it. Note that, for example, a flange-like extension 22F is formed on the outer periphery of the lower end of the overhead console 22, and this extension 22F is positioned adjacent to the surface (lower surface) of the peripheral edge of the opening 20H of the molded ceiling 20.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 1, sun visors 40 are provided on both the left and right sides of the lower front surface of the molded ceiling 20. As shown in Fig. 2, the sun visor 40 includes a sun visor main body 40A formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape and arranged so that its longitudinal direction is in the vehicle width direction, and left and right shafts 40B, 40C inserted along the longitudinal direction into the base end of the sun visor main body 40A. The shaft 40B, which is arranged on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, is engageable with and disengageable from the front end portion of the molded ceiling 20 by a locking device (not shown). The shaft 40C, which is arranged on the outer side in the vehicle width direction, is bent into an L-shape at its outer end in the vehicle width direction and is supported by the front end portion of the molded ceiling 20 via a bracket (not shown).

[0025] The sun visor 40 is rotatable about an axis in the vehicle width direction between a retracted position 40X where it is arranged along the molded ceiling 20 as shown in FIG. 4 etc., and an in-use position (not shown) where it is arranged along the windshield 16 (see FIG. 7). That is, when not in use, the sun visor 40 can be arranged in the retracted position 40X along the interior ceiling portion 14. In the retracted position 40X, the sun visor 40 is arranged outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the overhead console 22.

[0026] Furthermore, a guide portion 22G is formed in the molded ceiling 20 between the retracted position 40X of the sun visor 40 and the overhead console 22. The guide portion 22G is an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the inside in the vehicle width direction, and is configured to guide the sun visor 40 in a direction that deviates from the overhead console 22 (more specifically, in a direction that deviates downward from the overhead console 22 (see arrow S)) when a collision load F is input from the outside in the vehicle width direction to the inside in the vehicle width direction to the sun visor 40 in the retracted position 40X.

[0027] A restricting mechanism 42 is provided on the rear side of the guide portion 22G, which restricts further displacement of the guide portion 22G when the guide portion 22G is displaced a predetermined amount inward in the vehicle width direction. The ceiling protector 24 and the fixing bracket 30 have mating portions 26, 38 that fit (interlock) with each other when the guide portion 22G is displaced a predetermined amount inward in the vehicle width direction, and the restricting mechanism 42 is configured to include the mating portions 26, 38.

[0028] The fitting portion 38 of the fixed bracket 30 is formed by the inward bent portion 36B and the lower side wall portion 36C of the fixed bracket 30. The fitting portion 26 of the headliner protector 24 is formed by a rib 24R that protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction. The thickness and number of the ribs 24R can be set as appropriate. As an example, the ribs 24R are formed in a substantially right-angled triangle shape with the guide portion 22G side as the hypotenuse, with the upper ends aligned in the vehicle vertical direction when viewed in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and the inner ends aligned in the vehicle width direction.

[0029] As shown in Figure 9, when the mating portions 26, 38 are mated with each other, a portion of the upper end of the rib 24R of the ceiling protector 24 abuts against the inner bent portion 36B of the fixing bracket 30, and the inner end of the rib 24R of the ceiling protector 24 in the vehicle width direction abuts against the lower side wall portion 36C of the fixing bracket 30.

[0030] (Actions and Effects of the Embodiments) Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described with appropriate reference to Figures 7 to 9. Figure 7 shows a schematic plan view of the state in which the pole P has collided with the body side 18 of the vehicle 10, and Figure 8 shows a schematic view of the state in which the upper part of the vehicle 10 is in a state in which the pole P has collided with the body side 18 of the vehicle 10, as viewed from below the vehicle.

[0031] 4, in this embodiment, the overhead console 22 is attached to the upper part of the vehicle so as to be positioned on the interior ceiling 14 of the vehicle. The sun visor 40, which can be positioned in a retracted position 40X along the interior ceiling 14, is positioned outward in the vehicle width direction from the overhead console 22 at the retracted position 40X. Here, the guide portion 22G, which is provided inward in the vehicle width direction from the retracted position 40X of the sun visor 40, guides the sun visor 40 in a direction away from the overhead console 22 (see arrow S) when a collision load F is applied to the sun visor 40 in the retracted position 40X from the outer side to the inner side in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, when the sun visor 40 is in the retracted position 40X, as shown in FIG. 7, if the pole P collides with the side body 18 of the vehicle 10 and the sun visor 40 is displaced inward in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. 8, the guide portion 22G shown in FIG. 9 moves the sun visor 40 in a direction away from the overhead console 22 (see arrow S), thereby reducing the load acting on the mounting point of the overhead console 22 (the point attached by the clip 22C).

[0032] Explaining in more detail, in this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 4 and other drawings, the guide portion 22G is part of the molded ceiling 20 that forms the interior ceiling portion 14 and is provided between the sun visor 40 and the overhead console 22. A restricting mechanism 42 is provided on the back side of the guide portion 22G to restrict further displacement of the guide portion 22G when the guide portion 22G is displaced a predetermined amount toward the inside in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 7, when a pole P collides with the vehicle body side portion 18 of the vehicle 10, the guide portion 22G receives a collision load F via the sun visor 40 and is displaced a predetermined amount toward the inside in the vehicle width direction as shown in Fig. 9, and further displacement of the guide portion 22G is restricted by the restricting mechanism 42. Therefore, at this time, the guide portion 22G can stably guide the sun visor 40 in a direction away from the overhead console 22 (see arrow S).

[0033] Explaining in more detail, in this embodiment, the molded ceiling 20 shown in FIG. 4 has an opening 20H in which the overhead console 22 is disposed, and a fixing bracket 30, which is fixed to a front header 28 (see FIG. 6) and to which the overhead console 22 is attached, is disposed on the vehicle upper side of the molded ceiling 20, and a ceiling protector 24 is fixed around the periphery of the opening 20H. Here, the ceiling protector 24 and the fixing bracket 30 have mating portions 26, 38 that fit together when the guide portion 22G is displaced a predetermined amount inward in the vehicle width direction, and the restriction mechanism 42 is configured to include the mating portions 26, 38. Therefore, when the pole P shown in FIG. 7 collides with the vehicle body side 18 of the vehicle 10, the guide portion 22G, which receives a collision load F via the sun visor 40 as shown in FIG. 9, is displaced a predetermined amount inward in the vehicle width direction, and the mating portions 26, 38 formed on the ceiling protector 24 and the fixing bracket 30 fit together, and further displacement of the guide portion 22G is stably restricted. Additionally, when the mating portions 26, 38 are mated with each other, the guide portion 22G is restricted from moving inward in the vehicle width direction and also restricted from moving upward in the vehicle direction. This restriction allows the guide portion 22G to function like a firmly supported slide, allowing the sun visor 40 to slide smoothly in the direction away from the overhead console 22 (see arrow S).

[0034] At this time, the collision load F from the outer side in the vehicle width direction to the inner side in the vehicle width direction is resolved into a load f1 acting diagonally downward on the inner side in the vehicle width direction along the inclination direction of the guide portion 22G as viewed in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a load f2 acting diagonally upward on the inner side in the vehicle width direction perpendicular to load f1. As a result, the load acting on the attachment portion of the overhead console 22 (the attachment portion with the clip 22C) is reduced.

[0035] Here, if the angle formed by the collision load F and the load f2 when viewed in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle is θ, and the number of mounting points (points mounted with clips 22C) of the overhead console 22 is n, then if the relationship f2cosθ<(shear strength of each clip 22C)×n holds, then breakage of the clips 22C can be prevented.

[0036] As described above, the vehicle upper structure of this embodiment makes it possible to reduce the load acting on the mounting location of the overhead console 22 (the location attached by the clip 22C) when the pole P collides with the vehicle body side 18 as shown in Figure 7 and the unused sun visor 40 moves inward in the vehicle width direction as shown in Figure 9.

[0037] This makes it possible to prevent the overhead console 22 from falling off, even without using clips or grommet screws, which have been conventionally used and are very strong, at the attachment points of the overhead console 22. To further explain, a configuration in which clips with less strength than conventional clips are used at the attachment points of the overhead console 22 makes it possible to reduce costs and improve the ease of installation of the overhead console 22. Furthermore, in this embodiment, no grommet screws are used at the attachment points of the overhead console 22, so compared to the case in which grommet screws are used, it is possible to reduce costs, improve the appearance quality (attractive appearance), and shorten the installation time of the overhead console 22.

[0038] (Supplementary explanation of the embodiment) In the above embodiment, the guide portion 22G shown in FIG. 4 etc. guides the sun visor 40 in a direction that deviates toward the lower side of the vehicle relative to the overhead console 22 (a ceiling-side interior member) when a collision load F is input to the sun visor 40 from the outer side in the vehicle width direction toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction. However, as a modification of the above embodiment, the guide portion may guide the sun visor (40) in a direction that deviates, for example, toward the rear of the vehicle relative to the ceiling-side interior member (the overhead console 22) when a collision load (F) is input to the sun visor (40) from the outer side in the vehicle width direction toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction.

[0039] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the guide portion 22G is formed as part of the molded ceiling 20 and is provided between the retracted position 40X of the sun visor 40 and the overhead console 22. However, as a modification of the above embodiment, the guide portion may be formed, for example, on a side surface of a ceiling-side interior member (overhead console 22) provided inside the retracted position (40X) of the sun visor (40) in the vehicle width direction, or may be formed on a T-member fixed to the molded ceiling (20) and provided between the retracted position 40X of the sun visor (40) and the ceiling-side interior member (overhead console 22).

[0040] In the above embodiment, the rear side of the guide portion 22G is provided with a restriction mechanism 42 that restricts further displacement of the guide portion 22G when the guide portion 22G is displaced a predetermined amount toward the inside in the vehicle width direction, but as a modification of the above embodiment, a configuration in which the guide portion is fixed to the upper part of the vehicle may be adopted. For example, a configuration in which the part corresponding to the ceiling protector 24 in the above embodiment and the part corresponding to the fixing bracket 30 are integrated or fitted together from the beginning may be adopted.

[0041] In addition, in the above embodiment, the regulating mechanism 42 is configured to include fitting portions 26, 38 formed on the ceiling protector 24 as a reinforcing member and the fixed bracket 30 as an attachment member.However, as a modified example of the above embodiment, for example, a configuration can be adopted in which the ceiling protector 24 is not provided, and a rib corresponding to the rib 24R of the ceiling protector 24 is formed integrally with the molded ceiling, and when the guide portion (22G) is displaced a predetermined amount toward the inside in the vehicle width direction, the rib formed integrally with the molded ceiling fits into the fitting portion (38) formed on the fixed bracket (30).

[0042] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the mating portion 26 formed on the ceiling protector 24 is convex and the mating portion 38 formed on the fixed bracket 30 is concave, but as a variation of the above embodiment, the mating portion formed on the ceiling protector (reinforcing member) may be concave and the mating portion formed on the fixed bracket (mounting member) may be convex.

[0043] The above-described embodiment and the above-described modifications can be implemented in appropriate combinations.

[0044] The above describes one example of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various modified forms within the scope of the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0045] 10 vehicles 14 Indoor ceiling 20 Molded ceiling 20H opening 22 Overhead console (ceiling-side interior component) 22G Information Department 24 Ceiling protector (reinforcement material) 26 Fitting part 28 Front header (roof frame member) 30 Fixing bracket (mounting component) 38 Fitting part 40 Sun visor 40X Retract position 42 Regulatory Mechanisms F Collision load S. Direction away from the overhead console (ceiling-side interior part)

Claims

1. a ceiling-side interior member attached to an upper portion of the vehicle so as to be disposed on an interior ceiling portion of the vehicle; a sun visor that can be positioned at a retracted position along the interior ceiling portion and that is positioned outward in a vehicle width direction relative to the ceiling-side interior member at the retracted position; a guide portion that is provided on an inner side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the retracted position of the sun visor, and that guides the sun visor in a direction deviating from the ceiling-side interior member when a collision load is input from the outer side in the vehicle width direction to the inner side in the vehicle width direction to the sun visor in the retracted position; A vehicle upper structure comprising:

2. the guide portion is a part of a molded ceiling that forms the interior ceiling portion and is provided between the retracted position of the sun visor and the ceiling-side interior member, 2. The vehicle upper structure according to claim 1, wherein a restricting mechanism is provided on the back side of the guide portion to restrict further displacement of the guide portion when the guide portion is displaced a predetermined amount inward in the vehicle width direction.

3. an opening in which the ceiling-side interior member is disposed is formed in the molded ceiling, and a mounting member is disposed on the vehicle upper side of the molded ceiling, the mounting member being fixed to a roof framework member and to which the ceiling-side interior member is attached, and a reinforcing member is fixed to the periphery of the opening, 3. The vehicle upper structure according to claim 2, wherein the mounting member and the reinforcing member have a fitting portion that fits into each other when the guide portion is displaced a predetermined amount toward the inside in the vehicle width direction, and the regulating mechanism is configured to include the fitting portion.

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