Cover attachment structure

A structure of a cover which is attached to, and covers, a link pivotally coupled to a roof panel which opens and closes a top of a cabin of a convertible, wherein

• an attachment hole is formed through the roof panel,
• an insertion hole is formed through an end of the link,
• a through hole is formed through an end of the cover,
• the link is pivotally coupled to the roof panel via a stepped rivet, and the cover is pivotally coupled to the stepped rivet via a stepped screw,
• the stepped rivet includes a head, and a shaft having a large diameter portion, a small diameter portion, and an overhang portion, the smaller diameter portion having a smaller diameter than the large diameter portion and being located across the large diameter portion from the head, the overhang portion jutting out of a tip end of the small diameter portion, the head being provided with a fastening hole formed in a surface thereof facing opposite to the shaft,
• the stepped screw has a shaft including a base end, and a threaded portion located across the base end from the head, the threaded portion having a smaller diameter than the base end,
• the overhang portion of the stepped rivet is joined to the roof panel with a periphery of the attachment hole of the roof panel being sandwiched between the overhang portion and the large diameter portion, and the large diameter portion being inserted in the insertion hole of the link to pivotally support the link, and
• the threaded portion of the stepped screw is fastened into the fastening hole of the stepped rivet, and the base end of the stepped screw is inserted in the through hole of the cover to pivotally support the cover.