CN116442740A

CN116442740A - Manual folding soft top

Info

Publication number: CN116442740A
Application number: CN202310324641.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘秉银; 贾公棋
Original assignee: Shanghai Wanchao Sunroof Co ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Wanchao Sunroof Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-03-30
Filing date: 2023-03-30
Publication date: 2023-07-18

Abstract

The utility model provides a manual folding soft top, is including being equipped with open-ended roof frame (2), a pair of slide rail (21) that set up in roof frame (2), by folding window frame (15) of slide rail (21) direction, cover folding lid (11) that can open on roof frame (2), its technical essential is: the folding window frame (15) is positioned by the locking mechanism (3), and the folding cover (11) is opened or closed along with the action of the folding window frame (15); the locking mechanism (3) comprises a lock pin (331) for positioning the folding window frame (15), a guide assembly (32) for guiding the lock pin (331), a limiting plate (334) arranged on the action path of the lock pin (331), and an elastic piece (332) for driving the lock pin (331) outwards. The unlocking of the folding window frame is realized by downwards rotating the handle, and the elastic piece realizes the resetting of the handle through the flexible traction component under the action of no external force.

Description

Manual folding soft top

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an openable non-fixed roof, in particular to a manual folding soft roof.

Background

An existing sunroof, such as a sunshade system for a vehicle roof disclosed in the patent publication DE202016106111U1, comprises a first sunshade unit in the form of a roller blind at the rear of the vehicle, which is connected to a movable roller support of a longitudinal rail facing forward, and which is connected to the roller support, and a second sunshade unit movable together with the roller support and optionally opposite the rotary shaft towards the front of the vehicle. This solution still uses a roller for housing the shade similar to the other prior art and provides a movable roller support for defining the roller, which, if the roof needs to be opened, still needs to be driven by means of a motor, a flexible shaft or the like, and cannot be opened quickly and in a labor-saving manner by means of a structure such as a handle, which results in a complex structure and inconvenient use.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a manual folding soft top, which fundamentally solves the problems, and has the advantages of simple and compact structure, convenient use and the like. Unlocking the folding window frame is achieved by downwards rotating the handle, and resetting of the handle is achieved through the flexible traction assembly by the elastic piece under the action of no external force; the folding window frame is forced to move along the sliding rail by the handle so as to realize the opening or closing of the folding cover, and the elastic piece provides an outward driving force for the lock pin so as to be clamped in the corresponding locking groove. In addition, the locking of the folding cover when the folding cover is completely opened can be realized through a rear rocker arm locking groove arranged on the rear rocker arm.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: the manual folding soft roof comprises a roof frame provided with an opening, a pair of sliding rails arranged in the roof frame, a folding window frame guided by the sliding rails and an openable folding cover covered on the roof frame, and is technically characterized in that:

the folding window frame is positioned through the locking mechanism, and the folding cover is opened or closed along with the action of the folding window frame;

the locking mechanism comprises a lock pin for positioning the folding window frame, a guide assembly for guiding the lock pin, a limiting plate arranged on the action path of the lock pin, and an elastic piece for driving the lock pin to outwards.

Further, the locking mechanism also includes a pull handle driving the locking pin inward, and a flexible pulling assembly for engaging the pull handle and the locking pin.

Further, the handle drives the locking pin to act through the flexible pulling component which is turned by the guide wheel through the bending part at the end part of the handle.

Further, the folding mechanism comprises a pair of rear rocker arms hinged on the roof frame, a pair of front rocker arms hinged on the corresponding rear rocker arms, a sliding block hinged at the front end of the front rocker arms and slidingly limited in the sliding rail, and a folding window frame with the side parts integrated with the front rocker arms.

Further, a vertical wall portion is provided on the roof frame to be engaged with the lock pin.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that: on the whole technical scheme, the unlocking and the push-pull of the folding window frame are integrated on the same handle, and the handle is used as a connecting center of the locking mechanism and the folding mechanism, so that the linkage of the two mechanisms is realized, the whole structure is more compact, and the folding window frame is easy to use.

The handle structurally comprises a C-shaped handle part with a smooth surface, a pair of hinge parts arranged at the tail end of the handle part and matched with the supporting plate to rotate, and a pair of bending parts arranged at the other end of the hinge parts. The handle adopts a bending structure, so that the handle is horizontally contained in the handle box when no external force acts, and the ceiling of the vehicle interior decoration is more attractive; when the handle is needed to be used for pulling the lock pin to unlock, the moment of the preset handle part, the moment of the bending part and the moment of the hinge point are different, so that a labor-saving lever is generated. On one hand, the handle is smoother when being pulled; on the other hand, an elastic piece with larger reset elasticity can be further arranged so as to improve the stability of the folding window frame when locked.

The folding cover is folded along with the action of the folding window frame to realize folding opening or full coverage on the roof frame. When the folding cover is opened, the folding window frame acts backwards along the sliding rail by virtue of the sliding blocks positioned in the sliding rail, the front rocker arm is folded backwards by virtue of two degrees of freedom at the two end parts, the rear rocker arm swings backwards along with the backward folding of the folding cover until the lock pin protruding outwards on the folding window frame corresponds to the position of the locking groove of the rear rocker arm, and at the moment, the handle is rotated to lock the front rocker arm and the rear rocker arm synchronously. During the action process, the lock pin can be unlocked on the frame lock groove or the rear rocker arm lock groove only by downwards rotating the handle, and the folding window frame can be tilted backwards or closed forwards by pulling the handle backwards or forwards after unlocking, so that the folding cover above the folding window frame is driven to open or close the opening of the roof frame when being folded or spread.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an isometric side view of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an explosive structure according to the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the present utility model.

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the present utility model.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram II of a cross-sectional structure of the present utility model.

Fig. 6 is a schematic side view of the present utility model.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram I of the working principle of the present utility model.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram II of the working principle of the present utility model.

Detailed Description

The following describes the present utility model in detail by way of specific examples with reference to fig. 1 to 8.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, the manual folding soft top includes a roof frame 2 provided with an opening, a pair of slide rails 21 provided in the roof frame 2, a folding window frame 15 guided by the slide rails 21, and an openable folding cover 11 covering the roof frame 2. Wherein, the folding window frame 15 is positioned by the locking mechanism 3, and the folding cover 11 is opened or closed along with the action of the folding window frame 15.

As shown in fig. 2 to 3, in order to facilitate the installation of the locking mechanism 3 and ensure the compact and neat appearance and interior decoration of the vehicle, a supporting plate 12 with an integral structure is disposed at the bottom of the folding window frame 15, and the welding points, bolts, screw holes and other parts are not shown in the drawings by conventional technical means such as welding or bolting. The locking mechanism 3 includes a lock pin 331 for positioning the folding window frame 15, a guide assembly 32, a limiting plate 334 disposed on the movement path of the lock pin 331, an elastic member 332 for driving the lock pin 331 to be reset outwards, a handle 31 for driving the lock pin 331 to be moved inwards, and a flexible pulling assembly 33.

For the structure of the handle 31, it is preferable to use a C-shaped handle portion (not labeled in the drawing) with a surface polished, a hinge portion (not labeled in the drawing) located at the end of the handle portion and hinged to the opening of the support plate 12, and a bending portion 311 provided at the other end of the hinge portion, the bending portion 311 being adapted to cooperate with the operation of the flexible pulling member 33. By the structure of the handle 31, the moment proportional relation between the handle part and the bending part 311 is preset, so that the leverage can be generated when the hinge part is used as a rotation pivot, the pulling process is smoother, and the elastic piece 332 with larger elasticity can be adopted as much as possible, so that the locking stability is improved.

When no external force acts on the handle 31, the bending part 311 of the handle 31 acts backward and the handle part of the handle 31 acts forward under the external traction force of the elastic member 332 and the flexible traction assembly 33. In order to facilitate the storage of the handle 31 at the initial position and to ensure the cleanliness of the vehicle interior ceiling, a handle case 121 is provided on the support plate 12. Meanwhile, for stability of the handle 31 during installation, a reinforcing handle is further arranged at the opening of the support plate 12 corresponding to the handle 31, so that the middle part of the handle 31 can be hinged conveniently.

The guide assembly 32, the guide wheel 333 and the limiting plate 334 are all fixed on the support plate 12, the guide assembly 32 comprises a sheet-shaped base and a cylindrical structure matched with the strip-shaped appearance of the lock pin 331, and the cylindrical structure and the lock pin 331 are coaxially and equidirectionally arranged, so that the guide effect is achieved. The elastic member 332 is sleeved on the flexible pulling assembly 33 and is limited between the inner end of the locking pin 331 and the limiting plate 334. The lock pin 331 is slidably retained within the guide assembly 32. In order to match the locking of the locking pin 331, a vertical wall 22 is provided on the roof frame 2, which is matched with the locking pin 331, and a frame locking groove 221 is provided on the vertical wall 22. Preferably, the end of the lock pin 331 adopts a reduced diameter structure, so that the slotted diameter of the frame locking groove 221 matched with the end is smaller than that of the lock pin 331, and the reset process of the elastic piece 332 is limited to a certain extent.

The flexible pulling component 33 is connected between the bending part 311 of the handle 31 and the inner side of the lock pin 331, and when the bending part 311 of the handle 31 deflects towards the front side, the lock pin 331 is driven to act in the guide component 32 through the flexible pulling component 33 under the direction changing action of the guide wheel 333.

As shown in fig. 6, the folding mechanism 1 includes a pair of connection lugs 142 fixed to the rear of the roof frame 2, a pair of rear swing arms 14 hinged to the connection lugs 142, a pair of front swing arms 13 hinged to the respective rear swing arms 14, a slider 131 hinged to the front end of the front swing arms 13 and slidably retained in a slide rail 21, and a folding window frame 15 having a side portion integral with the front swing arms 13. Wherein, the rear rocker arm 14 is provided with a rear rocker arm locking groove 141 matched with the lock pin 331. Similar to the frame locking groove 221, the rear rocker arm locking groove 141 preferably has a smaller groove diameter than the lock pin 331 body, which plays a certain limiting role in the resetting process of the elastic member 332.

[ action principle ]

As shown in fig. 7 to 8, the handle 31 is pulled down to rotate downward, and the bending portion 311 rotates forward to drive the flexible pulling component 33 forward synchronously. Under the action of the guide wheel 333, the forward traction force of the flexible traction assembly 33 is guided to be the inner traction force, the locking pin 331 is pulled inwards to synchronously act, and under the guiding action of the guide assembly 32, the locking pin 331 is separated from the frame locking groove 221, so that the locking state of the closed position is released.

[ lifting ] > > [ complete opening ]

Continuing to push and pull the flip top 11 back through the handle 31 to the fully open position. When the lock pin 331 is positioned opposite to the rear rocker arm locking groove 141 of the rear rocker arm 14, the handle 31 is released, and the elastic member 332 pulls the bending portion 311 through the flexible pulling assembly 33 to reset the handle 31. Meanwhile, the locking pin 331 is inserted outwardly into the rear rocker arm locking groove 141 by the elastic member 332, locking the folding soft top in the open position, and ensuring stability.

The closing action is the reverse of the above procedure and is not described in detail.

Example 2

The handle 31 drives the locking pin 331 by rotating the flexible pulling assembly 33. For example, the left bending part 311 is bound to the right locking pin 331 by the flexible pulling member 33, and the right bending part 311 is bound to the left locking pin 331 by the flexible pulling member 33. Thus, the handle 31 rotates to achieve a result similar to that of example 1 without the need for the flexible pulling assembly 33 to change direction, not shown.

Example 3

Under the condition that the limit of the lock pin 331 is realized without using the frame lock groove 221 or the rear rocker arm lock groove 141, an anti-slip structure, such as a rubber sleeve, can be arranged at the outer end of the lock pin 331, and when the lock pin 331 is driven outwards by matching with the elastic piece 332, a larger friction force is generated between the lock pin 331 and the inner wall of the roof frame 2, and a certain limit effect is generated, which is not shown in the drawing.

[ other description ]

The forward and backward directions mentioned herein are all referred to with respect to the forward or backward direction of the vehicle unless otherwise specified.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, under the concept of the present utility model, the driving mechanism may be implemented in a manner similar to the existing sliding skylight in which a flexible shaft is driven by a motor and a sliding block is pulled by the flexible shaft. In order to accommodate the drive flexible shaft, guide grooves are usually reserved in the guide rail. The derivative structure of the flexible shaft driving scheme is not described in detail herein.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1. the folding mechanism, the 11 folding cover, the 12 supporting plate component, the 121 handle box, the 13 front rocker arm, the 131 sliding block, the 14 rear rocker arm, the 141 rear rocker arm locking groove, the 142 connecting lug and the 15 folding window frame;

2. a roof frame, a 21 slide rail, a 22 vertical wall part and a 221 frame locking groove;

3. the locking mechanism, the 31 handle, the 311 bending part, the 32 guiding component, the 33 flexible pulling component, the 331 locking pin, the 332 elastic piece, the 333 guiding wheel and the 334 limiting plate.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a manual folding soft top, is including being equipped with open-ended roof frame (2), a pair of slide rail (21) that set up in roof frame (2), by folding window frame (15) of slide rail (21) direction, cover folding lid (11) that can open on roof frame (2), its characterized in that:

the folding window frame (15) is positioned by the locking mechanism (3), and the folding cover (11) is opened or closed along with the action of the folding window frame (15);

the locking mechanism (3) comprises a lock pin (331) for positioning the folding window frame (15), a guide assembly (32) for guiding the lock pin (331), a limiting plate (334) arranged on the action path of the lock pin (331), and an elastic piece (332) for driving the lock pin (331) outwards.

2. The manual folding soft top of claim 1, wherein: the locking mechanism (3) further comprises a handle (31) driving the locking pin (331) inwards, and a flexible pulling assembly (33) for engaging the handle (31) and the locking pin (331).

3. The manual folding soft top of claim 1, wherein: the handle (31) drives the lock pin (331) to act through the flexible pulling component (33) which is turned by the guide wheel (333) through the bending part (311) at the end part of the handle.

4. A manual folding soft top according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that: the folding mechanism (1) comprises a pair of rear rocker arms (14) hinged on the roof frame (2), a pair of front rocker arms (13) hinged on the corresponding rear rocker arms (14), a sliding block (131) hinged at the front end of the front rocker arms (13) and slidingly limited in a sliding rail (21), and a folding window frame (15) with the side parts integrated with the front rocker arms (13).

5. The manual folding soft top of claim 4, wherein: a vertical wall portion (22) which is engaged with the lock pin (331) is provided on the roof frame (2).