JP2002002300A - Side cover mechanism for motor vehicle roof driving unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a side cover mechanism for a motor vehicle roof drive unit, which improves vehicle's appearance by concealing a side flap from inside and outside of the vehicle when a motor vehicle roof drive unit is closed, and allows the side flap to have a simple constitution, changing its position only corresponding to a the driving unit linked to it, for possible cost saving. SOLUTION: When the roof 30 is closed, a cover member 210 is pushed downward by a balance arm 57 jointing with a guide slot 240 provided on the cover member 210, until the cover member is set in a storing position hidden from and lower than a space S provided between both cabin wall sides. When the roof 30 is open, on the other hand, the cover member 210 is pushed up by the force of a coil spring 222 to an emerged position where the cover member blocks the above space S.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vehicle body roof,
In a vehicle roof drive device that is driven to a closed state in which the ceiling is extended to form a ceiling and an open state in which the ceiling is folded and stored, particularly, a gap generated on both side walls of the vehicle cabin due to disposing the drive device on the vehicle body The present invention relates to a side cover mechanism for hiding a cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional vehicle roof drive devices include:
For example, there is known a structure in which a foldable roof that swings as a whole and a rear door for opening and closing an opening of a rear storage chamber in which the roof is stored are interlocked.

In the case of such a driving device, in a closed state in which the roof extends and forms a ceiling, the rear end of the roof is inserted into a gap formed between the front edge of the rear door and the front edge of the opening of the rear storage chamber. In the open state where the roof is retracted while the side enters, the rear end side of the folded roof is arranged to retreat from the gap.

[0004] The drive device has a center flap for mainly closing the gap between the front edge of the rear door and the front edge of the opening of the rear storage chamber when the roof is open or closed. In addition, side flaps for closing gaps formed on both sides of the vehicle body where links and the like constituting the drive device are arranged are also provided.

The center flap is interlocked with the displacement of the roof to each state. Further, interlocked with the operation of the center flap, the side flaps close the gaps on both sides of the vehicle body in the open state. On the other hand, in the closed state, it is configured to be folded by the side of the gap to avoid a link passing through the gap.

[0006]

However, in the above-described conventional vehicle roof drive device, the folded side flaps are exposed at gap sides on both sides of the vehicle body in a closed state in which the roof extends and forms a ceiling. And
Since this is visible from the inside and outside of the vehicle, the appearance may be impaired.

Further, when the roof is displaced to each state, the side flaps are linked to the center flap,
The structure of the mechanism for interlocking these flaps with each other becomes complicated, the number of parts increases, the number of assembling steps increases, and there is a problem that the cost increases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. When the roof is in a closed state, the side flaps are invisible from outside and inside of the vehicle to improve the appearance. It is another object of the present invention to provide a side cover mechanism of a vehicle roof drive device capable of reducing costs as a simple configuration in which a side flap is displaced only in relation to a link of a drive device.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems The gist of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object lies in the following inventions. [1] In a vehicle roof drive device (50) configured to drive a roof (30) of a vehicle body (10) into a closed state in which a roof is extended to form a ceiling and an open state in which the roof (30) is folded and stored. The body (1) of the device (50)
Clearance (S) generated on both sides of the cabin due to disposition in (0)
The drive device (50) is disposed on both sides of the vehicle body so as to pass through the gap (S), and moves the roof (30) into the respective states. A pair of arms (5
7), the side cover mechanism (200) has a pair of cover members (210) that can at least cover the periphery of the swing trajectory of each of the arms (57) within the gap (S), In the closed state, the cover member (210) is lowered from the gap (S) to cover the cover member (2).
10) A side cover mechanism (200) characterized in that the side cover mechanism (200) is displaceably supported between a storage position in which it is stored and an exposed position that rises to close the gap (S) in the open state.

[2] The cover member (210) is independent of other movable members for concealing a gap (S) generated in the vehicle interior by disposing the drive device (50) on the vehicle body (10). The side cover mechanism (200) according to [1], wherein the side cover mechanism (200) is displaceably supported.

[3] The cover member (210) is supported on the vehicle body (10) via support means (221) so as to be swingable at each of the positions, and the cover member (21) is supported.
0) is urged by the urging means (222) to the exposed position, and the arm (57) is attached to the cover member (210).
Guide groove (240) in which the guide is guided along the swing locus
Is formed, and an engaged portion (271) located halfway under the guide groove (240) is provided on the back side of the cover member (210), and the arm (57) is closed from the open state. With the displacement to the state, after being guided by the urging means (222) to the guide groove (240) of the cover member (210) which was in the exposed position, the lower part of the guide groove (240) is guided. Engaged part (271)
The side cover according to [1] or [2], wherein the cover member (210) is arranged to be pushed down to the storage position against the urging force of the urging means (222). Mechanism (200).

[4] When the arm (57) is not guided by the guide groove (240) of the cover member (210), the arm extends in a direction to close the guide groove (240) while the arm (57) is guided. A side cover mechanism (20) according to [3], wherein a deformable groove concealing material (250) is provided in order to avoid the arm (57).
0).

[5] The groove concealing material (250) is opposed to each other in the vicinity of the center line of the guide groove (240) along the groove side edges extending parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove (240). The side cover mechanism (200) according to [4], wherein the side cover mechanism comprises a brush implanted in a state.

Next, the operation of the invention described in each of the above items will be described. By disposing the vehicle roof drive device (50) on the vehicle body (10), a pair of arms (5) that are components of the drive device (50) and support the roof (30) are provided.
A gap (S) is formed on both sides of the vehicle cabin as a space in which 7) swings. Around the swing locus of each arm (57) in the gap (S), the side cover mechanism (20)
0) The cover member (210) is concealed as necessary.

When the roof (30) is in a closed state in which it extends and forms a ceiling, the cover member (210) descends from the gap (S) through which the arm (57) passes, and the cover member (210). It is stored in a storage position hidden behind the gap (S). As a result, in the closed state, the cover member (210) is not exposed to the side of the gap (S) on both side walls of the vehicle interior and is invisible from outside and inside the vehicle interior, so that the appearance in such a part is improved. can do.

On the other hand, when the roof (30) is in the open state in which it is retracted, the cover member (210) rises so as to close the gap (S) on both side walls of the vehicle compartment where the arm (57) is hidden. It is maintained at an exposed position that at least conceals the periphery of the swing locus of the arm (57) in the gap (S).
Thus, the original purpose of the side cover mechanism (200) is achieved.

Further, the cover member (210) can be displaced independently of other movable members for concealing a gap generated in the vehicle interior by disposing the drive device (50) on the vehicle body (10). Good to support. According to such a configuration,
The cover member (210) is connected to an arm (57) of a drive mechanism.
In addition to the minimum necessary mechanism for interlocking with the cover member (210), an interlocking mechanism for transmitting, for example, a conventional operation force of the center flap to the cover member (210) is not required, and the configuration can be made extremely simple.

The cover member (210) is swingably supported between a storage position and an exposed position via a support means (221), and is biased in the direction of the exposed position by a biasing means (222). It should be energized. Here, the cover member (210)
A guide groove (240) is formed in the arm so that the arm (57) is guided along the swing locus. Further, the guide groove (240) is formed on the back side of the cover member (210).
An engaged portion (271) located in the middle below is provided.

According to such a cover member (210), when the power of the driving device (50) is transmitted to the roof (30) via the arm (57) and the roof (30) is driven from the closed state to the open state. As the arm (57) retreats from the guide groove (240) of the cover member (210) toward the opening end thereof, the arm (57) does not push the cover member (210) downward, and the urging means (22).
By the biasing force of 2), the cover member (210) swings from the retracted position to the exposed position, and eventually closes the gap (S).

On the other hand, when the roof (30) is driven from the open state to the closed state, the arm (57) enters the guide groove (240) of the cover member (210) while swinging, and the arm (57) is guided. When the arm (57) engages with the engaged portion (271) in the lower part of the groove (240), the arm (57) moves the cover member (210) to the retracted position against the urging force of the urging means (222). Will push it down.

That is, the arm (5) of the driving device (50)
7), the cover member (210) in the exposed position can be pushed down to the storage position, and the urging means (2)
The cover member (210) is raised to the exposed position only by the urging force of (22), so that a special component for displacing the cover member (210) is not required, and the structure can be simplified.

When the arm (57) is not guided by the guide groove (240) of the cover member (210), it extends in a direction to close the guide groove (240), while the arm (57) is guided. If a groove concealing material (250) that can be deformed to avoid the arm (57) is provided on the cover member (21) when the roof (30) is open.
When (0) is at the exposed position, foreign substances such as dust can be prevented from entering the inside through the guide groove (240) of the cover member (210).

Here, the groove concealing material (250) is brought into a state of facing each other near the center line of the guide groove (240) along the groove side edges extending parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove (240). If it is composed of an implanted brush, there is no hindrance to passage due to the swing of the arm (57),
It becomes possible to cover and hide the guide groove (240).

[0024]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 14 show an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a side view schematically showing substantially the entire vehicle, FIG. 5 is a side view schematically showing a rear part of the vehicle, and FIG. 6 is a side view schematically showing a front part of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 4, at the rear of the vehicle body 10,
A trunk room 11 and a rear door 20 which is a trunk lid for opening and closing the trunk room 11 are provided. The rear door 20 is opened and closed by the opening and closing device 40.
A front opening state in which the front edge 23 is flipped up about 4 as a center,
It is driven by a lift mechanism 47, which will be described later, into a rearward open state in which the rear edge 24 is flipped up about the front edge 23. The detailed configuration of the opening / closing device 40 will be described later.

The roof 30 forming the ceiling of the vehicle body 10
It is divided into a front roof 31 and a rear roof 32. The roof 30 is closed by the driving device 50 to extend the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 to form a ceiling (see FIG. 4), and is opened and the ceiling is opened to be accommodated in the trunk room 11 (see FIG. 4). 8).

As shown in FIG. 6, a connecting portion between the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 is formed by connecting a hinge member 34 at a front portion of the rear roof 32 to a base member 33 at a rear portion of the front roof 31 so as to be rotatable. Become. At the front end side of the front roof 31, locking means 80 for restraining the front part of the front roof 31 to the vehicle body 10 side is provided.
A lock means 90 for restraining both roofs 31 and 32 in an extended state is provided at a connection portion between the two.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which the rear door 20 is open frontward and the roof 30 is being folded. FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state in which the rear door 20 is closed and the roof 30 is completely folded.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, when the roof 30 is opened, the two locking means 80,
Reference numerals 90 denote restraint release states, and the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 are in a foldable state. In addition, the rear door 20 is opened forward to receive the folded roof 30.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the drive device 50 for the roof 30. As shown in FIG. The driving devices 50 are arranged in pairs on both sides of the rear of the cabin of the vehicle body 10. At the rear of the cabin of the vehicle body 10, a tubular frame 12 is provided in the vehicle width direction, and the main body 51 of the drive device 50 is supported at each end. Body 51
Is composed of a front base member 511 and a rear base member 512.

The hinge member 56 is attached to the front base member 511.
As a result, the base end of the balance arm 57 is pivotally pivotally supported, and the tip of the balance arm 57 is rotatably connected to the base member 33 at the rear of the front roof 31. The rear base member 512 is provided with an electric motor 52 and a speed reducer 53 serving as power. The electric motor 52 is connected to a power supply (vehicle-mounted battery) via the control means 510. The circuit of the control means 510 of the driving device 50 will be described later.

The output gear 54 of the speed reducer 53 is fixedly provided with a drive arm 55 having a center of rotation as a swing center. The drive arm 55 has a front end fixed to the rear end of the rear roof 32. Thus, a four-bar link (see FIG. 7) is formed by the front roof 31, the rear roof 32 (including the drive arm 55), the balance arm 57, and the vehicle body 10.

Next, the side cover mechanism 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. Side cover mechanism 200
Is a mechanism for concealing a gap S generated on both side walls of the cabin by disposing the driving device 50 on both sides of the vehicle body 10. The side cover mechanism 200 forms the basis of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a mounting structure of the side cover mechanism 200, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a cover member 210 which is a main part of the side cover mechanism 200.

As shown in FIG. 2, side frames 100 are disposed on both sides of the cabin of the vehicle body 10 (only one side is shown in FIG. 1). This side wall frame 10
A panel bracket 101 for mounting a speaker and a side frame 105 are fixed to the inner surface of the outer frame 0, and an upper frame 102 that covers the front half of the gap S is fixed to the upper end of the side wall frame 100.

A notch 1 is provided at the rear end of the upper frame 102.
02a is provided. The notch 102 a is provided in a shape that a part of the cover member 210 that can at least cover the periphery of the swing locus of the balance arm 57 in the gap S matches. The cover members 210 are arranged on both side walls of the cabin so as to form a pair, and constitute a main part of the side cover mechanism 200. Hereinafter, the one-side cover member 210 (side cover mechanism 200) will be described as a representative.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cover member 210
When the roof 30 is in the closed state, it is lowered from the gap S to store the cover member 210 itself (P1), and when the roof 30 is in the open state, it rises to close the gap S. It is displaceably supported at the outgoing position (P2).

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a mounting portion 1 as a horizontal seating surface is provided at the rear end of the side wall frame 100.
00a is formed. A hinge portion (support means) 221 integrally provided on the front end edge of the cover member 210 is swingably attached to the attachment portion 100a via the attachment bracket 104.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cover member 210
The upper frame 102 extends rearward from a rear end side thereof, and is provided in a shape as illustrated so as to cover a swing locus of the balance arm 57 in the gap S. The cover member 210 includes a front plate portion 220 along the lower surface on the rear end side of the upper frame 102, and a rear step portion 230 extending rearward in a stepped shape higher than the rear end side of the front plate portion 220. The first half of the rear section 230 is the upper frame 10
It is provided in a shape that exactly matches the two notches 102a.

At the front edge of the front plate 220, the hinge 2
21 are provided integrally, and the entire cover member 210 is moved from the storage position (P1) to the exposed position (P2) by a pair of coil springs (biasing means) 222 wound around a pivot of the hinge portion 221. It is biased in the swinging direction.

A guide groove 240 extending linearly with a predetermined width is formed from the front end of the front plate portion 220 to the rear end of the rear portion 230 connected to the front plate portion 220. The guide groove 240 is arranged along the swing locus of the balance arm 57, and is a portion where the balance arm 57 is movably fitted and guided. Note that the width of the guide groove 240 is set to be larger than the cross-sectional width of the balance arm 57.

The starting end 241 of the guide groove 240 is
30 and is open at the rear end of the guide groove 240.
Reference numeral 42 is set so as to be located on the rear end side of the front plate portion 220 where the front end side of the rear stage portion 230 continues. Further, a guide member 270 having an engaged portion 271 located in the middle below the guide groove 240 is attached to the lower surface side of the rear stage portion 230.

According to the positional relationship with the cover member 210 provided with the guide groove 240, the balance arm 5 is provided.
7 is a guide groove 240 of the cover member 210 at the exposed position (P2) due to the displacement of the roof 30 from the open state to the closed state by the coil spring 222.
Then, the cover member 210 is arranged to be pushed down to the storage position (P1) against the urging force of the coil spring 222 while being engaged with the engaged portion 271 of the guide member 270.

As described above, the cover member 210 is pressed only by the pressing force of the balance arm 57 based on the engagement relationship with the balance arm 57 and the urging force of the coil spring 222.
It is set to swing from the storage position (P1) to the exposed position (P2). That is, the cover member 210
Is supported so as to be displaceable independently of other movable members for concealing a gap generated in the vehicle interior by disposing the driving device 50 on the vehicle body 10.

The other movable member is, for example, the rear door 2
For example, a flap member (not shown) for closing a gap between the front edge 23 of the zero and the front edge of the opening of the rear storage chamber 11 corresponds thereto. Such a flap member is normally supported on the vehicle body side so as to be able to swing between a rising position that rises to close the gap and a descending position that falls to open the gap.

As shown in FIG. 3, the guide groove 240 of the cover member 210 is provided with the balance arm 57.
When the balance arm 57 is guided, a deformable groove concealing material 250 is provided to avoid the arm 57 when the balance arm 57 is guided. The groove concealing material 250 is formed in the guide groove 24.
The brushes are arranged along the groove side edges extending in parallel with each other in the longitudinal direction of 0, and in the state of being opposed to each other near the center line of the guide groove 240.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the rear door 20 in the rear open state, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the opening / closing device 40 of the rear door 20, and FIG. It is a perspective view.

As shown in FIG. 10 to FIG.
Support arms 41 for supporting the vehicle on the vehicle body 10 side
Are arranged on both sides in the trunk room 11, respectively. The pair of support arms 41 are each formed so as to be substantially Z-shaped and symmetrical.

The rear portions of the pair of support arms 41 are greatly bent downward, and the rear ends 41b are respectively extended rearward, and are connected to each other by a pipe member 411. The pipe member 411 is pivotally attached to the vehicle body 10 via a pair of left and right hinges 412. Therefore, when the front end portion 41a of the support arm 41 and the front edge 23 of the rear door 20 jump up integrally with the hinge 412 as the center of rotation, the rear door 2
0 changes from the closed state to the front open state.

The opening / closing device 40 drives the support arm 41 to flip up the front edge 23 of the rear door 20. An electric motor 42 and a speed reducer 43 are mounted on a main body 40 a of the opening / closing device 40. An output link 45 is integrally connected to a sector gear 44 which is an output gear of the speed reducer 43. The distal end of the output link 45 is connected to the support arm 41 via a connection link 46.

FIG. 13 shows the control means 500 of the switching device 40. As illustrated, the electric motor 42 is connected to a power supply (vehicle-mounted battery) via the control unit 500. Specifically, both terminals of the electric motor 42 are switched between a power supply side and a ground side via respective c-contacts of a pair of relays R1 and R2, and are connected. Each coil of the pair of relays R1 and R2 is connected to a microcomputer.

An opening / closing operation switch, a rear door fully closed position detecting switch for the rear door 20, and a rear door fully open position detecting switch for the rear door 20 are connected to the microcomputer. The opening / closing operation switch is a changeover switch, and the first switch is connected to a contact on the open side from a neutral position to perform an opening operation.
The switch has two functions, that is, a switch and a second switch whose switch piece is connected from the neutral position to a contact on the close side in order to close the switch.

Also, one c of the pair of relays R1 and R2
The contact is connected to the ground via a normally closed contact of the manual operation changeover switch. In an emergency, when the changeover switch for manual operation is operated, the normally closed contact of the changeover switch for manual operation is opened, one of the two terminals of the motor 42 is not connected to the ground side, and one of the two terminals of the motor 42 is open. Becomes Thereby, the electric motor 42 can be rotated by a small external force to open and close the rear door 20.

Similarly, the control means 510 of the driving device 50 has a configuration common to the configuration of the control means 500 described above. Hereinafter, only a configuration different from the control means 500 will be described. Instead of the description of 510.

That is, as a different configuration, a roof fully closed position detection switch is provided in place of the rear door fully closed position detection switch, and a roof fully open position detection switch is provided in place of the rear door fully opened position detection switch. Have been.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the front end 41 a of the support arm 41 extends from the intermediate portion 41 c to the front end along the inner surface of the rear door 20. The front end 41a of each support arm 41 extends to the vicinity of the front edge 23 of the rear door 20.

The front end 41a of the support arm 41 and the rear door 2
A lift mechanism 47 for lifting the rear door 20 is interposed in a gap between the front door 23 and the front edge 23. The lift mechanism 47 is a link mechanism of section 7, and the first link 47
1, a second link 472, a third link 473, and a fourth link 474.

The first link 471 and the third link 473
Are connected to the front end 41a of the support arm 41, the upper end of the first link 471 is connected to the lower end of the second link 472, and the upper end of the third link 473 is connected to the lower end of the fourth link 474. Connected to the department. 2nd link 472
And each upper end of the fourth link 474 is connected to the hinge member 26.
Through the inner panel 22 of the rear door 20.

The cylinder of the gas spring 48 is connected to the second link 472, and the output rod 4 of the gas spring 48 is connected to the inner panel 22 of the rear door 20.
81 are connected.

As shown in FIG. 10, a striker 413 having a rectangular hole is provided at the front end 41a of the support arm 41.
Are formed. On the vehicle body 10 side (to be precise, the body 51
Of the rear door 20 via the lift mechanism 47 by engaging with the striker 413 of the support arm 41.
Locking means 60 is provided to restrict the front edge 23 of the sword to the striker 413 side so as not to be able to flip up.

On the other hand, the rear ends 41 of the pair of support arms 41
The striker 41 is located at the center of the pipe
A lock means 70 is provided, which locks the rear edge 24 of the rear door 20 to the striker 414 side so that it cannot be flipped up by engaging with the striker 414.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of the lock means 60. The locking means 70 and the locking means 90 have substantially the same configuration as the configuration of the locking means 60.
The locking means 60 will be described as a representative.

As shown in FIG. 14, a latch member 62 is swingably supported on a base member 61 of the lock means 60, and a locking plate 63 is supported rotatably. The coil spring 64 urges the latch member 62 in a direction engaging with the striker 413 and also urges the locking plate 63 in a direction engaging with the latch member 62.

The locking plate 63 is provided with the latch member 6.
2 to lock the latch member 62 in a state of being engaged with the striker 413. Further, a release lever 65 is provided for rotating the locking plate 63 in a direction to release the locking plate 63 from the latch member 62 against the urging force.

Next, the operation of moving the rear door 20 and the roof 30 will be described. As shown in FIG.
In the fully closed state of the roof 30 and the closed state of the roof 30,
To open the rear door 20 rearward, the locking means 70 may simply be removed from the striker 414 to release the restraint, and the rear door 20 may be opened rearward.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the rear door 20 is opened rearward, the first link 471 to the fourth link 474 of the lift mechanism 47 are erected by the urging force of the gas spring 48, and the rear door 20 is opened. Is lifted up, and the rear edge 24 of the rear door 20 jumps up to be in a rear open state.

Conversely, to bring the rear door 20 from the rear open state to the fully closed state, the rear edge 24 of the rear door 20 is pushed down against the urging force of the gas spring 48, and the first link of the lift mechanism 47 is moved. The locking means 70 is engaged with the striker 414 by lowering the link 471 to the fourth link 474, and the rear door 20
The rear edge 24 is restricted to the striker 414 side so that the rear opening cannot be performed.

To change the roof 30 from the closed state to the open state, first, the locking means 80 is set to the release state. In addition, the locking means 60 is disengaged from the striker 413 by the action of the built-in actuator, and the rear door 20 can be opened forward. Next, the open / close operation switch shown in FIG. 13 is pressed, and the switch piece is connected to the contact on the open side.

As a result, the coil of the relay R1 is energized, the c-contact of the relay R1 is switched from the ground side to the power supply side, and the c-contact of the other relay R2 is on the ground side. A power supply voltage is applied between both terminals, and the electric motor 42 rotates forward. By continuing to press the open / close operation switch, the coil of the relay R1 continues to be energized, and the electric motor 42 continues to rotate normally.

In FIG. 7, the electric motor 42 of the switching device 40
, The torque of the electric motor 42 is transmitted to the support arm 41 in the order of the speed reducer 43, the sector gear 44, the output link 45, and the connection link 46, and the support arm 41 is hinged.
Swing about 2 Thereby, the support arm 41
The front edge 23 of the rear door 20 supported by the front end portion 41a of the rear door 20 via the lift mechanism 47 jumps up and opens forward.

When the rear door 20 is completely opened forward, a detection signal of the rear door fully open position detection switch shown in FIG. 13 is sent to the microcomputer, the coil of the relay is not energized, and the contact c is closed. The power side switches to the ground side,
Both terminals of the electric motor 42 are grounded, and the electric motor 42 stops rotating.

The switch operation of the driving device 50 is performed by the opening / closing device 4.
It is almost the same as 0. That is, when the open / close operation switch shown in FIG. 13 is pressed, the locking means 90 is actuated by the built-in actuator to be in the release state, the coil of the relay R3 is energized, and the c-contact of the relay R3 is turned from the ground side. Since the switch is switched to the power supply side and the c contact of the other relay R4 is on the ground side, the electric motor 52 of the driving device 50
, A power supply voltage is applied between the two terminals, and the electric motor 52 rotates forward. Similarly, by continuing to press the open / close operation switch, the coil of the relay R3 continues to be energized, and the electric motor 52 continues to rotate normally.

When the electric motor 52 rotates forward, the rotational force of the electric motor 52 is reduced by the drive arm 55 in the order of the reduction gear 53 to the output gear 54.
, The drive arm 55 rotates, and the rear end of the rear roof 32 is retracted. As a result, the hinge member 34 pulls in the base member 33, and the balance arm 57 swings rearward. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the roof 30 moves rearward while being folded by the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32.

When the electric motor 52 continues to rotate forward, the roof 30 is completely folded and is housed in the trunk room 11. When the roof 30 is completely housed, a detection signal of the roof fully open position detection switch shown in FIG. 13 is sent to the microcomputer, the coil of the relay R3 is not energized, and the c contact of the relay R3 is grounded from the power supply side. Side, both terminals of the motor 52 are grounded, and the motor 52 stops rotating.

Next, at the same time as the motor 52 stops rotating, the coil of the relay R2 is energized and the c-contact of the relay R2 is switched from the ground side to the power supply side, and the c-contact of the relay R1 is on the ground side. A power supply voltage is applied between both terminals of the electric motor 42 of the switching device 40, and the electric motor 42 reverses.

As a result, the support arm 41 is
When the electric motor 42 rotates in the downward direction around the center 2 and the electric motor 42 rotates in the reverse direction, the striker 413 of the support arm 41 engages with the latch member 62 of the locking means 60, and the locking plate 63 engages the latch member 62. Restrain, rear door 2
0 is constrained to the fully closed state as shown in FIG.

Before and after, a detection signal from the rear door fully closed position detection switch shown in FIG. 13 is sent to the microcomputer, and the coil of the relay R2 is not energized, and the c contact of the relay R2 is switched from the power supply side to the ground side. Instead, since the c-contact of the relay R1 is on the ground side, both terminals of the motor 42 are grounded, and the motor 42 stops rotating.

In order to close the roof 30 in the open state shown in FIG. 8, the reverse of the above-described open operation is performed. That is, by pressing the open / close operation switch shown in FIG. 13, the switch piece is connected to the contact on the close side. As a result, the locking means 60 enters the restraint release state by the action of the built-in actuator,
The coil of the relay R1 is energized, and the contact C of the relay R1 is switched from the ground side to the power supply side.
2 rotates forward, and the rear door 20 enters the front open state.

When the rear door 20 is opened frontward and the detection signal of the rear door fully open position detection switch is input to the microcomputer, the contact C of the relay R4 is switched from the ground side to the power supply side, and the contact C of the relay R3 is connected. Is on the ground side, a power supply voltage is applied between both terminals of the motor 52 of the driving device 50, and the motor 52 reverses.

As a result, the drive arm 55 pushes up the rear end of the rear roof 32, and the hinge member 34
Pushes the base member 33 forward, and the balance arm 5
7 swings forward, and the front roof 31 and the rear roof 3
2 moves forward while gradually extending from the folded state. When the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 are completely extended to be in a closed state forming a ceiling, the locking means 80 and 90 are locked back and forth.

The detection signal of the roof full-close position detection switch and the detection signal of the lock detection switch shown in FIG. 13 are sent to the microcomputer, and the coil of the relay R4 is not energized.
The c contact of the relay R4 switches from the power supply side to the ground side,
Both terminals of the electric motor 52 are grounded, and the electric motor 52 stops rotating.

Next, at the same time as the motor 52 stops rotating, the coil of the relay R2 is energized and the c-contact of the relay R2 is switched from the ground side to the power supply side, and the c-contact of the relay R1 is on the ground side. A power supply voltage is applied between both terminals of the electric motor 42 of the switching device 40, and the electric motor 42 reverses.

As a result, the support arm 41 is
When the electric motor 42 rotates in the downward direction around the center 2 and the electric motor 42 rotates in the reverse direction, the striker 413 of the support arm 41 engages with the latch member 62 of the locking means 60, and the locking plate 63 engages the latch member 62. Restrain, rear door 2
0 is constrained to the fully closed state as shown in FIG.

Before and after, a detection signal from the rear door fully closed position detection switch is sent to the microcomputer, and the coil of the relay R2 is not energized, and the c contact of the relay R2 is switched from the power supply side to the ground side. Since the c-contact of R1 is on the ground side, both terminals of the motor 42 are grounded, and the motor 42 stops rotating. At this time, the locking means 80 is manually restrained.

Next, the roof 30 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The operation of the side cover mechanism 200 in conjunction with the operation will be described. When the roof 30 is extended and in a closed state forming a ceiling, the balance arm 57 of the driving device 50 is at a position greatly inclined forward, and the balance arm 57 enters the guide groove 240 of the cover member 210 and 2
70 is engaged with the engaged portion 271.

At this time, the cover member 210 is pushed down by the balance arm 57 against the urging force of the coil spring 222, and the cover member 210 is located at the storage position hidden below the gap S on both side walls of the cabin. (P1) is maintained. As a result, when in the closed state, the cover member 210 is not exposed to the side of the gap S, and is invisible from outside and inside the vehicle.

When the power of the driving device 50 is transmitted to the roof 30 via the driving arm 55 and the roof 30 is driven from the closed state to the open state, the balance arm 57 starts from the rear end 242 side of the guide groove 240 of the cover member 210. 241 (P01 to P0 in FIG. 1).
3) The balance arm 57 does not push the cover member 210 downward. Then, the cover member 210 swings from the retracted position (P1) to the exposed position (P2) by the urging force of the coil spring 222.

When the roof 30 is in the open state, the cover member 210 swings so as to close the gap S where the balance arm 57 is hidden below, and covers the periphery of the swing trajectory of the balance arm 57 in the gap S. Expression position (P
2) is maintained. Thereby, the side cover mechanism 20
The original purpose of zero is fulfilled. When the roof 30 is in the open state, the balance arm 57 is maintained at a position (P02 in FIG. 1) that swings greatly backward. At this time, the balance arm 57 is moved to the exposed position (P2). The cover member 210 is separated from the guide groove 240.

On the other hand, when the roof 30 is driven from the open state to the closed state, the balance arm 57 swings from P02 to P03 to P01 in FIG. 24 to 240
Enter from 1. The balance arm 57 is the guide member 27
When the balance arm 57 is engaged with the 0 engaged portion 271, the balance arm 57 pushes the cover member 210 down to the storage position (P 1) against the urging force of the coil spring 222.

As described above, the cover member 210 can be pushed down from the exposed position (P2) to the retracted position (P1) by the engagement relationship between the driving device 50 and the balance arm 57, and the urging force of the coil spring 222 can be applied. The cover member 210 rises to the exposed position only by this. Therefore, the cover member 2
There is no need for special parts for displacing 10 and a simple configuration can be achieved.

That is, the cover member 210 is swingably supported independently of other movable members for concealing a gap generated in the vehicle cabin by disposing the driving device 50 on the vehicle body 10. According to such a configuration, the cover member 2
In addition to the minimum necessary mechanism for interlocking the 10 with the balance arm 57 and the like, an interlock mechanism for transmitting, for example, a conventional center flap operating force to the cover member 210 is not required, and a very simple configuration can be achieved. it can.

Further, as shown in FIG.
When the balance arm 57 is not guided, the guide groove 240 extends in a direction to close the guide 240 groove.
When the balance arm 57 is guided, a deformable groove concealing material 250 is provided to avoid the arm 57, so that when the cover member 210 is at the exposed position in the open state of the roof 30, Foreign matter such as dust can be prevented from entering the inside from the groove 240.

Here, the groove concealing material 250 is
The brushes are arranged along the groove side edges extending parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove 240 so as to face each other near the center line of the guide groove 240, so that there is no hindrance to the passage of the balance arm 57 due to the swing. , The guide groove 240 can be covered and hidden.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific structure is not limited to these embodiments, and there may be changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Are also included in the present invention.

[0095]

According to the side cover mechanism of the roof driving device for a vehicle according to the present invention, when the roof is in the closed state, the cover member descends from the gap on both side walls of the vehicle cabin and the cover member itself is moved. When the roof is in an open state, and when the roof is in an open state, the cover member is displaceably supported at an exposed position that rises to close the gap. Since it is no longer exposed to the side and becomes invisible from outside and inside the vehicle, the appearance in such a portion can be improved.

Further, the cover member is supported so as to be displaceable independently of another movable member for concealing a gap generated in the vehicle interior by disposing the drive device on the vehicle body, so that the cover member is displaced. In addition to the minimum necessary mechanism for interlocking with the arm of the drive mechanism, an interlock mechanism for transmitting, for example, the conventional center flap operating force to the cover member is not required, and the cost is reduced by simplifying the configuration. be able to

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view schematically showing a mounting structure of a side cover mechanism of a vehicle roof drive device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an attached state of a side cover mechanism of the vehicle roof drive device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a cover member constituting the side cover mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a rear portion of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a front portion of the vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the vehicle rear door according to the embodiment of the present invention in a front open state, in which a roof is being folded;

FIG. 8 is a side view of the vehicle rear door according to the embodiment of the present invention in a closed state, in which a roof is completely folded.

FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a vehicle roof drive device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the rear door for the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention in a rear open state.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a vehicle rear door opening and closing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a vehicular rear door opening / closing device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram of the opening / closing device for the rear door for a vehicle and each control means of the roof drive device for a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of a vehicle rear door locking means according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Body 11 ... Trunk room 20 ... Rear door 30 ... Roof 31 ... Front roof 32 ... Rear roof 33 ... Base member 34 ... Hinge member 40 ... Opening / closing device 41 ... Support arm 42 ... Electric motor 43 ... Reduction gear 44 ... Sector gear 45 ... Output link 46 connecting link 47 lift mechanism 48 gas spring 50 driving device 51 body 52 electric motor 53 reduction gear 54 output gear 55 driving arm 56 hinge member 57 balance arm 60 locking means 70 locking means Reference Signs List 80 locking means 90 locking means 100 side wall frame 102 upper frame 102a notch 104 mounting bracket 105 side frame 200 side cover mechanism 210 cover member 220 front plate part 222 coil spring 230 rear part part 240 …guide 241, start end 242, rear end 250, groove concealing material 270, guide member 271, engaged portion 411, pipe member 412, hinge 413, striker 414, striker 471, first link 472, second link 473, third link 474: fourth link 481: output rod 500: control means 510: control means

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A vehicular roof drive device in which a roof of a vehicle body is driven to a closed state in which a ceiling is extended to form a ceiling and an open state in which the roof is folded and stored, wherein the drive device is disposed on the vehicle body. A side cover mechanism for concealing a gap generated on both side walls of the vehicle cabin, wherein the driving device is disposed on both sides of the vehicle body so as to pass through the gap, and the roof can swing in each of the states. The side cover mechanism has a pair of cover members capable of covering at least the periphery of the swing locus of each of the arms in the gap, In the closed state, the cover member is displaceably supported between a storage position where the cover member itself is stored by being lowered from the gap and an open position where the cover member is raised to close the gap in the open state. Side cover mechanism characterized by Rukoto. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said cover member is supported so as to be displaceable independently of another movable member for concealing a gap generated in a vehicle interior by disposing said drive device on a vehicle body. 1. The side cover mechanism according to 1. 3. The cover according to claim 1, wherein said cover member is slidably supported at each of said positions on a vehicle body via support means, and said cover member is urged to said exposed position by urging means. A guide groove on which the arm is guided along the swing trajectory of the member; and an engaged portion located halfway under the guide groove on the back side of the cover member. After being guided by the urging means to the guide groove of the cover member at the exposed position in accordance with the displacement from the open state to the closed state, the engagement member is engaged with the engaged portion in the middle below the guide groove. 3. The side cover mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is pushed down to the retracted position against the urging force of the urging means. 4. A groove concealment which extends in a direction to close the guide groove when the arm is not guided by the guide groove of the cover member, but is deformable to avoid the arm when the arm is guided. The side cover mechanism according to claim 3, wherein a member is provided. 5. A groove concealing material comprising a brush planted along a groove side edge extending parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction of the guide groove so as to face each other near a center line of the guide groove. The side cover mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: