JP2003002065A - Vehicle roof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle roof capable of reducing a cost by making a part at which rattling is possible generated as less as possible. SOLUTION: A latch member 92 of a lock means 90 is engaged with a striker 325 and a rear roof 32 is directly restricted to a front roof 31 by the lock means 90 in the expanded state that the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 are expanded to form a ceiling. The vehicle roof is constituted such that the latch member 92 of the lock means 90 is engaged with the striker 325 without rattling. Thereby, the generation of rattling caused by vibration etc., during traveling can be prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is to move a front roof and a rear roof, which constitute a roof of a vehicle body, to an extended state in which a roof is extended to form a ceiling and a folded state in which the vehicle body is folded rearward. Vehicle roof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional vehicle roof, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 0-114225. That is, a pair of balance links, which are parallel links, are provided on both sides of the vehicle body, both ends of the front roof portion are supported by the upper ends of the pair of balance links, and each lock mechanism is arranged on the pair of balance links. A pair of locking mechanisms are provided so that the rear roof portion can be restrained.

Further, a connecting device is provided at a front edge portion of the front roof portion, and transmission wires are respectively arranged from the front edge portion of the front roof portion to the pair of locking mechanisms along the side edge portions of the front roof portion. It is being searched.

When the connecting device is operated, the operating force is transmitted to both lock mechanisms by the transmission wire, the hook-like projections of both lock mechanisms are disengaged from the rear roof portion side, and the rear roof portion is moved forward. The front roof part and the rear roof part can be folded away from the roof part.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional vehicle roof, the rear roof portion is restrained to the front roof portion via the lock mechanism and the balance link when the ceiling is formed. Therefore, there are many parts where rattling occurs due to vibration etc. during running or negative pressure in the passenger compartment during high speed running, and it is necessary to improve accuracy of each part and assembly in order to suppress rattling, Alternatively, it is necessary to provide a lot of rattling prevention means, which causes a problem of high cost.

Further, since the pair of balance links are respectively provided with the lock mechanisms, the number of parts is increased,
From this point as well, the cost increases. Further, in order to surely transmit the operating force to both the lock mechanisms, it is necessary to improve the accuracy of parts of the transmission wire and the accuracy of arranging them, which also increases the cost.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional problem, and the locking means directly restrains the rear roof to the front roof so that rattling may occur. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle roof in which the cost can be reduced by reducing the amount.

[0008]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object resides in the inventions of the following items. [1] An extended state in which a front roof (31) and a rear roof (32) forming a roof (30) of a vehicle body (10) extend to each other to form a ceiling, and a folding state folded behind the vehicle body (10). In a vehicle roof (30) adapted to move to a state, a lock means (90) for restraining the front roof (31) and the rear roof (32) in the extended state is provided, and the lock means ( 90)
Is provided on one of the rear edge portion (311) of the front roof (31) or the front edge portion (321) of the rear roof (32), and the rear edge portion (3) of the front roof (31).
11) or the front edge (32) of the rear roof (32)
A roof (30) for a vehicle, comprising a latch member (92) which is engaged with and disengaged from a striker (325) provided on the other side of 1).

[2] The vehicle roof (30) according to [1], characterized in that the locking means (90) is arranged at a central portion in the vehicle width direction.

[3] The front roof (31) is arranged at the central portion in the vehicle width direction together with the locking means (90), and the lock of the locking means (90) is released by the power of the electric motor (121). The vehicle roof (30) according to [1], further comprising an actuator (120) for making the rear roof (32) and the rear roof (32) foldable.

[4] The locking means (90) includes a locking plate (93) which is displaced between a restraining position for restraining the latch member (92) in a state of being engaged with the striker (325) and a restraining release position. The latch member (92) and the locking plate (93) are arranged so as to be displaceable in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the roof (30) [1]. A vehicle roof (30) as described.

Next, the operation of the invention described in each of the above items will be described. In the extended state in which the front roof (31) and the rear roof (32) are extended to each other to form a ceiling, the latch member (92) of the lock means (90) is engaged with the striker (325) and the lock means ( 90), the rear roof (32) is directly restrained by the front roof (31).

In this extended state, the locking means (9
The latch member (92) of (0) is configured to engage with the striker (325) without rattling, and rattling at the engaging portion with the striker (325) due to vibration during traveling. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of sticking. That is,
Since there is a possibility of rattling, it is possible to reduce the number of parts that require high component accuracy and assembly accuracy, eliminate the need for new components for rattling prevention, and reduce costs.

Further, the rear edge (311) of the front roof (31) or the front edge (32) of the rear roof (32).
In one of 1), the locking means (90) is arranged at the central portion in the vehicle width direction, so that it is not necessary to provide a pair of locking means at both ends in the vehicle width direction, and the number of parts can be reduced.

Further, in the case where the actuator (120) is arranged at the central portion in the vehicle width direction together with the locking means (90), the electric motor (121) of the actuator (120).
When is activated, the locking means (90) releases the constraint,
The front roof (31) and the rear roof (32) can be folded.

Since this actuator (120) is arranged at the central portion in the vehicle width direction together with the locking means (90), the locking means (90) can be operated directly and the locking means (90) is restrained. The reliability of the release operation can be increased. In addition, a transmission means such as a drive cable is not required, and it is possible to reduce the component cost and the assembly cost.

Further, the latch member (92) of the locking means (90) and the locking plate (93) are attached to the roof (3).
In the case where the latch member (92) is arranged so as to be displaceable in a direction substantially parallel to the plane (0), the locking means (90) is provided at the center portion in the vehicle width direction because the latch member (92) is not largely displaced toward the vehicle interior side. In this case, the central portion in the vehicle width direction does not significantly project to the vehicle interior side, a wide head clearance can be secured even in the central portion in the vehicle width direction, and comfortability is not impaired.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Each drawing shows an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a side view of the rear portion of the vehicle, FIG. 4 is a side view of the front portion of the vehicle, and FIG. 13 is a side view of the vehicle.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 13, a rear accommodating chamber 1 which is a trunk room is provided at the rear of the vehicle body 10.
1 and a rear door 20 which is a trunk lid for opening and closing the rear accommodation chamber 11 is provided. Rear door 2
In the case of 0, the opening / closing device 40 flips up the front edge 23 about the center of the rear edge 24, and the lift mechanism 47 described later flips up the rear edge 24 about the center of the front edge 23. It is driven to the rear open state. The detailed configuration of the opening / closing device 40 will be described later.

The roof 3 forming the ceiling of the vehicle body 10
0 is divided into a front roof 31 and a rear roof 32. The roof 30 is driven by the drive device 50 into a closed state in which the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 extend to form a ceiling and an open state in which the roof 30 is folded and opened to be accommodated in the rear accommodation chamber 11. It is a thing.

FIG. 5 shows a rear door for a vehicle in a front opening state,
FIG. 6 is a side view in which the roof is in the middle of folding, and FIG. 6 is a side view in which the rear door for the vehicle is closed and the roof is completely folded.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 and 13, when the roof 30 is opened, the locking means 80 for restraining the front portion of the front roof 31 to the vehicle body 10 side.
Further, the lock means 90 at the connecting portion between the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 is in the unconstrained state, and the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 are foldable. Further, the rear door 20 is in a front opening state so as to receive the folded roof 30. The connecting portion between the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 is formed by rotatably pin-joining a hinge member 34 at the front portion of the rear roof 32 to a base member 33 at the rear portion of the front roof 31.

FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a drive device for a vehicle roof. As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 6 and FIG. 10, a pair of drive devices 50 are arranged on both sides of the cabin of the vehicle body 10 behind the cabin, and a main body 51 of the pair of drive devices 50 includes a front base member 511 and a rear base member. Consists of 512,
Each is fixed to the vehicle body 10.

Similarly, behind the cabin of the vehicle body 10, a bar member 12 which is a circular tubular frame is extended in the vehicle width direction, and a pair of rear base members 512 of the driving device 50 are connected by the bar member 12. One pair of the drive device 50 and the bar member 12 connected to the drive device 50 constitutes one unit.

The front base member 511 includes a hinge member 56.
Thus, the base end portion of the balance arm 57 is pivotally supported so as to be swingable, and the tip end portion of the balance arm 57 is rotatably connected to the base member 33. Also, the rear base member 512
An electric motor 52, which serves as a power source, and a speed reducer 53 are mounted on the. The electric motor 52 is connected to a power source (battery mounted on the vehicle) via the control means 110. Drive device 50
The circuit of the control means 110 will be described later.

The output gear 54 of the speed reducer 53 is fixedly provided with a drive arm 55 having its rotation center as a swing center. The drive arm 55 has its front end fixed to the rear end of the rear roof 32. As a result, the front roof 31, the rear roof 32 (including the drive arm 55), the balance arm 57 and the vehicle body 10 form a four-bar rotation chain.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the rear door in a rear-opened state, and FIG.
Is a partially enlarged perspective view of the opening / closing device for the rear door, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the opening / closing device for the rear door.

As shown in FIGS. 7, 9 and 12, a pair of support arms 41 for supporting the rear door 20 on the vehicle body 10 side are arranged on both sides inside the rear accommodation chamber 11. The pair of support arms 41 are formed in a substantially Z shape.

The rear portions of the pair of support arms 41 are largely bent downward, the rear end portions 41b thereof are respectively extended rearward, and are connected by the pipe members 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 bounce up integrally about the hinge 412, the rear door 20 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 attached to the main body 40a of the switchgear 40. An output link 45 is integrally connected to a sector gear 44 which is an output gear of the speed reducer 43. The tip end of the output link 45 is connected to the support arm 41 via a connection link 46.

FIG. 8 shows the control means 100 of the switchgear 40. As shown in FIG. 8, the electric motor 42 is connected to a power source (vehicle-mounted battery) via the control means 100. Specifically, both terminals of the electric motor 42 are switched and connected to the power source side and the ground side via the c contacts of the pair of relays R1 and R2. The coils of the pair of relays R1 and R2 are connected to the microcomputer.

Further, an opening / closing operation switch, a rear door fully closed position detection switch for the rear door 20 and a rear door fully opened position detection switch are connected to the microcomputer. The open / close operation switch is a changeover switch.
The switch piece has two functions: a first switch connecting from the neutral position to the contact on the open side, and a second switch connecting the switch piece to the contact on the close side from the neutral position for the closing operation.

Further, one c of the pair of relays R1 and R2
The contact is connected to the ground side via the normally closed contact of the manual operation changeover switch. In an emergency, when the manual operation changeover switch is operated, the normally-closed contact of the manual operation changeover switch opens, one of both terminals of the electric motor 42 is not connected to the ground side, and one of both terminals of the electric motor 42 is in an open state. Becomes As a result, the electric motor 42 can be rotated by a small external force to open and close the rear door 20.

Similarly, the control means 11 of the drive unit 50
0 has a configuration common to the configuration of the control unit 100 described above, and hereinafter, only the configuration different from the control unit 100 will be described and will be replaced with the description of the control unit 110.

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 opened position detection switch is provided in place of the rear door fully opened position detection switch. Has been.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 and 12, the front end portion 41a from the intermediate portion 41c of each support arm 41 extends forward along the inner surface of the rear door 20. The front end portion 41a of each support arm 41 extends to the vicinity of the front edge 23 of the rear door 20.

The front end portion 41a of the support arm 41 and the rear door 2
A lift mechanism 47 for lifting the rear door 20 is interposed in the gap between the front edge 23 and the front edge 23. Lift mechanism 4
Reference numeral 7 is a link mechanism of section 7, which includes a first link 471, a second link 472, a third link 473, and a fourth link 4.
It has 74.

First link 471 and third link 473
Each lower end of the first link 471 is pivotally attached 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 the lower end of the fourth link 474. Connected to the department. Third Link 473
The upper end of each of the fourth links 474 is connected to the hinge member 26.
Is connected to the inner panel 22 of the rear door 20 via.

The cylinder of the gas spring 48 is connected to the second link 472, while the output rod 481 of the gas spring 48 is connected to the inner panel 22 of the rear door 20.

A striker 413 having a rectangular hole is formed at the front end portion 41a of the support arm 41. On the vehicle body 10 side, by engaging with the striker 413 of the support arm 41, the rear door 20 via the lift mechanism 47.
Locking means 60 is provided for restraining the front edge 23 of the No. 3 to the striker 413 side so that the striker 413 cannot be flipped up.

On the other hand, the rear end portions 41 of the pair of support arms 41
A striker 41 is provided at the center of the pipe member 411 that connects b.
Locking means 70 is provided to fix the trailing edge 24 of the rear door 20 to the striker 414 side and prevent it from being flipped up by being engaged with the striker 414.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of the locking means 60.
The lock means 70 has almost the same structure as the lock means 60, and the lock means 60 will be described below as a representative.

As shown in FIG. 11, a latch member 62 is swingably supported by a base member 61 of the locking means 60, and a locking plate 63 is rotatably supported by the base member 61. The coil spring 64 urges the latch member 62 in the direction of engaging the striker 413 and urges the locking plate 63 in the direction of engaging the latch member 62. The locking plate 63 includes 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 the direction of removing it from the latch member 62 against the biasing force.

Next, the mounting structure of the drive unit mounted on the vehicle body and the mounting structure of the bar member will be described.
FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state in which a lock means for a vehicle roof is attached to a vehicle body, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the lock means.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the locking means 90 for restraining the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 in the extended state is provided with the rear edge portion 311 of the front roof 31 at the center in the vehicle width direction. Is disposed in the section. A latch member 92 and a locking plate 93 are supported by the base member 91 of the locking means 90.

The latch member 92 is displaced about the pivot 921 between an engaging position for engaging a striker 325 provided on the front edge 321 of the rear roof 32 and a disengaging position. Further, the locking plate 93 is a pivot 93
1 is the center, and the latch member 92 is displaced between a restraining position where the latch member 92 is restrained in a state of being engaged with the striker 325 and a restraining release position.

In order to make the locking means 90 thin, the direction in which the latch member 92 is displaced between the engaging position and the disengaging position is substantially parallel to the surface of the roof 30. Similarly, the direction in which the locking plate 93 is displaced between the restraint position and the restraint release position is substantially parallel to the surface of the roof 30.

The coil spring 94 urges the latch member 92 in the direction of displacing the latch member 92 and the locking plate 93 in the direction of displacing the locking plate 93. Further, a release lever 95 is provided for rotating the locking plate 93 in the direction to remove it from the latch member 92 against the biasing force of the coil spring 94.

The actuator 120 has a locking means 90.
At the same time, it is arranged at the center of the rear edge 311 of the front roof 31 in the vehicle width direction. The actuator 120 has an electric motor 121 for actuating the release lever 95 by its power to displace the locking plate 93 to the restraint release position so that the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 can be folded.

Next, the operation of moving the rear door 20 and the roof 30 will be described. In the fully closed state of the rear door 20 and the closed state of the roof 30 shown in FIG. 13, in order to open the rear door 20 rearward, the locking means 70 is simply removed from the striker 414 to bring the restraint release state, and the rear door 20 is opened.
Can be opened later. When the rear door 20 is opened backward, the first link 471 to the fourth link 474 of the lift mechanism 47 are respectively erected by the urging force of the gas spring 48, and the rear door 20 is lifted, and eventually the rear door 2
The trailing edge 24 of 0 jumps up and becomes a rear opening state.

To change the rear door 20 from the rear open state to the fully closed state, the first link 471 to the fourth link 474 of the lift mechanism 47 are laid down against the urging force of the gas spring 48, and the rear door is closed. Lowering the trailing edge 24 of the locking means 7
0 to the striker 414, and the rear edge 24 of the rear door 20
Is restrained on the side of the striker 414 so that it cannot be opened rearward.

In order to change the roof 30 from the closed state to the open state, first, the locking means 60 is attached to the striker 41.
3 so that the rear door 20 can be opened forward. Next, the open / close operation switch shown in FIG. 8 is pressed to connect the switch piece to the contact on the open side. Thereby, 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, so that the power supply voltage is applied between both terminals of the electric motor 42 of the switchgear 40. Then, 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.

When the electric motor 42 of the switchgear 40 rotates forward,
The rotation force of the electric motor 42 is the support arm 41 in order of the reduction gear 43, the sector gear 44, the output link 45, and the connecting link 46.
The support arm 41 swings around the hinge 412. Thereby, the front end portion 41a of the support arm 41
The front edge 23 of the rear door 20, which is supported by the lift mechanism 47, jumps up and opens forward. And the rear door 20
Is completely opened to the front, the detection signal of the rear door fully open position detection switch is sent to the microcomputer, the relay coil is not energized, the c contact is switched from the power supply side to the ground side, and the electric motor 42 Both terminals are grounded together and motor 4
2 stops rotating.

Then, the locking means 80, 90 are released from the restraint state. The switch operation of the driving device 50 is performed by the opening / closing device 40.
Is almost the same as. That is, by pressing the open / close operation switch shown in FIG. 8, the coil of the relay R3 is energized,
The c contact of relay R3 switches from the ground side to the power supply side,
Since the contact c of the other relay R4 is on the ground side, the power supply voltage is applied between both terminals of the electric motor 52 of the drive unit 50,
The electric motor 52 rotates normally. Similarly, by continuously pressing 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 in the normal direction, the rotational force of the electric motor 52 is reduced by the drive arm 55 in the order of the speed reducer 53 to the output gear 54.
The drive arm 55 rotates, and the rear end portion of the rear roof 32 is pulled in. Thereby, the hinge member 34 draws in the base member 33, and the balance arm 57 swings backward. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 5, the roof 30 moves rearward while being folded into the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32.

Further, when the electric motor 52 is continuously rotated in the forward direction, the roof 30 is in a completely folded state and is housed in the rear housing chamber 11. When the roof 30 is completely housed, the detection signal of the roof fully open position detection switch is sent to the microcomputer, and the coil of the relay R3 is not energized.
The c contact of the relay R3 is switched from the power supply side to the ground side, both terminals of the electric motor 52 are grounded together, and the electric motor 52 stops rotating.

Next, at the same time that the motor 52 stops rotating, the coil of the relay R2 is energized, the c contact of the relay R2 is switched from the ground side to the power source 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 switchgear 40, and the electric motor 42 rotates in the reverse direction. As a result, the support arm 41 swings downward around the hinge 412, and when the electric motor 42 is further rotated in the reverse direction, the striker 413 of the support arm 41 causes the locking means 6 to move.
0 latching member 62 and locking plate 63
Holds the latch member 62 in the engaged state, and the rear door 20 is held in the fully closed state as shown in FIG.

Before and after, the detection signal from the rear door fully closed position detection switch is sent to the microcomputer, the coil of the relay R2 is not energized, the c contact of the relay R2 is switched from the power supply side to the ground side, and the relay R1. Since the c contact of is on the ground side, both terminals of the electric motor 42 are grounded together, and the electric motor 4
2 stops rotating.

In the open state shown in FIG. 6, the roof 30 is closed in the reverse order of the above-described open operation. That is, the locking means 60 is brought into the restraint release state, and the open / close operation switch shown in FIG. 8 is pushed to connect the switch piece to the contact on the close 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 source side, and the switchgear 40
The electric motor 42 rotates in the forward direction, and the rear door 20 is opened forward.

When the detection signal of the rear door fully open position detection switch is input to the microcomputer after the rear door 20 is opened to the front, the contact point of the relay R4 is switched from the ground side to the power source side, and the contact point of the relay R3 is changed. Is on the ground side, a power supply voltage is applied between both terminals of the electric motor 52 of the drive device 50, and the electric motor 52 is rotated in the reverse direction.

As a result, the drive arm 55 pushes up the rear end portion 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
When 2 and 2 are gradually extended from the folded state and moved forward, the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 are completely extended to form a ceiling, and the locking means 80 and 90 are restrained forward and backward. It becomes a state.

The detection signal of the roof fully closed position detection switch and the detection signal of the lock detection switch are sent to the microcomputer, the coil of the relay R4 is not energized, and the c contact of the relay R4 is switched 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 when the motor 52 stops rotating, the coil of the relay R2 is energized, 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 switchgear 40, and the electric motor 42 rotates in the reverse direction. As a result, the support arm 41 swings downward around the hinge 412, and when the electric motor 42 is further rotated in the reverse direction, the striker 413 of the support arm 41 causes the locking means 6 to move.
0 latching member 62 and locking plate 63
Holds the latch member 62 in the engaged state, and the rear door 20 is held in the fully closed state as shown in FIG.

Before and after, the detection signal from the rear door fully closed position detection switch is sent to the microcomputer, the coil of the relay R2 is not energized, the c contact of the relay R2 is switched from the power source side to the ground side, and the relay R1 is turned on. Since the c contact of is on the ground side, both terminals of the electric motor 42 are grounded together, and the electric motor 4
2 stops rotating.

Next, the state in which the lock means 90 is attached to the vehicle body 10 will be described. The locking means 90 is attached to the rear edge portion 311 of the front roof 31 at the central portion in the vehicle width direction
It suffices to provide only one piece, it is not necessary to provide a plurality of pieces, the number of parts can be reduced, and the parts cost can be reduced.

Further, the actuator 120 is arranged in the center portion in the vehicle width direction together with the lock means 90, the actuator 120 is adjacent to the lock means 90, and the power of the actuator 120 is directly applied to the release lever 95 of the lock means 90. The transmission means such as a drive cable is unnecessary, the number of parts is reduced, and the parts cost and the assembly cost can be reduced.

Further, since the central portion in the vehicle width direction is largely projected toward the vehicle interior by the locking means provided in the central portion in the vehicle width direction, a wide head clearance is secured also in the central portion in the vehicle width direction. can do.
This is because the locking member 90 and the locking plate 93 are both configured to be displaced in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the roof 30, and the locking means 90 is made thin.

Next, the operation of the lock means 90 will be described. When the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 are in the extended state, the latch member 92 is in the engagement position,
It is engaged with the striker 325, the locking plate 93 is in the restrained position, and the latch member 92 is engaged with the striker 3.
25 is engaged.

Electric motor 121 of actuator 120
When the actuator starts, the actuator 120 locks the locking means 90.
Since the release lever 95 is directly operated, the reliability of the lock release operation of the locking means 90 can be increased. When the locking plate 93 is displaced to the restraint release position against the biasing force of the coil spring 94, the latch member 92
Is removed from the striker 325, and the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 can be folded.

The front roof 31 is driven by the drive unit 50.
When the rear roof 32 and the rear roof 32 move from the folded state to the extended state, the latch member 92 of the locking means 90 engages with the striker 325, and the locking plate 93 restrains the latch member 92 in the engaged position. As a result, the front roof 31 and the rear roof 32 are restrained in the extended state.

In the above embodiment, the locking means 90 is provided at the center of the rear edge 311 of the front roof 31 in the vehicle width direction, and the striker 325 is the rear roof 32.
Although the one provided at the center portion of the front edge portion 321 in the vehicle width direction is shown, the reverse aspect may be adopted.

Although one locking means 90 is provided at the center of the rear edge portion 311 of the front roof 31 in the vehicle width direction, the present invention is not limited to this. A pair of locking means 90 may be provided at both ends of the edge 311.

[0073]

According to the vehicle roof of the present invention, the latch member of the locking means engages with the striker in the extended state in which the front roof and the rear roof extend to form the ceiling, and the locking means causes Since the rear roof is directly restrained by the front roof, in the extended state, the latch member of the locking means can be engaged with the striker without rattling. It is possible to prevent rattling at the engaging part with, and to prevent rattling, minimize the parts that require high component accuracy and assembly accuracy, and The cost can be reduced without the need for various parts.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state in which a lock means for a vehicle roof according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a vehicle body.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the lock means according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the rear portion of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the front door of the vehicle rear door according to the embodiment of the present invention in a state where the roof is in the middle of folding.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a closed state of a rear door for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention and a state in which a roof is completely folded.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the rear door for a vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention in a rear-opened state.

FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram of respective control means of the vehicle rear door opening / closing device and the vehicle roof drive device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a vehicle rear door opening / closing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a vehicle roof drive device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of the lock means for the vehicle rear door according to the embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 13 is a side view of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

S1 ... Normally closed contact SL1 ... gap SL2 ... Dividing gap R1, R2, R3, R4 ... Relay 10 ... Body 11 ... Rear accommodation room 12 ... Bar member 20 ... Rear door 22 ... Inner panel 23 ... Leading edge 24 ... Trailing edge 25 ... Middle part 26 ... Hinge member 27 ... Outer panel 30 ... Roof 31 ... Front roof 32 ... Rear roof 32a ... rear edge (rear edge trim) 33 ... Base member 34 ... Hinge member 40 ... Switchgear 40a ... Main body 41 ... Support arm 41a ... Front end 41b ... rear end 41c ... middle part 42 ... Electric motor 43 ... reducer 44 ... sector gear 45 ... Output link 46 ... Link 47 ... Lift mechanism 48 ... Gas spring 50 ... Drive device 51 ... Main body 52 ... electric motor 53 ... reducer 54 ... Output gear 55 ... Drive arm (drive component) 56 ... Hinge member 57 ... Balance arm 60, 70, 80 ... Locking means 61 ... Base member 62 ... Latch member 63 ... locking plate 64 ... Coil spring 65 ... Release lever 90 ... Locking means 91 ... Base member 92 ... Latch member 93 ... Locking plate 94 ... Coil spring 95 ... Release lever 100 ... Control means 110 ... Control means 120 ... Actuator 121 ... Electric motor 311 ... Rear edge of front roof 321 ... Front edge of rear roof 325 ... striker 411 ... Pipe member 412 ... Hinge 413 ... striker 414 ... striker 471 ... First link 472 ... second link 473 ... Third Link 474 ... 4th link 481 ... Output rod 511 ... Front base member 512 ... Rear base member 921, 931 ... Axis

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle roof adapted to move between an extended state in which a front roof and a rear roof forming a roof of a vehicle body extend to each other to form a ceiling and a folded state in which the roof is folded to the rear of the vehicle body. Locking means for restraining the front roof and the rear roof in the extended state is provided, and the locking means is provided at one of a rear edge portion of the front roof or a front edge portion of the rear roof, A roof for a vehicle, comprising a latch member provided at a rear edge portion or the other front edge portion of the rear roof to engage and disengage with a striker. 2. The vehicle roof according to claim 1, wherein the locking means is arranged at a central portion in the vehicle width direction. 3. An actuator, which is arranged at the central portion in the vehicle width direction together with the lock means, releases the restraint of the lock means by the power of an electric motor, and makes the front roof and the rear roof foldable. The vehicle roof according to claim 1, wherein the roof is provided. 4. The locking means includes a locking plate that is displaced between a restraining position that restrains the latch member in a state of being engaged with the striker and a restraining release position, and the latch member and the locking plate include: The vehicle roof according to claim 1, wherein the roof is arranged so as to be displaceable in a direction substantially parallel to a surface of the roof.