JP2016020179A - Roof structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a roof structure having a sliding roof device capable of preserving the amount of standing of a deflector panel, without changing a shape of a front windshield glass.SOLUTION: The shapes and the dimensions of a front windshield glass 28 and a deflector panel 20 are set to satisfy the inequality Rg<Rp, where Rg is a curvature radius of an upper end edge 28A in a plan view of the front windshield glass 28 and Rp is a curvature radius of a front end edge 20A in a plan view of the deflector panel 20. When the deflector panel 20 stands up, a side of the front end edge 20A moves downward with a rotation axis CT of a hinge member 30 as the boundary. However, the structure where the curvature radius Rp of the front end edge 20A of the deflector panel 20 is larger than the curvature radius Rg of the upper end edge 28A of the front windshield glass 28 can reduce the amount of getting under a roof surface, of the deflector panel, while preserving the amount of standing of the deflector panel, as compared with the case where the curvature radius Rp of the front end edge 20A is set to be equal to the curvature radius Rg of the upper end edge 28A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile roof structure, and more particularly, to a roof structure provided with a sliding roof device that opens and closes an opening of a roof with a slide-type panel member.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automobile sliding roof apparatus is configured to open and close an opening formed in a roof by a slide panel that slides in the vehicle front-rear direction. In addition, there is a type in which a tilt type deflector panel that interlocks with opening and closing operations of the slide panel is provided on the front side of the slide panel (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-9033.

  By the way, the upper edge of the front windshield glass (so-called front glass) has a substantially arcuate curved line shape with the center projecting forward from both ends in the vehicle width direction when viewed in plan. For this reason, when a deflector panel is provided adjacent to the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction of the front windshield glass, the front end edge of the deflector panel also has a curved shape having the same curvature as the upper edge of the front windshield glass.

  However, the tilt type deflector panel has the following problems when the front end edge is curved. The rotation center axis of the deflector panel when opening and closing the panel with respect to the curved front end edge is straight in the vehicle width direction, and the rotation center axis is located on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the front end edge. The distance between the center of the front edge and the center of the front edge is relatively long, and the range of movement in the vertical direction of the center of the front edge when opening and closing the panel is large. For this reason, when the deflector panel is erected, the central portion of the front edge is lowered and enters the vehicle interior.

  When the deflector panel is erected, the front edge sinks into the vehicle interior, so if you want to reduce the amount of the front edge that enters the vehicle interior, you must reduce the angle of the deflector panel, and the amount of standing (from the top of the roof to the deflector panel) The height up to the upper end) cannot be secured. In order to reduce the amount of front edge entering the vehicle compartment when the deflector panel is standing up, it is conceivable to increase the curvature radius of the front edge. Therefore, the radius of curvature of the upper edge of the front windshield glass must be changed, and the shape of the front windshield glass is changed.

  In view of the above, the present invention has an object to provide a roof structure including a sliding roof device that can secure the standing amount of the deflector panel without changing the shape of the front windshield glass.

  The roof structure according to claim 1 is provided on the vehicle body roof provided on the upper part of the vehicle, an opening formed on the front side of the vehicle body roof in the vehicle front-rear direction and communicating with the inside and outside of the vehicle compartment, and the vehicle body roof. And a slide panel that moves in the vehicle front-rear direction to open and close the opening and the vehicle body roof, and has a curved shape in which the center in the vehicle width direction protrudes forward of the vehicle from both ends in the vehicle width direction. A front end that is disposed between the upper end edge of the front windshield glass having an upper end edge and the front end edge of the slide panel and has a radius of curvature larger than the curvature radius of the upper end edge of the front windshield glass when viewed in plan A deflector panel provided with an edge, and a rotation axis that is located in an intermediate portion of the deflector panel in the vehicle front-rear direction and extends in the vehicle width direction. A hinge member that supports the vehicle body roof in a swingable manner so as to swing the reflector panel, and a gap formed between the front edge of the deflector panel and the upper edge of the front windshield glass provided on the vehicle body roof. And an auxiliary panel disposed in the gap so as to be buried.

Next, the roof structure according to claim 1 will be described.
In the roof structure according to claim 1, when the deflector panel is swung and stood up so that the rear side of the deflector panel in the vehicle front-rear direction is higher than the front side, The front edge moves downward, that is, toward the vehicle interior. The front edge of the deflector panel has a larger radius of curvature than the upper edge of the front windshield glass. The amount of movement of the front edge of the deflector panel to the vehicle interior side when it stands up, that is, the amount of protrusion to the vehicle interior side is suppressed.

  As described above, according to the roof structure of the present invention, the curvature radius of the front edge of the deflector panel is set to be large at the upper edge of the front windshield glass. The amount of protrusion of the front edge of the deflector panel to the vehicle interior side can be suppressed, and the standing amount of the deflector panel can be secured. Moreover, in order to suppress the amount of protrusion of the front edge of the deflector panel to the vehicle interior side, there is no need to change the radius of curvature of the upper edge of the front windshield glass, and there is no need to change the shape of the front windshield glass. .

1 is a left side view of a vehicle body to which a roof structure according to a first embodiment is applied. It is a top view showing the roof structure concerning a 1st embodiment. (A) is the sectional view on the AA line of the roof structure shown in FIG. 2, (B) is sectional drawing which shows the front end edge addition vicinity of a deflector panel. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the roof structure shown in FIG. It is CC sectional view taken on the line of the roof structure shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the roof structure which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a left side view of a vehicle body to which a roof structure 10 according to this embodiment is applied, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the roof structure 10 according to this embodiment, and FIG. 3 (A) is shown in FIG. FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the front edge addition of the deflector panel, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the roof structure 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line CC of the roof structure 10 shown in FIG. Note that an arrow FR appropriately shown in each drawing indicates a vehicle body front direction, an arrow UP indicates a vehicle body upward direction, and an arrow W indicates a vehicle body width direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle body roof 12 is formed with a substantially rectangular sliding roof opening (hereinafter referred to as an opening) 14 on the front side of the vehicle. The opening 14 can be opened and closed by a sliding roof device 16. The sliding roof device 16 includes a slide type slide panel 18 made of a glass panel, a tilt type deflector panel 20, and an auxiliary panel 21.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, a front header upper force 22 and a front header lower force 24 extend along the vehicle width direction at a front portion of the vehicle body roof 12 in the vehicle direction. A front windshield glass 28 is disposed on the vehicle front side from the vehicle front end edge of the force 22 and the front header lower reinforcement 24.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the upper edge 28 </ b> A of the front windshield glass 28 is curved in an arc shape so that the center portion in the vehicle width direction is convex toward the front side of the vehicle from both ends in the vehicle width direction in plan view. ing.

  The deflector panel 20 is disposed on the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction of the slide panel 18 and extends along the vehicle width direction. The front end edge 20A of the deflector panel 20 is curved in an arc shape so that the central portion in the vehicle width direction is convex toward the front side of the vehicle from both ends in the vehicle width direction in plan view.

  Here, when the curvature radius of the upper edge 28A when the front windshield glass 28 is viewed in plan is Rg, and the curvature radius of the front edge 20A of the deflector panel 20 when viewing the deflector panel 20 is Rp, In the embodiment, Rg <Rp is set.

  2 and 3A, the deflector panel 20 is swingably supported by a sliding roof base panel 32 disposed below the deflector panel 20 via a pair of hinge members 30. The hinge member 30 is attached to the lower surface of the deflector panel 20 on the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the vehicle front-rear direction center. The sliding roof base panel 32 is attached to the front header lower reinforcement 24.

  The curvature radius Rg of the upper edge of the front windshield glass 28 is between the upper edge 28A of the front windshield glass 28 and the front edge 20A of the deflected deflector panel 20 (shown by a solid line in FIG. 3A). And a gap S resulting from the difference between the curvature radius Rp of the front end edge of the deflector panel 20 is formed, and this gap is formed between the upper end edge 28A of the front windshield glass 28 and the front end edge 20A of the deflector panel 20. An auxiliary panel 21 is disposed so as to close the gap S.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front edge 21 </ b> A of the auxiliary panel 21 is set to a curvature radius substantially equal to the curvature radius Rg of the upper edge 28 </ b> A of the front windshield glass 28, and the rear edge 21 </ b> B of the auxiliary panel 21 is The curvature radius is set to be approximately equal to the curvature radius Rp of the front edge 20A of the deflector panel 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 5, the auxiliary panel 21 is fixed to a panel fastening bracket 34 provided on the sliding roof base panel 32 with bolts 36 and fasteners 38. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the surface (upper surface) of the front windshield glass 28, the surface (upper surface) of the auxiliary panel 21, the surface (upper surface) of the deflector panel 20 when lying down, and the opening 14 are closed. The surface (upper part) of the slide panel 18 is smoothly connected through a slight gap provided so that the members do not interfere with each other.

  The slide panel 18 is slid in the vehicle front-rear direction by a driving device (not shown) to open and close the opening 14, and the deflector panel 20 is tilted in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the slide panel 18 by a tilt mechanism (not shown). Open and close. When the tilt is released, the deflector panel 20 stands so that the front end edge 20A side is downward and the rear end edge 20B side is upward with the rotation center axis CT of the hinge member 30 as a boundary.

  A roof head lining 40 is disposed below the vehicle body roof 12 (ceiling of the passenger compartment). As shown in FIG. 3A, an overhead console 42 is provided at the center of the roof head lining 40 in the vehicle width direction. Is provided. The overhead console 42 is provided with, for example, a glasses case 48 for storing glasses, a room lamp 50, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the roof head lining 40 is provided with a vanity lamp 44 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. A sun visor 46 is disposed below the vanity lamp 44.

(Function)
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
When the sliding roof device 16 operates and the slide panel 18 moves rearward of the vehicle (see the slide panel 18 shown by the two-dot chain line in FIGS. 3A to 5), the deflector panel 20 rises accordingly (FIG. 3). 3 (A)-Refer to the deflector panel 20 shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.

  When the deflector panel 20 rises, the front end edge 20A side moves downward with the rotation center axis CT of the hinge member 30 as a boundary, and the front end edge 20A sinks below the roof surface. However, since the curvature radius Rp of the front edge 20A of the deflector panel 20 is larger than the curvature radius Rg of the upper edge 28A of the front windshield glass 28, the curvature radius Rp of the front edge 20A is set to the upper edge 28A of the front windshield glass 28. Compared to the case where the radius of curvature Rg is set to be the same, the amount of penetration (amount of entry into the vehicle interior) a of the front end edge 20A shown in FIG. 3B below the roof surface can be reduced.

  Therefore, in order to avoid interference with the deflector panel 20, it is not necessary to lower the positions of the roof head lining 40 and the overhead console 42 arranged below the deflector panel 20, and the vehicle interior space is not narrowed. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to lower the positions of the roof head lining 40 and the overhead console 42, the front view and the rear view from the inner mirror (not shown) are not obstructed.

  Further, since the amount of penetration a of the front edge 20A of the deflector panel 20 into the vehicle interior can be reduced, there is no need to reduce the standing angle of the deflector panel 20, and the standing amount h of the deflector panel 20 (see FIG. 3A). Can be secured.

  In consideration of reducing the amount of penetration a below the roof surface of the front end edge 20 </ b> A without providing the auxiliary panel 21, the curvature radius Rp of the front end edge 20 </ b> A is increased so that it is between the deflector panel 20. It is necessary to match the curvature radius Rg of the upper edge 28A of the front windshield glass 28 with the curvature radius Rp of the front edge 20A of the deflector panel 20 so that no gap is formed, and the shape of the front windshield glass 28 must be changed. No longer.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the auxiliary panel 21 is disposed between the front edge 20A of the deflector panel 20 and the upper edge 28A of the front windshield glass 28, the curvature radius Rp of the front edge 20A of the deflector panel 20 is set to the front window. It can be set regardless of the curvature radius Rg of the upper end edge 28A of the shield glass 28, and it is not necessary to change the shape of the front windshield glass 28.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. In the first embodiment, the front end edge 20A of the deflector panel 20 has an arc shape with the curvature radius Rp. However, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. The width direction is linear (curvature radius Rp = ∞), and the rear edge 21B of the auxiliary panel 21 is also linear in the vehicle width direction. As a result, it is possible to further reduce the amount of subtraction a from the roof surface to the lower side than the arc-shaped front end edge 20A.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above, and other various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Roof structure 12 Car body roof 14 Opening part 18 Slide panel 20 Deflector panel 20A Front edge 21 Auxiliary panel 28 Front windshield glass 28A Upper edge 30 Hinge member

Claims (1)

A vehicle roof provided at the top of the vehicle;
An opening formed on the front side of the vehicle body front-rear direction of the vehicle body roof and communicating between the inside and outside of the passenger compartment;
A slide panel that is provided on the vehicle body roof and moves in the vehicle front-rear direction to open and close the opening;
The upper end edge of the front windshield glass and the front end of the slide panel, which are provided on the vehicle body roof and have an upper end edge that has a curved shape in which the center in the vehicle width direction is convex toward the vehicle front side than both ends in the vehicle width direction A deflector panel provided with a front edge having a radius of curvature larger than a radius of curvature of the upper edge of the front windshield glass when viewed from above and disposed in plan view,
A hinge member that is positioned at an intermediate portion of the deflector panel in the vehicle front-rear direction and that supports the deflector panel on the roof of the vehicle body so as to be swingable about a rotation axis extending in the vehicle width direction;
An auxiliary panel provided in the vehicle body roof and disposed in the gap so as to fill a gap formed between a front edge of the deflected deflector panel and the upper edge of the front windshield glass;
A roof structure.

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