JP2019069702A - Sunroof device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a sunroof device which can inhibit rattling of a front shoe.SOLUTION: A sunroof device includes: guide rails 13 which are provided at both edge parts as seen in a vehicle width direction of an opening formed at a roof of a vehicle so as to extend in a fore and aft direction; a front shoe 30 which moves along the guide rail 13 in the vehicle fore and aft direction, is provided with a gap C formed in a height direction of the vehicle, and has a resin deflection part 31 which makes pressure contact with the guide rail 13 while deflecting in a direction such that the front shoe 30 contracts in the height direction; a function bracket 22 which is connected to the front shoe 30 and supports both edge parts of a movable panel for opening and closing the opening as seen in the vehicle width direction; and a rubber member 40 which is included in the deflection part 31 in the gap C and biases the deflection part 31 in a direction such that the deflection part 31 extends in the height direction of the vehicle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a sunroof device.

  Conventionally, as a sunroof device, what was described, for example in patent documents 1 is known. This sunroof device moves in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the guide rails, and a guide rail provided so as to extend in the longitudinal direction on each of both widthwise edge portions of the vehicle in the opening formed in the roof of the vehicle A front shoe and a functional bracket that supports each of the vehicle width direction edges of a movable panel that is connected to the front shoe and that opens and closes an opening.

  The front shoe is annularly formed of a resin material, and is in pressure contact with the guide rail (wall) while being bent in the direction of shortening in the height direction of the vehicle. As a result, rattling of the front shoe (functional bracket) in the height direction of the vehicle is suppressed.

JP, 2015-58838, A

  By the way, in patent document 1, since the resin-made front shoe is continuously bent in the direction which shortens in the height direction of a vehicle by a guide rail, it may pass through the shape of a front shoe by durable operation or environmental degradation. is there. In this case, rattling of the front shoe (and the functional bracket) in the height direction of the vehicle may not be sufficiently suppressed.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a sunroof device capable of suppressing rattling of a front shoe.

  The sunroof device which solves the above-mentioned subject, the guide rail provided so that it might be extended in the direction of the front and back in each width direction edge part of the opening of the vehicle formed in the roof of the vehicle, A front shoe moving in a direction, the front shoe having a resin-made flexible portion pressed against the guide rail in a state in which a gap is formed in the height direction of the vehicle and bent in a direction shortening in the height direction; A functional bracket connected to the front shoe and supporting each of the vehicle width direction edge portions of the movable panel for opening and closing the opening; and the flexible portion contained in the gap in the gap, the flexible portion being the height of the vehicle And a biasing member for biasing the flexure in a direction extending in a direction.

  According to this configuration, the bending portion pressed against the guide rail in a state of being bent in the direction of shortening in the height direction of the vehicle extends in the direction of height of the vehicle by the biasing member, that is, It is strongly urged in the direction of pressing on the guide rail. Therefore, even if the shape of the flexible portion passes through due to the durable operation or the environmental degradation, the looseness of the front shoe in the height direction of the vehicle can be suitably suppressed by the cooperation with the biasing member.

  In the sunroof device, the biasing member is interposed between the function bracket and the bending portion in the width direction of the vehicle, and the bending portion is in the width direction of the vehicle such that the bending portion is in pressure contact with the guide rail. It is preferable to have a biasing portion for biasing.

  According to this configuration, the bending portion is urged by the urging portion so as to press against the guide rail in the width direction of the vehicle. Therefore, the backlash of the front shoe in the width direction of the vehicle can be suitably suppressed by the cooperation of the flexible portion and the biasing portion.

  In the above-mentioned sunroof device, the bending portion has a bow shape which is convex in the width direction of the vehicle separated from the function bracket, and the urging portion is separated from the function bracket in the width direction of the vehicle A first front end surface, which is one of the front end surfaces, has an arcuate shape following the bending portion, and a second front end surface, which is the other front end surface that abuts on the functional bracket, follows the functional bracket. It is preferable to extend to

  According to this configuration, the first end surface of the biasing portion has an arcuate shape, and the second end surface extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, so that the center portions in the front-rear direction are at both ends. It is broadened by comparison. That is, in the biasing portion, the elastic coefficient is reduced in the central portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle compared to the both ends. Therefore, the biasing portion can be elastically deformed more efficiently to bias the bending portion in the width direction of the vehicle.

In the above-mentioned sunroof device, the biasing member is preferably a rubber member.
According to this configuration, when the biasing member is the rubber member, a sufficient amount of elastic deformation can be secured even if the biasing member is included in the flexible portion so as to fill the gap, for example.

  In the above-mentioned sunroof device, the rubber member has a locked portion which covers the connecting portion in front of the vehicle of the connecting portion of the front shoe and the functional bracket, and the movable panel fully closes the opening. In this case, it is preferable to provide a stopper member which abuts on the engaged portion to restrict the forward movement of the functional bracket.

  According to this configuration, by the rubber member being provided, the engagement portion can buffer an impact when coming into contact (collision) with the stopper member with the closing operation of the movable panel. It is possible to suppress the generation of striking sound accompanying contact.

  The present invention has the effect of suppressing rattling of the front shoe.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The perspective view which shows the structure about one Embodiment of a sunroof apparatus. The top view which shows the structure about the sunroof apparatus of the embodiment. The perspective view which shows the structure about the sunroof apparatus of the embodiment. (A), (b) is the top view and front view which show the structure about the sunroof apparatus of the embodiment. (A), (b) is an enlarged view of FIG. (A), (b) is sectional drawing in alignment with line 6A-6A and line 6B-6B of FIG. The perspective view which shows the structure about a rubber member. (A)-(d) is a rear view, a top view, a front view, and a side view showing the structure about a rubber member.

  Hereinafter, one embodiment of a sunroof device will be described. Hereinafter, the longitudinal direction of the vehicle will be referred to as "longitudinal direction", and the upper side and lower side of the vehicle in the height direction will be referred to as "upper side" and "lower side", respectively. Further, the inside in the width direction of the vehicle heading toward the inside of the vehicle is referred to as "the inside of the vehicle", and the outside in the width direction of the vehicle facing toward the outside of the vehicle is referred to as the "outside of the vehicle".

  As shown in FIG. 1, while the substantially square shaped opening 10a is formed in the roof 10 of vehicles, such as a motor vehicle, the sunroof apparatus 11 is mounted. The sunroof device 11 includes a substantially rectangular movable panel 12 made of, for example, a glass plate, which moves in the front-rear direction to open and close the opening 10a.

  The movable panel 12 has a tilt-up operation in which the rear portion moves upward by rotating in one direction around its front portion, and a tilt-down operation in which the rear portion moves downward by rotating in the other direction around the front portion, And it is attached so that slide operation in the direction of order is possible. In the opening and closing operation of the movable panel 12, a so-called inner sliding type in which the sliding operation is performed in the tilt down state is adopted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of guide rails 13 is disposed at both side edges of the opening 10 a in the vehicle width direction. Each guide rail 13 is made of, for example, an extruded material of aluminum alloy, and has a constant cross section in the longitudinal direction and extends in the front-rear direction. A rear shoe 21 is movably guided and supported by each guide rail 13 in the front-rear direction along the guide rail 13. Each rear shoe 21 supports and supports both edges of the movable panel 12 in the vehicle width direction. The rear shoe 21 tilts up, tilts down, or slides the movable panel 12 along with movement in the front-rear direction.

  Further, an electric motor 16 having an output gear, for example, is installed in front of the vehicle of both guide rails 13. The electric motor 16 is connected to each rear shoe 21 via a pair of belt-like belts 17, and simultaneously moves the two rear shoes 21 in the front-rear direction along the guide rails 13.

  Next, the structure of the sunroof device 11 related to the opening and closing operation and the like of the movable panel 12 will be described. In addition, the sunroof device 11 basically has a structure related to the opening and closing operation of the movable panel 12 as a pair on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the opening 10a, and only the structure on one side in the vehicle width direction will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each guide rail 13 has a substantially flat bottom wall 13a extending in the width direction of the vehicle, and a first side wall 13b erected upward on the inboard side of the bottom wall 13a. And a first flange 13c extending from the upper end of the first side wall 13b to the vehicle outer side substantially parallel to the bottom wall 13a. Each guide rail 13 has a second side wall 13d erected upward on the outer side of the bottom wall 13a, and extends inward from the upper end of the second side wall 13d substantially in parallel to the bottom wall 13a. To have a second flange 13e. Further, each guide rail 13 has a substantially streak-like protrusion 13f provided on the bottom wall 13a adjacent to the inner side of the second side wall 13d and standing upward, and the protrusion 13f is formed in the height direction of the vehicle. The second flange 13 e is provided with a substantially stripe-like protruding strip 13 g provided downward to face the second flange 13 e. Each of the guide rails 13 is formed by the bottom wall 13a and the like so as to form a shoe guide groove 14 having an approximately C-shaped cross section that opens upward, and is adjacent to the vehicle outer side of the shoe guide groove 14 and opens in the vehicle The belt guide groove 15 having a substantially C-shaped cross section is formed. The belt guide groove 15 is for guiding the movement of the belt 17 and the connection portion between this and the rear shoe 21 in the front-rear direction, for example.

On each guide rail 13, a substantially elongated function bracket 22 is supported which extends in the front-rear direction and supports each of the vehicle width direction edge portions of the movable panel 12.
That is, the functional bracket 22 is an insert molded body having a main body portion 23 made of a metal plate and a mold portion 24 made of a resin material, and a pair of connecting portions 26 is provided on both sides of the front end 25 of the vehicle in the width direction. Is projected downward. Both connecting portions 26 have a substantially J shape in which lower end portions are bent in the width direction of the vehicle which is opposite to each other. The front shoes 30 and 35 are connected to the ends of the connection portions 26. Both front shoes 30 and 35 are respectively mounted and supported on the inner side and the outer side of the shoe guide groove 14. The function bracket 22 is rotatably supported by the front shoes 30 and 35 disposed at the front end 25 thereof in the direction in which the rear end moves up and down, and movably in the front and rear direction. Supported by

  The rear shoe 21 is mounted and supported in the shoe guide groove 14 at the rear of the vehicle than both the front shoes 30 and 35. On the other hand, substantially linear guide projections 27 project from the lower end of the functional bracket 22 at the rear of the vehicle than both the front shoes 30 and 35 in the width direction of the vehicle. The guide projection 27 extends generally in the front-rear direction along the lower end of the functional bracket 22. The functional bracket 22 is supported by the shoe guide groove 14 (guide rail 13) via the rear shoe 21 by the guide protrusion 27 being pinched by the rear shoe 21 in the height direction of the vehicle.

Next, each front shoe 30, 35 and its surrounding structure will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) and FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), one front shoe 30 disposed inside the vehicle opens in the width direction of the vehicle and extends in the front and rear direction A substantially oval cylindrical bending portion 31 is provided. That is, the bending portion 31 is connected to the tip of the connecting portion 26 and extends along the lower sliding portion 31a extending from the tip to the front and the rear of the vehicle, and above and below the lower sliding portion 31a. And an upper sliding portion 31b extending in a direction. The bending portion 31 includes a front connecting portion 31c connecting the front ends of the lower sliding portion 31a and the upper sliding portion 31b in the height direction of the vehicle, and the lower sliding portion 31a and the upper sliding portion 31b. And a rear connection portion 31d connecting the rear ends in the height direction of the vehicle.

  The lower end surface of the lower sliding portion 31a has a bow shape that is convex downward, and the upper end surface of the upper sliding portion 31b has a bow shape that is convex upward. . The upper end surface of the lower sliding portion 31a and the lower end surface of the upper sliding portion 31b extend in the front-rear direction substantially in parallel with each other at the middle portion in the front-rear direction. That is, the bending portion 31 forms a gap C in which the opening width in the height direction of the vehicle is substantially constant in the front-rear direction intermediate portion.

  Further, the upper sliding portion 31 b has a bow shape that is convex toward the vehicle inner side (the width direction of the vehicle separated from the functional bracket 22). That is, the middle portion in the front-rear direction of the upper sliding portion 31 b is displaced to the vehicle inner side with respect to the lower sliding portion 31 a and the like.

  The other front shoe 35 disposed outside the vehicle also has a substantially oval cylindrical bending portion 36 that opens in the width direction of the vehicle and extends in the front-rear direction. The bending portion 36 has the same structure as the bending portion 31 except that the entire portion extends in the front-rear direction without being displaced in the width direction of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the both connecting portions 26 are downwardly extending walls 26a extending downward from both widthwise end portions of the front end portion 25 and vehicles opposite to each other from the lower ends of the downwardly extending walls 26a. And a laterally extending wall 26b extending in the width direction of the And each connection part 26 embeds the connection piece 23a of the main-body part 23 which exhibits a substantially J shape according to this. On the other hand, the bending portion 31 is integrally provided on the mold portion 24 in such a manner that the lower portion (lower sliding portion 31a) thereof is substantially flush with the end of the laterally extending wall 26b. The connected projecting piece 32 is embedded. Similarly, the bending portion 36 is integrally provided on the mold portion 24 so that the lower portion thereof is substantially flush with the end of the laterally extending wall 26b, and the projecting piece 33 connected to the end of the connecting piece 23a is Bury. That is, the flexible portions 31 and 36 are reinforced in such a manner that the projecting pieces 32 and 33 extend in the width direction of the vehicle from the connecting piece 23a.

  A rubber member 40 as a biasing member is attached to one front shoe 30 disposed inside the vehicle. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 (a), (b), (c) and (d), the rubber member 40 has a dimension in the direction larger than the dimension in the front-rear direction of the connecting portion 26, a laterally extending wall 26b and the dimension of the said direction equivalent to the dimension of the width direction of the vehicle which put the lower sliding part 31a together, the opening of the gap C in the height direction of the gap C when the flexible part 31 is in the free state (elastic return state) It has a substantially flat base portion 41 having a dimension in the relevant direction equal to or slightly larger than the width.

  Further, the rubber member 40 has a substantially trapezoidal first biasing portion 42 as a biasing portion provided to project upward from the part of the base portion 41 closer to the vehicle outer side along the entire length in the front-rear direction. In the first urging portion 42, the first tip surface 42a, which is the tip surface inside the vehicle (one tip surface separating from the function bracket 22 in the width direction of the vehicle), is the upper sliding portion 31b (flexing portion 31) It has an arched shape following. Further, in the first urging portion 42, the second front end surface 42b, which is the front end surface outside the vehicle (the other front end surface that abuts the function bracket 22 in the width direction of the vehicle), follows the function bracket 22 in the front and rear direction It extends. That is, the first biasing portion 42 is gradually increased inward as the widthwise dimension of the vehicle approaches the center from both ends in the front-rear direction. In the width direction of the vehicle, the dimension of the first biasing portion 42 is set to be equal to or slightly larger than the distance between the upper sliding portion 31 b and the front end 25 in the free state (elastic return state).

  A portion of the base portion 41 that protrudes further inward than the first biasing portion 42 forms a substantially trapezoidal second biasing portion 43. The dimension of the second biasing portion 43 in the height direction of the vehicle is equal to or slightly larger than the opening width of the gap C in the height direction of the vehicle when the bending portion 31 is in the free state (elastic return state) It goes without saying.

  Further, the rubber member 40 has a pair of mounting leg portions 44 and 45 which are provided on the vehicle outer side so as to protrude from both end portions in the front-rear direction of the base portion 41. The distance between the mounting legs 44 and 45 in the front-rear direction is set equal to the dimension of the connecting portion 26 in the direction. Both mounting leg portions 44, 45 are formed in a substantially step-like shape expanded in the front-rear direction so that the lower portions approach each other compared to the upper portions.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 (a), 5 (b) and 6 (a), in the rubber member 40, the first biasing portion 42 is sandwiched between the connecting portion 26 and the upper sliding portion 31b, In a state where the biasing portion 43 is inserted into the gap C, the biasing portion 43 is placed on the laterally extending wall 26 b and the upper sliding portion 31 b. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6B, the mounting legs 44 and 45 abut on the lower surface of the front end 25 with the connecting portion 26 in the front-rear direction. As described above, the rubber member 40 is positioned and fixed with respect to the front shoe 30 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front shoes 30 and 35 are mounted on the inboard side and the outboard side of the shoe guide groove 14 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.
The attached flexible portion 31 (front shoe 30) of the rubber member 40 is shortened in the height direction of the vehicle by being sandwiched between the bottom wall 13a and the first flange 13c in the height direction of the vehicle. The lower slide portion 31a and the upper slide portion 31b are in pressure contact with the inboard portion of the bottom wall 13a and the first flange 13c, respectively, in a bent state. Thereby, rattling of the front shoe 30 in the height direction of the vehicle is suppressed. At this time, the rubber member 40 biases the flexible portion 31 in a direction in which the rubber member 40 extends in the height direction of the vehicle by the second biasing portion 43 being included in the flexible portion 31 in the gap C.

  Similarly, the front shoe 35 is sandwiched between the bottom wall 13a and the second flange 13e in the height direction of the vehicle, so that the car of the bottom wall 13a is bent in the direction of shortening in the height direction of the vehicle. The inner portion and the first flange 13c are respectively in pressure contact. Thereby, rattling of the front shoe 35 in the height direction of the vehicle is suppressed.

  Further, the attached flexible portion 31 (front shoe 30) of the rubber member 40 is brought into pressure contact with the first side wall 13b in a state where the upper sliding portion 31b is bent in the direction of shortening in the width direction of the vehicle The front shoe 35 pressed to the vehicle outer side by the portion 31 via the function bracket 22 is in pressure contact with the protrusions 13 f and 13 g. As a result, rattling of the front shoes 30, 35 (and the functional bracket 22) in the width direction of the vehicle is suppressed. At this time, the rubber member 40 attaches the upper sliding portion 31 b in the direction of extending in the width direction of the vehicle by the first urging portion 42 being interposed between the upper sliding portion 31 b and the front end 25. Power up.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), one mounting leg portion 44 disposed in front of the vehicle forms a locked portion 44 a that covers the connecting portion 26 in front of the vehicle of the connecting portion 26. On the other hand, a stopper member 29 is attached to the guide rail 13 in front of the rubber member 40 in the vehicle. In the fully closed state where the movable panel 12 closes the opening 10a, the stopper member 29 abuts on the engaged portion 44a to restrict the forward movement of the functional bracket 22 (and the movable panel 12).

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, in the fully closed state of the movable panel 12, the guide projection 27 basically inclines upward as it goes to the rear of the vehicle. The rear shoe 21 is disposed at a longitudinally intermediate portion of the guide projection 27. Therefore, when the rear shoe 21 moves to the front of the vehicle along the guide rail 13 in the fully closed state of the movable panel 12, the functional bracket 22 is pushed up to the rear shoe 21 by the guide protrusion 27, thereby making both front shoes 30, The movable panel 12 is tilted up by pivoting around the point 35 in a direction in which the rear end rises. On the other hand, when the rear shoe 21 moves to the rear of the vehicle along the guide rail 13 in the fully closed state of the movable panel 12, the functional bracket 22 is pushed down to the rear shoe 21 at the guide projection 27. , 35 in the direction in which the rear end portion descends, and the movable panel 12 is tilted down.

  When the rear shoe 21 reaches the end (rear end) of the guide projection 27 with the movement of the rear shoe 21 along the guide rail 13 to the rear of the vehicle, the tilt-down operation of the movable panel 12 ends. At this time, movement of the rear shoe 21 with respect to the functional bracket 22 is restricted by the rear shoe 21 being engaged with the guide projection 27. Therefore, when the rear shoe 21 further moves to the rear of the vehicle along the guide rails 13, the function bracket 22 integrally moves to the rear of the vehicle, and the movable panel 12 is opened with the tilt down state. Thereby, the movable panel 12 is fully opened, and the opening 10 a is opened.

Next, together with the operation of the present embodiment, its effects will be described.
(1) In the present embodiment, the flexible portion 31 pressed against the guide rail 13 while being bent in the direction of shortening in the height direction of the vehicle extends in the direction of height of the vehicle by the rubber member 40, ie, It is urged more strongly in pressure contact with the guide rail 13. Therefore, even if the shape of the bending portion 31 passes through due to the durable operation or the environmental degradation, the front shoe 30 (and the function bracket 22) rattles in the height direction of the vehicle in cooperation with the rubber member 40. It can be suitably suppressed. And generation | occurrence | production of the noise which originates in rattling of the front shoe 30 in the height direction of a vehicle can be suppressed.

  In addition, in a state in which the bending portion 31 is sandwiched between the guide rail 13 and the second urging portion 43 in the height direction of the vehicle, the bending portion 31 continues to be pressed in both directions (shortening and extending directions) in the height direction. Thus, it is possible to suppress the passage of the shape of the bending portion 31 due to the durable operation or the environmental deterioration.

  (2) In the present embodiment, the rubber member 40 has the first urging portion 42 interposed between the function bracket 22 and the bending portion 31 in the width direction of the vehicle. The first biasing portion 42 biases the bending portion 31 in pressure contact with the guide rail 13 in the width direction of the vehicle. Therefore, the backlash of the front shoe 30 (and the functional bracket 22) in the width direction of the vehicle can be suitably suppressed by the cooperation of the flexible portion 31 and the first biasing portion 42. And generation | occurrence | production of the noise resulting from the rattling of the front shoe 30 in the width direction of a vehicle can be suppressed.

  Further, even if the shape of the bending portion 31 (upper sliding portion 31b) passes through due to the durable operation or the environmental deterioration, the front shoe 30 (and the function bracket 22) in the width direction of the vehicle cooperates with the rubber member 40. Can be suitably suppressed.

  Furthermore, in a state in which the bending portion 31 is sandwiched between the guide rail 13 and the first biasing portion 42 in the width direction of the vehicle, the bending portion 31 is continuously pressed in both directions (shortening and extending directions) in the width direction. It is possible to suppress the passage of the shape of the bending portion 31 due to the durable operation or the environmental deterioration.

  (3) In the present embodiment, the first end surface 42a of the first urging portion 42 has an arcuate shape, and the second end surface 42b extends in the front-rear direction, so that the central portion in the front-rear direction has both ends. It is widened compared to the part. That is, in the first urging portion 42, the elastic coefficient is reduced in the central portion in the front-rear direction as compared with the both end portions. Therefore, the first biasing portion 42 can be elastically deformed more efficiently to bias the bending portion 31 in the width direction of the vehicle.

(4) In the present embodiment, even if the rubber member 40 different from the metal biasing member or the like is included in the flexible portion 31 so as to fill the gap C, for example, a sufficient amount of elastic deformation can be secured.
(5) In the present embodiment, the rubber member 40 has the engaged portion 44 a that covers the connecting portion 26 in front of the vehicle of the connecting portion 26 of the front shoe 30 and the functional bracket 22. The stopper member 29 abuts on the engaged portion 44 a in the fully closed state of the movable panel 12 to restrict the forward movement of the functional bracket 22. Because the rubber member 40 has the engaged portion 44a, it can buffer an impact when it abuts (collision) on the stopper member 29 with the closing operation of the movable panel 12, and the impact noise caused by the abutment The occurrence can be suppressed.

(6) In the present embodiment, by forming the rubber member 40 in a step shape by the base portion 41 and the first urging portion 42, the second urging portion 43 can be formed easily.
(7) In the present embodiment, the positional deviation of the rubber member 40 in the front-rear direction with respect to the functional bracket 22 can be suppressed by sandwiching the connecting portion 26 between the mounting legs 44 and 45 juxtaposed in the front-rear direction.

(8) In the present embodiment, the number of parts and the cost can be reduced by providing the rubber member 40 only on the front shoe 30 (one of the two front shoes).
The above embodiment may be modified as follows.

  In the embodiment, the rubber member 40 (biasing member) may be provided on each of the front shoes 30 and 35. In this case, the front shoes 30, 35 (and the function bracket 22 in the width direction of the vehicle) are formed by forming two sets of the bending portions 31, 36 and the rubber member 40 on both sides in the width direction of the vehicle sandwiching the function bracket 22. ) Can suppress rattling more firmly.

In the embodiment, the mounting legs 44 and 45 of the rubber member 40 may be omitted.
In the embodiment, as long as the first urging portion 42 and the second urging portion 43 are provided, the rubber member 40 may not be formed in a step shape.

  In the embodiment, the locked portion 44a of the rubber member 40 may be omitted. That is, the rubber member 40 may not be in contact with the stopper member 29 in the fully closed state of the movable panel 12.

  In the embodiment, the stopper member 29 may be the guide rail 13 itself, or may be a front housing connecting the front ends of both the guide rails 13 in the width direction of the vehicle. Alternatively, the stopper member 29 may be a guide block related to the movement restriction of the functional bracket 22 in the front-rear direction when the movable panel 12 is tilted. Also, the stopper member 29 may be omitted.

In the embodiment, the rubber member 40 may be made of an elastic material such as synthetic rubber such as EPDM or thermoplastic elastomer.
In the embodiment, instead of the rubber member 40, for example, a metal biasing member (for example, a leaf spring) may be employed.

  In the embodiment, the upper sliding portion 31 b (flexing portion 31) may extend in the front-rear direction along the function bracket 22. In this case, the first front end surface 42 a of the first biasing portion 42 may extend in the front-rear direction following the function bracket 22.

In the embodiment, the first biasing unit 42 may be omitted.
In the above embodiment, as long as the gap C is formed in the height direction of the vehicle, it may not be annular. That is, at least one of the front connection portion 31c and the rear connection portion 31d may be omitted.

  In the embodiment, the front shoes 30 and 35 that rotate integrally with the functional bracket 22 in conjunction with the tilt operation of the movable panel 12 are employed. On the other hand, it may be a front shoe which rotatably supports the functional bracket 22 so as to allow rotation of the functional bracket 22 interlocked with the tilt operation of the movable panel 12.

  In the embodiment, in the opening and closing operation of the opening 10 a by the movable panel 12, a so-called outer sliding type may be adopted in which the sliding operation is performed in the tilt up state.

Next, technical ideas that can be grasped from the above embodiment and another example will be additionally described below.
(A) In the above-mentioned sunroof device,
The rubber member has a base portion,
The biasing portion projects upward from a portion of the base portion near the function bracket in the width direction of the vehicle.
The base portion forms a second urging portion that protrudes in the width direction of the vehicle that is further from the functional bracket than the urging portion,
The sunroof device, wherein the rubber member has the second urging portion contained in the flexible portion in the gap, and the flexible portion biases the flexible portion in a direction in which the flexible portion extends in the height direction of the vehicle.

According to this configuration, the second biasing portion can be easily formed by forming the rubber member in a step shape by the base portion and the biasing portion.
(B) In the above-mentioned sunroof device,
The sunroof device according to claim 1, wherein the rubber member has a pair of mounting legs which are disposed in parallel in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and sandwich the connecting portion.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to suppress the positional deviation of the rubber member in the front-rear direction of the vehicle with respect to the functional bracket by sandwiching the connecting portion between the two mounting legs arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.

(C) In the above-mentioned sunroof device,
The front shoes are disposed in pairs on both sides in the width direction of the vehicle sandwiching the function bracket,
The sunroof device, wherein the biasing member is provided only on either one of the front shoes.

According to this configuration, the number of parts and the cost can be reduced by providing the biasing member only in one of the two front shoes.
(D) In the above-mentioned sunroof device,
The front shoes are disposed in pairs on both sides in the width direction of the vehicle sandwiching the function bracket,
The sunroof device, wherein the biasing member is provided to each of the two front shoes.

  According to this configuration, when the combination of the bending portion and the biasing member is two sets provided on both sides in the width direction of the vehicle sandwiching the function bracket, rattling of the front shoe in the width direction of the vehicle can be achieved. It can be suppressed more firmly.

  C: Clearance, 10: Roof, 10a: Opening, 11: Sunroof device, 12: Movable panel, 13: Guide rail, 22: Function bracket, 26: Coupling portion, 29: Stopper member, 30, 35: Front shoe, 31 , 36: flexible portion, 40: rubber member (biasing member), 41: base portion, 42: first biasing portion (biasing portion), 42a: first tip surface, 42b: second tip surface, 43: Second urging portion, 44, 45: Mounting leg, 44a: Locked portion.

Claims (5)

A guide rail provided to extend in the front-rear direction at each of both widthwise edges of the opening formed in the roof of the vehicle;
A front shoe that moves in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the guide rail, and a resin is pressed against the guide rail in a state where a gap is formed in the height direction of the vehicle and bent in the direction to shorten the height direction. A front shoe having a flexure made of
A functional bracket that is connected to the front shoe and supports each of vehicle width direction edge portions of a movable panel that opens and closes the opening;
A sunroof device comprising: a biasing member which is contained in the flexible portion in the gap and which biases the flexible portion in a direction in which the flexible portion extends in the height direction of the vehicle. In the sunroof device according to claim 1,
The biasing member is interposed between the function bracket and the bending portion in the width direction of the vehicle, and biases the bending portion in the width direction of the vehicle such that the bending portion is in pressure contact with the guide rail. A sunroof device with a part. In the sunroof device according to claim 2,
The flexible portion has a bow shape that is convex in the width direction of the vehicle separated from the functional bracket,
In the width direction of the vehicle, the biasing portion has a bow shape along with the flexible portion, and a first end surface which is one end surface separated from the function bracket has an arcuate shape, and the other end which contacts the function bracket A sunroof device, wherein a second front end surface which is a surface extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along with the function bracket. In the sunroof device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The sunroof device, wherein the biasing member is a rubber member. In the sunroof device according to claim 4,
The rubber member has a locked portion that covers the connecting portion in front of the vehicle of the connecting portion of the front shoe and the functional bracket,
A sunroof device, comprising: a stopper member that abuts on the locked portion in the fully closed state in which the movable panel closes the opening, and restricts the forward movement of the functional bracket.