JP2020006901A - Sunroof device - Google Patents

Abstract

To increase degrees-of-freedom of quality of a material and a shape of a rain gutter, and to reduce a cost of manufacture.SOLUTION: A hook member 21, which has a lid side first protrusion 21a and a lid side second protrusion 21e, is so provided at a lower side of a lid body of a sunroof lid as to be vertically rotatable in a state that the lid side first protrusion 21a and the lid side second protrusion 21e are projected downward. A shade side protrusion 51f is formed on a shade support part 51d of a shade. In a process in which the sunroof lid is moved from a fully closed position to a fully open position, the lid side first protrusion 21a is brought into slide contact with the shade side protrusion 51f and is moved along a shape of a shade side guide face 51g, thereby overriding the shade side protrusion 51f, and thereafter, the lid side second protrusion 21e is brought into contact with the shade support part 51d, and presses the shade support part 51d in a lid opening direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

  The present invention relates to a sunroof device provided with a sunroof lid for opening and closing a roof opening formed on an outer panel of a vehicle roof, and a shade for opening and closing an indoor opening formed on an inner panel of the roof.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a vehicle that can be moved between a fully closed position that seals a roof opening formed in an outer panel of a vehicle roof and a fully opened position that sinks below the outer panel and opens the roof opening. A sunroof lid, an opening / closing mechanism for driving the sunroof lid, a shade for opening / closing an interior opening formed in an inner panel of the roof, A sunroof device including a pair of guide rails provided so as to extend in a lid opening and closing direction is disclosed. In this sunroof device, engagement arms are provided on both sides in the lid width direction of the sunroof lid, and a rain gutter is provided at the rear end of the sunroof lid. On the other hand, a shade fixing body is provided on both sides in the lid width direction of the shade, and a rising protrusion that rises upward is provided at the rear end of the shade. In the step of moving the sunroof lid from the fully closed position to the fully open position, the rain gutter of the sunroof lid presses the rising protrusion of the shade, and in the step of moving the sunroof lid from the fully open position to the fully closed position, The engagement arm and the shade fixing body are engaged so that the sunroof lid and the shade are connected.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-853

  However, in Patent Document 1, since the load of the shade is applied to the rain gutter in the process of moving the sunroof lid from the fully closed position to the fully opened position, high rigidity is required for the rain gutter and the mounting portion of the rain gutter, and The degree of freedom in material and shape is limited. Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a component for moving the sunroof lid from the fully closed position to the fully open position separately from the rain gutter. However, in this case, the number of parts increases, and the manufacturing cost increases.

  Further, in Patent Literature 1, since a part constituting the rising protrusion is required separately from the shade fixing body, the number of parts is increased, and the manufacturing cost is increased.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to increase the degree of freedom of the material and shape of a rain gutter and reduce the manufacturing cost.

  The first invention is movable between a fully closed position that seals a roof opening formed in an outer panel of a vehicle roof and a fully opened position that sinks below the outer panel and opens the roof opening. A sunroof lid, an opening / closing mechanism that drives the sunroof lid, and a shade that has a shade support portion provided so as to protrude outward on both sides in the lid width direction, and that opens and closes an indoor opening formed in an inner panel of the roof. A sunroof provided with a pair of guide rails which are provided side by side so as to extend in the lid opening / closing direction on both sides of the inner opening in the lid width direction on the inner side surface of the inner panel and guide the shade support portion in the lid opening / closing direction. The sunroof lid has a lid body, a lid support member, and a lid-side protrusion, and is provided behind the lid support member. A connecting member disposed rotatably in the vertical direction, and a shade supporting portion of the shade has a shade-side protrusion projecting upward at a position corresponding to the lid-side protrusion in the lid width direction. At least one of the surface on the lid opening direction side of the lid side projection and the surface on the lid closing direction side of the shade side projection is inclined or curved to move the sunroof lid from the fully closed position to the fully open position. In the process of moving, the surface of the lid side protrusion in the lid opening direction slides on the surface of the shade side protrusion in the lid closing direction side, and the lid side protrusion climbs over the shade side protrusion, and thereafter, In the process of moving the sunroof lid from the fully open position to the fully closed position while the connecting member is in contact with the shade support and performs a pressing operation to press the shade support in the lid opening direction, The lid-side projection and the shade-side projection are engaged to connect the sunroof lid and the shade, and when the sunroof lid is in the fully closed position, the lid-side projection and the shade-side projection are It is characterized in that it is configured to be separated in the vertical direction and disengaged from each other.

  According to the first invention, the rain gutter does not need to have a function of pressing the shade in the lid opening direction in the process of moving the sunroof lid from the fully closed position to the fully opened position. The degree of freedom can be increased.

  In addition to the function of connecting the sunroof lid to the shade in the process of moving the sunroof lid from the fully open position to the fully closed position, the connecting member opens the shade in the process of moving the sunroof lid from the fully closed position to the fully open position. Since it fulfills the function of pressing the shade in the direction of opening, the number of components can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with a case where a component for pressing the shade in the lid opening direction is separately provided on the sunroof lid.

  Further, in addition to the function of connecting the sunroof lid and the shade in the process of moving the sunroof lid from the fully open position to the fully closed position, the shade supporting portion includes a connecting member in the process of moving the sunroof lid from the fully closed position to the fully open position. Since the function of being pressed in the lid opening direction is performed, a component for forming the rising protrusion as in Patent Literature 1 is not required. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  According to a second invention, in the sunroof device according to the first invention, the connecting member further has a pressing projection, and the lid-side projection and the pressing projection project downward sequentially from the lid opening direction side. In this state, at least one of the surface of the lid-side projection on the lid opening direction side and the surface of the shade-side projection on the lid closing direction side is provided with the lid facing upward. It is inclined or curved in the opening direction, and the pressing operation is such that the pressing projection of the connecting member abuts on the shade support and presses the shade support in the lid opening direction.

  A third aspect of the present invention is the sunroof device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the sunroof lid connecting member is formed with a guided piece located outside the lid side protrusion in the lid width direction from the lid side protrusion, At a position corresponding to the guided piece portion in the lid width direction on the guide rail, a guide piece portion is provided to protrude upward, and an end of the guide piece portion in the lid opening direction is the lid in the fully opened state. The lid is located closer to the lid closing direction than the position of the guided piece, and is located closer to the lid opening direction than the position of the guided piece in the fully closed state of the lid. And at least one of the end of the guide piece and the guide piece in the lid opening direction is inclined or bent upward in the lid closing direction to move the sunroof lid from the fully open position to the fully closed position. The end of the guided piece in the lid closing direction is in sliding contact with the end of the guide piece in the opening direction of the lid, and the connecting member is pushed upward, so that the lid-side protrusion and the shade-side protrusion are in contact with each other. It is characterized in that the engagement is released.

  According to the third aspect, in the process of moving the sunroof lid from the fully open position to the fully closed position, before the sunroof lid reaches the fully closed position, the shade is moved regardless of the vertical position of the sunroof lid. Since it can be separated from and stopped, the degree of freedom in the arrangement and shape of the connecting member and the shade support portion can be increased.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the sunroof device according to any one of the first to third aspects, an upper end portion of a cover member is fixed to the sunroof lid, and the shade support portion is provided in a direction in which the shade opens. Provided near the side end, the guide rail is provided with a cover mounting portion located inward in the lid width direction than the lid-side protrusion and the shade-side protrusion, and the cover mounting portion of the guide rail, A lower end portion of the cover member is slidably mounted in a lid opening / closing direction.

  According to the fourth aspect, the shade support portion that protrudes outward in the lid width direction from the cover mounting portion of the guide rail is provided near the lid open direction side end of the shade. The cover member can be provided wider in the lid opening / closing direction than in the case where it is provided closer. Therefore, by covering the components disposed outside the lid member in the lid width direction with the cover member over a wide range in the lid opening / closing direction, the appearance from the vehicle interior side around the sunroof lid is improved, and Also, it is possible to more reliably prevent the occupant from touching the components arranged outside the lid width direction.

  According to the first and second aspects of the invention, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of the material and shape of the rain gutter and reduce the manufacturing cost.

  According to the third aspect, the degree of freedom of arrangement and shape of the connecting member and the shade support portion can be increased.

  According to the fourth aspect, the cover member can be provided widely in the lid opening and closing direction, so that the appearance from the vehicle cabin side around the sunroof lid is improved, and the cover member is disposed outside the cover member in the lid width direction. It is possible to more reliably prevent the occupant from touching the installed components, and it is possible to enhance safety.

It is a perspective view of a sunroof device when a sunroof lid is in a fully closed position. It is a perspective view of a sunroof device when a sunroof lid is in a full open position. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3 in a state where a rear end of the sunroof lid is lowered from a state where the sunroof lid is in a fully closed position. FIG. 4 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3 when the sunroof lid is in a fully open position. It is the perspective view which looked at the lid support member circumference from the vehicle width direction inside. It is the perspective view which looked at the lid support member circumference from the vehicle width direction outer side. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7 when the sunroof lid is at a fully open position. It is a perspective view around a hook member in the state where a sunroof lid was in a fully closed position, and a room opening was closed with a shade. It is the perspective view which looked at the front end part of the right guide rail from the vehicle width direction inside. It is sectional drawing in the XI-XI line of FIG. FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 10. It is a perspective view of an engagement release member. It is the perspective view which looked at the cover member circumference from the vehicle width direction outer side. (A) is a schematic front view of the hook member, the shade support member, and the engagement release member when the sunroof lid is in the fully closed position and the indoor opening is closed by the shade, as viewed from the outside in the vehicle width direction. . FIG. 15B is a view corresponding to FIG. 15A showing a state in which the lid-side first protrusion of the hook member pushes the lid-side protrusion of the shade support member. FIG. 15C is a view corresponding to FIG. 15A showing a state in which the lid-side second protrusion of the hook member pushes the shade support member. FIG. 15D is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 15A, showing a state in which the lid-side first protrusion of the hook member abuts and engages the shade-side protrusion of the shade support member from behind. 15E is a view corresponding to FIG. 15A showing a state in which the guided piece of the hook member is in sliding contact with the main body of the engagement release member. FIG. 15F is a view corresponding to FIG. 15A showing a state in which the hook member is pushed upward by the main body of the disengagement member.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 5 show a sunroof device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The sunroof device 1 is attached to a roof 3 of a vehicle. In this specification, for convenience of description, the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction is referred to as “front”, the rear side is referred to as “rear”, the left side in the vehicle width direction is referred to as “left”, and the right side is referred to as “right”.

  The roof 3 includes an outer panel 5 and an inner panel 7 that covers the outer panel 5 from the vehicle interior side. A space S is formed between the outer panel 5 and the inner panel 7. A substantially rectangular roof opening 5a is formed in the outer panel 5, while a substantially rectangular indoor opening 7a is formed in the inner panel 7 corresponding to the roof opening 5a of the outer panel 5. .

  On the other hand, the sunroof device 1 includes a sunroof lid 9 that slides in the front-rear direction to open and close the roof opening 5 a of the outer panel 5, an opening / closing mechanism 11 that drives the sunroof lid 9, and a sliding door 11 that slides in the front-rear direction. A shade 13 for opening and closing the indoor opening 7a of the inner panel 7, a frame 15 disposed along the periphery of the indoor opening 7a on the outer surface of the inner panel 7 and a deflector 16 provided at a front end of the frame 15. Have.

  The sunroof lid 9 is configured to be movable between a fully closed position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 and a fully opened position shown in FIGS. 2 and 5. The sunroof lid 9 includes a lid body 17, a lid support member 19 attached to the lower surface of the lid body 17, also shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, and a hook member as a connecting member disposed below the lid body 17. 21. When the sunroof lid 9 is at the fully closed position, the lid body 17 has a peripheral portion in close contact with the opening edge of the roof opening 5a of the outer panel 5, so that the roof opening 5a is sealed. When the opening operation is started from the fully closed position, the rear end of the sunroof lid 9 sinks below the fully closed position as shown in FIG. When the sunroof lid 9 is at the fully open position, the entire sunroof lid 9 sinks below the outer panel 5, and the roof opening 5a is opened.

  The lid body 17 includes a substantially rectangular light-transmitting glass panel 23 and a weather strip 25 provided on a peripheral portion of the glass panel 23. A rain gutter 26 is attached to the rear end of the glass panel 23 as shown in FIGS.

  The lid support member 19 includes a resin portion 27 made of resin and a metal plate 29 integrated with the resin portion 27 by insert molding. The lid support member 19 includes a long plate-shaped main surface portion 19a extending in the front-rear direction with the plate surface facing the vehicle width direction. A plurality of mounting holes 19b are formed in the main surface 19a at intervals in the front-rear direction. The peripheral portions of the mounting holes 19b are mounted on the glass panel 23 via brackets (not shown). A not-shown fastening hole is formed at the rear end of the outer surface in the vehicle width direction of the main surface portion 19a. Bulging portion 19c is formed. Further, behind the inner surface in the vehicle width direction of the main surface portion 19a, an inner upper wall portion 19d extending substantially in the front-rear direction while curving along a predetermined curve, and the inner upper wall portion below the inner upper wall portion 19d. An inner lower wall portion 19e extending substantially parallel to the wall portion 19d protrudes. An inner cam groove 19f is formed between the inner upper wall 19d and the inner lower wall 19e. At the position on the inner surface of the main surface portion 19a in the vehicle width direction, which is close to the inner cam groove 19f from the front side, a rectangular plate-shaped inner protruding piece portion 19g having a plate surface directed vertically is provided. They are integrally protruded toward the inside in the width direction.

  On the other hand, an outer upper wall portion 19h and an outer lower wall portion 19i protrude at positions corresponding to the inner upper wall portion 19d and the inner lower wall portion 19e on the outer surface of the main surface portion 19a in the vehicle width direction. An outer cam groove 19j is formed between the wall 19h and the outer lower wall 19i. Each of the inner cam groove 19f and the outer cam groove 19j has a flat region R1 that extends substantially flat, and an inclined region R2 that is inclined rearward and upward rearward of the flat region R1. Further, a plate-like rear outer protruding piece portion 19k having a plate surface directed upward and downward is integrally protruded outward in the vehicle width direction at a position near the outer cam groove 19j at the lower end edge of the main surface portion 19a from the front side. Has been established. The rear half portion of the rear outer protruding piece portion 19k constitutes a rear protruding portion 19m having a longer protruding length than the front side portion. Further, a plate-shaped front outer protruding piece 19n having a plate surface directed upward and downward is integrally formed at a lower end edge of the main surface portion 19a at a position away from the rear outer protruding piece 19k toward the front in the vehicle width direction. It is projected. Outer peripheral ribs are provided on the upper end edge and the lower end edge of the main surface portion 19a over substantially the entire longitudinal direction of the vehicle body except for the outer lower wall portion 19i, the rear outer projecting piece portion 19k, and the front outer projecting piece portion 19n. 19p is integrally protruded toward the inside in the vehicle width direction, and is continuous with the outer lower wall portion 19i, the rear outer projecting piece portion 19k, and the front outer projecting piece portion 19n.

  At the front end of the main surface portion 19a, two shoes 19q arranged side by side are provided. The shoe 19q has a tip portion 19r connected to the main surface portion 19a, and a belt-shaped portion 19s extending rearward from the lower end of the tip portion 19r, and then folded back and connected to the rear end of the tip portion 19r. . The shoe 19q is formed in a ring shape as a whole. The shoe 19q is formed of resin, and is elastically deformable in combination with the annular shape.

  The hook member 21 has an elongated plate-shaped portion 21b having a lid-shaped first protrusion 21a as a hook-shaped lid-side protrusion formed at one end in the longitudinal direction. And attached to the rear end of the lid support member 19 in a state of protruding downward. A lid-side guide surface 21c that curves rearward upward is formed on a rear (end-opening side) end face of the first lid-side projection 21a. A pin insertion hole 21d (see FIG. 15) is formed at the other end in the longitudinal direction of the plate-like portion 21b, and gradually in the middle in the longitudinal direction of the plate-like portion 21b toward the other end in the longitudinal direction. A lid-side second protrusion 21e as a pressing protrusion having a substantially triangular shape in plan view and having a shorter protrusion height is formed so as to protrude in the protrusion direction of the lid-side first protrusion 21a. Further, a semi-cylindrical guided piece 21f that opens in the direction opposite to the protruding direction (upward) of the lid-side first protrusion 21a is integrally provided protrudingly in the longitudinal middle part of one surface of the plate-like portion 21b. ing. Therefore, the guided piece 21f is located outside the lid-side first protrusion 21a and the lid-side second protrusion 21e in the vehicle width direction. A hook-side guide surface 21f 'that curves upward and forward is formed at the front end (end in the lid closing direction) of the guided piece 21f. The hook member 21 is configured such that a stepped pin 31 is inserted into a pin insertion hole 21 d of the hook member 21, and the stepped pin 31 is fastened to a fastening hole (not shown) of the lid support member 19, whereby the lid side The first protrusion 21a and the lid-side second protrusion 21e are attached to the rear end of the lid support member 19 so as to be rotatable up and down in a state where the first protrusion 21a and the lid-side second protrusion 21e are sequentially protruded downward from the rear side (lid opening direction side). I have. Further, the stepped pin 31 is provided with a torsion coil spring 33, and the torsion coil spring 33 biases the hook member 21 in a direction of rotating the lid-side first protrusion 21a of the hook member 21 downward. .

  The opening / closing mechanism 11 includes a slider 35, a push-pull cable 37 connected to the slider 35, and a drive motor 39 for driving the push-pull cable 37. As shown in FIG. 8, the slider 35 includes a slider body 41 made of a metal plate. The slider body 41 includes a pair of opposed vertical wall portions 41a, a connecting wall portion 41b connecting one edge of each of the vertical wall portions 41a to each other, and protrudes from the other edge of each vertical wall portion 41a in a direction approaching each other. Engaging wall portion 41c, and a projecting portion 41d formed at the front end and the rear end of the end portion of each vertical wall portion 41a on the side opposite to the engaging wall portion 41c so as to project outward in the facing direction of the vertical wall portion 41a. have. The end of the vertical wall 41a of the slider body 41 on the side of the engaging wall 41c and the entire engaging wall 41c are covered with a resin covering portion 43, and the overhanging portion 41d of the slider body 41 is made of resin. It is covered by the sliding portion 45. The engagement wall portion 41c and the covering portion 43 constitute a first engagement portion 35a. The projecting portion 41d and the sliding portion 45 form a second engaging portion 35b. The slider body 41, the covering portion 43, and the sliding portion 45 are integrated by insert molding. The push-pull cable 37 is formed integrally with the sliding portion 45 on one side in the direction opposite to the vertical wall portion 41a.

  The shade 13 has a substantially plate-shaped shade main body 47, and a fixing member 49 having a concave portion 49 a near the rear end portion of the outer surface of the shade main body 47 as shown in FIG. The recess 49a is attached with the opening direction of the recess 49a facing upward. The shade support member 51 is attached to the fixing member 49. The shade support member 51 extends in the front-rear direction, and has a long plate portion 51b having a step portion 51a formed so that a front portion thereof is located lower than a rear portion, and an upper portion extending from an outer peripheral edge of the long plate portion 51b. And a shade supporting portion 51d having a peripheral wall portion 51c protruding downward. The shade supporting portion 51d is located at a position corresponding to the lid-side first protrusion 21a and the lid-side second protrusion 21e of the hook member 21 in the lid width direction, and the rear end of the shade 13 (lid opening direction). Side end). A concave portion 51e that opens upward is formed by the step portion 51a, the peripheral wall portion 51c and the long plate portion 51b on the front side of the step portion 51a. The upper half portion of the front peripheral wall portion 51c constitutes a shade-side protrusion 51f projecting upward, and a front surface (lid closing direction side) of the shade-side protrusion 51f has an upward rearward (lid) portion. A shade-side guide surface 51g that is inclined in the opening direction (opening direction) is formed. Further, an extension plate portion 51h with the plate surface directed in the up-down direction is integrally extended toward the inside in the vehicle width direction at a portion of the shade support portion 51d except for the front end portion of the tip of the peripheral wall portion 51c inside the vehicle width direction. Have been. A rectangular long hole 51i extending in the front-rear direction is formed at the center in the front-rear direction of the front end of the extension plate portion 51h. Both ends of the long hole 51i facing in the longitudinal direction are bridged by a band-shaped curved plate portion 51j, and the curved plate portion 51j is curved downward toward the central portion in the longitudinal direction. The shade support member 51 accommodates the distal end portion of the extension plate portion 51h in the recess 49a of the fixing member 49, and presses (contacts) the longitudinal center portion of the curved plate portion 51j with the bottom surface of the recess 49a of the fixing member 49. In this state, it is attached to the fixing member 49 by nail fitting. Thus, the shade support member 51 is attached to the shade main body 47 via the fixing member 49.

  The frame 15 has a front frame 53 extending in the vehicle width direction on the front side in the vehicle width direction of the indoor opening 7a, and a guide rail 54 provided so as to extend in the front-rear direction on both outer sides in the vehicle width direction of the indoor opening 7a. . The drive motor 39 is attached to the front frame 53. The left and right guide rails 54 are symmetrical. The push-pull cable 37 is laid on the front frame 53 and both guide rails 54.

  Each guide rail 54 includes a guide rail body 55 made of aluminum. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the guide rail body 55 has a lower wall portion extending in the vehicle front-rear direction with the plate surface directed substantially vertically. A shallow first groove 55b extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is formed at an intermediate portion of the lower wall portion 55a in the vehicle width direction. A recess 55c that is recessed downward is formed over the entire length of the lower wall 55a at a location slightly away from the first groove 55b in the vehicle width direction. At the inner edge of the lower wall portion 55a in the vehicle width direction, an inner vertical wall portion 55d is provided so as to protrude upward over the entire length, and an inner upper wall portion 55e is provided at a tip end of the inner vertical wall portion 55d. Along the outer side in the vehicle width direction, the supporting wall portion 55f is provided to protrude over the entire length toward the outside in the vehicle width direction, and in the middle of the protruding direction of the inner vertical wall portion 55d. ing. A second groove 55g is formed between the support wall 55f and the lower wall 55a, and a third groove 55h is formed between the support wall 55f and the inner upper wall 55e. An outer vertical wall portion 55i is protruded upwardly over the entire length of the lower wall portion 55a at a position slightly away from the inner edge of the recess 55c in the vehicle width direction. An inclined wall portion 55j which is inclined upward and inward in the vehicle width direction is provided at the tip end, and an outer upper wall portion 55k is provided at the tip end of the inclined wall portion 55j toward the inside in the vehicle width direction. And projecting over the entire length. The recess 55c and the outer vertical wall 55i form a cable guide groove 55m. A fourth groove 55n is formed by the lower wall 55a, the outer vertical wall 55i, the inclined wall 55j, and the outer upper wall 55k.

  At a substantially central portion in the vehicle width direction on the lower surface of the outer upper wall portion 55k, a concave groove portion 55p extending in the front-rear direction is formed. The lower surface of the outer upper wall portion 55k is divided into a first guide surface 55q on the inner side in the vehicle width direction and a second guide surface 55r on the outer side in the vehicle width direction by the concave groove portion 55p. The distance between the first guide surface 55q and the lower wall 55a is slightly larger than the distance between the second guide surface 55r and the lower wall 55a.

  Further, a stopper member St is provided at the front end of the fourth groove 55n, as shown in FIG.

  A U-shaped first notch 55s and a second notch 55t are spaced from each other in order from the front side and reach the concave groove 55p at a position closer to the front than the longitudinal center of the distal end edge of the outer upper wall 55k. It is formed as follows. Therefore, the first notch 55s and the second notch 55t divide the first guide surface 55q back and forth, but do not divide the second guide surface 55r in the front-rear direction.

  A first guide member 57 is attached to the first notch 55s. The first guide member 57 is formed with a first guide groove 57a that is open inward in the vehicle width direction and extends in a substantially vertical direction and has a substantially U-shaped cross section and reaches the concave groove portion 55p. The lower end of the first guide groove 57a opens into the fourth groove 55n. A second guide member 59 is attached to the second notch 55t. In the second guide member 59, a second guide groove 59a, which is opened inward in the vehicle width direction and extends substantially vertically, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section, is formed so as to reach the concave groove portion 55p. The lower end of the second guide groove 59a opens into the fourth groove 55n.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a substantially U-shaped third notch 55u is located forward of the longitudinal center of the outer upper wall 55k and rearward of the second notch 55t. Are formed, and a locking hole 55v is formed at a position slightly away from the front side of the third cutout portion 55u. As shown in FIG. 13, a resin engagement release member 61 is attached to the third notch 55u. FIG. 13 shows the disengagement member 61 attached to the left guide rail 54. The engagement release member 61 includes a main body 61a as a guide piece that is long in the front-rear direction and narrows upwards. The position of the main body 61a corresponds to the guided piece 21f of the hook member 21 in the vehicle width direction. An inclined guide surface 61b that is inclined downward in the front-rear direction is formed at both front and rear ends of the main body 61a. The rear end portion of the main body portion 61a, that is, the rear inclined guide surface 61b is located on the front side (the lid closing direction side) of the position of the guided piece portion 21f in the lid fully open state and the lid in the lid fully closed state. It is located on the rear side (lid opening direction side) of the guide piece 21f. A neck portion 61c is integrally provided at an inner end in the vehicle width direction at a middle portion in the front-rear direction of the bottom surface of the main body portion 61a, and a projecting portion 61d is formed at a tip end of the neck portion 61c so as to project in the front-rear direction. It is formed integrally. Further, a claw portion 61e is integrally provided at an intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction near the front end of the bottom surface of the main body portion 61a. An inclined surface 61f that is inclined in the protruding direction of the claw portion 61e toward the inside in the vehicle width direction is formed at an outer portion of the claw portion 61e in the vehicle width direction. The main body portion 61a and the overhang portion 61d of the engagement release member 61 hold the peripheral edge of the third cutout portion 55u of the outer upper wall portion 55k, and the claw portion 61e is inserted into the locking hole 55v. I have. The engagement releasing member 61 inserts the neck portion 61c into the third notch portion 55u with the main body portion 61a facing upward, and the inclined surface 61f of the claw portion 61e on the outer side of the guide rail main body 55. By pressing against the inner edge of the wall portion 55k in the vehicle width direction to bend the claw portion 61e in the anti-projection direction and moving it to the locking hole 55v, it can be attached to the outer upper wall portion 55k.

  A U-shaped fourth notch 55e 'is formed at a position facing the second notch 55t at the leading edge of the inner upper wall portion 55e, that is, at a position closer to the front than the center in the longitudinal direction. .

  At a position slightly lower than the tip of the inner vertical wall portion 55d, an inner wall portion 55w protrudes toward the inside in the vehicle width direction. An L-shaped cover mounting portion 55x extending in the front-rear direction is provided so as to project with the inner wall portion 55w so as to form a fifth groove portion 55y that opens inward in the vehicle width direction. The cover mounting portion 55x is located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction than the lid-side first protrusion 21a and the lid-side second protrusion 21e of the hook member 21 and the shade-side protrusion 51f of the shade 13.

  The second engagement portion 35b inside the slider 35 in the vehicle width direction is engaged with the second groove 55g of the guide rail 54 configured as described above, and the fourth groove 55n is engaged with the second groove 55n in the vehicle width direction of the slider 35. The outer second engagement portion 35b is engaged. The push-pull cable 37 of the slider 35 is engaged with the cable guide groove 55m.

  As shown in FIG. 14, a lower end of a bellows-shaped cover member 63 that can expand and contract in the vertical direction is mounted on the cover mounting portion 55 x of the guide rail 54 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The upper end of the cover member 63 is fixed to the sunroof lid 9.

  Next, an operation of the sunroof device 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 15A shows a state where the sunroof lid 9 is in the fully closed position and the shade 13 closes the indoor opening 7a. At this time, the first engagement portion 35a of the slider 35 is engaged with the flat region R1 of the inner cam groove 19f and the outer cam groove 19j. In addition, the shoe 19q abuts against the stopper member St, thereby preventing the lid support member 19 from moving further forward. The front and rear positions of the front outer protruding piece 19n and the rear outer protruding piece 19k of the lid support member 19 match the front and rear positions of the first guide member 57 and the second guide member 59. The front outer protruding piece 19n is located in the first guide groove 57a. This also prevents the lid support member 19 from moving forward. On the other hand, the rear outer protruding piece portion 19k completely comes out upward from the fourth groove portion 55n. Further, the inner protruding piece portion 19g completely comes out upward from the third groove portion 55h. In the fully closed state, the lid body 17 of the sunroof lid 9 is substantially flush with the outer surface of the roof 3. Further, the lid-side first protrusion 21a of the hook member 21 of the sunroof lid 9 and the shade-side protrusion 51f of the shade support member 51 are vertically separated from each other, and the engagement between the two is released. Therefore, the shade 13 can be moved in the front-rear direction while being separated from the sunroof lid 9. The lid-side first protrusion 21a of the hook member 21 and the shade-side protrusion 51f of the shade support member 51 are also separated in the front-rear direction.

  Next, in a state where the sunroof lid 9 is in the fully closed position and the indoor opening 7a is closed by the shade 13, the push-pull cable 37 is driven by the drive motor 39 to move the slider 35 rearward. The first engagement portion 35a moves from the flat region R1 of the inner cam groove 19f and the outer cam groove 19j to the inclined region R2, and presses the inner lower wall portion 19e and the outer lower wall portion 19i backward in the inclined region R2. I do. At this time, since the rearward movement of the lid support member 19 is restricted by the engagement between the front outer projecting piece 19n and the first guide groove 57a, the lid support member 19 does not move rearward. On the other hand, the rear outer protruding piece 19k is pulled out upward from the fourth groove 55n, and the inner protruding piece 19g is also pulled out from the third groove 55h, so that the lid supporting member 19 tilts in the vertical direction. Is not regulated. Therefore, the lid support member 19 tilts so that the rear end part descends around the shoe 19q as a fulcrum. Along with that, the lid body 17 also tilts so that the rear end part descends. Then, the front outer projecting piece 19n exits downward from the first guide groove 57a of the first guide member 57 and enters the fourth groove 55n. Further, the rear outer protruding piece portion 19k escapes downward from the second guide groove 59a of the second guide member 59 and enters the fourth groove portion 55n. Further, the inner protruding piece 19g passes through the fourth notch 55e 'and enters the third groove 55h. The front outer protruding piece 19n and the rear outer protruding piece 19k abut on the lower wall 55a in the fourth groove 55n, and the inner protruding piece 19g abuts on the support wall 55f in the third groove 55h. . When the slider 35 is further moved rearward from this state, the front outer protruding piece 19n and the rear outer protruding piece 19k are located in the fourth groove 55n, and are moved rearward by the first guide member 57 and the second guide member 59. Is not regulated, the sunroof lid 9 moves rearward. Then, as shown in FIG. 15B, the lid-side guide surface 21c of the lid-side first protrusion 21a of the hook member 21 comes into sliding contact with the shade-side guide surface 51g of the shade-side protrusion 51f of the shade support member 51, The lid-side first protrusion 21a moves along the slope (shape) of the shade-side guide surface 51g, thereby overcoming the shade-side protrusion 51f. When the slider 35 is further moved backward from this state, as shown in FIG. 15C, the lid-side second protrusion 21 e of the hook member 21 is moved to the front surface of the front peripheral wall portion 51 c of the shade support member 51. The lower part (non-inclined area) is contacted to perform a pressing operation of pressing the shade support member 51 backward. As a result, the entire shade 13 moves rearward in conjunction with the movement of the sunroof lid 9. When the slider 35 is further moved rearward in this state, the sunroof lid 9 reaches the fully open position, and the shade 13 opens the entire indoor opening 7a.

  When the push-pull cable 37 is driven by the drive motor 39 to move the slider 35 forward in a state where the sunroof lid 9 is at the fully open position and the entire interior opening 7a is opened by the shade 13, the slider 35 Is located in the inclined region R2, the first engagement portion 35a presses the inner upper wall portion 19d and the outer upper wall portion 19h of the inner cam groove 19f and the outer cam groove 19j forward. At this time, the front outer protruding piece 19n and the rear outer protruding piece 19k abut on the first guide surface 55q in the fourth groove 55n, and the lid support member 19 cannot further tilt upward. On the other hand, the front outer protruding piece 19n and the rear outer protruding piece 19k are located in the fourth groove 55n, and are not engaged with the first guide member 57 and the second guide member 59, so that they move forward. Movement is not regulated. Therefore, the lid support member 19 moves forward along the fourth groove 55n, and the entire sunroof lid 9 moves forward. Then, as shown in FIG. 15D, the lid-side first protrusion 21 a of the hook member 21 comes into contact with and engages with the shade-side protrusion 51 f of the shade support member 51 from behind. Thus, the sunroof lid 9 and the shade 13 are connected. When the slider 35 is further moved forward in this state, the entire shade 13 moves forward in conjunction with the movement of the sunroof lid 9. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 15 (e), the hook-side guide surface 21 f ′ of the guided piece 21 f of the hook member 21 slides on the rear inclined guide surface 61 b of the main body 61 a of the disengagement member 61. By moving along the shape of the inclined guide surface 61b, the hook member 21 is pushed upward and rotated upward about the pin insertion hole 21d, and as shown in FIG. The engagement between the first side projection 21a and the shade side projection 51f of the shade support member 51 is released, and the sunroof lid 9 and the shade 13 are separated from each other. At this time, the shade 13 is located at a position covering the entire indoor opening 7a. As described above, before the sunroof lid 9 reaches the fully closed position, the shade 13 can be separated from the sunroof lid 9 and stopped regardless of the vertical position of the sunroof lid 9. The degree of freedom in the arrangement and shape of the hook member 21 and the shade support 51d can be increased.

  Thereafter, when the slider 35 is further moved forward, the shoe 19q abuts on the stopper member St, whereby the forward movement of the lid support member 19 is restricted. At this time, the front outer projecting piece 19n is located below the first guide groove 57a of the first guide member 57, and the rear outer projecting piece 19k is located below the second guide groove 59a of the second guide member 59. positioned. That is, the front outer protruding piece 19n and the rear outer protruding piece 19k are in a state in which upward movement is not restricted by the first guide surface 55q of the fourth groove 55n. In addition, the inner protruding piece 19g is in a state in which upward movement is not restricted by the inner upper wall 55e of the third groove 55h. Therefore, when the slider 35 is further moved forward, the first engagement portion 35a of the slider 35 moves forward in the inclined region R2 of the inner cam groove 19f and the outer cam groove 19j, and the lid support member 19 It tilts so that the rear end rises with 19q as a fulcrum. As a result, the front outer projecting piece 19n enters the first guide groove 57a of the first guide member 57, and the rear outer projecting piece 19k enters the second guide groove 59a of the second guide member 59. In addition, the inner protruding piece 19g passes through the fourth cutout 55e '. Thereafter, the first engagement portion 35a reaches the flat region R1 of the inner cam groove 19f and the outer cam groove 19j, and the sunroof lid 9 reaches the fully closed position. At this time, the front outer protruding piece portion 19n is located within the first guide groove 57a, and the rear outer protruding piece portion 19k is pulled upward from the second guide groove 59a. In addition, the inner protruding piece 19g comes out of the third groove 55h. As shown in FIG. 15A, the lid-side first protrusion 21a of the hook member 21 and the shade-side protrusion 51f of the shade support member 51 are vertically separated from each other, and the engagement between them is released. I have.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the rain gutter 26 does not need to have the function of pressing the shade 13 backward in the process of moving the sunroof lid 9 from the fully closed position to the fully opened position. The degree of freedom of the shape can be increased.

  Further, in addition to the function of connecting the sunroof lid 9 and the shade 13 in the process of moving the sunroof lid 9 from the fully open position to the fully closed position, the hook member 21 moves the sunroof lid 9 from the fully closed position to the fully open position. The function of pressing the shade 13 rearward, that is, in the lid opening direction, is performed, so that the number of components can be reduced as compared with a case where a component for pressing the shade 13 in the lid opening direction is separately provided on the sunroof lid 9.

  In addition, since the shade support portion 51d that protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the cover mounting portion 55x of the guide rail 54 is provided near the rear end of the shade 13, compared to a case where the shade support portion 51d is provided near the front end of the shade 13. The cover member 63 can be provided widely in the front-rear direction (lid opening and closing direction). Therefore, by covering the components disposed outside the cover member 63 in the vehicle width direction with the cover member 63 over a wide range in the front-rear direction, the appearance from the vehicle interior side around the sunroof lid 9 is improved, and the cover The occupant can be more reliably prevented from touching components disposed outside the member 63 in the vehicle width direction.

  In the present embodiment, the lid-side guide surface 21c of the hook member 21 is curved rearward upward, but may be inclined rearward upward.

  In the present embodiment, the shade-side guide surface 51g of the shade-side protrusion 51f is inclined rearward upward, but may be curved rearward upward.

  In addition, a guide surface that is inclined or curved rearward upward may be provided on only one of the rear surface of the lid-side first protrusion 21a and the front surface of the shade-side protrusion 51f.

  In the present embodiment, the hook-side guide surface 21f 'of the hook member 21 is curved upward toward the front, but may be inclined upward toward the front.

  In the present embodiment, the inclined guide surface 61b at the rear end of the main body 61a of the disengagement member 61 is inclined forward and upward, but may be curved upward and forward.

  Further, only one of the front end of the guided piece 21f of the hook member 21 and the rear end of the main body 61a of the engagement release member 61 may be inclined or curved upward and forward.

  The present invention is useful as a sunroof device including a sunroof lid that opens and closes a roof opening formed in an outer panel of a vehicle roof and a shade that opens and closes an indoor opening formed in the inner panel of the roof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sunroof apparatus 3 Roof 5 Outer panel 5a Roof opening 7 Inner panel 7a Indoor opening 9 Sunroof lid 11 Opening / closing mechanism 13 Shade 17 Lid main body 19 Lid support member 21 Hook member (connecting member)
21a Lid-side first protrusion (lid-side protrusion)
21e Lid-side second protrusion (pressing protrusion)
21f Guided piece 51d Shade support 51f Shade side projection 54 Guide rail 55x Cover mounting 61a Main body (guide piece)
63 Cover member

Claims (4)

A sunroof lid movable between a fully closed position that seals a roof opening formed in an outer panel of a vehicle roof and a fully opened position that sinks below the outer panel to open the roof opening; A shade that has an opening / closing mechanism that drives the lid, a shade support portion that is provided so as to protrude outward on both sides in the lid width direction, and that opens and closes an indoor opening formed in the inner panel of the roof; A sunroof device comprising a pair of guide rails that are provided side by side so as to extend in a lid opening and closing direction on both sides of a lid width direction of an indoor opening on an outdoor side surface, and guide the shade support portion in the lid opening and closing direction,
The sunroof lid includes a lid main body, a lid support member, a lid-side protrusion, and a connecting member disposed at a rear end of the lid support member so as to be rotatable in a vertical direction,
In the shade support portion of the shade, a shade-side protrusion that projects upward at a position corresponding to the lid-side protrusion in the lid width direction is formed,
At least one of a surface on the lid opening direction side of the lid-side projection and a surface on the lid closing direction side of the shade-side projection is inclined or curved,
In the process of moving the sunroof lid from the fully-closed position to the fully-open position, the surface of the lid-side protrusion in the lid-opening direction slides on the surface of the shade-side protrusion in the lid-closed direction to form the lid-side protrusion. The part gets over the shade side protruding part, and then, while the connecting member abuts on the shade support part and performs a pressing operation of pressing the shade support part in the lid opening direction, the sunroof lid is fully moved from the fully open position. In the process of moving the lid to the closed position, the lid-side projection and the shade-side projection are engaged to connect the sunroof lid and the shade. When the sunroof lid is in the fully closed position, the lid side A sunroof device, wherein the protrusion and the shade-side protrusion are configured to be separated from each other in a vertical direction and disengaged from each other. The sunroof device according to claim 1,
The connection member further has a pressing projection, and is disposed below the lid body in a state where the lid-side projection and the pressing projection sequentially project downward from the lid opening direction side.
At least one of the surface on the lid opening direction side of the lid side projection and the surface on the lid closing direction side of the shade side projection is inclined or curved upward in the lid opening direction,
In the sunroof device, the pressing operation is such that a pressing protrusion of the connecting member abuts on the shade support portion and presses the shade support portion in a lid opening direction. The sunroof device according to claim 1 or 2,
In the connecting member of the sunroof lid, a guided piece portion located outside the lid width direction from the lid side protrusion is formed,
At a position corresponding to the guided piece portion in the lid width direction on the guide rail, a guide piece portion is provided to protrude upward, and an end of the guide piece portion in the lid opening direction is the lid in the fully opened state. It is located closer to the lid closing direction than the position of the guided piece, and is located closer to the lid opening direction than the position of the guided piece in the lid fully closed state,
At least one of the lid closing direction side end of the guided piece and the lid opening direction side end of the guide piece is inclined or curved upward toward the lid closing direction,
In the process of moving the sunroof lid from the fully open position to the fully closed position, the end of the guided piece in the lid closing direction slides against the end of the guide piece in the lid opening direction, and the connecting member moves upward. A sunroof device configured to be pushed up to release the engagement between the lid-side protrusion and the shade-side protrusion. The sunroof device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The upper end of the cover member is fixed to the sunroof lid,
The shade support portion is provided in the vicinity of a lid opening direction side end of the shade,
The guide rail is provided with a cover mounting portion located on the inner side in the lid width direction than the lid side protrusion and the shade side protrusion,
A sunroof device, wherein a lower end portion of the cover member is slidably attached to a cover attachment portion of the guide rail in a lid opening / closing direction.

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