JP2574832Y2 - Seal structure of sunroof device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sunroof apparatus comprising two sunroofs which can be freely opened and closed at the roof opening of a roof panel and one end of which is abutted against each other. The present invention relates to a seal structure capable of preventing water from entering a room from the outside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a one-box type automobile, a sunroof device for ventilation and lighting of a room may be provided in order to improve a feeling of exhilaration and openness during driving. As an example of such a sunroof device, as shown in FIG. 5, a first sunroof 33 of a tilt-up type is disposed at a front portion of a vehicle body of a roof opening 32 formed in a roof panel 31 of a vehicle body 30 and at a rear portion thereof. Sliding second sunroof 3 that moves in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle with guide rails
4 (for example, a Japanese Utility Model 2-1).
No. 41523, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-33713).

In the above-mentioned sunroof apparatus, a structure shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 has conventionally been employed to seal the butted portion 35 of the sunroofs 33 and 34. This means that an upward weatherstrip 36 is provided on the rear edge 33a of the tilt-up first sunroof 33 and a downward weatherstrip 3 is provided on the front edge 34a of the second sunroof 34.
7 are attached respectively. And the first sunroof 33
The lip portion 36a of the weather strip 36 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the base of the weather strip 37 of the second sunroof 34. Also, the lip portion 37a of the strip 37 is
The sunroof 33 is in contact with the lower surface of the rear end 33a of the sunroof 33, thereby sealing the butted portion 35 (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-122317, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-70).
No. 30).

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional sealing structure, since the left and right ends of the butted portion 35 of the weather strips 36 and 37 are opened downward, for example, when the vehicle is washed with high-pressure water from below the side surface. Water that has entered the butted portion 35 may enter the room from the lip portion 37a of the weather strip 37 (see a broken line → mark in FIG. 7), and there is a problem that sealing performance is low.

In the conventional sealing structure, when foreign matter is caught in the lip portion 36a of the weather strip 36 or the lip portion is thermally deformed, water may enter the room from the lip portion 36a. (FIG. 6
There is a problem that the sealing property is low also from this point.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a seal structure of a sunroof device capable of improving the sealing performance by reliably preventing water that has entered a butt portion from entering a room. It is intended to be.

[0007]

According to the present invention, first and second sunroofs are respectively provided in a roof opening formed in a roof panel of a vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, and one end edges of both sunroofs are abutted against each other. In a seal structure of a sunroof device in which a weather strip is attached to the one end edge of each of the first and second sunroofs so as to vertically overlap each other to seal the abutting portion, the weather strip is provided in an overlapping portion of the two weather strips. Extending in the longitudinal direction of this,
And a seal member for filling a gap between the two weather strips is provided, and an extension portion extending to the lower edge of the sunroof along the lip portion of the lower weather strip is integrally formed at an end of the seal member. Features.

[0008]

According to the seal structure of the sunroof device according to the present invention, a seal member for filling a gap between the weather strips is provided in an overlapped portion of the weather strips, and at an end of the seal member. As an extension is formed to extend to the lower edge of the sunroof along the lower lip,
The extended portion seals the interior of the terminal opening of the overlapping portion on the indoor side, and the water that has entered the overlapping portion from the outside of the room is prevented from entering the indoor by the sealing member. As a result, intrusion of water into the room can be reliably prevented, and the sealing performance can be improved.

Further, even when foreign matter is caught in the lip portion of the weather strip or the lip portion is thermally deformed, water entering the overlapping portion is prevented from entering the room by the sealing member. Therefore, the sealing property can be improved from this point as well.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 4 are views for explaining a seal structure of a sunroof device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a sunroof device of a one-box type vehicle will be described.

In the figure, 1 is a one-box car,
In this configuration, a front door 3a is provided at the front left and right sides of the vehicle body 2, a side door 3b is provided at the center, and a back door 3c is provided at the rear end so as to be freely opened and closed. The roof panel 4 of the vehicle body 2 is provided with a vertically long roof opening 5 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a central section of the opening 5 is provided with a box-shaped rein hose 4a extending in the front-rear direction. .

At the front of the vehicle body of the roof opening 5, a tilt-up glass first sunroof 6 is disposed.
Both sides in the vehicle width direction of the sunroof 6 are curved downward. The front edge of the first sunroof 6 is connected to the roof opening 5
Is hingedly connected to the front edge portion of the camera so as to open and close in the vertical direction.

A sliding glass second sunroof 7 is disposed at the rear of the vehicle body of the roof opening 5, and both sides in the vehicle width direction of the sunroof 7 are similarly curved downward. The second sunroof 7 pops up by a guide rail (not shown) and opens and closes back and forth in the vehicle body.

The rear end face 6a of the first sunroof 6 and the front end face 7a of the second sunroof 7 are opposed to each other.

A roof weather strip (not shown) is mounted on a peripheral portion of the roof opening 5, and the roof weather strip is in contact with lower edges of inner surfaces of the first and second sunroofs 6, 7. Thus, the outer peripheral edges of the first and second sunroofs 6 and 7 are sealed.

Also, the rear edge 6a of the first sunroof 6
Has an outward lip weather strip 11 in the second direction.
A lip weather strip 12 is attached to the front edge 7a of the sunroof 7 inward. The two weather strips 11 and 12 are connected to the edges 6 of the sunroofs 6 and 7, respectively.
It has a structure in which tongue-shaped lip portions 11b and 12b are formed integrally with main body portions 11a and 12a having a substantially U-shape that sandwiches a and 7a.

The lip portion 11b of the lip weather strip 11 on the first sunroof 6 is in contact with the upper surface of the main body 11a of the lip weather strip 12 on the second sunroof 7 side. The lip portion 12b is in contact with the lower surface of the rear edge 6a of the first sunroof 6. Thereby, the butting portion 8 is sealed.

A concave portion is formed at the front portion of the roof weather strip disposed in the periphery of the roof opening 5 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, that is, at a portion intersecting the left and right sides of the lip weather strips 11 and 12. Have been. Due to this recess, the abutting portion 8 of the lip weather strips 6, 7 extends outside the roof weather strip beyond the roof.

A sealing member 15 made of sponge and having a prismatic cross section, which is a feature of the present embodiment, is attached to the upper surface of the downwardly facing lip weather strip 12 in the butting portion 8. The sealing member 15 is used for the weather strip 1.
2 extending to both left and right edges, and the sealing member 15
Is the lip portion 12b and the weather strip 11 facing upward.
Of the main body 11a.

Further, extension portions 15a are integrally formed at both ends of the sealing member 15, and the extension portions 15a extend along the lip portions 12b of the downward weather strip 12, and extend along the lip portions 12b of the first sunroof 6. It is in contact with the lower surface of the rear edge 6a. The interior of the butting portion 8 is divided into an indoor side 8a and an outdoor side 8b by the seal member 15.

Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described. According to the seal structure of the present embodiment, the seal member 15 is disposed in the butting portion 8 of the lip weather strips 6 and 7, and the weather strips 6 and 7 are
Of the first sunroof 6 at both ends of the sealing member 15 and extending to the lower surface of the rear edge 6a of the first sunroof 6.
Since the sealing member 15 is formed, the inside of the butting portion 8 is divided into the indoor side 8a and the outdoor side 8b by the sealing member 15.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 1, the high-pressure water sprayed from the lower surface of the side portion at the time of car washing, etc.
Intrusion into the indoor side 8a is prevented by the
b from the inside 8a
Intrusion is prevented.

In this embodiment, when foreign matter is caught in the lip portion 11b of the lip weather strip 11 or settled due to thermal deformation or the like, water entering the outdoor side 8b of the butt portion 8 is prevented. Is prevented from entering the indoor side 8a by the seal member 15. As a result, intrusion of water into the room can be reliably prevented, and sealing performance can be improved accordingly.

[0024]

As described above, according to the seal structure of the sunroof device according to the present invention, a seal member is provided in the abutting portion of the two weather strips so as to fill the gap therebetween, and a lip is provided at an end of the seal member. Since the extended portion extending to the lower surface edge of the sunroof is formed along the portion, it is possible to reliably prevent water from entering the room from the butt portion, and to improve the sealing performance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a seal member for explaining a seal structure of a sunroof device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a seal member in a butted portion of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the sunroof device of the one-box vehicle of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the sunroof device of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a general sunroof device.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional sealing structure of a butt portion.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a problem of a conventional seal structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Body 4 Roof panel 5 Roof opening 6 First sunroof 6a Rear end surface of first sunroof 7 Second sunroof 7a Front end surface of second sunroof 8 Butt portion 11,12 Weatherstrip 11b, 12b Lip portion 15 Seal member 15a Extension portion

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A first and a second sunroof are disposed in a roof opening formed in a roof panel of a vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, and one end edges of both sunroofs are abutted on each other. In a seal structure of a sunroof device in which a weather strip is attached to the one edge so as to vertically overlap with each other to seal the abutting portion, the sealing structure extends in the overlapping portion of the two weather strips in the longitudinal direction thereof, and A seal member that fills a gap between the two weather strips is provided, and an extension that extends to the lower edge of the sunroof along the lip portion of the lower weather strip is integrally formed at an end of the seal member. The seal structure of the sunroof device.