JP2597086Y2 - Drain channel interlocking device for vehicle sunroof - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is configured such that the rear end of the fixed roof can be moved downward from a fully closed position which is continuous with the outer surface of the fixed roof, and can be stored inside the rear of the fixed roof. The present invention relates to a drain channel interlocking device for a vehicle sunroof having a slide panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A sunroof is known in which a slide panel provided in an opening formed in a part of a fixed roof of an automobile can be moved back and forth along an inner surface of the fixed roof. For a sunroof of this type,
When fully closed, it is general that the outer surfaces of the fixed roof and the slide panel are continuous with each other,
In storing the slide panel inside the fixed roof, the rear end is once lifted down, and then the slide panel is moved rearward.

By the way, if the slide panel is operated in the opening direction without removing, for example, raindrops or waterdrops due to dew condensation, these waterdrops drip inside the fixed roof.
In order to catch this and discharge it to the outside of the vehicle, a drain channel that can move back and forth in conjunction with the slide panel extends below the rear edge of the slide panel.

As a conventional mechanism for interlocking a slide panel and a drain channel, there is known a structure in which a rear end of the slide panel is connected to a drain channel using a link (Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-15325). Gazette).

[0005]

In the conventional structure described above, since the slide panel and the drain channel must be directly connected, the assembly process tends to be complicated. In addition, since the rear end of the slide panel has the largest stroke, the link connecting the rear end of the slide panel and the drain channel must be lengthened to prevent rattling and bending. In this case, the accuracy and rigidity must be increased, and the production cost tends to increase. In addition to this, for example, in the case of a slide panel that can be tilted up, there is a disadvantage that the appearance is impaired because the connecting link is exposed at the time of tilting up.

The present invention has been devised in order to solve such disadvantages of the prior art, and its main objects are as follows.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a drain channel interlocking structure of a vehicle sunroof which has a simple structure and requires a small number of parts.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a vehicle having a fixed roof in which the opening and closing of the fixed roof are closed on both sides of the opening. A slide panel movable along a guide rail extending in the direction, and a drain channel extending in a vehicle width direction below a rear edge of the slide panel. A first apex provided with a front slider provided at a front end of an inner surface of the slide panel and constantly sliding on a guide rail, and a pin always provided to be engaged with a stay provided at a rear end of an inner surface of the slide panel; The second slider is pivoted upward about the second vertex on which the rear slider always slides and the second vertex when the slide panel is lifted down, and the guide rail is used when the slide panel is closed. A substantially triangular elevating link having a third vertex provided with an engaging element moving on the upper surface, and a downward elastic force for engaging with the engaging element at the third vertex when the slide panel is opened and closed. This is accomplished by having an engaging member attached to the front of the drain channel via spring means that exerts.

[0008]

According to this structure, when the slide panel is pulled in and driven, the engaging element moves upward and engages with the engaging member of the drain channel. Thereby, the drain channel can be moved together with the slide panel. Here, since the engaging member is attached to the front portion of the drain channel via the spring means, reliable engagement can be obtained without requiring high precision.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction of the present invention will be described in detail below based on specific embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of an automobile roof to which the present invention is applied. The fixed roof 1 is formed with an opening 2 which is substantially rectangular and has a long side in the vehicle width direction.
The opening 2 can be complementarily closed by a slide panel 3 made of, for example, a sheet glass. The slide panel 3 is opened and closed by driving a push-pull cable, which will be described later, with a motor equipped with a speed reducer.

Since the members constituting the present invention are disposed substantially symmetrically with respect to the center line of the vehicle in the front-rear direction, the positional relationship will be hereinafter referred to as the center of the vehicle compartment unless otherwise specified. Explanation will be made based on the standard.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, stays 4 extending in the front-rear direction are fixed to both left and right ends of the inner surface of the slide panel 3, respectively. This stay 4
A front slider 5 that engages with a guide rail, which will be described later, is mounted inside the front end of the slider. On the inner surface of the rear part of the stay 4, an obliquely upward cam groove 6a and a substantially horizontal cam groove 6b are continuously formed via a curved groove 6c. 4, a pin 8 projecting outward from a first vertex 7a of a lifting link 7 having a triangular shape is engaged with the cam groove 6, as shown in FIG.

A rear slider 9 is pivotally mounted on both left and right sides of a second vertex 7b of the lifting link 7 so as to be rotatable about an axis extending in the left-right direction. Then, the third vertex 7c has the shape shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a roller 10 that rotates around an axis in the left-right direction is mounted as an engaging element. The rear slider 9 and the roller 10 also engage with a guide rail described later.

A pair of guide rails 11 made of a drawn material of an aluminum alloy extend in the front-rear direction at both side edges of the opening 2 on the inner surface of the fixed roof 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the guide rail 11 has a substantially flat base portion 12, a T-shaped portion 13 erected on an inner portion on the upper surface of the base portion 12, and an inward flange on the upper surface. 14, a C-shaped part 15 erected outside the T-shaped part 13 and a groove-shaped part 16 formed adjacent to the outside of the C-shaped part 15. A flat portion 1 continuously provided at an end edge and an upper edge of an outer wall of the channel portion 16;
7 is a stiffener 1 fixed to the inner surface of the fixed roof 1.
8 is fixed.

The T-shaped portion 13 and the groove-shaped portion 16 basically extend over substantially the entire length of the guide rail 11 in the front-rear direction, while the inward flange 14 of the C-shaped portion 15 has
The front side is cut off from a predetermined position. And T-shaped part 1
The sunshade 19 is slid on the inner edge of the T-shaped portion 3.
A front slider 5 and an inner rear slider 9i are slid on the outer edge of 3 and the inward flange 14 is connected to a push-pull cable 20 provided in the C-shaped portion 15 and is driven in the front-rear direction. The outer rear slider 9o and the roller 10 are in sliding contact with each other. The channel 16 functions as a drain.

On both the left and right guide rails 11, drain channels 21 slidably fitted on the inward flanges 14 of the respective guide rails 11 are provided. This drain channel 2
1 has a function of receiving water drops dripping from the rear edge of the opening 2 of the fixed roof 1 and pouring them into the left and right channel portions 16. At a position corresponding to the position of the roller 10 at each of the left and right ends of the drain channel 21, a downwardly concave semicircular engaging member 22 is elastically supported via a leaf spring 23 which is bent up and down. Have been.

Next, further details will be described together with the operation of the present apparatus. In the fully closed state of the slide panel 3 shown in FIG. 3, the rear slider 9o and the roller 10 are both slid on the lower surface of the inward flange 14, and the lifting link 7 is in the upright state. When the tilt-up operation is performed from the fully closed position, the push-pull cable 20 is pushed out, and the rear slider 9 moves forward. Thereby, the lifting link 7 moves forward along the guide rail 11.
Here, the first vertex 7 of the lifting link 7 is inserted into the cam groove 6 of the stay 4.
Since the pin 8a is engaged, as the lifting link 7 moves forward, as shown in FIG. 6, the slide panel 3 flips up its rear edge upward with the front slider 5 as a fulcrum.

The inward flange 1 of the C-shaped portion 15 at a predetermined position in the C-shaped portion 15 and on the base portion 12
The stopper 24 shown in FIG.
Is fixed. The stopper 24 is provided on the C-shaped portion 15.
A first portion 24a that substantially closes the inner hole of the first portion, and a second portion 24b that closes a portion surrounded by the C-shaped portion 15 and the inward flange 14.
The front end of an extension 25a extending forward from a cable holder 25 provided integrally with the outer rear slider 9o is formed by the first portion 2 of the stopper 24.
By colliding with 4a, the movement limit of the front side of the lifting link 7 is defined.

On the other hand, a lock lever 26 is pivotally mounted on the intermediate portion of the stay 4. As shown in FIG. 8, the lock lever 26 has a front end 26a pivotally connected to the stay 4 and a rear end 26b slidingly engaged with the outer edge of the T-shaped portion 13 and the inward flange 14. A stepped portion 26c is provided at a position corresponding to the inward flange 14 at the intermediate portion.

When the slide panel 3 starts a tilt-up operation in accordance with the forward movement of the lifting link 7 as described above, the lock lever 26 moves the front surface 27a of the stepped portion 26c to the second portion 24b of the stopper 24. , The front end 26a is tilted obliquely upward with the rear end 26b as a fulcrum. Here, since the forward movement of the lock lever 26 itself is restricted by the front surface 27a of the stepped portion 26c of the lock lever 26 abutting on the second portion 24b of the stopper 24, the lock lever 26 tilts as the lock lever 26 tilts. Then, the front edge of the slide panel 3 is slightly retracted while performing the tilt-up operation. At the same time, the rear surface 27b of the stepped portion 26c of the lock lever 26 is
4a, and the slide panel 3 is prevented from moving backward in the tilt-up state. In this manner, the front edge of the slide panel 3 retreats somewhat during the tilt-up operation, so that the pressing force acting on the seal member on the front edge side of the slide panel 3 is reduced. The stepped portion 26c
May be formed as a separate member attached to the rear end 26b of the lock lever 26 via a leaf spring without being integrally formed with the lock lever 26.

When the rear slider 9 is driven backward by pulling the push-pull cable 20 from the fully closed position of the slide panel 3, the lifting link 7 moves along the guide rail 11.
Moves backward.

In the portion where the pin 8 of the first vertex 7a of the elevating link 7 in the inward flange 14 is aligned with the roller 10 when the pin 8 reaches the rear end of the cam groove 6, the roller is moved upwardly of the inward flange 14. Notch 2 for moving 10
8 is provided, and a slope 29 for guiding the upward movement of the roller 10 is provided.
The roller 10 that has moved upward of the inward flange 14 with the rearward movement of the roller 10 is held by the engaging member 22. Thereby, as shown in FIG.
At the same time as the state in which the roller 10 is sandwiched between the upper surface of the inward flange 14 and the second slider 2, the rear slider 9 is
The elevating link 7 rotates in the forward tilting direction with the vertex 7b as a fulcrum, and the first vertex 7a moves downward. Accordingly, the stay and the rear edge of the slide panel 3 together with the stay 4 are lifted down.

On the other hand, a hanging piece 30 is integrally formed inside the engaging member 22, as shown in FIG. A stepped groove 31 that can engage with the outer edge of the T-shaped portion 13 is formed on the inner surface of the hanging piece 30. The T-shaped part 13
The stepped portion 3 of the stepped groove 31 is provided at a predetermined position on the outer edge of the horizontal wall.
A notch 32 into which 1a can enter is provided. The engagement between the stepped portion 31 a of the stepped groove 31 and the cutout portion 32 is performed by the roller 10 riding on the inward flange 14 and the engaging member 22.
It is released by pushing up.

Now, in this state, the push-pull cable 2
When the rear slider 9 is driven backward by further retracting the slider 0, the slide panel 3 is retracted inside the fixed roof 1 by engagement of the front and rear sliders 5.9 and corresponding parts of the guide rail 11. At this time, since the vertical movement of the engaging member 22 is regulated by the stepped groove 31 engaging the outer edge of the T-shaped portion 13, the engaging member 22 is sandwiched between the inner surface of the engaging member 22 and the inward flange 14. Since the roller 10 and the engaging member 22 are integrated, the drain channel 21 moves together with the slide panel 3, catches water drops dripping from the trailing edge of the slide panel 3, and discharges the water drops to the left and right channel portions 16.

When the push-pull cable 20 is pushed out from the open state of the slide panel 3, the step 33 formed at the first vertex 7a of the lifting link 7 complementarily engages with the rear end of the stay 4 (see FIG. 11). ). Thereby, the lifting link 7
As a result, the stay 4 is pushed out, and the slide panel 3 moves forward. A holding plate 34 is screwed to the outer surface of the lifting link 7 to prevent the engagement with the stay 4 from being released.

The engaging member 22 moves together with the slide panel 3 to the fully closed position, and the front surface 27a of the stepped portion 26c of the lock lever 26 attached to the intermediate portion of the stay 4 contacts the second portion 24b of the stopper 24. Then, first, the stay 4 stops. When the push-pull cable 20 is further extruded,
The roller 10 moves downward through the notch 32 of the inward flange 14 and enters the lower surface of the inward flange 14. Here, since the engaging member 22 is urged downward by the leaf spring 23, when the roller 10 moves downward, the step 31 a formed on the hanging piece 30 becomes the notch 32 on the outer edge of the T-shaped part 13. And the drain channel 21 stops.
At the same time, the lifting link 7 rises and pushes up the rear end of the slide panel 3 to be in the first fully closed state. The resilient force of the leaf spring 23 maintains the engaging state between the stepped portion 31a of the hanging piece 30 of the engaging portion 22 and the notch 32 on the outer edge of the T-shaped portion 13, so that the drain channel 21 vibrates. And so forth.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the interlocking connection between the slide panel and the drain channel can be achieved with a very simple structure in which the engaging member is simply attached to the front portion of the drain channel via a leaf spring or the like. Become. Therefore, simplification of the assembling process and reduction of the number of parts can be achieved, and a great effect can be achieved in reducing the manufacturing cost. In addition, at the time of tilting up, the slide panel and the drain channel are completely separated from each other, so that there is an additional effect that the appearance is not affected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view showing an outline of an automobile roof to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the left part of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an inner side view of a right portion of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an inner side view of a right side portion of the device of the present invention in a tilted state;

FIG. 7 is a transparent perspective view of a forward end stopper portion.

FIG. 8 is a transparent perspective view showing an operation state of a lock lever.

FIG. 9 is an outer side view of a left side portion of the device of the present invention in a tilted down state.

FIG. 10 is a transparent perspective view showing an engagement state between an engagement member and a roller.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a relationship between a lifting link and a rear end of a stay.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fixed roof 2 Opening 3 Slide panel 4 Stay 5 Front slider 6 Cam groove 7 Elevating link 8 Pin 9 Rear slider 10 Roller 11 Guide rail 12 Base part 13 T-shaped part 14 Inward flange 15 C-shaped part 16 Channel-shaped part 17 Flat portion 18 Stiffener 19 Sunshade 20 Push-pull cable 21 Drain channel 22 Engaging member 23 Leaf spring 24 Stopper 25 Cable holder 26 Lock lever 27a Front surface 27b Rear surface 28 Notch 29 Slope 30 Hanging piece 31 Step groove 32 Notch 33 Step Part 34 Holding plate

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a guide rail extending in a front-rear direction on both sides of the fixed roof between a position where the opening of the fixed roof is closed and a position stored inside the fixed roof. A device for interlocking a slide panel and a drain channel extending in a vehicle width direction below a rear edge of the slide panel, the device being provided at a front end of an inner surface of the slide panel and being attached to the guide rail. A front slider that constantly slides, a first vertex provided with a pin that constantly engages a stay provided at a rear end portion of the inner surface of the slide panel, and a rear slider that constantly slides on the guide rail are pivotally mounted. The second
And a third engaging member which pivots upward around the second vertex when the slide panel is lifted down and moves on the upper surface of the guide rail when the slide panel is closed. The drain channel via a spring means that exerts a downward elastic force so as to engage with the engaging element at the third vertex when the slide panel is opened and closed. A drain channel interlocking device for a vehicle sunroof, comprising an engaging member attached to a front portion of the vehicle.