JP2987511B2 - Sunroof equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tilt and outer slide type sunroof device for an automobile.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an opening is provided in a roof panel of a vehicle body, and guide rails parallel to each other are provided on both sides of the opening along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a driving shoe and a driven shoe are respectively moved on the guide rail. Arranged freely, a tilt channel is arranged along the longitudinal direction above the guide rail, the front end of the tilt channel is rotatably supported on the guide rail, and a drive link mechanism is provided between the drive shoe and the tilt channel. Provide a tilt mechanism between the driven shoe and the rear end of the tilt channel, dispose the guide channel movably inside the tilt channel along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail, and provide a holder plate on the guide channel. , The front end of the holder plate is movably supported on the tilt channel, and the holder plate faces the opening to slide. The tilt panel lifts the rear end of the slide panel and tilts up by tilting the tilt channel with respect to the guide rail, and moves the guide channel along the longitudinal direction of the tilt channel to provide a roof panel. There is known a sunroof device in which an opening is opened.

However, in the conventional sunroof device, in the fully closed state in which the slide panel closes the opening of the roof panel, the driving shoe and the driven shoe are respectively moved toward the rear of the vehicle body along the guide rail. By doing so, the tilt mechanism moves the rear end of the tilt channel upward with the movement of the driven shoe to the rear of the vehicle body,
The upward movement of the rear end of the tilt channel with respect to the guide rail cannot be performed smoothly, and when closing the opening of the roof panel with the slide panel, the drive shoe and the driven shoe are directed toward the front of the vehicle body along the guide rail. When the tilting mechanism moves, the rear end of the tilt channel moves rapidly downward by the tilt mechanism as the driven shoe moves forward of the vehicle body. A loud impact noise is generated due to the collision with the guide rail, and the tilt channel may rattle against the guide rail,
Discomforted the driver.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and to move a driving shoe and a driven shoe toward the rear of a vehicle body along guide rails in a fully closed state in which a slide panel closes an opening of a roof panel. By doing so, the tilt mechanism moves the rear end of the tilt channel upward with the rearward movement of the driven shoe body, and the buffer urges the rear end of the tilt channel upward, The upward movement of the rear end of the tilt channel with respect to the guide rail can be performed smoothly, and the rear end of the slide panel is lifted up in a stable state to tilt up.
The drive link mechanism moves the guide channel toward the rear of the vehicle body along the tilt channel via the holder plate by moving the drive shoe to the rear of the vehicle body, and the slide panel together with the guide channel is located above the rear of the roof panel opening. When the drive shoe and the driven shoe are moved toward the front of the vehicle body along the guide rails when the opening of the roof panel is opened and the opening of the roof panel is closed by the slide panel, the tilt The rear end of the channel is moved downward by the tilt mechanism with the movement of the driven shoe to the front of the vehicle body, and the silencing member of the shock absorber receives the downward movement of the rear end of the tilt channel, and the tilt mechanism is driven. There is no collision with the shoe, and a large A sunroof device that does not generate a shooting sound, always urges the rear end of the tilt channel upward with a shock absorber, does not rattle the slide panel against the guide rail, and does not cause discomfort to the driver. To provide.

Means for Solving the ProblemsThe sunroof device of the present invention provides an opening in a roof panel of a vehicle body, and arranges guide rails parallel to each other along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body on both sides of the opening, A drive shoe and a driven shoe are movably arranged on the guide rail, respectively, and a tilt channel is arranged along a longitudinal direction on an upper portion of the guide rail, and a front end of the tilt channel is rotatably supported by the guide rail. A drive link mechanism is provided between the drive shoe and the tilt channel, a tilt mechanism is provided between the driven shoe and a rear end of the tilt channel, and a longitudinal direction of the guide rail is provided inside the tilt channel. Disposing a guide channel movably along a direction, providing a holder plate on the guide channel, A front end of the tilt plate movably supported by the tilt channel, and a slide panel disposed on the holder plate facing the opening, wherein a rear end of the tilt channel is provided behind the driven shoe of the guide rail. Is provided, and a muffling member is provided in the buffer.

The slide panel that faces the opening provided in the roof panel of the vehicle body closes the opening.

In a fully closed state in which the opening of the roof panel is closed by the slide panel, when the drive shoe and the driven shoe are moved toward the rear of the vehicle body along mutually parallel guide rails arranged on both sides of the opening, A tilt mechanism provided between the driven shoe and the rear end of the tilt channel disposed above the guide rail moves the rear end of the tilt channel upward along with the rearward movement of the vehicle body of the driven shoe, A buffer provided behind the driven shoe of the guide rail urges the rear end of the tilt channel upward, raises the rear end of the slide panel to tilt up, and is provided between the drive shoe and the tilt channel. The drive link mechanism moves the drive shoe to the rear of the vehicle body to hold the guide channel located inside the tilt channel as a holder. Plate moves toward the rear of the vehicle body along the tilt channel via a sliding panel is retracted to the rear upper part of the opening of the roof panel with the guide channel, to open the opening of the roof panel.

Further, when closing the opening of the roof panel with the slide panel, the drive shoe and the driven shoe are respectively moved toward the front of the vehicle body along the guide rails. The tilt mechanism moves downward with the movement, and the muffling member provided on the buffer receives the downward movement of the rear end of the tilt channel, so that the tilt mechanism does not collide with the driven shoe and tilt. A loud impact noise due to the collision of the mechanism with the guide rail does not occur, and the rear end of the tilt channel is constantly urged upward by the buffer,
The slide panel does not rattle against the guide rail.

Examples Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a roof panel of a vehicle body, and an opening 2 is provided in the roof panel 1. On both sides of the opening 2, as shown in FIG. Parallel guide rails 3, 3 are provided, respectively, and drive shoes 4, 5 and a driven shoe 6 are respectively movably provided on the guide rail 3, and a longitudinal direction is provided above the guide rails 3, 3. The tilt channels 7, 7 are respectively disposed along the front, and the front ends of the tilt channels 7, 7 are rotatably supported by the guide rails 3, 3.

A drive link mechanism 8 is provided between the drive shoe 4 and the tilt channel 7, and a tilt mechanism 9 is provided between the driven shoe 6 and the rear end of the tilt channel 7. The guide channel 10 is movably arranged along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 3. The guide channel 10 is provided with a holder plate 11, and the front end of the holder plate 11 is
It is supported movably.

A slide panel 12 is disposed on the holder plate 11 so as to face the opening 2 of the roof panel 1, and a buffer for urging the rear end of the tilt channel 7 upwardly behind the driven shoe 6 of the guide rail 3. A leaf spring 13 is provided, and a muffling member 14 is provided outside the leaf spring 13.

As shown in FIG. 3, rail grooves 15, 15 are respectively formed inside the both side walls of the guide rail 3, and the side wall located inside the guide rail 3 is provided on the upper side of the rail groove 15 in an outward direction. Guide grooves 16, 16 are formed, each opening toward.

As shown in FIG. 4, a driving shoe 4 and a driving shoe 5 are movably disposed adjacent to each other on the bottom wall of the guide rail 3, and are disposed on the upper surface of the base plate of the driving shoe 4 near the outer edge. As shown in FIG. 5, engaging walls 17 and 18 projecting upward are respectively formed, and a wedge is provided at an upper portion between the engaging wall 18 located inside the driving shoe 4 and the inner edge. The claw 19 is erected, and the wedge claw 19 is fixed to the base plate of the driving shoe 4 by caulking.

As shown in FIG. 6, engagement walls 20 and 21 projecting upward are formed on the upper surface of the drive shoe 5 near the inner edge of the base plate.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the support walls 2 and 21 are provided on the engaging walls 17 and 18 of the driving shoe 4 and the engaging walls 20 and 21 of the driving shoe 5.
2, a through hole 23 and a guide hole 24 are respectively formed in the support 22. One end of a guide link 25 as a drive link mechanism 8 is inserted into the through hole 23 of the support 22 through a support pin 26. The guide link 25 is rotatably connected to the guide hole 24 of the support 22 via a connecting pin 27 so that the guide link 25 is slidably engaged with the guide link 25. The support 22 is a base plate of the drive shoe 4 and the drive shoe 5. Is fixed by a plurality of screws 28 from below.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the drive shoes 4 and the engagement walls 17, 20 near the outer edges of the drive shoes 5 and the inner edges are fitted into the rail grooves 15, 15 of the guide rail 3, respectively. The drive shoe 4 and the drive shoe 5 are slid along the rail grooves 15, 15 of the guide rail 3.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the wires 30 of the drive cable 29 are inserted through the inner edges of the drive shoes 4 and 5, respectively, and the rear end of the drive shoe 4 of the wires 30 and the drive shoe 5 Lock pipes 31 and 3 on the outer circumference corresponding to the front end
2 are fixed respectively, and the driving shoe 4 and the driving shoe 5
Is locked to the wire 30 by locking pipes 31, 32,
The locking pipes 31 and 32 are respectively fitted in the rail grooves 15 located inside the guide rail 3.

A locking cap 33 is attached to one end of the wire 30 of the drive cable 29.
Is fixed, the locking pipe 31 of the wire 30 and the locking cap 33
A helical strip 34 is fixed to the outer circumference of the wire 30, and a locking cap 35 is fixed to the other end of the wire 30.
An outer tube is provided on the outer periphery between 32 and the locking cap 35.
36 is fitted, locking cap 35 and outer tube 36
Are respectively fitted in rail grooves 15 located inside the guide rail 3.

Behind the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 are driving shoes 4,5.
A motor (not shown) serving as a driving means for moving the motor in the front-rear direction along the guide rail 3 is provided, and a gear (not shown) which meshes with the spiral strip 34 of the driving cable 29 is connected to the motor. I have.

As shown in FIG. 4, a bracket 37 is provided on an upper portion of the bottom wall of the guide rail 3 near the front end.
Is fixed to the upper surface of the bottom wall of the guide rail 3 by a plurality of rivets 38.

A stopper 39 is provided at an upper portion of the bottom wall of the guide rail 3 near the rear end to prevent the drive shoes 4 and 5 from moving backward, and an elastic body 41 is fixed to a front surface of the rising wall 40 of the stopper 39. The stopper 39 is fixed to the upper surface of the bottom wall of the guide rail 3 by a plurality of rivets 42.

Guide grooves 16, 16 in the side wall located inside guide rail 3
As shown in FIG. 9, the driven shoe 6 is movably disposed on the upper part of the
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, hanging pieces 43, 43 bent downward are formed respectively, and hanging pieces 44, 44 bent downward on both sides of the driven shoe 6. Long holes 45, 45 are respectively formed in the hanging pieces 44, 44, and a plurality of sliders 46 are provided below the driven shoe 6.
Are respectively disposed, and the sliders 46 are respectively fitted into the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3, and as shown in FIG.
The driven shoe 6 slides along the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3 via the slider 46.

As shown in FIG. 9, a stopper 47 for preventing the driven shoe 6 from moving backward is provided in an upper portion of the guide rail 3 near the longitudinal center of the guide grooves 16, 16. A guide groove 48 is formed following the guide groove 16 of the rail 3, and the stopper 47 is fixed to the inner side wall of the guide rail 3 by a plurality of screws 49.

A column 50 is provided between the driven shoe 6 and the stopper 47, and a protective cover 51 is provided above the guide groove 16 of the guide rail 3.
The protective cover 51 is fixed to the stopper 47 and the upper end of the column 50 by screws 52 and 53, and the column 50 is fixed to the upper part of the guide groove 16 of the guide rail 3 by the screw 53.

A leaf spring 13 is disposed above the guide groove 16 of the guide rail 3 near the rear end, and a bent portion 54 inclined upward is formed near the front end of the leaf spring 13. A muffling member 14 is fixed to the guide rail 3 and the rear end of the leaf spring 13 is
Is fixed to the upper part of the guide groove 16 by a screw 55.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, first hanging wedge links 56 and 56 are attached to the hanging pieces 43 and 43 near the front end of the driven shoe 6.
Are connected rotatably via support pins 57, 57, and the other end of the first wedge link 56, 56 is turned to one end of the second wedge link 58 via the support pin 59, 60. The other end of the second wedge link 58 is slidably engaged with the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3 via support pins 61, 62.

Inner ends 59a, 60a protruding inward of support pins 59, 60
As shown in FIG. 11, elastic bodies 63, 63 are respectively fitted around the outer circumference of the support rails 59, and as shown in FIG. Elastic bodies 64, 64 are fitted on the outer periphery of the inner ends 61a, 62a respectively fitted into the support pins 61, 62, and are fitted into the support pins 61, 62, respectively.
Inner ends 61a, 62a of the support pins 61, 62 are guide grooves of the guide rail 3.
The second wedge link 58 is slid along the guide grooves 16 of the guide rail 3.

The wedge claw 19 of the driving shoe 4 is engaged between an outer end 59b of the support pin 59 protruding outward and an outer end 61b of the support pin 61 protruding outward.

In the upper part of the second wedge link 58, FIG. 10 and FIG.
As shown in the figure, the inner ends 59a, 60a of the support pins 59, 60 and the inner ends 61a, 62a of the support pins 61, 62 are connected to the guide grooves 16, 1 of the guide rail 3.
6 is provided with a leaf spring 65 for urging toward the upper wall, and a bent portion 66 inclined downward is formed on the leaf spring plate 65. The bent portion 66 of the leaf spring 65 is Guide groove 16,1
6 and the leaf spring 65 is pressed against the second wedge link 5.
8 is fixed to the upper end by a plurality of screws 67,67.

As shown in FIG. 10, a guide body 68 is provided on the upper portion of the driven shoe 6, a cam surface 69 is formed near the front end of the guide body 68, and an engaging member is provided near the rear end of the guide body 68. A stop groove 70 is formed, and a plurality of long holes 71 are formed in the guide body 68 as shown in FIG.
The guide body 68 is fixed to the driven shoe 6 by using a plurality of screws 72 by utilizing the 71, and the mounting of the guide body 68 to the driven shoe 6 can be adjusted along the longitudinal direction of the elongated hole 71.

A tilt channel 7 is provided above the bottom wall of the guide rail 3.
The guide channel 73 which opens outward is formed in the tilt channel 7 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 15, a stopper 74 for preventing the drive shoes 4, 5 from moving forward is provided on the outer side of the vertical wall near the front end of the tilt channel 7 facing the guide groove 73. The channel 7 is fixed to the outer surface of the vertical wall by a screw 75.

Inside the vertical wall near the front end of the tilt channel 7,
As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a support plate 76 is provided, and the support plate 76 is fixed to the inner surface of the vertical wall of the tilt channel 7 by a plurality of screws 77, 77. It is rotatably connected to the rising wall via a support pin 78.

Inside the vertical wall near the rear end of the tilt channel 7,
As shown in FIG. 4, a bracket 79 is provided, and a slider 80 is provided on an inner edge of the bracket 79.
79 has multiple screws on the inner surface of the vertical wall of the tilt channel 7
Fixed by 81.

A holding plate 82 is arranged on the upper part of the bracket 79,
The holding plate 82 has a plurality of screws 83, 8 on the upper surface of the bracket 79.
Fixed by 3.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a tilt link 84 is provided between the driven shoe 6 and the bracket 79, and a bulging portion 85 protruding upward is provided near one end of the tilt link 84. , 85 are respectively formed, and support pins are provided on the bulging portions 85, 85.
Both ends of the support link 86 are connected to each other, and a cylindrical body 87 is rotatably provided outside the support pin 86. One end of the tilt link 84 is connected to the hanging pieces 44, 44 of the driven shoe 6 as shown in FIG. Slot 4
5 and 45 are slidably engaged via connecting pins 88 and 88, respectively, and the other end of the tilt link 84 is
The cylinder 87 is engaged with the cam surface 69 of the guide 68, and the support pin 89 is inserted into the locking groove 70 of the guide 68.

The tilt mechanism 9 includes a first wedge link 56, a second wedge link 58, and a tilt link 84.

The guide channel 10 is disposed inside the tilt channel 7, and a guide groove 90 that opens outward is formed in the guide channel 10, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18. As shown in FIG. 19, the slider 80 of the bracket 79 of the tilt channel 7 is fitted into the guide groove 90, and the guide groove 90 of the guide channel 10 is inserted.
Is adapted to slide with respect to the slider 80.

As shown in FIG. 20, a flange 91 protruding inward is formed on the inner surface of the vertical wall of the guide channel 10, and a holder plate 11 is provided above the flange 91. The guide channel 10 is fixed to the upper surface of the flange 91 by a plurality of rivets 92.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 12, a slide panel 12 is disposed on the upper portion of the holder plate 11, and a weather strip 93 for preventing rain from leaking when the slide panel 12 is fully closed is provided on an outer peripheral edge of the slide panel 12. Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 21, a bracket 94 is provided at a lower portion near the front end of the holder plate 11, and a support hole is provided at a hanging portion 95 of the bracket 94 as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
96 and a guide hole 97 are respectively formed, a support pin 98 is fixed to the support hole 96 of the bracket 94, and an engagement roller 99 is rotatably provided on the support pin 98, and an outer periphery of the engagement roller 99 is provided. , An elastic body 100 is fitted therein, and as shown in FIG. 22, the engagement roller 99 is fitted into the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7,
The bracket 94 is fixed to the upper surface of the holder plate 11 with a screw 101.

The other end of the guide link 25 is slidably engaged with the guide hole 97 of the bracket 94 via the connecting pin 102 as shown in FIGS. Is provided rotatably, and an elastic body 1 is provided on the outer periphery of the engagement roller 103.
21, the engagement roller 103 is fitted into the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7, and the guide channel 10 is connected to the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7 via the holder plate 11 and the bracket 94, as shown in FIG. Is to be slid along.

In FIG. 1, a connecting pin 27 near one end of the guide link 25 is located at a lower end 24a of the guide hole 24 of the support 22, and a connecting pin 102 at the other end of the guide link 25 is
4 is located at the front end 97a of the guide hole 97, the wedge claw 19 of the driving shoe 4 is located between the outer end 59b of the support pin 59 of the second wedge link 58 and the outer end 61b of the support pin 61, The support pins 59, 60 at one end of the second wedge link 58 and the support pins 61, 62 at the other end engage the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3, respectively, and the leaf spring 65 of the second wedge link 58 is folded. The curved portion 66 is in pressure contact with the upper portions of the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3.

Further, the connecting pin 88 of the tilt link 84 is located at the rear end 45a of the elongated hole 45 of the driven shoe 6, and the cylinder 87 of the tilt link 84 engages with the flat portion of the cam surface 69 of the guide 68, and The support pin 89 of the link 84 is engaged with the end of the engagement groove 70 of the guide body 68, and the slide panel 12 is in a fully closed state in which the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 is closed. Abuts against the inside of the opening 2 to seal and shut off the vehicle interior and outside.

 Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

[Tilt Up of Slide Panel] First, from the fully closed state in which the slide panel 12 closes the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 shown in FIG.
When the motor for moving the motor 12 is driven, and the drive cable 29 is moved to be pulled by the rotation of the motor, the drive cable 29 is moved.
Simultaneously slide the drive shoe 4 and the drive shoe 5 toward the rear of the vehicle body along the rail grooves 15, 15 of the guide rail 3, respectively.

When the driving shoes 4 and 5 slide rearward of the vehicle body with respect to the rail grooves 15 and 15 of the guide rail 3, the support 22
The guide link 25 moves toward the rear of the vehicle body together with the support 22 at the same time when the guide link 25 moves toward the rear of the vehicle body together with 4 and 5, and the connecting pin 102 at the other end of the guide link 25 engages with the guide hole 97 of the bracket 94. From the straight section 105 to the inclined section 106
To the engaging roller 1 of the connecting pin 102.
03 is slightly slid toward the rear of the vehicle body while engaging with the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7, and the connecting pin 102 is located at the rear end 97b of the guide hole 97 of the bracket 94.

The sliding of the connecting pin 102 of the guide link 25 from the linear portion 105 to the guide hole 97 of the bracket 94 to the inclined portion 106,
The guide link 25 rotates clockwise with respect to the support 22 with the support pin 26 as a fulcrum, and the connection pin 27 of the guide link 25 engages with the guide hole 24 of the support 22 to move from the lower end 24a to the upper end 24b.
, The other end of the guide link 25 pushes the front end of the tilt channel 7 closer to the guide rail 3 via the engagement roller 103, and the connecting pin 27 is
Is located near the lower end 24a of the guide hole 24.

When the drive shoe 4 slides rearward of the vehicle body with respect to the rail grooves 15, 15 of the guide rail 3, the wedge claw 19 moves toward the rear of the vehicle body together with the drive shoe 4, and at the same time, the rear edge of the wedge claw 19 Wedge link 58
The support pin 59 moves toward the rear of the vehicle body while pressing the outer end 59b of the support pin 59, and the support pins 59, 6 of the second wedge link 58
The inner ends 59a, 60a of the first rail and the inner ends 61a, 62a of the support pins 61, 62 slide toward the rear of the vehicle body while engaging with the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3, respectively. 58 moves the driven shoe 6 toward the rear of the vehicle body along the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3 via the first wedge links 56, 56, and the front end 45b of the elongated holes 45, 45 of the driven shoe 6. Contact the connecting pins 88 of the tilt link 84, respectively.

Thereafter, the stopper 47 prevents the driven shoe 6 and the first wedge links 56, 56 from moving backward of the vehicle body via the second wedge link 58, and the bent portion 66 of the leaf spring 65 connects to the front end of the stopper 47. Of the second wedge link 58
The inner ends 59a, 60a of the support pins 59, 60 are moved from the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3 to the guide grooves 48, 48 of the stopper 47 by the urging force of the leaf spring 65, respectively, and the first wedge link 56, 56
When the support pins 59 and 60 of the second wedge link 58 move from the guide grooves 16 and 16 of the guide rail 3 to the guide grooves 48 and 48 of the stopper 47, the driven shoe 6 with the support pins 57 and 57 as fulcrums.
Rotates clockwise with respect to.

Further, the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3 of the driven shoe 6 are provided.
23, the front ends 45b of the elongated holes 45, 45 of the driven shoe 6 press the connecting pins 88, 88 of the tilt link 84 toward the rear of the vehicle body, respectively, as shown in FIG. The tilt link 84 rises with respect to the driven link 6 with the connecting pin 88 as a fulcrum, and the support pin of the tilt link 84
89 is disengaged upward from the locking groove 70 of the guide body 68, the bracket 79 and the holding plate 82 are raised with respect to the guide grooves 16 and 16 of the guide rail 3 via the support pins 89, and the leaf spring 13
The lower surface of the bracket 79 with the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3.
, And the cylindrical body 87 is moved upward by the cam surface of the guide body 68.
It is engaged with the front end of 69.

As the bracket 79 and the support pin 89 of the holding plate 82 are raised relative to the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3, the second
As shown in FIG. 3, the rear end of the tilt channel 7 is lifted with respect to the guide rail 3 with the support pin 78 as a fulcrum, and at the same time, the rear end of the guide channel 10 is connected to the tilt channel 7 as shown in FIG. The slide panel 12 is lifted in parallel, the rear end of the slide panel 12 is lifted together with the guide channel 10 via the holder plate 11, the tilt channel 7 and the guide channel 10 are respectively inclined with respect to the guide rail 3, and the rear end of the slide panel 12 is tilted. As a result, the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 opens toward the rear of the vehicle body.

When the slide panel 12 is tilted up by the tilt mechanism 9, the inner ends 59a, 60a of the support pins 59, 60 of the second wedge link 58 are engaged with the guide grooves 48, 48 of the stopper 47, respectively, and the leaf spring 65 is folded. When the curved portion 66 is pressed against the inclined surface at the front end of the stopper 47, the second wedge link 58 is locked to the stopper 47, and the second wedge link 58 is connected via the first wedge link 56, 56. To maintain the tilt link 84 up.

[Retraction of the slide panel] When the slide panel 12 is moved from the tilt-up state in which the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 shown in FIG. The drive cable 29 slides the drive shoe 4 and the drive shoe 5 along the rail grooves 15 of the guide rail 3 toward the rear of the vehicle body.

When the driving shoes 4 and 5 slide rearward of the vehicle body with respect to the rail grooves 15 and 15 of the guide rail 3, the support 22
At the same time that the guide link 25 moves toward the rear of the vehicle body together with the support 22, the connecting pin 102 at the other end of the guide link 25 connects the bracket 94 to the guide of the tilt channel 7. It moves toward the rear of the vehicle along the groove 73, and the engaging roller 99 of the bracket 94 and the engaging roller 103 of the connecting pin 102 engage with the guide link 25 in the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7 and the rear of the vehicle. Slide toward each other.

The rearward movement of the vehicle body with respect to the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7 of the bracket 94 causes the guide link 25 to support the support pin 26 as a fulcrum as the body moves rearward of the vehicle body with respect to the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7 of the bracket 94. The guide pin 25 rotates clockwise with respect to the body 22, and the connection pin 27 of the guide link 25 engages with the guide hole 24 of the support 22 with the rotation of the guide link 25 from the lower end 24a toward the upper end 24b. The slider 94 slides, and the guide channel 10 moves toward the rear of the vehicle body along the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7 while engaging the guide channel 10 with the slider 80 of the bracket 79 via the holder plate 11. Guide holes in support 22
It is located at the upper end 24b of 24.

Guide groove of tilt channel 7 of guide channel 10
When the vehicle body moves rearward with respect to 73, as shown in FIG. 25, the slide panel 12 retreats toward the upper rear portion of the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 through the guide channel 10 together with the holder plate 11, and 1 opening 2
Becomes open.

When the driving shoe 4 slides rearward of the vehicle body with respect to the rail grooves 15, 15 of the guide rail 3, the wedge claw 19 moves rearward with the sliding shoe 4 toward the rear of the vehicle body, and the rear edge of the wedge claw 19 moves to the second position. Wedge link 58 support pin
After detaching from the outer end 59b of the 59, the rear edge of the driving shoe 4 abuts against the elastic body 41 of the stopper 39, and the sliding of the driving shoes 4, 5 against the guide rail 3 toward the rear of the vehicle body is prevented by the stopper 39. .

[Advance of slide panel] From the state where the slide panel 12 is retracted to the upper rear part of the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 shown in FIG.
When the drive cable 29 is moved so as to be pressed by the rotation of the motor, the drive cable 29 slides the drive shoe 4 and the drive shoe 5 along the rail grooves 15, 15 of the guide rail 3 toward the front of the vehicle body.

When the drive shoes 4 and 5 slide forward of the vehicle body with respect to the rail grooves 15 and 15 of the guide rail 3, the support 22
At the same time that the guide link 25 moves toward the front of the vehicle body together with the support members 22, the connecting pin 102 at the other end of the guide link 25 moves the bracket 94 to guide the bracket 94 to the tilt channel 7. It moves toward the front of the vehicle body along the groove 73, and the engaging roller 99 of the bracket 94 and the engaging roller 103 of the connecting pin 102 engage the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7 together with the guide link 25 while moving forward of the vehicle body. , The engaging roller 99 of the bracket 94 abuts against the stopper 74, and prevents the forward movement of the vehicle body with respect to the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7 of the bracket 94.

The forward movement of the vehicle body with respect to the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7 of the bracket 94 causes the guide link 25 to support the support pin 26 as a fulcrum as the body moves forward with respect to the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7 of the bracket 94. It rotates counterclockwise with respect to the body 22, and the coupling pin 27 of the guide link 25 engages with the guide hole 24 of the support 22 with the rotation of the guide link 25 from the upper end 24b toward the lower end 24a. The slider 94 slides, and the guide channel 10 moves toward the front of the vehicle body along the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7 while engaging the guide channel 10 with the slider 80 of the bracket 79 via the holder plate 11, and the connecting pin 27 is Guide hole 24 in support 22
Is located closer to the lower end 24a.

Guide groove of tilt channel 7 of guide channel 10
The forward movement of the vehicle body with respect to 73 causes the slide panel 12 to advance with the holder plate 11 through the guide channel 10 toward the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 as shown in FIG.

When the drive shoe 4 slides forward of the vehicle body with respect to the rail grooves 15 and 15 of the guide rail 3, the wedge claw 19 moves forward with the drive shoe 4 toward the front of the vehicle body, and the front edge of the wedge claw 19 is moved to the second position. Support pin for wedge link 58
It contacts the outer end 61b of 61.

[Tilt-Down of Slide Panel] When the slide panel 12 is moved from the tilt-up state in which the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 shown in FIG. The drive cable 29 slides the drive shoe 4 and the drive shoe 5 toward the front of the vehicle body along the rail grooves 15, 15 of the guide rail 3, respectively.

When the drive shoes 4 and 5 slide forward of the vehicle body with respect to the rail grooves 15 and 15 of the guide rail 3, the support 22
At the same time that the guide link 25 moves toward the front of the vehicle body together with the support 22, the connecting pin 102 at the other end of the guide link 25 engages with the guide hole 97 of the bracket 94. From the inclined part 106 to the straight part 105
To the engaging roller 1 of the connecting pin 102.
03 is slightly slid toward the front of the vehicle body while engaging with the guide groove 73 of the tilt channel 7, and the connecting pin 102 is located at the front end 97 a of the guide hole 97 of the bracket 94.

By sliding the connecting pin 102 of the guide link 25 from the inclined portion 106 to the guide hole 97 of the bracket 94 to the linear portion 105,
The guide link 25 rotates counterclockwise with respect to the support 22 with the support pin 26 as a fulcrum, and the connection pin 27 of the guide link 25
Is slightly slid toward the lower end 24a while engaging with the guide hole 24 of the support 22, and the other end of the guide link 25 is
3, the front end of the tilt channel 7 is pushed down against the guide rail 3, and the connecting pin 27 is
It is located at the lower end 24a of 24.

When the drive shoe 4 slides forward of the vehicle body with respect to the rail grooves 15, 15 of the guide rail 3, the wedge claw 19 moves forward with the drive shoe 4 toward the front of the vehicle body, and at the same time, the front edge of the wedge row 19 moves to the second position. The wedge link 58 moves toward the front of the vehicle body while pressing the outer end 61b of the support pin 61 of the wedge link 58, and the support pins 59, 60 of the second wedge link 58
Inner ends 59a, 60a of the stopper 47 against the urging force of the leaf spring 65.
From the guide grooves 48, 48 to the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3, respectively, the bent portion 66 of the leaf spring 65 presses against the upper portions of the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3, and the wedge claw 19 The outer end 59b of the support pin 59 of the second wedge link 58 and the support pin 61
And between the outer ends 61b of the.

Thereafter, the first wedge link 56, 56 is connected to the guide groove 48, 48 of the stopper 47 of the support pin 59, 60 of the second wedge link 58.
With the movement of the guide rail 3 to the guide grooves 16, the guide rail 3 rotates counterclockwise with respect to the driven shoe 6 with the support pins 57, 57 as fulcrums.

The forward movement of the vehicle body with respect to the guide rail 3 of the wedge claw 19 causes the support pin of the second wedge link 58 to move.
The inner ends 59a, 60a of the 59, 60 and the inner ends 61a, 62a of the support pins 61, 62 slide toward the front of the vehicle body while engaging with the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3, respectively. Wedge link 58
Moves the driven shoe 6 toward the front of the vehicle body along the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3 via the first wedge links 56, 56, and the rear end 45a of the elongated holes 45, 45 of the driven shoe 6. Contact the connecting pins 88 of the tilt link 84, respectively.

Further, the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3 of the driven shoe 6 are provided.
, The rear ends 45a of the elongated holes 45, 45 of the driven shoe 6 press the connecting pins 88, 88 of the tilt link 84 toward the front of the vehicle body, respectively, as shown in FIG. , The tilt link 84 falls down with respect to the driven link 6 with the connection pin 88 as a fulcrum, and the support pin of the tilt link 84
89 enters the locking groove 70 of the guide body 68, the bracket 79 and the holding plate 82 descend toward the upper part of the guide grooves 16, 16 of the guide rail 3 via the support pins 89, and the leaf spring 13 The lower surface is pressed against the lower surface, and the cylindrical body 87 is
In a state of being engaged with the flat part.

The locking groove 70 of the guide 68 locks the tilt link 84 in a state where the tilt link 84 is laid down on the driven shoe 6 via the support pin 89.

As the bracket 79 and the holding plate 82 support pins 89 lower the guide rails 3 with respect to the guide grooves 16, 16, the rear end of the tilt channel 7 moves downwardly toward the guide rails 3 with the support pins 78 as fulcrums, and The rear end of the channel 10 moves downward in parallel with the tilt channel 7, the rear end of the slide panel 12 is lowered together with the guide channel 10 by the tilt mechanism 9 via the holder plate 11, and the slide panel 12 is
In the fully closed state in which the opening 2 is closed.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the sunroof device of the present invention, in the fully closed state in which the slide panel closes the opening of the roof panel, the driving shoe and the driven shoe are moved rearward of the vehicle body along the guide rail. The tilt mechanism moves the rear end of the tilt channel upward along with the movement of the driven shoe to the rear of the vehicle body, and the buffer moves the rear end of the tilt channel upward. Since the bias is applied, the rear end of the tilt channel can be smoothly moved upward with respect to the guide rail, the rear end of the slide panel can be lifted in a stable state and tilted up, and the drive link mechanism is driven. The guide channel is moved along the tilt channel via the holder plate by moving the shoe to the rear of the vehicle body. , The slide panel is retracted to the rear upper portion of the opening of the roof panel together with the guide channel, and the opening of the roof panel can be opened.

Further, when closing the opening of the roof panel with the slide panel, the drive shoe and the driven shoe are respectively moved toward the front of the vehicle body along the guide rails, so that the rear end of the tilt channel moves forward of the driven shoe toward the vehicle body. The tilt mechanism moves downward with the movement of the tilt mechanism, and the muffling member of the shock absorber receives the downward movement of the rear end of the tilt channel, so that the tilt mechanism does not collide with the driven shoe, and the tilt mechanism does not collide. No loud impact noise is generated due to the collision with the guide rail, and the rear end of the tilt channel is always urged upward by the buffer, so that the slide panel does not rattle against the guide rail, so No discomfort.

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1 is a cutaway front view of a main part of a sunroof device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a main part of FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a mounting state of a driving shoe to a guide rail, and FIG. Fig. 7, Fig. 7 is a front view showing a connection state of a driving shoe, a driving link mechanism and a bracket, Fig. 8 is a plan view of Fig. 7, and Fig. 9 is a guide of a driving shoe, a driven shoe, and a tilt mechanism. FIG. 10 is a front view showing a connected state of the driven shoe and the tilt mechanism, FIG. 11 is a plan view of FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is a front view of the driven shoe. FIG. 13 is a sectional side view of a main part showing a state of attachment to a guide rail. FIG. 14 is a front sectional view showing a state in which the wedge link is attached to the guide rail, FIG. 14 is a front view showing a state in which the tilt channel is connected to the bracket, FIG. 15 is a plan view of the main part in FIG. 14, and FIG. FIG. 17 is a sectional side view of a main part showing a state of connection of a tilt link to a driven shoe, FIG. 17 is a front view showing an arrangement state of a holder plate with respect to a guide channel, FIG. 18 is a plan view of FIG. 17, FIG. Is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a mounting state of the guide channel to the bracket of the tilt channel, FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a mounting state of the holder plate to the guide channel, and FIG. 21 is a tilt of the guide link. FIG. 22 is a sectional side view of a main part showing a state of attachment to a channel and a bracket. FIG. 22 is a side view of a main part showing a state of attachment of a bracket to a tilt channel. Sectional view, FIG. 23 is a sectional side view of a main part showing a tilted state of the slide panel, FIG. 24 is an enlarged front view of a main part of FIG. 23, and FIG. It is a principal part sectional view which shows the state which retreated. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Roof panel, 2 ... Opening 3, 3 ... Guide rail, 4 ... Driving shoe, 5 ... Driving shoe, 6 ... Driving shoe, 7 ... Tilt channel, 8 ... Driving link mechanism, 9 …… Tilt mechanism, 10 …… Guide channel, 11…
... Holder plate, 12 ... Slide panel, 13 ... Leaf spring, 14 ... Mute member, 15 ... Rail groove, 16 ... Guide groove, 17 ... Engagement wall, 18 ... Engagement wall, 19 ... ... wedge claw, 20 ... engaging wall, 21 ... engaging wall, 22 ... support, 23 ...
… Through-hole, 24 …… guide hole, 24a …… bottom, 24b …… top
25 ... guide link, 26 ... support pin, 27 ... connecting pin, 28 ... screw, 29 ... drive cable, 30 ... wire,
31… Locking pipe, 32… Locking pipe, 33… Locking cap, 34… Spiral thread, 35… Locking cap, 36… Outer tube, 37… Bracket, 38 rivet, 39
…… Stopper, 40 …… Rising wall, 41 …… Elastic body, 42 ……
Rivets, 43 ... hanging pieces, 44 ... hanging pieces, 45 ... long holes,
45a… Rear end, 45b… Front end, 46… Slider, 47… Stopper, 48… Guiding groove, 49… Screw, 50… Prop, 51…
… Protective cover, 52… Screw, 53 …… Screw, 54 …… Bend, 55 …… Screw, 56 …… First wedge link, 57…
Support pin 58 58 Second wedge link 59 Support pin 59a Inner end 59b Outer end 60 Support pin 60a
... inner end, 61 ... support pin, 61a ... inner end, 61b ... outer end, 62 ... support pin, 62a ... inner end, 63 ... elastic body, 64
... elastic body, 65 ... leaf spring, 66 ... bent part, 67 ... screw, 68 ... guide body, 69 ... cam surface, 70 ... locking groove, 71 ...
… Long hole, 72 …… Screw, 73 …… Guide groove, 74 …… Stopper, 75 …… Screw, 76 …… Support plate, 77 …… Screw, 78
…… Support pin, 79 …… Bracket, 80 …… Slider, 81
…… Screw, 82 …… Retention plate, 83 …… Screw, 84 …… Tilt link, 85 …… Swelling part, 86 …… Support pin, 87 …… Cylinder, 88 …… Connection pin, 89 …… Support Pin, 90 ... Guide groove, 91 ... Flange, 92 ... Rivet, 93 ... Weatherstrip, 94 ... Bracket, 95 ... Hanging part, 96 ... Support hole, 97 ... Guide hole, 97a ... Front end, 97b …… Back end, 98…
... support pin, 99 ... engaging roller, 100 ... elastic body, 101 ...
... screws, 102 ... connecting pins, 103 ... engaging rollers, 104 ...
... elastic body, 105 ... linear part, 106 ... inclined part.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An opening is provided in a roof panel of a vehicle body, and guide rails parallel to each other are provided on both sides of the opening along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a driving shoe and a driven shoe are provided in the guide rail. Are respectively movably disposed, a tilt channel is disposed along the longitudinal direction above the guide rail, a front end of the tilt channel is rotatably supported on the guide rail, and the drive shoe and the tilt channel are provided. And a tilt mechanism is provided between the driven shoe and the rear end of the tilt channel, and the guide channel is movable along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail inside the tilt channel. And a holder plate is provided in the guide channel, and a front end of the holder plate is connected to the tilt channel. In a sunroof device movably supported and having a slide panel disposed on the holder plate facing the opening, the rear end of the tilt channel is biased upward behind the driven shoe of the guide rail. A sunroof device comprising a buffer, and a muffling member provided on the buffer.