JP3041267B2 - Tilt slide type 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 tilt-slide type sunroof device mounted on a roof of a vehicle such as a passenger car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A roof panel that opens and closes an opening formed in a vehicle roof is tilted up and down from a position where the opening is closed, and is slid rearward from a position where the opening is lowered to make the opening fully open. An example of a sliding sunroof device is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 60-53626.

In this prior art, a front portion of a roof panel is supported by a front support portion so as to be slidable back and forth with respect to a guide rail, and a rear portion of the roof panel is supported by a lifting drive mechanism so as to be tiltable and front and rear. I have.

[0004]

In the above prior art, when the roof panel is positioned above the tilt lowering position, the rearward position regulation or the like is incomplete, and the support of the roof panel is insufficient in each position, resulting in an external force. May be rattled. According to the present invention, the position setting of the roof panel is performed by providing a movement restricting means between the front and rear halfway portions of the roof panel and the guide rail, and performing a rearward position restriction when the roof panel is located above the tilt lowering posture. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tilt-sliding type sunroof device capable of accurately adjusting the angle and preventing the backlash and keeping the vertical thickness of the device thin.

[0005]

A first concrete means for solving the problems of the present invention is that a roof panel 4 for opening and closing an opening 3 of a vehicle roof 2 and right and left sides of the opening 3 are provided. A guide rail 5 for guiding the roof panel 4 slidably back and forth; and a guide rail 5 provided between the roof panel 4 and the guide rail 5 for tilting the roof panel 4 upward and downward from the opening closing posture B and In a tilt-sliding sunroof apparatus having a lifting / lowering drive mechanism 26 configured to move rearward in a tilt-down attitude a, the front part is a roof panel 4
A movement restricting member 19 pivotally supported in the middle of the front and rear directions and the rear part is slidably guided in the front and rear directions by the guide rail 5 and changes from a prone position to a front-up inclined position in conjunction with the tilt-up operation of the roof panel 4. An engagement portion 23 is provided in the middle of the movement restricting member 19, and the roof panel 4 is located on the guide rail 5 side above the tilt lowering position a and the movement restricting member 1
The engaged portion 2 that engages with the engaging portion 23 when the front panel 9 is inclined forward and restricts the rearward movement of the roof panel 4.
4 is provided.

Accordingly, the movement restricting member 19 prevents the roof panel 4 from rattling when the front panel is inclined upward, and when the roof panel 4 is in the tilted down position a, it is lowered to the down position, and the vertical dimension Becomes smaller. The second concrete means for solving the problem in the present invention is a vehicle roof 2
A roof panel 4 for opening and closing the opening 3 of the vehicle, a guide rail 5 disposed on the left and right of the opening 3 for guiding the roof panel 4 slidably back and forth, and provided between the roof panel 4 and the guide rail 5. A tilt-sliding type sunroof device having a roof panel 4 having a lifting / lowering drive mechanism 26 for vertically tilting the rear portion of the roof panel 4 from the opening-closed position B and moving the roof panel rearward in the tilted-down position b. A movement restricting member 19 pivotally supported in the middle of the front and rear directions and the rear part is slidably guided in the front and rear directions by the guide rail 5 and changes from a prone position to a front-up inclined position in conjunction with the tilt-up operation of the roof panel 4. , This movement restricting member 1
9, an engaging portion 23 is provided in the middle, and on the guide rail 5 side,
When the roof panel 4 is in the tilted-down position A and the movement restricting member 19 is in the prone position, a stopper 49 is provided which engages with the engaging portion 23 to restrict the front movement of the roof panel 4. Stopper portion 5 that engages with engagement portion 23 when roof panel 4 is in the tilt-down position a.
0b, an engaged portion 24 that engages with the engaging portion 23 to restrict the rearward movement of the roof panel 4 when the roof panel 4 is located above the tilt-down attitude A.

[0007] Thus, when the roof panel 4 is in the tilted down position "i", the forward movement thereof is directly restricted, and even when the roof panel 4 is positioned above the tilted down position "i",
The rearward movement of the roof panel 4 is restricted. A third specific means for solving the problem in the present invention is that, in addition to the first or second specific means, when the movement restricting member 19 is tilted forward around the rear part, the front part moves slightly backward. For this reason, the front and rear portions in the prone position are set to be substantially horizontal with substantially the same height.

As a result, the vertical dimension of the movement restricting member 19 is reduced when the user is in the prone position, and the front end of the roof panel 4 slightly moves backward when inclined forward. A fourth specific means for solving the problem in the present invention is that, in addition to any one of the first to third specific means, the shape of the engaged portion 24 in a side view is such that the upper and lower ends are forward from the center. It is a notch in the vertical direction in which it is located.

Thus, the front part of the roof panel 4 is slightly moved backward by the upward inclination of the movement restricting member 19, and the deformation of the weather strip 8 against the roof front part 2F is more effectively suppressed. Thus, the trajectory of the tilt operation of the roof panel 4 is set. A fifth concrete means for solving the problem in the present invention is a roof panel 4 for opening and closing an opening 3 of a vehicle roof 2, and a roof panel 4 disposed on the left and right of the opening 3 so that the roof panel 4 can slide back and forth. A guide rail 5 for guiding, and a lift provided between the roof panel 4 and the guide rail 5 for tilting the rear of the roof panel 4 up and down from the opening closing position B and moving the roof panel 4 rearward in the tilt lowering position a. In the tilt-sliding type sunroof apparatus having the driving mechanism 26, a movement regulating member 19 is provided in which a middle part is pivotally supported by a front and rear middle part of the roof panel 4 and a rear part is guided by the guide rail 5 so as to be slidable back and forth. The second part of the movement regulating member 19
The first engaging portion 23A is provided on the rear side of the engaging portion 23B, and engages with the first engaging portion 23A on the guide rail 5 side when the roof panel 4 is located substantially above the opening closing posture B. The first engaged portion 24A that regulates the rearward movement of the roof panel 4 and the second engaging portion 23B that engages with the second engaging portion 23B when the roof panel 4 is substantially below the opening closing posture B.
And the second engaged portion 24B for restricting the rearward movement of the second member.

Accordingly, the movement restricting member 19 prevents the roof panel 4 from rattling when the roof panel 4 is located substantially above the opening closing position B, and also when the roof panel 4 is substantially below the opening closing position B The position is accurately set, and the backward movement is regulated stepwise by the two engaging portions 23B and 23A. Sixth concrete means for solving the problem in the present invention is a roof panel 4 for opening and closing an opening 3 of a vehicle roof 2, and a roof panel 4 disposed on the left and right of the opening 3 so that the roof panel 4 can slide back and forth. A guide rail 5 for guiding, and a roof panel 4 provided between the roof panel 4 and the guide rail 5.
Drive mechanism 26 for tilting the rear part up and down from the opening closing position B and moving backward in the tilting position B
In the tilt slide type sunroof device having
A movement restricting member 19 is provided, the front part of which is pivotally supported in the front and rear halfway of the roof panel 4 and the rear part is slidably guided in the guide rail 5 in the front and rear direction.
An engagement portion 23B and a first engagement portion 23A on the rear side of the second engagement portion 23B are provided. When the roof panel 4 is located on the guide rail 5 side substantially above the opening closing posture B, the first The first engaged portion 24A engages with the engaging portion 23A to regulate the rearward movement of the roof panel 4, and engages with the second engaging portion 23B when the roof panel 4 is substantially below the opening closing posture B. Second engaged portion 2 that restricts rearward movement of roof panel 4 in combination
4B.

Accordingly, the movement restricting member 19 prevents the roof panel 4 from rattling when the roof panel 4 is located substantially above the opening closing position B, and also when the roof panel 4 is substantially below the opening closing position B The position is accurately set, and the backward movement is regulated stepwise by the two engaging portions 23B and 23A.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, reference numeral 1 denotes a sunroof device provided on a roof 2 of a vehicle such as an automobile, and an opening 3 formed in the roof 2 is opened and closed by a roof panel 4. 2F is the front part of the roof on the front side of the roof panel 4, and 2R is the rear part of the roof.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a pair of guide rails which are long in the front-rear direction on both left and right sides of the opening 3 and are fixed on a frame 6 fixed to the roof 2. The guide rail 5 has a guide portion 5a for guiding the roof panel 4, a guide portion 5b for inserting the cable 7, a guide portion 5c for guiding the sunshade, and the like. Roof panel 4 is glass,
It is made of synthetic resin or metal, around which a weatherstrip 8 is attached, and a front support 9, a rear support 10, and a front support 9 on the lower left and right sides through brackets or directly. The intermediate support 11 is fixed.

The front support 9 has a front support portion 14 serving as a fulcrum of the tilt operation of the roof panel 4. The front support portion 14 has shoes at both ends and slides forward and backward in the guide portion 6 a of the guide rail 5. It is movably engaged and can abut on the front stopper 15 of the guide rail 5. 16 is a front support part 14
This is a shoe member for preventing backlash from left and right. A front upper end of a movement restricting member 19 is pivotally connected to the middle support 11 via a pin 18. The movement restricting member 19 has a support shaft 20 at the rear lower end, and the support shaft 20 is slidably engaged with the guide portion 5a via a shoe in the front-rear direction.

A projection 21 projecting in the left-right direction is formed at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the movement regulating member 19, and an engagement body 22 made of the same synthetic resin material as a shoe or the like is provided on the projection 21. These form an engagement portion 23. When the front support portion 14 comes into contact with the front stopper 15, the guide rail 5 is provided with a notched engaged portion 24 corresponding to the engaging portion 23.
When the front panel is tilted forward, the engaging portion 23 engages with the engaged portion 24 to restrict the movement of the roof panel 4 in the front-rear direction.

A timing mechanism 25 for tilting the roof panel 4 in the forward / backward movement preventing state is constituted by the movement restricting member 19, the engaging portion 23, the engaged portion 24 and the like. An elevating drive mechanism 26 is provided between the rear support 10 and the guide rail 5. The lifting drive mechanism 26 has a lifter 28 having a front upper end connected to the rear support 10 via a pin 27, and a cam body 29 for moving the lifter 28 up and down.

The cam body 29 has support shafts 30 and 31 at the front and rear, and both support shafts 30 and 31 are connected to the guide rail 5 via shoes.
A guide body 5a is slidably guided back and forth, and an attachment body 32 is fixed to one side thereof. The attachment body 32 is connected to the cable 7 in the guide section 5b.
, The cam body 29 is moved back and forth.

The cable 7 is driven by a manual handle (not shown) or an electric motor. The stopper 33 shown in FIG. 3 is in contact with the cam body 29 or the attachment body 32,
The front and rear ends of the cam body 29 are set. On the other side of the cam body 29, a linear guide groove 35 and first and second cam grooves 36 and 37 are formed. The linear guide groove 35 extends from the vicinity of the rear support shaft 31 to substantially the center of the cam body 29,
The guide shaft 38 is linearly formed at substantially the same height as 1 and guides a support shaft 38 at the rear lower end of the lifter 28 so as to be relatively slidable back and forth.

The first cam groove 36 is located at the front part of the cam body 29, is formed in a curved shape from the vicinity of the front support shaft 30 to the upper center of the cam body 29, and is opened upward at the upper part of the cam body 29. I have. The first cam groove 36 is engaged with a first guide portion 39 provided at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the lifter 28 so as to be freely detachable. The second cam groove 37 is formed in a curved shape from the front of the linear guide groove 35 to the upper rear end thereof, and the center portion thereof is
And overlap. The second cam groove 37 is engaged with a second guide portion 40 formed between the first guide portion 39 of the lifter 28 and the support shaft 38 at the rear lower end.

The portion of the second cam groove 37 that overlaps the straight guide groove 35 and the front portion are the second guide portion 4
This is for releasing zero, and it is the rear arc-shaped portion 37a that acts to lift and lower the lifter 28. That is, the first cam groove 36 and the second cam groove 37 form a cam groove for tilting the lifter 28 from the horizontal state in FIG. 1C to the front-up inclined state in FIG. The first cam groove 36 takes charge of the state from the horizontal state to the middle of the inclination, moves the lifter 28 up and down via the first guide portion 39, and moves the second cam from the middle of the inclination to the upper limit of the inclination. Groove 3
7 moves the lifter 28 up and down via the second guide section 40.

The up and down movement of the lifter 28 causes the roof panel 4 to tilt about the front support portion 14 and the rear portion to tilt upwards. The first cam groove 36 moves the roof panel 4 from the tilted state A to the opening 3. The second cam groove 37 acts to move the roof panel 4 from the substantially closed opening position B to the tilt-up position C, and the first cam groove The operation end of 36 and the operation start of the second cam groove 37 overlap.

In order to make the roof panel 4 tilt up as shown in FIG. 1 (A) by using the lifter 28 only with the first cam 36, the first cam groove 36 reaches the height of the first guide portion 39 in that state. Must be formed, and the vertical width of the cam body 29 increases. In other words, if the cam groove is divided into two,
The vertical width of the cam body can be reduced by half. The support shaft 38 at the rear lower end of the lifter 28 serves as a fulcrum for the vertical movement of the lifter 28, and allows relative sliding between the first and second guide portions 39 and 40 and the first and second cam grooves 36 and 37. To slide into the linear guide groove 35. When the roof panel 4 is in the tilted down position A, the support shaft 38 is located at the front end of the linear guide groove 35, and transmits the longitudinal movement of the cam body 29 to the roof panel 4 via the lifter 28.

The rear support 10 is provided with a restriction pin 41 for preventing rearward movement. The regulating pin 41 is inserted into the guide portion 5a of the guide rail 5, and the roof panel 4
When the cam body 29 moves forward from below the roof rear part 2R, the rear part of the roof panel 4 is prevented from being tilted up. The guide rail 5 is formed with a concave portion 42 for releasing the regulation of the regulation pin 41 in a state where the front support 9 is in contact with the front stopper 15, and the roof panel 4 is opened from the tilted down position a. When changing to the closed posture b, the regulating pin 41
Move upward through 2.

Next, the operation of the roof panel 4 in the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1 (C), the front support 9 abuts against the stopper 15 of the roof panel 4 in the tilted down position a that has been moved forward via the cable 7,
The front portion of the weather strip 8 contacts the roof front portion 2F in front of the opening 3. At this time, the engaging portion 23 of the movement restricting member 19 is not engaged with the engaged portion 24 of the guide rail 5, and moves the roof panel 4 rearward, so that the lower portion of the roof rear portion 2 </ b> R behind the opening 3. It is free to be stored in the storage space.

Further, the cam body 29 is located substantially behind the roof panel 4, the rear part of the roof panel 4 is located at the same or lower than the upper end of the cam body 29, and the rear lower end of the lifter 28 is the front end of the linear guide groove 35. In addition, the first guide portions 39 are respectively located at the front lower ends of the first cam grooves 36, and the lifters 28 are located in the guide rails 5 substantially in parallel thereto. When the cam body 29 is moved forward from this state, the first guide portion 39 slides in the first cam groove 36, so that the lifter 28 rotates upward around the rear lower end, and the rear portion of the rule panel 4 is moved to the roof rear portion. Lift up to the same height as 2R and bring the opening closed position b.

In conjunction with the tilt-up operation of the roof panel 4, the movement restricting member 19 has a substantially horizontal state in which the front and rear portions are substantially the same height so that the front portion moves slightly backward when the front portion is inclined upward and forward around the rear portion. From the lowering posture [FIG. 1 (C)] to the front-up-tilting posture. At this time, since the movement regulating member 19 is inclined forward and upward around the rear part, the front part moves slightly backward, and the engaging part 23 provided in the middle part engages with the engaged part 24 [FIG. 1 (B)].

When the cam body 29 is further moved forward, the roof panel 4 further performs a tilt-up operation from the opening-closed position B, and the first guide portion 39 engages with the first cam groove 3 on the way.
6 upward, and before the release, the second guide portion 4
0 engages with the second cam groove 37 to guide the tilt operation of the roof panel 4. [FIG. 1 (A)]. Regardless of the position of the roof panel 4 that is tilted up at any position above the opening closing position b, the engaging portion 23 of the movement restricting member 19 is engaged with the engaged portion 24, so that wind resistance is reduced. The movement restricting member 19 does not move even if it is received, and thus supports the middle part of the roof panel 4.

In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 17, a pair of guide portions 5a1 and 5a2 for guiding the roof panel 4 of the guide rail 5 have different heights, and the guide portion 5a2 is a cable guide portion 5b. Has been communicated with.
A frame body 44 is attached to the lower surface of the roof panel 4, and on the left and right lower surfaces of the frame body 44, as shown in FIGS.
A mounting body 45 having a U-shaped cross section is fixed via bolts 46 and nuts 47.

The front part of the mounting body 45 is bent laterally, and a rhombic shoe member 48 is mounted. The shoe member 48 is slidably and rotatably inserted into the guide portion 5a2. Thus, a front support portion 14 serving as a front fulcrum of the tilt operation of the roof panel 4 is formed. A front upper end of the movement restricting member 19 is pivotally connected via a pin 18 at an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the mounting body 45, specifically, near the front bolt 46. The movement restricting member 19 has a support shaft 20 protruding to one side at a lower rear portion, and an engaging portion 23 protruding to the other end at an intermediate portion. Are formed.

The support shaft 20 is inserted into the guide portion 5a2 of the guide rail 5 and can move back and forth.
Numeral 3 can be inserted into the engaged groove 50 of the set plate 49 provided on the upper surface between the guide portions 5a1 and 5a2 of the guide rail 5. The set plate 49 is screwed to the guide rail 5, and the engaged groove 50 is parallel to the guide part 5a2 and a horizontal part 50a at a low position.
A vertical portion 50b that rises from the front end of the horizontal portion and is opened upward, and the vertical portion 50b forms the engaged portion 24.

Therefore, when the roof panel 4 moves forward, the engaging portion 23 comes into contact with the front end in the horizontal portion 50a to stop the forward movement. The portion 23 enters the vertical portion 50b and engages with the engaged portion 24 formed by the front and rear walls, so that the forward and backward movement of the movement restricting member 19, that is, the front and rear movement of the roof panel 4, is restricted. The set plate 49 includes a vertical portion 50b.
(Or, a stopper is formed at the front end of the horizontal portion 50a.) The stopper serves as a stopper for restricting the front movement of the roof panel 4 in the tilt-down posture A, and the movement restricting member 1
9 together with the movement restricting means 25 for regulating the front movement, and together with the engaged portion 24 on the upper side of the vertical portion 50b, constitute the movement regulating means 25 for regulating the forward and backward movement.

The movement restricting member 19, the set plate 4
9, a timing mechanism 25 is constituted by the engaging portion 23, the engaged portion 24, and the like. The lifting drive mechanism 26 between the rear end of the mounting body 45 and the guide rail 5 includes a lifter 28 whose uppermost end is connected to the mounting body 45 via a pin 27.
And a cam body 29 for moving the lifter 28 up and down.

10 to 12 and 14 to 17, the cam body 29 has support shafts 30 and 31 on one side and back and forth, and both support shafts 30 and 31 are connected to the guide portion 5a2 of the guide rail 5 via the shoes. It is slidably guided back and forth, has a shaft 52 at the rear part of the other side surface, and is guided to the guide part 5a1 via a shoe serving as push member 59. The cable attachment body 32 on one side of the cam body 29 penetrates the guide portion 5a2 and the guide portion 5b.
The cam body 29 is moved back and forth by pushing and pulling the cable 7.

On the other side surface of the cam body 29, a front cam groove 53 having a rearward upward shape and a rear cam groove 54 having a rearward downward shape are formed. The front cam groove 53 has a front inclined portion 53a at a front portion, a horizontal portion 53b at an intermediate portion, and a rear inclined portion 53c at a rear portion,
The rear upper portion of the rear inclined portion 53c is opened upward from the upper edge of the cam body 29, and the rear portion of the horizontal portion 53a connected to the rear inclined portion 53c is slightly inclined rearward and downward.

The rear cam groove 54 has a front inclined portion 54a at the front,
It has a horizontal portion 54b in the middle and a rear inclined portion 54c at the rear, and the groove bottom has two steps. The lifter 28 is shaped like a side view, and an engagement pin 39 (first guide part) and an engagement pin 40 (second guide part) are provided at a lower end and a bent position of the middle part thereafter. A guide pin 55 is provided concentrically with the rear engagement pin 40, and a shoe or a collar is fitted to each of the pins 39 and 40. The rear engagement pin 40 and the guide pin 55 are formed at both ends of one pin penetrating the lifter 28, and the guide pin 55 guides the roof panel 4 when the roof panel 4 is tilted up from the opening closed position B. It is located in the portion 5a1, but at this time, it comes into contact with the shoe-combined push member 59 of the support shaft 52.

The halfway engagement pin 39 is inserted into the front cam groove 53, is raised by the forward movement of the cam body 29, is lowered by the rearward movement, and the rear engagement pin 40 is
And is lowered by the forward movement of the cam body 29 and raised by the backward movement. That is, the front and rear cam grooves 53, 54
Is to raise the front end greatly while lowering the rear end of the lifter 28 from the front downward inclined state, and tilts the roof panel 4 from the state shown in FIG. 10A to the state shown in FIG. 10C.

FIGS. 11 and 10A show a state in which the roof panel 4 is in the tilted up position C. The rear engagement pin 40 is located at the rear inclined portion 54c of the rear cam groove 54, and the halfway engagement pin 3
9 is separated upward from the front cam groove 53, and the engaging portion 23 is engaged with the engaged portion 24. From this state, the cam 29
Is moved rearward by the cable 7, the rearward movement of the roof panel 4 is prevented because the engaging portion 23 is engaged with the engaged portion 24, and the rear engaging pin 40 reduces the contact resistance of the rear inclined portion 54c. Then, the lifter 28 is moved backward, and the lifter 28 is lowered to perform a rear tilt lowering operation of the roof panel 4 around the front support portion 14 thereof.

During the course of the tilt lowering operation, the lifter 2
8 halfway engaging pin 39 is a rear inclined portion 53c of the front cam groove 53.
, The roof panel 4 is lowered while the weather strip 8 slides on the roof 2. Since the rear portion of the horizontal portion 53b is slightly lower than the other portions,
The tilt lowering operation is performed to a position slightly lower than the opening closing posture B shown in FIG. Thereafter, while the halfway engagement pin 39 relatively slides on the horizontal portion 53b and the rear engagement pin 40 relatively slides on the horizontal portion 54b of the rear cam groove 54, even if the cam body 29 moves rearward, the opening of the roof panel 4 is maintained. The closed position B is maintained. Since the weather strip 8 has a regular height after the roof panel 4 has been lowered one end too much in the opening closing position b,
It comes into contact with the roof 2 without turning up, and seals well.

When the cam body 29 is further moved rearward, the halfway engaging pin 39 descends on the front inclined portion 53a, and the rear engaging pin 40 also descends on the front inclined portion 54a halfway.
The two points move up and down in the opposite direction to cause the roof panel 4 to perform a tilt lowering operation, so that the roof panel 4 has a tilt lowering posture A shown in FIG. At the end of the tilt lowering operation, the engaging portion 23 is disengaged downward from the engaged portion 24, enters the horizontal portion 50a, and releases the regulation of the front and rear movement of the roof panel 4. Therefore, the subsequent rearward movement of the cam body 29 accompanies the roof panel 4 and moves the roof panel 4 to the storage space 56 below the roof rear portion 2R while keeping the roof panel 4 in the tilted down position. To release.

The forward movement of the cam body 29 is the reverse of the above operation. The roof panel 4 is moved forward to close the opening 3, and then the tilting operation is performed. Through this, the posture can be changed to the tilt raising posture C. The guide rail 5 has a cam body 29.
A stopper 57 (shown in FIG. 10A) that defines the foremost position is provided.

A notch 57 is formed in the upper wall of the guide portion 5a1 of the guide rail 5, as shown in FIG. 12, so that when the rear engagement pin 40 moves up and down by the rear cam groove 54, the guide pin When the roof panel 4 moves back and forth in a state in which the roof panel 4 is in the tilted down position a, the guide pin 55 slides on the upper surface of the upper wall of the guide portion 5a1 so that the lifter 28 is rattled. To prevent. The guide pin 55 performs a tilt-up operation of the roof panel 4 from the opening closed position B, and slides within the guide portion 5a1 when the rear engagement pin 40 is engaged with the rear inclined portion 54c.

In FIGS. 10A, 11 and 12, 60
Is a drip rail, which has a water rebound preventing member 61 at a front part, and a support rod 62 is attached to the left and right lower surfaces, and a front upper part of the support rod 62 is pivotally connected to a pin 27 to which a lifter 28 is attached. The lower rear portion is slidably guided by the guide portion 5a2 via the guide pin 63. The guide portions 5a1 and 5a2 of the guide rail 5 may be formed at the same height.
Further, although the movement restricting member 19 and the set plate 49 are arranged in a pair on each of the left and right sides of the roof panel 4, they may have a symmetric structure, or may have the same structure.

According to the timing mechanism 25 of the second embodiment, since the engaged portion 24 is formed on the set plate 49 separate from the guide rail 5, it is possible to adjust the front-back position. Since the set plate 49 is attached to the bottom wall portion of the guide rail 5, the roof panel 4 can be brought close to the guide rail 5 even when the vertical width of the engaged portion 24 is increased, and the total thickness of the sunroof device 1 is increased. The engagement portion 23 is engaged with the engaged portion 24, and the roof panel 4 above the tilt lowering position A is formed.
In addition to preventing backlash in the front-rear direction, the guide is guided by the horizontal portion 50a, thereby preventing backlash during the forward / backward movement in the tilt-down position a. Also, by contacting the front end of the horizontal portion 50a, the roof The front stopper of the panel 4 can be omitted.

FIG. 18 shows a modified example of the engaged portion 24 applicable to the second embodiment and third and fourth embodiments described later. The vertical portion 50b is not straight in the vertical direction, but has upper and lower ends. Are formed in a substantially circular arc so as to be located forward of the center by a dimension α. That is, when the points U and D above and below the center point P of the engaged portion 24 are located forward, and when the roof panel 4 shifts from the opening closing position B to the tilt raising position C or the tilt lowering position A, The roof panel 4 is slightly moved forward through the movement restricting member 19 to press the front portion of the weather strip 8, but the rear portion is prevented from interfering with the roof rear portion 2 </ b> R. Turning up can be prevented.

When the movement restricting member 19 is inclined forward and upward around the rear when the movement restricting member 19 shifts from the horizontal posture to the forward inclination position, the front portion moves slightly backward.
The projecting shape of the central point P of the engaged portion 24 serves to correct the backward movement of the front portion of the movement restricting member 19 and to optimally set the trajectory of the tilt operation of the roof panel 4. When the engaged portion 24 is formed in an arc shape, its center of curvature is located at a position rearward of the front support portion 14 of the roof panel 4 when the opening is closed.

In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 19, the movement restricting member 19 of the timing mechanism 25 has a bell-crank shape, and an intermediate portion thereof is pivotally supported by the frame 44 via the pin 18, and the pin 18 and the rear end thereof are connected. The first engagement portion 2 is provided between the support shaft 20 and the
3A, and a second engaging portion 23
B. On the other hand, the engaged groove 50 of the set plate 49 is a horizontal portion 50a through which the engaging portions 23A and 23B can be inserted.
Vertical portions 50bA, 50bB from the middle and the front end
Are formed, and the respective vertical portions 50bA and 50bB are the first,
The second engaged portions 24A and 24B are formed.

The engagement portions 23A and 23B are
The first engagement portion 23A and the first engaged portion 24A are engaged in the first half when the roof panel 4 performs the tilt lowering operation, that is, in the second embodiment. The second engagement part 23B and the second engaged part 24
The engagement of B is mainly responsible for the latter half of the tilt lowering operation, that is, from the opening closing position B to the tilt lowering position A, and is particularly useful when increasing the tilt operation range of the roof panel 4.

FIG. 20 shows a fourth embodiment. The set plate 49 of the timing mechanism 25 has first and second engaged portions 24A and 24B similarly to the third embodiment. The movement restricting member 19 has first and second engaging portions 23A and 23B between the pin 18 and the support shaft 20, and the first engaging portion 23A and the second engaging portion 23B Part 24
B, and the second half is in charge of the first engagement portion 23A and the first engaged portion 24A, and the duties partially overlap.

In the fourth embodiment, similarly to the third embodiment, the tilt operation range of the roof panel 4 can be increased,
Alternatively, the vertical width of the timing mechanism 25 can be reduced. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can be variously modified. For example, in the third and fourth embodiments, one of the pair of left and right timing mechanisms 25 is connected to the first engagement portion 23A and the first engaged portion 2.
The structure having only 4A and the other structure having only the second engagement portion 23B and the second engaged portion 24B may be employed. That is, a structure in which the left / right timing mechanism 25 of the second embodiment is shifted back and forth may be employed.

[0050]

According to the present invention described in detail above, when the roof panel 4 rises above the tilt lowering position a, the movement restricting member 19 rises to the front upward tilting posture, and the engaging portion 23 in the middle part is moved. When the roof panel 4 receives the wind resistance in the tilted up position c, the roof panel 4 does not rattle, and the movement restricting member restricts the middle part of the roof panel 4 from moving backward. 19, the movement restricting member 19 is lowered when the roof panel 4 is in the tilted down position A to be in the prone position, and the vertical dimension can be reduced. The vertical thickness of the device can be kept thin.

When the roof panel 4 is in the tilt-down position A and the movement restricting member 19 is in the prone position, the engagement portion 23
Engages with the stopper 49, so that the front movement of the roof panel 4 can be regulated directly and accurately, and the stopper 49 is located above the stopper 50b which engages with the engagement part 23, and the roof panel 4 is tilted downward. Since it has the engaged portion 24 that engages with the engagement portion 23 when it is located above the roof panel 4, the roof panel 4 accurately regulates the backward movement of the roof panel 4 even when the roof panel 4 is located above the tilt-down posture a. In addition, the stopper portion 50b and the engaged portion 24 can be formed in one member at low cost, and the size can be reduced.

The front and rear portions of the movement restricting member 19 are set to be substantially horizontal at substantially the same height in the prone position so that the front portion moves slightly rearward when the front portion is inclined forward and upward around the rear portion. Therefore, the vertical thickness of the sunroof device can be reliably reduced, and the weather strip 8 at the front of the roof panel 4 can be reduced.
Of the roof front part 2F is alleviated, and deformation can be suppressed.

The shape of the engaged portion 24 in a side view is a notch in the vertical direction in which the upper and lower ends are located forward of the center.
The engaged part 24 can be easily formed without using an independent member, and the front part of the roof panel 4 is slightly moved backward by the upward inclination of the movement restricting member 19, so that the engaged part 24 can be formed with respect to the roof front part 2F. The trajectory of the tilt operation of the roof panel 4 can be optimally set so that the pressing deformation of the weather strip 8 can be more effectively suppressed.

Further, the second engagement portion 2 is
3B and a first engaging portion 23A on the rear side thereof, and a second engaged portion 24B and a first engaged portion 2 on the guide rail 5 side are provided.
4A, when the roof panel 4 is substantially above the opening closing position B, the roof panel 4 does not rattle even if it receives wind resistance. , The rear position can be set accurately.

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1A is a view when a roof panel is in a tilt-up position, and FIG. 1B is a view when a roof panel is in an opening-closed position.
(C) is an overall sectional side view of the first embodiment, each showing a state in which the roof panel is in a tilt-down posture.

FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part with a roof panel removed.

FIG. 4 is an end view taken along line II of FIG. 1 (C).

FIG. 5 is an end view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1 (C).

FIG. 6 is an end view taken along line III-III of FIG. 1 (C).

FIG. 7 is an end view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1 (C).

FIG. 8 is an end view taken along line VV of FIG. 1 (C).

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

10A is a view when the roof panel 4 is in a tilt-up position, and FIG. 10B is a view when the roof panel is in an opening-closed position.
(C) is an overall cross-sectional side view of the second embodiment, each showing a state where the roof panel is in a tilt lowering posture.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional side view of a main part in a tilt-up posture.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional plan view of a main part in a tilted posture.

13 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG.

FIG. 14 is an end view taken along line XII-XII of FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is an end view taken along line XIII-XIII of FIG. 12;

FIG. 16 is an end view taken along line XIV-XIV of FIG. 12;

FIG. 17 is an end view taken along line XV-XV of FIG. 12;

FIG. 18 is an enlarged sectional view showing a modification of the engaged portion.

FIG. 19 is a sectional side view of a main part showing a third embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a sectional side view of a main part showing a fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sunroof apparatus 2 Roof 3 Opening 4 Roof panel 5 Guide rail 9 Front support 14 Front support 19 Move regulation member 23 Engagement part 24 Engaged part 25 Timing mechanism 26 Elevation drive mechanism 28 Lifter 29 Cam body I Tilt down Posture B Opening closed position C Tilt-up position

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-61-205514 (JP, A) JP-A 64-22527 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60J 7/05

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A roof panel (4) for opening and closing an opening (3) of a vehicle roof (2), and a roof panel (4) arranged on the left and right sides of the opening (3) so as to be slidable back and forth. And the roof panel (4) is provided between the roof rail (5), the roof panel (4), and the guide rail (5). In a tilt-sliding sunroof apparatus having a lifting / lowering drive mechanism (26) for rearwardly moving in a tilt lowering posture (a), a front part is pivotally supported by a front and rear halfway part of a roof panel (4), and a rear part is a guide rail (5). And a movement restricting member (19) which is guided slidably forward and backward and changes from a prone position to a forward-upward inclined position in conjunction with the tilt-up operation of the roof panel (4), and in the middle of the movement restricting member (19). To the engaging part (2
3) is provided, and on the guide rail (5) side, when the roof panel (4) is above the tilt lowering posture (a) and the movement restricting member (19) is inclined forward and upward, the engaging portion ( A tilt-sliding type sunroof device comprising an engaged portion (24) which is engaged with the roof panel (4) to restrict rearward movement of the roof panel (4). 2. A roof panel (4) for opening and closing an opening (3) of a vehicle roof (2), and a roof panel (4) disposed on the left and right of the opening (3) so as to be slidable back and forth. And the roof panel (4) is provided between the roof rail (5), the roof panel (4), and the guide rail (5). In a tilt-sliding sunroof apparatus having a lifting / lowering drive mechanism (26) for rearwardly moving in a tilt lowering posture (a), a front part is pivotally supported by a front and rear halfway part of a roof panel (4), and a rear part is a guide rail (5). And a movement restricting member (19) which is guided slidably forward and backward and changes from a prone position to a forward-upward inclined position in conjunction with the tilt-up operation of the roof panel (4), and in the middle of the movement restricting member (19). To the engaging part (2
3) provided on the guide rail (5) side, engages with the engaging portion (23) when the roof panel (4) is in the tilt down position (a) and the movement restricting member (19) is in the prone position. To stop the roof panel (4) from moving forward.
9), and the stopper (49) is provided above the stopper portion (50b) that engages with the engaging portion (23) when the roof panel (4) is in the tilted down position (a). (4) Having an engaged portion (24) that engages with the engaging portion (23) so as to restrict the backward movement of the roof panel (4) when the roof panel (4) is above the tilt lowering posture (A). A tilt-slide type sunroof device characterized by the following. 3. The movement restricting member (19) sets the front and rear parts in a prone position to be substantially horizontal with substantially the same height so that the front part moves slightly backward when the front part is inclined upward and forward about the rear part. The tilt-sliding type sunroof device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The side view shape of the engaged portion (24) is as follows:
The tilt-sliding sunroof device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the upper and lower ends have a notch shape in a vertical direction located forward of a center. 5. A roof panel (4) for opening and closing an opening (3) of a vehicle roof (2), and a roof panel (4) disposed on the left and right of the opening (3) so as to be slidable back and forth. And the roof panel (4) is provided between the roof rail (5), the roof panel (4), and the guide rail (5). In a tilt-slidable sunroof apparatus having a lifting / lowering drive mechanism (26) for rearwardly moving in a tilt lowering posture (a), a middle part is pivotally supported by a front and rear middle part of a roof panel (4), and a rear part is a guide rail (5). Is provided with a movement restricting member (19) that is slidably guided back and forth.
9) A second engaging portion (23B) is provided on the front side of the halfway portion and a first engaging portion (23A) is provided on the rear side, and the roof panel (4) has a substantially open portion on the guide rail (5) side. A first engaged portion (24A) that engages with the first engaging portion (23A) to restrict rearward movement of the roof panel (4) when the roof panel (4) is higher than the closed position (b); ) Is substantially equal to or less than the opening closing posture (b), and engages with the second engaging portion (23B) to restrict the rearward movement of the roof panel (4).
A tilt-sliding type sunroof device comprising an engaged portion (24B). 6. A roof panel (4) for opening and closing an opening (3) of a vehicle roof (2), and a roof panel (4) arranged on the left and right sides of the opening (3) to guide the roof panel (4) to be slidable back and forth. And the roof panel (4) is provided between the roof rail (5), the roof panel (4), and the guide rail (5). In a tilt-sliding sunroof apparatus having a lifting / lowering drive mechanism (26) for rearwardly moving in a tilt lowering posture (a), a front part is pivotally supported by a front and rear halfway part of a roof panel (4), and a rear part is a guide rail (5). Is provided with a movement restricting member (19) that is slidably guided back and forth.
9) A second engaging portion (23B) and a first engaging portion (23A) on the rear side of the second engaging portion (23B) are provided at an intermediate portion,
On the guide rail (5) side, when the roof panel (4) is substantially above the opening closing position (b), the first engaging portion (2
3A), the first engaged portion (24A) for restricting the rearward movement of the roof panel (4), and the second engaged portion (24A) when the roof panel (4) is substantially in the opening closing position (B) or less. And a second engaged portion (24B) for engaging the engaging portion (23B) and restricting the roof panel (4) from moving backward.