JP3094855B2 - Tilt roof 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 roof device for an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 3 and 4 show a conventional tilt roof device. An opening / closing body 2 is provided at a roof opening W of the automobile so as to be rotatable around a front end, and support brackets 9 are provided on left and right sides of the opening / closing body 2, and left and right edges W of the roof opening W are provided.
s is provided with a base bracket 4 and a support bracket 9
A tilt link 13 is provided between the bracket and the base bracket 4.

The base bracket 4 is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section by a mounting piece 5 mounted on the edge Ws and a rising piece 6 rising upward from one side of the mounting piece 5, and a rear end of the rising piece 6 is formed. On the side, a concave portion 7 having a stopper edge 8 at a predetermined angle is formed. Also, the support bracket 9
Is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section by a mounting piece 10 attached to a predetermined position on the lower surface side of the left and right edges of the opening / closing body 2 and a supporting piece 11 vertically suspended from one end of the mounting piece 10. A long hole 12 having a predetermined length is formed through the lower end of the support piece 11 along the opening / closing body 2.

The tilt link 13 is formed in an elongated plate shape having a predetermined length. One end of the tilt link 13 is pivotally connected to a predetermined position on the rear end side of the base bracket 4 by a pin 14, and is adjacent to the pin 14. On the lower edge side, as shown in FIG. 5, a substantially hook-shaped stopper piece 15 is formed which abuts and engages with a stopper edge 8 of a concave portion 7 formed in the rising piece 6 via an elastic member 16 such as rubber or synthetic resin. The other end of the tilt link 13 has a groove 18 as shown in FIG. 6 and is pivotally attached to a guide pin 17 slidably inserted into the long hole 12 of the support bracket 9. The other end of a coil spring 20 having a predetermined spring pressure, one end of which is engaged with a pin 19 attached to a predetermined position on the front side upper portion of the rising piece 6 of the base bracket 4 is engaged with the groove 18. . Further, weather strips 21 are provided on the four circumferences of the opening / closing body 2. The guide pin 17 and the slot 1
An interval x is provided between the first and second edges in the width direction so as to slide smoothly.

[0005] The tilt roof device 3 configured as described above.
According to this, the open / close body 2 is tilted down by holding a handle (not shown), and the weather strip 2 attached to the four circumferences is tilted.
1 is brought into contact with the roof opening W, and the opening / closing body 2 can be closed by a lock device (not shown) provided between the opening / closing body 2 and the rear edge of the roof opening W. In this closed state, the coil spring 2
0, that is, the line c connecting the guide pin 17 and the pin 19 is located below the position of the pin 14, so that the tilt link 13 is urged in the falling direction by the coil spring 20. When the locking device is released and the opening / closing body 2 is pushed up by holding the handle, the tilt link 13 rotates while the guide pin 17 slides in the elongated hole 12 against the coil spring 20. When the straight line c comes above the position of the pin 14, the coil spring 20 turns over and urges the tilt link 13 in the rising direction. Tilt link 1
When the elastic member 16 of the stopper piece 15 comes into contact with the stopper edge 8 of the concave portion 7, the tilt link 13 is held at a predetermined angle while being urged in the upright direction. Thus, the opening / closing body 2 can be tilted up.

[0006]

However, in this conventional configuration, when the opening / closing body 2 is tilted up, the tilt link 13 is restricted from moving in the falling direction by the spring force of the coil spring 20 and is moved in the rising direction. Is restricted by the stopper piece 15 contacting the stopper edge 8 of the base bracket 4.
Since there is a gap x between the guide pin 17 and the edge of the elongated hole 12 of the support bracket 9, the opening and closing member 2
Rattling occurs between the tilt link 13 and the tilt link 13 and the rattling noise causes discomfort to the occupant. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tilt roof device capable of preventing rattling noise even when the vehicle is running with the opening and closing body tilled up. It is assumed that.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides an opening / closing body rotatably provided around a front end in a roof opening of an automobile, and attached to left and right sides of the opening / closing body. A support bracket, a base bracket attached to left and right edges of the roof opening, and one end pivotally connected to the base bracket, and the other end of the support bracket being inserted into a long hole provided in the support bracket through a guide pin. A tilt roof device having a tilt link that is slidably connected and a spring member that is elastically attached between the tilt link and the base bracket and urges the tilt link in an upright direction with at least the open / close body tilted up. In the above, an extension portion extending from the guide pin side end of the tilt link by a predetermined length is formed, and the opening / closing body is tilted up at the tip of the extension portion. In addition, by providing a pressing piece that presses and abuts on the support bracket side, when the opening / closing body is tilted up, the guide pin is pressed against the edge of the long hole by the pressing piece of the tilt link pressing against the support bracket. Even if there is a gap between the guide pin and the long hole, generation of rattling noise due to vibration during traveling of the vehicle is prevented.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a tilt roof device 25 provided in a roof opening W opened in a roof 1. The base bracket 4 and the coil spring 20 of the conventional tilt roof device 3 are used, and the support bracket 26 and the tilt link 32 are different. The two members 26 and 32 will be described.

The support bracket 26 has a mounting piece 27 attached to the left and right edges of the opening / closing body 2 and a support piece 28 suspended downward from one end of the mounting piece 27 in substantially the same manner as the conventional support bracket 9. The support piece 28 is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section, and a long hole 29 having a predetermined length is formed through the opening / closing body 2 at the lower end side of the support piece 28. A stopper edge 31 inclined at a predetermined angle is provided on the rear edge 28a side of the support piece 28.
A concave portion 30 having a concave shape is provided.

The tilt link 32 is formed in an elongated plate shape having a predetermined length substantially similar to that of the conventional tilt link 13 and has a predetermined length from a pin hole 33 pivoted by the guide pin 17. An extension portion 34 is formed to extend toward the mounting upper edge 32a, and a tip of the extension portion 34 is bent in a hook shape to support the support bracket 2 via the elastic member 16.
A pressing piece 35 is formed to abut and engage with the stopper edge 31 formed on the support piece 28 of FIG.

[0011] The base bracket 4 provided in this manner.
Are fixed via the mounting pieces 5 corresponding to the predetermined positions of the left and right edges Ws of the roof opening W as in the prior art, and the support bracket 26 is positioned at the predetermined positions of the left and right edges of the opening / closing body 2. And one end of the tilt link 32 is provided between the base bracket 4 and the support bracket 26 at a predetermined position on the rear end side of the base bracket 4 in the same manner as in the related art. To the pin hole 3
The third side has a groove portion 18 and has a long hole 29 of the support bracket 26.
The guide pin 17 is slidably inserted into the guide pin 17, and the guide pin 17 has a groove 18 provided on a front upper portion of the rising piece 6 of the base bracket 4.
The other end of the coil spring 20 having a predetermined spring pressure P is engaged with one end of the coil spring 20.

[0012] The tilt roof device 2 configured as described above.
According to 5, the opening / closing body 2 is tilted down by holding the handle (not shown), and the weather strip 21 attached to the four circumferences thereof is brought into contact with the roof opening W, and the opening / closing body 2 is closed by a locking device (not shown). it can. In this closed state, the coil spring 20, ie, the guide pin 17 and the pin 1
9 is located below the position of the pin 14 as in the related art, the tilt link 32 is urged by the coil spring 20 in the falling direction. Further, the opening / closing body 2 is pushed up, and the pressing piece 35 provided at the tip of the extension portion 34 of the tilt link 32 is brought into contact with the stopper edge 31 of the concave portion 30 of the supporting piece 28 of the support bracket 26 via the elastic member 16 to make the opening / closing body 2 2 can be tilted up. In this state, since the line c connecting the guide pin 17 and the pin 19 is located above the position of the pin 14, the tilt link 32 is connected to the coil spring 20.
It is urged in the upright direction. The guide pin 17 is pressed against the lower edge of the elongated hole 29 due to the difference in the rotation angle between the opening / closing body 2 and the tilt link 32.

That is, the backlash between the tilt link 32 and the opening / closing body 2 due to the gap x formed between the long hole 29 and the guide pin 17 is caused by the pressing piece 35 of the tilt link 32 coming into contact with the stopper edge 31 of the support bracket 26 of the support bracket 26. Because it is regulated by the guide pin 17 with respect to the contact and the lower edge of the elongated hole 29,
The occurrence of rattling noise due to the vibration of the vehicle when the vehicle is running with the opening / closing body 2 tilted up can be prevented, and the occupant's discomfort can be eliminated. Further, in the tilt roof device 25 of this example, an extension portion 34 having a pressing piece 35 formed at the tip thereof is provided on the tilt link 32 without adding a component, and the tilt link 32 is pressed against the supporting piece 28 of the support bracket 26. By changing the position of the stopper by changing the shape of the stopper edge 31 that comes into contact with the piece 35, it is possible to easily and inexpensively prevent rattling noise.

[0014]

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, even if there is a gap between the guide pin of the tilt link and the long hole of the support bracket, the rattling sound due to the vibration when the opening / closing body is tilted up and running. Can be prevented, and the occupant's discomfort can be eliminated. Further, in the tilt roof device of the present invention, an extension portion having a pressing piece formed at a tip thereof is provided on the tilt link without adding a component, and a stopper rim abutting the pressing piece on the supporting piece of the support bracket. By changing the position of the stopper by changing the shape, the rattling noise can be easily and inexpensively reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tilt roof device attached to left and right of a sun roof.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view in which an opening / closing body is attached to a roof opening of an automobile.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a tilt roof device attached to the left and right sides of a conventional opening / closing body.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Roof 2 Opening / closing body 4 Base bracket 14, 19 pin 16 Elastic member 17 Guide pin 20 Coil spring (spring material) 25 Tilt roof device 26 Support bracket 29 Long hole 31 Stopper edge 32 Tilt link 34 Extension part 35 Pressing piece W Roof Opening Ws Left and right edges of roof opening

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-58-30832 (JP, A) JP-A-2-96311 (JP, U) JP-A-59-67477 (JP, U) JP-A-3-67218 (JP) , U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 64-9812 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application Hei 5-63919 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Utility Model 4-13476 (JP, U) (58) Fields surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB Name) B60J 7/08

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An opening / closing body rotatably provided around a front end in a roof opening of an automobile, a support bracket attached to left and right sides of the opening / closing body, and attached to left and right edges of the roof opening. A base bracket, a tilt link pivotally connected at one end to the base bracket, and slidably connected to the elongated hole provided at the support bracket at the other end via a guide pin, and the tilt link and the base bracket. And a spring member for urging the tilt link in the upright direction at least with the opening and closing body tilted up, wherein the tilt link has a predetermined length from the guide pin side end of the tilt link. A pressing piece that presses and abuts on the support bracket side when the opening / closing body is tilted up is provided at the tip of the extending portion, and an extending portion that extends with the support bracket is provided. Lifting roof and wherein the.