JP3845363B2 - Detachable sunroof device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a detachable sunroof device, and more particularly, to a detachable sunroof device provided with a deflector blade that suppresses wind from entering a room when a panel is removed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A sunroof panel made of glass, for example, is fitted in the opening provided in the roof of the automobile, and a detachable hinge mechanism is provided between the front edge of the sunroof panel and the corresponding part of the opening, and the corresponding part of the rear edge of the sunroof panel and the opening A sunroof device in which a sunroof panel is configured so as to be detachable and tiltable by providing a detachable toggle latch mechanism between them is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-195917.
[0003]
On the other hand, in the sunroof device, it is known to install a deflector blade along the front edge of the opening in order to prevent the traveling wind from being caught in the passenger compartment when traveling with the roof opening opened. ing.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-195917 [0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the detachable sunroof device disclosed in the above publication is originally designed to be inexpensively manufactured, and its structure is generally very simple. Therefore, applying the configuration of a conventional deflector blade, such as that provided in a sunroof device housed under the roof by power drive, to the removable sunroof device, considering the cost ratio of the deflector blade to the entire device, There were some aspects that were not realistic.
[0006]
The present invention has been devised to solve such problems of the prior art, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a detachable sunroof apparatus provided with a deflector blade that is inexpensive to manufacture. .
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, in the present invention, the opening (2) formed in the roof (1) of the vehicle body and provided with the female member (receptor 5) inside, and the female member is engaged / disengaged. A panel (3) provided with a possible male member (engagement piece 6) at one end edge thereof , and extending along the front edge of the opening, and the left and right ends thereof standing up and down with support members (bearing members 23) In a detachable sunroof device having a deflector blade (22) supported so as to be detachable from the opening, a bracket (17) coupled to the inner surface of the roof is integrally coupled. The female member has an upper member (15) and a lower member (16) that sandwich the bracket from both upper and lower surfaces, and the support member includes a plurality of screw fastening portions. And that Chino one located outside, but shall, characterized in that it is fastened with a common screw means (B3) in portions sandwiching the bracket of the upper member and the lower member from the upper and lower surfaces.
[0008]
In this way, since the increase in the number of parts and the number of manufacturing steps can be suppressed, it is possible to configure a detachable sunroof device with a deflector blade while minimizing an increase in manufacturing cost.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0010]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a roof portion of an automobile provided with a sunroof device to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, an opening 2 having a substantially rectangular shape is provided at an appropriate position of a roof 1 of an automobile, and the opening 2 is opened and closed by a sunroof panel 3 made of, for example, plate glass that is detachable and tiltable. It has become.
[0011]
As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the sunroof device includes a rectangular annular inner frame 4 attached to the inner surface of the roof 1. A pair of receivers 5 for connecting the front edge side of the sunroof panel 3 are provided on both the left and right sides of the front edge portion of the inner frame 4. A pair of left and right engaging pieces 6 corresponding to the receiver 5 are provided at the front edge of the sunroof panel 3. The receiver 5 and the engagement piece 6 constitute a hinge mechanism that can be attached and detached and tilted.
[0012]
A toggle latch mechanism 7 is provided at the center of the rear edge side of the sunroof panel 3. When the sunroof panel 3 is fitted in the opening 2, a part of the toggle latch mechanism 7 is connected to the rear edge side center of the inner frame 4.
[0013]
The receiver 5 and the engagement piece 6 are coupled to each other and the sunroof panel 3 and the inner frame 4 are coupled to each other via the toggle latch mechanism 7 so that the sunroof panel 3 and the inner frame 4 are integrated with each other. The sub-assembly is made, and the entire sunroof device can be attached to the roof 1 in the sub-assembly state.
[0014]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, a panel holder 11 having a rectangular ring shape formed by press-molding a steel plate, for example, is fixed to the outer peripheral portion of the inner surface of the sunroof panel 3. A seal member 12 is attached to the outer peripheral edge of the panel holder 11 so as to be in close contact with the inner peripheral edge of the opening 2 formed in the roof 1 and to maintain liquid-tightness between the opening 2 and the sunroof panel 3. Yes.
[0015]
The engagement pieces 6 described above are fixed as male members to the lower surfaces of the front edge portions of the left and right side portions of the panel holder 11. These pair of engaging pieces 6 are formed by press-molding a steel plate, and have a circular arc shape that is convex downward when viewed from the side, and a longitudinal slit 13 is formed at a position biased to one side when viewed from above. It has been shaped like a mittens split into two. And the ear | edge part 14 formed in the rear end side is being fixed to the panel holder 11 with two volt | bolts (not shown) .
[0016]
On the upper surface on the front edge side of the inner frame 4 fixed to the inner surface of the roof 1, the above-described receiver 5 as a female member is fixed with a plurality of screws B. As shown well in FIG. 6, the receiver 5 includes two members, an upper member 15 and a lower member 16, and is injection-molded with, for example, a hard synthetic resin material, and is integrally coupled to the inner frame 4. The bracket 17 is fixed to the inner frame 4 via the bracket 17 by sandwiching the bracket 17 from both the upper and lower sides and fastening it together with a screw B inserted downward.
[0017]
The upper member 15 and the lower member 16 constituting the receiving body 5 are formed with depressions 15a and 16a on the opposing surfaces of the middle portions in the left and right direction of both members, and the left and right ends of the upper and lower members 15 and 16 are formed. A slot 18 for inserting the engagement piece 6 is formed in the middle portion in the left-right direction when the portions are joined closely. As shown in FIG. 4, the slot 18 has an entrance that opens obliquely rearward and upward, and an outlet that opens on the front vertical surface. The shape seen from the side approximates the curved shape of the engagement piece 6. It has an arc shape of curvature.
[0018]
The slot 18 is somewhat widened on the opening side so that the engaging piece 6 can be easily inserted downward. Further, in order to guide the engaging piece 6 to the slot 18, a rearward extending portion 16 b is formed at the rear end edge of the lower member 16, and upward on the rear end edge top surface and the front end edge upper surface of the upper member 15. The ribs 15b and 15c are projected.
[0019]
A plurality of protrusions 19 are formed along the front-rear direction on the inner surface of the slot 18 on the lower member 16 side, and the protrusions 19 are in sliding contact with the lower surface of the engagement piece 6. By reducing the area of the direct contact portion in this way, both smoothness when attaching and detaching the sunroof panel 3 and prevention of deviation of the sunroof panel 3 when fitted into the opening 2 are achieved.
[0020]
On the outlet side of the slot 18, a vertical pin 20 is fixed at a position corresponding to the slit 13 of the engagement piece 6. By this pin 20 entering the slit 13 of the engagement piece 6, play in the left-right direction of the sunroof panel 3 can be further reduced.
[0021]
The slot 18 of the receiver 5 penetrates in the front-rear direction, unlike the conventional insertion hole described in the above publication. Accordingly, the length of the portion of the engagement piece 6 that engages with the slot 18 can be made longer than before, so that it is more difficult to come off when the sunroof panel 3 is tilted up, and rattling occurs. Can be suppressed.
[0022]
On the other hand, the deflector blade 22 is rotatably supported by the frame fixing portion 21 (FIG. 6) positioned at the center in the width direction of the vehicle body in the upper member 15 constituting the receiver 5 that forms the female member side of the hinge. The inner portion of the bearing member 23 is fixed to the inner frame 4 together with a screw B2 common to the upper member 15. Further, the outer portion of the bearing member 23 is fastened together with a common screw B 3 at one place among the portions of the receiver 5 that are sandwiched between the upper member 15 and the lower member 16 and coupled to the bracket 17. (Figs. 3 and 5).
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 7, the deflector blade 22 is composed of a main portion 24 that is long in the left-right direction formed of, for example, an aluminum alloy extrusion molding material, and an end portion 25 that is injection-molded of, for example, a synthetic resin material. By supporting a shaft 26 screwed to both the left and right ends of the base end side with a bearing member 23, a predetermined angle range can be rotated. A torsion coil spring 27 having one end hooked on the bearing member 23 and the other end hooked on the end 25 of the deflector blade 22 is wound around the shaft 26, whereby the deflector blade 22 has its free end. The resilience in the direction of jumping up is constantly acting.
[0024]
In this way, as shown in FIG. 8, when the sunroof panel 3 is fitted into the opening 2 of the roof 1, the deflector blade 22 is pressed by the lower surface of the sunroof panel 3 (the pressing member 28 provided on the panel holder 11). When the sunroof panel 3 is laid down and removed from the opening 2, the sunroof panel 3 is erected by the elastic force of the torsion coil spring 27. And when the deflector blade 22 stands along the front edge of the opening 2, it is suppressed that the airflow of the upper surface of the roof 1 is caught in a vehicle interior.
[0025]
The inner surface of the roof is covered with roof lining L, and the inner periphery of the opening on the vehicle interior side is edged with a molding member M.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to mount the deflector blade without complicating the structure and increasing the number of parts and the number of manufacturing steps. Can produce various effects.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a roof of an automobile equipped with a sunroof device to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a sunroof device according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part taken along line V-V in FIG. An exploded perspective view of a hinge mechanism according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of a deflector blade. FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of a main part along line VIII-VIII in FIG.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Roof 2 Opening 3 Sunroof panel 4 Inner frame 5 Receptor 6 Engagement piece 7 Toggle clutch mechanism 11 Panel holder 12 Seal member 13 Slit 14 Ear part 15 Upper member 16 Lower member 17 Bracket 18 Slot 19 Projection 20 Pin 21 Pair with frame Fixed portion 22 Deflector blade 23 Bearing member 24 Main portion 25 End portion 26 Shaft 27 Torsion coil spring 28 Pressing member

Claims (1)

An opening formed in the roof of the vehicle body and provided with a female member on the inside thereof, a panel provided with a male member engageable and detachable from the female member at one end edge thereof , and extending along the front edge of the opening A detachable sunroof device that has a deflector blade that is supported by a support member so that the left and right ends thereof can stand up and fall, and is configured to be detachable with respect to the opening,
Has In'nafure beam formed by integrally coupling the bracket to be connected to the inner surface of the roof,
The female member has an upper member and a lower member that sandwich the bracket from both upper and lower sides,
The support member has a plurality of screw fastening portions, and one of the support members located outside is fastened together with a common screw means at a portion sandwiching the bracket of the upper member and the lower member from both upper and lower surfaces. removable sunroof device comprising a Turkey.

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