JPH0219290Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a sliding roof for automobiles, especially a sliding roof in which the sliding panel is held above the roof when opened. This relates to a device for sealing between panels.

[Prior art]

Generally, the sliding roof of an automobile is designed to open and close the roof opening with a sliding panel. As described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 56-103615, there has conventionally been a sealing device in which a sealing member is provided at the periphery of the slide panel to come into contact with the opening edge of the roof.

However, with this conventional structure, the slide panel tends to move up and down due to travel vibrations and fluctuations in indoor pressure when the door is opened and closed, and therefore, the sealing performance of this conventional device was not very good.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was developed in view of the conventional situation, and is an automobile that can prevent the slide panel from moving up and down, and can seal at least two sides of the end of the slide panel, thereby greatly improving sealing performance. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sliding roof seal device.

[Structure of the idea]

The present invention is a sliding roof sealing device for an automobile, in which at least the front edge of a sealing member attached to the opening edge of the roof is formed into a U-shape so that the tip of the sealing member is sandwiched when the sliding panel is closed. A lip is formed on the remaining side edge of the sealing member to hold the edge of the slide panel when it is closed, and this holds the tip and edge of the slide panel to prevent the panel from moving up and down. At the same time, at least two sides of the panel are sealed.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. In the figures, 1 is a car to which the device of the present invention is applied, and a sliding roof device 3 is installed on the roof 2 of the car 1. It is being The sliding roof device 3 is configured such that a substantially rectangular opening 4 formed in the roof 2 can be opened and closed by a glass slide panel 5. When the slide panel 5 is opened, a link (not shown) A mechanism holds the roof 2 above the rear opening 4 of the roof 2.

Note that 8 is a slide roof frame to which a drainage channel 8a and a rail (not shown) are attached, and the frame 8 is attached to the roof 2 with a sealer 9 in between.

A sealing member 6 is attached to the entire opening edge 2a forming the periphery of the opening 4 of the roof 2. The mounting base 6a of the sealing member 6 has a core metal 7 having a U-shaped cross section inserted thereinto, so that the mounting base 6a has an approximately U-shaped cross section.
It is shaped like a letter. Upper outer surface 6 of the mounting base 6a
f is a sealing surface, and the mounting base 6a
A holding protrusion 6b for holding the opening edge 2a is formed on the inner surface of the opening.

On the upper surface of the mounting base 6a on the front edge of the seal member 6 corresponding to the region A in FIG. As a result, the front edge has a U-shaped cross section.

Further, on the upper surface of the mounting base 6a at the rear edge and the rear left and right edges corresponding to the areas B and C of the sealing member 6, there are provided areas corresponding to the areas B and C of the panel 5 when the slide panel 5 is closed. A lip 6e for holding the edge 5b is integrally formed to protrude inward from the opening 4, and holes 6g and 6h are formed inside the lip 6e and inside the sealing surface 6f. There is. Note that the front left and right edges of the seal member 6 corresponding to the region D are connected to the lip 6 from the clamping portion 6c.
It gradually changes to the shape of e.

Next, the operation will be explained.

When closing the opening 4 of the roof 2 with the slide panel 5, the panel 5 is moved forward. Then, the slide panel 5 is guided by the guide rail and slides to a position corresponding to the fully closed position, and then the tip portion 5a
The tip end 5a of the slide panel 5 enters between the sealing surface 6f of the sealing member 6 and the vertical side of the clamping part 6c and is held by both. be done. In this case, the front end portions of both side edges of the slide panel 5 are always located between the lips 6e on both side edges of the seal member 6 and the sealing surface 6f even when the slide panel 5 is in the open state, and are easily held between the sealing surface 6f and the lip 6e. It is inserted between the vertical side portion of the portion 6c. and the tip 5
When the end surface of a comes into contact with the bottom of the clamping part 6c, the hole 6d is deformed and the vertical side rotates to further press the tip 5a, thereby pushing the tip 5a even more firmly. be held in place.

At this time, after the slide panel 5 slides to a position corresponding to the fully closed position, when the edge 5b is lowered around the tip 5a, the edge 5b presses the lip 6e, thereby causing the hole 6g. is deformed, and the lip 6e retreats downward and outward from the opening 4, and the rear surface of the edge 5b moves away from the lip 6e.
When the lip 6e descends downward by overcoming the
Due to its elastic return force, it is positioned on the upper surface side of the slide panel 5. Furthermore, slide panel 5
When the edge 5b descends further and presses the sealing surface 6f, the hole 6h is deformed and draws the lip 6e downward, and the edge 5b is clamped even more firmly. Therefore, the edge 5b is connected to the lip 6e.
and the sealing surface 6f, and its end surface also comes into contact with the side surface of the sealing member 6 (see FIG. 4).

Further, on both side edges of the slide panel 5, the holes 6g and 6h are similarly deformed so that the slide panel 5 is inserted between the lip 6e and the sealing surface 6f.

In addition, when opening the opening 4, the slide panel 5 is moved backward, but in this case, contrary to the case when closing the opening 4, first the edge 5b of the slide panel 5 is released from being held by the lip 6e, and then When the clamping portion 6c is released (see FIG. 3) and the slide panel 5 is further retreated, the opening 4 will be opened.

The hardness of the lip 6e, the size of the holes 6g, 6h, etc. are determined by the slide panel 5 due to vibrations caused by running, etc.
The lip 6e can be deformed by the load input when the slide panel 5 is raised and lowered by the driving means of the slide panel 5, which is larger than the load input by the vertical movement of the lip 6e, and the load input by the traveling vibration etc. It is set so that it does not deform.

In this way, in this embodiment, the slide panel 5
The tip 5a of the slide panel 5 is held by the gripping portion 6c of the seal member 6, and the remaining edge 5b of the slide panel 5 is held by the lip 6e of the seal member 6, so that the slide panel 5 can be prevented from moving up and down. The upper, lower and end faces of the panel 5 can be sealed.

In the above embodiment, the case where the clamping part 6c is provided at the front edge and the left and right side edges of the sealing member 6 has been described. It is not necessary to provide the slide panel 5 at the edge, and although the slide panel 5 is made of glass in the above embodiment, it may of course be made of steel plate.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, according to the sliding roof sealing device for an automobile according to the present invention, at least the front edge of the sealing member attached to the opening edge of the roof is controlled so as to sandwich the tip of the sliding panel when the panel is closed. A lip is formed on the remaining side edge of the sealing member to hold the edge of the slide panel when it is closed, thereby preventing the slide panel from moving up and down, and at least two edges of the edge of the panel. The surface can be sealed, and as a result, the sealing performance can be greatly improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile to which a sliding roof seal device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the roof portion thereof, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in Fig. 1. , FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 2. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Automobile, 2...Roof, 2a...Opening edge, 3...Sliding roof, 4...Opening, 5...Sliding panel, 5a...Tip, 5
b... Edge, 6... Seal member, 6e... Lip.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A device for sealing between the roof opening edge and the sliding panel of a sliding roof that opens and closes the roof opening of an automobile and holds the sliding panel above the roof when the roof opening is opened. A sealing member is provided, at least the front edge of the sealing member is formed in a U-shape so as to sandwich the tip of the slide panel when the panel is closed, and the remaining side edge of the sealing member is provided with a front edge of the sealing member that is formed in a U-shape so as to sandwich the tip of the slide panel when the slide panel is closed. A sliding roof seal device for an automobile, characterized in that a lip is formed to hold an edge of the roof.