JPH022670Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial field of application The present invention relates to a lid control structure for a retractable roof type vehicle, which has an opening in the roof and can be opened and closed by sliding the lid in the longitudinal direction. be.

2. Description of the Related Art An opening is provided in the roof of an automobile, and a movable roof, ie, a lid, is operated from a closed position in which the opening is closed flush with the roof to an open position in which the opening is slid to the lower part of the roof behind the opening. A vehicle with a retractable roof that can be installed in such a way has already been developed and disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 157620/1983.

Furthermore, in an automobile with a retractable roof, a deflector is attached to the front edge of the roof opening so that it can be raised and lowered, and when the lid is closed, the deflector is lowered to the lower part of the lid, and when the lid is opened, the deflector is raised and lowered. For example, the one that is configured to stand up is
It has already been published in Publication No. 56-56427.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In a vehicle with a retractable roof as described above, the lid is operated by first lowering the rear part of the lid downward from the fully closed state flush with the roof, and then sliding the lid rearward. , the lid is in a fully open state along the lower part of the roof behind the opening, and the lid is slid forward from the fully open state and when it reaches a predetermined position, the rear part of the lid is raised upward, so that the lid is connected to the roof. This is a fully closed state in which they are connected flush.

The down operation when opening the lid and the up operation when closing the lid as described above are generally performed by a link mechanism, and the operating force (electric motor) required to slide the lid rearward from the fully closed state is When a driving force (e.g., When an operating force is applied, the lid slides forward while keeping the link horizontal until a predetermined position is reached, and when the link reaches the predetermined position, the operating force causes the link to rotate upward and lift the lid to a fully closed state. ing.

In the above, in order to rotate the horizontal link upward by the closing direction operating force at the end of the lid closing operation, a wedge with an inclined surface that rises forward is provided on the vehicle body side member, that is, the frame. When the lid closes to a predetermined position, it is necessary to apply an upward force to the lid with the inclined surface of the wedge, and at the end of the lid closing operation, the link rotates upward to lift the lid. The frame must be provided with a stopper to which the other end of the link pivotally attached to the lid side is pivotally attached and which stops the shoe from sliding forward in a rail provided on the frame.

Conventionally, the wedge and stopper described above are usually manufactured as independent parts and fixed to the frame respectively, but such a conventional structure not only increases the number of parts but also requires additional man-hours to install them. I have a problem.

In addition, a method of integrally forming the wedge and the stopper in a frame has been adopted in the past.This method can solve the above-mentioned problems of the number of parts and installation man-hours, but the processing of the frame is complicated. Furthermore, if the wedge and stopper are integrally formed on the frame, which is a structural member of the vehicle body, it becomes extremely difficult to fine-tune variations in their position relative to the lid. Problems arise in that the seal between the parts is insufficient and rain can leak.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention, as described above, allows the lid to slide from the fully closed state where it is almost flush with the roof to the open state by sliding to the lower part of the roof behind the roof opening. Controls the raising and lowering of the deflector in a retractable roof type automobile in which a deflector is attached to the front edge of the roof opening, which stands up when the lid is opened and is in use, and when the lid closes, it collapses and goes into the retracted state. The deflector arm bracket for attaching the deflector arm to the vehicle body side member, i.e., the frame, has a stopper part that abuts the lid shoe at the end of the lid closing operation and restrains further movement in the closing direction, and a wedge that applies an upward force to the lid. This feature is characterized in that the parts are integrally formed.

Function With the above configuration, the deflector arm bracket, which is a single component, has three functions: the deflector arm mounting function, the function of applying upward force to the lid, and the shoe stopper function of regulating the fully closed position of the lid, reducing the number of parts. In addition to significantly reducing the number of installation steps, fine adjustment of the positional relationship of the wedge portion and the stopper portion with respect to the lid can be easily and accurately performed by fine adjustment of the mounting and fixing position of the deflector arm bracket with respect to the frame.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a roof, and 2 is the roof 1.
The lid is attached to the opening of the lid 2.
can move in the front-back direction while being guided by rails 4 installed in the front-back direction on both sides of a frame 3 fixed to the lower part of the periphery of the opening of the roof 1.

That is, the lid 2 is provided with a front shoe 5 and the front shoe 5 is slidably fitted onto the rail 4, and the rail 4 is provided with a rear shoe 6.
The link 7 is fitted so that it can slide, one end of which is pivotally connected to the rear shoe 6 with a pin 9, and the other end of the link 7 is pivotally connected to the lid 2 with a pin 8, and an electric motor (not shown) is connected to the lid 2. A drive member, such as a geared wire, which is operated in the front-rear direction by a drive source such as the above, is coupled to the rear shoe 6, and is adapted to apply a force to operate the lid 2 in the front-rear direction by the rotational drive of the drive source. .

10 is a deflector whose one end edge is rotatably attached to the front edge of the frame 3; 11 is a deflector whose rear end is rotatably attached to both left and right sides of the frame 3 via a bracket 12. The front end of the deflector arm 11 and the deflector 10 have an elongated hole 11a and a pin 10.
The deflector arm 11 is connected by engagement with the lid 2, and the deflector arm 11 is given an upward rotational force by a spring (not shown), and the deflector arm 11 is pushed by a member on the lid side as the lid 2 closes. The deflector arm 11 is rotated downward to rotate the deflector 10 to the storage position where it lies down at the bottom of the lid 2 as shown by the solid line in FIG. is rotated upward by the force of the spring, and the deflector 10 is rotated and held in the upright use position as shown by the chain line in FIG.

The bracket 12 to which the rear end portion of the deflector arm 11 is pivoted has a wedge portion 12a having an inclined surface a integrally formed near its rear portion, and has a rear end portion that controls the forward movement of the rear shoe 6. The bracket 12 has a structure in which a stopper portion 12b for restraining is integrally formed, and the bracket 12 is attached and fixed to the frame 3 with, for example, bolts or the like.

A cam member 13 is fixed to the lid 2 and has an inclined surface b that comes into contact with the inclined surface a of the wedge portion 12a immediately before the lid 2 is fully closed.

In the above, when the lid 2 is in the fully closed state, the link 7 is in a substantially vertical state as shown in the figure, and the rear portion of the lid 2 is held substantially flush with the roof 1.

In this state, when a drive source (not shown) rotates in one direction and a rearward operating force is applied to the rear shoe 6, only the rear shoe 6 is guided by the rail 4 and slides rearward. Due to the slide, the link 7 rotates counterclockwise around the pin 9 and becomes approximately horizontal, lowering the rear part of the lid 2 downward. After that, the lid 2 slides rearward as the rear shoe 6 slides rearward.
The lid 2 is fully opened along the lower part of the roof behind the opening.

During the opening operation of the lid 2, the downward pressing force of the lid 2 is released, and the deflector arm 11 automatically rotates upward due to the force exerted by a spring (not shown), thereby rotating the deflector 10 upward. and hold it in the operating position as shown by the chain line.

In the lid open state, when a drive source (not shown) rotates in the opposite direction to that described above and applies a forward operating force to the rear shoe 6, the lid 2 is moved to the rails 4 of the front and rear shoes 5 and 6. The deflector arm 11 is slid forward while being guided by internal sliding, and after pressing and rotating the deflector arm 11 downward to bring the deflector 10 to the retracted position shown by the solid line, the inclined surface b of the cam member 13 is moved just before the fully closed position. The wedge portion 12a formed on the deflector arm bracket 12
The link 7 makes contact with the slope a of the lid 2 and applies an upward force to the lid 2 on both slopes a and b, causing the link 7 to rotate upward around the pin 9, at which point the front edge of the lid 2 touches the roof. 1, and by the operating force acting on the rear shoe 6, only the rear shoe 6 slides forward, causing the link 7 to further rotate upward and become vertical. ,
The rear part of the lid 2 is lifted up by the link 7 and reaches a fully closed state where it is almost flush with the rear edge of the opening of the roof 1. At the same time, the rear shoe 6 hits the stopper part 12b formed on the deflector arm bracket 12 and is driven. The source stops rotating in the closing direction.

Effects of the invention As described above, in the present invention, the wedge for raising the lid at the end of the lid closing operation and the stopper for restraining the movement of the rear shoe in the closing direction are attached to the deflector arm bracket for attaching the deflector arm to the frame. By integrally forming the wedge and the stopper, the number of parts and the number of installation steps can be significantly reduced compared to conventional devices in which the wedge and stopper are configured as independent parts. Fine adjustment of the relative position between the stopper and the lid can be easily and accurately performed by finely adjusting the attachment position of the deflector arm bracket to the frame, which can also simplify the assembly work and is practical. This can have a huge effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the deflector arm bracket shown in FIG. 1. 1...Roof, 2...Lid, 3...Frame, 4...Rail, 5...Front shoe, 6...Rear shoe, 7...Link, 10...Deflector,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11... Deflector arm, 12... Bracket, 12a... Wedge part, 12b... Stopper part, 13... Cam member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An opening is provided in the roof, and the lid is installed so that it can be operated from the fully closed position where it is closed almost flush with the roof to the open position where it is slid to the lower part of the roof behind the opening, and A deflector arm is attached to the front edge so that the deflector can be raised and lowered.When the lid is closed, the deflector is rotated downward to lower the deflector to the lower part of the lid.When the lid is opened, the deflector arm is rotated upward to raise the deflector. In an automobile with a retractable roof that is attached to a vehicle body side member via a bracket, the lid's shoe comes into contact with the lid at the end of the lid's closing operation, and the subsequent operating force in the closing direction raises the lid to a state almost flush with the roof. A lid control structure for a retractable roof type vehicle, characterized in that a wedge portion for controlling the lid and a stopper portion for restricting the lid from being fully closed are integrally formed using the deflector arm bracket.