JPH0321715B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention relates to an opening/closing device for a sliding side window provided in a vehicle.

``Prior Art'' Conventionally, sliding side windows have generally not been smooth with the surface of the vehicle body (see Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 181880/1983).

``Problems to be solved by the invention'' However, with such conventional sliding side windows, when a car is running,
There were problems in that the flow of air on the surface of the vehicle was disturbed, producing wind noise, impairing the comfort of the vehicle, and hindering the reduction of running resistance.

The present invention has been made by focusing on such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a side window opening/closing device that allows the side window to be smooth with the vehicle body surface when fully closed, and to open and close smoothly. The purpose is

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The gist of the present invention to achieve the above object is to provide a sliding door type side window opening/closing device, which forms a surface that is smoothly continuous with the surface of the vehicle body. A side window characterized in that a side window is formed so that an opening of the vehicle body can be closed, the side window is supported so as to protrude from the surface of the vehicle body via a tilting arm, and the side window is opened and closed by connecting a drive cable. Existing in switchgear.

"Operation" By raising and lowering the tilting arm, the side window is brought to the fully closed position where it is smooth with the vehicle body surface.
It protrudes from the surface of the vehicle body, and when it protrudes from the surface of the vehicle body, it can be opened and closed by a drive cable.

“Embodiment” An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

The figure shows one embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in FIG. 2, a side door 10 of a wagon-type automobile is provided with a side window 20 that can be slid open and closed and a fixed window 20a adjacent thereto.

As can be seen in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, a window frame 21 is fixed to the lower end of the side window 20, and a vehicle body opening 11 formed in the side door 10
A guide rail portion 12 is provided parallel to the window frame 21.

A tip 31 of a first tilting arm 30 is connected to one end of the window frame 21 via a pivot pin 32, and a second tilting arm 30 is connected to the window frame 21 through a long hole 22 drilled in the opening/closing direction of the side window 20. A tip 41 of the arm 40 is connected via a sliding pin 42.

The first raising/lowering arm 30 has an arched shape, and a base end 33 is extended to the guide rail section 12 of the vehicle body opening 11, where the guide rail section 12
It is pivotally connected to a sliding piece 34 that is slidably fitted to the sliding piece 34.

The first tilting arm 30 has a stepped part 35 formed in the middle part, and the distal end part 31 is lower than the base end part 33. When the first tilting arm 30 is tilted down, the distal end part A guide column 13a, which is provided with a gap 13 that engages on the 31 side, is provided on the side wall of the guide rail section 12,
13b, the guide column 13b is lower than the base end 33 of the first tilting arm 30, and
As shown in the figure, when the first raising/lowering arm 30 is upright, the base end portion 33 is allowed to pass through. Further, a standing wall 36 is formed on the sliding piece 34, and is used to move the first raising/lowering arm in an upright state in the opening direction.

The second tilting arm 40 is the first tilting arm 30
The base end 43 has the same shape as the vehicle body opening 11.
The sliding piece 5 is extended to the guide rail portion 12 of
It is fixed at 0.

The second tilting arm 40 has a tip 41 side protruding outward from a gap 14 formed in the side wall of the guide rail section 12 of the vehicle body opening 11, and the gap 14 is formed between the guide columns 14a and 14b. Although,
The guide pillar 14b is high, and as shown in FIG.
Even if the raising/lowering arm 40 stands up, it will not be allowed to pass.

The sliding piece 50 has a circular outer circumference and an opening 51 in one direction.
An open fitting recess 52 is formed, and the fitting recess 52
A connecting pin 53, which can be removed from the connecting pin 53, is fitted into the connecting pin 53.

A drive cable 60 is disposed along the inside of the guide rail section 12 of the vehicle body opening 11.
0 is extended to a drive part 70 fixed to the side door 10, and the drive cable 6 is extended by the drive part 70.
0 is vertically moved in the longitudinal direction.

The drive cable 60 is fixed to the sliding piece 34 to which the base end 33 of the first tilting arm 30 is pivotally attached.
For the base end portion 43 of the second tilting arm 40,
It is fixed to a connecting pin 53 fitted to the sliding piece 50.

The upper part of the side window 20 is supported by a mechanism similar to the mechanism formed by the first tilting arm 30 and the second tilting arm 40.

Next, the action will be explained.

1 and 3 show the side window 20 in a fully closed state, and when the drive cable 60 is driven by the drive unit 70 to move the drive cable 60 to the right in FIG. 1 from this state, it slides. The proximal end 3 of the first tilting arm 30 is moved by the piece 34.
3, the base end 43 of the second tilting arm 40 is connected to the side window 2 by the connecting pin 53 and the sliding piece 50.
It is moved in the direction of opening 0.

As a result, the tip end 3 of the first tilting arm 30
The first side and the tip end 41 side of the second raising/lowering arm 40 protrude from the respective gaps 13 and 14. Therefore, the side window 20 also protrudes outward.

First tilting arm 30 and second tilting arm 40
When the first raising/lowering arm 30 becomes almost upright with respect to the vehicle body surface, the stepped portion 35 of the first raising/lowering arm 30 crosses the gap 13, and the base end 33, which is higher than the guide column 13b, is no longer constrained by the gap 13, and the first raising/lowering arm 30 crosses the gap 13. The folding arm 30 is the guide pillar 1
It becomes possible to pass through 3b.

As the second tilting arm 40 stands up, the sliding piece 50 rotates together with the base end 43 of the second tilting arm 40, the opening 51 faces in the moving direction of the drive cable 60, and the connecting pin 53 It becomes possible to separate from the fitting recess 52 through the opening 51.

When the drive cable 60 is further moved, the side window 20 begins to open with the window frame 21 connected to the tip 31 of the first tilting arm 30, and since the second tilting arm 40 remains stationary, the tip opens. 41 sliding pin 42 slides in the long hole 22 of the window frame 21, and the connecting pin 53 slides in the fitting recess 52 of the sliding piece 50.
As shown in FIG. 4, the side window 20 passes over the fixed window 20a and can be fully opened.

When closing the side window 20, when the drive cable 60 is moved to the left in FIG.
When it comes into contact with the guide post 13a in the gap 13, the first raising/lowering arm 30 begins to fall.

At the same time, the connecting pin 53 passes through the opening 51 and fits into the fitting recess 52 of the sliding piece 50, so the base end 43 of the second tilting arm 40 is pulled and the second tilting arm 40 also collapses. Initially, the side window 20 as a whole moves toward the interior of the vehicle.

When the drive cable 60 is further moved, the first tilting arm 30 and the second tilting arm 40 are pulled into the guide rail section 12 and collapsed, the side window 20 completely closes the vehicle body opening 11, and the vehicle body opens. The surface becomes smooth.

"Effects of the Invention" According to the side window opening/closing device according to the present invention, the side window can be made smooth on the surface of the vehicle body to close the vehicle body opening, and can be opened and closed smoothly, so when driving with the side window closed. When this happens, the air is not turbulent, wind noise is not generated, the cabin comfort is improved, running resistance is reduced, and driving performance is improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line of FIG. 3 is a front view of the vicinity of the lower part of the side window, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line of FIG. 2, with the window in the open state omitted, and FIG. - line sectional view. 10...Side door, 11...Vehicle body opening, 1
2... Guide rail part, 13, 14... Gap, 2
0...Side window, 21...Window frame, 30...
...first raising/lowering arm, 40...second raising/lowering arm.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A sliding door type side window opening/closing device, which forms a side window that forms a surface that smoothly continues with the vehicle body surface so that the vehicle body opening can be closed, and which raises and lowers the side window. A side window opening/closing device characterized in that it is supported so as to protrude from the surface of a vehicle body via an arm, and is opened/closed by connecting a drive cable. 2. The tip of a first arch-shaped raising/lowering arm is pivotally attached to the front part of the side window, and a second arch-shaped arm similar to the above is attached to the rear part of the side window.
The tip of the tilting arm is slidably connected via a pin to a long hole drilled in the window frame of the side window in the opening/closing direction, and the bases of the first and second tilting arms are connected to each other via a pin. located inside the vehicle body opening,
A drive cable is connected to the first lifting arm, and connected to the second lifting arm so as to be released after the arm stands up.
the second tilting arm protrudes into the vehicle body opening through a gap in which the second tilting arm is engaged and guided until the second tilting arm is erected, and then released; 2. The side window opening/closing device according to claim 1, wherein the side window opening/closing device is made to protrude.