JPH0326007Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a sunroof device for a vehicle.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in sunroof devices equipped with a slide opening/closing function in which the lid slides to open and close the roof opening, and a tilt-up function in which the lid rotates around the front end and raises and lowers the rear end of the lid, for example,
As seen in Publication No. 61-6418, a sunshade is provided inside the lid to prevent direct sunlight from entering the passenger compartment when the sun is strong, and the sunshade is designed to be opened and closed manually. .

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

As mentioned above, the operation of the Sun Shade is troublesome as it has to be opened and closed manually, and when operated while driving, the driver's line of sight is far away from the front, which hinders driving. There was an inconvenience.

Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide a sunroof device for a vehicle in which the sunshade can be opened and closed at the same time in conjunction with the lid by using a movable cable that tilts and slides the lid.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, in this invention, the roof opening of the vehicle is formed with a tilt-up function that rotates around the front end side and raises and lowers the rear end side, and an outer panel and an inner panel of the roof. A lid with a sliding opening/closing function that can slide into the space is provided, and a pair of movable cables are arranged so that when one is pulled, the other is pushed so that they can be relatively movable and are controlled in traction by a drive unit,
A slideable elevating shoe for elevating and lowering the lid is interlocked and connected to one side of each of the movable cables,
A sunshade, which is disposed inside the lid and slides in conjunction with when the lid is raised and lowered and when the slide is opened, is connected to the other side of each moving cable via a detachable pressing member.

[Effect]

According to this device, the lid can be rotated around the rear end side by the movable cable that is pulled and controlled by the drive unit so as to be relatively movable, and the lid can be placed in a tilt-up state in which the rear end side rises, and in a tilt-up state in which the rear end side is raised. A slide opening/closing state that can be slid to the next position can be obtained. At the same time, the sunshade slides in conjunction with the rise of the lid and the opening and closing of the slide, ensuring the opening and closing of the roof opening, which can be handled by a single drive device.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of this invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings of FIGS. 1 to 8.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a roof consisting of an inner panel 3 and an outer panel 5, and the roof 1 is provided with a roof opening 7. The roof opening 7 is provided with a lid 9 for opening and closing the roof opening 7. A weather strip 11 is attached to the outer peripheral edge of the lid 9 to ensure a seal by elastically contacting the roof opening edge 7a when the lid 9 is in the closed state.

Mounting brackets 13 are attached to both sides of the lid 9 over substantially the entire length in the front-rear direction. Further, below the mounting bracket 13, a guide rail 19 having a first rail portion 15 and a second rail portion 17 is arranged on the inner panel 3 facing in the front-rear direction. A first moving shoe 21 at the front that is movable within the first rail portion 15 of the guide rail 19
is rotatably attached to the front end of the mounting bracket 13 by a pin 23.

Further, one end of a link 25 as a connecting member is rotatably attached to the mounting bracket 13 via a pin 27, and the other end of the link 25 is rotatably attached to the rear second movable shoe 29 via a pin 31. is installed on. The second movable shoe 29 is movably assembled within the first rail portion 15 of the guide rail 19, and a rotatable hook 33 is mounted approximately in the center via a pin 31. An engaging protrusion (not shown) is formed at the rear end of the hook 33, and the hook 33 is biased clockwise by a biasing means such as a spring. It engages with a bored engagement hole (not shown). As a result, the second movable shoe 29 is restrained from moving forward and backward relative to the guide rail 19.

A guide groove 35 is formed in the mounting bracket 13, and a third movable shoe 37 as a movable body is interlocked with the guide groove 35 via a guide pin 39. The guide groove 35 includes a fully closed guide portion 35a that brings the lid 9 into a fully closed state, and a tilt down guide portion 35b that is inclined upwardly toward the rear from the fully closed guide portion 35a and then horizontally formed.
A tilt-up guide section 35 continues forward from the fully closed guide section 35a and is formed slightly low and horizontally.
It is composed of c.

A protruding tongue piece 41 extends rearward at the lower rear end side of the third movable shoe 37, and an engaging protrusion 43 is provided on the upper surface of the protruding tongue piece 41 so as to protrude upward. On the other hand, an engagement hole 45 into which the engagement protrusion 43 enters is bored in front of the pin 31 of the hook 33 attached to the second movable shoe 29. The engagement protrusion 43 and the engagement hole 45 resist a spring (not shown) by the protruding tongue piece 41 entering the lower surface of the hook 33 when the third movable shoe 37 moves rearward from the fully closed state shown in FIG. And hook 33
rotate counterclockwise to engage each other, and at the same time, the engagement protrusion (not shown) of the hook 33 disengages from the engagement hole (not shown) of the guide rail 19. It's summery. As a result, the restraint state of the second moving shoe 29 is released, and the second moving shoe 29 and the third moving shoe 37 become integral with each other and can move rearward with respect to the guide rail 19 together with the lid 9. .

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, cable guide grooves 47 are formed facing each other in the guide rail 19, and within the cable guide grooves 47 is a drive unit 49 such as a motor that can rotate in forward and reverse directions. A moving cable 51 whose traction is controlled by is housed so as to be relatively movable. The movable cable 51 meshes with the drive gear 53 of the drive section 49, and one end of each is connected to the third movable shoe 37 via a fixed section 55 integral with the movable cable 51. In other words, by moving the cable 51 back and forth, the third moving shoe 37 is moved, and the lid 9
It performs the following operations. The operation of the drive unit 49 is controlled by a hand switch (not shown).

On the other hand, inside Lid 9 is Sunshade 57.
is provided.

The sunshade 57 is connected to the guide rail 19.
It is supported at both ends so as to be slidable back and forth (in the vertical direction in FIG. 1) along the second rail portion 17 of.

As shown in FIG. 3, engagement step portions 59 are formed on both sides of the sunshade 57 and consist of a horizontal surface 59a and a vertical surface 59b, and an engagement piece 61 made of a spring is fixed to the horizontal surface 59a. The engaging piece 61 is
When the shade 57 is fully closed, the second rail portion 17
It engages with a through hole 63 provided on the lower surface of.
As a result, the forward and backward movement is restrained, and the tip 6 of the engagement piece 61 when the engagement piece 61 escapes from the through hole 63.
1a faces on the movement trajectory line of a pressing body 65, which will be described later.

The pressing body 65 is slidable along the second rail portion 17, comes into contact with the vertical surface 59a of the engagement step portion 59 when the sunshade 57 is fully closed, and is slid by the moving cable 51. freely controlled.

That is, the movable cable 51 meshes with the drive gear 53 of the drive section 49 at a substantially central portion and is extended along the roof opening 7, with the pressing body 65 being coupled to one of the extended ends. The third moving shoe 37 described above is coupled to the terminal portion of the other moving cable 51, and the third moving cable 51 is connected to the third moving cable 51.
The movable shoe 37 and the pressing body 65 are set to move in a pushing direction and in a pulling direction, that is, to move relative to each other.

Further, on both front sides of the sun shade 57, protruding pins 69, 69 are provided which come into contact with a downwardly protruding hanging plate 67 provided on the lid 9 when the lid 9 slides back and forth.

Note that 71 indicates a rain gutter, and 73 indicates an outer case that guides the movable cable 51.

Next, the operation of the sunroof device configured as described above will be explained. When the lid 9 is in a fully closed state, the sunshade 57 is also in a fully closed state. Next, when the movable cable 51 is pulled and moved by the drive gear 53 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. The fully closed guide portion 35a of the guide groove 35 reaches the tilt-up guide portion 35c, and the lid 9 enters the tilt-up state shown in FIG. At this time, moving cable 5
1, the pressing body 65 is pressed against the vertical surface 5 of the engagement step 59.
9a to move the sunshade 57 backward against the engagement piece 61. As a result, the roof opening 7 can be opened at the same time as the lid 9 is tilted up. (Dotted line in FIG. 7) Next, in order to fully close the lid 9 in the tilted-up state, the movable cable 51 is pulled and moved in the direction of the arrow (R) in FIG. As a result, the third movable shoe 37 slides rearward, the guide pin 39 faces the fully closed guide portion 35a, and the lid 9 becomes fully closed. In synchronization with this, the pressing body 65 moves the tip 61a of the engagement piece 61.
is pressed to move the open sunshade 57 to the fully closed position. As a result, the sunshade 57 is brought into a fully closed state, and the engaging piece 61 falls into the through hole 63. This results in
The engagement between the pressing body 65 and the sun shade 57 is released, and the sun shade can be moved rearward by itself. Next, the third movable shoe 37 continues to move rearward to approach the second movable shoe 29. At this time, the guide pin 39 moves from the fully closed guide section 35a to the tilt-down guide section 35b, and as a result, the rear end side of the lid 9 becomes tilted down below the outer panel 5. During this series of operations, the protruding tongue 41 also moves in the same direction as the third moving shoe 37, causing the hook 33 to rotate counterclockwise. Due to this rotation, the engagement hole (not shown) and the engagement protrusion are disengaged, and the engagement protrusion 43 enters the engagement hole 45, so that the second moving shoe 29 and the third moving shoe 37 are integrated. (Figure 8). When the cable 51 is further driven in the same direction from this state, the lid 9 and the sunshade 57 are moved to the vertical plate 6.
7 comes into contact with the protruding pin 69 and moves rearward as one, so that the roof opening 7 can be opened.

On the other hand, pulling out the lid 9 in the stored state to the fully closed position can be accomplished by performing the operation opposite to the above. Note that the sunshade can be manually moved rearward using a handle provided on the indoor side.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the sunroof device of this invention, when the lid is tilted and The sunshade can be slid in conjunction with the slide opening, making it smaller and lighter.
This is very favorable in terms of cost. Also,
Improves the operability of Sun Shade. Furthermore, even while driving, the sunshade can be opened and closed without any problem in conjunction with the movement of the lid.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the sunroof device with the lid omitted, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is an operational diagram of Fig. 3. , Figure 5 is an enlarged view of part A in Figure 1, Figures 6 and 7.
FIG. 8 is a cutaway side view showing the movement of the lid and sunshade. Explanation of main drawing symbols, 7... Roof opening, 9
...Lid, 37...Third moving shoe (elevating shoe), 49...Drive unit, 51...Moving cable,
57...San Syed.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The vehicle's roof opening has a tilt-up function that rotates around the front end and raises and lowers the rear end, and a slide opening/closing function that allows the lid to slide into the space formed by the outer and inner panels of the roof. A pair of movable cables are provided, and a pair of movable cables are arranged so that they can be relatively movably controlled by a drive unit so that when one is pulled, the other is pushed, and one of the movable cables is provided with a slide for raising and lowering the lid. A sunshade, which is arranged inside the lid and slides in conjunction with when the lid is raised and lowered and when the slide is opened, is attached to the other side of each moving cable through a press body that can be engaged and detached. A sunroof device for a vehicle, characterized in that the sunroof device is interlocked with each other.