JPH0425886B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an outer sliding roof device in which a sliding roof of a vehicle is tilted up and slid on the outside of the roof.

(Prior Art) As a conventional device having a sliding roof that tilts up and slides, for example, devices described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 18417/1982 and No. 111716/1988 are known.

In the device described in the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 18417/1984, the slide roof is rotated around the lower end of the front sliding member provided on the back surface behind the front end of the slide roof when tilting up. .

In addition, the device described in Utility Model Application Publication No. 111716/1983 is
The center of rotation of the front support portion was located forward of the front edge of the opening.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the case of a device in which the sliding roof rotates rearwardly and downwardly relative to its front end, such as the device described in Utility Model Application Publication No. 18417/1983, the sliding roof Because the front end moves downward, a gap is required between the front end of the sliding roof and the vehicle body below it, making the sealing of the passenger compartment unreliable.
Since it is not possible to provide an inner seal that comes into contact with the back surface of the slide roof between the front end of the slide roof and the center of rotation, there is a problem in that the sealing performance is poor.

In addition, the special public interest law was developed in 1986 as a structure that prevents the front end of the slide roof from descending when tilted up.
A device described in Japanese Patent No. 14328 is known, but with this device, the sliding roof cannot be slid while maintaining such a state.

In addition, in the case of a device in which the front support part extends forward beyond the front end of the slide roof, such as the device described in Utility Model Application No. 60-111716, a fixed roof on the front side is installed to accommodate the front support part. Since it is necessary to make the opening longer in the front-rear direction, there is a problem in that the opening cannot be made wider accordingly.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, in order to solve the conventional problems as described above, in the outer slide roof device of the present invention,
An opening is formed in the vehicle body roof, the opening is covered by a sliding roof so as to be openable and closable, and a roof bracket is provided on the front rear surface of the sliding roof, and the roof bracket includes a roof bracket extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A guide roller that rolls on a roof guide rail is attached to the sliding roof, and is rotatably supported around the guide roller, and a driving wire that transmits driving force from a driving device is connected to the roof bracket. A tilt mechanism is provided between the roof bracket and the vehicle body to support and raise and lower the rear portion of the sliding roof by a driving force transmitted through the driving wire, and a connecting portion between the roof bracket and the driving wire includes: In the outer slide roof device, the roof guide rail is provided with a floating part that prevents the drive wire from moving and transmitting the driving force during the stroke of the drive wire when the tilt mechanism is actuated, and the roof guide rail moves the front end of the drive wire toward the slide. The roof guide rail is rotatably pivoted to the vehicle body at a position rearward of the front end of the roof, the rear end is supported by the tilt mechanism so as to be movable up and down, and the roof guide rail is bent downward at the front end of the roof guide rail. A bending portion is formed, the drive wire is provided with a slide transmission member that is slid along the roof guide rail, and the roof bracket has at least a stroke length of the drive wire for operating the tilt mechanism. A floating elongated hole as the floating part is formed as a long hole, and the slide transmission member is slidable in the floating elongated hole and is inserted so as to be engageable at an end of the floating elongated hole. When the sliding roof is in the closed state, the floating long hole moves backward through the floating long hole so that the guide roller, which is the front support point of the sliding roof, moves upward along the bending part. The means were arranged to intersect with each other so that the rear end was on the lower side.

(Function) Therefore, in the outer slide roof device of the present invention, when the drive wire is driven, the slide roof and the rear end of the roof guide rail are raised by the operation of the tilt mechanism, and at the same time, the slide transmission member is moved to a free length. As the roof bracket slides through the hole (this is referred to as floating in this specification), the roof bracket rises relative to the roof guide rail, and the front end of the sliding roof rises by a predetermined amount.

Therefore, the center of rotation of the roof guide rail relative to the vehicle body is located at a position rearward of the front end of the sliding roof, and the center of rotation of the sliding roof relative to the roof guide rail is also located at a position rearward of the front end of the sliding roof. Even if the rear end of the slide roof is raised, the front end of the slide roof can be prevented from lowering, and the slide roof can be rotated around the front end.

In this way, when the drive wire is driven further after the tilt mechanism has finished operating, the slide transmission member becomes engaged with the end of the floating elongated hole, and the slide roof slides together with the slide transmission member to open the opening. It is opened.

When closing the opening, the drive wire is driven in reverse. As a result, a driving force for sliding the sliding roof in the closing direction is transmitted to the sliding roof via the sliding transmission member.

At this time, the slide transmission member tries to move through the long floating hole, but since the long floating hole is formed to intersect with the roof bracket, when the slide transmission member moves through the long floating hole, it is difficult to move through the long floating hole. The bracket must be lowered relative to the roof guide rail. However, this downward movement is regulated by the guide rollers being disposed within the roof guide rails, and therefore the sliding movement of the slide transmission member is regulated.

Therefore, the slide roof slides while the front end remains in the raised state.

Then, when the slide roof slides from the fully closed state to the tilted-up position, the guide roller reaches the bent part of the roof guide rail and can be lowered, and the slide transmission member moves through the long floating hole to move the front end of the slide roof. is lowered, and at the same time, the tilt mechanism also operates in the lowering direction, and the slide roof becomes fully closed.

(Example) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 10 will be described.

A is an outer slide roof device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes an opening 10, a slide roof 20, a main frame 30, a guide frame 40, a tilt frame 50, a tilt mechanism 60, and an electric motor 7.
0, a drive wire 80 is provided.

As shown in the overall view of FIG. 2, the opening 10 is formed on the roof 101 of the vehicle body 100 over the entire width of the vehicle. Side fixed roof 10
3 are provided.

Further, as shown in the sectional view of FIG. 3, the rear end portion of the front fixed roof 102 and the rear fixed roof 10
Drips 104 and 10 are provided at the front end of 3, respectively.
5 is formed, and the drips 104, 105
Inner seals 106 and 107 are provided on the opening side of the slide roof 20 so as to come into contact with the back surface of the slide roof 20, and on the opposite side of the slide roof 20.
Stepped portions 108 and 109 are formed to abut the outer seal 21 provided at the front and rear ends of the outer seal 21 .

Therefore, the inner seals 106 and 107 are inside the vehicle.
and the outer seal 21.

Note that the stepped portions 108 and 109 are formed to have approximately the same dimensions as the thickness of the front and rear ends of the slide roof 20, so that no gap is created under the outer seal 21.

In addition, the pillar 11 is attached to the drips 104 and 105.
A drain (not shown) is provided inside the drip pipe 2, and the water in the drips 104 and 105 is drained out of the vehicle.

The slide roof 20 opens and closes the opening 10, and is formed so as to be flush with both fixed roofs 102 and 103 in the closed state, and is located above the rear fixed roof 103 in the open state. It will be slid so that it looks like this.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, roof side rail portions 22, 22 are formed on both left and right sides of the vehicle body of the slide roof 20. A side seal 27 is provided at the end of the roof side rail portion 22 for abutting against and sealing the upper end of a door glass (not shown) that enters and exits the door.

Further, on the front back surface of the slide roof 20, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, two roof brackets 23, 23 are arranged in parallel, and a first
As shown in Fig. 8, the roof side rail section 2
2, 22 have side guide rails 24, 2 on the back side.
4 is provided.

A front guide roller 25 is rotatably provided at the lower front end of the roof bracket 23, and a front guide roller 25 is rotatably provided at the center thereof, and as shown in FIGS. A floating long hole 26 is formed as a floating part (the floating long hole 26 will be explained in detail later).

The main frame 30 includes a front fixed roof 1
02 and the rear fixed roof 103 are connected to form the vehicle body 1.
00 strength, and the slide roof 20, guide frame 40, tilt frame 5
0. This main frame 30 supports a mechanism for sliding the slide roof 20, such as a tilt mechanism 60 and an electric motor 70.
2, a main frame portion 34 extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body at the center of the opening 10 and is provided with a slider guide rail 31, a drive wire guide rail 32, and a tilt guide rail 33.
and arm frame portions 35 extending left and right, and are formed in a cross shape, and as shown in FIG.
It is fixed to the inner panels 110 and 111 of Nos. 02 and 103.

As described above, since the drive mechanism such as the electric motor 70 of the embodiment device A is provided closer to the indoor side than the inner seals 106 and 107, there is no need to take waterproof measures such as making this drive mechanism waterproof.

In addition, 36 in the figure is a mounting bracket, which is welded to the inner panel 110, and the mounting bracket 3
A main frame 30 is bolted to 6.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 10, the tilt guide rail 33 is a short rail, and a release portion 37 is formed at the rear so as to be bent upward.

Further, the slider guide rail 31 and the drive wire guide rail 32 are integrally formed, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, and a stopper 38 is provided at the rear end.

Furthermore, the interior sides of the main frame 30 and both fixed roofs 102 and 103 are covered with a ceiling member (not shown).

The guide frame 40 is connected to the slide roof 2
As shown in FIG. 1, this guide frame 40 is T-shaped with arm portions 41 formed on both left and right sides of the rear.
A support shaft 431 is attached to the front end of the main frame 30 whose front end is rearwardly lower than the front end of the slide roof 20 by a support bracket 42 and a mounting bracket 43.
is rotatably supported around (Fig. 5), and
Both ends of the arm portion 41 are supported by an intermediate portion of a tilt link 61 (described later) of the tilt mechanism 60.

In addition, this guide frame 40 has the following features as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, roof guide rails 44 are provided on both left and right sides, and a tilt frame guide rail 45 is provided at the upper center, and mounting bracket insertion holes 46, 46 are provided on both sides of the front of the tilt frame guide rail 45. A spring locking hole 47 is formed behind the mounting bracket insertion hole 46.
A tilt link connecting pin 48 is provided at the tip of the arm portion 41 (FIG. 8).

Incidentally, a bent portion 49 bent downward is formed at the front end portion of the roof guide rail 44.
A guide roller 836 at the tip of a slide transfer pin 835 and a guide roller 25 of the roof bracket 23, which are slide transfer members to be described later, are inserted into the roof guide rail 44 (including the bent portion 49).

As shown in FIG. 3, the floating elongated hole 26 formed in the roof guide rail 44 and the roof bracket 23 of the slide roof 20 is such that when the slide roof 20 is closed, the floating elongated hole 26 is on the lower side. The front end of the floating elongated hole 26 is formed to overlap and intersect with the roof guide rail 44.

The vertical difference between the rear end position of the floating elongated hole 26 and the roof guide rail 44 is due to the rotation of the slide roof 20 that occurs when the rear part of the slide roof 20 is raised by the tilt mechanism 60 (by the way, , the slide roof 20 is connected to the guide frame 4
0, when only the rear part is raised, the support shaft 43 along with the guide frame 40
1) is rotated around the outer seal 2 at the front end of the slide roof 20, not around the support shaft 431.
The front portion is formed to have the amount of rise required for the movement to be performed around a position near point 1.

Further, the guide roller 25 at the front of the roof bracket 23 is connected to the floating elongated hole 2 as shown in FIG.
When the rear end of the roof guide rail 44 overlaps with the roof guide rail 44, the rear end of the roof guide rail 44 is positioned at the upper end of the bent portion 49 of the roof guide rail 44.

The tilt frame 50 is connected to the guide frame 4
The tilt frame 50 is provided so as to be slidable at the guide frame 4, and the tilt mechanism 60 is actuated by the slide.
0, it is formed in a T-shape with arm portions 51 extending from side to side, and a mounting bracket 52 at the front end.
is inserted through the mounting bracket insertion hole 46 and connected to the tilt guide 90 provided on the tilt guide rail 33, and the tip of the arm portion 51 is connected to the rear surface of the slide roof 20, that is, the inside of the roof side rail 22. Rollers 53, 53 that roll within the provided side guide rails 24 and support pins 54, 54 that support the rollers 53, 53 are provided (FIG. 8). A slider rail 55 is provided that is fitted into the frame guide rail 45 and slides (FIG. 7).

The tilt guide 90 transmits the driving force input from the drive wire 80 to the tilt frame 50 and slides the tilt frame 50.
As shown in FIG. 10, this tilt guide 90 is provided with two tilt guide rollers 921, 921 that roll within the tilt guide rail 33 of the main frame 30 on one side, and a transmission roller 922 on the other side. , 922 are provided.
and an L-shaped tilt guide link 93 having one end pivoted to the roller link 92 and the other end pivoted to the mounting bracket 52 of the tilt frame 50.

Further, the tilt guide link 93 has one end attached to the bent portion thereof, and the other end is fixed to the spring locking hole 47 of the guide frame 40 by a spring 94, so that the tilt guide link 93 is tilted upward rearward, that is, toward the guide frame 40 side. The rear tilt guide roller 9 of the roller link 92 is tensioned and rotationally biased, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 10.
21 is the release part 37 of the tilt guide rail 33
When the tilt guide link 93 reaches this point, the tilt guide link 93 is pulled upward by the spring 94 and rotated.

The tilt mechanism 60 is provided on both sides of the rear part of the slide roof 20, and is configured to raise and lower the rear part of the slide roof 20 to tilt the slide roof 20 up or down from the tilt-up position. It includes a tilt link 61, a tilt bracket 62, and a main frame side bracket 63.

The tilt link 61 is connected to the slide roof 20
and the tip of the arm frame portion 35 of the main frame 30, and is rotatably provided between the main frame 30 and the tip of the arm frame portion 35 of the main frame 30. As shown in the cross-sectional views of FIGS. 4 and 8, the tilt link 61 has an intermediate portion pivotably attached to the tilt link coupling pin 48 of the guide frame 40, and , is slidably supported by the tilt bracket 62, has a lower end portion slidably supported by the main frame side bracket 63 via a lower pin 611, and has an upper end portion supported by the upper pin 612 so as to be slidably supported by the tilt bracket 6.
It is slidably supported by 2.

The main frame side bracket 63 is fixed to the lower end of the arm frame portion 35 of the main frame 30, and is inserted into the lower pin slide hole 63.
1 is formed, and the pin slide hole 631 allows the lower pin 611 to slide with respect to the bracket 63 as described above.

The tilt bracket 62 is fixed to the tilt frame 50 by the support pins 54, and is a coupling pin slide for rotating the tilt link 61 as the tilt frame 50 moves as the tilt frame 50 slides. A hole 621 and an upper pin slide hole 622 are formed.

The coupling pin slide hole 621 and the upper pin slide hole 622 are arranged so that the two holes 621 and 6 move toward the front side.
22 distance apart.

Here, the operation of the tilt mechanism 60 will be further explained.

The tilt link 61 is connected to the slide roof 20
In the closed state of the upper pin 612 as shown in FIG.
and the tilt link coupling pin 48 are connected to the upper pin slide hole 622 and the coupling pin slide hole 62, respectively.
1, and the lower pin 611 is located at the rear end of the lower pin slide hole 631.

Therefore, when the tilt frame 50 is slid backward and the tilt bracket 62 is moved backward,
The upper pin 612 and the tilt link coupling pin 48 are slid forward with respect to both holes 622 and 621, respectively, and the upper pin slide hole 622 is formed so as to face upward and away from the coupling pin slide hole 621. The tilt link 61 is rotated about the tilt link coupling pin 48 fixed to the guide frame 40 so that the upper pin 612 is moved upward, thereby lifting the tilt bracket 62 and the rear part of the sliding roof 20 at the same time.

The tilt link coupling pin 48 is rotated as the rear portion of the guide frame 40 is rotated upward, and the lower pin 611 is slid forward through the lower pin slide hole 631.

After that, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower pin 611
and the upper pin 612 are connected to both slide holes 63, respectively.
1,622, the rotation of the tilt link 61 is stopped and the raising of the slide roof 20 is also stopped.

As described above, the tilt link 61 is connected to the lower pin 6
11. Each of the upper pins 621 slides back and forth and rotates around the tilt link coupling pin 48, which is different from simply swinging around the lower end, so the operating space is small, and the third
As can be seen by comparing FIGS. 4 and 4, the tilt link 61 in the upright position shown in FIG. Lower pin 6 as shown in Figure 3.
Rear fixed roof 1 by the amount of rearward sliding of 11
Since it can also be inserted under 03, the amount of protrusion toward the indoor side is reduced.

The electric motor 70 serves as a drive source for the outer slide roof device A. The electric motor 70 is disposed below the rear fixed roof 103 at the rear end of the main frame 30, and is connected to the drive wire 8.
It is provided so that it can be pulled and pushed out.

The drive wire 80 transmits the drive force of the electric motor 70 to the slide roof 20, the tilt frame 50, etc. The drive wire 80 has a wire wound around the outer periphery in a spiral shape to form a gear. and the main frame 30
The drive wire guide rail 32 is provided so as to be slidable therein, and a slider 81 is provided at the tip.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 9, the slider 81 includes a plate portion 82 connected to the drive wire 80, and a link portion 83 provided on the outside of the plate portion 82. Rollers 821 and 822 are provided at the bottom of the plate portion 82.

A tilt drive transmission piece 84 that can engage with the transmission rollers 922 of the tilt guide 90 is provided upright on the center side of the vehicle body of the plate portion 82 . The transmission piece 84 is provided so as to be able to move in and out between the pair of transmission rollers 922, 922 provided on the roller link 92, and is provided with an inclined surface such that its upper part descends as it goes rearward. There is. From close to tilt up, and from tilt up to close, the transmission piece 84 is moved by rollers 922 and 92.
2, and during sliding, the rear roller 922 located in the release portion 37 is pushed up by the inclined surface and removed from between the rollers 922, 922.

Further, the link portion 83 is composed of a slider bracket 831 and slider links 832, 833, which are integrally connected to the link portion 82. A long hole 834 is formed in the slider bracket 831, and a slider link is inserted into the long hole 834. A pin provided at the lower end of 832 is slidably inserted, and the roller 821 is provided at the tip of the pin.

A slider link 833 is pivotally supported at the tip of the slider bracket 831.
The tip of the slider link 832 is pivotally supported in the middle of the slider link 832.

A slide transmission member is provided at the tip of the slider link 832 with a roller 836 that is inserted into the long floating hole 26 formed in the roof bracket 23 and pushed into the roof guide rail 44 of the guide frame 40. A slide transfer pin 835 is provided.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be explained.

First, the case where the slide roof 20 is opened will be explained.

When the electric motor 70 is driven open, the drive wire 80 is pulled, and the slider 81 is moved from the state shown in FIG.
is slid to the rear of the vehicle.

As the slider 81 slides backward, the slide transmission pin 835 slides within the roof guide rail 44 and the floating elongated hole 26, and at the same time, the tilt drive transmission piece 84 of the slider 81 is connected to the transmission roller 922.
The tilt guide 90 engaged with is also slid rearward.

As the slide transmission pin 835 slides, the position where both the roof guide rail 44 and the floating elongated hole 26 overlap moves rearward, whereby the roof bracket 23 on the side of the floating elongated hole 26 is raised.

Further, by the backward sliding of the tilt guide 90, the tilt frame 50 to which the tilt guide 90 is connected is slid backward along the guide frame 40, and by the backward sliding of the tilt frame 50, as described above, The tilt mechanism 60 performs a tilt up operation, and the tilt link 61 is rotated in the upright direction.

Due to the tilt-up operation of the tilt mechanism 60 accompanied by the above-mentioned raising of the roof bracket 23, the slide roof 20 rotates around the front end position and the rear part thereof is raised.

Then, when the tilt link 61 is completely rotated and the tilt up operation of the tilt mechanism 60 is completed, the tilt guide 90 is moved as shown in FIG.
The rear end of the roller link 92 reaches the release part 37 , is guided by the bent shape of the release part 37 and rotates upward, and then the tilt drive transmission piece 8
The rear roller 922 is pushed up onto the upper slope of the roof bracket 23 and disengaged from the transmission piece 84, and is held in this state by the spring 94. ,
When the slide transmission pin 835 reaches the rear end of the floating elongated hole 26 and ends its floating relationship, the ascent ends, and the guide roller 25 is positioned at the upper end of the bent portion 49.

Incidentally, the tilt guide 9 due to this spring 94
By maintaining the zero posture, forward sliding of the tilt frame 50 that is not dependent on the tilt drive transmission piece 84 is restricted.

When the tilt-up operation of the tilt mechanism 60 is completed, if the electric motor 70 is stopped,
The outer slide roof device A is maintained in a tilted up state.

Therefore, as the rear part of the slide roof 20 rises, the front part of the slide roof 20 also rises so that the center of rotation of the slide roof 20 when tilted up is located near the outer seal 21 at the front end thereof. , if the outer seal 21 or inner seal 106 is pressed with excessive force, or if the tilt mechanism 6
0 is not overloaded, and furthermore, no gap is generated between the front end of the slide roof 20 and the front fixed roof 102.

When the electric motor 70 is further driven from the above-mentioned tilt-up state, the slider links 832 and 833 of the slider 81 are erected, and the slide transmission pin 835 is moved rearward within the roof guide rail 44, and has already moved freely with the slide transmission pin 835. Due to the drive force transmitted via the roof bracket 23, which is no longer involved, the sliding roof 20 begins to slide rearward.

In addition, when sliding the sliding roof 20,
The center front part of the slide roof 20 is slid and guided by guide rollers 25 provided on the roof bracket 23 and roof guide rails 44 of the guide frame 40, and the left and right sides are guided by side guide rollers provided on the roof side rail portion 22. It is slid and guided by rollers 53, 53 provided on the guide rail 24 and the tilt frame 50.

Then, when the slider 81 comes into contact with the stopper 38 provided at the rear end of the slider guide rail 31, sliding of the slide roof 20 is stopped and driving of the electric motor 70 is stopped.

Next, a case in which the slide roof 20 is closed will be described.

When the electric motor 70 is driven to close, the drive wire 8
0 is pushed out, and the slider 81 is slid forward within the slider guide rail 31.

As the slider 81 slides forward, driving force is transmitted from the slide transmission pin 835 to the roof bracket 23, and the slide roof 20 begins to slide forward. At this time, when the position of the floating elongated hole 26 moves downward with respect to the roof guide rail 44, the floating elongated hole 26 moves to the slide transmission pin 835.
However, the roof bracket 23 is fixed to the roof guide rail 4 by the guide rollers 25.
4, the slide transmission pin 835 transmits the driving force without any movement.

Thereafter, when the front end of the slide roof 20 reaches the stepped portion of the front fixed roof 102 and becomes tilted up, the guide roller 25 of the roof bracket 23 reaches the upper end of the bent portion 49 of the roof guide rail 44, and Tilt drive transmission piece 84
contacts the transmission roller 922 on the front side of the roller link 92.

Then, the tilt drive transmission piece 84 is connected to the transmission roller 9.
22, the roller link 92 and the tilt guide link 93 are rotated and moved forward against the urging force of the spring 94, whereby when the tilt guide roller 921 is separated from the release part 37, the position relative to the tilt frame 50 is restricted. The force is lost and the tilt guide 90 and tilt frame 50
is slid forward, the tilt mechanism 60 starts tilting down, and the rear part of the slide roof 20 is lowered.

Moreover, in the front part of the slide roof 20,
When the guide roller 25 reaches the bending portion 49, the forward sliding of the roof bracket 23 is restricted, and it becomes possible to move downward, and the slide transmission pin 835 starts to move within the floating elongated hole 26, and its transmission drive is stopped. A force is applied to lower the front part of the sliding roof 20.

After that, the tilt guide 90 reaches the front end of the tilt guide rail 33, and the slide transmission pin 8
35 reaches the front end of the floating elongated hole 26, the slide roof 20 is completely closed and the drive of the electric motor 70 is stopped.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention may be modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.

For example, the opening may not be formed over the entire width of the roof, but may be formed so that its outer periphery is surrounded by a fixed roof, and at the same time, the guide frame and tilt frame may not be formed in the center of the opening, but on both left and right sides. Alternatively, two openings may be provided on the left and right sides of the central fixed roof, and an outer slide roof device may be provided at each of the openings so that they can be opened and closed separately.

In addition, in the embodiment, the main frame was provided as the slide guide portion of the drive wire and the tilt guide, but as described above, when the guide frame and the tilt frame are provided on the left and right sides of the opening, the main frame is provided as the slide guide portion. A fixed roof may be used without using a fixed roof, or a drive device may be provided in front of the opening.

Further, in the embodiment, an electric motor is used as the drive device, but other devices such as a drive source other than electricity or a manual handle may be used.

Furthermore, as long as the tilt mechanism lifts the rear part of the sliding roof, it is not limited to one that is operated by sliding the tilt frame, but may be one that is operated by a drive wire, and is not limited to one that uses links. Other types such as a pantograph jack-like type may be used, and a type using links or a type supported by a plurality of links to prevent rattling while driving may be used.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, in the outer sliding roof device of the present invention, when tilting up, the center of rotation with respect to the vehicle body is located at a position rearward of the front end of the sliding roof. It is possible to raise the roof, and it is also possible to rotate it around the front end of the sliding roof.
Furthermore, since it is possible to slide open and close while maintaining this state, even if the structure has a seal on the underside of the sliding roof, it can be tilted up and slid, and the sealing performance can be improved. In addition, when the slide roof is tilted up, the front end of the slide roof will not press strongly on the seal, and conversely, the reaction force will not cause an excessive load on the drive device, preventing damage to the device. You can get the effect that you can.

Furthermore, if the slide roof is made to rotate around the front end during tilt-up as described above, in the tilt-up state and in the middle of tilt-up,
There is no gap between the front end of the sliding roof and the vehicle body, and the advantage is that the problem of wind blowing into the vehicle interior from this gap does not occur.

Since the roof bracket is provided at a position rearward of the front end of the sliding roof and is not housed in the roof on the front side of the opening, it is possible to make the opening wider.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, since the tilt mechanism is operated by sliding the tilt frame,
The effect of simplifying the structure is obtained since wiring of drive wires and the like for operating the tilt mechanism are not required.

Furthermore, since the opening is formed over the entire width of the roof, there is nothing that obstructs the view to the outside of the vehicle body, providing a sufficient sense of openness, and at the same time, the main frame maintains the strength of the vehicle body.

Further, since all the mechanisms for sliding the sliding roof are provided on the inside of the vehicle rather than the inner seal, there is no need to take measures for waterproofing, and the degree of freedom in arrangement is increased.

In addition, since the tilt mechanism rotates by sliding the lower end of the tilt link back and forth, the operating space is small and the amount of protrusion toward the inside of the vehicle is small.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the main parts of an outer slide roof device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an overall view showing the embodiment device, and Figs. 3 to 5 are cross sections showing the operation of the embodiment device. Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X-X in Figure 4, Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along Y-Y in Figure 4, Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along Z-Z in Figure 4, and Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Z-Z in Figure 4. FIG. 10 is a side view showing the main parts of the apparatus, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the main parts of the embodiment apparatus. 10...opening, 20...sliding roof, 2
3...Roof bracket, 25...Guide roller, 26...Floating long hole (floating part), 44...Roof guide rail, 49...Bending part, 60...Tilt mechanism, 70...Electric motor (drive equipment), 80
... Drive wire, 101 ... Roof, 835 ...
Slide transmission pin (slide transmission member).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An opening is formed in the vehicle body roof, the opening is covered by a sliding roof so as to be openable and closable, and a roof bracket is provided on the back surface of the front part of the sliding roof, and the roof bracket is provided with a vehicle body. A drive wire is attached to which a guide roller rolls on a roof guide rail extending in the longitudinal direction of the roof bracket, is rotatably supported around the guide roller, and transmits driving force from a drive device to the roof bracket. A tilt mechanism is provided between the rear part of the sliding roof and the vehicle body to support and raise and lower the rear part of the sliding roof by a driving force transmitted through the driving wire, and the roof bracket and the driving In the outer slide roof device, the outer slide roof device is provided with a floating part that prevents the drive wire from moving and driving force from being transmitted during the stroke of the drive wire when the tilt mechanism operates, in the connection part with the wire. A rail has a front end rotatably pivoted to the vehicle body at a position rearward of the slide roof front end, and a rear end movably supported by the tilt mechanism, and the front end of the roof guide rail a bent portion bent downward is formed on the drive wire, a slide transmission member that is slid along the roof guide rail is provided on the drive wire, and at least the tilt mechanism is actuated on the roof bracket. A floating elongated hole as the floating part is formed as a long hole having a stroke length of the drive wire, and the slide transmission member is slidable in the floating elongated hole and can be engaged at an end of the floating elongated hole. When the slide transmission member moves rearward through the floating elongated hole, the floating elongated hole slides so that the guide roller, which is the front support point of the slide roof, moves upward on the bent part. An outer slide roof device characterized in that the outer slide roof device is arranged to intersect with a roof guide rail so that its rear end is on the lower side when the roof is in a closed state.