JPH0471926A - Slide roof construction for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the appearance and aerodynamic characteristics of a vehicle by constituting a slide roof with a relatively flat body section and an outer movable section having a rounded portion, and enabling the slide roof to be kept flat when stowed for releasing and opening. CONSTITUTION:A T-bar roof 4 is formed in the body roof 2 of an automobile 1, and has an opening continuous to a boarding opening to be opened or closed with a front side door 8. In addition, slide roofs 11 and 12 right and left are provided at the opening continuous to the boarding opening. In this case, respective slide roofs 11 and 12 are constituted with roof rails 11b and 12b having relatively large rounded portions, and the roof rails 11b and 12b are so connected to the outer ends or body sections 11a and 12a via pins as to be capable of freely turning vertically. According to the aforesaid construction, the slide roofs 11 and 12 can be kept flat when stowed in a stowage section 10 for releasing the opening.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a sliding roof structure for a vehicle that can open and close an opening provided in a vehicle body roof.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, for example, as a roof structure of a vehicle such as an automobile,
It is generally well known that a predetermined opening is provided in the roof of a vehicle body, and this opening can be freely opened and closed by a sliding roof. For example, in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 63-179228, the vehicle body roof is constructed of a so-called T-bar roof type, and openings formed on both left and right sides of the central roof part of the T-bar roof are provided with slides movable in the width direction of the vehicle. A device is disclosed in which the device is covered with a roof that can be opened and closed. In this case, the left and right openings are opened by storing each slide roof side by side in the vehicle width direction above the central roof portion.

However, when the vehicle body roof is constructed as described above, the width of the central roof portion needs to be at least twice as wide as the slide roof. In other words, the width of the sliding roof (therefore, the width of the opening) is limited to 1/2 or less of the width of the central roof section, and there is a problem that a sufficient area of the opening cannot be secured. be.

Regarding this problem, by storing the left and right sliding roofs in a vertically stacked manner above the central roof part, the width of the central roof part can be reduced and the area of the opening can be secured sufficiently. is considered.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when the left and right sliding roofs are stacked and stored vertically above the central roof portion as described above, although it is possible to expand the area of the opening, In particular, in vehicles where the exterior shape of the vehicle roof is formed into a lounge-like shape with a certain degree of roundness, the roof height when the sliding roof is retracted is high because the R section at the outer edge of the roof is set large. There's a problem.

In other words, when the vehicle roof is formed into a lounge shape as described above, the RN of the outer end of the sliding roof is also set large, so the retracted height of each sliding roof is increased by the amount of rise due to this R part. You will need more than the thickness of the part. As a result, when the sliding roof is retracted, the height of the roof becomes too high, resulting in poor appearance and also having a negative effect on the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle.

In addition, conventionally, when the sliding roof is retracted, it is simply positioned on the central roof part with its retractable part exposed to the outside, so in this respect as well, the sliding roof does not look good. However, it also had the disadvantage that it was not desirable in terms of improving the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sliding roof structure for a vehicle that can improve the appearance of the vehicle body roof portion and the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle when the sliding roof is retracted. .

[Means for Solving the Problems] Therefore, the first invention of the present application is a slide roof structure that covers an opening provided in a vehicle body roof so as to be openable and closable. R
When the sliding roof closes the opening, the sliding roof forms a curved lounge shape at its outer portion, while the sliding roof is retracted and closes the opening. A driving means for driving the slide roof is provided so that the slide roof assumes a flat shape when the portion is opened.

Moreover, the second invention of the present application is provided with a plurality of slide roofs that cover an opening provided in the vehicle body roof so as to be openable and closable,
In the slide roof structure in which these slide roofs are stacked one on top of the other and stored, each of the slide roofs is composed of a relatively flat main body portion and an outer movable portion having an R-shape, and the slide roof is arranged in the opening. When closed, the sliding roof forms a curved lounge shape at its outer portion, while when the sliding roof is retracted and the opening is opened, the sliding roof forms a flat shape. A drive means for driving the slide roof is provided.

Furthermore, a third invention of the present application provides a vehicle equipped with a plurality of sliding roofs that can open and close an opening provided on the vehicle body roof, wherein each of the sliding roofs is provided on the vehicle body roof when stored. It is designed to be stored in a storage section.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the first invention of the present application, since the driving means is provided, when the sliding roof is retracted and the opening is opened, the sliding roof can be made into a flat shape. This allows the roof height to be kept relatively low when the sliding roof is retracted. As a result, it is possible to improve the appearance of the vehicle body roof portion and the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle when the sliding roof is retracted.

Further, according to the second invention of the present application, in the sliding roof structure for a vehicle in which a plurality of sliding roofs are stacked and stored vertically, the driving means is provided, so that each of the sliding roofs is stored and When opening the opening,
Each slide roof can be made into a flat shape, and the height of the roof when the slide roof is stored can be kept relatively low. As a result, it is possible to improve the appearance of the vehicle body roof portion and the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle when the sliding roof is retracted.

Furthermore, according to the third invention of the present application, each of the slide roofs is stored in a storage section provided on the vehicle body roof when stored, so that conventionally each slide roof is not exposed to the outside on the roof. When the sliding roof is retracted, the appearance of the vehicle body roof portion and the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle can be improved compared to when the sliding roof is stored as is.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the vehicle body roof 2 of the automobile 1 according to the present embodiment includes a front roof 5 that supports the upper edge of the front windshield 3, and a center portion of the front roof 5. A T-bar 74 is comprised of a central roof 6 that extends from the rear side of the vehicle body to the rear roof 7, and front side doors 8.
An opening 9.9 that is continuous with the elevator opening 9, which is opened and closed at 8, is formed, and a pair of slide roofs II and 12 that freely open and close the left and right openings 9 are provided.

The slide roofs 11 and 12 are each provided so as to be slidable in the vehicle width direction, and the slide roofs 11 and 12 are slidable in the vehicle width direction from the closed state (see FIGS. 1 and 3) in which the openings 9°9 are closed. By sliding it toward the center of the vehicle body in the width direction, each sliding roof I 1.12 can be retracted and the opening 9.9 can be opened, as shown in FIG. It has become.

Further, above the central roof 6, as will be explained in detail later, there are slide roofs 11 and 12 in the open state.
A storage unit IO is provided to store the .

Further, in the above-mentioned automobile 1, the left and right side ends of the vehicle body roof 2 are curved to form a lounge shape that is smoothly continuous with the side surface of the vehicle body, and each of the slide roofs 11. Correspondingly, +2 is also formed so that the cross-sectional shape in the opening/closing direction is lounge-shaped when the opening 9.9 is closed.

Hereinafter, the opening/closing mechanism of the slide roofs II and 12 will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 2, on both sides of the slide roof 11 in the vehicle width direction, there are an inner link member 16 and first and second 2g link members 14 and 1, as will be explained in detail later.
The lower end portions of the outer link members 14 and 15 are connected to the guide rails 17 disposed on the rear end side of the front roof 5.
Guide rollers 14a and 15a are respectively provided to engage with the slide roof 11, while the upper end side of the outer link member 1405 is fixed to the slide roof 11 side. Further, at the lower end of the inner link member 16, a guide roller 1 that engages with a guide rule 18 disposed at the rear end side of the center portion of the surface roof 5 is provided.
6a, 16a are provided, while the inner link member 1
A guide roller +6b that engages with a guide rail 19 fixed to the front edge side of the slide roof II is provided at the upper end of the slide roof II.

The slide roof 12 on the right side is also constructed in the same manner as the one on the left side, and the lower ends of the outer link members 21 and 22 engage with the guide rail 24 via rollers, while the upper and lower ends of the inner link members 23 is engaged with the guide rail 25 and the guide rail 18 via rollers. Note that the slide roof 12 on the right side has each link member 21
．． Since it has the same structure as the left sliding roof 11 except that the sizes of 22 and 23 are smaller than those on the left side, a redundant explanation thereof will be omitted. In addition, the slide roof 11. +2 link members and each guide rail that engages with these link members are connected to the slide roof 11. A similar device is also provided on the rear side of +2.

Further, taking the left slide roof II as an example, as shown in FIG.
In a, there is a fixed hammer 32 that supports the kite rail 17. Wire guide 33 fixed on the roof 5.7 side
A wire 34 pulled by a drive motor M is inserted through a pair of upper and lower holes of the wire guide 33, and the wire 34 is connected to the second link member 15.

Then, by driving the motor M to pull the wire 34, each of the outer link members 14.15 and 21.2
2 move along the respective guide rails 17 and 24, and at the same time each inner link member 16.23 moves along the guide rail 18 and the guide rail 19.25. As a result, the slide roofs If and 12 can each be slid in the vehicle width direction.

In this case, the sliding roof I 1 in the closed state
．． 12 are respectively slid toward the center of the vehicle body and stored above the center roof 6, each link member 21.12 of the right sliding roof I2 is moved as described above.
Since the sizes of the roofs 22 and 23 are set smaller than those on the left side, the right side sliding roof 12 is stored directly above the center roof 6, and the left side sliding roof 11 is stored above it in an overlapping manner. It is now possible to do so. For example, the length of the right sliding roof 12 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is set slightly shorter than that of the left sliding roof 11, so that when sliding both sliding roofs 11 and 12 in the storage direction, the left sliding roof 12 Interference between the inner link member 16 of the roof 11 and the right slide roof 12 can be avoided.

In this embodiment, each of the slide roofs II, 12 is composed of a relatively flat main body portion 11a, 12a, and a roof rail portion 11b12b having a relatively large R portion, and the roof rail portions 11b, ! 2b is the main body part 1
It is attached to the outer end portions of 1a and 12a via pin members 11c and 12c so as to be vertically movable. In addition, the roof rail portion 11b.

A rain rail 29 is provided on the outer surface of J2b, and a door glass 8 of the side door 8 is provided on the lower surface of the J2b.
A weather strip 28 is fixed to the sole between the base and the base.

A bracket 31 is attached to the main body portions 11a and 12a.
(See Figure 6) through the second outer link member 15.22.
While the upper ends of the roof rails KIllb and +2bt are respectively fixed, the roof rails KIllb and +2bt are fixed to the first outer link member 14.2.
When the slide roof I 1.12 performs a sliding operation, the roof rail sections 11b and 12b are rotated downward, and the slide roof opens the opening. When closed, the sliding roof has a rounded shape with an outer portion thereof curved, while when the sliding roof is retracted and the opening is opened, the sliding roof has a flat shape. It has become.

Hereinafter, the operation of the roof rail parts 11b and 12b will be explained using the left slide roof 11 as an example.

That is, in the closed state shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, when the second outer link member 15 is pulled toward the center of the vehicle body via the wire 34 by the drive of the electric motor M, the second outer link member 15 is pulled toward the center of the vehicle body. The member I5 is moved diagonally upward along the R section of the guide rail 17 via the rollers 15a, and the main body portion 11a is lifted in the same direction. On the other hand, the first outer link member I4 is connected to the roller 14.
a to the center of the vehicle body along the straight line portion of the guide rule 17, and at this time, the roof rail portion 11b is rotated upward by a predetermined angle around the pin member 11c.

The roof rail portion 11b has an outer surface that is connected to the main body portion 1.
It can be rotated to such an extent that the outer surface of 1a and the road surface -, and the sliding roof 1! The rotation angle of the roof rail portion 11b is set so that the roof rail portion 11b has a flat shape as a whole. Then, the slide roof 11 is stored above the central roof 6 in that state (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5). Also, when the slide roof 11 is in the retracted state,
When sliding outward (to the left) of the vehicle body to close the opening 9, the roof rail portion 11b performs a rotation operation opposite to that described above, and the slide roof 11 as a whole has a lounge shape with its outer portion curved. It is designed to do the following.

That is, when the slide roof 11 closes the opening 9 in conjunction with the sliding movement of the slide roof 11, the slide roof II forms a curved lounge shape at its outer portion, while the slide roof II When the opening is opened by retracting the sliding roof 11,
has a flat shape. The right slide roof 12 is also constructed in the same manner as the left slide roof 12 described above.

Therefore, when each slide roof 11, 12 is retracted and the opening 9.9 is opened, each slide roof II
, 12 can be made flat, and the height of the roof when the sliding roof is stored can be kept relatively low. As a result, it is possible to improve the appearance of the vehicle body roof portion and the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle when the sliding roof is retracted.

Further, in this embodiment, above the central roof 6, a slide roof 11. A storage portion 10 is provided for storing the slide roof 11, 12 when the left and right openings 9 are opened by sliding the +2 toward the center of the vehicle body. This storage f410
has opening/closing shutters 41.4 at the entrance/exit at both left and right ends.
1 (only the left side is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6), and the Nyatta 4! is multiple (for example, 3) in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
It is attached to the upper end side of the entrance/exit portion of the storage section 10 via a plurality of brackets 42 that are rotatably supported by shaft members 43 provided therein.

The opening/closing shutters 41.41 are preferably driven by a motor (not shown), and are automatically opened/closed in conjunction with the start of the sliding operation of the sliding roofs 11.12, so as to open and close the left and right sliding roofs II, 12. When retracted, each of these sliding roofs I 1.12 is not visible from the outside.

As mentioned above, there is a storage section above the central roof 6! 0, and when stored, each slide roof 11° and 112 is stored in the storage part IO, which eliminates the problem of conventionally storing each slide roof on the roof with it exposed to the outside. In comparison, it is possible to improve the appearance of the vehicle body roof portion and the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle when the sliding roof is retracted.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

All drawings are for detailed explanation of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory plan view of the automobile according to the above embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of the vehicle body roof taken along the direction A-A in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the sliding roof in a retracted state with the opening of the vehicle body roof open, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal section of the sliding roof in the vehicle width direction for explaining the operation of the roof rail portion of the sliding roof. Explanatory diagram, No. 6
The figure is an explanatory longitudinal cross-sectional view of the slide roof in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Automobile, 2... Vehicle body roof, 9... Opening, 10... Storage part, 11, 12... Slide roof, Ila. 12a... Main body part, Ijb, +2b... Roof rail part, 14.21... First outer link member, 15.2
2... Second outer link member, M... Drive motor.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a sliding roof structure that can open and close an opening provided in a vehicle body roof, the sliding roof is composed of a relatively flat main body portion and an outer movable portion having an R portion, and the sliding roof When the opening is closed, the sliding roof forms a curved lounge shape at its outer portion, while when the sliding roof is retracted and the opening is opened, the sliding roof forms a flat shape. A sliding roof structure for a vehicle, characterized in that a driving means for driving the sliding roof is provided. (2) In a sliding roof structure in which a plurality of sliding roofs are provided to cover an opening provided in the vehicle roof so that they can be opened and closed, and these sliding roofs are stacked one on top of the other and stored, each of the sliding roofs is relatively flat. When the sliding roof closes the opening, the sliding roof forms a curved lounge shape at its outer portion, while the sliding roof When retracted and the above opening is opened, the sliding roof forms a flat shape.
A sliding roof structure for a vehicle, characterized in that a driving means for driving the sliding roof is provided. (3) In a vehicle equipped with a plurality of sliding roofs that can be opened and closed to cover an opening provided in the vehicle body roof, each of the sliding roofs is stored in a storage portion provided in the vehicle body roof when stored. Sliding roof structure for vehicles.