JPH0490924A - Vehicle sunroof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily conduct exchange through the selection of a specific lid out of plural lids, by providing a housing portion housing a plurality of lids at the rear of an opening portion, and selecting one out of the plural lids housed at the housing portion, and moving it to a closing position. CONSTITUTION:A lid covering an opening portion 2 formed at a vehicle roof panel 1 consists of, for example, the first lid 3 composed mainly of a glass material, the 2nd lid 4 composed mainly of a steel sheet material and the 3rd lid 5 composed mainly of a wire door, and each of lids 3-5 is driven by means of a drive portion 6, and operated slidingly in the car body front and rear direction along a guide rail 7 at the lower surface of the roof panel 1. The guide rail 7 rear end portion extends to the roof panel 1 lower part portion located at the rear part of the opening 2, and at this part, a housing portion 18 housing respective lids 3-5 is formed. In the case of the opening portion 2 being closed by means of the 1st lid 3, a drive motor 14 driving the 1st lid 3 cable 15 is operated, and a main roller 12 and an auxiliary roller 17 are advanced along the guide rail 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a sunroof for a vehicle that is equipped with a lid that opens and closes an opening formed in a roof panel of the vehicle.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 62-54817, for example, a lid (sliding panel) installed to cover the opening of a roof panel and a shade provided below the lid are slid rearward, and the above-mentioned 2. Description of the Related Art A sunroof for a vehicle is known in which the lid and the like are accommodated in a housing provided at the rear of the opening so that the opening is kept open. This sunroof rotates around the front end of the lid, raises the rear part, and tilts the lid up.
The shade is configured so that ventilation and lighting can be efficiently performed through the louver-shaped ventilation window formed in the shade.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] By the way, in the sunroof of a vehicle, in addition to the case where one wants to obtain both ventilation and daylighting as mentioned above, there are also cases where only ventilation or only daylighting is desired. There are various requirements such as cases. In order to satisfy this requirement, it is necessary to replace the lid that covers the opening, which is extremely complicated, and it is also necessary to store other unused lids in the trunk room, etc. The problem was that it was difficult to manage.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to select and use a specific lid from among a plurality of lids according to the environment or user's preference, and also to adjust the lid to be used. The objective is to provide a vehicle sunroof that can be easily replaced.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention provides a sunroof for a vehicle configured to open the opening by sliding a lid covering the opening formed in the roof panel backward along a guide rail. A housing section is provided for housing the lids, and a drive section is provided for selecting one of the plurality of lids housed in the housing section and moving it to a closed position.

[Function] According to the present invention having the above configuration, by moving a specific lid among the plurality of lids accommodated in each accommodating part to the closed position via the drive part, the lid closes the opening of the roof panel. The area will be covered.

〔Example〕

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a sunroof for a vehicle according to the present invention. This sunroof has a lid formed in a size that covers an opening 2 formed in a roof panel 1 of a vehicle.

This lid consists of a first lid 3 mainly made of glass material, a second lid 4 mainly made of steel sheet material, and a third lid 5 mainly made of a screen door. 6 and is configured to be slid in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body along a guide rail 7 installed along the lower surface of the roof panel 1.

A pair of front and rear elevating links 8 and 9 are attached to the side portions of each of the lids 3 to 5 via support shafts 10, respectively.
A main roller 12 that slides along the guide groove 11 of the guide rail 7 is attached to the drive shaft 1 at the tip of the lifting links 8 and 9.
It is attached via 3. A drive shaft] 3 provided on the rear elevating link 9 is connected to the tip end of a cable 15 that is moved forward and backward by the drive motor 14 of the drive unit 6. Furthermore, an auxiliary roller 17 that slides along the guide groove 16 of the guide rail 7 is attached to the tip of the support shaft 10 that supports the front elevation link 8 .

An arcuate portion 16a is formed at the tip of the guide groove 16 to guide the auxiliary roller 17 upward. As will be described later, when the auxiliary roller 17 is introduced into the arcuate portion 16a of the guide groove 16 in accordance with the forward motion of each lid 3 to 5, the elevating link 8 moves along the arcuate portion 16a.
The distal ends of the lift links 8 and 9 move to the upright state, and the lids 3 to 5 rise to the closed position of the opening 2. Further, the guide rail 7 has a rear end portion extending to a lower portion of the roof panel 1 located behind the upper E opening 2, and a housing portion 18 for housing each of the lids 3 to 5 is formed in this portion. There is. Further, the drive unit 6 for slidingly operating each of the lids 3 to 5 has a drive motor 14 and a drive roller 19 rotationally driven by the drive motor 14, as shown in FIG. The pair of left and right cables 15 are moved forward and backward in accordance with the rotation of the left and right cables 15, respectively.

In the above configuration, the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 can be opened by retracting each of the lids 3 to 5 and accommodating them in the accommodating portion 18, respectively. When the opening 2 is to be closed by the first lid 3 from the open state, for example, three types of switches (not shown) can be used to close the first lid 3.
Select and operate the first switch corresponding to to advance the main roller 12 and the auxiliary roller 17. As a result, the auxiliary roller 17 is introduced into the arcuate portion 16a at the tip of the guide groove 16, and the front elevating link 8 stands up, and at the same time, the rear elevating link 9 installed parallel to it stands up. By shifting to this state, the first lid 3 rises to the normal closed position, as shown in FIG.

In addition, when the opening 2 is to be closed by the second lid 4 or the third lid 5 instead of the first lid 3, the first lid 3 is moved to the guide rail 7 according to the switch operation.
While retreating along the direction and storing it in the housing part 18,
The second lid 4 or the third lid 5 is moved forward along the guide rail 7 to the closed position.

As described above, three types of lids 3 to 5 made of different materials are provided, and each lid 3 to 5 is accommodated in the housing part 18 located behind the opening 2 of the roof panel 1, and one of the lids Since a drive unit 6 is provided to selectively move the opening 2 to a closed position covering the opening 2, a lid suitable for the environment in which the vehicle is placed or the passenger's preference can be used to cover the opening 2, or the opening 2 can be closed. Part 2 can be opened.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the cable 15 of each lid 3 to 5 is
A drive unit 6 having a drive motor 14 for driving the lids 3 to 5 is provided to automatically move each lid 3 to 5 in response to a switch operation. may be provided, and each of the lids 3 to 5 may be selectively drawn out from the housing portion 18 and moved to the closed position by manual operation while holding this handle. Also,
The material of the lid is not limited to the above embodiments and can be modified in various ways. For example, each lid may be formed of a plurality of glass materials having different light transmittances.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention is configured such that a housing section that accommodates a plurality of lids is provided, and one of the plurality of lids accommodated in the housing section is selected and moved to the closed position. There are advantages that the lid in use can be replaced without requiring a complicated replacement worker, and that the opening of the roof panel can be closed with a specific lid depending on the environment or the user's preference.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the sunroof for a vehicle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line nn in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a specific example of the drive unit of the sunroof. , FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the closed state of the opening. 1... Roof panel, 2... Opening, 3... First
Lid, 4...Second lid, 5...Third lid, 6
... Drive part, 7... Guide rail, 18... Accommodation part. Patent applicant Mazda Co., Ltd. Agent
Patent Attorney Etsushi Kotani
Long 1) Masamukai and Takao Ito

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a vehicle sunroof configured to open the opening by sliding a lid covering the opening formed in the roof panel backward along a guide rail, a plurality of lids are provided behind the opening. 1. A sunroof for a vehicle, comprising: a housing section for housing the lid; and a drive section for selecting one of the lids from a plurality of lids accommodated in the housing section and moving the lid to a closed position.