JPH049207Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an outer slide roof device in which a slide roof slides on the outside of the roof.

(Prior Art) As a conventional outer slide roof device, for example, one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-60321 is known.

In this device, the vehicle body is formed into a so-called T-bar roof shape, and the opening is covered with a sliding roof.
The structure includes a guide mechanism that moves the slide roof toward the outside of the vehicle, raises the rear part, and moves it rearward.

A weather strip is provided between the slide roof and the front and rear roof panels, and the slide roof is elastically supported by the front and rear roofs when fully closed.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional device as described above, when the sliding roof is closed, the sliding roof is elastically supported against the vehicle body by the weather strip. The following problems arose.

That is, depending on the degree of deflection of the weather strip when the sliding roof is closed, the sliding roof may be misaligned in the front, rear, left, and right directions, and may become twisted relative to the vehicle body. This kind of twist is also
It also occurs due to vibrations of the vehicle body due to air currents while driving, unevenness of the road surface, etc.

When the sliding roof is twisted in this way, wind noise is generated, sealing performance and sound insulation performance are deteriorated, and the appearance is poor.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The purpose of this invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems.To achieve this purpose, this invention has door openings on both the left and right sides of the vehicle roof. A roof opening that connects to the roof opening is opened, and a connecting frame that connects the front roof and the rear roof at the center in the vehicle width direction is constructed, and the roof opening is provided with a sliding roof, and the connecting frame is connected to the connecting frame. is provided with a tilt mechanism that tilts up and tilts down the sliding roof by the driving force of a drive device transmitted via a drive wire, and a slide mechanism that slides the sliding roof, and the tilt mechanism includes a In an outer slide roof device that is provided with guide rollers that support the left and right ends and guide the slide of the slide roof, a slide roof is provided between the left and right ends of the front roof and the left and right ends of the slide roof. As the slide roof moves forward to the fully closed position, it moves relatively and becomes engaged, restricting the movement of the slide roof in the vertical and horizontal directions.
A front roof locking mechanism is provided, which is composed of a male hook and a female hook that are disengaged by relative movement as the slide roof slides rearward from the fully closed position. Between the left and right ends, there is a latch attached to the rear roof side and a striker attached to the slide roof side, which move relative to each other as the slide roof tilts down to become engaged and move the slide roof up and down. A rear roof lock mechanism is provided to restrict movement in the left-right, front-back, and front-back directions, and the rear roof lock mechanism is provided between the tilt mechanism and slide mechanism and the drive wire, and the rear roof lock mechanism is provided between the tilt mechanism and the slide mechanism and the drive wire. A floating part is provided in which the drive wire is driven while preventing the drive force from being transmitted to the mechanism, and an engagement part is provided between the drive wire and the latch to operate the latch in disengagement by inputting a driving force from the drive wire when the latch is floating. The means is provided with a means for releasing the lock.

(Function) Therefore, since the outer sliding roof device of the present invention uses the above-mentioned means, when the sliding roof is slid forward from the open state and tilted down to close the roof opening, the front end of the sliding roof is closed. Normally, the male hook and female hook engage with each other, positioning the front end of the slide roof and restricting movement in the vertical and horizontal directions.

In addition, when the sliding roof is tilted down, the striker attached to the sliding roof engages with the latch attached to the vehicle body, and the rear end of the sliding roof is positioned. Movement up, down, left, right, front and back is restricted.

Therefore, even with a structure in which a weather strip is attached between the vehicle body and the sliding roof, the positioning of the sliding roof when fully closed can be achieved reliably, and even when the vehicle is running, it is possible to prevent airflow and vibrations of the vehicle body. Even if something like that happens, the sliding roof will not rise up from the vehicle body, shift from side to side, or twist.

Further, when the sliding roof is opened, when the drive wire is driven, the drive wire moves loosely in the initial stage of driving, and the driving force of the drive wire is not transmitted to the slide mechanism and the tilt mechanism.

Then, due to the free movement of the drive wire, the latch lock release means inputs a driving force from the drive wire to disengage and disengage the latch.

Therefore, the rear end of the slide roof can be moved upward, and after this drive wire has wandered, when the drive force is transmitted to the tilt mechanism, the tilt up is achieved smoothly, and furthermore, the opening is completed. It can be slid.

In addition, the male and female hooks of the front roof lock mechanism are configured to engage and disengage by moving relative to each other in the front and rear directions, so that when the sliding roof is subsequently opened and slid, it prevents the sliding roof from sliding. The engagement is released without any trouble.

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

First, the configuration of the embodiment will be explained.

1 to 18 show an outer slide device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and this device includes:
Provided on the roof 101 of the automobile A, including a roof opening 10, a connecting frame 20, and a sliding roof 3.
The main components are a tilt mechanism 40, a slide mechanism 50, a drive transmission member 60, a roof support member 70, a front roof lock mechanism 80, and a rear roof lock mechanism 90.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the roof opening 10 is connected to the door openings 102 on both left and right sides of the roof 101 of the vehicle body 100, and has a front roof 103 and a rear roof 104. It is established between. Incidentally, a drip 105 and a weather strip 106 are provided at the rear end of the front roof 103 and the front end of the rear hoof 104 (FIGS. 3 and 4).

The connection frame 20 connects the front roof 103 and the rear roof 104 to increase vehicle body rigidity,
and supports the main parts of the embodiment device,
This connection frame 20 is provided with a slider guide rail 21, a drive wire guide rail 22, and a tilt guide rail 23, and arm frame portions 24, 24 disposed along the lower side of the rear roof 104 are provided on the left and right sides. (Figures 1, 5, and 6).

Incidentally, the tilt guide rail 23 includes the first and ninth tilt guide rails.
As shown in the figure, a release part 231 with a short rail is bent upward at the rear.
is formed.

The slide roof 30 has the roof opening 10
This sliding roof 30 opens and closes the
It is supported by a tilt mechanism 40, a slide mechanism 50, and roof support members 70, 70, which will be described in detail later, to be able to tilt up and down, and to be slidable above the rear roof 104.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, on the back surface of the slide roof 30, a central guide rail 31 is provided in the longitudinal direction of the central portion, and roof brackets 32, 32 are provided on both left and right sides of the central guide rail 31 in the front portion.
are provided, and the roof side rail portions 3 on both the left and right sides
3 is provided with side guide rails 34, 34, and striders 35, 35 are provided at the rear positions of the side guide rails 34, 34, and
A male hook 3 is attached to the front end of the roof side leaf portion 33.
6,36 are provided.

The tilt mechanism 40 tilts up (raises the rear end side) and tilts down (lowers the rear end side from the tilted up state) the slide roof 30, and includes a hinge frame 41, a tilt frame 42, a tilt link 43, and a tilt mechanism 40. A transmission link 44 is provided.

The hinge frame 41 includes first, fifth, sixth, and seventh hinge frames.
As shown in the figure, it is a long plate-like frame with a U-shaped cross section, and hinge brackets 411,
411, and is rotatably supported on the connection frame 20 by a tilt link 4 on both left and right sides of the rear end.
3 so as to be movable up and down. In addition, a tilt frame guide rail 412 is fixed to the center of the upper surface of the hinge frame 41, and slide guide elongated holes 413, 413 are provided at the left and right positions of the front part of the tilt frame guide rail 412.
roof slide guide rails 414, 414 are provided on both left and right sides, and rear support pins 415, 415 are provided on both left and right sides of the rear end.

The tilt frame 42 is a hinge frame 4
The slide roof 30 is tilted up and down by tilting the tilt link 43 up and down by sliding it back and forth. This tilt frame 42 provides slide guide and support.
As shown in FIG. 6, a slider 421 is provided on the lower surface and is slidably guided by a tilt frame guide rail 412 provided on the hinge frame 41, and is inserted into the center guide rail 31 of the slide roof 30. Central slide guide 422 that guides the slide of
are provided on the upper surface, tilt transmission links 44, 44 are rotatably pivoted on both left and right sides of the lower front end, and tilt brackets 423, 423 are fixed on both left and right sides of the rear part.

The tilt transmission link 44 is connected to the drive transmission member 6
The drive force from the motor 61 input from 0 is transmitted to the tilt frame 42 to slide the tilt frame 42, and this tilt transmission link 4
4 has an upper end rotatably attached to the tilt frame 42, a lower end rotatably attached to the roller link 45, and is pulled toward the hinge frame 41 by a spring 46. There is. Further, the roller link 45 is connected to the drive transmission member 60.
It is provided so that it can be connected to and detached from the tilt transmission pin 642 and slidable relative to the tilt guide rail 23, and as shown in FIG. Tilt guide rollers 451, 451 that move are provided on the outside of the vehicle, and the drive transmission roller 45 is spaced apart so that the tilt transmission pin 642 can be inserted between them.
2,452 are provided.

The tilt bracket 423 has an upper pin slide hole 424 and a rear support pin slide arrangement 425.
is provided. Both slide holes 424, 4
25 is formed such that the vertical distance between the two increases as it goes toward the front side, and the upper pin slide hole 4
24 is formed shorter.

The tilt link 43 has its lower end connected to the lower pin 4.
31, it is slidably and rotatably supported by a link bracket 432 provided on the arm frame portion 24, and its upper end is slidably and rotatably supported by an upper pin 433 relative to the upper pin slide hole 424 of the tilt bracket 423. It is movable.

Accordingly, the tilt mechanism 40 operates as described below.

The roller link 45 is the tilt guide rail 2
When sliding backward inside 3, the tilt transmission link 44
The tilt frame 42 connected to the hinge frame 41 also slides backward with respect to the hinge frame 41.

When the tilt bracket 423 moves backward as the tilt frame 42 slides backward, the rear support pin 415 slides forward relative to the rear support pin slide hole 425, and accordingly, the upper pin 433 also slides into the upper pin slide hole 424. Perform a forward slide against. However, since the upper pin slide hole 424 is upwardly separated from the rear support pin slide hole 425 as it goes toward the front, the tilt link 43 cannot be rotated upright from the reclined state shown in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. As a result, the hinge frame 41 is rotated upward.

Conversely, the roller link 45 slides forward from this state, and the tilt bracket 4
23 moves forward, the vertical difference between the upper pin 433 and the rear support pin 415 is reduced, the tilt link 43 is inverted, and the hinge frame 41 is rotated downward.

The slide mechanism 50 includes the slide roof 30
A mechanism for sliding the central guide rail 3 provided on the slide roof 30.
1, the side guide rail 34, the roof slide guide rail 414 provided on the hinge frame 41, the central slide guide 422 provided on the tilt frame 42, and the slide guide provided on the roof bracket 32. A slide guide roller 657 provided on the roller 321 and the drive transmission member 60, and a guide roller 7 provided on the roof support member 70 described later.
It consists of 5.75.

The drive transmission member 60 is for transmitting the driving force of the motor 61 to the tilt mechanism 40 and the slide mechanism 50, and is composed of a drive transmission wire 62 and a drive transmission slider 63. .

The drive transmission wire 62 is a push-pull wire with a wire wound spirally around the outer periphery to form a gear, and is provided so as to be slidable within the drive wire guide rail 22 of the connection frame 20. The distal end is connected to the drive transmission slider 63, and the proximal end is engaged with the motor 61 so that it can be pushed out and pulled.

The drive transmission slider 63 is composed of a connecting portion 64 and a link portion 65, as shown in FIGS. 1, 8, and 9. The connecting part 64 is connected to the drive transmission wire 62 and is a part that is slid on the slider guide rail 21, and has a connecting bracket 641 as its main part. pin 64
2 is erected, and a wire floating elongated hole 6 is provided at the rear.
43 is formed. A connecting slider 645, which is connected to the drive transmission wire 62 and has a lock release protrusion 644 formed on the outside of the vehicle, is inserted into the wire floating elongated hole 643 so as to be freely slidable.

Further, the link portion 65 is a portion that transmits driving force to the slide roof 30 via the roof bracket 32, and is a portion that transmits driving force to the slide roof 30 via the roof bracket 32.
It is composed of a slide transmission link 652 and an auxiliary link 653. The slider bracket 65
1 is fixed to a connecting bracket 641, with elongated holes 654 formed on both left and right sides, and a slide roller 658 that rolls within the slider guide rail 21 is provided at the rear end (ninth, fifth ,6
figure). The slide transmission link 652 has a lower end slidably supported in the elongated hole 654 and is provided with a slider roller 658 that rolls within the slider guide rail 21, and an upper end formed in the roof bracket 32. It is slidably supported in the slider floating elongated hole 322 by a slide transmission pin 655. In addition, the slide transmission pin 655 is provided with an engagement piece 656 in the middle part,
A slide guide roller 657 is provided at the tip.

Further, the upper end of the auxiliary link 653 is rotatably attached to the middle portion of the slide transmission link 652, and the lower end is rotatably attached to the front portion of the slider bracket 651.

A lock operating member 37 is provided on the roof bracket 32 and is screwed at its base end. This lock operation member 37 is made of spring steel, and the first lock operation member 37 is made of spring steel.
As shown in Figure 0, a lock pin 371 that can be inserted into and taken out of a lock pin notch 323 formed at the upper part of the middle part of the slider floating elongated hole 322 near the rear side is fixed at the tip by being biased in the insertion direction. Further, a lock release guide arm 372 is integrally provided at the lower part. When the lock pin 371 is inserted, the engagement piece 656 of the slide transmission pin 655 is engaged with the lock pin 371 when sliding forward from the rear end, and the slide is restricted.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the slide roof is in the fully closed position, the lock release guide arm 372 is guided to the outside of the vehicle by the guide plate 373, so that the lock operation member 37 is bent to the outside of the vehicle. , the lock pin 371 is the lock pin notch 32
Extracted from 3.

The roof support member 70 supports the slide roof 3
1, this roof support member 70 supports both the left and right ends of the slide roof 30 when tilting up and sliding.As shown in FIG.
4 and 24, and includes a support bracket 71, a support link 72, an auxiliary link 73, a lock pin 74, and guide rollers 75, 75.

The support bracket 71 is attached to the arm frame portion 24.
A long hole 711 is formed in the side part, and a lock pin 74 is provided in the long hole 711 so that it can be moved in and out by being elastically biased toward the entry side.
The lock pin 74 is formed such that the center side of the vehicle body is inclined.

The support link 72 has a lower end connected to the elongated hole 711.
The middle part is supported by the auxiliary link 73, and the upper end part has a support member 76.
Guide rollers 75, 75 are provided via the
It is formed so that it can be rotated in an upright and inverted position. The support link 72 is prevented from sliding toward the center of the vehicle body at its lower end by the lock pin 74, and is locked in the upright state.

Further, a support lock release means 700 is connected to the lock pin 74. This support lock release means 700 is for releasing the slide restriction of the support link 72 by the lock pin 74 to make the support link 72 in a state in which it can be rotated to fall down.
As shown in FIG. 3, it includes an actuation lever 701, a transmission link 702, transmission wires 703, 703, and direction change levers 704, 704.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 13, the actuation lever 701 is formed in an L-shape, and is rotatably supported on an outer side of the drive wire guide rail 22 of the connection frame 20, and is pivoted at the supported position. , the drive transmission slider 63 slides forward from the rear, and the tilt transmission pin 642 connects to the roller link 4.
This is the position at which the unlocking protrusion 644 of the connecting slider 645 contacts and rotates when the coupling slider 645 contacts the drive transmission roller 452 on the front side of the slider 5 (FIG. 4).

As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the transmission link 702 is rotatably supported coaxially with the actuation lever 701, and the rotation of the actuation lever 701 (hereinafter referred to as An engaging protrusion 705 is provided upright that becomes engaged only when the lock is released (referred to as the lock release rotation), and rotates in conjunction with the lock release rotation of the operating lever 701 to rotate the direction change lever 704. make it move. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
44, the operating lever 701 swings in vain and the transmission link 702 is not rotated.

The direction change levers 704, 704 are L-shaped levers, and the operating lever 70
The lock release rotation of 1 is transmitted to the lock pin 74 by changing its transmission direction by 90 degrees, causing it to slide from the elongated hole 711 to the exit side, thereby releasing the slide restriction of the support link by the lock pin 74.

Therefore, the slide mechanism 50 operates as follows.

First, with the roof opening 10 closed, the motor 61
When the drive transmission slider 63 is slid backward by driving the
Perform a floating slide backwards within 2. While the slide transmission pin 655 is freely sliding, the roller link 45 engaged with the tilt transmission pin 642 is slid, and the tilt mechanism 40 performs a tilt-up operation.

Slide roof 3 due to this tilt-up operation
As the rear side of the roof opening 10 rises, the guide rollers 75 of the roof support members 70 provided on both left and right sides of the rear end of the roof opening 10 are raised together with the side guide rails 34, and the support links 72 slide their lower ends to stand up. Rotated.

When the support link 72 is rotated upright, the support link 72 comes into contact with the inclined side of the lock pin 74, so that the lock pin 74 exits from the elongated hole 711 without interfering with the slide of the lower end of the support link 72.

Then, the roller link 45 reaches the release part 231 of the tilt guide rail 23, and the spring 4
6, the drive transmission roller 452 of the roller link 45 and the tilt transmission pin 642 are disengaged, and the tilt up operation of the tilt mechanism 40 is stopped.
At the same time, the slide transfer pin 655 at the upper end of the slide transfer link 652 climbs over the lock pin 371 and reaches the rear end of the slider floating elongated hole 322 to engage with this elongated hole 322.

If the drive transmission slider 63 is still slid rearward in the engaged state between the slide transmission pin 655 and the slider floating elongated hole 322, the slide roof 30 will also be slid rearward.

During this sliding, the slide roof 30 is supported at its center by the center slide guide 422 of the tilt frame 42 and by the guide rollers 75, 75 of the roof support member 70 at both left and right ends. Furthermore, the slide transmission link 652 is rotated upright as the slide roof 30 moves upward.

Next, when sliding the sliding roof 30 forward from the fully open position, the drive transmission slider 63
slide it forward. Then, when the engagement piece 656 of the slide transmission pin 655 comes into engagement with the lock pin 371, the driving force is transmitted to the slide roof 30 and the slide roof 30 is slid forward.

Then, at a position where the front end of the slide roof 30 comes into contact with the front roof 103, the drive transmission slider 6
The tilt transmission pin 642 of No. 3 is connected to the roller link 45.
By engaging with the front drive transmission roller 452 and rolling it forward, the rear of the roller link 45 is lowered, and the tilt mechanism 40 is operated to tilt down,
Immediately before that, the unlocking protrusion 644 of the connecting slider 645 rotates the operating lever 701 in the unlocking direction, causing the locking pin 74 of the roof support member 70 to exit from the elongated hole 711 and unlocking.
As the slide roof 30 is tilted down, the support link 72 is in a state where it can be rotated to fall down.

Further, when the front end of the slide roof 30 comes into contact with the front roof 103, the slide roof 30
The lock operation member 37 provided on the roof bracket 32 at the front end of the vehicle is bent outward by the guide plate 373, and the lock pin 371 and the engagement piece 656 are disengaged, and the slide transmission pin 655 of the slide transmission link 652 is The slider slides freely within the long sliding hole 322.

The front roof lock mechanism 80 locks the roof opening 1
This is to lock the front part of the slide roof 30 from moving vertically and horizontally when the door is closed.
As shown in FIG. 2, this front roof lock mechanism 80 includes a male hook 36 provided on the slide roof 30 and a female hook 8 provided on the front roof 103 at a position opposite to the male hook 36.
It is composed of 2.

The female hook 82 is made of rubber, and as shown in FIG. 12, an upper protrusion 821 is formed on the upper side of the central part of the interior, and a lower protrusion 822 is formed on the lower side near the opening. It is formed. These protrusions 821 and 822 prevent the male hook 36 from sliding into the female hook 82 as the slide roof 30 slides forward, as shown by the imaginary lines in FIG. There is no
After that, when the male hook 36 rotates as the slide roof 30 is tilted down, the male hook 36 is held between the male hooks 36 and the vertical movement thereof is restricted.

The rear roof lock mechanism 90 locks the roof opening 1
This is to lock the rear part of the slide roof 30 from moving vertically and horizontally when the door is closed.
This rear roof locking mechanism 90 is comprised of a striker 35 provided on the slide roof 30 and a latch mechanism 91 provided on the arm frame portion 24 of the connection frame 20 and capable of locking with the striker 35.

As shown in FIG. 11, the latch mechanism 91 includes a support bracket 92, a latch 93, and a locking pawl 9.
It is equipped with 4. As shown in the figure, the support bracket 92 has a notch 921 opened upward in the center thereof, and is fixed to the arm frame 24. The latch 93 is rotatably supported on a support bracket 92, as shown in the figure.
A meshing portion 931 and a locking gear 932 are formed, and as shown by the imaginary line, the meshing portion 931 is rotationally biased by a spring (not shown) to a position where it is opened upward. . The locking pawl 94 is rotatably supported by a support bracket 92 located above the latch 93, and locks with the locking gear 932 to bias the latch 93 in the direction of urging (unlocking direction). It is formed so that rotation can be regulated. Note that this locking pawl 94 can be climbed over without being engaged by the locking gear 932 when the latch 93 is rotated in the locking direction.

Further, a locking lock release means 900 is connected to the locking pawl 94. This engagement lock release means 900 releases the restriction on rotation of the latch 93 by the locking pawl 94 and makes it possible to release the lock between the latch 93 and the striker 35, as shown in FIGS. 16 to 18. As shown, actuating lever 9
01, a transmission link 902, a transmission wire 903, a direction change lever 904, and a transmission wire 905.

As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, the actuation lever 901 has an L-shape, and is rotatably supported on an outer side of the drive wire guide rail 22 of the connection frame 20. The position is determined by the connection slider 64 of the drive transmission slider 63 when tilting up the slide roof 30 from the closed position.
The protruding piece 644 for unlocking the connecting slider 645 when the connecting slider 645 slides freely through the long wire floating hole 643.
This is the position where they come into contact and rotate.

As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, the transmission link 902 is rotatably supported coaxially with the operating lever 901, and the rotation of the operating lever 901 (hereinafter referred to as An engagement protrusion 906 is provided upright that becomes engaged only when the lock release rotation is performed. Rotate.

The direction changing lever 904 is an L-shaped lever that changes the transmission direction of the unlocking rotation of the operating lever 901 by 90 degrees and transmits it to the locking pawl 94, thereby causing the locking pawl 94 to rotate the latch 93. This will lead to the lifting of regulations.

Therefore, if the motor 61 is driven when tilting up the sliding roof 30 from the closed position,
The rear roof lock mechanism 90 is unlocked while the connecting slider 645 at the tip of the drive wire 62 freely slides in the wire floating elongated hole 643, and thereafter, when the tilt mechanism 40 performs the tilt-up operation, the operation is not hindered.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be explained.

When the roof opening 10 is in the closed state, the left and right front ends of the slide roof 30 are locked by the male hooks 36 and female hooks 82 of the front roof lock mechanisms 80, 80, so that movement in the vertical and horizontal directions is restricted. The right and left rear ends of the slide roof 30 are restricted from moving vertically and horizontally by the latch 93 of the rear roof lock mechanisms 90, 90 and the striker 35, so that movement of the rear end of the slide roof 30 in the vertical and horizontal directions is restricted. This prevents the slide roof 30 from lifting or twisting, which may cause wind noise, poor appearance, or poor sealing performance of the weather strip 106. do not have.

Further, when the slide roof 30 is tilted up and slid (including when fully opened), the slide roof 30 is supported at its center by a center slide guide 422 provided on the tilt frame 42 and is guided by the slide. Both left and right ends are supported by the roof support member 70 and are slid and guided by the guide rollers 75, so that the posture is stable when tilting up and sliding and when fully opened.
The load on the tilt mechanism 40 and the slide mechanism 50 that support the roof is reduced, and thereby the structural members of these mechanisms 40 and 50 are prevented from being damaged due to the shaking of the slide roof 30.

Further, when the slide roof 30 is slid forward and returned to the tilted up state, the male hooks 36, 36 at the left and right front ends of the slide roof 30 are inserted into the female hooks 82, 82, and the position is determined, and then the slide roof 30 is tilted down and the rear left and right are rear roof lock mechanisms 90, 9
Since the position is determined by the locking of the slide roof 30, the left and right positions of the slide roof 30 are always fixed, and the roof opening 10 can be closed in a stable state while being twisted relative to the vehicle body 100. As a result, wind noise is not generated, the appearance is poor, and the sealing performance of the weather strip 106 is not deteriorated.

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 front roof lock mechanism is not limited to male and female hooks, and other means may be used, such as one using a latch and a striker, as in the rear roof lock mechanism of the embodiment. Other means such as electromagnets may be used as long as they torque the rear left and right sides of the sliding roof.

Furthermore, any mechanism may be used as the tilt mechanism and the slide mechanism as long as it is a mechanism that tilts up, tilts down, and slides the slide roof.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, the outer slide device of the invention includes a front roof lock mechanism that locks the front part of the slide roof and a rear roof lock mechanism that locks the rear part of the slide roof, and includes a tilt mechanism and a slide mechanism. Since the means is provided with a latch lock release means for disengaging and disengaging the latch while the latch and the drive wire are loose, the slide roof can be reliably positioned when fully closed, and
Tilt up and slide open smoothly, and even if there is airflow or shaking of the vehicle body while driving, the sliding roof will not lift up relative to the vehicle body, shift to the left or right, or twist. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of wind noise, deterioration in sealing performance and sound insulation performance, and deterioration in appearance due to these factors.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the main parts of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the device according to the embodiment;
4 and 4 are vertical sectional views showing the embodiment device, and FIG.
The figure shows the main parts of the embodiment device - (Figure 3)
The sectional view and FIG. 6 show the main parts of the embodiment device.
(Fig. 4) A sectional view, Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the embodiment device, Fig. 8 is a diagram showing the drive transmission member of the main part of the embodiment device, and Fig. 9 is a sectional view showing the main parts of the embodiment device. A perspective view showing the drive transmission slider of the main part of the embodiment device, 1st
Fig. 0 is a perspective view showing the roof bracket and drive transmission slider of the main parts of the embodiment device, Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing the latch mechanism of the main part of the embodiment device, and Fig. 12 is a front roof locking mechanism of the embodiment device. 13 to 15 are diagrams showing the operation of the support lock release means of the main part of the embodiment device, and FIGS. 16 to 18 are diagrams showing the operation of the lock release means of the main part of the embodiment device. . 10... Roof opening, 20... Connection frame, 40... Tilt mechanism, 50... Slide mechanism, 70... Roof support member, 80... Front roof lock mechanism, 90... Rear roof lock mechanism,
101... Roof, 102... Door opening, 10
3...front roof, 104...rear roof.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A roof opening that connects to the left and right door openings is provided on the vehicle roof, and a connecting frame that connects the front roof and the rear roof at the center in the width direction of the vehicle is constructed. , a sliding roof is provided in the roof opening, and the connecting frame includes a tilt mechanism that tilts the sliding roof up and down by a driving force of a drive device transmitted via a driving wire, and a tilting mechanism that tilts the sliding roof up and down by a driving force of a drive device transmitted via a driving wire; In the outer sliding roof device, there is provided a sliding mechanism that moves relative to the left and right ends of the front roof and the left and right ends of the slide roof as the slide roof slides forward to the fully closed position. The front hook is made up of a male hook and a female hook, which become engaged and restrict the movement of the slide roof in the vertical and horizontal directions, and which move relatively and disengage as the slide roof slides rearward from the fully closed position. A roof locking mechanism is provided between the left and right ends of the rear roof and the left and right ends of the slide roof, and includes a latch attached to the rear roof side and a striker attached to the slide roof side, A rear roof lock mechanism is provided that moves relatively as the slide roof tilts down and becomes engaged to restrict the movement of the slide roof in the vertical, left, right, front, and back directions. Before tilting up the mechanism and sliding the slide mechanism open, a floating part is provided that is driven by a drive wire while preventing drive force from being transmitted to the tilt mechanism and the slide mechanism, and between the drive wire and the latch, An outer slide roof device characterized in that it is provided with a latch lock release means for inputting a driving force from a drive wire to disengage and disengage a latch when the latch is engaged in free movement.