JPH0620681Y2 - Shade structure for vehicle openable roof - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a shade provided on the interior side of a vehicle openable roof, and in particular, it is opened on the roof of a vehicle and opened and closed by a sliding lid. A frame having an opening of the same shape as the opening provided in the vehicle compartment of the roof, positions on both sides of the frame corresponding to the opening, and extending further rearward from the position. A guide rail having a rail groove extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and sliding parts that are inserted into the rail groove and slide on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and have a closed position that covers the opening of the frame and the rear of the opening. The present invention relates to a shade structure for an openable roof for a vehicle, which includes an overall plate-shaped shade that can be placed in an open position where the frame moves to the open position to open the opening of the frame.

[Conventional technology]

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there is a type as shown in FIG. 3 as a type of a vehicle openable roof structure. This is a type in which a transparent lid 1 formed of glass that transmits light is slid to cover and open a roof opening 3 formed in a roof 2 of a vehicle.
In this type of vehicle opening / closing roof, the shade 4 having substantially the same shape as that of the transparent lid 1 is provided in order to block the light that passes through the transparent lid 1 from the roof opening 3 and enters the vehicle interior as necessary.
Is provided on the inside of the roof 2 in the vehicle compartment.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a vehicle opening / closing roof provided with the shade 4 has a frame opening 1 of substantially the same shape as the roof opening 3 on the vehicle interior side of the roof 2.
A guide rail 6 having a rail groove 7 that runs in the vehicle front-rear direction is attached to both sides of the frame 5 in parallel with the vehicle front-rear direction, at a position corresponding to the frame opening 10, and further rearward. Has been extended to.
A shade 4 having a shape substantially the same as that of the transparent lid 1 and covering the frame opening 10 is provided above the frame 5. This shade 4 is a plate-shaped integral structure,
Plate-shaped shade guides 9 are attached with screws 8 on both sides of the shade 4 in the vehicle width direction. The insertion portion of the shade guide 9 that is inserted into the rail groove 7 has a shape in which both ends are protruded and bent inward, and has elasticity. Therefore, when the shade guide 9 is inserted into the rail groove 7 on each side, the shade guide 9 is guided by the rail groove 7 while the insertion portions of the shade guide 9 are pushed toward the inner wall of the rail groove 7 on both sides. The shade 4 having 9 can slide stably without rattling. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 11 is a head lining, and 12 is a trim that covers an end portion of a joint portion between the frame 5 and the head lining 11 (for example, see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 55-58421).

As shown in FIG. 6, the sliding state of the shade 4 is such that when the shade 4 is pulled forward (position indicated by a solid line), the frame opening 10 is blocked to block incoming light, and the shade 4 is moved backward (position indicated by a broken line). When pulled, the frame opening 10 is opened and light is taken into the vehicle interior. In the state shown in FIG. 3, the shade 4 is pulled rearward to allow light to enter the vehicle interior, and the transparent lid 1
Slide backward to open the roof opening 3 on the frame opening 10.
If it is also open, ventilation will be possible along with daylight.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in the above-mentioned vehicle openable roof provided with the conventional shade 4, the frame 5 is installed in conformity with the shape of the roof 2 of the vehicle in order to secure a vehicle interior space. If the frame 5 and the guide rail 6 attached to the frame 5 are straight lines in the vehicle front-rear direction as shown in FIG. 6 or curved lines having a constant curvature in the same direction as shown in FIG. As shown in, the shade 4 can slide along the guide rail 6 from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the broken line. However, as shown in FIG. 8, the curvature is not constant in the vehicle longitudinal direction, that is,
In the frame 5 and the guide rail 6 which are straight in the front direction and whose curvature changes and becomes smaller toward the rear side, the conventional shade 4 described above has a solid integral structure.
When the curvature of the shade 4 is matched with the curvature of the frame 5 and the guide rail 6 where the shade 4 is located so as to cover the frame opening 10 (solid line state), the shade 4 is pulled back to open the frame opening 10. When brought back, the curve of the shade 4 does not match the curvature of the frame 5 and the guide rail 6 in which the shade 4 is located (broken line state). Therefore, an extra space is required between the roof 2 and the frame 5, or the shade 4 comes into contact with the frame 5 and the transparent lid 1 or the roof 2 and cannot slide smoothly along the guide rail 6. . Therefore, when designing a vehicle having a conventional vehicle open-close roof having a shade 4, either the roof 2 having a non-uniform curvature in the vehicle front-rear direction is used, or the curvature of the guide rail 6 is made constant. The depth of the frame was large and the head clearance inside the room was small.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable the use of a free-form roof having a non-uniform curvature in the vehicle front-rear direction when designing a vehicle having a vehicle openable roof having a shade.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve such an object, in the present invention, the shades are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail, and the size of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction is changed in accordance with the curvature of the guide rail, and a separate thin plate is provided. A plurality of plate-shaped members formed as, and a connecting member that joins adjacent edge portions of adjacent plate-shaped members in a bendable manner, and the dimension of the sliding portion in the vehicle length direction is The size of the plate member is set to be smaller than the lengthwise dimension of the vehicle.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, a shade for a vehicle openable roof according to the present invention will be described with reference to examples.

The vehicle openable roof having the shade according to the present embodiment,
In addition to the shade, the members constituting the conventional example are the same, but the cross-sectional shape in the vehicle front-rear direction is different, that is, the roof does not have a constant curvature in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the transparent lid and the frame having a curvature according to the shape of the roof. And guide rails, which are installed in the same manner as in the conventional example shown in FIG. 3, and the transparent lid slides to open and close the roof opening.

As shown in FIG. 1, the shade 24 according to this embodiment includes three parallel rectangular first to third plate members 31, 32 and 33. Each plate-shaped member 31, 3
2 and 33 are each made of a solid thin plate material that does not form a space inside and have the same long side length in the vehicle width direction. However, in this vehicle, the guide rail 26 is moved as it moves rearward based on the shape of the roof 22. Since the radius of curvature of the vehicle becomes smaller, the length of the short side in the vehicle front-rear direction is changed and shortened toward the rear. That is, the short side of the front first plate-shaped member 31 is made the longest, and the short side of the central second plate-shaped member 32 is shorter than the short side of the front first plate-shaped member 31, and The short side of the rear third plate member 33 is the shortest. The first to third plate-shaped members 31, 32, 33 are sliding parts at both ends in the vehicle width direction, and are smaller than the width dimension of the short side of the plate-shaped member in the vehicle length direction as in the conventional example. The first to third shade guides 41, 42, 43 having a width dimension are attached by screws 28, respectively. Then, the plate-shaped members 31, 32, 3
The first plate-shaped member 31 and the second plate-shaped member 3 which are adjacent to each other are arranged so that the center lines of the vehicle 3 in the vehicle front-rear direction are aligned.
2 is a hinge 44 using its adjacent edge portion as a connecting member, and the second plate member 32 and the third plate member 33 are also connected by a hinge 45.

The shade 24 configured as described above has a plate shape as a whole, and the shade guides 41, 42, 43 at both ends of the plate members 31, 32, 33 can be attached to the shade 24 for a vehicle. The guide rail 26 is inserted into the rail groove 27 on each side. When the shade 24 moves,
Since the shade guides 41, 42, and 43 slide while being guided by the rail groove 27 having a non-uniform curvature, the plate-shaped member 31,
The positions of 32 and 33 are determined based on the positions of the attached shade guides 41, 42 and 43, respectively. At this time, since the shade is configured to have a width dimension smaller than the width dimension of the short side of the plate-shaped member in the vehicle length direction, it is not affected by the curvature of the guide rail, and the dimension of the plate-shaped member in the width direction is increased. Therefore, the number of plate-shaped members of the sunshade can be reduced as much as possible, and the cost can be reduced. Then, when the plate-shaped members 31, 32, 33 are sliding and the curvature of the guide rail 26 in the vehicle front-rear direction changes, a hinge 44 that connects the plate-shaped members 31 and 32, By rotating the hinge 45 connecting the plate member 32 and the plate member 33, the shade 24 can be bent according to the curvature of the frame 25 and the guide rail 26 in the vehicle front-rear direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the shade 24 moves from the state of covering the frame opening 10 (the position indicated by the solid line) to the frame opening 30.
The guide rail 26 until the state where the
It can be bent back and forth while sliding along. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when designing a vehicle having a vehicle openable / closable roof having a shade, a freely shaped roof having no constant curvature in the vehicle front-rear direction can be employed.

Although the shade 24 is composed of the three plate members 31, 32, and 33 in this embodiment, the number of plate members may be increased or decreased according to the shape of the roof.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the present invention, in designing a vehicle having a retractable roof for a vehicle having a shade, it is possible to use a roof having a free shape in which the curvature is not constant in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the degree of freedom in design is increased. Even if the guide rail is curved, the opening / closing structure can be simplified.
Further, since the thickness of the plate member can be made thin, the thickness of the sunshade can be made as thin as possible, and the entire structure of the openable roof can be configured to be thin, which is optimal for a sliding sunroof. Even if the dimension of the plate-shaped member in the width direction is increased, the width of the sliding portion is small, so the plate-shaped member can slide smoothly without being affected by the curvature of the guide rail. The number of members can be minimized and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of a shade for a vehicle openable roof according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II showing the sliding state of the shade shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of a conventional vehicle openable roof having a shade, FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a conventional vehicle openable roof, and FIG. 5 is an end surface taken along line VV of FIG. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in Fig. 4 showing a sliding state of a conventional shade, and Fig. 7 is a state in which the conventional shade slides along a guide rail having a constant curvature. 6 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 6 showing a state where a conventional shade slides along a guide rail having no constant curvature. 42 ... Shade 25 ... Frame 26 ... Guide rail 30 ... Frame opening 31, 32, 33 ... Plate-like member 41, 42, 43 ... Shade guide (sliding part) 44, 45 ... Hinge (connecting member)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A frame provided in a roof of a vehicle and having an opening having the same shape as an opening opened and closed by a sliding lid, the frame being provided in a vehicle compartment of the roof, and both sides of the frame. , A guide rail having a position corresponding to the opening, a rail groove extending further rearward from the position and extending along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a sliding portion that slides by inserting into the rail groove in the vehicle width direction. An openable roof structure for vehicles that has a closed position on both sides of the frame that covers the opening of the frame and an open position that moves to the rear of the frame to open the frame. In the above, the shades are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail, and the size in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is changed in accordance with the curvature of the guide rail, and the shades are adjacent to a plurality of plate-shaped members. Next to the plate And a dimension of the sliding portion in the vehicle length direction is set to be smaller than that of the plate member in the vehicle length direction. The shade structure of the openable roof for the vehicle.