JPH0735143U - Sunroof device seal structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To provide a sealing structure for a sunroof device capable of preventing water from entering the room through the butted portions of the first and second sunroofs and improving the sealing performance. [Structure] First and second sunroofs 6 and 7 are arranged to be openable and closable in a roof opening 5 formed in a roof panel 4 of a vehicle body 2, and one end surfaces of both sunroofs are butted against each other, and the roof opening peripheral edge is formed. 5a above both sunroofs 6,
The roof weather strip 10 which contacts the edge of the inner surface of 7 is attached. Further, lip weather strips 11 and 12 are attached to the edges of the first and second sunroofs, respectively. Then, a recess 13 is formed at a portion of the roof weather strip 10 where the lip weather strip 12 intersects, and the recess 13 conforms to the shape of the weather strip, and the lip weather strip 12 is projected outward from the recess 13.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a sunroof device in which two sunroofs are openably and closably installed in a roof opening of a vehicle body roof panel, and more specifically, a seal for preventing water from entering a room through the abutting portions of both sunroofs. Regarding the structure.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 For example, in a one-box type automobile, there is a case where a sunroof device is provided to ventilate and illuminate the interior of a vehicle in order to improve the refreshing feeling and open feeling during driving. As an example of such a sunroof device, a tilt-up type first sunroof is arranged at the front part of the vehicle body at the opening of the roof, and a second slide-type sunroof which is moved in the front-rear direction by a guide rail is arranged at the rear part. There is a structure (for example, see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-141523 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-33713).

In the above sunroof device, when sealing the roof opening and the abutting parts of both sunroofs, the structure shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 has conventionally been adopted. FIG. 8 shows a sealing structure of a roof opening portion. This is a structure in which a roof weather strip 32 is attached to a roof opening peripheral edge 31 of a roof panel 30, and a sealing portion 32a of the strip 32 is attached to the first and second sunroofs 33, This is a structure in which the lower edge of the inner surface of 34 is brought into contact.

FIG. 7 shows a seal structure of the abutting portion 35 of the first and second sunroofs 33 and 34. This is a structure in which the rear end edge 33a of the tilt-up type first sunroof 33 has an upward lip. The weather strip 36 is attached to the front end edge 34a of the second sliding sunroof 34 with the downward lip weather strip 37 attached. Then, the lip portion 36a of the weather strip 36 of the first sun roof 33 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the base portion of the lip weather strip 37 of the second sun roof 34. Further, the strip portion 37a of the strip 37 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the rear end edge 33a of the first sunroof 33, and the abutting portion 35 is sealed thereby.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 9, since the roof weather strip 32 and the downward lip weather strip 37 intersect at the left and right end portions of the abutting portion 35, the end portion of the weather strip 37 is in the middle. Then, the lower end 37b thereof is brought into contact with the upper surface of the seal portion 32a of the roof weather strip 32 for sealing.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-mentioned conventional seal structure, when the water that has entered the abutting portion 35 reaches the left and right ends (see the broken line → mark in FIG. 9), the lower end 37 b of the lip weather strip 37 and the roof weather strip 32 There is a risk that it will enter the room from between and there is a problem that the sealing property is low.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to reliably prevent the water that has entered the abutting part from entering the room and improve the sealing performance of the sunroof device. Is intended to provide.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the present invention, the first and second sunroofs are respectively opened and closed in a roof opening formed in a roof panel of a vehicle body, and one edges of both sunroofs are butted against each other. In the sealing structure of the sunroof device, a roof weather strip that abuts on the inner edge of the roof weather strip is attached, and lip weather strips are attached to one end edges of the first and second sunroofs, respectively. It is characterized in that a recess along the shape of the weather strip is formed at the intersection of the strips, and the lip weather strip is projected outward from the recess.

[0009]

[Action]

 According to the seal structure of the sunroof device according to the present invention, a recess is formed at a portion of the roof weather strip where the lip weather strip intersects, and the lip weather strip is projected outward through the recess. Therefore, the abutting part of both lip weather strips extends beyond the roof weather strip to the outside of the room. As a result, the water that has entered the abutting portion is reliably discharged to the outside of the vehicle, so it can be prevented from entering the room and the sealing performance can be improved.

[0010]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 are views for explaining a seal structure of a sunroof device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a case where the sunroof device is applied to a one-box type automobile will be described as an example.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a one-box vehicle, which has front doors 3a on the left and right front sides of a vehicle body 2, side doors 3b on the central portion, and a back door 3c on the rear end, which are arranged to open and close independently. It is configured. The roof panel 4 of the vehicle body 2 is formed with a vertically long roof opening 5 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a reinhose 4a having a box-shaped cross-section extending in the front-rear direction is arranged at the center of the opening 5. .

A tilt-up type first sun roof 6 made of glass is arranged at the front part of the vehicle body of the roof opening 5, and both sides of the sun roof 6 in the vehicle width direction are curved downward. The front edge of the first sunroof 6 is hinged to the front edge of the roof opening 5 so that it can be opened and closed in the vertical direction.

A second glass sunroof 7 that is slidable is provided at the rear portion of the vehicle body of the roof opening 5, and both sides of the sunroof 7 in the vehicle width direction are similarly curved downward. The second sunroof 7 is adapted to be popped up by a guide rail (not shown) so as to open and close forward and backward of the vehicle body.

The rear end surface 6 a of the first sunroof 6 and the front end surface 7 a of the second sunroof 7 face each other, and the facing portion serves as a butting portion 8.

A roof weather strip 10 is attached to the peripheral edge portion 5 a of the roof opening 5. The roof weather strip 10 is formed by integrally forming a substantially hollow seal portion 10b on a U-shaped main body portion 10a that sandwiches the peripheral edge portion 5a. The seal portion 10b includes the first, second and third seal portions 10b. It is in contact with the lower edges of the inner surfaces of the sunroofs 6 and 7.

An outward lip weather strip 11 is provided on the rear end edge 6a of the first sunroof 6, and an inward lip weather strip 12 is provided on the front end edge 7a of the second sunroof 7. Each is installed. The weather strips 11 and 12 have a structure in which tongue-shaped lip portions 11b and 12b are integrally formed on the body portions 11a and 12a having substantially U-shapes for sandwiching the edges 6a and 7a of the sunroofs 6 and 7, respectively. belongs to.

The lip portion 11 b of the lip weather strip 11 on the side of the first sunroof 6 is in contact with the upper surface of the main body portion 11 a of the lip weather strip 12 on the side of the second sunroof 7, and the weather strip 12 The lip portion 12b is in contact with the lower surface of the rear end edge 6a of the first sunroof 6. As a result, the abutting portion 8 is sealed, and the basic structure is substantially the same as the conventional one.

The front portion of the roof weather strip 10 disposed in the roof opening 5 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, that is, the portion intersecting with the left and right end portions of the lip weather strips 11 and 12 is the present embodiment. Is formed, and the recess 13 has a shape along the inward lip weather strip 12.

The concave portion 13 is formed by partially cutting the seal portion 10b of the roof weather strip 10 and adhering the cut portion 10c as a separate component to the cut portion 10c. Changes continuously as shown in FIGS. That is, both shoulders 13a of the recess 13 are substantially C-shaped having a lip 13d at the tip (see FIG. 4 (a)), and the inclined portion 13b of the recess 13 is more than the shoulders 13a. The outer diameter and the lip 13d are slightly smaller (see FIG. 4 (b)). Further, the central portion 13c of the recess 13 has a smaller outer diameter and a smaller lip 13d and is thick (see FIG. 4C).

The downward lip weather strip 12 projects to the outside of the roof panel 4 through the recess 13 so that the abutting portion 8 of both lip weather strips 6 and 7 is exposed to the roof weather strip 10. It extends outside the room.

Next, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described. According to the seal structure of the present embodiment, the concave portion 13 is formed in the portion of the roof weather strip 10 where the lip weather strip 12 intersects, and the lip weather strip 12 is projected from the concave portion 13 to the outside of the room. It is possible to extend the abutting portion 8 from the roof weather strip 10 to the outside while ensuring the sealing property of the lip weather strip 12, so that the water that has entered the abutting portion 8 can be reliably discharged to the outside of the vehicle and to the inside of the vehicle. Can be prevented and the sealing performance can be improved.

Further, in this embodiment, the recess 13 is formed as a separate body, the cut portion 10c is formed in the seal portion 10b of the roof weather strip 10, and the cut portion 10c is adhered to the cut portion 10c. There is no need for a special structure.

In the above embodiment, the case where the tilt-up type sunroof and the slide type sunroof are combined has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. The point is that it should be applied when the seals at the abutting parts of the two sunroofs and the seal at the peripheral edge of the roof cross.

[0024]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the seal structure for a sunroof device according to the present invention, a recess along the shape of the weather strip is formed at the intersection of the roof weather strip and the lip weather strip, and the lip weather is formed from the recess. Since the strip is projected outward, the water that has entered the abutting portion can be reliably discharged to the outside of the room, and the sealing performance can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an intersecting portion on a left side portion of a vehicle body for explaining a seal structure of a sunroof device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a concave portion of the roof weather strip of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an intersection of roof weather strips on the right side of the vehicle body of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a shape of a seal portion of a concave portion of the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the sunroof device of the one-box car of the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the sunroof device of the above embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional butt portion.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional roof weather strip seal structure.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional intersecting portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 vehicle body 4 roof panel 5 roof opening 5a opening peripheral edge 6 first sunroof 6a first sunroof rear end face 7 second sunroof 7a second sunroof front end face 8 butting portion 10 roof weather strip 11, 12 lip weather strip 13 recess

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A first and a second sunroofs can be opened and closed in a roof opening formed in a roof panel of a vehicle body, and one end edges of the two sunroofs are abutted against each other, and the both sunroofs are provided at the periphery of the roof opening. The roof weather strip that comes into contact with the inner edge of the
In a seal structure of a sunroof device in which lip weather strips are mounted on one edge of a sunroof so as to overlap each other, a recess along the shape of the weather strip is formed at a portion of the roof weather strip where the lip weather strip intersects. A seal structure for a sunroof device, wherein the lip weather strip is formed and the lip weather strip is projected outward from the recess.