JPH0746570Y2 - Roof opening / closing device for open roof type automobiles - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device] [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to an open roof type vehicle in which a roof above a vehicle compartment is detachable, and more particularly to a roof opening / closing device for opening and closing the roof.

[Prior art]

In automobiles, it has been considered that the roof above the passenger compartment can be opened and closed in order to provide a feeling of openness in fine weather. As a typical example of such an open roof type automobile, a convertible vehicle having a roof formed by a foldable roof, a sunroof in which a part of the roof can be opened and closed, and the like are known. However, in the case of a convertible vehicle, when opening the roof, it is necessary to cover the cover so that the folded hood does not impair the appearance. . Further, even when the roof is closed, the roof cannot share the rigidity of the vehicle body, so it is necessary to sufficiently increase the rigidity of the lower part of the vehicle body in order to make the vehicle body durable.
There is also a problem that the vehicle body weight increases. On the other hand, in the sunroof, since only part of the roof is opened, a sufficient open feeling cannot be obtained. For this reason, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 46-14366, for example, a so-called Targa roof type automobile in which the entire roof above the passenger compartment is detachable from the vehicle body is considered. When the roof is opened, it is removed from the vehicle body and stored in a trunk room or the like. In the case of such a Targa roof type automobile, the roof has conventionally been detached and opened by hand.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, since the roof is large in size, opening and closing the roof is a big task if the user manually removes the roof from the vehicle body and then stores it, and then removes it from the storage section and attaches it to the vehicle body. Therefore, the present applicant has previously provided a roof slide device capable of vertically moving the trunk lid in a horizontal state and moving the roof in the front-rear direction, and the roof slide device moves the roof forward or backward. By raising and lowering the trunk lid with
We proposed a roof opening / closing device for an open-roof type automobile that can automatically open and close the roof (Japanese Patent Application No. 1-211470). In the roof opening / closing device, a locking hole is provided in the rear end surface of the roof, and a roof driving pin driven in the front-rear direction by a roof slide device is inserted from the rear into the locking hole and locked. Has become. The roof slide device includes a guide body that guides the front-rear movement of the roof drive pin and a drive mechanism that moves the roof drive pin back and forth. In an open roof type automobile equipped with such a roof opening / closing device, when opening the roof in the closed position,
First, the trunk lid elevating device raises the roof slide device to the rear position of the roof, and the roof slide device advances the roof drive pin to insert and lock it in the locking hole provided in the rear end surface of the roof. Thereby,
The roof and the roof drive pin are connected. Then, the roof drive pin is retracted by the roof slide device. Then, the roof retracts together with the roof drive pin and moves away from the vehicle body, and is supported by the trunk lid in which the roof slide device is installed. Then, the trunk lid is lowered and fixedly held at the trunk room closed position. In this way, the roof is fully opened and stored and held while being supported by the trunk lid. To close the roof, reverse the procedure. As described above, according to this roof opening / closing device, the roof can be opened / closed only by sequentially moving the roof drive pin back and forth by the roof slide device and raising / lowering the roof slide device by the trunk lid elevating device. Therefore, the opening and closing of the roof can be automated. By the way, in such a roof opening / closing device, when the roof drive pin is coupled to the roof, it is necessary to project the roof drive pin forward from the trunk lid. In particular, when the trunk lid is located far behind the roof, the amount of protrusion thereof must be increased. Therefore, it is required to increase the amount of movement of the roof drive pin. Further, when the roof is opened and supported by a trunk lid or the like, it is required that the roof be held without rattling. The present invention has been made in order to further improve such a roof opening / closing device. A first object of the present invention is to make it possible to increase the amount of movement of the roof drive pin while having a compact structure. , So that the roof can be easily opened and closed. A second object of the present invention is to allow the roof to be held in the storage position without rattling when the roof is opened.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve this first object, according to the present invention, a first guide rail for supporting a roof drive pin in a front-rear direction and a guide body for guiding the front-rear movement of the roof drive pin, and a first guide thereof. The second guide rail movably supports the rail in the front-rear direction. In that case, it is desirable to provide a rear support member supported by the second guide rail at the rear end of the first guide rail, and further provide a front support member and an intermediate support member on the roof slide device. The front support member is provided at a front end portion of the roof slide device and supports the first guide rail at a position closer to the front when the first guide rail is in the forward movement position. The intermediate support member is provided behind the front support member and supports the front end portion of the first guide rail when the first guide rail is in the retracted position, but the first guide rail is supported by the front support member. When it is carried out, it is separated from the first guide rail. In order to achieve the second object, the roof slide device is provided with an engaging portion that engages with and holds the front end of the roof when the roof is retracted. There is.

[Action]

In this way, by making the guide body a two-stage slide type consisting of the first and second guide rails, the first guide rail itself on which the roof drive pin moves back and forth moves in the front and rear direction along the second guide rail. Because it will move
Although the individual guide rails are short, the travel distance of the roof drive pin can be made sufficiently large. Therefore, it becomes possible to install the roof slide device as a compact one on the trunk lid or the like. By supporting the front end portion of the first guide rail by the front support member or the intermediate support member, the first guide rail is supported at two points together with the rear support member of the rear end portion. Therefore, even when the roof drive pin is most advanced, the first guide rail is
By being point-supported, sufficient support rigidity can be obtained. Therefore, it becomes possible to support the roof by connecting it to the roof by projecting the roof drive pin largely. Further, by providing the roof slide device with a locking portion that engages with the roof when the roof is retracted, the roof is automatically locked and held when the roof is opened. Therefore, rattling of the housed roof is reliably prevented.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a roof opening / closing device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an open roof type vehicle equipped with the roof opening / closing device, and FIGS. It is a detailed view showing an important section. Further, FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for opening the roof. As is clear from FIG. 1, this automobile 1 is an open roof type automobile, and a roof 3 covering an upper part of a vehicle interior 2 is removable from a vehicle body 4. As shown in phantom in FIG. 1, the roof 3 has its front edge supported by a front cross member 6 connecting the upper ends of the front pillars 5 and 5, and the rear edge of the vehicle interior 2. The upper part of the passenger compartment 2 is closed by being fixed to the vehicle body 4 while being supported by a gate-shaped roll bar 7 provided at the rear portion. Then, in order to seal between the roof 3 and the vehicle body 4 in the closed state, the front cross member 6 and the roll bar 7 are electrically locked and unlocked to retract the striker and rotate the latch. The active lock device 8,8; 9, which enables the roof 3 to be crimped to the vehicle body 4 to improve the sealing performance by
9 are provided respectively. Thus, the roof 3 can be attached to and detached from the vehicle body 4,
When the roof 3 is removed, the upper part of the passenger compartment 2 is opened. Moreover, the door 10 is a sashless door, and by lowering the door glass 10a, the passenger compartment 2
The space above is connected to the side to give a wide open feeling. The door glass 10a is electrically moved up and down by a power window device. Further, a rear window glass 11 is attached to the roll bar 7. The rear window glass 11 is also moved up and down by an electric glass lifting device (not shown). A trunk room 13 whose upper surface is opened and closed by a trunk lid 12 is provided behind the passenger compartment 2. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the trunk lid 12 is joined to a trunk lid panel 14 and a lower surface of the panel 14, and a roof storage portion 15 having a front end face open between the panel 14 and the trunk lid panel 14. And a trunk lid frame 16 that forms the. The roof storage portion 15 has a size capable of completely storing the roof 3 when the roof 3 is slid rearward. The trunk lid frame 16 is provided with a pair of support legs 16a, 16a extending downward on both sides of the front end portion thereof. The nut member 1 is attached to the lower end of the support leg 16a.
7 is attached. On the other hand, the bulkhead 18 forming the front end face of the trunk room 13 has a pair of feed screws 19,1 on the left and right sides of its rear face.
9 is rotatably supported. The feed screws 19, 19 are arranged in parallel with each other such that their axes are in the vertical direction. The nut member 17 attached to the trunk lid support leg 16a is adapted to mesh with the feed screw 19 thereof. The feed screws 19 and 19 are simultaneously driven to rotate in the same direction by one motor 22 via gear boxes 21 and 21 connected to each other by a synchronous shaft 20. In this way, a feed screw mechanism is configured by the feed screw 19 installed on the vehicle body 4 side and the nut member 17 on the side of the trunk lid 12 that meshes with the feed screw 19, and the feed screw mechanism raises and lowers the trunk lid 12 while maintaining a substantially horizontal state. It is supposed to be done. That is, the feed screw mechanism and a drive device such as a motor 22 that drives the feed screw mechanism constitute an electric trunk lid lifting device 23. The trunk lid 12 is slightly higher than the roll bar 7 when it is lifted to the uppermost position, and is positioned so as to be separated rearward. Further, when it is lowered to the lowest position, the upper surface of the trunk room 13 is completely sealed. An active lock device 24 is provided on the upper surface of the rear end portion of the vehicle body 4 so that the trunk lid 12 is locked at the trunk room closed position. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the trunk lid 12 is provided with an electric roof slide device 25. The roof slide device 25 includes a trunk lid frame 16 and
A pair of left and right sliders 26, 26 installed on the frame 16
The guide body 27 that guides the
And a drive mechanism 28 that drives the guide body 27. The left and right sliders 26, 26 are connected to each other and move integrally. As is apparent from FIGS. 3 to 6, the guide body 27 includes a pair of left and right first guide rails 30, 30 on which rollers 29, 29 provided on the slider 26 roll, and a rear portion of the first guide rail 30. Rear support roller 31 which is a rear support member provided at the end.
Is provided with a pair of left and right second guide rails 32, 32. The left and right first guide rails 30, 30 are connected to each other by a connecting plate 33, and are integrally moved along the second guide rails 32, 32. Second guide rail
32 is a channel shape with one side open, is relatively short, and extends forward from the rear end of the trunk lid frame 16 to a position slightly forward in the front-rear direction, and It is fixed on both sides. The second guide rail 32 is arranged so that its front end is located above the rear end, and its front end is tilted slightly downward. The first guide rail 30 is longer than the second guide rail 32,
The front end of the trunk lid frame 16 is located closer to the front end when it is most retracted. The trunk lid frame 16 has the first guide rail in that state.
An intermediate support roller 34 for supporting the front end portion of 30, that is, an intermediate support member is provided. The intermediate support roller 34 is
The first guide rail 30 in the retracted position is supposed to be supported in a substantially horizontal state. The trunk lid frame 16 is further provided with a locking member (not shown) that engages with the front end portion of the first guide rail 30 when the first guide rail 30 is most retracted and restricts upward movement. Thus, the first guide rail 30 is movably supported in the front-rear direction by the second guide rail 32, and the slider 26 is movably supported in the front-rear direction by the first guide rail 30. Therefore, the slider 26 is movable in the front-rear direction by a distance substantially equal to the sum of the lengths of the first guide rail 30 and the second guide rail 32. Then, when the first guide rail 30 is moved to the frontmost position, as shown in FIG. 7, the front end portion thereof largely protrudes forward from the front end of the trunk lid frame 16 and extends above the roll bar 7. Is being reached. At the front end of the trunk lid frame 16, there is provided a front support roller 35 that supports the first guide rail 30 at a position closer to the front, that is, a front support member. The front support roller 35 is provided at a position lower than the front end of the second guide rail 32. Therefore, the first guide rail 30 is supported in a front-down inclined state when in the forward position. And at that time,
The first guide rail 30 is arranged to be separated from the intermediate support roller 34. The drive mechanism 28 is configured to move the slider 26 and the first guide rail 30 in the front-rear direction. As is clear from FIG. 4, the drive mechanism 28 includes a cable drive device 36 having a built-in motor, a pair of left and right first cables 37, 37 and a second cable 37 driven in the longitudinal direction by the cable drive device 36. It is composed of cables 38 and 38. The cable drive device 36 is installed in the central portion of the connecting plate 33 of the first guide rail 30. Therefore, when the first guide rail 30 moves, its cable drive device 36 also moves. The first and second cables 37, 38 on each side are adapted to mesh with the gear 36a of the cable drive device 36 on the same side. Therefore, when the gear 36a is rotated clockwise in FIG. 4, for example, all the cables 37, 37; 38, 38 are pulled in. The first cable 37 is
The connecting plate 33 is folded back through a guide 39 provided at the front end of the side portion of the connecting plate 33, and is slidably supported by being inserted into a guide hole in the front-rear direction provided at an upper portion of a side surface of the first guide rail 30. ing. The rear end is fixedly connected to the slider 26. The second cable 38 is a connecting plate.
It is folded back forward through a guide 40 provided at the rear end of the side portion of 33, and is slidably supported by being inserted through a guide hole in the front-rear direction provided at the lower side surface of the first guide rail 30. Has become. The front end is fixed to the front end of the trunk lid frame 16. The other ends of the first and second cables 37, 38 are free ends. Between the trunk lid 12 and the car body 4, the trunk lid
In order to energize the cable drive device 36 and the like even when 12 is in the raised position, curl cord-type wiring in which a current-carrying cord is wound in a curl shape is provided. The slider 26 has a roof drive pin protruding forward.
41 is installed. On the other hand, at the rear end portion of the roof 3, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, there is provided a locking hole 42 opening to the rear end surface. Then, the locking hole 42
In addition, the roof drive pin 41 is inserted from the rear. On the upper surface of the front portion of the roll bar 7, there is provided a supporting portion 7a that is one step lower. The rear edge of the roof 3 is supported on the upper surface of the supporting portion 7a. Therefore, when the roof 3 is in the closed position, the rear end surface of the roof 3 is hidden by the rear portion of the roll bar 7 so that the locking hole 42 is not exposed to the rear. The support 7a of the roll bar 7 has a roof 3 in the closed position.
An electric tilt-up device 43 is provided which pushes up the rear edge portion of the vehicle to incline the roof 3 as shown in phantom in FIG. An electric tilt lock device 44 is provided to keep the rear edge of the roof 3 in a locked state even when the roof 3 is tilted.
Further, the roof 3 is provided with an electric roof lock device (not shown) that locks the roof drive pin 41 and the roof 3 when the roof drive pin 41 is inserted into the locking hole 42 of the roof 3. It is provided. On the lower surface of the front end portion of the roof 3, there is provided a notch-shaped engaging portion 45 facing rearward. On the other hand, the first guide rail 30
A locking portion 46 that protrudes forward is provided at the front end of the. Then, as shown by the phantom lines in FIG. 3, when the roof 3 is retracted and completely housed in the roof housing portion 15 of the trunk lid 12, the engaging portions 45 thereof are provided.
And the locking portion 46 are engaged with each other, and the front end portion of the roof 3 is locked and held. Next, a procedure for opening and closing the roof 3 by the roof opening / closing device configured as described above will be described. Normally, as shown in FIG. 10 (A), the roof 3
Is fixed to the vehicle body 4 and is in a closed state that covers the upper portion of the vehicle compartment 2, and the trunk lid 12 is also located at the lowermost position, and the trunk room 13 is closed. When opening the roof 3, first, the active lock device 24 that locks the trunk lid 12 is removed. And
The motor 22 of the trunk lid lifting device 23 is operated. When the motor 22 rotates in the forward direction, the feed screw 19 is rotationally driven in the forward direction, and the trunk lid 12 engaging with the feed screw 19 is rotated.
The nut member 17 is pushed up. Therefore, the trunk lid 12 rises while maintaining the horizontal state. As shown in FIG. 10 (B), the trunk lid 12
Is raised to the uppermost position, its position is slightly higher than the roll bar 7. Therefore, the motor 22 is stopped. In this state, the active lock device 9 that fixes the rear end of the roof 3 to the roll bar 7 is removed. Then, the tilt-up device 43 is operated to push up the rear end of the roof 3.
Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (C), the rear end of the roof 3 rises above the roll bar 7, and the locking hole 42 on the rear end face is exposed rearward. Then, next, the cable drive device of the roof slide device 25.
Activate 36. When the motor of the drive unit 36 rotates in the normal direction, the gear 36a rotates clockwise in FIG. Therefore, the first and second cables 37, 3 on the right side (upper side in FIG. 4) are
8 is pulled to the left and the first and second cables 37, 38 on the left are pulled to the right. When the first cable 37 is pulled, the slider 26 connected to the rear end of the first cable 37 moves forward along the first guide rail 30. Also, since the front end of the second cable 38 is fixed to the trunk lid frame 16,
When the second cable 38 is pulled, a forward force acts on the connecting plate 33 on which the cable drive device 36 is installed, and the first guide rail 30 moves forward along the second guide rail 32. . Thus, the slider 26 is moved forward by the first guide rail 30.
Go further along. Therefore, both the moving distance and the moving speed of the slider 26 increase. When the first guide rail 30 moves to the frontmost position, the slider 26 also reaches the front end of the first guide rail 30. At that time, the first guide rail 30 projects largely forward from the trunk lid 12, and its front end reaches above the roll bar 7, so that the roof drive pin 41 provided on the slider 26 engages with the rear end of the roof 3. It will be the position to meet. 7th
The figure corresponds to the state at this time. During this period, the second guide rail 32 on which the rear support roller 31 of the rear end of the first guide rail 30 rolls is tilted upward at the front end side thereof, so that the first guide rail 30 moves forward. Therefore, the front falls.
When the rear support roller 31 reaches the front end portion of the second guide rail 32 which is inclined downward, the first guide rail 30
Now, the middle part of is supported by the front support roller 35,
After that, the first guide rail 30 moves forward while maintaining its inclination. On the other hand, the roof 3 is held by the tilt-up device 43 in an inclined state corresponding to the inclination of the first guide rail 30. Therefore, as the slider 26 advances along the first guide rail 30, the roof drive pin 41 is fitted into the locking hole 42 at the rear end of the roof 3. Thus, the state shown in FIG. 10 (D) is obtained. Next, the roof lock device is operated to lock the roof 3 and the roof drive pin 41. As a result, the roof 3 is connected to the roof drive pin 41. Therefore, the tilt lock device 44 is removed. Further, the active lock device 8 which fixes the front end of the roof 3 to the front cross member 6 is removed. Then, the roof slide device 25 is operated to retract the slider 26 and the first guide rail 30.
Then, the roof 3 coupled to the roof drive pin 41 moves backward together with the slider 26 and separates from the vehicle body 4. At this time, the roof 3 is cantilevered by the first guide rail 30 via the roof drive pin 41, and the first guide rail 30 is supported by the rear support roller 31 and the front support roller 35. Since it is supported at two points, its supporting rigidity is large. Therefore, although the first guide rail 30 projects largely from the trunk lid 12, the roof 3 is supported in a stable state. In this way, the roof 3 slides rearward,
As shown in FIG. 6 (E), it is stored in the roof storage portion 15 of the trunk lid 12. The phantom line in FIG. 3 corresponds to the state at this time. When the first guide rail 30 is most retracted, the front end of the first guide rail 30 is the intermediate support roller.
The rear end is supported by the rear support roller 31. Therefore, the first guide rail 30 becomes horizontal and the roof 3 is supported in a stable state.
Further, at that time, the engaging portion 45 provided on the lower surface of the front end portion of the roof 3 engages with the engaging portion 46 provided at the front end of the first guide rail 30, so that the front end portion of the roof 3 is engaged. Retained. Therefore, the rattling of the roof 3 is prevented. In this way, the roof 3 is housed in the roof housing portion 15 of the trunk lid 12 and is supported by the roof slide device 25, that is, the trunk lid 12. Therefore,
Next, reverse the motor 22 of the trunk lid lifting device 23,
Lower the trunk lid 12 that houses the roof 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (F), when the trunk lid 12 reaches the trunk room closed position, the motor 22 is stopped and the active lock device 24 is operated to fix the trunk lid 12 to the vehicle body 4. . In this way, the opening operation of the roof 3 is completed. During this time, the door glass 10a and the rear window glass 11 are also opened. Therefore, an extremely wide open feeling can be obtained. When the roof 3 is closed, the procedure is exactly the same as when opening the roof 3. Thus, in this roof opening / closing device, the roof 3 is opened / closed by sequentially moving the trunk lid 12, that is, the roof slide device 25 up and down and sliding the roof 3 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, by opening and closing the trunk lid lifting device 23 and the roof slide device 25 for that purpose, the opening and closing of the roof 3 can be completely automated. Then, the guide body 27 that guides the front-back movement of the roof drive pin 41 is attached to the first guide rail 30 and the second guide rail 32.
By using a two-stage slide type consisting of
The individual guide rails 30, 32 are short, but the roof drive pin 4
Since it is possible to make 1 largely protrude from the trunk lid 12, even when the trunk lid 12 is far away behind the roof 3 in the raised position, the roof drive pin 41 can be locked to the roof 3. It will be possible. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent interference with the roll bar 7 and the like when the trunk lid 12 moves up and down. Also,
By making the guide rails 30 and 32 short, they can be stored completely in the trunk lid 12 under normal circumstances. In addition, the front support roller 35 is provided at the front end of the trunk lid frame 16 so that the first guide rail 30 moves forward when the first guide rail 30 moves forward.
When the guide rail 30 is in the front position, its front support roller 35
By being supported by the first guide rail
Since the rear support roller 31 and the front support roller 35 of the rear end 30 are supported at two points, the supporting rigidity of the support 30 is increased. Therefore, the roof 3 can be sufficiently supported by the roof drive pin 41 that has moved to the front end of the first guide rail 30. Further, when the first guide rail 30 is retracted, the front end portion of the first guide rail 30 is supported by the intermediate support roller 34, so that the first guide rail 30 is also supported at two points. The roof 3 can be supported in a stable state. Further, by providing the engaging portion 45 on the lower surface of the front end portion of the roof 3 and the engaging portion 36 engaging with the engaging portion 45 at the front end of the first guide rail 30, when the roof 3 moves backward, The engaging portion 45 and the locking portion 46 are automatically engaged with each other, so that the front end portion of the roof 3 is locked and held by the trunk lid 12. Therefore, the roof 3 is prevented from rattling due to vibration of the vehicle body or the like during traveling with the roof 3 opened. When the roof 3 is closed, the engagement is disengaged only by advancing the roof 3, so that no special operation is required. The trunk lid 12 is designed to be opened and closed independently except when the roof 3 is opened and closed. For example, the active lock device 24 and the trunk lid elevating device 23 are operated by operating a key from the rear of the vehicle body or operating a trunk lid opening / closing switch provided in the driver's seat. As a result, the trunk lid 12 can be opened and closed regardless of whether the roof 3 is opened or closed, and luggage can be taken in and out of the luggage compartment 13. Although the roof 3 is tilted up when the roof drive pin 41 is locked to the roof 3 in the above embodiment, it does not matter if the locking hole 42 at the rear end of the roof 3 is exposed. In such a case, the tilt-up device 43 for that purpose can be omitted. A first cable 37 for moving the slider 26 and a second cable 38 for moving the first guide rail 30 are used as the driving mechanism 28 for moving the roof driving pin 41 back and forth. If the slider 26 is moved forward by being pressed from the rear and the slider 26 is engaged with the front end of the first guide rail 30 so that the first guide rail 30 is moved forward, only the drive mechanism of the slider 26 is provided. You can also do it. Further, although the rollers 31, 34, 35 are used as the supporting members for slidably supporting the first guide rail 30, they may be fixed fixing members made of resin having a small friction coefficient. Further, when the roof 3 is stored, the locking portion 46 that locks the front end portion of the roof 3 is formed by the first guide rail as in the above embodiment.
Instead of being provided at 30, it may be provided at the trunk lid frame 16. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the roof storage portion 15 for storing the roof 3 is provided inside the trunk lid 12, but the roof slide device 25 is installed on the trunk lid panel 14 so that the roof lid 12 is mounted on the trunk lid 12. The roof slide device 25 is provided separately from the trunk lid 12 so that the roof 3 is supported by the roof slide device 25.
It is also possible to elevate and lower by means of an elevating device.

[Effect of device]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the roof slide device that slides the roof in the front-rear direction and that can support the roof is moved up and down at the rear of the roof. It can be easily automated. The guide body of the roof slide device is provided with a first guide rail for movably supporting a roof drive pin coupled to the roof in the front-rear direction and a second guide for supporting the first guide rail in the front-rear direction. Since the guide rails are configured by the rails, it is possible to increase the amount of movement of the roof drive pin while making each guide rail short and compact. Further, since the first guide rail is supported at two points even in the forward movement position, sufficient support rigidity can be obtained, so that the roof can be supported by the roof drive pin moved to the tip thereof. . Therefore, the roof slide device can be moved up and down at a position away from the roof, which increases the degree of freedom in design. In addition, since the front end of the roof is locked when the roof is slid backward by the roof slide device, the stored roof may rattle even when traveling with the roof open. Can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a roof opening / closing device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a main part of an open roof type automobile equipped with the roof opening / closing device, and FIG. 2 shows the roof opening / closing device. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an essential part, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of an essential part of the roof opening / closing device, FIG. 4 is a plan view of a roof slide device in the roof opening / closing device, and FIG. A transverse sectional view taken along the line V-V, FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a state when the roof drive pin is most advanced. A similar vertical side view, FIG. 8 is a vertical side view showing the state when the roof is in the closed position, and FIG. 9 is a rear view of the roof seen from the line IX-IX in FIG. 8, and FIG. (A)-(F) is explanatory drawing which shows the procedure at the time of opening a roof with the roof opening / closing apparatus. 1 ... Open roof type car, 2 ... Cabin 3 ... Roof, 4 ... Car body 6 ... Front cross member 7 ... Roll bar, 12 ... Trunk lid 15 ... Roof storage section 16 ... Trunk lid Frame 23 …… Trunk lid lifting device (roof slide device lifting device) 25 …… Roof slide device 27 …… Guide body, 28 …… Drive mechanism 30 …… First guide rail 31 …… Rear support roller (rear support member) ) 32 …… Second guide rail 34 …… Intermediate support roller (intermediate support member) 35 …… Front support roller (front support member) 36 …… Cable drive 37 …… First cable, 38 …… Second Cable 41 …… Roof drive pin, 42 …… Locking hole 43 …… Tilt up device, 45 …… Engaging part 46 …… Locking part

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An open roof type automobile having a roof that can be attached to and detached from a vehicle body; a locking hole formed in a rear end surface of the roof, and the locking hole inserted and locked from the rear side. A roof drive pin coupled to the roof, a guide body that guides the roof drive pin in the front-rear direction behind the roof, and a drive mechanism that moves the roof drive pin in the front-rear direction, and are coupled to the roof. A roof slide device that supports the roof by retracting the roof drive pin, and an elevating device that moves the roof slide device in the vertical direction. The guide body moves the roof drive pin in the front-back direction. A first guide rail that freely supports and a second guide rail that supports the first guide rail so as to be movable in the front-rear direction are provided. Wherein the are, the roof opening and closing device in the open roof type automobile. 2. A rear support member supported by the second guide rail is provided at a rear end portion of the first guide rail, and the first guide rail is at an advanced position at a front end portion of the roof slide device. A front support member for supporting the first guide rail at a position closer to the front side is provided, and the first guide rail is located at the rearward position relative to the front support member of the roof slide device. The roof opening / closing device according to claim 1, further comprising an intermediate support member that supports the front end portion of the first guide rail when the first guide rail is supported by the front support member when the first support rail is supported by the front support member. . 3. An open roof type automobile having a roof that is attachable to and detachable from a vehicle body; a locking hole provided in a rear end surface of the roof, and the locking hole inserted and locked from the rear side. A roof drive pin coupled to the roof, a guide body that guides the roof drive pin in the front-rear direction behind the roof, and a drive mechanism that moves the roof drive pin in the front-rear direction, and are coupled to the roof. A roof slide device that supports the roof by retracting the roof drive pin, and an elevating device that vertically moves the roof slide device. When the roof slide device retracts the roof, An open part that is provided with a locking portion that engages with the front end of the roof and locks and holds the front end. Off roof opening and closing device in a motor vehicle.