JPH08216678A - Window device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a window device which has no window frame and no double sliding windshield fixed to the car body, is constructed to be advantageous for reducing the weight and making a flush surface, is capable of obtaining a large opening, and does not change change the car-width size when the opening is enlarged. CONSTITUTION: A window glass for closing the opening for window is divided into a front side window glass 11 and a rear side window glass 11, and the front end part of a rail member 13 for slidably supporting the rear side window glass 11 is turnably connected to the rear end part of the front side window glass 10. A link member 17 constituting a parallel link together with the front side window glass 10 is connected to the middle part of the rail member 13, and a flip mechanism 20 for limiting the amount of turning movement of the front side window glass 10 outside the car to the dimension L1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle window device provided on a side surface of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sliding type and a butterfly type are known as window devices provided on a vehicle body side wall in a vehicle having a large vehicle body side wall area such as a so-called one-box car. The slide type has the advantage that it can be opened and closed with half the area of the window, but
It has a window frame that slidably supports the windshield,
In addition to having a problem that the weight becomes heavy, there is a problem in that there is a step between the two windshields and between the windshield and the window frame, which is disadvantageous in terms of appearance and wind noise. On the other hand, the butterfly type does not require a window frame, has a simple structure and is light in weight, and it is easy to make steps so that it is so-called flash surfing, but on the other hand, the window cannot be opened greatly and the open feeling is poor. was there.

Therefore, as a vehicle window device that solves the above-mentioned problems, a device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-51812 is proposed. In this conventional vehicle window device, a window frame is supported above and below the opening so that the front end of the window frame is rotatable in the vehicle width direction, the window glass is slidably supported by the window frame, and the window glass is installed behind the window frame. A stopper that prevents the window glass from falling off is provided, a first locking unit that holds the window glass in a fully closed position, and a second locking unit that holds the window frame in a fully closed position with respect to the vehicle body. Was provided.

Therefore, the wind frame can be rotated with respect to the vehicle body to be opened and closed in the same manner as in the conventional butterfly window device, and further, the wind glass is slid rearward with respect to the wind frame to largely open. The structure is advantageous in that it does not have a window frame and is light in weight and has a flash surface, but a large opening can be obtained with a large open feeling.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional window device for a vehicle, since the window glass slides along the window frame that is oblique to the side surface of the vehicle body, the window glass is moved backward. When it is slid, the rear edge of the windshield projects further out of the vehicle than the rear edge of the wind frame, and the outermost dimension of the vehicle changes depending on the opening / closing operation of the window by the occupant, which gives a sense of vehicle width. There was a problem that it was difficult to grasp.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has an advantageous structure for weight reduction and flash surfing, which does not have a window frame fixed to the vehicle body and a windshield with a different pull. However, it is an object of the present invention to obtain a large opening and prevent the vehicle width dimension from changing when the opening is widened.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle window device of the present invention has a window opening formed in a side wall of a vehicle body, and a shield member for closing the window opening is a front shield member. And a rear shield member, and the front shield member is centered on the front end portion within a range of a fully open position in which the rear end is projected outward from the fully closed position where the window opening is closed. The front shield member is attached to the side wall of the vehicle body so as to be rotatable in the vehicle width direction, and the rail member is attached to the rear end portion of the front shield member so as to be horizontally rotatable about the front end portion.
On the other hand, a link member that forms a parallel link with the front shield member and that maintains the rail member in a state substantially parallel to the vehicle body side wall is attached at one end to the middle portion of the rail member so as to be horizontally rotatable. , The other end is rotatably attached to the side wall of the vehicle body in a horizontal direction, and a rear shield member is attached to the rail member such that its front end face is in contact with the rear end face of the front shield member in the fully closed position. And a slidable attachment to the rail member, first locking means for restricting rotation of the front shield member from the fully closed position is provided, and a rear end surface of the front shield member in the fully closed position. Second locking means for restricting sliding of the rear shield member in a state where the front end face is in contact with,
Stopper means for limiting the rotation of the front shield member in the vehicle exterior direction to a predetermined amount is provided.

It should be noted that the first flip mechanism is used by one flip mechanism.
The locking means and the stopper means may be used as well.

[0009]

[Action]

(When fully closed) When closing the window opening, the front shield member is placed at the fully closed position to close the front portion of the window opening. Further, at this time, the rail member attached to the rear end of the front shield member is arranged inside both the front and rear shield members and substantially parallel to the side wall of the vehicle body, and the rear shield attached to the rail member. The member has its front end face abutted against the rear end face of the front shield member to close the rear portion of the window opening. Then, in this state, the first locking means regulates the rotation of the front shield member, and the second locking means regulates the sliding of the rear shield member.
By the way, since the front shield member and the parallel link member form a parallel link, the rotation of the front shield member is restricted by restricting the rotation of either one of them or the movement of the rail member connected thereto. To be done.

As described above, the window opening is closed by the front shield member and the rear shield member, and this state is maintained by the first and second locking means.

(Opening) When opening the window opening, the locks of the first locking means and the second locking means are unlocked, and first, the front shield member and the link member are rotated in the vehicle exterior direction. As a result, the front shield member opens in a butterfly shape, and the rear shield member moves in the vehicle exterior direction while maintaining the state in which the rear shield member and the rail member are substantially parallel to the vehicle body side wall to form a gap between the vehicle body side wall and the vehicle exterior side. .

Since the rotation amount of the front shield member is limited to a predetermined amount by the stopper means, the gap between the rear shield member and the vehicle body side wall is also limited to a predetermined amount.

Next, if the rear shield member is slid rearward along the rail member from the above state, the window opening can be opened greatly. At this time, since the rear shield member slides substantially parallel to the side wall of the vehicle body, the vehicle width does not change.

When the window opening is closed, it is closed in the reverse order of the above operation.

That is, when the rear shield member is slid forward and then the front shield member is rotated to the fully closed position, the rear shield member is opened in the window opening while keeping the parallel state with the side wall of the vehicle body. Move to the closing position. Then, the first and second locking means are locked while the window opening is closed by the front and rear shield members in this manner.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the lock of the flip mechanism is released, the front shield member and the link member can be rotated, and when the flip mechanism is fully extended, the front shield member is rotated. Movement is limited.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a vehicle window device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a window opening 2 is provided in a side wall 1 of a vehicle body. A roof rail 3 is provided above the window opening 2.
Extend in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the roof rail 3
The welt 4 is attached to a portion where the flanges of the roof rail outer 3a and the roof rail inner 3b are overlapped. Also, the lower side of the window opening 2 is a side wall 1 of the vehicle body.
The welt 5 is attached to a portion where the flanges of the outer panel 1a and the inner panel 1b are overlapped.

The interior side of the vehicle body side wall 1 and the roof rail 3 are respectively made of resin interior trim 6a,
Covered with 6b. In the figure, 7 is a drip and 8
Is the roof panel.

The window opening 2 is opened and closed by a front window glass 10 and a rear window glass 11 as front and rear shield members. As shown in FIG. 3, when the window opening 2 is closed, the front and rear window glasses 10, 11 are closed.
Are arranged so as to be substantially flush with the vehicle body side wall 1.

Next, the support structure for the front and rear window glasses 10, 11 will be described. As shown in the plan view of FIG. 1 and the perspective view of FIG.
Is formed to have a front-rear length dimension of about ½ of the rear window glass 11, and a front end portion is supported by the vehicle body side wall 1 so as to be rotatable in the vehicle width direction by the hinge members 12 and 12, and is parallel to the vehicle body side wall 1. From the fully closed position, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rear end is rotatably supported within a range from the fully open position where the rear end is moved outward by the dimension L1.

The front end portions of the upper rail member 13 and the lower rail member 14 are attached to the upper and lower portions of the rear end portion of the front window glass 10 so as to be horizontally rotatable by hinge members 15 and 16, respectively. The link members 17, 18 each having one end rotatably attached to the vehicle body side wall 1 are located at the front positions of the intermediate portions of the rail members 13, 14.
The other end is rotatably attached, that is, the front window glass 10 and the link members 17 and 18 form a parallel link, and the rail members 13 and 14 are parallel to the vehicle body side wall 1. While being kept, it is movably supported from a storage position arranged inside the interior trims 6a and 6b as shown in FIG. 3 to an extended position arranged outside the vehicle as shown in FIGS. . Also, each rail member 1
A connecting frame 19 for connecting the upper and lower rail members 13, 14 to each other is provided at the rear end portions of the rail members 13, 14, between the connecting frame 19 and the vehicle body side wall 1.
A flip mechanism (first lock means, stopper means) 20 is provided which locks the rail 14 in the storage position and allows the rail members 13 and 14 to move to the extended position in the unlocked state. Has been.

The flip mechanism 20 is composed of two link members which are foldably and extensiblely connected to each other, and one end of which is rotatably connected to the vehicle body side wall 1, and a folding link 21. One end is rotatably connected to the link 21, and the other end is connected to the connecting frame 19, and the lock link 22 is capable of restricting expansion when the folding link 21 is in the folded state. In the state in which the folding link 21 is folded and the lock link 22 is arranged at the lock position, each rail member 1 is
3 and 14 are arranged in the storage position, and the lock link 2
In the state where the lock by 2 is released and the folding link 21 is extended as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each rail member 13, 1
4 is arranged in the projecting position.

Inner rails 23 and 24 fixed to the rear window glass 11 are provided on the rail members 13 and 14, respectively.
Is supported slidably, whereby the rear window glass 11 is provided so as to be slidable back and forth along the rail members 13 and 14. Further, the rear window glass 11 is arranged such that the front window glass 10 is arranged at the fully closed position and the upper and lower rail members 13, 14 are arranged at the retracted position, respectively.
Is arranged so that its front end face abuts on the rear end face of the front window glass 10 when it is moved forward.
A seal member 25 is provided at the rear edge of the front window glass 10 to seal between the window glasses 10 and 11 when the window glasses 10 and 11 are brought into contact with each other. Although not shown, the upper and lower rail members 13 and 14 have the front window glass 10 as described above.
When the rear window glass 11 is arranged at a position where it comes into contact with the rear end, the stopper that restricts the rear window glass 11 from moving further forward and the dimension L2 from that position as shown in FIG. There is provided a stopper that restricts the rear window glass 11 from moving further rearward when the rear window glass 11 is slid rearward and placed at the fully open position.

A locking device (second locking means) 26 is provided between the front and rear window glasses 10 and 11 to lock the former rear end face and the latter front end face in contact with each other. See FIG. 2). That is, this locking device 2
Reference numeral 6 denotes an engaging member 26a fixed to the rear end of the front window glass 10 and a hook member 2 provided at the front end of the rear window glass 11 and engageable with and disengageable from the engaging member 26a.
6b and.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

A) When fully closed When fully closed, that is, the front window glass 10 is arranged in a fully closed position which is parallel to the vehicle body side wall 1 and closes the front portion of the window opening 2, and the rear window glass 11 is also provided. The hook member 26 of the locking device 26 with the front end face thereof being arranged at a position where it is in contact with the rear end face of the front side window glass 10 at the fully closed position to close the rear portion of the window opening 2.
When b is engaged with the engaging member 26a and the flip mechanism 20 is locked, both windshields 1
As shown in FIG. 3, 0 and 11 close the window opening 2 along the outer surface of the vehicle body side wall 1. At this time, the space between the window glasses 10 and 11 is sealed by the seal member 25, and the window glasses 10 and 11 are also sealed.
The inner surface of is contacted with the welts 4 and 5 and is sealed.

B) When fully opened When opening the window, first, the lock device 26 is unlocked, and further, the flip mechanism 20 is unlocked, so that the front window glass 10 and the link member 17, which form a parallel link, are released. The rear end portions of 18 are respectively rotated in the vehicle exterior direction. As a result, both rail members 13 and 14 are
It moves to the outside of the vehicle body side wall 1 from the storage position shown in FIG. 3, and FIGS. 1 and 2 show a state in which the flip mechanism 20 is extended to the maximum.
Is arranged outside the vehicle body side wall 1 by a dimension L3.

In this state, an open state close to a conventional butterfly window can be obtained.

Further, when it is desired to make a large opening, when the rear window glass 11 is pushed rearward from the above state, the rear window glass 11 moves rearward along the upper and lower rail members 13 and 14, and is not shown in the figure. FIG. 1 shows a state in which it is moved backward (maximum by dimension L2) until it is restricted by the stopper.

Then, in this way, the rear window glass 1
When 1 is slid, the rear window glass 11 moves rearward in parallel with the vehicle body side wall 1 and the distance between the rear window glass 11 and the vehicle body side wall 1 remains L3. Therefore, the sliding does not change the vehicle width. .

In order to close the window from the open state as described above, the rear window glass 11 is slid forward until it is regulated by a stopper (not shown), and then the flip mechanism 20 is folded to form a parallel link. The front window glass 10 and the link members 17 and 18 are rotated toward the vehicle body side wall 1 based on the operation of
4 is moved to the storage position shown in FIG. 3, the rear window glass 11 is moved in parallel to the side wall 1 of the vehicle body, and when the front window glass 10 is rotated to the fully closed position, the rear window glass 11 is also moved to the position shown in FIG. The window openings 2 are closed by contacting the welts 4 and 5 as shown in FIG.

As described above, in the vehicle window device of this embodiment, the upper and lower rail members 13 and 14 for guiding the slide of the rear window glass 11 are connected to the front window glass 10 and the link member 17, respectively. Since it is supported by a parallel link constituted by 18, and the upper and lower rail members 13 and 14 are supported so as to move in a state of being parallel to the vehicle body side wall 1, the rear window glass 11 is slid to open the window opening 2. When opening and closing, the vehicle width does not change because it slides parallel to the vehicle body side wall 1. Therefore, it does not have a window frame fixed to the vehicle body, and has a structure that is advantageous for weight reduction and flash surfing, and that the rear window glass 11 can be slid to obtain a large opening. Even if the side window glass 11 is slid, the vehicle width dimension does not change.

Further, a flip mechanism 20 is provided between the upper and lower rail members 13 and 14 and the vehicle body side wall 1, and when the window mechanism 2 is fully closed by the flip mechanism 20, the front window glass 10 and the link member. The front window glass 10 and the link member 1 serve as a locking means for restricting the rotation of the 17, 18 and.
When 7 and 18 are rotated, the rotation amount is regulated to a predetermined amount (that is, the rear window glass 11 is regulated to a position overhanging in the vehicle exterior direction by the dimension L3) so as to function as a stopper means. As compared with the case where the lock means and the stopper means are separately provided, the structure can be simplified.

Although the embodiment has been described above, the specific structure is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention includes a design change and the like without departing from the scope of the invention.

In the embodiment, the example in which the flip mechanism which also functions as the first locking means and the stopper means in the claims is provided is shown, but both means may be provided separately. In this case, the first locking means regulates the rotation of the front windshield from the fully closed position, and the stopper means limits the rotation of the front shield to a predetermined amount. Since the windshield and the link member form a parallel link, each means may be provided on the front windshield, but by providing the means on the link member and indirectly rotating the front windshield as in the present embodiment. May be regulated.

Further, in the embodiment, the windshield is shown as the shield member, but other materials such as a resin plate and a metal plate may be used.

[0038]

As described above, in the vehicle window device of the present invention, the shield member for closing the window opening is divided into the front shield member and the rear shield member, and the rear shield member is provided with the rear shield member. The front end of the rail member that slidably supports the rear shield member is rotatably connected to the end portion, and the link member that forms a parallel link with the front seal member is connected to the middle portion of the rail member. Since the stopper means for limiting the rotation amount of the shield member in the vehicle exterior direction to a predetermined amount is provided, when the window opening is opened, the rail member remains in a state substantially parallel to the vehicle body side wall in the vehicle exterior direction. When the vehicle is moved and the rear shield member slides along the rail member in parallel with the side wall of the vehicle body to open the window opening, the width of the vehicle does not change even if the rear shield member is slid. Therefore, it has a structure that is advantageous for weight reduction and flash surfing without having a window frame fixed to the vehicle body and a wind glass that is pulled over, and that the rear window glass slides to obtain a large opening. The effect that the vehicle width dimension does not change even if the rear window glass is slid is obtained.

Further, in the invention according to the second aspect, since the flip mechanism which also serves as the first locking means and the stopper means is provided, there is an effect that the structure can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a vehicle window device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view (cross section S3-S3 in FIG. 1) of the apparatus according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 vehicle body side wall 2 window opening 10 front window glass (front shield member) 11 rear window glass (rear shield member) 13 upper rail member 14 lower rail member 17 link member 18 link member 20 flip mechanism (first Locking means, stopper means) 26 Locking device (second locking means)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A window opening is formed in a side wall of a vehicle body, and a shield member for closing the window opening is divided into two pieces, a front shield member and a rear shield member, wherein the front shield member is for a window. The rear end of the front shield member is attached to the side wall of the vehicle body so as to be rotatable in the vehicle width direction around the front end within the range of the fully open position where the rear end is projected outward from the fully closed position where the opening is closed. A rail member is attached to the portion so as to be horizontally rotatable around the front end portion, and a link member that forms a parallel link with the front shield member and maintains the rail member in a state substantially parallel to the vehicle body side wall is provided. , One end of which is horizontally rotatably attached to an intermediate portion of the rail member, and the other end of which is horizontally rotatably attached to a side wall of the vehicle body, and the rail member includes a rear shield member. , Its front end face A first position at which the front shield member in the fully closed position is in contact with the rear end surface of the front shield member and slidably attached to the rail member, and which restricts rotation of the front shield member from the fully closed position. Lock means is provided, and a second lock means is provided to restrict sliding of the rear shield member in a state where the front end surface is in contact with the rear end surface of the front shield member in the fully closed position. A vehicular window device, characterized in that stopper means for restricting rotation in the vehicle exterior direction to a predetermined amount is provided. 2. The vehicle window device according to claim 1, further comprising a flip mechanism that doubles as the first lock unit and the stopper unit.