JPH09300975A - Sun roof housing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a sun roof housing so as to eliminate useless parts in the structure and to reduce cost. SOLUTION: A sun roof housing 1 is provided on the interior side along the opening edge of a sun roof opening 3, formed in a roof panel of a vehicle, so as to support a tilting type glass sun roof and sliding type sunshade. In this case, the sun roof housing 1 is composed of a housing body part 1A which is an integrally formed body formed of synthetic resin into U-shape extended along a front edge 30 and lateral side edges 31b of the opening 3, and a metal reinforcement 2 positioned lower than the sunshade and placed between the lateral rear ends of the housing body part 1A.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sunroof housing provided along an opening edge of a sunroof opening formed on a roof panel of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a sunroof of an automobile, a tilt type glass sunroof for opening and closing a sunroof opening formed in a roof panel is provided, and the inside of the glass sunroof is slid forward and backward to open and close the opening. Some have a structure with a sliding sunshade. In this type of sunroof, a sunroof housing is provided along the opening edge of the sunroof opening, and while supporting the glass sunroof and the sunshade on the sunroof housing, the edge of the ceiling lining material that surrounds the sunroof opening inside the vehicle is It is locked.

As shown in FIG. 6, a sunroof housing 1B has a structure in which a synthetic resin material is integrally molded in a square shape along an opening edge of a sunroof opening 3 (shown by a chain double-dashed line) of a roof panel, and is shown in FIG. As described above, the front frame portion 10 is provided with the drainage groove 12a, the lower end inner edge of which is provided with the locking portion 14a which supports the front end of the sunshade 6 when fully closed and locks the edge of the ceiling lining material 7. In FIG. 7, 4 is a roof panel and 5 is a glass sunroof. Left and right side frame parts 11
a and 11b are drainage channels 12 that are continuous with the drainage channel 12a.
b, and a guide member for guiding the movement of the sunshade 6 is provided on the inner surface (not shown). As shown in FIG. 8, the rear frame portion 15 has a shape close to a flat plate so as not to interfere with the sunshade 6, and the sunshade 6 moves below it. The sunroof housing 1B is arranged on the lower surface side along the opening edge of the sunroof opening 3, and is located at both ends of the front frame part 10 and the left and right side frame parts 11.
It is fastened to the opening edge of the sunroof opening 3 of the roof panel 4 by the rear ends of a and 11b and the projections 16, 17 and 18 provided at the center of the rear frame portion 15, respectively.

Further, the rear frame portion 15 is positioned below the rear frame portion 15 in parallel with the rear frame portion 15 so as not to interfere with the sunshade 6, and both ends thereof are fitted with the rear ends of the both side frame portions 11a and 11b of the sunroof housing 1B. A metal reinforcement 2 is provided. The reinforcement 2
Is provided on the back surface of the roof panel by overlapping both side ends thereof on the lower surfaces of the rear ends of the left and right side frame portions 11a, 11b of the sunroof housing 1B, and together with the protruding portion 17 at the rear end of the side frame portions 11a, 11b. It is fixed with stud bolts. Further, the edge of the ceiling lining material 7 is locked to the front edge of the reinforcement 2.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional structure, the rear frame portion 15 has a role of a cross beam that gives rigidity to the entire sunroof housing 1B in order to improve the workability of mounting the sunroof housing 1B. First, the square-shaped sunroof housing 1B was fixed along the opening edge of the sunroof, and then the reinforcement 2 was fixed. Therefore, the rear frame portion 15 and the reinforcement 2 have a structure in which the members extending between the rear ends of the sunroof housing 1B are overlapped with each other, and the number of mounting work steps is large. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a sunroof housing that has a simple structure, eliminates waste, has a good mounting workability, and is low in cost.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention supports a tilt type glass sunroof and a slide type sunshade which are provided inside a vehicle along an opening edge of a sunroof opening formed in a roof panel of a vehicle and which opens and closes the opening. In the sunroof housing, the sunroof housing is positioned below the sunshade and the housing main body of an integrally molded body made of a U-shaped synthetic resin along the front edge and the left and right side edges of the opening edge. It is composed of a metal reinforcement extending between the left and right rear ends of the section (claim 1).

The reinforcement is bent so that both ends thereof rise upward, and the upper ends thereof are coupled to the left and right rear ends of the housing body, and the left and right side frame portions of the U-shaped housing body are formed. A guide portion for guiding the front and rear movement of the sunshade is provided on the inner surface, and a locking portion for locking the ceiling lining material of the vehicle is formed at the lower edge of the housing body portion and the reinforcement (claim 2).

Since the conventional rear frame part is omitted and the reinforcement is integrally connected in advance, the structure is not wasteful and the number of man-hours required for mounting is small.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a sunroof housing body 1A is an integrally molded U-shaped synthetic resin material along a front edge 30 of a sunroof opening 3 and left and right side edges 31a and 31b. The length of the front frame portion 10 and the width between the left and right side frame portions 11a and 11b are substantially the same as those of the opening 3, and the left and right side frame portions 11a and 11b are closer to the side edges 31a and 31b of the opening 3. Is also lengthened backward.
A reinforcement 2 is provided below the rear ends of the left and right side frame portions 11a and 11b, and the housing main body portion 1A and the reinforcement 2 constitute a sunroof housing 1. In the sunroof housing 1, the housing body 1A is arranged on the lower surface side along the opening edge of the sunroof opening 3, and is provided at both ends of the front frame part 10 and the rear ends of the left and right side frame parts 11a and 11b, respectively. It is fixed to the opening edge of the sunroof opening 3 by the protruding portions 16 and 17.

The details will be described below. As shown in FIG. 2, the front frame portion 10 has a drain groove 1 whose front portion has a U-shaped cross section.
2a, the rear portion of which is a flange portion 1 which extends horizontally rearward from the upper edge of the side wall of the drainage groove 12a and has a vertical wall at the tip.
3a is formed. Further, a locking portion 14a for locking the edge of the ceiling lining 7 is formed at the lower edge of the vertical wall of the flange portion 13a. On the front side of the front frame portion 10, a protrusion 16 for fixing the front frame portion 10 to the roof panel 4 is formed.

The front end of the glass sunroof 5 is rotatably connected to the horizontal surface of the flange portion 13a of the front frame portion 10 through a hinge (not shown).

Left and right side frame portions 11 of the housing body 1A
a and 11b have a symmetrical structure, and the left side frame portion 11 thereof
The description will be centered on a. As shown in FIG. 3, the side frame portion 11a
Is formed with a drain groove 12b having a U-shaped cross section that communicates with the drain groove 12a of the front frame portion 10, and an inner portion thereof has a flange portion 13b extending horizontally inward along the lower edge of the drain groove 12b. Has been formed. A locking portion 14b for locking the edge of the ceiling lining material 7 is formed at the tip of the flange portion 13b. The locking portion 14b is the locking portion 14 of the front frame portion 10.
It is continuous to a.

A guide member 61 is provided on the upper surface of the flange portion 13b of the side frame portion 11a for guiding the side edge of the sunshade 6 which slides back and forth. Further, above the guide member 61, a link mechanism 51 for assisting the opening and closing of the glass sunroof 5 in the vertical direction is provided. Right frame part 1
The structure of 1b is the same as that of the above-mentioned left side frame part 11a.

The reinforcement 2 is connected to the rear ends of the left and right side frame portions 11a and 11b as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 (showing the left frame portion 11a).
Reinforcement 2 is a strip made of a flat plate made of metal, and both end portions are bent so as to rise upward,
The general portion is located below the lower end of the housing body portion 1A. The reinforcement 2 overlaps the side end of the general portion with the lower surface of the side frame portion 11a, and
The protrusion 19 of the side frame portion 11a is fitted into the positioning hole 21 at the side end to perform positioning, and the screw member B is tightened.

At the rear end of the side frame portion 11a, a projection portion 17 for fixing the housing body portion 1A to the roof panel 4 and the side end of the reinforcement 2 is formed. The right-side frame portion 11b also has the same structure as the above-mentioned left-side frame portion 11a, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The general portion of the reinforcement 2 is disposed below the sunshade 6, and its front edge is continuous with the locking portion 14b of the housing body 1A and locks the edge of the ceiling lining material 7. A locking portion 22 is formed.

The sunroof housing 1 composed of the housing body 1A and the reinforcement 2 described above is
This is arranged on the lower surface side of the roof panel 4 along the opening edge of the sunroof opening 3, and the protrusion 16 of the front frame portion 10 is fastened to the panel reinforcement 40 of the roof panel 4 with stud bolts SB (see FIG. 2). ), The left and right side frame portions 11
The projections 17 at the rear ends of a and 11b and the side ends of the reinforcement 2 along the lower surface thereof are fastened to the panel reinforcement 41 of the roof panel 4 by stud bolts SB (FIG. 4). Then, the edges of the ceiling lining material 7 are overlapped with the locking portions 14a, 14b of the housing body 1A and the locking portions 22 of the reinforcement 2 which are continuous in the front, rear, left, and right, respectively, and both are C-shaped in cross section. It is sandwiched by the molding members M and the edges of the ceiling lining material 7 are locked. The locking portion 14a supports the front end edge of the sunshade 6 when fully closed.

With the sunroof housing 1 attached, however, the sunshade 6 passes above the general portion of the reinforcement 2 and the left and right side frame portions 11a, 1a.
The sunroof opening 3 is opened and closed by being slid forward and backward while being guided by the guide member 61 of 1b.

As shown in FIG. 5, at the rear edge 32 of the sunroof opening 3, drainage grooves 43 are formed in the roof panel 4 reinforced by panel reinforcement 42, and the left and right side ends of the drainage groove 43 are The left and right side frame portions 11a and 11b of the sunroof housing 1 are communicated with the drain grooves 12b so that rainwater can flow into the drain grooves 12b. Reference numeral 52 in the figure denotes a lock mechanism when the glass sunroof 5 is fully closed.

Further, the drainage groove 1 of the sunroof housing 1
Rainwater 2a and 12b is discharged from the vehicle through a drainage port 121 (FIG. 1) provided at the front corner of the sunroof housing 1 through a hose connected to the drainage port 121.

Since the sunroof housing 1 of the present invention is composed of the housing body 1A integrally formed in a U-shape and the reinforcement 2 preliminarily hung on the rear end thereof, the structure is simplified as compared with the conventional structure. It is possible to reduce the work process of mounting on the vehicle body. In addition, the sunroof housing 1 is not deformed and has good mounting workability. Further, since the reinforcement 2 is bridged below the housing body 1A, the sliding movement of the sunshade 6 is not hindered.

[0022]

According to the present invention, the sunroof housing can be manufactured at a low cost with a simple structure that does not impair the rigidity and waste, and the number of man-hours for mounting can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a sunroof housing of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the sunroof housing of the present invention is attached to a vehicle body and is a position taken along a line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the sunroof housing of the present invention is attached to a vehicle body, and is a position taken along a line III-III in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state in which the sunroof housing of the present invention is attached to a vehicle body and is a position taken along a line IV-IV in FIG. 1.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the sunroof housing of the present invention is attached to a vehicle body, and is a position taken along a line VV in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional sunroof housing.

7 is a sectional view showing a state in which a conventional sunroof housing is attached to a vehicle body, and is a position taken along a line VII-VII in FIG.

8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a conventional sunroof housing is attached to a vehicle body, and is a position taken along a line VIII-VIII in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Housing main body 2 Reinforcement 3 Sunroof opening 4 Roof panel 5 Tilt type glass sunroof 6 Sliding sunshade 61 Sunshade guide member 7 Ceiling lining material

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A sunroof housing provided along an opening edge of a sunroof opening formed on a roof panel of a vehicle and supporting a tilt type glass sunroof and a sliding sunshade for opening and closing the opening, the sunroof housing being the opening. A metal body that is made of a U-shaped synthetic resin along the front edge and the left and right side edges, and that extends between the left and right rear ends of the housing body portion that is positioned lower than the sunshade. A sunroof housing characterized by being made of reinforcement made of steel. 2. The reinforcement is bent so that both ends thereof rise upward, and upper ends thereof are connected to left and right rear ends of the housing body portion, and left and right side frames of the U-shaped housing body portion. The guide portion for guiding the front and rear movement of the sunshade is provided on an inner surface of the portion, and a locking portion for locking a ceiling lining material of a vehicle is formed at the lower edge of the housing main body portion and the reinforcement. Sunroof housing.