JPH0948246A - Tilting roof device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the generation of play even when an opening/closing body is tilted up with an extended part form the guide pin side end part of a tilt link, by providing the tip of the extended part with a pressing piece coming in press contact with the supporting bracket side at the time of tilting up the opening/closing body. SOLUTION: A supporting bracket 26 is formed of a fitting piece 27 and a supporting piece 28 for an opening/closing body 2, and its lower end side is provided with an oblong hole 29. A tilt link 32 is provided with an extended part 34 from a pin hole pivotally fixed by a guide pin 17, and a pressing piece 35 is provided at the tip of the extended part 34. The opening/closing body 2 is tilted down to bring a weatherstrip 21, fitted to the whole periphery, into contact with a roof opening part W, thus closing the opening/closing body 2. As a result, there is no play between the tilt link 32 and the opening/closing body 2 caused by a clearance formed between the oblong hole 9 and the guide pin 17 because of being restricted by the contact of the pressing piece 35 with a stopper line 31 of the supporting bracket 26 and the contact of the guide pin 17 with the lower edge of the oblong hole 29.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tilt roof device for an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 3 and 4 show a conventional tilt roof device. An opening / closing body 2 is provided rotatably around a front end of a roof opening W of an automobile, support brackets 9 are provided on the left and right sides of the opening / closing body 2, and left and right edges W of the roof opening W are provided.
s is provided with the base bracket 4 and the support bracket 9
The tilt link 13 is provided between the base bracket 4 and the base bracket 4.

The base bracket 4 is formed into a substantially L-shaped cross section by a mounting piece 5 mounted on the edge Ws and a rising piece 6 rising from one side of the mounting piece 5 and a rear end portion of the rising piece 6. A recess 7 having a stopper edge 8 with a predetermined angle is formed on the side. Also, the support bracket 9
Is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section by a mounting piece 10 mounted at a predetermined position on the lower surface side of the left and right edges of the opening / closing body 2 and a supporting piece 11 suspended downward from one end of the mounting piece 10. A long hole 12 having a predetermined length is provided along the opening / closing body 2 on the lower end side of the support piece 11.

The tilt link 13 is formed in the shape of an elongated plate having a predetermined length, and one end of the tilt link 13 is pivotally mounted at a predetermined position on the rear end side of the base bracket 4 by a pin 14 and is close to the pin 14. On the lower edge side, as shown in FIG. 5, a substantially hook-shaped stopper piece 15 is formed which abuts and engages with the stopper edge 8 of the recess 7 formed in the rising piece 6 via the elastic member 16 such as rubber or synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 6, the other end of the tilt link 13 is pivotally attached to a guide pin 17 that has a groove 18 and is slidably inserted into the long hole 12 of the support bracket 9. The other end of a coil spring 20 having a predetermined spring pressure is engaged with a pin 19 mounted at a predetermined position on the front side upper portion of the rising piece 6 of the base bracket 4 and having a predetermined spring pressure. . Further, weather strips 21 are provided on the four circumferences of the opening / closing body 2. The guide pin 17 and the long hole 1
An interval x is provided between the two edges in the width direction so as to slide smoothly.

The tilt roof device 3 thus configured
According to the above, the weather strip 2 attached to the four circumferences by tilting down the opening / closing body 2 with a handle (not shown)
1 is brought into contact with the roof opening W, and the opening / closing body 2 can be closed by a locking device (not shown) provided between the opening / closing body 2 and the rear edge of the roof opening W. In this closed state, the coil spring 2
0, that is, the line c connecting the guide pin 17 and the pin 19 is located below the position of the pin 14, so the tilt link 13 is biased by the coil spring 20 in the fall direction. Further, when the lock device is released and the opening / closing body 2 is pushed up by holding the handle, the tilt link 13 is rotated against the coil spring 20 while the guide pin 17 slides in the elongated hole 12. When the straight line c comes to a position above the position of the pin 14, the coil spring 20 turns over and urges the tilt link 13 in the standing direction. Tilt link 1
When the elastic member 16 of the stopper piece 15 comes into contact with the stopper edge 8 of the recess 7, the tilt link 13 is biased in the upright direction and is held at a predetermined angle. Thus, the opening / closing body 2 can be tilted up.

[0006]

However, in this conventional structure, when the opening / closing body 2 is tilted up, the tilt link 13 is restrained from moving in the fall direction by the spring force of the coil spring 20 to move in the upright direction. The movement of the tilt link 1 is restricted by the stopper piece 15 contacting the stopper edge 8 of the base bracket 4.
Since there is a gap x between the edge of the guide pin 17 of No. 3 and the long hole 12 of the support bracket 9, the opening / closing member 2 is subject to vibration during vehicle running.
There is a problem that rattling occurs between the tilt link 13 and the tilt link 13 and the rattling noise causes an occupant to feel uncomfortable. The present invention has been made to solve the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tilt roof device capable of preventing rattling noise even when the vehicle is chilled up with the opening / closing body running. It is what

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides an opening / closing member which is rotatably provided around a front end of a roof opening of an automobile, and is attached to the left and right of the opening / closing member. Support bracket, base brackets attached to the left and right edges of the roof opening, one end pivotally attached to the base bracket, the other end through a guide pin into a long hole provided in the support bracket. A tilt roof device including a tilt link slidably connected and a spring member elastically mounted between the tilt link and the base bracket and biasing the tilt link in the upright direction at least with the opening / closing body tilted up. In the above, an extension portion extending a predetermined length from the end portion of the tilt link on the guide pin side is formed, and the opening / closing body is tilted up at the tip of the extension portion. In addition, since the pressing piece that presses and abuts on the supporting bracket side is provided, when the opening / closing body is tilted up, the pressing piece of the tilt link presses the supporting bracket so that the guide pin is pressed against the edge of the long hole. Even if there is a gap between the guide pin and the long hole, rattling noise due to vibration during traveling of the vehicle is prevented.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a tilt roof device 25 provided in a roof opening W opened in the roof 1. The base bracket 4 and the coil spring 20 of the conventional tilt roof device 3 are used, and the support bracket 26 and the tilt link 32 are different. The two points 26 and 32 will be described.

The support bracket 26 includes a mounting piece 27 attached to the left and right edges of the opening / closing body 2 and a supporting piece 28 vertically extending from one end of the mounting piece 27, similarly to the conventional supporting bracket 9. The support piece 28 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and a long hole 29 of a predetermined length is formed along the opening / closing body 2 at the lower end side of the support piece 28. Further, a stopper edge 31 inclined at a predetermined angle is provided on the rear edge 28a side of the support piece 28.
The recessed portion 30 having is provided.

Further, the tilt link 32 is formed in an elongated plate shape having a predetermined length substantially similar to that of the conventional tilt link 13, and has a predetermined length from the pin hole 33 pivotally mounted by the guide pin 17. An extending portion 34 extending toward the mounting upper edge 32a is formed, and a tip of the extending portion 34 is bent in a hook shape to support the brat 2 via the elastic member 16.
A pressing piece 35 that abuts and engages with a stopper edge 31 formed on the support piece 28 of No. 6 is formed.

The base bracket 4 provided in this way
Is fixed to the left and right edges Ws of the roof opening W through the mounting pieces 5 in correspondence with the predetermined positions of the roof opening W, and the support brackets 26 are provided at predetermined positions of the left and right edges of the opening / closing body 2. Is attached to the base bracket 4 and the support bracket 26 at a predetermined position on the rear end side of the base bracket 4 between the base bracket 4 and the support bracket 26 as in the conventional case. Is pivotally attached to the pin 14 by a pin hole 3
The slot 3 of the support bracket 26 has the groove 18 on the third side.
The guide pin 17 is slidably inserted into the guide pin 17, and the groove 1 of the guide pin 17 is attached to the upper end of the rising piece 6 of the base bracket 4 on the front side.
One end of the coil spring 20 is engaged with the other end of the coil spring 20 having a predetermined spring pressure P.

The tilt roof device 2 thus constructed
According to FIG. 5, the opening / closing body 2 is tilted down by a handle (not shown), the weather strips 21 attached to the four circumferences thereof are brought into contact with the roof opening W, and the opening / closing body 2 is closed by a locking device (not shown). it can. In this closed state, the coil spring 20, that is, the guide pin 17 and the pin 1
Since the line c connecting 9 is located below the position of the pin 14 as in the conventional case, the tilt link 32 is biased in the fall direction by the coil spring 20. Further, the opening / closing body 2 is pushed up so that the pressing piece 35 provided at the tip of the extension 34 of the tilt link 32 is brought into contact with the stopper edge 31 of the recess 30 of the support piece 28 of the support bracket 26 via the elastic member 16 to open / close the body. 2 can be tilted up. In this state, the line c connecting the guide pin 17 and the pin 19 is located above the position of the pin 14, so that the tilt link 32 is connected to the coil spring 20.
Is urged by the standing direction. Further, the guide pin 17 is pressed against the lower edge of the long hole 29 due to the difference in rotation angle between the opening / closing body 2 and the tilt link 32.

That is, the looseness between the tilt link 32 and the opening / closing body 2 due to the gap x formed between the elongated hole 29 and the guide pin 17 is applied to the stopper edge 31 of the support bracket 26 of the pressing piece 35 of the tilt link 32. Since it is regulated by the guide pin 17 with respect to the contact and the lower edge of the long hole 29,
It is possible to prevent rattling noise due to vibration of the vehicle when the vehicle is traveling with the opening / closing body 2 tilted up, and to eliminate discomfort to the occupant. Further, in the tilt roof device 25 of this example, an extension portion 34 having a pressing piece 35 at the tip thereof is provided on the tilt link 32 of the tilt roof device 25 without adding any component, and the tilt link 32 is pressed against the supporting piece 28 of the supporting bracket 26. The rattling noise can be prevented easily and at low cost by changing the stopper position by changing the shape of providing the stopper edge 31 that abuts against the piece 35.

[0014]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION With the above-described structure, the rattling noise caused by the vibration when the open / close member is tilted up even when there is a gap between the guide pin of the tilt link and the elongated hole of the support bracket is generated. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of occupancy and eliminate the discomfort of the occupant. In addition, in the tilt roof device of the present invention, an extension portion having a pressing piece formed at the tip thereof is provided in the tilt link without adding a component, and a stopper edge that abuts the pressing piece on the supporting piece of the support bracket. It is possible to prevent rattling noise easily and at low cost by changing the stopper position by changing the shape of providing the.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tilt roof device attached to the left and right of a sun roof.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view in which an opening / closing body is attached to a roof opening of an automobile.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a tilt roof device attached to the left and right of a conventional opening / closing body.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Roof 2 Opening / Closing Body 4 Base Bracket 14, 19 Pin 16 Elastic Member 17 Guide Pin 20 Coil Spring (Spring Material) 25 Tilt Roof Device 26 Support Bracket 29 Long Hole 31 Stopper Edge 32 Tilt Link 34 Extending Part 35 Pushing Piece W Roof Opening Ws The left and right edges of the roof opening

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An opening / closing body rotatably provided around a front end in a roof opening of an automobile, support brackets attached to the left and right of the opening and closing body, and attachments to left and right edges of the roof opening. And a tilt link having one end pivotally attached to the base bracket and the other end slidably connected to a long hole provided in the support bracket through a guide pin, the tilt link and the base bracket. And a spring member for elastically urging the tilt link in the upright direction in a state where at least the opening / closing body is tilted up, and a predetermined length from the end of the tilt link on the guide pin side. Is formed, and a pressing piece that presses and abuts on the support bracket side when the opening / closing body is tilted up is provided at the tip of the extending part. Lifting roof and wherein the.