JPS5823707Y2 - Support structure for the drive cable end of a slide roof member in a vehicle sliding roof device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a support structure for a driving cable end of a sliding roof member in a sliding roof device of a vehicle.

More specifically, a part of the outer end of the drive cable consisting of an inner and outer double cable is fitted into the end of the cable inner of the guide rail, and a holder for holding part of the outer end is fitted to the end of the guide rail. In addition, the front end of the holder supports a stopper with a cushioning function that slides in the guide rail and receives the slider connected to the slide roof member, improving assembly accuracy, improving assembly workability, and parts. The present invention relates to a support structure for the end portion of a drive cable of a slide roof member, which is designed to reduce the number of slide roof members.

2. Description of the Related Art A sliding roof device is known in which an opening is provided in the ceiling of a vehicle, a roof member is slidably exposed to the opening, and the opening is opened and closed by the roof member.

In such a sliding roof device, the roof member is supported on the left and right sides by guide rails via sliders, and the roof member is connected to a motor or manually driven cable, and the cable is pulled or pushed. The roof member slides to open and close the ceiling opening.

The cable driving means described above consists of both an inner cable and an outer cable, and the cable inner is connected to the roof member, and the end of the cable outer is supported by the holder of the bracket 1 fixed to the vehicle body frame behind the guide rail. has been done.

Therefore, if there is an assembly error between the frame and the guide rail, it will be troublesome to change the binding position of the holder, and if the change is not made, the opening and closing of the slide roof member, especially the opening, will be incomplete. This may cause problems such as having to absorb it in other parts.

Moreover, according to the above, the number of parts such as the mounting base of the holder to the frame increases, and the mounting work is difficult to perform.

Furthermore, in addition to the above, when installing a stopper for the slider, that is, a stopper for the retraction limit of the roof member, in the conventional structure, it is necessary to provide the stopper separately from the rail and holder in a part other than the guide rail, which results in an increase in the number of parts. The installation man-hours have no choice but to increase.

The present inventor devised the present invention in order to effectively solve the above-mentioned problems in cable end treatment of a sliding roof member.

The object of the present invention is to fit a part of the cable outer end into the cable inner guide groove of the guide rail, and to support a holder holding the outer end part on the guide rail end. To provide a support structure for one drive cable end of a sliding roof member.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to support the cable outer end with the guide rail, so that the cable outer can be assembled and supported regardless of the assembly error between the guide rail and the frame, and the assembly accuracy can be easily improved. In addition to being able to obtain
Since the outer holder is supported by the guide rail, all cable terminal processing can be done on the guide rail, reducing the number of other parts mentioned above and simplifying the assembly work.Furthermore, by attaching cushion rubber to the end of the holder, the slide roof member can be easily removed. To provide a support structure for a driving cable end of a slide roof member, which can also function as a cushioning stopper and can effectively reduce the number of parts.

Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a ceiling 2 of a vehicle 1. An opening 3 is formed in the front of the ceiling 2, and this opening 3 is a sliding roof member 4 that is slidably provided in the longitudinal direction. opened and closed,
The roof member 4 is slidably guided by guide rails 5 disposed on the left and right sides of the lower surface of the ceiling, and is driven by a cable 6. In the illustrated example, the cable 6 is pulled or pressed by a motor 7, and the roof member 4 connected to this is pulled or pressed by a motor 7. The member 4 is moved forward and backward.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the rear end of the guide rail 5, and FIGS. 3 to 6 are cross-sectional views taken along the indicated line in FIG. 2.

The cross section of the guide rail 5 is as shown in FIG. 6, with a guide groove 5a that supports the sunshade and the substay of the slide roof member 4 with only a partially open guide groove 5a on the inside, and a bottom 5b in the middle with an open top. A channel-shaped main guide groove 5c is provided, and a slider 8 connected to the roof member 4 is slidably guided in this portion 5c.

A raised wall 5d is provided at the outer end of the main guide groove 5c,
Inside this, a cable inner guide groove 5e is provided with a truncated circular cross section that opens in the direction of the guide groove 5c.

The cable 6 has an inner/outer double structure of an inner 6a and an outer 6b, and the end 6c of the outer 6b has stopper flanges 6d and 6e spaced apart in the length direction by bulging or the like as shown in FIG. The tip of the flange 6d on the end side, that is, the end side, has the same diameter as the other portions, leaving an appropriate length to form an extension portion 6f.

A plate material is bent between the flanges 6d and 6e of the cable outer 6b, and the loop part 9a of the holder 9 formed by overlapping the plates is held tightly. Connect and press the button (see Figures 3 and 4).

The end of the outer 6b described above is assembled together with the holder 9 to the end of the guide rail 5.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, a part of the inner guide groove 5e is counter-sunk to enlarge the diameter, and the extension part 6f is fitted into the enlarged diameter part 5f, and the flat main body part 9b of the holder 9 is inserted into the guide rail 5. It is placed on the main guide groove 5b and tied together with the rail 5 to the frame 11 with bolts and nuts 10.

In this case, this portion of the raised wall 5d that interferes with the loop portion 9a of the holder 9 is cut out and peeled off in advance.

The holder 9 has a structure in which plate materials are overlapped, and the main body part 9b has a part of the lower part erected to form a tongue piece 9c, a hole 9d is provided in a part of the upper part, and the tongue piece 9c is inserted into the hole 9d. This was then bent parallel to the upper one and integrated.

As shown in FIG. 5, the tip of the main body 9 is provided with a bent upright part 9e, into which an elastic body 12 such as rubber is fitted.
Form a stopper.

This elastic stopper 12 faces the main guide groove of the guide rail 5, and when it collides with the rear end of the slider 8 that has been pulled back by the cable inner 6a, it buffers the rear end of the slider 8, thereby limiting the retraction limit of the slider 8, and thus the roof member. Regulate the retreat limit.

In this way, the holder 9 also serves as a stopper.

As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, the holder, which is the cable outer end, is assembled to the guide rail end of the slide roof member together with the holder, and since the cable outer and holder are integrated into a unit, the assembly work is easy. It's extremely easy,
and fitting the cable outer end to the guide rail end,
Since the holder is coupled, the rail and cable can be assembled with extremely high accuracy, and the cable can be assembled and supported without being affected by assembly errors between the guide rail and the frame.

In addition, since the cable is attached to the end of the guide rail together with the holder, unlike supporting it on the frame, it is possible to reduce the number of parts. A stopper can be obtained without requiring a separate stopper member, and in particular, it can be easily achieved by simply attaching an elastic body, reducing the number of parts and preventing stones.
〈− can be obtained, which is extremely useful for practical use of sliding roof devices.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention ψ11, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of the vehicle ceiling, Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the end of the guide rail, and Figs. 3 to 6 are Fig. 2.3. It is a sectional view taken from line -3 to line 6-6. In the drawings, 1 is the vehicle, 2 is the ceiling, 3 is the opening, 4 is the roof member, 5 is the guide rail, 5c is the inner guide groove, 6 is the cable, 6a is the inner, 6b is the outer, 8 is the slider, and 9 is the It is a holder.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A sliding roof device for a vehicle, in which a sliding roof member installed to open and close a ceiling opening is guided by a cable along a guide rail, is fitted with a sliding roof device, and the cable is double-walled inside and outside, and the outer end of the cable is A part of the holder is fitted onto the end of the cable inner guide part of the guide rail, and a holder is formed with a stopper that holds a part of the outer end and restricts the retraction limit of the slide roof member at the end of the guide rail. A support structure for an end of a drive cable of a slide roof member, characterized in that the end of a drive cable is supported by a sliding roof member.