JPS5826814Y2 - Retractable roof device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a retractable roof device constituting the roof portion of an automobile body.

In the body structure of an automobile, a retractable roof device is put into practical use for the purpose of adjusting the lighting and ventilation of the passenger compartment to make the ride more comfortable. ,
There is a known structure in which a part A of the roof R is formed so that it can be opened and closed by a hinge, and the rear end is opened upward to open the roof opening a, and as shown in FIG.
A structure is known in which a portion B of the roof R is formed to be slidable, and the portion B is pulled into a shelf-like space at the rear to open the roof opening a.

In the former structure (Fig. 1), there is one in which the opening/closing part A is removable, and in the latter structure (Fig. 2), the opening/closing part B is driven electrically. There is a formula.

By the way, these retractable roof devices of conventional structure have the disadvantage that opening/closing parts A and B must be closed during rainy weather, and therefore ultraviolet rays cannot be introduced into the vehicle interior during rainy weather. Because the structure of the roof panel is completely different between a fixed roof system and a retractable roof system, it is difficult to standardize the car body assembly and it is impossible to convert from a fixed type to a retractable type. There was a drawback.

The present invention was devised to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide an opening/closing system that allows the introduction of ultraviolet rays even during rainy weather and facilitates the standardization of vehicle body assembly. Our goal is to provide roofing equipment.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on the illustrated embodiments.

In the roofing device of the embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A roof opening 3 of approximately equal shape is cut out in 2.

In the space where the roof panel 1 and the upper panel 2 meet, a sliding door-type steel plate roof group 4 is horizontally inserted so as to be able to slide back and forth, and the roof opening 3 is opened and closed by the movement of the door 4. However, an anti-glare translucent window (hereinafter referred to as sun visor window) 5 is fitted into the door 4 itself, and the sun visor window 5 covers most of the door 4 except for the front side. occupied.

In addition, a solid light-shielding plate (not visible in FIG. 3) is slidably inserted as a UV-shielding curtain close to the lower surface of the roof group 4. The formation of each part of the device will be explained with reference to the drawings.

First, on the edge of the opening 3 of the roof panel 1, a rubber band I for closing the end of the lining 6 is fitted, and a rubber seal is fitted close to the edge of the opening 3 and symmetrically with the edge of the opening 3 at the rear of the panel 1. A large number of bolt through holes 1 are placed at appropriate intervals on the Japanese-shaped column line with the location.
A is drilled.

On the upper surface of the roof panel 1 at the location where the through hole 1a is drilled, a Japanese-shaped frame plate 8 (cross section shown in FIGS. 8, 9, and 10) is attached with a mounting bolt 9 (see FIGS. ), and the mounting bolts 10 (FIG. 10) at key points also serve as mounting bolts for the inner lining 6.

Next, each retainer 11 (FIG. 9) of the multiple retainers 11 fixed to the lower surface of the four circumferences of the floating surface of the upper panel 2 is tightened with bolts 12 at key points around the frame plate 8. As a result, the weather strip 13 at the hem edge of the upper panel 2 is in close contact with the upper surface of the roof panel 1.

A pair of front and rear door rails 14 and 15 are fastened at key points by retainers 16 (Fig. 10) on the left and right sides of the bent frame board 8, and each of the front and rear door rails is 14 and 15 are guided by the platters 4b and 4c that protrude from the four corners of the lower plate 4a of the roof group 4 in front and rear.

A pair of rollers 17 pivotally supported on the rail 14.1
One of the pair of rollers 17 is pivotally supported on a fixed shaft, and the other roller is pivotally supported on a movable shaft loosely held by a bracket. , and the movable shaft is biased upward by a bow spring 18 (FIGS. 7 and 11), thereby causing the bracket 4b,
4c has a rattling prevention effect.

Next, on the left and right side portions of the frame board 8, a curtain rail 19 (Figs. 4 and 9) that runs completely over the panel 1 is integrated in parallel with the lower inside of the door rails 14 and 15. The rail 19 is fixed to the rail 19 and guides tabs 20a projecting from the four corners of the light shielding plate 20.

In this way, the roof group 4 and the light shielding plate 20//'i can be guided by the door rails 14, 15 and the curtain rail 19, respectively, and slide in the front-rear direction along the lower surface of the upper panel 2. A handle 21 and a handle 22 are provided at the center of the front of the group 4 and the center of the front edge of the light shielding plate 20, respectively, and the door 4 can be moved forward (or backward) by manual operation from inside the vehicle. to close (or open) the opening 3, press the button,
The sun visor window 5 can be closed (left or opened) by moving the light shielding plate 20 forward (or backward).

By the way, when the door 4 is moved fully forward, the weather strip 23 of the door 4 hits the edge of the opening 3 of the upper panel 2 and is blocked.On the other hand, when the door 4 is moved backward, the weather strip 23 of the door 4 hits the edge of the opening 3 of the upper panel 2, as shown in FIG. As shown, the weather strip 23 at the rear end of □4 sneaks into the lower surface of the upper panel 2, and the door 4 covers both panels 1 and 2.
stored in the space between.

In addition, when the light shielding plate 20 is fully advanced, the light shielding plate 20
Stoppers 2 are fastened to the lower surface of the front lower plate 4a of the roof group 4 at two locations on the left and right sides with bolts 24 (FIG. 8).
5, the light shielding plate 20 is stopped at the illustrated position (FIG. 4) where it is in contact with the lower surface of the sun visor window 5.

Note that the light shielding plate 20 can be freely moved back.

Here, the handle 21 is pivotally attached to the lower plate 4a of the door 4, as shown in FIGS. , both moving ends of the lever 26 are connected by rods 29 to left and right lockers 28 inserted through guides 27 of the lower plate 4a, and furthermore, the rods 29 are biased to protrude laterally by springs 30. ing.

On the other hand, the front door rail 14 has a frontmost key hole 14a.
A multi-layer key hole 14b (four in the illustration) is drilled at the rear of the middle part, and when the door 4 is fully closed, the bar 28 is inserted into the key hole 14aFC, thereby opening the door 4. is not locked in the fully closed position, and therefore, in order to open the door 4, it is necessary to turn the handle 21 and pull it backwards.

Furthermore, from the half-open state to the fully open state 1, the bar 28 is automatically locked at the opening degree where it falls and fits into the key hole 14b.

In the roof device of the embodiment configured as above, (a)
, when the sun's incident rays are strong, the roof boundary 4 and the shade plate 2
(b) If the incident light is moderate, close the roof border 4 and open the shading plate 20. (c) If the incident light is weak, open the roof border 4 (this When it is raining, the light-shielding window 20 is opened accordingly.
By adjusting the same as in item b), it is possible to always introduce an appropriate amount of ultraviolet rays into the vehicle interior.

In addition, when assembling the vehicle body, the door opening 3 and bolt through hole 1 are
A fixed or retractable roof system can be obtained by simply selectively using the roof panel without a and the roof panel 1 with the opening 3 and the hole 1a, i.e. all retractable roof members are sub-assembled to the upper panel. Is possible.

Furthermore, in order to modify a fixed type to an openable type, it is sufficient to simply drill an opening 3 and a hole 1a in the roof panel, and to modify an openable type to a fixed type, it is sufficient to use the through hole 1a. It is only necessary to put a blind lid on, and the modification is extremely easy.

It is needless to say that the same effect can be obtained by using an elastic curtain made of ordinary thin fabric instead of the above-mentioned light shielding plate 20 in terms of the formation of the ultraviolet ray shielding curtain.

As described above, according to the retractable roof device according to the present invention, the upper panel is superimposed on the roof panel, and the sliding roof field and the light-blocking curtain are both formed as subassemblies on the upper panel, In addition, since a porthole is installed in the roof area, it is possible to provide adequate lighting to the cabin depending on the weather conditions when the car is running, and even when the door is set to the desired opening/closing position. It has the practical effect of improving the usability and manufacturability of automobile bodies, such as by making it possible to maintain the vehicle body structure, and by facilitating the standardization of vehicle body assembly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a conventional retractable roof device;
FIG. 2 is a model diagram showing a same-sex example, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a retractable roof device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the device, and FIG. 4 is an end view taken along line ■-■, FIG. 6 is an end view taken along line VI--■ in FIG. 4, FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the left half of FIG. 6, and FIG. The end view buttoned on the ■-■ line in Figure 4, and Figure 9 are IX-I in Figure 4.
10 is an end view taken along the X-X line in FIG. 4, and FIG. 11 is a plan view of the main part of FIG. 10, with the upper panel and the upper plate of the roof area removed. FIG. 1... Roof panel, 2... Upper panel, 3... Roof opening, 4... Roof field, 5... As semi-transparent window. Sun visor window, 8.
...Frame board, 14,15...Door rail, 2
0... Light blocking plate as a curtain.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A roof device constituting the roof of an automobile body includes a frame plate attached to at least the left and right sides of the top surface of the roof panel, and the above-mentioned frame near the edge line of the bottom surface of the roof panel. An upper panel supported by a board, which floats up and overlaps parallel to the roof panel, and has four hem edges in close contact with the roof panel; a pair of left and right door rails that are fixed to the frame plate and have key holes at predetermined positions; and a roof door that slides on the door rails to open and close the roof opening. A roof door equipped with a bar that can be freely engaged and detached from the key hole of the rail and an anti-glare translucent window, and a light-shielding curtain that can be slid open and closed against the lower surface of the translucent window are provided. A retractable roof device characterized in that the roof door is fixed at a predetermined position by engaging a bar of the roof door with a key hole of a door rail.