JPS60222323A - Sliding roof structure for vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To secure a clearance between a rea part of an on-off body and a rear roof in time of tilt upping as well as to improve a ventilation effect, by making a front end of a guide at the on-off body side come nearer to the underside of a panel of the on-off body than the rear end before installation. CONSTITUTION:An on-off body 2, making a roof opening part 3 closable at will, tilts up an on-off body rear part 4, then the inside of a car room is opened to the atmosphere when it moves onto a rear roof 5. At both sides of a front end part on the underside of the on-off body 2, a pair of front slide stays 12 are hangingly installed therein, while a pair of roof side guide rails are extendedly installed in a range from an intermediate part over the rear part at both sides of the underside of the on-off body 2. These rails 14 is installed as tilted so as to cause a distance L1 between the front end and a panel 2a to become smaller than a distance L2 between the rear end and the underside of the panel 2a. Therefore, the rear part of the on-off body 2 is well approachable to the rear roof 5 and, what is more, holding strength of the on-off body in time of opening is raised up and air resistance is reducible.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a sliding roof structure for a vehicle.

(Prior Art) For example, an external sliding roof structure is known as one of the sliding roof structures for vehicles. The external sliding roof structure has an opening formed in the vehicle roof, an opening and closing body that allows the opening to be opened and closed freely, and
Equipped with a guide to guide the opening/closing movement of the opening/closing body onto the roof.
The opening/closing body is slid onto the tr-foot to open the car and interior to the atmosphere.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, as shown in FIG.
Fit the front slide stay (102) attached to the vehicle body side guide rail (103), and slide the slider (10B) across the guide rail (TO4) attached to the opening/closing body (101) and the vehicle body side sub guide rail (105). When the sub-guide rail (105) is tilted up by swinging in the -L direction by the tilt-up mechanism (1G?), the opening/closing body side guide rail (the front and rear ends of the opening/closing body (100) and the panel of the opening/closing body (101,) (111) Distance to the bottom surface (L3)
, (L4) are made equally small, the rear part of the opening/closing body (101) and the rear roof (1
2) The gap (S) between the air and the air conditioner must be small, making it impossible to obtain a sufficient ventilation effect.

Conversely, as shown in FIG.
) When the distances (Ls) and (Le) from the lower surface are both equally large, when the opening/closing body (tel) is opened, the opening/closing body (lot) is lifted more towards the rear roof (112). Therefore, the opening/closing body (t
ol) has to be weakly supported, and there are also problems such as increased air resistance.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to ensure a large gap between the rear part of the opening/closing body and the rear roof when tilting up, and To provide a sliding roof structure for a vehicle that allows the body to approach the rear roof.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention forms an opening in the vehicle roof, provides an opening/closing body that can freely open and close the opening, and opens/closes the opening/closing body onto the roof. The present invention is characterized in that an opening/closing body side guide is provided to guide the movement, and the front end of the opening/closing body side guide is attached closer to the lower surface of the opening/closing body panel than the rear end.

(Embodiment) A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a cutaway plan view of the main parts of the sliding roof structure for vehicles, Figure 2 is a side view of the same, Figure 3 is a side view of the same in the tilted-up state, and Figure 4 is a side view of the same when the pipe opening/closing body is open. The side view, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6 are sectional views taken along the line VV and Vl-Vl in FIG. 2, respectively.

(1) is the roof, (2) is the opening/closing body, and the opening/closing body (2) can freely close the roof opening (3). As shown in Fig. 4, when the opening/closing body (2) is moved onto the rear roof (5), the air inside the vehicle is filled with air through the roof opening (3) and the opening (7) provided in the roof lining (8). It is formed to be open to the outside.

The opening/closing body (2) includes a panel (2a) and this panel (2).
A thin plate-like frame (2b) disposed below the frame (2b), and upwardly concave recesses (201) from the middle part to the rear part are formed near both ends of the frame (2b).

The concave surfaces (202) of the four parts (201) are formed to be inclined so that the front end is closer to the lower surface of the panel (2a) than the rear end.

A pair of front slide stays (12) each having a slider (11) attached to the lower end is vertically installed on both sides of the front end of the lower surface of the opening/closing body (2), and a pair of front slide stays (12) are installed vertically on both sides of the lower surface of the opening/closing body (2). A pair of roof-side sub-guide rails (14), (14) having a guide portion (13) are extended over the area. The roof-side sub-guide rail (14) is installed within the four parts (201), so the roof-side sub-guide rail (14) has a distance (L) between the front end and the bottom surface of the panel (2a).
+) is installed at an angle so that it is smaller than the distance (L2) between the rear end and the lower surface of the panel (2a).

A thin plate-like frame member (15) is arranged around the opening (7).
) are arranged on the frame member (15) on both sides of the opening (7), and a pair of main guide rails (2
1) and (21) are extended.

A guide portion (22) with a U-shaped cross section is formed at the outer side of the main guide rail (21) and extends from the front to the rear of the roof opening (3).
) is oriented toward the outside of the vehicle body, and the slider (11) is slidably fitted into the guide portion (22).

In addition, in the drawing (20 is wind deflector-1 (25)
(2B) is the support plate for mounting the wind deflector, (27) is the bolt used to tighten the support plate II (2B) and the frame member (15), (28) is the frame side sub guide The rail hinge (28) is the frame side sub-guide rail hinge (28) and the frame member (15).
) is tightened with a bolt, (31) indicates a hinge for the wind deflector, and the wind deflector (20) has a front edge (33) corresponding to the front edge (32) of the roof opening.

A guide groove (35) for slidingly guiding the drive cable (30) is formed between the guide part (22) and the support plate part (2B) of the main guide rail (21). The end of the front slide stay (34)
12).

A pair of frame-side sub-guide rails (41) extend inside the guide portion (22) of the main guide rail (21) from approximately the middle of both sides of the roof opening (3) to the rear. The frame-side sub-guide rail (41) has an open portion (43) of a guide portion (42) having an opening-shaped cross section.
is arranged facing inward of the vehicle body, and the hinge (28
), the drive levers (45) of a pair of tilt-up mechanisms (44) are arranged below the rear roof (5).
When the drive lever (45) is pivoted downward by 1-1 by the operation of the tilt-up mechanism (44), it follows the drive lever (45) and swings up and down using the front end as a fulcrum. It is shaped like this.

A pair of glue slide stays (51) are slidably provided between the roof-side sub-guide rails (14), (14) and the frame-side sub-guide rails (41), (41).
).

(51) is fitted.

The rear slide stay (51) includes a slider (53) attached to the front lower end of an arm (52) extending in the front-rear direction.
), (54) to the frame side sub guide rail (41)
1 at the rear-L end of the arm section (52).
The fixed slider (55) is slidably fitted into the guide portion (13) of the roof side sub-guide rail (10).As shown in Fig. 3, the tilt-up mechanism (44)
) is operated to tilt up the rear part of the opening/closing body (0), the opening/closing body (2) is moved back and forth by the drive cable (30) to the rear roof (5) via the front slide stay (12) and rear slide stay (51). ) It can freely move upward and return to the roof opening (3).

Since the present invention is configured as described above, when tilting, the gap (S) between the rear part of the opening/closing body (2) and the rear roof (5) is
Connect the rear end of the roof side sub guide rail (14) to the panel (2a
) The distance (L2) can be increased compared to when it is installed closer to the bottom surface, and the ventilation effect when tilting up can be fully demonstrated.

In addition, since the front end of the frame side sub guide rail (10) is brought close to the bottom surface of the panel (2a), when the opening/closing body (2) is opened, the front end of the frame side sub guide rail (10) on the opening/closing body (2) is Therefore, the entire opening/closing body (2), especially the rear part of the opening/closing body (2), can be brought close to the rear roof (5), increasing the support strength of the opening/closing body when opening, and Air resistance can be reduced.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, since the roof-side sub-guide rail (14) is arranged within the recess (201), the above effects,
This effect can be achieved without narrowing the head clearance.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, a large gap is ensured and maintained between the rear part of the opening/closing body and the rear roof when the opening/closing body is tilted up, increasing the ventilation effect, and the opening/closing body is closed when the opening/closing body is opened. By placing it close to the rear roof, it is possible to increase the support of the opening/closing body when it is opened, and it is possible to reduce air resistance.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a cutaway plan view of the main parts of the sliding roof structure for vehicles, Figure 2 is a side view of the same, Figure 3 is a side view of the same in the tilted-up state, and Figure 4 is the same e opening/closing body opened. 5 and 6 are cross-sectional views taken along lines V-V and ■-■ in FIG.
8 and 8 are side views of the sliding roof structure for a vehicle. In the drawings, (2) is the opening/closing body, (2a) is the panel, and (2b) is the opening/closing body.
) is the frame, (3) t* roof opening! , (12
)4*Front slide stay, (14) is the roof side sub guide rail, (21) is the main guide rail, (4
1) is the frame side sub-guide rail, and (51) is the rear slide stay. Patent applicant Honda Motor Co., Ltd. agent Patent attorney 2 1) Yong-immediate question Patent attorney Kuni Ohashi Patent attorney Koyama Yutoku Kaisho GO-222323 (7)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An opening formed in the vehicle roof. An opening/closing body that can freely open and close the opening, and an opening/closing body side guide that guides the opening/closing movement of the opening/closing body toward the roof-12, the front end of the opening/closing body side guide being closer to the lower surface of the opening/closing body panel than the rear end. A sliding roof structure for a vehicle, characterized in that the volumes are reprinted in close proximity. (2) The sliding roof structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the opening/closing body side guides are arranged at four parts formed on the frame on the lower surface of the opening/closing body.