JPS6160321A - Sliding roof for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the opening of opened portions and enable that opening even during the movement of a vehicle, by providing guide mechanisms to move sliding roof portions outwards as to the vehicle and lift and move backwards the rears of the sliding roof portions. CONSTITUTION:Sliding roof portions 8, 8 cover opened portions 7, 7 so that the portions 7, 7 can be opened and closed. Roof side rails 9 are provided at the outer side edges of the roof portions 8, 8. Weather strips 10 are provided on the peripheries of the roof portions 8, 8. Guide mechanisms are provided on the sliding roof portions 8, 8 and fixed roof portions 3, 5, 6 at the opened portions 7, 7 to move the sliding roof portions outwards as to a vehicle 14 and lift and move backwards the rears of the sliding roof portions. A main frame 35 is provided between the fixed roof portions 3, 5 to support the sliding roof portions 8, 8 by the actions of tilting frames 40.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a sliding roof device for a vehicle that opens a sliding roof provided on a vehicle roof by sliding the roof.

(Prior art) Conventionally, the roof can be opened as follows:
For example, what is generally called a T-bar roof shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is known.

The T-bar roof shown in FIG.
0 and a rear fixed roof 101 are connected by a central fixed roof 102, and a first opening 103 and a second opening 104 are formed on the left and right sides of the central fixed roof 102, and both openings 103
, 104 are the first lid 105 and the second lid 10, respectively.
6, and when opening both openings 103 and 104, both lids 105 and 106 are removed and opened by hand, and both lids 105 and 106 are stored in the trunk of the vehicle, etc. Ta.

In addition, the T-bar roof shown in FIG.
OO and the rear fixed roof Lot are connected by a central fixed roof 102, and a first opening 103 and a second opening og8104 are formed on the left and right sides of the central fixed roof 102, and both openings 10
3.10+ is the first lid 105 which can be folded respectively.
and a second lid 106, both openings 1
03, 104, both lids 105, 1
06 was folded toward the central fixed roof 102 side to be stored and opened.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the T-bar roof shown in FIG.
03.104 opening first and second lid 105.
106 must be removed manually, and this work can only be done while the vehicle is stopped, which is troublesome.
It is difficult to find a storage space for the 105.1
There was a problem that if the 06 was stored in the trunk, the trunk capacity would be reduced.

Moreover, in the case of the T-bar roof shown in No. 81A.

In order to store both lids 105 and 106, the central fixed roof 102 is required to be wide, and the sense of openness is poor.
In addition, there was a problem in that both the lids 105 and 106 protruded into the vehicle interior so much that the interior of the vehicle became narrow.

In addition, both lids 105,' with the conventional T8-roof
When trying to slide the lid 106, first, both lids 105 and 106 must be raised. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, when an attempt is made to raise the rear part with the front end of the first lift 105 as the center of rotation, the rotation locus r of the rear lower part 911 of the first lift 105 is If it overlaps with the rear fixed roof 101, it will be difficult to raise it only by rotation, and even if it is raised by rotation, it will take a lot of lifting to slide the first lid 105 rearward. I needed quantity.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a vehicle roof with a front fixed roof, a rear fixed roof,
a central fixed roof that connects both fixed roofs; an opening is formed on the left and right outer sides of the central fixed roof; and the opening has a roof side rail portion on the outer side of the vehicle. Covered by the roof so that it can be opened and closed, and
moving the sliding roof to the outside of the vehicle on the fixed roof and the body-riding roof, and raising the rear part;
In addition, a guide mechanism for moving the vehicle rearward is provided.

(Function) Therefore, the slide roof covering the left and right outer openings of the central fixed roof is moved toward the outside of the vehicle by the slide guide mechanism, the rear part is raised, and then the slide roof is moved rearward to open. I can do it.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, and its structure will be explained.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a roof, including a front fixed roof 3 integrated with the front pillar 2, a rear fixed roof 5 integrated with the center pillar 4, and a central fixed roof connecting the front fixed roof 3 and the rear fixed roof 5. It is formed from 6 and .

Reference numeral 7.7 denotes an opening, which is formed on the left and right outer sides of the central fixed roof 6.

Reference numeral 8.8 is a slide roof which covers the opening 7.7 in an openable and closable manner.A roof side rail portion 9 is formed on the outer side of the vehicle of this slide roof 8, and a roof side rail portion 9 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the slide roof 8. A weather strip 10 is provided.

Note that a fitting recess 12 into which a side window 11 is fitted is formed in the weather strip 10 provided on the roof side rail portion 9.

As shown in FIG. 2, reference numeral 13 denotes a guide mechanism provided in the opening 7 on the left side of the vehicle 14, and the fixed roof 3, 5.6
The guide mechanism 13 is provided on the slide roofs 8, 8, and moves the slide roof 8 toward the outside of the vehicle 14, raises the rear part, and moves the slide roof 8 rearward. A drive means 15 as a motive force for moving, a drive transmission means 16 for transmitting the drive, and guiding the slide roof 8 to the outside,
It consists of a tilt guide means 17 for raising the rear part, and a slide guide means 18 for moving the slide roof 8 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle 14.

The driving means 15 is an electric motor, and the driving means 15 is an electric motor,
The i7 section is provided inside the fixed roof 3.

The positive power transmission means 16 includes an electric motor (positive power means) 15
The push-pull wire 19 is unwound and unwound by
The electric motor 15 is driven by a push-pull wire 1.
9 and a wire holder 21 provided at the tip of the push-pull wire 19.

The wire holder 21 includes a plate-shaped holder main body 22 and a central fixed roof 6 provided on the lower surface of the holder main body z2.
A slide protrusion 24 is slidably inserted into a first guide rail 23 fixed to the holder, and one end is slidably supported in a long hole 25 formed in the holder body 22, and the substantially center part is rotatable to the holder body 22. A first arm 26 is rotatable at the tip of the second arm 26 and has a slide pin 27 erected at the other end.
It is formed of an arm 28 and a drive plate operating piece 31 located below the holder main body 22.

Note that the rear locking piece 30 of the drive plate operating piece 31 is formed longer than the front locking piece 29.

Further, the tilt guide means 17 includes a second guide rail 32 provided on the central fixed roof 6, a slide member 33 that slides within the second guide rail 32, and one end of the slide member 33: The two extruded links 34.34 and the extruded links 34.34
A main frame 35, the other end of which is pivoted, is constructed between the front fixed roof 3 and the rear fixed roof 5, and supports a slide roof 8 via a tilt frame 40, which will be described later; Main frame guide members 36 and 36 are provided on the fixed roofs 3 and 5 and guide the main frame 35 in the width direction of the vehicle, and tilt pin guide grooves 37 and 37 are provided on the rear fixed roof 5 and are provided therein. It is formed of a tilt guide 38 and a side guide frame portion 42 of a tilt frame 40 described later, which is provided with tilt bins 39 and 39 that slide in the tilt pin guide grooves 37 and 37.

Incidentally, the tilt frame 40 is interposed between the slide roof 8 and the main frame 35, has an L-shape, has a front end pivotally attached to the main frame 35, and extends along the central fixed roof 6. It has an extended guide rail section 41 and a side guide frame section 42 that extends along the rear fixed roof 5.

The second guide rail 32 is provided below and outside the first guide rail 23 of the central fixed roof 6, and guides the sliding member 33. 33 slides, and a drive plate slide groove 44 in which a drive plate 49 (to be described later) slides, and an edge plate 45 of the drive plate slide groove 44 has a stopper locking groove 46. is formed.

The slide member 33 includes a slide portion 47 that slides in the slide member slide groove 43, push-out link mounting plates 48, 48 formed on both ends of the slide portion 47 toward the vehicle outside, and push-out link mounting plates 48, 48 on the vehicle front side. A drive plate 4 rotatably provided behind the link mounting plate 48
It is formed from 9 and.

The drive plate 49 has a link actuation section 50 that is engaged with the drive plate actuation piece 31 of the wire holder 21.
and a stopper projection 51 that is locked in a stopper locking groove 46 formed in the edge plate 45 of the second guide rail 32;
is formed.

Therefore, the wire holder 21 is connected to the push-pull wire 1.
9, the first guide rail 23 is moved to the vehicle 14.
When slid backward, the drive plate operating piece 31
The drive plate 49, which is locked to the front locking piece 29 of is pushed out toward the outside of the vehicle 14 along the main frame guide members 36, 36, and as the main frame 35 slides toward the outside of the vehicle 14, the main frame 3
The slide roof 8 supported by the vehicle 14 is also moved toward the outside of the vehicle 14.

Further, as the main frame 35 slides, the tilt frame 40 is also slid toward the outside of the vehicle 14, and at this time, the side guide frame section 42 at the rear of the tilt frame 40 becomes higher toward the outside of the vehicle 14. The tilt pin 39 is raised by sliding along the tilt pin guide groove 37.

Therefore, the rear part of the slide roof 8 is also raised.

After that, when the wire holder 21 still slides rearward, the stopper protrusion 51 of the drive plate 49 engages the stopper locking groove 45 formed in the edge plate 45 of the second guide rail 32.
The drive plate 49 is rotated downward, whereby the drive plate operating piece 31 is disengaged from the front locking piece 29, and the slide member 33 is moved to the stop position. The rear part has finished rising, and the state shown in FIG. 3 changes to the state shown in FIG. 4.

Conversely, when moving the slide roof 8 toward the inside of the vehicle 14 and lowering the rear part, the punch bull wire 19 is wound up and the wire holder 21 is slid toward the front of the vehicle 14.

After the front locking piece 29 of the drive plate actuation piece 31 passes the link actuation part 50 of the drive plate 49, the rear locking piece 30, which is longer than the front locking piece 29, is locked to the link actuation part 50, Pushing the drive plate 49 forward of the vehicle 14,
Slide the slide member 33 forward.

Accordingly, the ends of the push-out links 34, 34 on the slide member 33 side are also moved forward, the main frame 35 is slid inward of the vehicle 14, and the slide roof 8 is thereby moved inward of the vehicle 14. At the same time, it is lowered along the tilt pin guide groove 37.37.

Further, the slide guide means 18 includes a guide rail portion 41 of the tilt frame 40 and a guide rail portion 4 of the tilt frame 40.
1 and the slide roof 8; a side guide roller 53 provided at the side end of the side guide frame portion 42 of the tilt frame 40; Located at the front.

A front stay 54 that slides along the guide rail portion 41, a center guide rail 55 provided behind the front stay 54, and the slide roof 8.
A side guide rail 56 is provided on the inside of the roof side rail portion 9 of the vehicle, and the side guide roller 53 slides inside the side guide rail 56.

The guide rail part 41 of the tilt frame 40 is located on the main frame 35, has a front end pivotally attached to the main frame 35, and has a guide frame guide rail 57 that slides and guides the guide frame 52;
An L-shaped guide panel 59 is provided in parallel with a front stay guide rail 58 that slides and guides the front stay 54, and is connected to the upper part of the inside of the front stay guide rail 58 in the inside direction of the vehicle. A slide pin guide groove 6o for slidingly guiding the slide pin 27 of the wire holder 21 is formed.

The slide pin guide groove 60 has a bent portion 61 formed at the rear of the front end thereof, and a free running portion 62 is formed in front of the bent portion 61.

The guide frame 52 is provided at the front part and slides within the guide frame guide rail 57, and the lower slider 6 is provided with four rollers 63, 63, 63, 63.
4, a frame portion 65 extending rearward from the lower slider 64, and a frame portion 65 positioned above the lower slider 64 at the rear end of the frame portion 65 and sliding within the center guide rail 55; and an upper slider 67 provided with rollers 66 and 66, and supports the slide roof 8 on the center side of the vehicle weight.

The side guide rollers 53 slide within the side guide rails 56 and support the inside and outside of the slide roof 8.

The front stay 54 includes an upper lid attachment part 68, a side slide bin engagement part 70 provided with a slide bin engagement groove 69 into which the slide pin 27 is inserted.
It has a tilt frame engaging protrusion 71 that slides on the front stay guide rail 58.

The rear end of the slide bin engaging groove 69 is bent toward the inside and outside of the vehicle, and a locking recess 72 is formed.

The center guide rail 55 is provided with locking stoppers 73 and 74 at the front and rear ends thereof to lock with the upper slider 67 of the guide frame 52.

The first guide rail 23 has a wire guide groove 75 in which the push-pull wire 19 is slidably guided.
and a wire holder slide groove 76 in which the slide protrusion 24 of the wire holder 21 is slidably guided.

Therefore, when the push-pull wire 19 is slid along the unwinding, the slide pin of the wire holder 21 is moved during the raising of the outside of the slide roof 8 and the rear part of the slide roof 8 by the tilt guide means 17. 7 is the slide pin guide l of the tilt frame 40, the idle running portion 62 of the i 60, and the slide pin engagement groove 6 of the front stay 54.
You can slide inside 9.

After that, the sliding roof 8 by the tilt guide means 17
When the tilt guide is completed, the slide pin 27 reaches the locking recess 72 of the slide bin engaging groove 69 of the front stay 54, presses the front stay 54, and moves the slide roof 8 rearward. After sliding the idle running portion 62 of the tilt frame 40, the slide bin guide groove 60 can be slid rearward.

Next, when the slide roof 8 is moved rearward, the locking stopper 73 on the front side of the center guide rail 55 locks with the front part of the upper slider 67 of the guide frame 52, and the guide frame 52 moves rearward all at once. Slide it.

After that, the slide pin 27 is inserted into the slide pin guide groove 60.
When the rear end is reached, the backward movement of the slide roof 8 is stopped and the opening 7 is fully opened as shown in FIG.

At this time, the rear part of the slide roof 8 on the center side of the vehicle weight is supported by the upper slider 67 of the guide frame 52 and the tilt frame 40, and the front part on the center side of the vehicle is supported by the front stay 54 and the tilt frame 40. , the front portion on the outside of the vehicle is supported by side guide rollers 53 of the tilt frame 40.

Further, when closing the opening 7, when the push-pull wire 19 is wound up, the slide pin 27 is slid forward in the slide pin guide groove 60, and at the same time, the slide pin 27 is locked in the locking recess 72. front stay 54
The slide roof 8 is also moved forward by being slid forward.

Thereafter, when the locking stopper 74 at the rear end of the center guide rail 55 reaches the rear of the upper slider 67 due to the forward movement of the slide roof 8, it locks with the upper slider 67 and presses the guide frame 52 forward to guide the guide frame. Slide inside the rail 57.

After that, the slide pin 27 is inserted into the slide pin guide groove 60.
When the sliding direction is changed to the inside of the vehicle at the bending part 61 just before the free running part 62, the locking with the locking recess 72 of the front stay 54 is released, and the forward movement of the sliding roof 8 is completed. .

Incidentally, while the slide pin 27 slides forward on the idle running portion 62, the slide roof 8 is moved forward in the vehicle weight direction and lowered by the tilt guide means 17 to close the opening.

Although the guide mechanism 13 on the left side of the vehicle 14 has been described above, the guide mechanism on the right side is also the same, so the explanation will be omitted.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention may be modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.

For example, the configuration may be such that the guide frame guide rail 57 and center guide rail 55 of the guide frame 52 and the tilt frame 40 are not provided.

In addition, one electric motor 15 can operate one sliding roof 8.
Although the left and right sliding roofs may be slid at the same time using one motor.

Further, the electric motor 15 may be installed inside the rear fixed roof 5, the central fixed roof 6, or the slide roof 8.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the slide roof is moved toward the outside of the vehicle, and the rear part is raised, and
Since a guide mechanism is provided to move the vehicle rearward, opening the opening is easy and can be done even while driving, and there is no need for storage space in the sliding roof, so the trunk or passenger compartment will not be cramped. Moreover, even if the rear part of the sliding roof is raised by rotation, the rear part of the sliding roof and the rear fixed roof will not touch each other and cannot be raised, and the roof side rail part of the sliding roof and the roof side rail part of the rear fixed roof will not be raised. Since the position is shifted and the slide roof is slid, it is possible to obtain the effect that the amount of rise of the slide roof is small.

Further, in the embodiment, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, since the slide roof 8 is supported at three points, the slide roof 8 can be supported reliably.

Furthermore, since the left and right slide roofs 8 of the central fixed roof 6 can be slid separately, the slide roof 8 can be opened and closed according to the driver's and passenger's preference.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a sliding roof device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing main parts of the embodiment device, and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are the embodiment device. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the embodiment device, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of δ.
8 and 8 are perspective views showing the conventional example, and FIG. 9 is a side view showing the conventional example. 1... Roof 3... Front fixed roof 5... Rear fixed roof 6... Central fixed roof 7... Opening 8... Slide roof 9... Roof side rail portion 13...・Guide mechanism patent application Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) The vehicle roof has a front fixed roof, a rear fixed roof, and a central fixed roof that connects both fixed roofs,
Openings are formed on the left and right outer sides of the central fixed roof, and the openings are covered in an openable and closable manner by a sliding roof that has a roof side rail section on the outer side of the vehicle, and the fixed roof and the sliding roof A sliding roof device for a vehicle, characterized in that the roof is provided with a guide mechanism that moves the sliding roof outward of the vehicle, raises the rear part of the roof, and moves the sliding roof rearward.