JPH0620815B2 - Automotive sliding sunroof device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sliding sunroof device for an automobile.

2. Description of the Related Art As a sunroof device for an automobile, for example, the actual Kaisho 56-
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 97119, there is known a so-called sliding sunroof device in which a rectangular sunroof opening is formed in a vehicle body roof and a sunroof panel is slidably attached to the sunroof opening in the front-rear direction. ing.

Further, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-156025, a so-called detachable sunroof in which a sunroof opening is communicated with a side opening to which a door is attached and a sunroof panel is detachably attached to the sunroof opening. Devices are also known.

In the sliding sunroof device described above, even when the sunroof panel is opened to open the sunroof opening, the left and right sides that define the vehicle width direction side edges of the sunroof opening are formed. A pair of sunroof side members remain, resulting in a lack of openness.

Further, in the detachable sunroof device, since the sunroof panel is large and heavy, the attaching and detaching work is troublesome, and a large space is required to store the sunroof panel removed from the opening of the sunroof.

In a sliding sunroof device for an automobile in which a sunroof panel is slidably mounted in a front-rear direction with respect to a sunroof opening formed in a vehicle body roof, both side edges of the sunroof opening in a vehicle width direction are defined. A pair of left and right sunroof side members that are formed are divided from the vehicle body roof, and a pair of left and right guide rails that slidably engage the sunroof panel are divided into a vehicle body side guide rail and a sunroof side side guide rail that can be attached to the vehicle body. The sunroof side guide rail is attached to the sunroof side member, and the sunroof side member is detachably attached to the vehicle body roof with the sunroof panel fully opened.

Action Open and close the sunroof panel with the sunroof side member including the sunroof side guide rail attached to the vehicle body roof. Also, with the sunroof panel fully opened, the sunroof side members are attached to and detached from the vehicle body roof.

Embodiment 1 As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a door opening formed on a vehicle body side 2 to which a door 3 is attached so as to be openable and closable outward of a vehicle through a hinge (not shown). There is. Reference numeral 4 denotes a vehicle body roof, on which a square sunroof opening 5 is formed. Reference numeral 6 denotes a sunroof panel that is slidably mounted in the sunroof opening 5 in the front-rear direction, and is composed of a transparent body or a translucent body formed in a similar shape smaller than the sunroof opening 5. . A pair of left and right frames 7 are attached to both sides of the sunroof panel 6 in the vehicle width direction. A front roller 8 is rotatably attached to a front side portion of the frame 7 via a support shaft 9. A bracket 10 is attached to the rear portion of the frame 7, and a rear roller 11 is rotatably attached via a support shaft 12 to a lower end portion of the bracket 10 extending rearward from the sunroof panel 6. Reference numeral 20 denotes a pair of left and right guide rails that slidably engage the sunroof panel 6, and this is divided into a pair of left and right sunroof side guide rails 21 and a pair of left and right vehicle body side guide rails 22. The sunroof side guide rails 21 slidably engage the front roller 8 and are attached to the sunroof side members 40 that define both side edges of the sunroof opening 5 in the vehicle width direction. The vehicle body side guide rail 22 is divided into a front guide rail end 23 and a rear guide rail 24. The front guide rail end 23 is connected to the rear side of the sunroof side side guide rail 21 and slidably engages with the front roller 8. The front guide rail end 23 defines a rear edge portion of the sunroof opening 5 of the vehicle body roof 4. Is attached to. The rear guide rail 24 is the rear roller 11.
For slidingly engaging the front vertical rail portion 2
5 and a rear horizontal rail portion 26 that communicates rearward from the lower portion thereof, and a rear portion of the front guide rail end 23 of the vehicle body roof 4, specifically, a rear door on which the transparent rear window glass 14 is mounted. It is attached to a vehicle body frame portion 16 that defines both side edges of the vehicle width direction 15. 30 is a sunroof panel opening and closing drive mechanism,
This is a motor 3 as an actuator attached to a vehicle body component 17 that defines the rear edge of the back door 15.
1, a pair of left and right geared wires 32 connected to the output shaft of the motor 31, and a slide groove 27 fixed to the tip of the geared wire 32 and formed in the upper portion of the rear guide rail 24 so as to be slidably inscribed. A pair of left and right sliders 33 combined with each other, and the rear guide rail 2 fixed to the slider 33.
4 is provided with a tilt slider 35 slidably mounted via front and rear rollers 34. A long hole 36 is formed in the tilt slider 35 in an inclined shape, and the support shaft 12 of the rear roller 11 is inserted into the long hole 36. It is slidably inscribedly fitted and has a structure for opening and closing the sunroof panel 6 while guiding the sunroof panel 6 to the sunroof opening 5 with a pair of left and right guide rails 20 by forward and reverse rotation of the motor 31. . Further, the tip of the wire tube 37 fitted on the geared wire 32 is screwed onto the end of the rear guide rail 24 where the slide groove 27 is provided.
It is fitted and attached to the pressing member 39 fastened at 8.

Here, the sunroof side member 40 to which the sunroof side guide rail 21 is assembled is detachably attached to the vehicle body roof 4. Specifically, the sunroof side member 40 is divided into a part 18 that defines the front edge of the sunroof opening 5 of the vehicle body roof 4 and a part 13 that defines the rear edge of the sunroof opening 5, and the sunroof side member 40. Lock pins 41, 4 are provided on the front and rear ends of the member 40.
2 is assembled. The lock pins 41 and 42 are separated by the operating lever 43 attached to the inner side portion of the sunroof side member 40 from the divided end face of the portion 18 defining the front edge of the sunroof opening 5 of the vehicle body roof 4 and the rear of the sunroof opening 5. It is adapted to be locked and unlocked in the insertion holes 44 and 45 formed in the divided end surface of the portion 13 which defines the edge portion. Reference numerals 50 and 51 denote weather strips attached to the vehicle width direction vehicle inside edge and the vehicle width direction vehicle outside edge of the sunroof side member 40. Reference numerals 52 and 53 are weather strips attached to portions 18 and 13 that define a front edge portion and a front edge portion of the sunroof opening 5 of the vehicle body roof 4.

According to the structure of the above embodiment, the lock pins 41 and 42 are inserted into the insertion holes 4 when the sunroof panel 6 completely closes the sunroof opening 5 as shown in FIG.
4, the sunroof side member 40 is mounted so as to straddle the portion 18 and the portion 13 of the vehicle body roof 4, and the front roller 8 is arranged in the front portion of the sunroof side guide rail 21. , The rear roller 11 is the front vertical rail portion 2 of the rear guide rail 24.
It is located at the top of the 5. As a result, the sunroof panel 6 is fitted into the sunroof opening 5, and the sunroof panel 6 and the parts 13, 1 of the vehicle body roof 4 are inserted.
Parting with 8 and sunroof panel 6
Part of the sunroof side member 40 and the part of the sunroof side member 40 and the door glass 54 are watertight and airtight by the weather strips 50 to 53, respectively.
The outer surface exposed to the outside of the vehicle is substantially flush with the outer surface exposed to the outside of the vehicle body roof 4.

When the motor 31 of the sunroof panel opening / closing drive mechanism 30 is normally driven by an operation button (not shown) from the fully closed state of the sunroof panel 6 shown in FIG. 4, the tilt slider 35 is moved backward by the geared wire 32, and By moving the tilt slider 35 rearward, the rear roller 11 is moved from the upper part to the lower part of the front vertical rail portion 25 of the rear guide rail 24, and the rear part of the sunroof panel 6 is dropped from the sunroof opening 5 to the inside of the vehicle. By the subsequent movement of the tilt slider 35 to the rear, the rear roller 11 moves the rear horizontal rail portion 2 of the rear guide rail 24.
6, the front roller 8 is moved rearward along the sunroof side guide rails 21, and the sunroof panel 6 is drawn into the vehicle in the direction of the sunroof opening 5 to open the sunroof opening 5. To be done. Further, by moving the tilt slider 35 rearward,
The rear roller 11 is arranged to move to the rear part of the rear guide rail 24, and the front roller 8 is arranged to move from the sunroof side side guide rail 21 to the front guide rail end 23. As a result, as shown in FIG. The door is fully opened and the sunroof opening 5 is fully opened.

In the fully opened state of the sunroof panel 6 shown in FIG. 5, when the lock pins 41 and 42 are unlocked from the insertion holes 44 and 45 by the operating lever 43 and the sunroof side member 40 is removed from the vehicle body roof 4, As shown in the figure, the sunroof opening 5 is communicated with the door opening 1 as in a so-called Targa roof type vehicle, so that the open feeling is improved.

On the other hand, in order to close the sunroof panel 6 from the state shown in FIG. 6, first, the sunroof side members 40 are arranged on both side edges of the sunroof opening 5 in the vehicle width direction, and the operation lever 43 is placed.
When the lock pins 41, 42 are locked in the insertion holes 44, 45 by means of the lock levers 41, 42 in the state shown in FIG.
5 is moved forward by the geared wire 32, the rear roller 11 is moved forward along the rear guide rail 24, and the front roller 8 is moved from the front guide rail end 23 to the sunroof side guide rail 2.
1 is moved forward along with the sunroof panel 6
Indicates the half-opened state shown in FIG. 1 or the fully-closed state shown in FIG.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
For example, when the sunroof panel 6 is opened from the state where the door is fully closed as shown in FIG. 7 (A), the sunroof panel 6 passes through FIG. 7 (B) and then the rear of the back door 15 as shown in FIG. 7 (C). FIG. 7 (D) in which the sunroof panel 6 is fully opened when the sunglass panel 6 is fully opened by being pulled into the vehicle interior from the window glass 14 while being dropped into the vehicle interior.
The sunroof side member 40 as shown in FIG.
Even a structure that can be detached from is applicable.

As described above, according to the present invention, the sunroof opening is opened by removing the sunroof side member from the vehicle body roof in the fully opened state where the sunroof panel is slid and stored in the vehicle compartment behind the sunroof opening. By communicating with the door opening, it is possible to improve the open feeling like a so-called Targa roof type vehicle. Moreover, even if you want to create a feeling of openness like a Targa roof type car, you do not need to remove a large and heavy sunroof panel unlike a detachable sunroof type car, and you can use a sunroof side member that is smaller and lighter than a sunroof panel. Since it can be stored in the trunk room or luggage room, it can be easily attached and detached, and the storage space is small.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the essential parts of the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a rear guide rail in a fully closed state of a sunroof panel. FIG. 4 is a side view showing the relationship between the tilt slider and the rear roller, FIG. 4 is a side view showing a fully closed state of the sunroof panel of the same embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a fully open state of the sunroof panel of the same embodiment with the sunroof side member FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the sunroof panel is attached, and FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the sunroof side member is removed in a fully opened state of the sunroof panel of the embodiment, and FIGS. 7 (A) to 7 (D) are It is a perspective view showing a different example of the present invention. 4 ... Vehicle roof, 5 ... Sunroof opening, 6 ... Sunroof panel, 20 ... Guide rail, 21 ... Sunroof side guide rail, 22 ... Vehicle side guide rail, 40 ... Sunroof side member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A sliding sunroof device for an automobile, in which a sunroof panel is slidably mounted in a front-rear direction with respect to a sunroof opening formed in a vehicle body roof.
A vehicle body in which a pair of left and right sunroof side members that define both side edges of the sunroof opening in the vehicle width direction are separated from the vehicle body roof, and a pair of left and right guide rails that slidably engage the sunroof panel are attached to the vehicle body. Side guide rails and sunroof side guide rails are configured separately, and the sunroof side guide rails are attached to the sunroof side members, and the sunroof side members are detachably attached to the vehicle body roof with the sunroof panel fully opened. A sliding sunroof device for an automobile, which is characterized in that