JPH0625376Y2 - Outer slide roof device for automobiles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to an outer slide roof device in which a lid slides on the outside of a roof to open and close an opening.

(Prior Art) As a conventional automobile outer slide roof device, for example, a device described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-89027 is known.

In this device, an opening is formed in the roof, and a lid for sliding the upper side of a rear roof disposed on the rear side of the opening to open and close the opening is provided, and the lid is engaged with the lid when fully opened. The catch member was provided on the rear roof.

Therefore, even when traveling with the lid fully opened, the lid is engaged with the catch member and does not rattle.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, in the conventional device as described above, since the catch member for fixing the lid is provided outside the vehicle, the catch member makes a wind noise during traveling. There was a problem in that when the lid was fully closed, the pots and catch members were protruding above the rear roof and the appearance was poor.

(Means for Solving Problems) The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in order to achieve the object, the present invention provides an opening in a roof of a vehicle body. In an outer slide roof device for an automobile, which is provided with a lid that slides on an upper side of a rear roof disposed behind the opening to open and close the opening, the outer sliding roof device is formed in a taper shape toward the rear of the vehicle. The engaging projection is provided on the lower front edge of the lid with its axial direction substantially parallel to the lid, and the engaging projection is made of an elastic material so that the engaging projection can be inserted into the front edge of the rear roof on the opening side. The formed engagement recess is disposed at a position where the engagement protrusion is inserted when the lid is fully opened, with the insertion opening oriented toward the sliding direction of the engagement protrusion immediately before the lid is fully opened. On the inner circumference, the engaging protrusion is inserted. It is formed in such a size that it is pressed against the outer periphery of the engaging projection when it is released.

(Operation) In the vehicle slide roof device of the present invention configured as described above, since the opening is closed by the lid when the lid is closed, the engagement recess provided in the rear roof is covered by the lid. It is hidden. Further, since the engaging protrusion is also provided on the lower edge of the lid, it does not protrude from the roof.

Next, when the lid is slid in the opening direction, when the lid reaches the fully open position, the engaging protrusion on the front portion of the lid is inserted into the engaging recess provided on the front edge of the rear roof from the insertion opening, and The outer periphery of the engagement protrusion and the inner periphery of the engagement recess are in pressure contact with each other, and in this engagement state, the lid moves in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the engagement protrusion, that is, in the vertical and horizontal directions. The movement in the front-rear direction is also regulated due to the regulation and the pressure contact.

Accordingly, when the lid is fully opened, the lid is fully positioned by the engagement between the engaging projection and the engaging concave portion, and the front portion of the lid is prevented from being lifted or rattling during traveling.

The engagement state between the engagement protrusion and the engagement recess is released by sliding the lid in the closing direction.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. First, the structure of the outer slide roof device for a vehicle according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 15 will be described.

The first embodiment device is installed in a vehicle 1. When describing the structure of the device, the vehicle 1 will be described first.

As shown in FIG. 4, the automobile 1 is of a type generally called a hatchback coupe, and has a back door 130 provided at a rear portion of a roof 120 of a vehicle body 100.

In addition, a roof opening 10 is formed in the roof 120 over the entire width of the roof 120 between a rail roof rear 121 as a rear roof and a front roof 122. The center pillars 110 are connected to the left and right ends of the rail roof rear 121.
A side door 140 having a side window 141 is provided on the front side of 0, and a rear pillar 160 is extended downward on the rear side of the center pillar 110 (on the left and right sides of the rail roof rear 121). 1
A rear side window 150 is provided at a position outside 60.

As shown in FIG. 9, the rear side window 150 has its upper end portion curved toward the center of the vehicle body to cover the upper side of the rear pillar 160 and the outer side of the vehicle.

In the center of the roof opening 10, as shown in FIG. 4, the front end is fixed to the front roof 122 and the rear end is fixed to the rail roof rear 121, so that the center bar 170 extends in the front-rear direction. It is set up. This central bar 170 is
As shown in the figure, a reinforcing member 171 is provided on the lower side to form a closed cross-section, and front guide rails 50 are provided in the front-rear direction along the left and right side surfaces.
The lower side of 70 is covered with a garnish 172.

As shown in FIG. 9, a door opening 190 is opened between the left and right rear pillars 160, and a back door 130 for opening and closing the door opening 190 is provided.
The back door 130 is the rail roof rear 121.
And is hinged to the back window 131 and a door frame 132 provided below the peripheral edge of the glass.

As shown in FIG. 14, the back door 130 is arranged such that its front end portion abuts on the weather strip 126 of the rail roof rear 121 and is flush with the step portion 125. As shown in FIG. 9, the upper surface of the back window 131 has a rear side window 150.
A step h1 is formed between the upper end surface and the upper surface, and a rear end of the upper surface is formed so as to form a step h2 between the upper frame and the door frame 132, as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a drip 161 is formed inside the rear pillar 160 so as to extend toward the vehicle body center side from the inner side end surface of the rear side window 150, and the drip 161 and the back door 130 are connected to each other. A weather strip 162 is provided between them.

The exterior wall 163 of the rear pillar 160 and the back door 1 are outside the weather strip 162.
At a position surrounded by 30 and the inner surface of the rear side window 150, a space portion 164 extending in the front-rear direction along the rear pillar 160 is formed.

Next, the outer slide roof device for automobiles of the first embodiment will be explained.
As shown in the drawing, the lid 20, the front roller 30, the rear slider 40, the front guide rail 50, the rear guide rail 60, the motor 70, the engaging projection member 80, the front hook 81, which are provided in the roof opening 10, Rear hook (engagement protrusion) 8
2, the first engaging recess 91 and the second engaging recess 92 are the main components.

The lid 20 opens and closes the roof opening 10. As shown in FIGS. 5, 7, 8, and 13, the lid 20 is made of a transparent glass plate whose inner edge is made of iron. It is formed by being surrounded by a frame 200 of
Then, the front end portion is brought into contact with the front roof 122, the rear end portion covers the rail roof rear 121, and the back door 13
It is arranged so that a step h3 is formed between it and 0.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, rail roof sides 21 are formed on both left and right sides of the lid 20, and weather strips 22 that abut against the side windows 141 are provided on the rail roof sides 21. As shown in FIG. 13, a weather strip 23 that abuts on the front roof 122 is provided at the front end portion of the lid 20, and a weather strip 23 that abuts on the rail roof rear 121 is provided at the rear end portion of the lid 20. A strip 24 is provided.

A front roller 30 as a front slide member slidably supported by the front guide rail 50 is attached by a bracket 25 to the rear surface of the front portion of the lid 20, as shown in FIG. Further, the engaging projection members 80 shown in FIG. 1 are provided on the left and right parts.

In addition, a rear slider 40 slidably supported by a rear guide rail 60 shown in FIG. 10 is attached by brackets 26 to the back surfaces of the left and right rear portions of the lid 20.

The lid 20 is masked at the peripheral portion and the central front-rear direction portion so that the frame 200 and the bracket 25 cannot be seen from the outside of the vehicle body.

The rear slider 40, as shown in FIG.
The slider base 41 is connected to the motor 70, and two tilt links 42 are connected to the slider base 41 and the bracket 26 and are bent in a dogleg shape.

One end of the tilt link 42 is pivotally attached to the bracket 26 by a pin 44, and the other end of the tilt link 42 is a slider base 41.
Is pivotally attached to each other by a pin 43, and the other ends are connected to each other by a pin 46. Further, a first roller 45 is provided outside the pin 44, and a second roller is provided at an intermediate position between the pins 43 and 44. 47, 47 are provided.

Both guide rails 50, 60 are located at the fully open position b (first position) on the back window 131 from the fully closed position a (Figs. 4, 13) where the lid 20 is closed, and the roof opening 10 is closed. (Figs. 5 and 15) are slide-guided, and the front guide rail 50 is
As shown, along the center bar 170, the front roller 3
0 is provided in a state of supporting the rear guide rail 60.
Is provided in a state of supporting the rear slider 40 along the rear pillar 160, as shown in FIG.

The rear side guide rail 60, as shown in FIG.
Rail top member 61, rail main body 62, in order from the front side,
The rail end member 63 is composed of three members.

The rail top member 61 is formed with a groove 611 for the first roller, which is slanted downward in a diagonal direction so that the first roller 45 can roll, and a similar second roller 47 is formed on the lower side thereof. A second roller groove 612 that can roll is formed.

The rail body 62 is formed with a slider groove 621 into which the rear slider 40 is slidably inserted, and a roller groove 622 which is continuous with the second roller groove 612. Top surface 623
Are formed so as to be continuous with the first roller groove 611.

A wire groove 625 through which the wire 71 is inserted is formed on one side of the slider groove 621.

As shown in FIG. 12, the rail end member 63 includes a guide groove 631 for guiding the vertical movement of the rollers 45 and 47, a guide piece 632 for guiding the vertical movement of the first roller 45, and the slider base portion. 41 and a slider groove 633 for guiding 41.

When the lid 20 is slid backward to the fully open position b, the guide groove 631 and the guide piece 632 lower the rear end of the lid 20 until the rear window 131 is close to the back window 131, so that the lid 20 moves to the back window 131. It is something to follow.

The motor 70 serves as a drive source for tilting (vertical movement) and sliding of the lid 20, and a wire arranged in the wire groove 625 formed in the slider groove 621 of the rear guide rail 60. 71 is provided so that it can be pushed and pulled freely. This motor 70, as shown in FIGS.
It is installed in the back panel 180 at the rear end of the vehicle body.
Further, the installation place of the motor 70 is covered with a license plate 101 so that it can be opened and closed, and in the event of a failure, the license plate 101 can be opened and driven by a handle 72.

Further, the motor 70 is operated by an operation switch (not shown) provided in the vehicle compartment, and this operation switch is
It has positions of off, tilt up, open and close.

The engaging projection member 80 and the first and second engaging concave portions 91, 92 are
The lid 20 is fixed to the vehicle body 100 in the engaged state, and the engaging projection member 80 is provided with a base portion 83 at the front lower edge of the lid 20, as shown in FIG. It is formed by a substantially columnar front hook 81 protruding from 83 in the lid closing slide direction (front direction) and a substantially columnar rear hook 82 protruding from the base portion 83 in the lid opening slide direction (rear direction).

Further, the first engaging recess 91 is, as shown in FIG.
An insertion port 91 made of a rubber material and circularly opened at the rear
1 and an annular portion on the inner circumference, and a step portion 912 that is in an engaged state that is pressed against the front hook 81 and regulates movement in the circumferential direction.
As shown in FIG. 1, it is provided on the front roof 122 at a position corresponding to the front hook 81 at the lid fully closed position a.

That is, when the lid 20 slides in the closing direction until the lid 20 reaches the fully closed position a, the front hook 81 of the engaging projection member 80 moves to the second position.
As shown in the figure, it is inserted into the insertion opening 911 of the first engaging recess 91, and is crimped in the circumferential direction to the step portion 912 to be in an engaged state, and its movement in the circumferential direction is restricted.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the second engaging recess 92 is at a position corresponding to the rear hook 82 at the lid fully open position b and at the front edges of the left and right ends of the rail roof rear 121. The second engaging recess 92, which is provided at a position facing the roof opening 10, is made of a rubber material and has a front opening 921 as shown in FIG.
And a stepped portion 922 which is annularly provided on the inner circumference and is in pressure contact with the rear hook 82 to be in an engagement state for restricting movement in the circumferential direction.
It has and.

That is, when the lid 20 is opened and slid to the fully open position b, the rear hook 81 of the engaging projection member 80 is inserted into the insertion opening 921 of the second engaging recess 92 as shown in FIG. The portion 922 is crimped in the circumferential direction to be in the engaged state, and the movement in the circumferential direction is restricted.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

When fully closed When the lid 20 is fully closed, as shown in FIG.
The weather strip 23 at the front end contacts the front roof 122, and the weather strips 22 on the left and right sides are attached to the side window 1
The upper end of 41 is contacted (FIG. 8), and the weather strip 24 at the rear end is contacted with the rail roof rear 121 to close the roof opening 10 in a sealed state.

Further, at this time, the front hook 81 and the first engaging recess 91 are
As shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 2, the front hook 81 is engaged in the circumferential direction to restrict the movement of the front portion of the lid 20 in the up, down, left, and right directions (the circumferential direction of the front hook 81).
0 is fixed to the vehicle body.

When tilting up When the operation switch is set to the tilting up position, the motor 70 drives a predetermined amount and the rear slider 40 slides backward in the rear guide rail 60 by a predetermined amount.

In the rear slider 40, when the lid is in the fully closed position a, as shown in FIG. 11, the slider base 41 is arranged near the front end of the rail body 62, and the first roller 45 of the tilt link 42 is arranged. Is the rail top member 61
Is arranged at the lower end of the first roller groove 611, and the second roller 47 is arranged at the lower end of the second roller groove 612.

Therefore, when the slider base 41 moves rearward due to the winding of the wire 71, the rollers 45 and 47 are moved to the groove 61 for both rollers.
The tilt link 42 is rotated upward by being guided by the guides 1, 612, and the bracket 26 is moved slightly rearward and lifted accordingly, so that the lid 20 moves toward the front end portion as shown in FIG. The weather strip 23 comes into contact with the sealing material 127 of the drip 123, and the rear portion is raised to be in a tilt-up state.

At this time, the front hook 81 is slightly rotated with respect to the first engaging recess 91 to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG.

When the lid open operation switch is set to the open position, the motor 70 is driven until the switch position is turned off or the lid 20 moves to the fully open position b.

By this drive, the rear slider 40 slides backward on the rear guide rail 60 from the tilt-up position described above.

Then, the first roller 45 moves from the first roller groove 611 of the rail top member 61 to the upper surface 623 of the rail main body 62 and rolls on the upper surface 623, and the second roller 4
7 moves from the second roller groove 612 of the rail top member 61 into the roller groove 622 of the rail body 62 and rolls in the groove 622, and the slider base 41 slides in the slider groove 621. In this way, the rear slider 40 slides while supporting the rear portion of the lid 20.

Further, the rear slider 40 slides and the front roller 30 rolls in the front guide rail 50 while supporting the front portion of the lid 20, whereby the lid 20 is guided rearward to both guide rails 50 and 60. Be slided.

By the way, when the lid 20 is opened and slid from the tilted-up state, the engagement between the front hook 81 and the first engagement recess 91 is released. Then, when the lid 20 almost reaches the fully open position b, this time, the rear hook 82 of the engaging projection member 80 is provided at the front edge of the rail roof rear 121.
It is inserted into the insertion opening 921 of the engaging recess 92 as shown in FIG. 3, and positioning is performed here when the lid is fully opened.

When the lid is fully opened When the rear slider 40 reaches the rail end member 63 by the above-described opening operation, as shown in FIG. 12, first, the second roller 47 is guided by the guide groove 631 to move downward, and further, the As the second roller 47 moves downward, the first roller 45 also moves along the guide piece 632 and the guide groove 631.
It is guided by and moves downward.

Then, the rear end of the lid 20 is lowered by the downward movement of the rollers 45 and 47, and the lid 20 is placed along the upper side of the back door 130 as shown in FIG.

Further, as the lid 20 is tilted down at the fully open position b as described above, the rear hook 82 and the second engagement recess 92 are engaged with each other in the circumferential direction of the rear hook 82 as shown in FIGS. Movement of the lid 20 in the vertical and horizontal directions (the circumference of the rear hook 82) is restricted.

When the lid 20 is fully opened, the lid 70 is restricted from sliding in the closing direction by the motor 70 in a drive stopped state, which is connected via the wire 71.

When the lid is closed When the operation switch is set to the closed position with the lid 20 open, the motor 70 is driven and the rear slider 40 slides the rear guide rail 60 forward.

When the lid 20 is closed from the fully open position b, the motor 7
Drive of 0 drives the first roller 45 of the rear slider 40.
First rises along the guide groove 631, and further, the first roller 45 leaves the guide groove 631 and then,
As the second roller 47 rises along the direction 1, the guide piece 6
Move along 32 to the upper surface 623 of the rail body 62.

Then, after the second roller 47 comes out of the guide groove 631,
The rail main body 62 moves to the roller groove 622. In this manner, the lid 20 slides forward as the rear slider 40 moves along the rear guide rail 60.

Then, the front hook 81 of the engaging projection member 80 is inserted into the insertion opening 911 of the first engaging recess 91 of the front roof 122, thereby positioning the lid 20 when fully closed, and in this state, A predetermined seal is formed between the front portion of the lid 20 and the vehicle body 100.

Thereafter, the rear slider 40 is guided downward by the rail top member 61 shown in FIG.
Is tilted down, the front hook 81 and the first engagement recess 91 are brought into a predetermined engagement state shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 2, and the lid 20 is fixed to the vehicle body in the fully closed state described above.

As described above, in the outer slide roof device for a vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the front portion of the lid 20 is in the fully open position b and the fully closed position a, and the engaging projection member 80, the first and second parts are provided.
Since it is fixed by the engagement with the engagement recesses 91 and 92,
It is extremely stable and does not float or rattling while driving.

Next, an outer slide roof device for a vehicle according to a second embodiment shown in FIGS. 16 to 18 will be described. Incidentally, in describing the second embodiment, the description of the same configuration as the first embodiment will be omitted. Also, with regard to the operation, the description of the same operation as that of the first embodiment will be omitted.

The outer slide roof device for a vehicle according to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 16 to 18 is an example in which the lid 20 slides without tilting up or down.

The rear guide rail 260 is formed in the same sectional shape as the rail main body 62 in the first embodiment, and has a groove 2 for the slider.
61 and a roller groove 262.

In addition, the rear slider 240, as shown in FIG.
The bracket 226, which has the shape of the slider base 41 of the first embodiment and is provided on the left and right sides of the rear end of the lid 20, is provided with rollers 227 that are inserted into the roller grooves 262. .

Further, the first engagement recess 291 and the second engagement recess 293 are
The insertion ports 292 and 294, which are made of a rubber material and are wider on the inlet side, are formed, and a space portion 295 is formed to facilitate deformation.

Therefore, the lid 20 is slid back and forth without tilting up and tilting down.

In addition, both hooks 81 and 82 are provided with both engaging recesses 291 and 29.
When it is inserted all the way into the insertion holes 292, 294 of 3,
The engaged state is regulated to move the lid 20 vertically and horizontally.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in the embodiment, the rail roof rear is covered by the lid, You may make it cover only a roof opening part like a thing.

Further, in the embodiment, the engaging projection member and the engaging concave portion that are in the engaged state both when the lid is fully opened and when the lid is fully closed are used, but the front hook and the first engaging concave portion that are engaged when fully closed are provided. Even if you do not have the desired effect.

Further, in the embodiment, a slide roof of a type generally called a T-bar roof is shown, but a type in which a roof is provided to the left and right of the roof opening, a type without a central bar, etc. It can be applied to slide roofs other than those shown in.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, in the vehicle outer slide roof device of the present invention, the engaging recess is provided at the front edge of the rear roof and is covered by the lid when the lid is closed. Since it is provided at the lower edge of the lid and does not project from the roof, it is possible to obtain an effect that no wind noise is generated or the appearance does not deteriorate when traveling. In addition, when the lid is fully opened, the engagement of the engaging projection member and the engaging recess restricts the fully opened position of the lid, and the front portion of the lid is prevented from being lifted or rattling during traveling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an outer slide roof device for a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are sectional views showing the main parts of the first embodiment device, FIGS. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the device of the first embodiment, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line SA-SA showing the essential parts of the device of the first embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken at the line SB-SB showing the essential parts of the device of the first embodiment. 8 and 9 are SC-SC cross-sectional views showing the main part of the first embodiment device, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the first embodiment device, and FIG. 10 is the main part of the first embodiment device. 11 and 12 are sectional views showing the main part of the first embodiment device, and FIGS. 13 to 15 are explanatory views showing the operation of the first embodiment device, and FIG. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a main part of an outer slide roof device for an automobile according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 17 is a sectional view showing a main part of the second embodiment device,
FIG. 18 is a sectional view showing the main part of the second embodiment device. 10 ... Roof opening (opening) 20 ... Lid 80 ... Engagement projection member 82 ... Rear hook (engagement projection) 92 ... Second engagement recess (engagement recess) 100 ... Vehicle body 120 ... Roof 121 ... Rail roof rear (Rear roof)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An outer slide roof for an automobile, wherein an opening is formed in a roof of a vehicle body, and a lid is provided which slides on an upper side of a rear roof disposed behind the opening to open and close the opening. In the device, an engagement protrusion formed in a tapered shape toward the rear of the vehicle is provided on the lower front edge of the lid with its axial direction substantially parallel to the lid, and the front edge on the opening side of the rear roof. The engaging projection is formed of an elastic material so that the engaging projection can be inserted, and the engaging projection is inserted when the lid is fully opened with the insertion opening oriented toward the sliding direction of the engaging projection immediately before the lid is fully opened. And an inner periphery of the engaging recess is formed in such a size that it is pressed against the outer periphery of the engaging protrusion when the engaging protrusion is inserted. Outer slide roof device.