JPH0853012A - Sun roof device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To tilt up a sun roof lid by lifting the rear end of the sun roof lid. CONSTITUTION:A guide wedge 6 provided on a rail 4 is formed with a cam part. A lid 3 is provided on the lower part near the rear end with a bracket 10. A link 12 is provided between the guide wedge 6 and bracket 10. The link 12 is provided with an engaging pin. A motor M is provided near between the rails 4. The guide wedges 6 are moved in the opposite directions to each other along the rails 4 by driving the motor M. The engaging pin of the link 12 is driven while engaging with the cam part of the guide wedge 6 and the link 12 is pivoted as the guide wedge 6 moves. The bracket 10 moves upward as the link 12 pivots and the rear end of the lid 3 is lifted upward together with the bracket 10 so as to provide the tilted-up condition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tilt-up type sunroof device for an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an opening is formed in a roof panel of a vehicle body, a lid is arranged in the opening of the roof panel, and a front end of the lid is rotatably connected to a front edge of the opening of the roof panel. Then
A frame is provided under the roof panel, an opening is formed in the frame so as to face the opening of the roof panel, a locking mechanism is provided in the lower part near the center near the rear end of the lid, and a lid is provided at the lower part on both sides of the lid. There is known a sunroof device provided with an assist mechanism for lifting a rear end of a body upward.

[0003]

However, in the conventional sunroof device, in the fully closed state in which the lid closes the opening of the roof panel of the vehicle body, the lid is unlocked by the lock mechanism and then the lid is closed. By pushing up in the tilt-up direction, the rear end of the lid is lifted up from the rear edge of the opening of the roof panel by the assist mechanism, and the lid mechanism is tilted up in the assist mechanism. Since the biasing force of the spring is constantly applied, the lid flexes when fully closed, creating a gap between the opening of the roof panel and the lid to generate wind noise, which may cause the lid to tilt up. Since the posture is maintained only by the biasing force of the spring of the assist mechanism, the lid may be closed during traveling.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to drive the drive means in the fully closed state in which the lid closes the opening of the roof panel of the vehicle body, so that the guide body operates as the drive means. While driving, they move in opposite directions away from each other along the pair of guide rails, and the long holes of the guide body move in opposite directions along the pair of guide rails while engaging with one end of the tilt link, and tilt The link engagement body is driven while engaging with the cam portion of the guide body, the tilt link rotates so as to rise while the guide body moves, and the support body moves at a certain position while the tilt link rotates. The lid body moves upward, and the lid body rotates with respect to the front edge of the opening of the roof panel as the support body moves, and the rear end of the lid body together with the support body moves from the rear edge of the roof panel opening portion. Hold upwards The lid is tilted up with respect to the opening of the roof panel by the tilt link, and the resistance when the tilt link is rotated is small, and the upward movement of the support body due to the rotation of the tilt link is stabilized. It can be performed smoothly in the state, there is little rattling with respect to the guide body of the tilt link, and when tilting up with the tilt link of the lid body, the tilt link keeps standing up,
An object of the present invention is to provide a sunroof device capable of maintaining the tilted-up posture of the lid body.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A sunroof device of the present invention has an opening formed in a roof panel of a vehicle body, a lid is provided in the opening of the roof panel, and a front edge of the opening of the roof panel is provided. In the sunroof device in which the front end of the lid is rotatably connected to each other, a pair of guide rails are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction of the vehicle body in the vicinity of the rear edge of the opening of the roof panel. A pair of guide rails are provided with movable guide bodies, and the guide bodies are provided with elongated holes parallel to the guide rails. Spaces are provided in a lower portion of the lid body near a rear end thereof in the left-right direction of the vehicle body. A cam that folds and tilts the tilt link near the outer end of the guide body by providing a support body and a tilt link that moves the rear end of the lid body upward between the guide body and the support body Forming a part The tilt link is provided with an engaging body that is driven along the cam portion of the guide body, movably engages the elongated hole of the guide body near one end of the tilt link, and the support body is provided with the tilt link other than the tilt link. An end portion is movably connected in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and drive means for moving the guide bodies in mutually opposite directions is provided in the vicinity of the pair of guide rails. is there.

[0006]

A driving means provided in the vicinity of a position between a pair of guide rails provided at the rear edge of the opening of the roof panel from the position of the fully closed state where the lid closes the opening formed in the roof panel of the vehicle body. When the guides are driven, the guides move in opposite directions away from each other along the pair of guide rails as the drive means is driven. Along the guide rails in the respective directions, the engaging bodies provided on the tilt link are driven while being engaged with the cam portion formed near the outer end of the guide body, and the tilt link moves as the guide body moves. While rotating so that it rises up, the support provided at a lower portion near the rear end of the lid body at a distance in the left-right direction of the vehicle body moves upward at a certain position as the tilt link rotates, lid Tilt-up state in which the rear end of the lid is lifted up together with the support from the rear edge of the opening of the roof panel as the support moves along with the front edge of the opening of the roof panel. Then, the opening of the roof panel opens rearward of the vehicle body.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a roof panel of a vehicle body. An opening 2 is formed in the roof panel 1 as shown in FIG. 2, and a sunroof lid as a lid is formed in the opening 2 of the roof panel 1. 3 is provided, and the front end of the sunroof lid 3 is rotatably connected to the front edge of the opening 2 of the roof panel 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of guide rails 4 and 5 are arranged near the rear edge of the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 at intervals in the left-right direction of the vehicle body. As shown in FIG. 3, the guide rails 4 and 5 are provided with guide wedges 6 and 7 serving as guides so as to be movable respectively, and the guide wedges 6 and 7 have long holes parallel to the guide rails 4 and 5. 8 and 9 are provided, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, brackets 10 and 11 serving as supports are provided in the lower portion of the sunroof lid 3 near the rear end thereof and are spaced apart in the left-right direction of the vehicle body, and guide wedges are provided. Between the brackets 6 and 7 and the brackets 10 and 11, as shown in FIG. 3, the tilt link 1 that moves the rear end of the sunroof lid 3 upward is moved.
2 and 13 are provided respectively.

As shown in FIG. 3, cam portions 14 and 15 for raising and lowering the tilt links 12 and 13 are formed near the outer ends of the guide wedges 6 and 7, respectively.
2 and 13 have cam portions 14 and 15 of the guide wedges 6 and 7, respectively.
Engaging pins 16 and 17 serving as engaging bodies that follow along are provided respectively, and the one ends of the tilt links 12 and 13 are movably engaged with the long holes 8 and 9 of the guide wedges 6 and 7, respectively. The other ends of the tilt links 12 and 13 are connected to the brackets 10 and 11 respectively so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.

In the vicinity of the guide rails 4 and 5, there is shown in FIG.
Also, as shown in FIG. 3, a motor M is provided as a drive means for moving the guide wedges 6 and 7 in opposite directions.

As shown in FIG. 1, an opening 2 is formed in front of the center of the roof panel 1, and water is bent downward at the inner peripheral edge of the opening 2 of the roof panel 1. A section 18 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 1, a sunroof lid 3 is arranged in the opening 2 of the roof panel 1, and the entire circumference of the sunroof lid 3 is leaked when fully closed as shown in FIG. A weather strip 19 is provided to prevent
The weather strip 19 is pressed against the inner surface of the water section 18 in the opening 2 of the roof panel 1.

The sunroof lid 3 is made of a transparent or translucent glass plate or a synthetic resin plate, and the weather strip 19 is made of an elastic material.

As shown in FIG. 1, an upper frame 20 and a lower frame 21 are provided under the roof panel 1, respectively, and the upper frame 20 and the lower frame 2 are provided.
1, the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 as shown in FIG.
The opening 22 is formed to face the lower frame 2
1, a bulging portion 23 and a bulging portion 24 bulging downward are formed at portions corresponding to the front portion and the rear portion of the opening 22, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, leaf springs 25 are provided in the bulging portion 23 of the lower frame 21 and the lower portion near the front end of the sunroof lid 3 at intervals in the left-right direction of the vehicle body.
25 are arranged respectively, and the bulging portion 2 of the lower frame 21 is provided.
One end portion of the leaf spring 25 is fixed to the lower portion of 3 by a plurality of bolts, and the other end portion of the leaf spring 25 is fixed to a lower portion near the front end of the sunroof lid 3 by a plurality of bolts. Leaf springs 25, 2 are provided on the bulging portion 23.
A front end of the sunroof lid 3 is rotatably connected via 5.

The upper frame 20 and the lower frame 21
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, guide rails 4 and 5 are arranged in series in the vicinity of the rear edge of the opening 22 in the left-right direction of the vehicle body in series. As shown in FIG. 4, a side wall 27 is formed toward the upper side near one edge of the bottom wall 26 that is long along the left-right direction of the vehicle body, and the other side of the bottom wall 26 of the guide rail 4 is formed. A side wall 28 is formed upward toward the edge, a side wall 27 of the guide rail 4 is formed with a rail groove 29 opening inward, and a side wall 28 of the guide rail 4 is opened inward. The rail groove 30 is formed, and the side wall 2 of the guide rail 4 is formed.
A projecting piece 31 projecting outward is formed in the center of 8.

As shown in FIG. 5, a portion of the guide rail 5 near one side edge of the bottom wall 32, which is long along the left-right direction of the vehicle body, is
A side wall 33 is formed upward, and a side wall 34 is formed upward near the other edge of the bottom wall 32 of the guide rail 5.
Is formed, a side wall 33 of the guide rail 5 is formed with a rail groove 35 opening inward, and a side wall 34 of the guide rail 5 is formed with a rail groove 36 opening inward. An overhanging piece 37 is formed at the center of the side wall 34 of No. 5 so as to project outward.

As shown in FIG. 1, a bracket 38 is arranged in the lower portion of the bulging portion 24 of the lower frame 21 along the left-right direction of the vehicle body. The protruding pieces 37 of the guide rail 5 are fixed by a plurality of screws.

A slider 39 is slidably arranged on the bottom wall 26 of the guide rail 4 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, a guide wedge 6 is arranged above the slider 39, and the guide wedge 6 is provided with an elongated hole 8 parallel to the guide rail 4 as shown in FIG.
A cam portion 40 for hoisting the tilt link 12 is formed near the inner end of the guide wedge 6, and a projecting piece 41 is formed upward at the inner end of the guide wedge 6.
A flat portion 42 parallel to the elongated hole 8 is formed on the upper surface near the center of the guide wedge 6, and a cam portion 14 for undulating the tilt link 12 is formed near the outer end of the guide wedge 6, and the guide wedge 6 is formed. A regulation piece 43 is formed at the outer end of the slider along the cam portion 14, and the guide wedge 6 is attached to the slider 3
It is fixed to 9 by a plurality of screws.

As shown in FIG. 6, the slider 39 is fitted into the rail groove 29 and the rail groove 30 of the guide rail 4, respectively, so that one side edge and the other side edge of the slider 39 are fitted.
Is slid along the rail grooves 29, 30 of the guide rail 4, and the guide wedge 6 is moved along with the slider 39 along the guide rail 4.

On the upper portion of the bottom wall 32 of the guide rail 5, a slider 44 is slidably arranged as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, a guide wedge 7 is arranged above the slider 44, and the guide wedge 7 is provided with an elongated hole 9 parallel to the guide rail 5 as shown in FIG.
A cam portion 45 for hoisting the tilt link 13 is formed near the inner end of the guide wedge 7, and a projecting piece 46 is formed upward at the inner end of the guide wedge 7.
A flat surface portion 47 parallel to the elongated hole 9 is formed on the upper surface near the center of the guide wedge 7, and a cam portion 15 for hoisting the tilt link 13 is formed near the outer end of the guide wedge 7. A restricting piece 48 is formed along the cam portion 15 at the outer end of the guide wedge 7 and
It is being fixed to 4 by a plurality of screws.

As shown in FIG. 6, the slider 44 is fitted in the rail groove 35 and the rail groove 36 of the guide rail 5 at one side edge and at the other side edge, respectively.
Is slid along the rail grooves 35, 36 of the guide rail 5, and the guide wedge 7 is moved along the guide rail 5 together with the slider 44.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7, brackets 10 and 11 are arranged in the lower part of the sunroof lid 3 near the rear end thereof at intervals in the left-right direction of the vehicle body. As shown in FIG. 8, a hanging piece 49 bent downward is formed, and the hanging piece 49 of the bracket 10 is provided with a long hole 50 along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.
The bracket 10 is fixed to the lower portion of the sunroof lid 3 near the rear end by a plurality of bolts.

On the bracket 11, as shown in FIG.
A hanging piece 51 that is bent downward is formed, and the hanging piece 51 of the bracket 11 has a long hole 5 along the front-back direction of the vehicle body.
2 is provided, and the bracket 11 is fixed to the lower portion of the sunroof lid 3 near the rear end by a plurality of bolts.

As shown in FIG. 6, tilt links 12 and 12 are provided on both sides of the guide wedge 6, respectively.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, a support pin 53 is provided between the tilt links 12, 12 close to one end, and the elongated holes 8 of the guide wedge 6 are provided with support pins 53 near the one end. The support pin 53 is movably supported via 53, and the support pin 53 is slidably fitted in the elongated hole 8 of the guide wedge 6.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, engagement pins 54 are provided between the ends of the tilt links 12 and 12, and the engagement pins 54 of the tilt links 12 and 12 are cams of the guide wedge 6. The tilt links 12, 12 are slidably engaged with the portion 40, and one ends of the tilt links 12, 12 are driven while engaging with the cam portion 40 of the guide wedge 6 via the engagement pin 54.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 12, engagement pins 16 are provided between the centers of the tilt links 12 and 12, and the engagement pins 16 of the tilt links 12 and 12 are cams of the guide wedge 6. It is slidably fitted between the portion 14 and the restriction piece 43, and the vicinity of the center of the tilt links 12, 12 is driven while being engaged with the cam portion 14 of the guide wedge 6 via the engaging pin 16. Has become.

A support pin 55 is provided between the other ends of the tilt links 12 and 12, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 13, and the base end of an arm 56 is rotatably attached to the support pin 55. A connecting pin 57 is supported and fixed to the tip of the arm 56, and the connecting pin 57 of the arm 56 is movably connected to the elongated hole 50 of the hanging piece 49 of the bracket 10.

Tilt links 13, 13 are provided on both sides of the guide wedge 7, respectively, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 14, a support pin 58 is provided between the tilt links 13 and 13 near one end thereof, and the support pin 58 is provided in the elongated hole 9 of the guide wedge 7 near the one end of the tilt links 13 and 13. The support pin 58 is movably supported via 58, and the support pin 58 is slidably fitted in the elongated hole 9 of the guide wedge 7.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 15, engagement pins 59 are provided between the one ends of the tilt links 13 and 13, and the engagement pins 59 of the tilt links 13 and 13 are cams of the guide wedge 7. The tilt links 13 and 13 are slidably engaged with the portion 45, and one ends of the tilt links 13 and 13 are driven while engaging with the cam portion 45 of the guide wedge 7 via the engagement pin 59.

An engaging pin 17 is provided between the centers of the tilt links 13 and 13 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 16, and the engaging pins 17 of the tilt links 13 and 13 are cams of the guide wedge 7. It is slidably fitted between the portion 15 and the restriction piece 48, and the vicinity of the center of the tilt links 13 and 13 is driven while being engaged with the cam portion 15 of the guide wedge 7 via the engagement pin 17. Has become.

A support pin 60 is provided between the other ends of the tilt links 13, 13 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 17, and the base end of the arm 61 is rotatably attached to the support pin 60. A connecting pin 62 is supported and fixed to the tip of the arm 61, and the connecting pin 62 of the arm 61 is movably connected to the elongated hole 52 of the hanging piece 51 of the bracket 11.

A holder plate 63 is disposed between the guide rails 4 and 5 as shown in FIG. 7, and side walls 64 are provided on both side edges of the holder plate 63 as shown in FIG. , 65 are formed respectively, and a support hole 66 is provided in the center of the holder plate 63.

A motor M is disposed on the side of the holder plate 63 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, and a worm 67 is connected to the shaft of the motor M as shown in FIG. .

A casing 68 is disposed above the holder plate 63 as shown in FIG.
A notch 70 is formed in the peripheral wall 69 of the casing 68, and the end wall 71 of the casing 68 bulges downward on the same axis as the support hole 66 of the holder plate 63, as shown in FIG. The boss 72 is formed, the worm wheel 73 meshing with the worm 67 is housed inside the casing 68, and the worm 67 is inserted into the cutout portion 70 of the peripheral wall 69 of the casing 68.

As shown in FIG. 7, a shaft 74 is provided between the boss 72 of the end wall 71 of the casing 68 and the support hole 66 of the holder plate 63 in the vertical direction. The worm wheel 73 is fixed, the pinion 75 is fixed near the lower end of the shaft 74 near the center of the holder plate 63, and the boss 72 of the end wall 71 of the casing 68 is fixed to the upper end of the shaft 74. Is rotatably supported, and the lower end of a shaft 74 is rotatably supported in the support hole 66 of the holder plate 63.

At the inner end of the guide rail 4, a tube holder 76 is arranged as shown in FIG. 7, and a projection 77 is formed at the tube holder 76 as shown in FIG.
The protrusion 77 of the tube holder 76 is fixed to the upper portion of the bottom wall 26 of the guide rail 4 near the inner end by a screw (not shown).

At the inner end of the guide rail 5, a tube holder 78 is arranged as shown in FIG. 7, and a projection 79 is formed at the tube holder 78 as shown in FIG.
The protrusion 79 of the tube holder 78 is fixed to the upper portion of the bottom wall 32 of the guide rail 5 near the inner end by a screw (not shown).

Stoppers (not shown) for preventing outward movement of the guide wedges 6 and 7 are provided above the outer ends of the bottom walls 26 and 32 of the guide rails 4 and 5, respectively. There is.

Between the one end of the holder plate 63 and the tube holder 76, as shown in FIG. 18, the outer tubes 80, 8 parallel to each other along the left-right direction of the vehicle body.
1 are respectively arranged, one ends of the outer tubes 80 and 81 are respectively held near one end of the holder plate 63, and the other ends of the outer tubes 80 and 81 are respectively held by the tube holder 76. .

Between the other end of the holder plate 63 and the tube holder 78, as shown in FIG. 18, outer tubes 82, 8 parallel to each other along the left-right direction of the vehicle body.
3 are respectively arranged, one ends of the outer tubes 82, 83 are respectively held near the other ends of the holder plates 63, and the other ends of the outer tubes 82, 83 are respectively held by the tube holder 78. There is.

As shown in FIG. 18, a geared cable 84 is movably inserted inside the outer tube 80 and the outer tube 82, and a geared cable 84 is inserted inside the outer tube 81 and the outer tube 83. A geared cable 85 which is parallel to the geared cable 84 is movably inserted, and spiral protrusions (not shown) that mesh with the pinion 75 are formed on the geared cable 84 and the geared cable 85.

Rail groove 29 on the side wall 27 of the guide rail 4
18, a geared cable 84 is movably fitted in the rail groove 35 of the side wall 33 of the guide rail 5, and the slider 3 is provided near one end of the geared cable 84.
The locking pipe 86 and the locking cap 87 are located near one edge of
It is locked by.

A rail groove 30 on the side wall 28 of the guide rail 4
18, a geared cable 85 is movably fitted in the rail groove 36 of the side wall 34 of the guide rail 5, and the slider 4 is provided near one end of the geared cable 85.
The other side edge of 4 is a locking pipe 88 and a locking cap 89.
It is locked by.

A roof lining 90 is disposed below the roof panel 1 as shown in FIG. 1, and the roof lining 90 faces the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 as shown in FIG. The opening 91 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 1, below the sunroof lid 3, a sunshade 92, which serves as a light-shielding panel and faces the upper part of the indoor opening 91 of the roof lining 90, is arranged, and below the sunshade 92 is near the front end. A handle (not shown) is provided, and the sunshade 92 blocks light rays passing through the sunroof lid 3.

Lower frame 21 and roof lining 90
As shown in FIG. 1, a storage section 93 for storing the sunshade 92 is formed between the and, behind the opening 2 of the roof panel 1.

In FIG. 3, the support pin 53 near the one end of the tilt link 12 is located at one end of the elongated hole 8 of the guide wedge 6, and the engagement pin 54 at one end of the tilt link 12 is located at the guide wedge 6. The engaging pin 16 near the center of the tilt link 12 is located at the inner end between the cam portion 14 of the guide wedge 6 and the restricting piece 43, and the tilt link 12 is guided. It is in a state substantially parallel to the rail 4.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the tilt link 1
The support pin 58 near the one end of 3 is located at one end of the elongated hole 9 of the guide wedge 7, and the engagement pin 59 at one end of the tilt link 13 is located at the upper edge of the cam portion 45 of the guide wedge 7. The engaging pin 17 near the center of the tilt link 13 is located at the inner end portion between the cam portion 15 of the guide wedge 7 and the restriction piece 48, and the tilt link 13 is substantially parallel to the guide rail 5. There is.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The connecting pin 57 of the long hole 5 of the hanging piece 49 of the bracket 10.
0 at one end, and as shown in FIG.
The connecting pin 62 of No. 1 is located at one end of the elongated hole 52 of the hanging piece 51 of the bracket 11, and as shown in FIG. 1, the sunroof lid 3 is in a fully closed state in which the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 is closed, and A weather strip 19 on the entire circumference of the lid 3 is brought into pressure contact with a water piece 18 on the inner peripheral edge of the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 so as to seal and shut off the vehicle interior and the exterior.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

[Tilt up of sunroof lid 3] When the motor M is driven from the position where the sunroof lid 3 is in the fully closed state in which the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 shown in FIG. 1 is closed, the shaft of the motor M rotates. At the same time, the worm 67 rotates with the shaft of the motor M, the worm wheel 73 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 19 while meshing with the worm 67, and the shaft 74 rotates with the worm wheel 73 and the end wall of the casing 68. The boss 72 of 71 and the support hole 66 of the holder plate 63 rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 19, and the pinion 75 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 19 as the shaft 74 rotates.

Due to the rotation of the shaft 74 of the pinion 75, the geared cable 84 moves in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 19 while meshing with the pinion 75, and at the same time the geared cable 85 meshes with the pinion 75 while gearing. 19 is moved in the direction of arrow b in FIG.

The slider 39 is moved by the movement of the geared cable 84 accompanying the rotation of the pinion 75.
While sliding along the rail groove 29 and the rail groove 30 of the guide rail 4 along with the movement of
The guide wedge 6 moves outward along the guide rail 4 as the slider 39 slides.

By the outward movement of the vehicle body with respect to the guide rail 4 accompanying the sliding of the slider 39 of the guide wedge 6, the long hole 8 of the guide wedge 6 engages with the support pin 53 of the tilt link 12 and the outside of the vehicle body. At the same time as sliding toward one side, the other end of the elongated hole 8 of the guide wedge 6 moves the support pin 53 of the tilt link 12 to the outside of the vehicle body along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 4, and the engagement of the tilt link 12 is stopped. The engaging pin 54 is driven from the upper edge toward the lower edge while engaging with the cam portion 40 of the guide wedge 6, and the engaging pin 16 of the tilt link 12 engages with the cam portion 14 of the guide wedge 6 and the cam portion. 14 from the inner end between 14 and the restriction piece 43
The tilt link 12 is driven toward the upper part of the
3 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 7 with respect to the guide wedge 6, and as shown in FIG.
The projection 41 of the tilt link 12 locks the engaging pin 54 of the tilt link 12, the support pin 53 of the tilt link 12 is located at the other end of the elongated hole 8 of the guide wedge 6, and the tilt link 1
The second engaging pin 54 is located at the lower edge of the cam portion 40 of the guide wedge 6, and the engaging pin 16 of the tilt link 12 is located above the flat portion 42 of the guide wedge 6.

By rotating the tilt link 12 with respect to the guide wedge 6, as shown in FIG. 20, the arm 56 is kept in a horizontal position while the tilt link 12 is rotated, so that the arm 56 is located at a fixed position near the outer end of the guide rail 4. Moving upward, the bracket 10 moves upward together with the connecting pin 57 of the arm 56.

By the movement of the geared cable 85 in the direction opposite to the geared cable 84 due to the rotation of the pinion 75,
The slider 44 slides outward along the rail groove 35 and the rail groove 36 of the guide rail 5 as the geared cable 85 moves, and at the same time the guide wedge 7 slides as the slider 44 slides. Move out of the car along 5.

By the outward movement of the vehicle body with respect to the guide rail 5 as the guide wedge 7 slides on the slider 44, the long hole 9 of the guide wedge 7 engages with the support pin 58 of the tilt link 13 and the outside of the vehicle body. At the same time as sliding toward one side, the other end of the long hole 9 of the guide wedge 7 moves the support pin 58 of the tilt link 13 to the outside of the vehicle body along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 5, and the engagement of the tilt link 13 is stopped. The engaging pin 59 is driven from the upper edge toward the lower edge while engaging with the cam portion 45 of the guide wedge 7, and the engaging pin 17 of the tilt link 13 engages with the cam portion 15 of the guide wedge 7 and the cam portion. 15 from the inner end between the restriction piece 48 and the flat portion 47
The tilt link 13 is driven toward the upper part of the
7 is rotated clockwise with respect to the guide wedge 7 with the fulcrum 8 as a fulcrum, and as shown in FIG. 20, the protrusion 46 of the guide wedge 7 locks the engaging pin 59 of the tilt link 13,
The support pin 58 of the tilt link 13 is located at the other end of the elongated hole 9 of the guide wedge 7, and the engagement pin 59 of the tilt link 13 is located at the lower edge of the cam portion 45 of the guide wedge 7. The engaging pin 17 of is located above the flat portion 47 of the guide wedge 7.

By rotating the tilt link 13 with respect to the guide wedge 7, as shown in FIG. 20, the arm 61 is kept horizontally while the tilt link 13 is rotating and a certain position is located near the outer end of the guide rail 5. The bracket 11 moves upward, and the bracket 11 moves upward together with the connecting pin 62 of the arm 61.

The upward movement of the tilt links 12 and 13 of the brackets 10 and 11 causes the sunroof lid 3 to move in front of the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 as the brackets 10 and 11 move. The leaf springs 25, 25 rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 1 with respect to the edge, and as shown in FIG.
The connecting pin 57 of the long hole 5 of the hanging piece 49 of the bracket 10.
0 at the other end of the arm 61 and the connecting pin 6 of the arm 61.
2 is located at the other end of the long hole 52 of the hanging piece 51 of the bracket 11.

Opening 2 of roof panel 1 accompanying movement of bracket 10 and bracket 11 of sunroof lid 3
20 and 21, the rear end of the sunroof lid 3 is lifted upward together with the bracket 10 and the bracket 11 from the rear edge of the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 by the rotation with respect to the front edge of the sunroof lid. The tilt link 12 and the tilt link 13 bring the tilt link 3 up to the opening 2 of the roof panel 1, and the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 opens rearward of the vehicle body.

Thereafter, the handle of the sunshade 92 is manually moved from the upper part of the indoor opening 91 of the roof lining 90 toward the rear of the vehicle body, as shown in FIG.
The sunshade 92 is stored in the storage portion 93 between the lower frame 21 and the roof lining 90.

[Tilt Down of Sunroof Lid 3] The sunroof lid 3 drives the motor M so as to rotate in the reverse direction from the tilted-up position in which the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 shown in FIG. 21 opens rearward of the vehicle body. Then, at the same time when the shaft of the motor M rotates, the worm 67 causes the motor M to rotate.
The worm wheel 73 rotates with the axis of
19, while rotating with the worm wheel 73, the boss 72 and the holder plate 63 of the end wall 71 of the casing 68 are rotated.
19, the pinion 75 rotates in the clockwise direction of FIG. 19 as the shaft 74 rotates.

Due to the rotation of the shaft 74 of the pinion 75, the geared cable 84 moves in the direction of arrow c in FIG. 19 while meshing with the pinion 75, and at the same time the geared cable 85 meshes with the pinion 75 while gearing. 19 is moved in the direction of arrow d in FIG.

The slider 39 is moved by the movement of the geared cable 84 accompanying the rotation of the pinion 75.
While sliding along the rail groove 29 and the rail groove 30 of the guide rail 4 while moving inward,
The guide wedge 6 moves inwardly of the vehicle body along the guide rail 4 as the slider 39 slides.

By the inward movement of the vehicle body with respect to the guide rail 4 accompanying the sliding of the slider 39 of the guide wedge 6, the elongated hole 8 of the guide wedge 6 engages with the support pin 53 of the tilt link 12 and the inside of the vehicle body is engaged. At the same time as sliding toward one side, one end of the elongated hole 8 of the guide wedge 6 moves the support pin 53 of the tilt link 12 inwardly of the vehicle body along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 4 to engage the tilt link 12. The pin 54 is driven from the lower edge toward the upper edge while engaging with the cam portion 40 of the guide wedge 6, and the engaging pin 16 of the tilt link 12 engages with the cam portion 14 of the guide wedge 6 and the flat portion 42. The tilt link 12 is driven from the upper part of the shaft toward the inner end between the cam portion 14 and the restricting piece 43, and the tilt link 12 moves toward the support pin 5.
20 is rotated clockwise with respect to the guide wedge 6 with the fulcrum 3 as a fulcrum, and as shown in FIG. 7, the restricting piece 43 of the guide wedge 6 locks the engaging pin 16 of the tilt link 12 and the tilt link 12. 12 is substantially parallel to the guide rail 4, the support pin 53 of the tilt link 12 is located at one end of the elongated hole 8 of the guide wedge 6, and the engaging pin 54 of the tilt link 12 is the cam portion of the guide wedge 6. 40
The engaging pin 16 of the tilt link 12 is located at the upper edge of the guide wedge 6, and is located at the inner end portion between the cam portion 14 of the guide wedge 6 and the restriction piece 43.

By the rotation of the tilt link 12 with respect to the guide wedge 6, as shown in FIG. 7, the arm 56 is kept horizontally while the tilt link 12 is rotated so that the arm 56 is at a certain position near the outer end of the guide rail 4. Moving downward, the bracket 10 moves downward together with the connecting pin 57 of the arm 56.

By the movement of the geared cable 85 in the direction opposite to the geared cable 84 due to the rotation of the pinion 75,
The slider 44 slides inward of the vehicle body along the rail groove 35 and the rail groove 36 of the guide rail 5 as the geared cable 85 moves, and at the same time, the guide wedge 7 slides as the slider 44 slides. Move inward of the car along 5.

By the inward movement of the vehicle body with respect to the guide rail 5 as the guide wedge 7 slides on the slider 44, the elongated hole 9 of the guide wedge 7 engages with the support pin 58 of the tilt link 13 and the inside of the vehicle body moves. At the same time as sliding toward one side, one end of the long hole 9 of the guide wedge 7 moves the support pin 58 of the tilt link 13 inwardly of the vehicle body along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 5 to engage the tilt link 13. The pin 59 is driven from the lower edge toward the upper edge while engaging with the cam portion 45 of the guide wedge 7, and the engaging pin 17 of the tilt link 13 engages with the cam portion 15 of the guide wedge 7 and the flat surface portion 47. The tilt link 13 is driven by the tilt pin 13 toward the inner end between the cam portion 15 and the restriction piece 48 from the upper part of the support pin 5.
8 as a fulcrum, the guide wedge 7 is rotated counterclockwise with respect to the guide wedge 7 as shown in FIG.
Restricting piece 48 locks the engaging pin 17 of the tilt link 13, the tilt link 13 becomes substantially parallel to the guide rail 5, and the support pin 58 of the tilt link 13 has one end of the elongated hole 9 of the guide wedge 7. And the engaging pin 59 of the tilt link 13 is located on the cam portion 45 of the guide wedge 7.
The engaging pin 17 of the tilt link 13 is located at the upper edge of the guide wedge 7, and is located at the inner end portion between the cam portion 15 of the guide wedge 7 and the restriction piece 48.

By rotating the tilt link 13 with respect to the guide wedge 7, as shown in FIG. 7, while the arm 61 is rotating, the arm 61 remains in a horizontal position at a certain position near the outer end of the guide rail 5. The bracket 11 moves downward toward the upper part, and the bracket 11 moves downward together with the connecting pin 62 of the arm 61.

By the downward movement of the tilt link 12 and the tilt link 13 of the bracket 10 and the bracket 11, the sunroof lid 3 moves in front of the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 as the bracket 10 and the bracket 11 move. FIG. 21 shows the leaf springs 25, 25 for the edges.
1, and the connecting pin 57 of the arm 56 causes the elongated hole 50 of the hanging piece 49 of the bracket 10 to move, as shown in FIG.
Of the connecting pin 62 of the arm 61
Is located at one end of the elongated hole 52 of the hanging piece 51 of the bracket 11.

Opening 2 of roof panel 1 accompanying movement of bracket 10 and bracket 11 of sunroof lid 3
The rear end of the sunroof lid 3 is lowered together with the bracket 10 and the bracket 11 toward the rear edge of the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 by the rotation with respect to the front edge of the sunroof lid 3. 1 is pressed against the inner surface of the water section 18 of the opening 2 of the first roof 2, and the sunroof lid 3 is connected to the opening 2 of the roof panel 1 as shown in FIG.
It becomes a fully closed state that closes.

Thereafter, the handle of the sunshade 92 is manually moved from the storage portion 93 between the lower frame 21 and the roof lining 90 toward the upper part of the indoor opening 91 of the roof lining 90 toward the front of the vehicle body. As shown in, the sunshade 92 is located below the sunroof lid 3 that closes the indoor opening 91 of the roof lining 90, and the sunshade 92 blocks light rays passing through the sunroof lid 3.

[0076]

As described above, according to the sunroof device of the present invention, the guide member is driven by driving the driving means in the fully closed state in which the lid body closes the opening of the roof panel of the vehicle body. As the drive means is driven, they move in the opposite directions away from each other along the pair of guide rails, so that the elongated holes of the guide body are engaged with one end of the tilt link in the opposite directions along the pair of guide rails. Since the tilt link engaging body is driven while being engaged with the cam portion of the guide body, the tilt link can be rotated so as to rise while the guide body moves, and the support body is tilted. Since the link moves upward at a certain position as the link rotates, the lid can be rotated with respect to the front edge of the opening of the roof panel as the support moves. Since the rear end is lifted upward together with the support from the rear edge of the opening of the roof panel, the lid can be tilted up with respect to the opening of the roof panel by the tilt link, and the tilt link can be rotated. Since the resistance at the time of doing so is small, it is possible to smoothly move upward with the rotation of the tilt link of the support body in a stable state, there is little rattling with respect to the guide body of the tilt link, and the tilt link of the lid body When the tilt-up is performed by, the tilt link is kept in the upright state, so that the attitude of the lid body in the tilt-up state can be maintained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an essential part of a sunroof device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cutaway front view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the guide rail of FIG.

5 is a side view of the guide rail of FIG.

6 is a plan view of an essential part of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the main part of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged front view of the main part of FIG.

9 is an enlarged front view of the main part of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of an essential part of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of an essential part of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view of an essential part of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a side sectional view of an essential part of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a side sectional view of an essential part of FIG.

16 is a side sectional view of the main part of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a plan view of an essential part of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a schematic plan view showing a rotation transmission mechanism of a motor unit.

FIG. 20 is a fragmentary front view showing a state where the rear end of the sunroof lid is moved upward by a tilt link.

FIG. 21 is a side sectional view of a main part showing a tilt-up state of a sunroof lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Roof Panel 2 Opening 3 Sunroof Lid 4 Guide Rail 5 Guide Rail 6 Guide Wedge 7 Guide Wedge 8 Long Hole 9 Long Hole 10 Bracket 11 Bracket 12 Tilt Link 13 Tilt Link 14 Cam Part 15 Cam Part 16 Engagement Pin 17 Engagement Pin 18 Water section 19 Weather strip 20 Upper frame 21 Lower frame 22 Opening 23 Bulging part 24 Bulging part 25 Leaf spring 26 Bottom wall 27 Side wall 28 Side wall 29 Rail groove 30 Rail groove 31 Overhanging piece 32 Bottom wall 33 Side wall 34 Side wall 35 Rail groove 36 Rail groove 37 Overhanging piece 38 Bracket 39 Slider 40 Cam part 41 Projecting piece 42 Flat part 43 Restricting piece 44 Slider 45 Cam part 46 Projecting piece 47 Flat part 48 Restricting piece 49 Hanging piece 50 Long hole 51 Hanging piece 52 Long hole 53 Support pin 54 Engagement Pins 55 Support Pins 56 Arms 57 Coupling Pins 58 Support Pins 59 Engagement Pins 60 Support Pins 61 Arms 62 Coupling Pins 63 Holder Plates 64 Side Walls 65 Side Walls 66 Support Holes 67 Worms 68 Casing 69 Peripheral Walls 70 Notches 71 End Walls 72 Boss 73 Worm wheel 74 Shaft 75 Pinion 76 Tube holder 77 Projection piece 78 Tube holder 79 Projection piece 80 Outer tube 81 Outer tube 82 Outer tube 83 Outer tube 84 Geared cable 85 Geared cable 86 Locking pipe 87 Locking cap 88 Stop pipe 89 Locking cap 90 Roof lining 91 Indoor opening 92 Sunshade 93 Storage section M Motor

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[Submission date] September 19, 1994

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An opening is formed in a roof panel of a vehicle body,
In a sunroof device in which a lid is disposed in the opening of the roof panel, and a front end of the lid is rotatably connected to a front edge of the opening of the roof panel, a rear edge of the opening of the roof panel is provided. A pair of guide rails are respectively arranged in the vicinity in the left-right direction of the vehicle body, and guide bodies are movably provided on the pair of guide rails, respectively.
The guide body is provided with a long hole parallel to the guide rail, and the support body is provided at a lower portion near the rear end of the lid body at a distance in the left-right direction of the vehicle body. A tilt link for moving the rear end of the lid body upward is provided between them, and a cam portion for undulating the tilt link is formed near the outer end of the guide body, and the tilt link has a cam portion for the guide body. An engaging body that is driven along the guide body, movably engages one end of the tilt link with the elongated hole of the guide body, and moves the other end of the tilt link with the support body in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. A sunroof device, comprising drive means that are freely connected to each other and that are provided near the pair of guide rails and that move the guide bodies in mutually opposite directions.