JPH0310087Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a closure display device in a sunroof device provided on the roof of a vehicle.

<Prior Art> For example, some passenger cars have an opening in the roof of the vehicle, a roof lid that opens and closes this opening, and the roof lid is opened and closed by rotating a manual handle. Conventional sunroof devices of this type have not been provided with any means for indicating whether the roof cover is closed (for example, Utility Model Application No. 10381/1983).

<Problems to be solved by the invention> Therefore, when the roof cover is closed by turning the manual handle, it is often not possible to completely close the roof cover by simply using the handle operation.
Problems have arisen in which the closing remains incomplete, or the manual handle continues to be rotated even after closing, resulting in excessive force being applied to various parts such as the manual handle and the roof cover.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention makes it easy to know when the roof lid is closed, and prevents incomplete closing or the need to continue rotating the manual handle even after the roof lid is closed. This is designed to prevent such things from happening.

<Means for solving the problem> The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem is that the mounting hub 13 is fixed to the lower end of the drive shaft 12 for opening and closing the roof cover 3, and the mounting hub 13 is fixed to the lower end of the drive shaft 12 for opening and closing the roof cover 3. A manual handle 14 is rotatably provided on the peripheral end side via a horizontal shaft 16, and the manual handle 14 overlaps the mounting hub 13 at a storage position A, and from the storage position A, the manual handle 14 is reversed from the storage position A to the peripheral end of the mounting hub 13. This manual handle 1 can be freely switched to an operating position B protruding outward.
The manual opening/closing device for a sunroof device is provided with an operating knob 23 that projects downward in the operating position A on the free end side of the roof cover 4, and the closed state of the roof cover 3 is displayed in the operating knob 23. An indicator light 24 is provided so that it can be confirmed from below, and a manual handle 1 is provided on the mounting hub 13.
A switch 34 is provided which is activated by the retracting operation of step 4 to turn off the indicator light 24.

<Operation> When the roof lid 3 is closed by rotating the manual handle 14, the closure detection switch 31 detects this and the indicator light 24 is turned on or off to indicate that the roof lid 3 is closed. After confirming this display, when the manual handle 14 in the operating position B is reversed and returned to the storage position A, the switch 34 provided on the mounting hub 13 side is activated and the lit indicator light 24 is turned off. .

<Embodiment> Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained according to the illustrated embodiment. In FIGS. 1 to 4, 1 is a vehicle roof of a vehicle, and the roof 1 has an opening 2 having a rectangular planar shape.
is formed, and the opening 2 is provided with a roof cover 3 that can be opened and closed. The roof cover 3 has four guide pieces 4 on the front, back, left and right, and each of the left and right guide pieces 4 is provided on a pair of guide rails 5 built into the roof 1 on both sides of the opening 2 so as to be slidable back and forth. ing. A flexible cable 6 having an outer peripheral spiral shape is connected to each guide piece 4 on the front side, and each flexible cable 6 is connected to a guide tube 7.
It is guided to the front position of the opening 2 through the .

Reference numeral 10 denotes an operating device provided in front of the opening 2 of the roof 1, and includes a drive gear 11, a vertical drive shaft 12, a disk-shaped handle cover (mounting hub) 13, and a manual handle 14. The lower end of the drive shaft 12 is fixedly fitted into the center of the handle cover 13, and the drive gear 11 is spline-fitted to the upper part of the drive shaft 12, and is prevented from slipping out by a retaining ring 15. The drive gear 11 is meshed with each of the cables 6, and the roof cover 3 is opened and closed by rotation of the drive gear 11 around the drive shaft 12.

One end of the manual handle 14 is rotatably supported by the handle cover 13 around a horizontal axis 16. It can be rotated to the operating position B where it protrudes. Manual handle 14 and handle cover 13
An unstable switching mechanism (not shown) having a spring or the like is installed between the , the manual handle 14 is configured to be biased toward the operating position B when the manual handle 14 is rotated toward the operating position B. The handle cover 13 and the drive shaft 12 are held on the roof 1 via a support member 19 etc. so as to be rotatable around the drive shaft 12, and by pulling out the manual handle 14 to the operation position B and rotating it, the handle can be opened. The drive gear 11 can be rotated forward and backward around the drive shaft 12 via the cover 13 and the drive shaft 12.

The manual handle 14 has a cylindrical shape with a through hole 21 inside, and a cylindrical operation knob 23 is fitted and held at the distal end of the manual handle through a mounting cylinder part 22 so as to be rotatable around the axis. A transparent lid 29 is fitted into the opening at the tip. Mounting cylinder part 2
An indicator light 24 constituted by a pilot lamp or the like is fixedly fitted into the control knob 2 so as to protrude into the operating knob 23 through a socket 25. The electric wire 26 connected to the indicator light 24 is connected to the through hole 21 of the manual handle 14.
The wire is drawn out through the opening 27 at the base end of the handle 14 through the opening 28 of the handle cover 13, and is wired along the drive shaft 12 to the power source side.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a closure detection switch provided at the front end of the opening edge 32 of the roof 1, which is composed of a limit switch or the like, and is used when the roof lid 3 is closed and the front edge of the roof lid 3 comes into contact with the front end of the opening edge 32 of the roof 1. Detect this when

34 is a handle detection switch provided on the handle cover 13, which is composed of a limit switch and the like, and detects the manual handle 14 in the storage position A. An electric wire 35 connected to the detection switch 34 is wired along the drive shaft 12 to the power source side.

The indicator light 24 and the detection switches 31, 34
is connected to a power source 38 such as a battery via a key switch 37 of the automobile as shown in FIG. 5 by the electric wires 26, 35, etc. The closure detection switch 31 is a normally open type and is configured to turn on when the roof cover 3 is closed, and the handle detection switch 34 is a normally closed type and is configured to detect the manual handle 14 in the retracted position A and turn on. Configured to turn off.

According to the configuration of the embodiment, when closing the roof cover 3, first the manual handle 14 in the storage position A is closed.
All you have to do is move the manual handle 14 to the operating position B and rotate the manual handle 14 around the drive shaft 12. At this time, the handle detection switch 34 will be in the non-detection state and will be turned on. However, while the roof cover 3 is open, Since the closure detection switch 31 is off in the non-detection state, the indicator light 24 is off. When the roof cover 3 is closed by turning the manual handle 14, the closure detection switch 31 detects this and turns on, so the power supply 38 is turned on.
From key switch 37, detection switches 31, 34
A current flows through the indicator lamp 24, and the indicator lamp 24 lights up. The lighting of this indicator light 24 causes the roof cover 3 to
You can easily and reliably know the closure of the When the closing operation is completed and the manual handle 14 is stored in the storage position A, the handle detection switch 34 detects the handle 14 and turns off the indicator light 2.
4 is turned off, so power is not wasted.

In the above embodiment, a normally open type switch is used as the closure detection switch 31, but instead of this, the closure detection switch 31 is used as shown in FIG.
A normally closed type switch is used as the switch, and when the roof cover 3 is closed while the manual handle 14 is in the operation position B, the indicator light 24 is turned off from the lit state, thereby informing that the roof cover 3 is blocked. You can also do this. Furthermore, in the embodiment, the electric wire 26,
38 is wired along the drive shaft 12, but instead of this, a vertical through hole 40 is provided in the center of the drive shaft 12 as shown in FIG. You may also do so.

<Effects of the invention> According to the invention, the indicator light 24 for indicating the closed state of the roof cover 3 is provided in the operating knob 23 of the manual handle 14 which can be switched in reverse with respect to the mounting hub 13. It is possible to sequentially check whether the roof cover 3 is closed or not while rotating the manual handle 14. This can be done very easily and reliably, and when the indicator light 24 is not required, the manual handle is turned on. 14 to the storage position A, the manual handle 14 itself turns on the indicator light 2.
4 can be covered from below to protect the indicator light 24.

Further, according to the present invention, since the mounting hub 13 is provided with a switch 34 that is activated by the retracting operation of the manual handle 14 and turns off the indicator light, the indicator light 24 is reliably turned on at the same time as the manual handle 14 is retracted. The light can be turned off at any time, preventing unnecessary power consumption.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the roof of the vehicle, FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the roof of the vehicle, and FIG. 6 is an electric circuit diagram showing another embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing another embodiment. 3... Roof lid, 12... Drive shaft, 13... Handle cover (mounting hub), 14... Manual handle,
16...Horizontal axis, 23...Operation knob, 24...Indicator light, 34...Switch, A...Storage position, B...
Operation position.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A mounting hub 13 is fixed to the lower end of a drive shaft 12 for opening and closing the roof cover 3, and a manual handle 14 is rotatably attached to the peripheral end of the mounting hub 13 via a horizontal shaft 16. A manual handle 14 is provided on the mounting hub 1.
The manual handle 14 can be freely switched between a storage position A where the manual handle 14 overlaps with the mounting hub 13 and an operation position B where it is reversed from the storage position A and protrudes outward from the peripheral end of the mounting hub 13.
A manual opening/closing device for a sunroof device, which is provided with an operating knob 23 that projects downward in the operating position A on the free end side of the sunroof device, and a display that displays the closed state of the roof cover 3 in the operating knob 23. A light 24 is provided so that it can be confirmed from below, and a manual handle 1 is attached to the mounting hub 13.
4. A manual opening/closing device for a sunroof device, characterized in that a switch 34 is provided to turn off an indicator light 24 when activated by the retracting operation of step 4.