JPH0323850Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an automobile roof structure having an opening that is opened and closed by a movable roof body (so-called sunroof).

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a vehicle has an opening that is opened and closed by a movable roof body, a frame that supports the movable roof body is provided inside the opening, and a side surface of the frame and a roof panel of the vehicle body are connected with a sealing member. Sealing automobile roof structures have been proposed. (Refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 56-34521).

By the way, if the inner panel of the front header is located near the corner of the roof panel at the front of the vehicle, the front part of the opening may be shifted toward the rear of the vehicle to avoid interference between the inner plate and the sealing member. Therefore, there was a problem that a sufficient opening area could not be secured.

[Purpose of the invention] The purpose of the invention is to extend the front part of the opening forward in the roof structure of an automobile as described above to ensure a sufficient opening area and improve the feeling of openness. .

[Structure of the invention] Therefore, the present invention provides a roof structure including a roof panel having an opening that is opened and closed by a movable roof body, and a frame that supports the movable roof body inside the opening. , is supported by a support member that is located outside the vehicle body from the periphery of the opening and extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a flange portion is formed on the outer periphery of the frame, and a corner portion of the flange portion at the front of the vehicle body is provided with a flange portion. A corner plate is provided with a corner sealing surface that is continuous with the flange surface of the flange portion adjacent to the corner portion and located inward of the vehicle body from the flange surface, and the corner sealing surface of the corner plate is provided with the corner sealing surface of the frame. A seal member is provided that extends continuously from the flange surface, while a roof panel side seal plate is provided on the lower surface side of the roof panel and runs along the corner plate at the opening and the corner portion in front of the vehicle body. The material seals between the flange surface of the frame and the seal plate on the roof panel side in areas other than the corners at the front of the vehicle body, and seals between the corner seal surface of the corner plate and the seal plate on the roof panel side at the front corner areas of the vehicle body. The present invention provides an automobile roof structure characterized in that the roof structure is sealed.

[Effects of the invention] According to the invention, a corner plate is provided at a corner portion of the frame at the front of the vehicle body, and a corner plate is formed with a corner seal surface that is continuous from a flange surface adjacent to the corner portion and located inside the vehicle body, At the corners, a sealing member is used to seal between the corner sealing surface of the corner plate and the roof panel side corner plate, so even if the front edge of the opening is positioned further forward than before, the front header will not close at the corner. The seal member no longer interferes with the inner plate. Therefore, by setting the front edge of the opening further forward, it is possible to secure a sufficient opening area, and it is possible to improve the open feeling of the front seat.

[Example] Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 3, a roof panel 2 of a car 1
A rectangular opening 3 is formed in the opening 3, and a rectangular movable roof body 4 is supported at the lower part of the roof panel 2 around the opening 3 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle above or below the roof panel 2. frame 5
(See FIG. 4), and the frame 5 is supported by side rails (not shown) that are positioned outward from the periphery of the opening 3 and extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

The movable roof body 4 includes an outer panel 6 and a lower panel (not shown) to which two pairs of front and rear support fittings 8, 8 that support a pair of right and left brackets 7 are attached.
The support fittings 8, 8 have a trim 11.
The supporting metal fittings 10, 10 are attached.

The frame 5 includes an opening 3 of the roof panel 2.
A rectangular opening 12 corresponding to the roof panel 2 is provided, and this opening 12 and the opening 3 of the roof panel 2 can be opened and closed by the movable roof body 4.

Further, a pair of left and right guide rails 13 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body are fixed to the frame 5, and a slide member 14 is disposed on each guide rail 13 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction. A bracket 7 of the movable roof body 4 is connected to the slide member 14, and the movable roof body 4 is slid in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body by the slide member 14 by a motor 16 supported at the rear of the frame 5 via a drive bracket 15. is configured to be

Further, the wind deflector 17 is swingably attached to the frame 5 via a deflector link 18, and is normally stored below the movable roof body 4, and when the movable roof body 4 is in an open state. When the wind deflector 17 is rotated, the opening 3
A windshield is formed by protruding upward. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, frame 5
A flange portion 19 is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the flange portion 19 , and a flange surface 20 is formed on the upper surface of the flange portion 19 .

A corner plate 21 is attached to the flange surface 20 of the corner portion C of the frame 5 by welding or the like. The corner plate 21 has an attachment portion 22 to the flange surface 20 and an attachment portion 22.
An inclined portion 23 located inwardly of the vehicle body and whose area gradually increases from the front side to the side of the vehicle body; and a flange surface 2 located inwardly of the inclined portion 23 on the vehicle front side.
Continuing from 0, the corner seal part 24 is curved so that it gradually becomes higher as it goes from the front side of the vehicle body to the side side, and becomes lower again in the side direction where it connects to the flange surface 20, and the upper surface of the corner seal part 24 constitutes a corner seal surface 24a having substantially the same width as the flange surface 20. As is clear from FIG. 1, the corner sealing surface 24a is located closer to the inside of the vehicle body than the flange surface 20 of the corner C of the frame 5.

On the other hand, a downward flange 25 is formed at the periphery of the opening 3 of the roof panel 2, and on the outer surface of the downward flange 25, the inner end of a bent fixing plate 26 disposed on the back side of the roof panel 2 is vertically connected. The portion 26a is fixed by welding or the like. This fixing plate 26 constitutes a roof panel side seal plate according to the present invention,
At corners other than the corner C at the front of the vehicle body, the lower surface of the central horizontal portion 26b faces the flange surface 20, and at the corner C at the front of the vehicle body, the lower surface of the horizontal portion 26b faces the corner seal surface 24a, and from the front of the vehicle It extends continuously laterally.

In areas other than the corner C, a seal rubber 27 is interposed between the flange surface 20 and the lower surface of the horizontal part 26b of the fixing plate 26 to seal the frame 5 and the roof panel 2. In C, the above seal rubber 2
7 is extended from the flange surface 20 near the corner portion C to the corner seal surface 24a, and the corner seal surface 24
a and the lower surface of the horizontal portion 26b of the fixing plate 26 to seal the frame 5 and the roof panel 2.

A fixing plate 2 is provided on the outside of the fixing plate 26 on the back side of the roof panel 2.
A bent inner plate 28 of the front header is arranged at a predetermined distance from the front header 6. The inner plate 28 is a fixing plate 26
It extends continuously from the front of the vehicle to the side approximately parallel to the
As shown in FIG. 2, the inward horizontal portion 28a passes above the corner plate 21 at the corner C. Therefore, by positioning the sealing portion between the frame 5 and the roof panel 2 at the corner portion C inward from the flange surface 20, the front portion of the frame 5 can be extended toward the front of the vehicle body and brought closer to the inner plate 28. I can do it.

In this way, since the front part of the frame 5 can be extended toward the front of the vehicle while avoiding interference with the inner plate 28, the front parts of the roof panel 2 and the openings 3 and 12 of the frame 5 can be extended toward the front of the vehicle. This makes it possible to obtain a sufficient opening area and thereby improve the open feeling of the automobile.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various design changes can be made within the scope of the claims for utility model registration.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the front corner of the roof of an automobile, Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is the roof of the automobile. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the movable roof body and frame. 2... Roof panel, 3... Opening, 4... Movable roof body, 5... Frame, 20... Flange surface, 21... Corner plate, 24a... Corner seal surface, 26... Fixing plate (roof Panel side seal plate), 27... Seal rubber (sealing member), 28... Inner plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A roof structure comprising a roof panel having an opening that is opened and closed by a movable roof body, and a frame that supports the movable roof body inside the opening, wherein the frame is arranged around the periphery of the opening. The frame is supported by a support member that is located further outward from the vehicle body and extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a flange portion is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the frame. A corner plate is provided with a corner seal surface that is continuous with the flange surface of the flange portion and located inward of the vehicle body from the flange surface, and the corner seal surface of the corner plate is continuous with the flange surface of the frame. On the other hand, a roof panel side seal plate is provided on the lower surface side of the roof panel along the corner plate in the case of the opening and the corner portion at the front of the vehicle body. In areas other than the corner areas, a seal is formed between the frame flange surface and the roof panel side seal plate, and in the front corner area of the vehicle body, a seal is formed between the corner seal surface of the corner plate and the roof panel side seal plate. An automobile roof structure characterized by being shaped like this.