JPH0329210Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) This invention relates to a curtain-type sunshade device for an automobile sunroof.

(Prior Art) Some automobiles are equipped with a sunshade that can be opened and closed to adjust the amount of sunlight through the window opening formed in the vehicle body (for example, the sunshade that can be opened and closed by the window opening formed in the vehicle body). Publication No. 13).

Furthermore, some of the above sunshields are constructed as follows.

That is, the sunshade is composed of a plate-shaped sunshade main body made of resin, a light-transmitting opening formed in the sunshade main body, and a curtain provided on one edge of the light-transmitting opening. One end of the curtain can move in and out from the edge of the one opening to the edge of the other opening opposite thereto so as to open and close the light-transmitting opening.

In the above configuration, a guide means is provided for guiding the moving end of the curtain in the direction of movement. This guide means is composed of a protruding strip integrally provided on the sunshade main body at a position sandwiching the curtain from the width direction, and a guide hole formed in the protruding strip. The strip is shaped to penetrate in the direction along the plate surface of the sunshade main body, and extends in the direction in which the curtain moves in and out. and,
A portion of the moving end of the curtain is fitted into the guide hole and is slidably guided in the longitudinal direction of the guide hole.

(Problem that the invention aims to solve) By the way, when molding resin molded products, press molding has traditionally been used because it allows molding by moving the mold in one direction and is therefore easy to work with. However, if the guide hole is shaped to penetrate in a direction almost along the plate surface of the sunshade main body as described above, when molding the sunshade, the direction of movement of the mold for the sunshade main body and the direction of the guide hole forming The direction of movement of the mold is substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the mold, and therefore, there is a disadvantage that press molding, which is easy to operate as described above, cannot be employed.

(Purpose of the invention) This invention was made with attention to the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible to use press molding, which is easy to work, for forming sunshades, and to improve the rigidity of this sunshade. The purpose is to

(Structure of the invention) The features of this invention to achieve the above object are that a light-transmitting opening is formed in the resin sunshade body, a curtain is provided to open and close this light-transmitting opening, and a moving end of this curtain is provided. A rib is integrally provided on the opening edge of the transparent opening along the moving direction of the curtain, and a rail is provided that extends along the rib, and the moving end of the curtain is guided in the gap between these ribs and the rail. This is due to the fact that a guide hole is formed.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of this invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a car body. A front window 2 is formed in the front part of the car body 1, a front door 3 and a rear door 4 are provided on the sides of the car body 1, and a passenger compartment 5 is formed in the car body 1. ing. Also, 6
is a roof, and this roof 6 is composed of an outer panel 6a forming the upper surface of the vehicle body 1, and an inner panel 6b joined to the inside of this outer panel 6a.

A molded ceiling 7 made of resin is provided as a ceiling member that covers the lower surface of the roof 6, and this molded ceiling 7 is attached to the inner panel 6b of the roof 6 with a bracket 9.

The roof 6 is provided with a front sunroof 11 and a pair of left and right rear sunroofs 12, 12.

To explain the front sunroof 11,
A window opening 14 is formed in the front part of the roof 6, and a ceiling opening 15 is formed in the molded ceiling 7 to correspond to this. A weather strip 16 made of elastic material such as rubber is provided at the edge of the window opening 14, and an opening trim 17 made of elastic material such as rubber is provided also at the edge of the ceiling opening 15. and,
A window glass 18 is provided so as to be able to open and close the window opening 14 from above the window opening 14 so as to come into pressure contact with the weather strip 16. The front edge side 18a of the window glass 18 is pivoted to the front edge side of the window opening 14 by a hinge (not shown) so as to be vertically movable (arrow A in FIG. 3).

Further, in the above configuration, a sunshade device 20 is provided for adjusting the amount of daylight passing through the window opening 14 and the ceiling opening 15. This sunshade device 20 will be explained below.

A sunshade 21 is provided which allows the window opening 14 to be opened and closed, and this sunshade 21 has a resin sunshade main body 22 that is attached to the window glass 18.

The sunshade main body 22 has a plate shape with both sides curved downward, and a light-transmitting opening 23 is formed in the center thereof. A light-shielding curtain 24 is provided on the rear opening edge 23b side of the light-transmitting opening 23.
and a retractor 25 for winding it up. That is, the rear end of the curtain 24 is connected to a retractor 25, and the curtain 24 can be elastically wound around the retractor 25. On the other hand, the front end of the curtain 24 is connected to the transparent opening 23.
The front end of the curtain 24 is a movable end.

A sliding rod 27 which is circular in cross section and extends along the edge of the curtain 24 is attached to the moving end of the curtain 24, and a guide means 28 for guiding the sliding rod 27 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is attached to the sunshade main body 22. provided.

Then, the sunshade main body 22 is attached to the window opening 1.
4, the amount of daylight passing through this window opening 14 is reduced. Further, when the curtain 24 is extended and moved forward while resisting the elastic force of the retractor 25 by pushing the sliding rod 27,
The light-transmitting aperture 23 is closed, and the amount of light passing through the light-transmitting aperture 23 is reduced.

On the other hand, when the sliding rod 27 is moved rearward with the retractor 25 winding up the curtain 24, the light-transmitting opening 23 is opened.
The amount of daylight through 3 is increased.

To explain the sunshade main body 22 in more detail, a front flange 31 is formed at the front of the sunshade main body 22. As shown in FIG. The front flange 31 is removably fitted between the weather strip 16 and the opening trim 17, and the sunshade main body 22 is movable up and down about the fitted position of the front flange 31. On the other hand, the rear end of the sunshade main body 22 is detachably attached to a bracket 18c attached to the rear edge 18b of the window glass 18 by means of a clip 18d.

Next, the guide means 28 will be explained.
This guide means 28 is formed by slidably fitting both ends of the sliding rod 27 in the vehicle width direction into the curtain 24.
It has an elongated guide hole 34 for guiding the moving end.

That is, ribs 36 are provided on each side opening edge 23c of the light-transmitting opening 23 along the moving direction of the moving end of the curtain 24.
are integrally protruded. Further, a rail 37 is provided along each rib 36 and above the rib 36.

The rib 36 is composed of cylindrical support parts 38, 38 provided before and after the side opening edge 23c, and a protrusion 39 formed between these support parts 38.

The rail 37 is made of sheet metal and has a U-shaped cross section, and the bottom plates at the front and rear ends are screwed into screws 40 and 4.
0 to the supporting parts 38, 38 by screws.

The guide hole 34 is formed by the gap between the rib 36 and the rail 37. Each end of the sliding rod 27 in the vehicle width direction is fitted into the guide hole 34 . Further, each end of the sliding rod 27 is bent downward, thereby causing the curtain 24
Movement of the front end in the width direction with respect to the guide means 28 is restricted.

Although the sunshade device 20 provided in the front sunroof 11 has been described above, sunshade devices having the same configuration as this sunshade device 20 are also provided in the rear sunroofs 12, 12, respectively. However, in this device, the moving end of the curtain can move in and out in the vehicle width direction.

(Effect of the invention) According to this invention, a rib is integrally provided on the opening edge of the light-transmitting opening along the moving direction of the moving end of the curtain, and a rail is provided extending along this rib, and these ribs are provided. Since a guide hole is formed to guide the moving end of the curtain in the gap between the curtain and the rail, when forming the guide hole, the sunshade body is simply provided with a rib protruding, and the direction along the plate surface of the sunshade body is This means that the hole does not exist. Therefore, when molding the sunshade body and the ribs, they can be integrally molded by moving the mold in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plate surface of the sunshade body. Therefore, it is possible to use press molding, which molds resin molded products by moving the mold in one direction.This molding method is easy to work with, so it is possible to use press molding, which involves integrally molding the sunshade body and ribs. It can be easily done.

Furthermore, in this case, a rib is provided protruding from the opening edge of the light-transmitting aperture to form the guide hole, and a rail is provided along this rib, so that the opening edge of the light-transmitting aperture is reinforced by the ribs and rails. Therefore, the rigidity of the sunshade can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show an embodiment of this invention, in which Fig. 1 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 4, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle body roof, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken in the - line shown in Fig. 2. ,
FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the sunshade. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Vehicle body, 6...Roof, 11...Front sunroof, 14...Window opening, 20...Sunshade device, 21...Sunshade, 22...Sunshade body, 23...Translucent opening, 24... Curtain, 34...guide hole, 36...rib, 37...rail.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A sunshade is provided that allows the window opening formed on the vehicle roof to be opened and closed. It consists of a curtain installed in the
One movable end of the curtain is movable in and out from the one opening edge side to the opposite opening edge side, and a part of the movable end of the curtain is slidably fitted inside. In the sunshade device for an automobile sunroof, which is provided with a long guide hole for guiding the moving end of the curtain, a rib is integrally provided on the opening edge of the light-transmitting opening along the moving direction of the moving end of the curtain, and A sunshade device for a sunroof for an automobile, characterized in that a rail is provided extending along the rib, and the guide hole is formed in a gap between the rib and the rail.