JPH038286B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a sliding roof device for opening and closing an opening provided in the roof of an automobile.

(Prior Art) A sliding roof with a tilt mechanism that allows the sliding roof to be lifted rearward and upward is known as a device that opens an opening provided in the roof of an automobile to send air into the interior of the vehicle.

This type of sliding roof is opened by raising the rear part or lowering the rear part and moving the entire sliding roof to the rear of the opening and stowing it under the roof. .

As a conventional means for raising and lowering the rear part of the sliding roof, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 46-5162, a rear slider is provided below the sliding roof so as to be movable back and forth. A guide pin is fitted into an inclined groove of a sliding angle block provided on the side of the sliding roof, and by moving the guide pin back and forth, the rear part of the sliding roof is raised and lowered. be.

(Problems with the prior art) In the above sliding roof device,
Since the guide pin slides in the inclined groove of the sliding block, there is a problem that the opening and closing operation of the sliding roof becomes difficult and the sliding parts wear out. Furthermore, the height of the sliding block is relatively large due to the slanted grooves, which increases the thickness of the sliding roof itself, resulting in a reduction in interior height.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides guide rails respectively attached to both sides of an opening formed in the roof of an automobile;
A front slider and a rear slider are fitted to the guide rail so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, a drive means for moving the rear slider in the front-rear direction, and a lateral flange that slopes rearward upward. a sliding block having a front end pivotally connected to the front slider; a sliding roof fixed to the upper part of the sliding block for opening and closing the roof opening; an interlocking mechanism that is movably fitted and connected to the rear part of the sliding block, and has a hook that can be engaged with and disengaged from a part of the guide rail in conjunction with the back and forth movement of the rear slider; a swinging lever which is pivoted to the child with a shaft pointing in the left-right direction and which faces substantially in the vertical direction, and a pair of swinging levers that are provided at the upper and lower ends of the swinging lever and that sandwich the flange of the sliding block from above and below. It is an object of the present invention to provide a thin sliding roof device with good operability.

(Example) Hereinafter, one example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

A roof 1 of the automobile shown in FIG. 1 is provided with an opening 2, and this opening 2 is opened and closed by a sliding roof 3 as will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, guide rails 4 are provided on both sides of the opening 2 and face in the front-rear direction (the left side in FIG. 2 is the front). A front slider 5 and a rear slider 6 are fitted into the guide rail 4 so as to be movable back and forth, and the rear slider 6 is moved back and forth by a drive means (not shown). It's summery.

The front slider 5 has a sliding block 7.
The front end of the sliding block 7 is pivotally connected by a shaft 8, and a pair of leg pieces 9a provided at the lower part of the support frame 9 are fixed to the sliding block 7 with screws 11. This support frame 9 has a sliding roof 3
is installed. Note that 12 is a sealing member provided around the entire circumference of the sliding roof 3.

A connecting mechanism 14 located at the rear of the rear slider 6 is fitted onto the guide rail 4 so as to be movable back and forth.
A hook 16 pivotally connected to the coupling mechanism 14 by a shaft 15 is biased clockwise in FIG. (not shown). The free end of the connection spring 17, whose base is attached to the connection mechanism 14, is locked to the rear part of the sliding block 7. A lateral flange 18 is integrally formed on the side of the sliding block 7 and is inclined rearward upward.

5 and 6, a shaft 1 is provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the flange 18 of the sliding block 7.
Clamping members consisting of rollers 22 and 23 pivotally connected to the upper and lower parts of the swing lever 21 by means of 9 and 20 are in contact with the swing lever 21, respectively. An intermediate portion of the swing lever 21, which faces substantially in the vertical direction, is pivotally connected to the upper front end of the rear slider 6 by a shaft 24, which faces in the left-right direction.

When both rollers 22 and 23 roll on the flange 18 as described later, if the inclination angle of the flange 18 changes, the swing lever 21 moves properly around the shaft 24 in response to this change. direction,
That is, it rotates in a direction perpendicular to the flange 18. Thereby, both rollers 22 and 23 can always smoothly roll on the upper and lower surfaces of the flange 18.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

In the fully closed state of the sliding roof 3 shown in FIG. 2, the rear slider 6 is moved by an appropriate drive means.
When moved forward, both rollers 22 and 23 push up the flange 18. As a result, the rear end of the sliding roof 3 rises as shown in FIG. 3 to be in a tilt-up state, and the rear part of the opening 2 is opened.

From the state shown in FIG. 2 or 3, the rear slider 6
When the rear slider 6 is moved backward, the roller 2 of the rear slider 6
2 and 23 push down the flange 18 of the sliding block 7. As a result, the rear part of the sliding roof 3 is lowered until it is located below the roof 1 behind the opening 2, as shown in FIG.

When the rear slider 6 moves to the position shown in FIG.
Press the appropriate place on the hook 16 to move the hook 16 to the second position.
Rotate counterclockwise from the state shown in the figure or FIG. 3 as shown in FIG. 4. Due to the above rotation of the hook 16, the locking portion (not shown) of the hook 16 is disengaged from the notch (not shown) of the guide rail 4, and the hook 16
The hook portion 16a at the other end engages with the protrusion 6a of the rear slider 6. In this state, when the rear slider 6 is moved further backward, the sliding block 7 and the sliding roof 3 are stored in the storage section 27 below the roof 1 while maintaining the position shown in FIG. As a result, the opening 2 becomes fully open.

The reason why the inclination state of the sliding roof 3 is changed in this way is due to the rolling action of the two rollers 22 and 23 that sandwich the upwardly inclined flange 18 at the rear of the sliding block 7 from above and below. , opening and closing the sliding roof 3,
It can be operated easily without rattling.
Swing lever 2 supporting both rollers 22 and 23
2 swings at right angles to the flange 18, so even if the inclination angle of the flange 18 changes,
Both rollers 22 and 23 can move the flange 18 up and down smoothly.

Although the rollers 22 and 23 are used to hold the flange 18 in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and a U-shaped slider pivotally attached to the swing lever 21 may be used.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the sliding block is provided with a horizontal flange that is inclined rearward upward, and this flange is connected to a pair of clamps provided at the upper and lower parts of the swing lever. The rear part of the sliding roof can be moved up and down by holding it between the members and moving both the holding members back and forth.
It is possible to form a thin sliding roof device that does not rattle when opened and closed and has good operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile having a sliding roof, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a sliding roof device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are the same as those shown in FIG. The action diagram, Figure 5, is the second
The enlarged front view of part A in the figure, Figure 6 is B-B in Figure 5.
It is an arrow sectional view. 1... Roof, 2... Opening, 3... Sliding roof, 4... Guide rail, 5... Front slider, 6... Rear slider, 7... Sliding block, 14... Connection mechanism, 16... hook,
18...flange, 22, 23... roller (pinching member).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Guide rails attached to both sides of an opening drilled in the roof of an automobile, a front slider and a rear slider that are fitted to the guide rails so as to be movable in the front and rear direction, and a rear slider. a driving means for moving the slider in the front-rear direction; a sliding block having a lateral flange that slopes upward at the rear and whose front end is pivotally connected to the front slider; A sliding roof that is fixed and opens and closes the roof opening;
It has a hook that is fitted to the guide rail so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, is connected to the rear part of the sliding block, and can be engaged with and disengaged from a part of the guide rail in conjunction with the back-and-forth movement of the rear slider. an interlocking mechanism, a swinging lever that is pivoted to the rear slider with a shaft that points in the left-right direction and faces substantially in the vertical direction, and provided at the top and bottom ends of the swinging lever,
A sliding roof device for an automobile, further comprising: a pair of clamping members that sandwich the flange of the sliding block from above and below.